Thirty-one cavalrymen were blocked by one heavy machine gun and two light machine guns, as if they were running into an iron wall. Whoever rushed over would die, and there was no way to move forward.
The last dozen or so Japs saw that the situation was not going well and planned to escape.
Immediately leave the road and run to both sides, preparing to make a circle and then turn around and retreat.
The idea was good, but the reality was cruel. As soon as the troops were divided, they became desperate.
More than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops suddenly emerged from the surrounding area, in groups of a dozen or so, rushing toward them with guns in hand, shooting as they ran.
In less than three minutes, the cavalry squad that the Japanese army had placed high hopes on was finished.
An hour later, walking one kilometer further on the road, a reinforcement company from the Laiyuan Independent Battalion took ten minutes to kill a reinforcement team reinforced by a nearby stronghold.
In the other direction, a main company of the Independent Battalion plus a mortar platoon took out a reinforcement force of more than 150 people in half an hour.
At one o'clock in the morning, two main companies and one recruit company of the Independent Battalion successfully ambushed more than 200 puppet troops in an hour.
Battalion Commander Zhao Wen stood outside the Wufeng Town stronghold, hesitating whether to kill the bait, when a soldier from the reconnaissance platoon suddenly galloped over on a fast horse.
When he ran to the front, his face was already flushed because he was too tired, and he panted and reported: "Battal Commander, the few strongholds closest to Datong City were suddenly brightly lit and began to assemble troops. The instructor judged that they were going to return for reinforcements.
Datong City, I want you to send troops back to intercept immediately."
Zhao Wen was startled and began to give orders: "Corpser, blow the assembly horn immediately."
The first company commander next to him shouted unwillingly: "Battalion Commander, give me another half hour, and I will ensure that we capture the Wufeng Town stronghold."
"Stop fighting!" Zhao Wen ordered without hesitation.
"Compared with the interception mission from the instructor, a Wufeng Town stronghold is nothing."
"First intercept the Japanese and puppet troops who want to return to Datong City. After the fight is over, we will attack here and execute the order."
A reinforced squadron of Japanese troops and a company of puppet troops, nearly three hundred people holding torches, advanced lightly and marched towards Datong City in a hurry.
A main platoon and a platoon of new recruits from the Laiyuan Independent Battalion stood in front, waiting for the Japanese and puppet troops to approach before opening fire.
The sudden firepower instantly claimed the lives of more than a dozen Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese commander was a captain. He drew his command sword and waved it forward: "The enemy can only have two platoons at most, and they are not equipped with heavy weapons."
"The whole army will fight together to kill them, and then move forward."
"Boom...boom..."
The captain rushed forward with his men. He had just run less than fifty meters when an explosion rang in his ears.
Under the darkness of night, the flames rising into the sky were particularly dazzling.
Every time there was an explosion, several subordinates fell down around them...
The captain was heartbroken and quickly ordered: "On Bageya Road, the enemy has laid mines in front of the blocking position. The entire army is retreating. You cannot rush forward forcefully, otherwise everyone will surely suffer heavy casualties."
The attacking troops were like a wave that reached its end, and all of them retreated at once.
The captain was not happy at all.
In less than three minutes of the attack just now, the troops were killed and injured by landmines without even seeing the opponent's figure, and more than twenty of their subordinates were scattered scattered on the offensive road.
This kind of attack is really frustrating.
Although the captain didn't know why the brigade headquarters asked him to abandon his stronghold and return to Datong City to aid, judging from the urgency of the order, he had a vague feeling that something had happened in Datong City, otherwise the brigade headquarters would not have allowed everyone to set off overnight.
So I must find a way to bring them back intact.
There are not many troops to intercept them in front, but they have laid mines in front of the formation.
Judging from the attack just now, the troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties if they charge hard.
It would take too much time to send engineers to find those mines. The most direct way is to use artillery to explode them.
However, in order to allow the troops to move forward lightly and return to Datong in the shortest time, the two mortars only carried forty rounds of spare shells. The number was too small, and firing them all might not necessarily detonate the mines.
After a brief analysis, the captain decided to give up the attack.
This is his defense zone. He has all the nearby roads and paths in his mind, and he knows how to go there even with his eyes closed.
He quickly thought of a path that could bypass the blocking position in front.
Sometimes taking a small road can shorten the time. The Japs took a small road tonight just the opposite, which would make them take an extra detour of nearly three kilometers.
After finally returning to the main road and preparing to march back to Datong, Zhao Wen rushed back...
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, the commander put down the phone and fell into deep thought with a sullen face.
I didn't expect that I really made a mistake.
An incorrect intelligence was reported to the Datong garrison, which put Datong City into crisis and could be captured by the garrison at any time.
The chief of staff knew very well that his and the army commander's futures were tied to Datong City.
It's okay if there is no accident in Datong City. If there is an accident, the two of them will definitely be held accountable. They must make up for it immediately to ensure that Datong City is not lost.
He looked at the military commander and asked: "Sir, what should we do next?"
"The proposal from the Datong Garrison is very good!" The army commander also reacted at this time and thought about his answer.
"They concentrated their forces to defend Datong City. We gathered heavy troops and went directly into the garrison base area. We could not only force the garrison group to retreat, but also destroy their base area."
"If conditions permit, we can directly occupy Laiyuan, Guangling, and Hunyuan counties, and compress the garrison into Lingqiu."
The chief of staff looked at the sand table and agreed: "Sir, you are wise!"
Then analyze according to the commander's thinking.
"Datong is an isolated city under our control."
"To directly send troops to reinforce Datong, we must pass through the Eighth Route Army base area and the areas occupied by the Shanxi-Sui Army."
"They will definitely try their best to block it, which will not only waste time, but also lose a lot of troops. The gain outweighs the gain."
"It's different to attack the garrison base directly. The troops there are empty and it will be easy for us to get in."
"The base area is where the Eighth Route Army can survive. Without the support of the base area, a unit no matter how strong its combat effectiveness is will become weaker and weaker, and will eventually be killed by us."
"The garrison is no exception."
"As long as we attack fast enough and hit hard enough, we will definitely be able to force the defense regiment to retreat in a short period of time."
"By the time they come back, the base area will have been devastated by us."
"If conditions permit, we can also ask the Datong garrison to cooperate with us in attacking the garrison in front and behind, severely inflicting heavy damage on them, and taking the opportunity to occupy Laiyuan, Guangling, and Hunyuan counties without leaving."
The commander nodded and began to give orders: "Then fight like this."
"Regardless of whether the garrison really wants to attack Datong City, we must seize this opportunity to attack their base area."
"Chief of Staff, you are responsible for formulating the attack plan and deploying troops."
"After daybreak, gather five thousand people to rush into their base and destroy their lair."
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