It was already very late at night. Except for the command room, which was still lit with lights and a few figures busy inside, the rest of the place was dark. Even patrols were rarely seen.
At around one o'clock in the morning, the radio station on duty in the telecommunications room suddenly rang, and the signal lights began to flash.
The confused telegraph operator suddenly woke up and quickly put on his earphones...
Ten minutes later, he strode into the command room and reported to the deputy chief of staff on duty: "Sir, there is an urgent call from the blockade!"
"The Pingshan Town stronghold is under attack. The enemy's attack firepower is very fierce, including mortars and mountain artillery. The stronghold may fall at any time!"
"Behind the attacking troops, a large number of large trucks filled with supplies headed towards the garrison on the road in the direction of the location."
The deputy chief of staff is also considered a high-level official in the Datong garrison and has access to some secrets.
Two days ago, the intelligence department forwarded a piece of information, which stated that the garrison had collected raw materials in Datong and crossed the blockade to enter the garrison base.
After seeing this, the brigade commander became furious and changed several commanders of the blockade. He also recruited nearly 500 people from the already small number of troops in the city to strengthen the garrison there and prevent any more supplies from Datong from flowing into the garrison base.
Unexpectedly, only two days after the brigade leader's anger subsided, something happened at the blockade again.
He could imagine that after this telegram appeared in front of the brigade commander, the headquarters would definitely usher in a new storm, and someone in the blockade would be held accountable, become a scapegoat, and bear the wrath of the commander.
The deputy chief of staff knew in his heart that the commander on the blockade was not to blame for tonight's accident.
No one could have imagined that the Eighth Route Army would change its method of crossing the blockade, switching from sneaking to attacking by force, and it would also possess such strong combat effectiveness.
But the brigade leader doesn't care about this.
"I don't want the process, I just want the results." This is the mantra that the brigade leader often reprimands his subordinates.
The supplies entered the garrison base area from the blockade. No matter what the reason was, the responsibility lies with them and cannot be shied away.
After receiving the telegram, he sighed and ordered: "Continue to stay in contact with the blockade and report any situation as soon as possible."
"I will report this emergency to His Excellency the General now."
The deputy chief of staff guessed correctly. The brigade commander who received the news entered the command room and started cursing until the telegraph operator came in again.
The deputy chief of staff took the telegram and glanced at it, his face darkened, and he watched the brigade commander report carefully.
"General, urgent report from the blockade: Their radio contact with Pingshan Town has been interrupted, and the stronghold has been captured."
The brigade commander became even angrier, slapping the table and cursing: "They are a bunch of stupid pigs, so many troops can't even stop a transport team of the Eighth Route Army, what do I want them to do?"
"Call them back now: Send troops immediately to block the gap created by the Eighth Route Army. If another truckload of supplies flows from Datong to the garrison base, all officers above the squadron on the blockade will be downgraded to one level. The combat-related commanders will directly
Sent to court martial."
"Hi!" At this time, the deputy chief of staff did not dare to say any nonsense and lowered his head to accept the order.
After a few minutes, the anger on the brigade commander's face calmed down a bit, and he mustered up the courage to continue reporting: "General, our garrison headquarters on the blockade has sent troops to intercept, and news should be sent back soon."
"The farewell telegram from the Pingshan stronghold said: During the battle, they saw at least thirty large vehicles loaded with supplies passing through the stronghold..."
Thirty carts of supplies and raw materials can definitely produce a lot of weapons and ammunition.
The brigade commander couldn't help but tremble when he thought that in the near future, the Eighth Route Army would use these weapons and ammunition to attack him and kill his subordinates.
Looking at the sand table, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "After daybreak, another 500 people will be dispatched from the city to reinforce the blockade."
"The news that the garrison gathered raw materials from Datong to mass-produce weapons and ammunition was known to the military headquarters. I was completely embarrassed."
"If any more raw materials enter the garrison base from our defense area and are turned into weapons and ammunition to attack the imperial army, we will be the sinners of the entire Shanxi garrison. We will not be able to apologize even if we disembowel ourselves."
The Hunyuan Independent Battalion Headquarters in Dongping Village has now become the former enemy headquarters of the garrison regiment.
Hong Linfeng was happily reporting the troops' gains last night.
"Captain, we captured two artillery towers and a stronghold along the highway last night, and sent in reinforcements. We killed more than 100 Japs and more than 300 puppet soldiers, and captured 142 of them.
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"Except for the destroyed ones, we have captured all the weapons and ammunition in the strongholds and gun towers. We can equip almost two companies."
"I made the decision without authorization and asked the wounded to escort the prisoners and capture them back to the base with the transport team."
Li Hao directly agreed: "The political commissar needs these prisoners and equipment more than we do. They must be sent back. Your decision is right."
"Are our troops all in place?"
Hong Linfeng nodded: "The heavy artillery battalion, the third battalion, and the remaining troops of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment are all in place, and the troops are divided into lurking at these three points."
Hong Linfeng marked the three locations on the map as he spoke.
Then he continued to report: "In order to ensure the safety of the heavy artillery battalion, I transferred two companies from the air defense battalion."
"Each unit was given rations for ten days to ensure that the target would not be exposed."
Li Hao's thoughts changed quickly, and he immediately turned his attention to He Jun and Huang Sheng, and said with a serious face.
"Now that the army has gathered, and once your intelligence is in place, we can launch an attack on Datong City."
He Jun and Huang Sheng are well-deserved local leaders in Datong, especially He Jun, who led his troops to fight guerrillas here for nearly half a year.
In his own words, he has been to every town in the territory except Datong City.
After looking at each other, He Jun stood up and said, "Captain, we have collected almost all the information you want."
"There are only two pieces of information in the city that have not arrived. They were sent by us from the Imperial Alliance Army. If nothing else, they will be here tonight."
"Let's see how many there are." Li Hao couldn't wait any longer.
The political commissar is still talking about the empty city plan in the base area.
Before dividing the troops, I had thought of countermeasures for possible accidents, but the battlefield was changing rapidly, and no one could guarantee that everything would be foolproof.
The sooner we attack, the sooner we can capture Datong City, and then return to the base to relieve the crisis.
He Jun didn't know why the regiment leader was in such a hurry, but he knew that the regiment leader's order was definitely correct.
Quickly find out the information that has been compiled.
"This is specific information about several large coal mines in Datong."
"There are three in total, all controlled by the Japanese army."
"Two of the coal mines are a bit far from Datong City. There are many troops stationed there, including mine protection teams and Japanese soldiers. There are nearly a thousand people in total. They are well-equipped and have strong combat effectiveness."
"The Japanese also built a large number of permanent fortifications based on the favorable terrain around the coal mines, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"We fought twice and both ended in failure."
"Because the third coal mine is very close to Datong City, the infantry can march there in two hours. It only has a mine protection team of more than 300 people and a squadron of Japanese soldiers, but it has also built a large number of permanent fortifications, which is equally difficult to defend.
attack."
"Other coal mines are small and medium-sized and are controlled by Japanese chaebols. There are mine protection teams in the coal mines and there are Japanese troops stationed nearby. We usually attack them."
"The Japanese will not be heartbroken if they are really defeated. After all, their real losses are very small, and it is easy to build a new coal mine."
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