Datong city wall.

Putting down the binoculars, Aio Suzuki's face was very ugly.

It is a sure fact that the 1st Division cannot defeat the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and it is normal that it cannot defeat the new regiment, and the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has many troops and fierce firepower.

The commander and chief of staff of the 1st Division above did not even have the courage to resist, and Aio Suzuki could understand it.

After all, Aio Suzuki didn't want to fight with the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

The good news is that the Suzuki Wing became a unit of the First Division, and everyone from the soldiers to the officers felt imposing.

But the bad news was that the Suzuki Wing had to face the pressure of a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army to fight at any time.

The main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army may be about to arrive in Datong.

Although his Suzuki Wing incorporated many of the defeated troops of the original 1st Division, its combat effectiveness was greatly enhanced.

The combat effectiveness of today's Suzuki Wing is not much worse than that of the infantry wing of a real A division.

But.

He approached the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Combat Strength of a Division A Division, and the whole army was wiped out with just one shot, which made Aio Suzuki can't help but be furious.

From the telescope's field of view, the 1st Infantry Brigade was completely annihilated, torn to pieces, and there were not even a few wounded.

The location of the shell washing the ground is full of huge craters.

This is at least the heavy artillery firepower of an artillery division, the artillery firepower that only one has.

The enemy's artillery fire just now came really suddenly, and the Japanese soldiers who charged heard the sound of explosions and machine guns in their ears, and they didn't even hear the sound of shells whistling.

Then, in less than half a minute, the 1st Infantry Brigade, which was charging, was covered by artillery fire.

There was no cover, not even a movement to lie down, and the 1st Infantry Brigade was blown up by hundreds of heavy artillery shells.

This was completely unexpected, and his soldiers didn't even have time to react.

"Your Excellency, Captain!"

Fujita Shuihachi, who fled back, came to the city wall, bowed to Aio Suzuki, and pressed his head very low: "My brigade was attacked by at least one heavy artillery division of the Eighth Route Army, and suffered heavy casualties, please give me another infantry brigade with Your Excellency Wing Commander, and I will definitely wipe out the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army outside the city..."

Before Shuhachi Fujita finished speaking, he was slapped on the left side of his face by Aio Suzuki.

But.

Fujita Shuhachi is the captain of the A Division, he has been on the battlefield for a long time, and his physical fitness is higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

"Yaga, you idiot!"

Aio Suzuki slapped Shuhachi Fujita and was still angry, slapped the right side of his face with his backhand, and kicked him in the chest with a fierce leg lift, kicking Shuhachi Fujita to the ground.

This Fujita Shuhachi relied on himself to be the captain of the First Division, and he was not convinced by Aio Suzuki on weekdays.

Fujita Shuhachi feels that his military level and tactical command ability are above Aio Suzuki.

So, on weekdays, Fujita Shuhachi did not miss the gram.

Aio Suzuki put up with him for a long time, but there was no way, Shuhachi Fujita was a candidate for the 1st Infantry Brigade designated by the division commander.

This time, Aio Suzuki finally got the opportunity, and naturally he had to repair Fujita Shuihachi fiercely.

"Hey!"

With blood stains on the corners of his mouth, Shuhachi Fujita got up and paused heavily.

"The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army has already run away, you waste, stupid pig, how did you become the infantry captain of the 1st Division?"

"Can't even try to attack?"

"Will only the artillery bombard the infantry charge?"

Aio Suzuki couldn't help but scold.

Fujita Shuhachi didn't dare to say a word, his expression was full of bitterness, and he didn't dare to go down again.

The 1st Infantry Brigade was the capital of his foothold in the army, and the 1st Infantry Brigade was almost completely wiped out, and he could no longer be the captain of the brigade.

Fooled, the Eighth Route Army had already deployed extremely powerful artillery fire in the distance, just waiting for the 1st Infantry Brigade to rush up and send it.

He made meritorious contributions again, and without trying to attack, he directly pressed the entire infantry brigade.

But then again, even if it's a tentative attack, the final result will certainly not change.

No matter how powerful a person is in tactical command, he will also fall for the tricks of the Eighth Route Army.

If you want to blame, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and it actually uses its body to resist artillery shells to attract Japanese soldiers to be fooled.

Ding Ding Ding –

The telephone on the city wall rang, and a devil phone soldier picked up: "Moxi Moxi......"

Then, the devil phone soldier covered the microphone and looked at Aio Suzuki: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, it's a call from the division headquarters to ask what happened on our side. ”

Only then did Aio Suzuki stop insulting and beating Fujita Shuhachi, and walked quickly to the telephone soldier.

……

Inside Datong City.

1st Division Headquarters.

Chief of Staff Yoshio Noguchi put down the phone and reported to the division commander Mitsuo Nakazawa: "Your Excellency the division commander, I just asked Suzuki Osa, the 1st Infantry Brigade launched an attack on the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army outside the northern city, and was attacked by heavy artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, and the 1st Infantry Brigade was almost ... Annihilated. ”

Before calling the Suzuki Wing, Noguchi Yoshio took the lead in calling the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing and asked if the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing had opened fire on the Eighth Route Army outside the city without authorization.

The 12 Katyusha rocket launchers and 192 rockets of the Eighth Route Army were all fired within 10 seconds.

There were quite a few rockets that exploded almost simultaneously, and the movement was so loud that it resembled the explosion of a 240-mm heavy howitzer.

Although the power of the Katyusha rocket is comparable to that of a Soviet-style 152-mm cannon, the power is not comparable to the Japanese army's 240-mm heavy howitzer, after all, the difference in caliber is nearly 100 mm.

The movement just now, the whole Datong seemed to be shaking the ground.

Yoshio Noguchi and Mitsuo Nakazawa both thought that the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing was firing at the cavalry positions of the Eighth Route Army outside the city.

"Nani?"

"The 1st Infantry Brigade is completely annihilated?"

When Mitsuo Nakazawa heard this, his face changed suddenly, and his pupils shrank slightly.

"Hey!" Yoshio Noguchi continued, "Suzuki Osa said that the Eighth Route Army used heavy artillery firepower at the level of an artillery division, and the 1st Infantry Brigade was completely wiped out in a single shot. ”

"Heavy artillery firepower at the level of an artillery division and regiment?" Mitsuo Nakazawa's face changed drastically.

The heavy artillery fire of an artillery division and regiment, that is, at least 120 heavy guns of more than 150 mm caliber, opened fire on the 1st Infantry Brigade in unison.

You must know that even the largest heavy artillery unit of the Japanese army is nothing more than a heavy artillery brigade.

Two heavy artillery wings are organized into a heavy artillery brigade with 60 to 80 cannons of 150 mm caliber or more.

Only two heavy artillery brigades can be organized into a heavy artillery division and regiment, under the jurisdiction of 120-160 cannons of 150 mm caliber or more.

So far, the Japanese army does not have even a single heavy artillery division.

A bad feeling suddenly rose in the heart of Mitsuo Nakazawa, and he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

Even if the 1st Division wants to leave now, I'm afraid it can't go anymore.

Outside the city, there is a heavy artillery unit of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and once his 6th Heavy Artillery Wing leaves the city, it will inevitably be shelled by the heavy artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army.

Nakazawa Sanfu immediately ordered: "Order the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing to immediately launch an artillery bombardment of the cavalry positions of the Eighth Route Army outside the city!" ”

"Your Excellency, Division Commander." Yoshio Noguchi reported, "The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army has withdrawn from its position. ”

Nakazawa Sanfu said: "Then order the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing to launch an artillery bombardment of the heavy artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army, and the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army must be destroyed, otherwise our 1st Division will not be able to leave!" ”

"Division Commander." Yoshio Noguchi asked, "What if you can't find the heavy artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

"Then immediately report this matter to the North China Front Command." "Apply for the mobilization of fighters and bombers to destroy the heavy artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army. ”

After a pause, Mitsuo Nakazawa said again: "The heavy artillery position at the division and regimental level must be very large, as long as it is around Datong, it will definitely be discovered by the aviation troops." ”

"Hey!"

Yoshio Noguchi bowed his head suddenly, and then immediately began to prepare a telegram.

……

At the same time.

In the sky about 20 kilometers away from Datong, two Japanese Type 98 reconnaissance planes lined up and flew north along the Tongpu Highway.

The Tachikawa Type 98 reconnaissance aircraft was the main reconnaissance aircraft of the Japanese Army Air Force during World War II.

Two reconnaissance planes swept along the road at an altitude of 2,000 meters.

Their mission was to conduct reconnaissance along the road northwest of Jin Province to Datong, and to report as soon as they found a brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

Today the weather is clear, the sun has not yet risen, and the sky is blue.

After flying about 10 kilometers further, Lieutenant Shoyoshi Nagata, the pilot of the long plane, suddenly saw a dense crowd of figures on the road ahead.

Nagata Shoyoshi hurriedly raised his binoculars to look, and couldn't help but gasp.

I saw that on the road to Datong below, at least tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army were marching northward. Dense steel helmets, crowded with people.

"Nagata-kun, I've seen a lot of enemies..."

Takahashi Kuramatsu, the pilot of another reconnaissance plane, was calling to Shoyoshi Nagata.

"I see it."

"Yaga..."

"There are heavy tanks and heavy artillery, which must be the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, immediately report to the command."

After observing for a while, Nagata Shoyoshi put down the binoculars and said in a solemn tone.

Due to the high speed of the plane, which could fly at least 5 kilometers a minute, Nagata Shoyoshi saw the heavy artillery units and heavy tank units of the Eighth Route Army.

As soon as the words fell, Takahashi Kuramatsu's exclamation came from the radio channel again: "My God, there are at least four artillery wings, I also saw anti-aircraft guns, we are a little far away from the Eighth Road!" ”

At that moment, Nagata Shoyoshi took the receiver and microphone of the radio and shouted loudly: "This is Hawkeye No. 2, call the headquarters, call the headquarters..."

……

"Nani, the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, is less than 10 kilometers away from Datong?"

Beiping, Iron Lion Hutong.

At the headquarters of the North China Front, Okamura Ninji listened to the report of the communications staff officer, and his face showed a look of disbelief and shock.

Although it had been expected for a long time, when he heard the news, Okamura Ningji was still a little difficult to accept.

Could it be that the information from the pangolins is fake?

Tanabe Moritake and Seizo Arisue on the side were also fooled.

It turned out that the new regiment's attack on Taiyuan was just an illusion, and Li Yunlong's real strategic goal was to eat the 1st Division!

The 1st Division is a veteran division of the Japanese army, and if the 1st Division is eaten, it will be a great blow to the morale of the Japanese army!

"Hey!" "The reconnaissance plane saw at least 4 artillery wings of the Eighth Route Army, including heavy artillery units and tank units, as well as anti-aircraft artillery units!" ”

"It must be the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army." Tanabe Shengwu said in a deep voice, "Li Yunlong is simply cunning and cunning!" ”

Okamura Ningji also felt that his head was a little swollen, Li Yunlong never played cards according to common sense, even if he Okamura Ningji was the best tactician of the Japanese army, he couldn't keep up with Li Yunlong's thinking.

After a pause, Okamura Ninji looked at Osamu Kitani: "Kitani-kun, immediately give an order to the 1st Division by radio, abandon Datong and turn north!" ”

"Hey!"

Osamu Kitani bowed his head abruptly and turned to leave.

(End of chapter)