With a look of shock on his face, the Japanese commander suddenly said angrily: "This is absolutely impossible. The Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi is one or two hundred kilometers away from Datong.
Just before dark, these damn Eighth Route Army were still near Baode County.
How did they transfer a division of troops to our city of Datong in such a short period of time?"
This is a doubt that even a little devil can’t figure out.
Actually, this is a very simple question.
If there are more than 200 mechanized vehicles of various types, nearly 3,000 troops can be transported at one time.
In addition, the routes along the way have been completely cleared and garrisoned by soldiers.
Driving in at full speed, spending more than ten hours and making three or four trips, isn't it enough to quickly transfer the troops of a division to Datong City?
This is a plan designed by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie early on to transfer troops at night.
At night, mechanized transport vehicles were used to quickly transport several waves of troops to Datong City and attack alternately.
At this time, Datong was already empty of troops due to its repeated deployment of troops.
Under such a nonstop attack by the main combat force, like a small boat on the turbulent waves, it may be completely swallowed up by the Eighth Route Army's offensive wave at any time.
This is why, after the rapid reaction force launches an attack, according to the combat plan of Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, it is necessary to use armored vehicle units to completely open a breakthrough to the Japanese defense line, quickly consolidate the breakthrough, and completely control a fast transportation channel. p>
This is for the troop transfer plan at night.
All this seems simple, but in practice there are too many uncertain factors.
Considering the current battlefield environment, nearly a division of troops can be quickly transferred from the Northern Shanxi Military Region to Datong City via various tanks overnight.
It can be said to be a miracle in the history of the Eighth Route Army’s war against Japan.
First of all, you must have a sufficient number of trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, cars, etc. that can transport troops.
In addition, you must have enough fuel to ensure that these vehicles can run non-stop throughout the night.
The entire transportation channel must be unobstructed, and it is best to paralyze the Japanese army's judgment in a short period of time, so that the Japanese army cannot figure out the true combat intentions of the Eighth Route Army, and ultimately achieve the purpose of concealing the truth and concealing Chen Cang.
In one night, the main force of more than 10,000 Eighth Route Army troops was moved to the vicinity of Datong, the home base of the Japanese 26th Division.
In order to smoothly implement this troop transportation combat plan.
The Eighth Route Army has made considerable preparations.
Even the operations of the Eighth Route Army troops of the 129th Division and the Japanese First Army on various battlefields in the Taihang Base Area are also counted as one of them.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army troops of the 120th Division of the Northwest Military Region were quickly mobilized, including the 35th Route Army of the Hetao area that was indirectly mobilized.
Also counted as a factor.
The combination of this series of factors led to the military miracle of tonight's Eighth Route Army using mechanized combat vehicles to quickly transport troops to Datong City.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army soldiers made full use of the short days and long nights in winter.
Everyone uses sleds to transport troops and supplies, or drag snow shovels behind the vehicle to pull supplies, which greatly increases the vehicle's ability to transport supplies.
Base areas along the way were also quickly mobilized for logistical support, greatly reducing the pressure on the troops to carry supplies.
While advancing along the way, the main force was quickly transported to the vicinity of Datong through mechanized combat vehicles.
Local army troops used snow shovels to transport supplies, help consolidate routes along the way, consolidate breakthrough points, and block Japanese and puppet troops who dared to damage the transportation routes.
With the concerted efforts of soldiers from all walks of life, they finally opened up a smooth transportation channel that could only be maintained for one night.
The Japanese military's judgment on this was outrageously wrong.
How could they have imagined that the Eighth Route Army would secretly develop such a large-scale rapid reaction force under their noses?
They regarded the Eighth Route Army that unexpectedly attacked Datong as ordinary infantry.
Infer the speed based on the foot strength of the infantry.
So much so that they seriously misestimated the mobility of the Eighth Route Army troops.
The Japanese army was almost hit by dimensionality reduction.
As soon as the battle to attack Datong broke out, the soldiers used all their strength and spared no effort. Everyone knew that this battle was a race against time.
At present, the entire northern Shanxi, including the Taihang base area, has been reduced to a mess on all battlefields, creating the perfect opportunity for a brief surprise attack on Datong.
As the base camp of the 26th Division, Datong has a very important military position. Once attacked, the Japanese army will definitely go crazy and send reinforcements to Datong.
Time is everything right now.
As soon as the attack begins, the decisive battle begins.
For night transportation under the cover of night, most of the cars are equipped with headlights, which can disperse the darkness and perfectly transport the troops to Datong City.
But after arriving under the city gate, the darkness of the night will also affect the attack launched by the Eighth Route Army soldiers.
The Japanese officers guarding the city also hoped for this, hoping that relying on the cover of night and the strength of the city wall, they could hold on until reinforcements arrived.
However, all this is human-made.
After the battle to attack Datong broke out, Kong Jie had already thought of a plan on how to solve the problem of darkness at night.
I saw under the dim night, the soldiers were attacking the Japanese army's outer defense fortifications in Datong head-on.
The Iron Triangle Air Defense Force used captured long-distance searchlights and reflective lenses to hide the searchlights as light sources inside the fortifications, and used the lenses to reflect the light toward the city gate.
A considerable number of generators were also transported along with it.
As soon as a large number of searchlights were turned on, they immediately dispersed the vast darkness, almost turning the entire battlefield into daylight.
The dazzling light suddenly lit up in the darkness, almost blinding the devil's eyes.
The little Japanese guarding the city panicked and quickly deployed artillery in an attempt to use artillery shells to directly destroy the Eighth Route Army's searchlights.
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It's a pity that when the cannonball hits the target, it only shatters the refracted fragments that reflect the light.
As soon as the Japs' artillery shells were fired like this, the artillery soldiers on the Iron Triangle side immediately calculated the location of the Japs' artillery positions through reverse ballistic trajectories.
Dozens of artillery pieces of caliber were lined up directly, launched a counterattack, and used searchlights as bait, knocking out several Japanese artillery positions.
But the Eighth Route Army's searchlights that the Japanese wanted to destroy were still intact.
The soldiers continued to use the lights to attack the Japanese defense fortifications. However, when the little devil opened his eyes, he was pierced by the strong light, and his vision was greatly affected. Even if he squinted his eyes and endured the strong light and looked towards the city, he still couldn't see it.
Basically can't see clearly.
No way.
It’s dark under the lamp!
The soldiers had their backs to the lights, so they were not affected. They could also use the lights to see clearly what was happening on the Japanese positions.
The little devil is just the opposite.
This new tactic of using searchlights to attack the city at night really amazed the soldiers of the 120th Division who also participated in the battle.
Everyone sighed in their hearts, it turns out that the war can still be fought like this!
Although Datong at this time was a fortress that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, because the Eighth Route Army troops in northern Shanxi had been attacking everywhere for many days, the defenders originally stationed in Datong had been constantly mobilized for reinforcements and were already empty of troops.
How could it withstand the repeated attacks of the Eighth Route Army troops below the city?
The two sides fought for less than two hours, and all the outer defenses outside the Japanese city collapsed.
The Japanese and puppet defenders retreated into the city in embarrassment, holding on to the last city gate defenses.
Under the fierce bombardment of the Eighth Route Army soldiers, almost all the towers at the main city gates of Datong were blown down.
The main force attacked the city frantically from all directions regardless of priority, and small groups of elite combat troops were not idle either.
Although the commando led by Duan Peng did not follow them this time, they stayed to fight near Licheng.
However, it couldn't be easier to select some good players from the 120th Division to practice rock climbing training these days. At night, while the main forces are fighting, they can use rock climbing ropes to climb over the city wall and launch a surprise attack on the Japanese troops from the inside.
things.
It’s still winter.
What a long night! It was really a torture for the Japanese and puppet defenders.
Under the dark night, some old Japanese-style aircraft from Wuchagou Airport arrived, but they could not play any role. They might even be directly shot down by the hidden air defense troops of the Eighth Route Army.
Licheng Airport was destroyed in one fell swoop by the commandos of the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese defending the city can only pin their hopes on the reinforcements arriving from all directions.
On the battlefield, the two sides engaged in a fierce confrontation, and in a corner of the battlefield, some reporters who accompanied the army this time were full of excitement and shock. With the cameras and video cameras in their hands, they kept filming the Eighth Route Army troops' surprise attack on Datong.
A magnificent scene of siege at night.
The large number of searchlights illuminated the entire battlefield as if it were daytime.
Even if the camera is used to shoot at night, the presentation of the photo content will not be affected at all.
The reporters taking pictures even had countless thoughts in their hearts.
After this battlefield shooting is completed, what kind of content and titles will be used to spread the explosive military news witnessed with one's own eyes to the outside world?
"Xiao Song, will the photos you took this time be published?"
Inside a certain artillery-proof fortification temporarily built at the forward command post, which served as Li Li Yunlong's temporary command post, he turned to the accompanying reporters and asked.
"Yes, Captain Li, and I can guarantee that such a big scene this time will definitely cause a huge sensation once it is released.
By then, not only the whole of Shanxi, the whole of North China, even the whole of China, and even the international community will pay attention!"
"That's right!"
Li Yunlong's expression became more and more excited. He thought about it and quickly shouted to Xiao Song:
"Such a good opportunity cannot be wasted. If this battle is over, we, Lao Li, will become famous all over the country, and even the whole world!
Quick, quick, hurry up and take a few pictures of me alone. The lighting effects must be adjusted well. When I shout to kill you, you can take them later!"
"Hey!"
"Kill——"
Li Yunlong's eyes widened and he held up the ghost-headed sword.
Click——
Reporter Xiao Song captured this scene that was later admired by the world.
Even after he finished taking the picture, Li Yunlong shouted to someone not far away: "Lao Kong, hurry up and take two pictures!"
Kong Jie replied: "No, Lao Li, I don't like this. I'll leave all my photos to you!"
"Haha, that's a good feeling!" Li Yunlong was not polite at all.
Compared with Li Yunlong and Kong Jie's all-out attack on Datong, they still retain their leisurely atmosphere.
On the other side, at the headquarters of the Japanese Army in Mongolia and the headquarters of the First Army, the Japanese officers had completely exploded in panic.
Especially Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the Japanese First Army, who had a better understanding of the Eighth Route Army units in the Taihang base area.
After the relevant intelligence report on the Eighth Route Army troops attacking under Datong City came up, Yoshio Shinozuka and Chief of Staff Kitagawa looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with horror.
The two immediately realized that the Eighth Route Army unit that was attacking Datong was definitely not the Eighth Route Army from northern Shanxi.
From the opponent's equipment and powerful tactics, it can be inferred that it may be the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area.
"Is it that damn Eighth Route Army Iron Triangle again?"
Beichuan, the Japanese chief of staff, said in amazement after the analysis.
"Except for the Iron Triangle, it is impossible for any Eighth Route Army to have such a large number of mechanized combat troops."
Then a Japanese staff officer said: "It's just, general, judging from the reports, the attacking Eighth Route Army has a considerable number of mechanized combat vehicles, probably no less than an armored corps."
"Could it be...could it be that the news that that team released a long time ago that it had built an armored corps was actually true?"
As soon as these words came out, the Japanese officers present at the meeting immediately became depressed.
They are also aware of the problem.
The key is that more than half a year ago, when news came out that a team had formed an armored corps, the Japanese officers present basically laughed at it, thinking that the Eighth Route Army was bluffing, which was absolutely impossible.
I don’t even bother to investigate.
If the Eighth Route Army really formed an armored corps, would they dare to say it so blatantly?
Now he was slapped loudly in the face.
Is what people say about feelings always true?
As the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka felt even more deeply frustrated, especially when this kind of frustration came only from a small captain of the Eighth Route Army detachment.
Over the years he has commanded the First Army, due to ineffective combat, he was about to step down. He originally wanted to shine in the end and maybe turn things around.
Only then did we plan the operation against the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal and against Taihang based on the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
In the end, the Eighth Route Army's arsenal was not destroyed and they returned home in a disastrous defeat. The Eighth Route Army actually took advantage of the troubled waters to fish in troubled waters and plotted for great harmony!
This really didn’t take his First Army seriously at all.
However, Yoshio Shinozuka had just experienced a disastrous defeat at this time, and he had no extra energy or troops to send troops north to reinforce Datong.
The First Army has basically been defeated. The 11th Regiment and the two cavalry units stationed south by the Mongolian Army are still trapped in the siege of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
The commander of the garrison in Mongolia and Yoshio Shinozuka, two old devils, had no choice but to put down their dignity and even ask for help from the Japanese troops in Central China, South China, and Northeast China...