"General, something must have happened to the reconnaissance cavalry we sent to the city. No one has returned to the city for two hours." The chief of staff reported anxiously.
"There must be people from the Eighth Route Army outside the city!" the brigade leader responded quickly.
"Although the reconnaissance cavalry is very powerful, the number of troops is too small. There are only two people traveling together. The Eighth Route Army can easily kill them as long as they hide an infantry platoon outside the city gate."
"Continue to send people out of the city for investigation, but they must disguise themselves as Chinese so that the Eighth Route Army outside the city will be unable to defend themselves."
"Order the intelligence personnel outside the city and the garrison near the battlefield to immediately send people to the battlefield to conduct reconnaissance."
"If we act in three directions together, someone will definitely succeed."
Seeing the chief of staff leave the office in a hurry, the brigade commander's face suddenly dropped, his expression became more solemn than ever before, and the bad premonition in his mind became stronger and stronger.
Now he was at least 70% sure: last night's battle was not a simple siege and reinforcements. If it were that simple, the Eighth Route Army should have run far away after the battle, fearing that they would be found.
Now, not only did they not run away, they also sent people to guard outside the city and blockade Datong City to prevent themselves from knowing the situation on the battlefield.
Isn't this unnecessary and deliberately exposing oneself?
The brigade leader racked his brains to think about this problem.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure it out, so he had to give up in the end, hoping that the investigation results would be sent over soon and he could find some clues through them.
In the former enemy headquarters of the Dongping Village Garrison Regiment, the two radio stations were particularly busy.
After receiving one telegram, a second telegram will be received immediately, and then the regimental commander's order will be sent to each unit via the radio.
Hong Linfeng directed several staff officers to feed back the contents of the telegram to the map while watching Li Hao's report.
"Regiment leader, Laiyuan Independent Battalion reported: With the cooperation of the guerrillas, they moved into position south of Datong at two o'clock in the morning and were on standby."
"The troops are working in company units to secretly control all access to and from the south of Datong City."
After Hong Linfeng finished his report, on the map, all the large and small passages south of Datong were covered by the small red flag representing the Eighth Route Army, and no one was missed.
Looking at other directions in Datong City, the same is true.
Looking at the entire map, the small white flags representing the Japanese soldiers are still painted on all the strongholds and traffic arteries in Datong.
If you look closely, you will find that the little red flag representing the Eighth Route Army has formed a huge encirclement, dividing the Japanese and puppet troops in Datong into two.
Inside the encirclement was Datong City, and outside the encirclement were various strongholds, coal mines, and transportation thoroughfares controlled by the Japanese army.
Hong Linfeng continued to report: "Captain, the Laiyuan Independent Battalion is in place, which means that we have everything ready and can take action at any time."
"Whether the Japanese and puppet troops outside the city want to enter the city, or the Japanese and puppet troops inside the city want to leave the city, they have to pass through our encirclement."
"In addition to cutting off large and small passages, various troops also left many troops to maneuver."
"As long as no more than one reinforced squadron of imps is dispatched, these mobile troops can wipe them all out."
Li Hao looked at the map and became happier and happier.
I don't know when, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he looked at Hong Linfeng and gave serious orders.
"Immediately send a telegram to the various units that have been divided: before dark, if no Japanese troops take the initiative to attack, as soon as it gets dark, each unit will take the initiative to attack according to the first set of combat plans and kill the Japanese troops stationed outside the city by encircling the points for reinforcements.
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"If any Japanese and puppet troops want to enter the city, they will be eliminated resolutely."
"If there are Japanese and puppet troops coming out of Datong City, intercept them at all costs and kill as many as they come out."
"From now on, you can only leave Datong City, but not enter."
Hong Linfeng asked while recording the order: "Captain, where are we?"
"The Third Battalion, the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment reinforced our troops, plus the troops brought by Wang Xin from Yixian County, there are more than 3,000 people in total. It is impossible that there will be no new tasks after last night's battle!"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Don't worry, the Japanese will not let us idle."
"Don't you see that the recon company and the cavalry battalion are not here?"
At the Japanese Army Command in Datong, before twelve noon, the chief of staff finally figured out what happened outside the city last night.
In the brigade commander's office, the chief of staff was introducing the battle process of the Eighth Route Army last night.
After finishing, he reported angrily: "Your Majesty General, those Eighth Route Army are too arrogant."
"The reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel had not yet retreated when they rushed over. They carried the equipment seized from the coal mine openly, not even missing a screw."
"The reason why they intercepted our reconnaissance cavalry outside the city and prevented the news from entering the city is to delay time and move more equipment from the coal mine."
"I heard from my humble position that many of the equipment in the Eighth Route Army Arsenal were modified from equipment found in coal mines."
"So I made a bold judgment: the Eighth Route Army operating in Datong also wants to set up its own arsenal."
"There are coal and iron mines everywhere in Datong, and there are many Eighth Route Army troops nearby. If they build an arsenal here, there will definitely be no shortage of raw materials for production."
"Even if this arsenal can only produce and reload bullets, it can greatly increase their combat effectiveness and threaten the safety of the imperial army."
"The humble position makes the decision without authorization: let intelligence personnel and scouts track the Eighth Route Army transport team, find the hiding spots of these equipment, and destroy them."
"If you are lucky enough, you can also find the temporary base of the Eighth Route Army and kill them all."
The brigade commander was deeply aware of the threat posed by the garrison arsenal to the Japanese army.
Many Eighth Route Army equipment in Datong were purchased from the garrison arsenal by collecting raw materials.
Other Eighth Route armies bordering Datong are also using the same method to replace equipment from the garrison arsenal.
The military commanders who were as far away as Taiyuan arrived.
With guns and bullets, these Eighth Route Army troops will definitely not be idle for decoration.
Take them out to attack the Datong garrison whenever you get the chance.
If the Eighth Route Army in Datong also had its own arsenal, they would definitely have no shortage of equipment and ammunition, and their strength would become stronger and stronger. In the end, it would be themselves who would suffer.
Maybe one day in the future, their strength will surpass their own, and then they will openly kill themselves, replace them, and completely occupy Datong.
As he thought about it, the brigade leader also began to feel frightened, his face looking gloomy and scary.
Clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, he gave a firm order: "The Eighth Route Army in Datong must not be allowed to have arsenals."
"I not only want to destroy these equipment, but also annihilate these Eighth Route Army troops and nip them in the bud to avoid future troubles."
"Chief of Staff, you immediately send a telegram to the garrison around Dongshan Coal Mine and ask them to send out all reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel to find the temporary location of the Eighth Route Army."
At the enemy headquarters of Dongping Village Garrison Regiment, Hong Linfeng returned to Li Hao after giving the order, trying to find out what secret mission the reconnaissance company and cavalry battalion were performing.
Facing the longing gaze of the chief of staff, Li Hao did not hide anything: "This task suddenly occurred to me when I was retreating."
"Deducting last night's losses, there are still too many Japanese troops in the city: three fully-equipped Japanese infantry brigades, a guard corps, a gendarmerie, and a puppet garrison brigade, totaling more than 7,000 people."
"If we attack by force, it will definitely be a tough battle."
"I am confident that we will win this tough battle, but the casualties are too great. We should try our best to avoid them if we can."
"Our original plan was to wait for the Japanese army to respond after the battle last night, and then the troops would come to cover up the water and earth. I thought this was too passive and not my style."
"Finally, I thought about the thing that the little devils are most afraid of in us, which is also their reverse scale."
"When they see this thing, they will definitely send troops out of the city at all costs."
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