Datong, Wudingmen watchtower.

Due to the orders given by Nishihara Kazusaku and Otozaburo Yano, the devils did not launch a night attack tonight like they had done the previous two days, but chose to use the vision provided by the moonlight to strengthen their positions.

After all, the Eighth Route Army was a good hand at night battles, and in yesterday's positional battles, it often looked for opportunities to launch a counter-charge to regain the lost defensive depth.

As a result, the troops stationed in Mongolia have become frightened birds, and even if they do not attack, they will take more precautions to avoid the previous gains in vain.

Facing the "silent" enemy position, the army reorganization expert put down the binoculars in his hand, and then said to the people beside him with great emotion:

"Yongjian, it seems that the devil has no intention of continuing to attack tonight. It's not easy, the comrades on the front line can finally take a breath for a while. ”

"It's a pity that this ancient city of Datong is estimated to be destroyed in the war."

"I can bear this historical responsibility, but no one can recover the eternal hatred left behind."

Since they were organizationally assigned to the area around the Wutai Mountains to open up the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, the army reorganization experts had little opportunity to command large-scale operations.

In this battle of Datong, nearly 150,000 troops were invested by both sides of the enemy.

This level of battle is always affecting the boss's heart. The devils did not move very unusually tonight, so he naturally wanted to come to the observation post.

Looking at the town behind him, and then at his old partner beside him, the tiger in the forest patted the other party's shoulder and said:

"After two whole days of fighting, the casualties of the devils are not small, even if the A division group comes, it has to be slowed down."

"What's more, the enemy's reinforcements are on the way, if nothing else, the Mongolian army will launch a full-scale general attack tomorrow, and we must also prepare for street battles in advance."

"As for the question of ancient buildings, you don't have to think about it. Compared to the safety of the soldiers' lives, everything that is not necessary has to give way. ”

"Besides, you have to trust in the wisdom of posterity. The devils will not destroy all the walls, and there will definitely be a chance to repair the bricks as a whole after the war. ”

The sudden comfort made the army reorganization experts can't help but look at their comrades-in-arms twice. In his impression, the tiger in the forest did not have the habit of taking the initiative to comfort people.

Hearing this, he quickly adjusted his mentality, so as not to affect the next deployment.

As an old comrade who followed the organization all the way through layers of difficulties, he saved people and lost land, and everyone and land were left; If the land is lost, the people and the land are lost. He naturally understands this reason.

"Cheng, then borrow your auspicious words."

"Let's go back first, it's a little cold tonight, and you can't have any problems with your body now."

After a while, the two left the castle tower hand in hand and came to the combat headquarters.

Looking at the busy staff officers, the tiger in the forest cleared his throat and ordered to his comrades:

"Inform the columns that the fighters should have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow they can abandon their positions after holding out for another day."

"The prey has taken the bait, there is no need to fight the devils outside the city anymore, it's time to carry out the next stage of the street fighting plan."

Don't forget to reveal some information to the enemy, so that they "accidentally" know that Lao Nie is in the city. These dog things that don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles are difficult to get on without stimulation. ”

Compared with the heavy losses and the Mongolian garrison of the dead units calculated by wing, the casualties of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region were very small.

They had an absolute advantage in firepower, and built strong fortifications and underground bunkers on the main position. A large part of the reason why the devils can make their current progress is because all columns are releasing water.

Tomorrow, though, will be very different.

Because the 110th Division of the Japanese Army is a special unit of the book in the mainland, it is known as the strongest B division.

It had two infantry brigades, an artillery wing, an engineer wing, a baggage wing, a cavalry brigade, and at its peak even 24,400 men.

The entry of such an enemy with absolutely excessive strength and combat effectiveness into the battlefield will definitely increase the pressure on the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

Counting the enemy reinforcements of two independent mixed brigades, the frontal battlefield was about to face a strong attack by 70,000 Japanese regular troops.

The tiger in the forest is not a neurotic disease of some preserved fruits, and he will not let the troops hold on to more than 20 105 howitzers.

At present, the 1st Air Force Division is overwhelmed by the ground aviation of the North China Front and cannot provide air support for the time being. At this time, it was a very wise and correct choice to let the columns hold out for another day and then retreat into the city to prepare for street fighting.

There are a large number of bunkers and fortifications in the city, and the terrain is more complex and not suitable for large forces to advance.

In this way, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region can completely drag the devils into street battles that are more beneficial to the defenders according to the defense areas divided before the war.

When a group of staff officers gave orders to the troops at all levels, the army reorganization experts silently walked to the city defense map. Looking at the dots that represented the fortifications, he asked with some concern:

"How's the preparation for the tunnel I mentioned earlier?"

Although Datong was an important town of all dynasties, neither the preserved fruit nor the Japanese paid attention to the construction of modernization. With the exception of the mines, the various houses in the city are not much different from those of the last century.

The masonry structure of the building can not protect the devil's mountain and field artillery.

In order to reduce the losses of the troops, but also to make the devils not suspicious. Army restructuring experts gave orders for the soldiers to build a large number of hidden tunnels.

Unless the devils wash the ground with 105 howitzers regardless of whether they are enemies or enemies, and destroy them together with their own soldiers.

Otherwise, the tunnel + all kinds of fortifications will definitely turn the seemingly ordinary county town of Datong into a flesh-and-blood grinding plate.

Hearing the words of his own accompaniment, the tiger in the forest put down the telegram sent by 103 and said:

"Don't worry, I've got everything you need to prepare for the street fight. Then you can wait for the time to retreat, and then you will happily make a marching pot. ”

"Everything is ready now, only the east wind is owed."

Hearing this, the army reorganization expert nodded.

Yongjian's style of doing things is stable and trustworthy. He said everything was in place, and it would be fine.

"Good!"

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November 22, 1941, 9 a.m., Fengzhen.

"Nishihara-kun, Yano-kun, long time no see. Why are the two of them so bad, haven't they rested recently? ”

"Don't worry, with the reinforcements of our department, the next battle will inevitably be overwhelming. The three divisions and two independent mixed brigades together have 70,000 troops, which are enough for another battle of Tanzhou. ”

"By the way, have you read the telegram sent by General Gangcun yesterday?"

The devil lieutenant general who spoke, naturally the division commander of the 110th Division, Mamoru Iinuma. This person has the same lifestyle as a bald head, which is to keep a diary.

The bald diary is more or less useful. Some of the content can be used to ridicule, and even decipher some of the mysterious operations of the preserved fruit.

And Mamoru Iinuma's diary records his evil deeds from 1937 to the present.

In a sense, this old thing can definitely be regarded as a representative of the stars of the crowd, and he can't get rid of his hatred when he is shot a hundred times.

Hearing the words of the new colleagues, both Nishihara Kazusaku and Yano Otozaburo had their eyes lit up, as if the haze of the past few days had been swept away.

Without him, it was only because Okamura Ninji sent a particularly important piece of information. In Datong, there was a big man who was very important to the Eighth Route Army.

From 1937 to the present, the Republic of China has indeed sacrificed some high-ranking commanders, many of whom have been posthumously awarded the rank of army general.

However, the Eighth Route Army in North China never lost a single high-level person who shocked the whole country.

Both Yoshio Shinozuka and Yoshio Iwamatsu had made special battle plans to capture or behead the deputy commander-in-chief or deputy general staff of the Eighth Route Army.

But as a result, the grass on the graves of two people can now be one meter high.

Not to mention arresting or beheading, even if the devils want to get the photos of the two, they have to send agents to attack from the preserved fruit.

Moreover, judging from the strength of both sides, the Eighth Route Army did not send a marine regiment to major cities to carry out the beheading mission, and he Okamura Ningji was thankful.

Now, there is actually a commander at least at the division level in Datong, how can the two old devils Nishihara Kazuse and Yano Otozaburo not be excited.

As long as a corpse can be brought back, the losses of the previous few days are not worth mentioning compared to the future gains, and even their ranks have the possibility of going to the next level.

"Look! Such an important telegram, how could I not read it. “

"I just want to personally lead my troops into Datong now and get my loot as soon as possible. If I let the other party run away, I will definitely regret it for the rest of my life. ”

"I really didn't expect that in this battle, we would still have unexpected gains."

Nishihara's words made the other two devil lieutenant generals nod their heads one after another.

Judging from the excited expressions on the faces of the three of them, they seemed to have already settled on the senior commander of the Eighth Route Army. After all, the current situation is that 70,000 regular troops are fighting a county town, so isn't that my advantage?

"By the way, who do you think is the senior commander in Datong City? Liu? Or Nie? ”

"I prefer the latter, that man is the soul of the Jinchaji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. Kill him, and our North China Front will have one less big enemy. ”

In the cognition of the devils, the Eighth Route Army only has three division-level troops with an establishment. Judging from the current geographical location, the 120th Division entrenched in the northwest of Jin Province can be excluded first.

Well, that's the 129th and 115th divisions.

Among them, only the division commander of the former remained in the province, and the division commander of the latter had already gone to the north to recuperate from his injuries a few years ago.

But whether it's surnamed Liu or Nie, as long as you can catch them, it's a great achievement. If it weren't for the fact that the North China Front's current strength was too tight, Okamura Ninji would even want to transfer two more divisions to fight Datong.

After reaching an agreement, the three devils gave orders to their troops:

"The Twenty-sixth Division! The whole army attacked the north gate of Qingyuan in the west! The defense line of the defenders of the Eighth Route Army must be broken through today! I demand that the troops must enter Datong tomorrow morning! ”

"The cavalry group, with the 71st Wing of the chariot as the vanguard, will go all out to attack the north gate of Heyang! Don't worry about the casualty figures! The time has come to be loyal to His Majesty the Locust! ”

"The 110th Division, our goal is Wuding West Gate! Show the Eighth Route Army the strength of the strongest B division! ”

Although the three old devils are very excited now, they have not completely lost their minds.

The reason why they did not choose the main gate of the three city walls as the offensive defense line was because the four walls of Datong had urn cities. Even if their respective forces can successfully break through the wall, they will not be able to achieve substantial gains in a short period of time.

The Urn City, where the battlefield width is narrower, is simply a dead man's pit for the infantry.

"Hey!"

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A position ten kilometers away from Datong is the underground command post of the Fourth Division of the First Army of the puppet Mongolian Army.

After two days and one night of attacking, the morale of the two devils had fallen to the bottom at this time, and the surviving commanders were crying with fear on their faces.

"Big brother, hurry up and think of a way! We've lost 2,700 brothers! ”

"If you rush down with the devils again, I'm afraid our first army will become a thing of the past! Hurry up and contact the commander to see if he can get rid of the old man's relationship and try to rescue us! ”

The words of the deputy division commander of the puppet army represent the voices of all traitors.

The name of the Fourth Division of the First Army is very high, but the actual size is only a little more than a wing, and the total strength is about 4,000 people.

In this way, before the expedition, Li Shouxin forcibly transferred some soldiers from the other three divisions, otherwise the number would only be less.

Now that nearly seventy percent of them have died, with the fighting quality and will of the two devils, how can the troops still have morale.

Hearing the words of his subordinates, Precious Ting barely squeezed out a smile.

At this time, the traitor's face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and his body would tremble involuntarily from time to time, and he looked like he had eaten a lot of lollipops.

"What can I do! We don't have a radio, how can we contact the commander! ”

"The only way to survive now is to join hands with the Japanese army to rush into Datong County. Only when the mission is completed can the brothers have any chance of survival. ”

"We have to make a meritorious service! Otherwise, you will have to participate in the follow-up battle! ”

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Recalling the ferocious and dense firepower of the defenders of the main position, the bodies of the two devils trembled even more.

Beat? How to fight?

Compared with the Eighth Route Army, the 35th Army of the Seven and a Half Routes is simply like a novice village.

In fact, compared with the situation of the Second Army, the situation of the Fourth Division was much better.

After all, the original plan of the 26th Division was to send them to blow up the city walls, so most of the time their division attacked from the flanks, and had avoided the most ferocious firepower points as much as possible.

It's like the Second Army, all five divisions are used by devils as consumables to block bullets, and they are not even cannon fodder.

Just as Precious Ting and the others were talking, the chief of staff of the devil a few days ago came to the command post again.

Looking at a group of chicken-like Imperial Allies, Kawasaki Dingjiu showed a cruel and heartbroken smile.

"Gentlemen, it's time to hit the road!"

"The general offensive will officially begin in half an hour, and after the shelling is over, all your divisions will have to rush forward." (End of chapter)