Chapter 331 Yongjian: Just Happily Make a Marching Pot

Datong, Wudingmen Watchtower.

Due to the orders issued by Nishihara Issaku and Yano Otosaburo, the Japanese did not launch a night attack tonight like the previous two days, but chose to use the vision provided by the moonlight to strengthen their positions.

After all, the Eighth Route Army is a master of night battles. In yesterday's positional battles, they often looked for opportunities to launch counterattacks to regain the lost defensive depth.

This caused the Mongolian troops to become frightened birds. Even if they did not attack, they would take more precautions to avoid the previous results going to waste.

Facing the "silent" enemy positions, the Army Reorganization Expert put down the telescope in his hand, and then said to the person beside him with great emotion:

"Yongjian, it seems that the devils have no intention of continuing the attack tonight. It's not easy. The comrades on the front line can finally take a breath."

"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 redeem the eternal regret left behind."

Since being assigned by the organization to open up the Jin-Cha-Ji base area in the Wutai Mountain area, the Army Reorganization Expert has had little opportunity to command large-scale operations.

In this Datong battle, the enemy and our forces deployed nearly 150,000 troops.

This level of battle is always on the boss's mind. The devils were extremely silent tonight, so he naturally had 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 his shoulder and said:

"After two days of fighting, the Japanese casualties are not small. Even if the Type A division comes, they have to slow down."

"What's more, the enemy's reinforcements are on the way. If nothing unexpected happens, the Mongolian troops will launch a full-scale general offensive tomorrow, and we must prepare for street fighting in advance."

"As for the problem of ancient buildings, don't think too much. Compared with the safety of the soldiers' lives, all non-essential things must give way."

"Besides, you have to believe in the wisdom of future generations. The Japanese will not destroy all the walls. There will definitely be a chance to carry out overall brick repair after the war."

The sudden comfort made the army reorganization expert look at his comrade twice more. In his impression, the tiger in the forest has no habit of actively comforting people.

Hearing this, he quickly adjusted his mentality to avoid affecting the next deployment.

As an old comrade who has followed the organization through layers of difficulties, if the people are saved and the land is lost, both the people and the land will be retained; if the land is saved and the people are lost, both the people and the land will be lost. This kind of reason is naturally understood by him.

"Okay, I'll borrow your good words."

"Let's go back first. It's a bit cold tonight. You can't have any problems with your health now."

After a while, the two of them left the tower hand in hand and came to the combat command center.

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

"Notify all columns to let the soldiers have a good rest tonight. You can give up the position if you hold on for another day tomorrow."

"The prey has been hooked. There is no need to fight with the devils outside the city. It's time to implement the next stage of the street fighting plan."

"Don't forget to reveal some information to the enemy. Let them "accidentally" know that Lao Nie is in the city. These dogs who don't see the rabbit and don't release the eagle are hard to get excited without stimulation."

Compared with the heavy losses of the Mongolian troops, whose dead units were calculated by the regiment, the casualties of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region were very small.

Our side has an absolute advantage in firepower, and solid fortifications and underground bunkers have been built on the main position. A large part of the reason why the devils can make the current progress is because all the columns are letting go.

However, the situation will be very different tomorrow.

Because the 110th Division of the Japanese Army is a special unit set up by the Japanese on the mainland, known as the strongest Type B division.

It has two infantry brigades, an artillery regiment, an engineering regiment, a logistics regiment, and a cavalry brigade, with 24,400 people at its peak.

The addition of such an enemy with absolutely excessive manpower and combat effectiveness to the battlefield will definitely increase the pressure on the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

Adding the reinforcements of the enemy from two independent mixed brigades, the front battlefield is about to face a strong attack by 70,000 Japanese regular troops.

The tiger in the forest is not a psychopath like some preserved fruits, he will not let the troops defend with more than 20 105 howitzers.

The Air Force 1st Division is currently being overwhelmed by the Army Aviation of the North China Front Army and cannot provide air support for the time being. At this time, it is a very wise and correct choice to let the columns hold on for another day and then retreat to 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 troops to advance.

In this way, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region can completely follow the defense zones divided before the war and drag the devils into street fighting that is more advantageous to the defenders.

When a group of staff officers issued orders to troops at all levels, the army reorganization expert silently walked to the city defense map. Looking at the small dots representing fortifications, he asked with some concern:

"How are the tunnels I mentioned before being prepared?"

Although Datong has been an important town in all dynasties, neither the preserved fruit nor the Japanese have paid attention to modern construction. Except for the mining area, the various houses in the city are not much different from those in the last century.

Brick and stone buildings cannot defend against the devil's mountain and field artillery.

In order to reduce the losses of the troops and to prevent the devils from being suspicious. The army reorganization expert specifically ordered the soldiers to build a large number of hidden tunnels.

Unless the devils use 105 howitzers to wash the ground without distinguishing between enemies and friends, and even eliminate their own soldiers.

Otherwise, the tunnels and various fortifications will definitely turn the seemingly ordinary Datong County into a flesh-eating millstone.

After hearing his words, the tiger in the forest put down the telegram sent by 103 and said:

"Don't worry, I have arranged all the preparations for the street battle. Then you can just wait for the opportunity to retreat, and then happily make a marching pot."

"Everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind."

Hearing this, the army reorganization expert nodded.

Yongjian's work style is stable and trustworthy. He said everything was in place, so it must be OK.

"good!"

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At 9 o'clock in the morning on November 22, 1941, Fengzhen.

"Nishihara-kun, Yano-kun, long time no see. Why do you two look so bad? Maybe you haven't had a good rest recently."

"Don't worry, with the reinforcements from our department, the next battle will be overwhelming. The three divisions and two independent mixed brigades together have a strength of 70,000, which is enough to fight another Tanzhou battle."

"By the way, did you read the telegram sent by General Okamura yesterday?"

The Japanese Lieutenant General who spoke was naturally Mamoru Iinuma, the division commander of the 110th Division. This person has the same living habit as a certain bald man, which is keeping a diary.

Baldhead's diary is more or less useful. Some of the content there can be used to make fun of, and can even explain some mysterious operations of preserved fruit.

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

In a sense, this old guy can definitely be regarded as a representative figure when humanoid stars shine. He can be shot a hundred times without getting rid of his hatred.

Upon hearing the words of their new colleagues, both Nishihara Issaku and Yano Otonzaburo's eyes lit up, as if the haze of the past few days had been swept away.

Without him, it was just because Okamura Neji sent a particularly important piece of information. In Datong, there is a big man who is crucial to the Eighth Route Army.

From 1937 to the present, the Republic of China has indeed sacrificed some senior commanders, many of whom were posthumously awarded the title of Army General.

However, the Eighth Route Army in North China never lost any high-ranking officials who could shock the whole country.

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

But as a result, the grass on their graves is now one meter high.

Not to mention arresting or beheading, even if the devils wanted to get photos of the two of them, they would have to send agents to attack the preserved fruits.

And judging from the strength of both sides, Neiji Okamura would be thankful that the Eighth Route Army did not send a Marine Corps to major cities to carry out beheading missions.

Nowadays, there is actually a commander in Datong who is at least division level. How can the two old devils Nishihara Issaku and Yano Otonzaburo not be excited?

As long as they can bring back a body, the losses in the past few days are nothing compared to the gains in the future, and there is even the possibility of their military ranks rising to a higher level.

"I saw it! How could I not read such an important telegram?"

"Now I just want to personally lead my troops into Datong 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 we would get unexpected gains from this battle."

Nishihara Issei's words made the other two Japanese lieutenant generals nod their heads.

Judging from the excited expressions on the three people's faces, it seemed that they had already convinced the senior commander of the Eighth Route Army. After all, the current situation is that 70,000 regular troops are attacking a county, so I have the 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 Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. If we kill him, our North China Front will have one less enemy."

In the understanding of the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army has only three organized division-level troops. Judging from the current geographical location, the 120th Division entrenched in the northwest of Shanxi Province can be eliminated first.

So, that is the 129th Division and the 115th Division.

Among them, only the division commander of the former remained in the province, while the division commander of the latter had gone north to recuperate a few years ago.

But regardless of whether they are Liu or Nie, as long as they can catch them, it will be a great achievement. If the current strength of the North China Front was not too tight, Okamura Neiji even wanted to deploy two more divisions to fight Datong.

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

"Twenty-sixth Division! The whole army attacks Qingyuan North Gate in the west! We must break through the Eighth Route Army defenders' defense line today! I require the troops to enter Datong tomorrow morning!"

"The cavalry group, with the 71st Chariot Regiment as the vanguard, attack Heyang North Gate with all its strength! Don't worry about the number of casualties! The time has come to be loyal to His Majesty Tian Locust!"

"The 110th Division, our goal is Wuding Ximen! 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 entrance with three walls as the offensive defense line was because Datong had urns on all four walls. Even if their respective troops can successfully break through the wall, they will not be able to achieve substantial gains in a short period of time.

The Wengcheng, with its narrower battlefield width, was simply a death pit for the infantry.

"Hi!"

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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 attack, the morale of the second devils has fallen to the bottom, and the surviving commanders are crying and terrified.

"Brother, think of a way quickly! We have lost 2,700 brothers!"

"If we continue to rush with the devils, I am afraid that our First Army will become a thing of the past! Hurry up and contact the commander to see if he can use his connections to try to rescue us!"

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

The name of the Fourth Division of the First Army is very grand, but the actual scale is only a little more than a regiment, with a total strength of about 4,000 people.

This is the result of Li Shouxin forcibly withdrawing some soldiers from the other three divisions before the expedition, otherwise the number would be even smaller.

Now that nearly 70% of them have died, how can the troops still have morale with the combat quality and will of the second devils.

Hearing the words of his subordinates, Baogui forced a smile.

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

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

"The only way to survive now is to rush into Datong County with the Japanese army. Only by completing the mission can the brothers survive."

"We must make merit! Otherwise, we have to participate in the subsequent battles!"

Hearing this, everyone fell into silence.

Recalling the brutal and intensive firepower of the defenders of the main position, the bodies of the second devils trembled even more.

Fight? How to fight?

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

In fact, compared with the situation of the Second Army, the Fourth Division is in a much better situation.

After all, the original plan of the 26th Division was to send them to blow up the city wall, so most of the time their division launched an attack from the flank, and had avoided the most fierce firepower points as much as possible.

Unlike the Second Army, the five divisions were treated as consumables to block bullets by the Japanese, and they were not even cannon fodder.

Just as Baoguiting and others were talking, the Japanese Chief of Staff from a few days ago came to the command post again.

Looking at a group of Imperial Army soldiers who were like chickens, Kawasaki Sadahisa showed a cruel and crazy smile.

"Gentlemen, it's time to go!"

"The general offensive will officially begin in half an hour. After the shelling, all your divisions must rush forward." (End of this chapter)