The commander of the Japanese 3rd Brigade saw Yin Sanxiong again and noticed, but it was already too late.
At this time, the main force of the new regiment had already headed north under the leadership of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.
On the highway leading from northwest Shanxi to Datong, more than 10,000 soldiers of the New Regiment lined up in a long queue, walking on both sides of the highway.
In the middle of the road are 150mm howitzers and 105mm howitzers towed by Jiefang trucks, as well as 75mm mountain guns that are dismantled and transported.
This time to attack Datong, Li Yunlong brought all three of his artillery battalions with him.
In addition, four main infantry battalions and four divisional infantry battalions were dispatched. The other three infantry battalions stayed at the base area to prevent the Japanese from Taiyuan from going north to attack the base area.
After the Sharp Sword Squadron transmitted the information to the regiment headquarters via radio and received the approval of the headquarters to attack Datong, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou formulated a battle plan overnight and then led their troops northward.
In the middle of the road, in addition to cars, there were mules and horses. The mule carts carried a large number of cannonballs and bullets.
The regiment headquarters' jeep and the guard camp's truck stopped at the roadside, and Li Yunlong got out of the car to smoke a cigarette.
Watching the Jiefang trucks dragging cannons, carrying artillery and artillery shells passing by, Li Yunlong puffed up his smoke and couldn't help but smile:
"Last time, the 12 mountain guns of the artillery brigade of the 3rd Brigade of Little Devils were seized by labor and management. Now the 3rd Brigade does not even have cannons above 75 mm."
After a pause, Li Yunlong's tone became harsh: "In this attack on Datong, labor and management will make the 3rd Brigade suffer from the fear of insufficient firepower."
This time.
Li Yunlong ordered to bring two basic artillery shells from 3 artillery battalions, but the 3rd Brigade could not even bring out a mountain cannon over 75 mm. The new regiment had already crushed the 3rd Brigade in terms of artillery firepower.
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Although he can only carry two bases of artillery shells at a time, Li Yunlong has more than 200 vehicles. If the artillery shells are not enough, he can just go back to the base area to pull them.
Last time, the 10th Division escaped very quickly, and as a result, many of the artillery shells prepared by Li Yunlong failed to be fired. The new regiment had plenty of artillery shells.
Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, Wang Dehou, and several combat staff members on the side all smiled slightly.
This time in the attack on Datong, even the tank battalion of the new regiment was dispatched.
However, the four B4-type 203mm heavy howitzers were not used, otherwise one shot would have made a big hole in the Datong city wall.
"We want to win the battle quickly this time, and it is best to end the battle within one day." Zhao Gang said, "If we can seize the Japanese combat supplies, it will probably take a lot of time to transport these supplies back to the base."
"One day, almost!" Li Yunlong nodded, "According to the intelligence, the Japs' combat supplies are not in Datong City, but at Datong Station outside the city. Before the main force launches a general attack, let the Sword Squadron sneak attack the station to prevent
The Japanese were so angry that they blew up the combat supplies at the station."
According to the intelligence obtained by the Sharp Sword Squadron, the 5,000 tons of combat supplies of the Little Japs were loaded onto five trains. At this time, all five trains were parked at the station.
The 23rd and 25th Divisions of the Kwantung Army and the 11th Independent Infantry Regiment of the 26th Division of the Mongolian Army have left Datong.
Therefore, Datong now only has the remnants of the 3rd Brigade, about 2,500 Japanese soldiers, and more than 1,000 puppet troops.
Now is the best time to storm Datong.
Wang Dehou said: "After the Sword Squadron infiltrated into Datong City, Li Changshun also wanted to find an opportunity to kill the leader of the 3rd Brigade and meet Yin Sanxiong again, but the old devil who met Yin Sanxiong again was very cunning, and Li Changshun never found the opportunity."
Xing Zhiguo said: "Don't worry, when we conquer Datong, Yin Sanxiong will be killed when we see him again."
Li Yunlong threw the cigarette butt to the ground and looked at the soldiers who were marching quickly, with an extremely satisfied expression.
These infantry battalions are the main elite of the new regiment, especially the main four battalions. Most of the commanders and fighters are battle-hardened, have a large number of sharpshooters, and have rich actual combat experience.
What kind of general leads what kind of troops? This unit of the New Regiment is called the Aoaoling unit by the brothers. From Li Yunlong to the soldiers, they all have the temperament of being the best in the world. They rely on their ability and their military exploits.
Apart from anything else, no one in the country was dissatisfied with the fact that they defeated the 10th Division of the Japanese Army's Class A Division with their own strength this time. Even Principal Chang sent several telegrams of commendation.
Of course, Principal Chang only sent a commendation telegram and said nothing else.
In his mind, the Eighth Route Army was also a serious threat to the Communist Party, and Li Yunlong was one of the most dangerous figures in the Eighth Route Army.
Withdrawing his gaze from the soldiers, Li Yunlong looked at the watch in his hand: "Send me an order to speed up the march and reach Datong before dawn tomorrow!"
Following Li Yunlong's order.
The company and platoon commanders of the new regiment began to urge the soldiers to speed up.
Immediately afterwards, the entire team changed from brisk walking to jogging.
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After the commander of the 3rd Brigade saw Yin Sanxiong and noticed something was wrong, he immediately sent scouts to the northwest of Shanxi.
However, as soon as the Japanese scouts left Datong City in the 1994 truck, they were spotted by Li Changshun and his team members.
The Japs' scouts are easy to identify. Unlike other soldiers, these Japs don't hold rifles. They stand upright on the car, as if they wanted to be nailed to the car like a javelin.
As for this group of Japanese scouts, they were sitting crookedly in the carriage, holding their rifles.
Some Japanese even had some things painted on their faces and some homemade cloth strips on their bodies to cover their bodies.
Seeing that the direction of the Japanese truck was heading towards northwest Shanxi, Li Changshun immediately used a high-power walkie-talkie to report the situation to Duan Peng.
Duan Peng also quickly judged that these Japanese scouts must have gone to guard the new regiment.
At this time, the main force of the new regiment was heading north.
Duan Peng quickly made arrangements. On the one hand, he cut off the phone lines between the Japs and Datong City, and on the other hand, he sent team members to ambush halfway. Once the Japs' scouts discovered that the main force of the new regiment was heading north and the phone could not be connected, they would definitely take a car.
Or ride back to Datong. At this time, the team members can kill the Japanese scouts halfway to prevent the Japanese from passing the information back to Datong.
Duan Peng judged that there were telephone lines along the Japs Highway, so it was unlikely that the Japs scouts would carry radio stations.
After all, only Japanese battalion-level units are equipped with radio stations.
At the same time, Duan Peng ordered the telegraph troops to quickly pass the news to the regiment headquarters.
The regiment headquarters can also send a large number of elite scouts to intercept battlefield information and eliminate the Japanese scouts.
After doing all this, Duan Peng lay down to rest.
Tomorrow morning before dawn, after the main force arrives, Duan Peng will take the main force of the Sword Squadron to sneak attack Datong Station.
According to the intelligence obtained by Li Changshun, there is currently only one squadron of Japanese troops defending Datong Station.
Originally there was a brigade of troops to defend, but when he saw Yin Sanxiong, he took away the troops of two squadrons and sent them to the Second Independent Detachment of Northern Shanxi.
This chapter has been completed!