Since ancient times, Shanxi has been a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If you want to attack a gateway town like Datong, the combination of infantry artillery, infantry and tank and air-ground coordination is the only way to crack it.

Although because of the characteristics of the Asian theater, the intensity of this battle is not comparable to the ongoing defense of Leningrad.

However, if the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region takes strict defense seriously, its complicated situation is almost not inferior to that of the Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Hushi, and Siping campaigns in later generations.

Three divisions that are impoverished and militarist also want to break through head-on?

Wish for the moon!

Seeing that the tactics of the sea of fire had begun to take effect, the head of the high-achieving student Liu couldn't help but show a satisfied smile, after all, who doesn't like this efficient and environmentally friendly means of killing the enemy.

A moment later, he picked up the portable communicator and ordered the artillerymen:

"These little devils are actually shameless, I really don't know who they learned from to waste food! If they don't finish the barbecue in the river today, then they won't want to leave! ”

"Grenade! Mortar! Take them all out to entertain the enemy! ”

"Stop all the devils who try to retreat! Aim at their retreat and smash all the shells out! ”

This kind of joke of the living Hades immediately aroused the desire of the comrades of the 33rd Regiment to fight. This is their regimental leader, a ruthless cultural person.

Hearing this, the artillerymen on the city wall adjusted their firing angles one after another, firing 60 and 81 shells near the pre-war planned blocking line.

This kind of unpretentious artillery fire blocking instantly made the devils unable to respond.

At one time, the entire 108 brigade was divided into two parts.

The attacking wing neither advanced nor retreated, and could only choose to eat barbecue buffets in desperation, or enter a slaughterhouse made of dense shells.

The devils of the second echelon were stopped by artillery fire, and could only listen to the screams of friendly troops in the improvised sortie positions.

In a sense, it's called God opening a window for you when he closes a door for you.

After all, judging from the current development speed of the eighth and fourth masters, Li Mei, who believes in strategic bombing, most likely has no chance of opening a barbecue restaurant in Japan.

Today's sea of fire, even if it is to let the little days adapt to the feeling of being themselves in the fire in advance.

Half an hour later, the 108th Brigade, which had been unable to attack for a long time, could only withdraw its troops. In the face of an impregnable defense, there was no possibility for a single brigade to break through.

Looking at the messy back of the enemy, Political Commissar Zhong reminded with some concern:

"Commander, are we killing a little hard? Wouldn't it be a violation of Mr. Nie's order to continue fighting like this? ”

"It is good to fight bravely against the enemy, but all actions must focus on the overall situation. Judging from the current situation, whether the 110th Division has the courage to organize the next wave of attacks is a question. ”

"Or? Next, let the comrades collect the little fight? Put some water properly? ”

As soon as these words came out, the young head Liu first waved his hand to signal the other party to be calm, and then picked up the telescope to look at the defeated devil.

"Don't worry, the exploits of a brigade are not enough to set me up. In any case, I can barely be regarded as an old comrade, and it is impossible to distinguish between priority and priority. ”

"The current way of playing is definitely not a bad thing, because this is the arrangement of the two bosses."

"If the enemy dares to organize the next wave of attacks, we can even fight harder. The anti-aircraft company on the city wall has not yet made a move, and I heard that it is extremely efficient against infantry. ”

Before the start of the defense of the city, the army reorganization experts specially summoned commanders at and above the regimental level to the headquarters for a meeting.

For the troops in the north of the city, Mr. Nie has only one simple request, that is, with the help of the fortification group prepared in advance, to attack the attacking enemy, and not give an inch!

Such an arrangement was made in order to completely paralyze the vigilance of the Japanese army.

To put it bluntly, in this campaign, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region arranged a big pocket waiting for the North China Front to get in.

But the enemy is not stupid, your Eighth Route Army has the strength to defeat the First Army of Iwamatsu Yoshio, and now blindly showing weakness must be doing some tricks.

However, if there is a certain point on the battlefield that is particularly fierce, it will be difficult for the enemy to see through his own thinking and arrangement.

In addition, the columns were not simply defeated, but continued to squat and defend in the positions of the next stage. In this way, it is possible to show a situation where he is forced to retreat in order to protect a certain high-level executive.

This trick lures the enemy deeper, which can be called TG's ancestral tactic.

In the process of strategic transfer, the preserved fruit was played by the main forces.

During the anti-aggression war on the peninsula, this trick was used to the peak. In the duel with the deputy commander-in-chief, Mai Dashuai and his generals could never see through the reality of the volunteers.

The five-star locust Mai Caesar couldn't play a routine, and the commanders of the three lieutenant generals and divisions were not allowed to obediently play the tricks.

After listening to the explanation of his own regiment leader, Political Commissar Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

After a moment, his face was full of eagerness, and then he said excitedly:

"That is to say, we can fight back boldly on the northern wall. As for releasing water to let the devils enter the city to fight in the streets, just let the friendly forces deployed on the east and west sides be responsible? ”

"Enjoyable! It's so enjoyable! ”

"Haha, that's right! Let's just fight, and someone will come to inform us to retreat. ”

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The perspective came to the west of Datong City, Qingyuan Gate.

Compared with the main frontal battlefield in the north, the position on the west side under the responsibility of the 27th Regiment of the 10th District of Jizhong has been "lost".

Under the deliberate release of the soldiers, the 26th Division successfully blew several large gaps in the city wall at the cost of the death of most of the wing.

“toucigeiki！”

Coming to the front with a fresh force, a group leader of the 12th Independent Infantry Wing waved the command knife in his hand and roared for the infantry behind him to charge.

Boom Boom!

As a group of devils and puppet soldiers poured into the city, the artillery of the 27th Regiment seized the opportunity to launch an artillery bombardment on several gaps.

Under the full fire of more than 20 mortars, the Japanese army, which was originally full of momentum, was instantly beaten into a soup chicken, and even the grassroots officers could not prevent the soldiers from fleeing and retreating.

"Yaga!"

"Let the artillery follow the action! Immediately suppress the artillery of the Eighth Route Army! ”

After receiving the order, the Type 41 field artillery, Type 92 infantry guns, and Type 97 mortars in the rear opened fire in unison, firing fiercely at the fire point that had just been exposed.

The 27th Regiment of the 10th District was originally only a small regiment with six companies, and its only advantage was that it had a large number of cadres.

Since the whole army became rich, the regiment was rapidly expanded under the instructions of its superiors, and in just one year it became a main force of 3,000 men.

At this moment, the benefits of veterans and cadres are reflected at a glance.

In the face of the counterattack of the devil's artillery, the grassroots commanders had already slipped away with their highly mobile mortar units, leaving the enemy's shells to blow up lonely.

Although the shelling did not cause any casualties to the 27th Regiment, the devils seized the gap between the fighters to transfer their positions and quickly entered the XC sector through the gap in the city wall.

"It's coming!"

"The ministries are in place! Enter the combat position! ”

"Don't stay too long in the off-fortified area, hit a few shuttles and move to the next position. Our task is to reduce the enemy's personnel, there is no need to drive the devils away! ”

As soon as the enemy arched into the city, three battalions of the 27th Regiment went into action.

The 12th Separate Infantry Wing had not even had time to reconcon the terrain before it was pressed in place by rifle and machine-gun fire. During this period, there were countless soldiers armed with submachine guns, condescending to shoot at the devils.

For this street battle, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region equipped each column with a large number of Mas38s, and almost every infantry squad had two.

In complex urban warfare, the side with automatic firepower has an inherent advantage.

At the same time, the Hatch Kaiss 25-mm anti-aircraft guns, which were arranged in various corners and had good shooting ranges, began to show their might.

In the fragmented streets, Miss 75 will not be of much use unless she is caught on the high ground, but will become the target of the enemy's fire.

Small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, on the other hand, can be pulled around by the infantry, and are the only choice to divide the battlefield and prevent the enemy from attacking.

Just an hour later, the 12th Separate Infantry Wing left behind hundreds of corpses and was forced to halt the attack.

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At seven o'clock in the evening of November 23, the Japanese joint command.

"Congratulations to the generals, at present, the 26th Division and the cavalry group have successfully blown up the gap in the Datong city wall, and the vanguard is relying on buildings to build fortifications."

"However, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with a large number of submachine guns and has strong firepower."

"The speed of the samurai's advance has been affected, and it is expected that the whole army will enter the city tomorrow and start street fighting!"

If it had been in the past, this kind of behavior of reporting good news first and then bad news would definitely anger Nishihara Kazucei and Otosaburo Shino.

However, at this time, the two old devils did not directly go into the big fight, but happily took over the latest battle report submitted by the staff officers.

Facts have proved that the plan of Nie Lao Zong and the Tiger in the forest is very successful, and the North China Front is convinced of the judgment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to be strong and capable.

"Yo Xi, it seems that there is really a problem within the Eighth Route Army, this is a good opportunity for us to make meritorious contributions."

"Pass my order, the cavalry group rests in place, uses armored vehicles and tanks to build an absolute defensive zone, and strictly prevents the enemy from retaking positions by means of night attacks."

"Send elite samurai to infiltrate the night and try to seize the opportunity for tomorrow's attack!"

"Hey!"

Just as Nishihara Kazuse and Otozaburo Otono were ordering, there was a figure in the corner of the battle conference room that looked extremely gloomy.

This person is Fan Shounuma, and he naturally can't laugh when he is strengthened by the Jinji Column, after all, the 110th Division is still blocked from Wuding.

"Fan Shoujun, the two of us will not forget your sacrifice. If it weren't for your strongest combat power to contain the Eighth Road Bureau, the progress of the battlefield on both sides would not have been so smooth. ”

"Don't worry, when you share the credit, you will not lose your division's share!" (End of chapter)