On a certain section of the main road in Ji Province, dozens of traitors maintained a scattered formation, and they swaggered towards the stone gate.

These two devils talked as they walked, not caring at all if there were hidden enemies around. After all, in the perception of straw bales, the closer you are to the big city, the safer it is.

"Hurry up! What about ink! ”

"If you delay Taijun's big event, you kid will definitely have to walk around without eating!"

"I heard that eighty percent of the Imperial Association troops near Shimen are going to be dispatched this time, and the last time this kind of big battle was a winter sweep a year ago, and I don't know where the guerrillas provoked the locust army."

Hearing the words of his company commander, a seemingly clever traitor couldn't help but shudder.

For people like them who sell their ancestors for glory, bullying and bullying the common people on weekdays is considered an expert, but fighting the Eighth Route Army with real swords and guns is definitely in vain.

"Company commander, the Taijun won't let us fight Shanxi."

"I have a few fellow villagers over there, and I heard from them that the Eighth Route over there is even more fierce than the national army. If there is a fight, I am afraid that the brothers will not be used as cannon fodder. ”

"It's really not going to work, let's find a way to escape. There are only a few oceans a month, and I can't take my life on the line. ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire team fell into a dead silence.

can be a traitor, basically has no backbone. But anyone who still has a little blood in his heart has already gone to the nearby guerrillas to fight the devils to the end.

Unless the sun comes out of the west, don't expect them to do their best.

"Let's take one step at a time, and we will only know what the mission is when we go to Shimen."

"Good!"

As the traitors gradually left, there was suddenly a very imperceptible movement in the woods next to the main road. If it were an ordinary person, if you didn't get closer, you would never find that there were two people hiding there.

"Captain, this should be the fourth batch today."

"I don't know what the devils and traitors are going to do, could it be that they are going to Shimen to pay homage to someone?"

After ignoring the complaints of the team members, the captain of the district team took out a piece of straw paper from his pocket and drew another one on it with a pen.

The day after the end of the Imperial Council, the Japanese troops entrenched in Hebei, Chahar, and Suiyuan began to mobilize the materials needed for the war in full swing.

The leaders of the puppet armies also held frequent meetings in the county town to mobilize for the upcoming war.

The above actions immediately aroused the alarm of the intelligence services, local armed forces and militias, and everyone used the nearby communication network to report what they had seen and heard to their superiors.

In the eyes of the comrades, the means of secrecy that the devils thought were not bad, and every move of the entire North China Front could not escape the eyes of the troops.

"Okay, what do you care about those two devils?"

"You quickly take this piece of paper and go to a sub-district and report this morning's data. Be safe on the road and never be spotted by the enemy. ”

"Roger!"

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On October 31, 1941, the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

"Division commander, this is news from troops at all levels. Based on the available intelligence, we have reason to suspect that the devils will launch a major military operation within a week. ”

"Tsk, these enemies are really crazy, they actually have the courage to attack us, I really don't know who gave them the courage to do without hesitation."

"Is there any news from headquarters? Is there a command on how we should respond? ”

When 103 reports to work, he always keeps a smile on his face.

In his opinion, whether it is the troops directly under the Mongolian Army or the North China Front, there is no difference between taking the initiative to attack at this time and seeking death.

If the enemy retreats within the occupied area and is willing to abandon some strategically insignificant cities, the downsizing of forces may really cause some trouble for the Eighth Route Army.

After all, today's troops lack heavy artillery, and it is very troublesome to storm the city.

But now it's a good thing, Okamura Ningji actually took the initiative to give up his only advantage and pulled all the troops out of Hebei, Suiyuan and Chahar to fight in the field.

Thinking of this, 103 continued before his division commander did not reply:

"It seems that the devils can't get out of the memories of the past. If this had happened four years ago, I might have complimented them on their courage. ”

"After all, the main force attacking Shanxi at that time was the Fifth Division, and the gold content of the A Division in 1937 was not low. Even if we walk through the grass and climb the snowy mountains, we can only achieve victory with all our strength in the case of mountain warfare. ”

"What kind of goods is the North China Front now? A bunch of B divisions and a few independent mixed brigades dare to drill into Shanxi? What is the difference between this behavior and lighting a lantern in the toilet? ”

Looking at the excited expression of the chief of staff, the tiger in the forest frowned slightly, and the whole person looked serious and not angry.

The two had been together in the north for many years, and he naturally knew that the other party was eager to prove his command ability on the battlefield, and his own situation was somewhat similar.

Due to the reason of going to the north to recuperate, the fifth-level generals have missed many major events and have not been able to participate in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain and the Second Battle of Taiyuan.

Obviously, in the era of rapid change, the great victory of four years ago can no longer satisfy his appetite.

While no one would question his status as the commander of the division, the proud Tiger of the Forest needs a great victory to announce his return to the enemy.

"Seriously, have you forgotten what it means to be an arrogant soldier. Could it be that eating foreign bread for a few years makes you forget how to fight? ”

"The devils may be impulsive, but those people never fight unprepared battles. Don't jump to conclusions without thoroughly understanding your opponent's hole cards. ”

"This is a telegram from headquarters, see for yourself."

After being lectured a few words by his own division commander, 103 put away his contempt for the enemy, and he silently opened the telegram sent by the headquarters and began to read it carefully.

According to the analysis of the deputy general staff, the target of the attack of the troops stationed in Mongolia is most likely Datong.

If you want to fight the current Eighth Route Army, field anti-aircraft artillery and large-caliber heavy artillery are indispensable. If the starting point of the Beitongpu Railway could not be taken, the enemy would not be able to bring heavy weapons into Shanxi.

As four years ago, the best strategic route for the devils was to fight from north to south along the Tongpu Road, attacking Yuanping, Laoxian, Nanhuaihua, and Xinkou in turn.

"It seems that the first battle after we return to China is to defend Datong."

"Fortunately, the deputy commander-in-chief didn't let us fight the Mongolian troops in the trenches, we only need to use the fortifications to thwart the enemy's spirit."

"Now that there are artillery, tanks and even aircraft in the troops, it is the best choice to give full play to mobility, and the use of deep and layer by layer of blocking can reduce casualties as much as possible."

Judging by the current situation, the devils have not only lost air supremacy, but even artillery firepower is on the weak side.

In such a situation, the enemy will definitely adopt the tactics of frontal containment and flank outflanking.

Only by narrowing the distance between us and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region as much as possible and constantly organizing small-scale attacks, surprise attacks, and even close combat and night attacks can we bring our light weapons into full play.

Only by making the positions staggered with those of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region can the Eighth Route Army's long-range firepower and close-ground support aircraft be feared.

At this moment, if you squat in the trenches and defend passively, it is a fool's behavior to give up your advantage, and using depth to lure the enemy deep is the best choice.

Hearing the opinion of his chief of staff, the tiger in the forest nodded with great satisfaction, and the two of them could be said to have the same idea.

"Personally, I think that our Jinchaji Military Region can set the final decisive battle site in Xinkou, and then fight the devils in the Xinkou Battle."

"When the time comes, we will lure the enemy deep and retreat to a decisive battle, where we will thoroughly give full play to our air superiority and firepower superiority, and annihilate all the invading Mongolian troops in the basin."

"That's it for the time being, you go and ask the communications office to send a telegram to the headquarters, and evacuate the people along the way."

"Yes!"

Xinkou is located in the northwest of the Xinding Basin, whether it is a railway or a highway are intersected here, is the only traffic artery leading to Taiyuan in the north of Shanxi.

If the devils in Suiyuan and Hebei want to flank Taiyuan, they must carry heavy weapons. As long as you bring a heavy weapon, you must find a way to get through Xinkou.

It is bounded by Wutai Mountain to the east and Yunzhong Mountain to the west, from which the Hutuo River and the Yunzhong River are blown up.

Once the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region completes the luring of the enemy into depth, the next scene should not be too cool. The Eighth Route Army would use artillery shells and aerial bombs to teach the troops stationed in Mongolia a lesson to let them know how to fight a modern war.

Now there is no central army in the province, and the Jin Sui army is also honestly shrinking in Zhongtiao Mountain.

The troops at all levels are comrades who unconditionally trust each other, and their coordination far exceeds that of any theater of operations in the Republic of China, and they are completely capable of playing a variety of complex tactics.

As if thinking of something important, the tiger in the forest said to the deputy division commander on the side:

"Lao Nie, I remember that you have a good relationship with the Chang Principal of the First Air Division, can you help me contact our Air Force comrades."

"If they can, I hope they can arrange for a few troops to bomb the entire line of the Pingsui Railway. Whether it was the cavalry group in Baotou or the 26th Division in Zhangjiakou, if they wanted to attack Datong, they had to march by rail. ”

"A few more bombings will make the comrades on the frontal position suffer fewer casualties. What's more, the devil on the train is easier to blow up than the one running on the ground. ”

After hearing his partner's words, the deputy division commander nodded without thinking about it.

At the last meeting, the deputy commander-in-chief specially stressed that the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region could give priority to the mobilization of the 1st Air Force Division for combat, and there was naturally no problem in bombing along the railway.

"Okay, I'll send a telegram to the First Air Division now."

"Our air force has also built a field airfield in Datong, and if everything goes well, the soldiers should be able to take off within half an hour."

"Otherwise, I will contact the 1st Marine Regiment again and let them make some moves behind enemy lines, so as to contain a group of enemies as much as possible, and also reduce the pressure on our military region on the frontal battlefield. Paratroopers wreak havoc behind enemy lines, that's their job! ”

"Okay! Then I'm sorry for you! ”

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Three hours later, the eastern section of the Pingsui Railway.

"Captain, is the Eighth Route Army really as powerful as the legend?"

"I heard that the 13th Cavalry Wing and the 72nd Tank Wing were wiped out by the opponent's parachute troops in the Houtao area, and Lieutenant General Nishihara almost fainted in the headquarters at that time."

"Do you think our attack will go as smoothly as it did four years ago?"

Hearing his captain's inquiry, Kunio Mitsui did not answer at the first time.

The annihilation of those two wings was classified in the cavalry group, and he was not qualified to know the ins and outs of the matter.

What's more, hearing is false, seeing is believing, why should you increase the enemy's prestige before you reach the battlefield.

After thinking about it for a while, the old devil decided to boost his morale. He first opened the right side door of the train and looked at the scenery of the grassland, then pointed to the sky and said:

"You see, in order for our wing to arrive at the battlefield smoothly, Lieutenant General Nishihara has sent a flying squadron to escort it, and it is the first time I have enjoyed this kind of treatment in my ten years in the army."

"In the cargo compartment at the back, there are twenty-three Type 97 Zhongtan, which is one of the families of our cavalry group."

"Although I have not fought against the so-called Eighth Route Army, I believe that there is no military-level unit in the whole country that can withstand the frontal charge of our wing."

"Hey! Thank you for your advice! I'm ashamed of my fear! ”

Just as the two were looking forward to a better future, a burst of exclamations suddenly sounded in the nearby carriage.

At the same time, the anti-aircraft guns, which were arranged in the front wagons, began to work. The sound of the shooting of the Type 96 high-angle gun seemed to be a reminder to the devils that there was an enemy.

At this scene, Mitsui Kunio suddenly felt bad, and he immediately stretched his head out of the carriage and looked at the sky with a telescope.

The next picture can definitely be remembered by the little devil for a lifetime. And he finally understood why the train needed fighter escorts, and it had to be equipped with anti-aircraft guns.

I saw three different warplanes, swooping out of the clouds more than a thousand meters in front of the train.

There were thirty-six planes that had never been seen before, and the one at the front of the formation actually had more than thirty stars. They were menacing and had a clear division of labor, and the moment they came out of the clouds, they split into two teams.

One of the Type 97 fighters that went straight to the escort killed five of them in just one shot.

Although there were only twelve of them in the other team, the amount of ammunition under their wings sent chills down the spine of Kunio Mitsui, who had never seen the world.

"What kind of monster is that? Why is that bomb so big! ”

Just when the devil Osa was still sighing, the transport train they were riding in suddenly began to brake, and the huge friction noise immediately pulled Kunio Mitsui back to reality.

"Gear up! The detachments immediately packed up their equipment and supplies and got out of the car! ”

"Break it to zero! Disperse on the scale of squadrons! Let's go to the grasslands to the south and meet again! ”

"Artillery squadron! Tank brigade! You must ensure the evacuation of all weapons! If there is a tank and a cannon damaged! You're all going to kill yourself by seppuku! ”

(End of chapter)