Kawaguchi Naoki Osa was in a dilemma, and when he was desperate, he suddenly heard Takeshita Yunaka Sakuro say this, and asked in surprise: "Takeshita-kun, where is the Taiyuan county you are talking about? How far is it from here?" Takeshita Yong opened a map, pointed to a location and replied: "Your Excellency, Captain, please see, this is Taiyuan County, the distance from here is about eighty kilometers, but the road is not easy to walk. ”

Kawaguchi Naoki Dasa was like a life-saving straw at this time, and after looking at the map, he said: "Yo Xi, Takeshita-kun's opinion is very clever, so Takeshita-kun will lead the way, and the whole army will quickly move towards Taiyuan County." Takeshita replied, "Hey, Your Excellency Wing Captain, your subordinates are willing to serve Your Excellency Wing Captain!" After speaking, he turned around and ordered his subordinates to turn around and drive backwards.

The 1st Battalion of the 882nd Regiment guarding the blocking position thought that the army would attack the position desperately, but the battalion commander Mu Shuanglin had already ordered the whole battalion to prepare for battle. However, after waiting for a while, not only did I not see the Japanese army attacking as a whole, but I also saw the Japanese army turn around and go backwards. At this time, Mu Shuanglin couldn't understand what was going on with the Japanese army. However, the brigade commander's order was to hold the position and not let a single Japanese soldier pass, and Mu Shuanglin did not think that with the strength of his own battalion, he could completely annihilate the Japanese army in front of him with a charge, so Mu Shuanglin just ordered to strengthen the vigilance, and then did not care about the retreating Japanese army.

As a result, the first battalion held the position, and it was not until the dawn that the 878th Regiment of the 462nd Brigade came to the position with 2 or 300 fleeing Japanese soldiers, and a flank attack on both sides completely annihilated these 2 or 300 Japanese soldiers, killing one Japanese officer and two officers of the Japanese army. Tang Yu, the commander of the 878th Regiment, and Mu Shuanglin, the commander of the 1st battalion, asked each other about the battle, and found that the part of the Japanese army that had escaped from Beijiang City had suddenly disappeared.

Tang Yuyi recalled that when he found that he was about to catch up with the fleeing Japanese soldiers, he saw many trucks abandoned by the Japanese soldiers on the side of the road, and he did not pay much attention to them because he was in a hurry to pursue the deserters. Tang Yu immediately reported the situation to the division commander Tang Longzai. After Wang Haitao heard Tang Longzai's report in the temporary military headquarters in Beijiang City, he immediately telegraphed Tang Xiaoshan to send a reconnaissance force to find this part of the Japanese army.

Now that Bac Giang City has been captured, the county seat of Bac Ninh is also in the hands of the 463rd Brigade, and the county seat of Bac Ninh is only 40 to 50 kilometers away from Hanoi. The Japanese Second Division was completely annihilated, and Hanoi had only one 38th Division and some troops directly under the 16th Army, and the strength was probably only about 30,000.

However, Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, and the Japanese army has been operating for more than two years, and the city walls are strong and there are many fortifications, so I am afraid that it is not easy to fight. The losses of the 462nd Brigade of the 211th Division were not large, but the losses of the 463rd Brigade were still not small, and it was time for them to attack the Japanese army in Hanoi with all their might.

After considering the situation in all aspects, Wang Haitao ordered the 211th Division to rest and recuperate first, and then sent a telegram to Li Yuanhong, commander of the 93rd Division, asking about the 93rd Division's rest and recuperation. Soon after, Li Yuanhong called back that after this period of rest and replenishment, the 93rd Division had recovered most of its combat effectiveness, but the soldiers who had been supplemented were still lacking in combat experience.

Wang Haitao thought for a while, and sent another telegram to Li Yuanhong, ordering Li Yuanhong to reorganize a brigade with combat effectiveness, carrying most of the heavy weapons, and rush to Beijiang City within three days to stand by. When Li Yuanhong received the order, he did not dare to slack off, and sent veterans to supplement the 277th Brigade overnight, and then ordered the heavy artillery regiment to sort out weapons and equipment.

Three days later, Li Yuanhong led the 277th Brigade and the division's heavy artillery regiment and directly subordinate troops to Bac Giang City, where Huanggang took the 278th Brigade to train recruits and garrison them. In three days, the 211th Division was also rested and reorganized, and the whole division was reduced to five regiments, the three regiments of the 462nd Brigade were still the main force when they were fully manned, and the 463rd Brigade had only two regiments, one of which was a reinforced regiment of five battalions.

Tang Longzai originally wanted Wei Erxi to take the 463rd Brigade to garrison Beijiang City, but Wei Erxi said that he would also participate in the attack on Hanoi, so Wei Erxi also found Wang Haitao directly, but Wang Haitao was scolded for this behavior. Scolding and scolding, Wang Haitao also considered that it was always good to attack the fortified city of Hanoi, and it was always good to have enough troops, so he also talked to Tang Longzai privately, and Tang Longzai asked Wei Erxi to take one regiment to participate in the battle, and the other reinforced regiment was stationed in Beijiang City.

After the troops arrived, Tang Xiaoshan's reconnaissance information on the Japanese troops in Hanoi was also sent to Wang Haitao, and Wang Haitao held another combat meeting. This time, all officers at and above the regimental level attended the meeting. The meeting was held at the temporary military headquarters in Bac Giang City, and on the table was a magnified map of Hanoi and its surroundings. At the beginning of the meeting, Tang Xiaoshan still reported on the Japanese garrison in Hanoi.

Wang Xiaoshan stood up, saluted everyone, opened the folder and said: "According to the report of the reconnaissance group, the main force of the Japanese army stationed in Hanoi is the 38th Division, which has under the jurisdiction of the 228th Infantry Wing, the 229th Infantry Wing, and the 35th Infantry Brigade with five infantry brigades; there is also a field artillery wing, an independent heavy mortar brigade, a cavalry brigade, an engineer wing, and a baggage and heavy infantry wing. The total strength was about 18,000 men, and the division commander was Lieutenant General Tadayoshi Sano.

The division had just been replenished from the Japanese mainland, and recently arrived at the battlefield in Vietnam and was placed under the command of the 16th Army. In addition to the 38th Division, which is the main force, Hanoi also has some units directly under the 16th Army, including a military police brigade, a tank brigade, a mountain artillery brigade, an independent heavy mortar brigade, an independent heavy machine gun brigade, and logistical and baggage troops, totaling about 10,000 people.

At present, the 35th Infantry Brigade of the 38th Division, under the command of Major General Shozo Hirano, commander of the brigade, is rushing to repair the fortifications outside the city of Hanoi. Intelligence shows that the Japanese army built a total of three lines of defense outside Hanoi, with the North Gate and the East Gate as the main positions, and laid barbed wire and * outside the positions. If you want to attack Hanoi City, you must first capture the positions outside the city. ”

Tang Xiaoshan sat down after reporting the situation, Wang Haitao looked at everyone and said: "Everyone, everyone has also understood the situation in Hanoi, so let's discuss how to fight now." As soon as Wang Haitao's words were finished, there was a discussion below. Wang Haitao didn't care about everyone's discussions, took Tang Xiaoshan's information, and thought about it against the map.

After a while, Wang Haitao also had a certain idea in his heart, and then saw that everyone was almost talking about it, so he said: "Everyone be quiet, now who has any ideas to say, let's discuss it." As soon as Wang Haitao's words fell, Li Yuanhong stood up, saluted Wang Haitao and everyone and said: "Commander, everyone, my idea is to give full play to our advantages in firepower, concentrate artillery fire to destroy the Japanese fortifications, kill and wound a large number of Japanese soldiers, and then use the method of coordinated combat of infantry and tanks that we have used many times to move forward." ”

Wang Haitao nodded first, and then asked: "The armored brigade, whether it is a tank or an armored vehicle, can hardly withstand the bombardment of the Japanese artillery, intelligence shows that the number of Japanese artillery is not quite large, once the Japanese army uses all the artillery bombardment, the loss of the armored brigade will not be small, and the casualties of the coordinated infantry will not be small, what should we do at that time? You know, now that the Japanese army has nearly 30,000 horses, we are still at a disadvantage in terms of strength!"

Wang Haitao's words silenced everyone, and Li Yuanhong also hesitated for a moment and said: "Can you first draw out the Japanese artillery fire and destroy it with our heavy artillery, once the Japanese army loses its artillery, there will be no weapons to fight against our armored forces." Seeing this, Wang Haitao asked again: "Then have you considered the air superiority of the Japanese army? This time, when encircling and annihilating the Second Division, the armored battalion assigned to the 463rd Brigade suffered heavy losses under the rapid bombardment of the Japanese army. ”

Wang Haitao's words once again made everyone talk. After a while, Wang Haitao saw that no one spoke, so he said, "Then I'll tell me what I think." I am going to take a three-by-one approach against Hanoi City, that is, to launch an attack on Hanoi City from three directions. Siege three missing one is also a common technique in siege warfare in the past dynasties, and there are several advantages to doing so. First, it will not allow the Japanese troops in the city to have no way to retreat and fight to the death; second, dispersing the attacking forces will also make it difficult for the Japanese air to attack; third, the division of troops can contain the Japanese troops, so that the Japanese army will not be able to deal with the troops in the direction of the main attack with all its might. ”

Wang Haitao saw that everyone was listening attentively to his words, and then said: "The Japanese army will definitely think that we are going to take the north gate or the east gate as the main direction of attack, and this can also be seen from the construction of their positions outside the city, but I am ready to put the main direction of attack at the west gate. Wang Haitao's words caused another discussion. Someone stood up and said, "Report to the military seat, I have a question." ”

Wang Haitao saw that it was Mu Suzhong, the commander of the 277th Brigade of the 93rd Division, and Wang Haitao said: "Brigade Commander Mu has any questions, just ask." Mu Suzhong asked: "Junzao, now that our strength is less than 20,000, will it be too thin to divide it into three directions? The Japanese army of 30,000 people is guarding three directions, and each direction can spread 10,000 people." ”

Wang Haitao smiled and asked: "Do you think the Japanese army will divide its forces in three directions? If we use armored forces and heavy artillery to create a main offensive in one direction, will the Japanese army still divide its forces?" Mu Suzhong suddenly realized and said: "The meaning of the military seat is to first disguise itself as the main attack in one direction, and then suddenly attack the Japanese army from another direction after mobilizing the Japanese troops. What a move!"

Wang Haitao smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's all a trick played by the ancestors, but it's enough to deal with little Japan." I haven't thought about which strike force to use as the main attack, and I will make a decision when I get to Hanoi according to the situation, and now you go back to the troops and get ready, and tomorrow morning the whole army will march towards Hanoi City. Adjourn the meeting. After Wang Haitao announced the dismissal of the meeting, everyone left in twos and threes.