At 6:30 in the morning, the fighting in the city continued.
The offensive troops advanced little by little, constantly compressing the living space of the Japanese and puppet troops, with no intention of retreating.
The only change is that the main offensive force on the battlefield has changed from the garrison regiment to the troops sent by the Northwestern Shanxi Eighth Route Army, Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and Laishui Independent Regiment.
Of course, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in the city were unaware of this subtle change.
Everyone is waiting for a critical moment to arrive, which is related to whether it is possible for everyone to defend Datong City and exit the battle alive.
The Laiyuan Independent Battalion's forward position. The Datong Independent Battalion Company took over the forward position half an hour ago. Except for the guard posts, all other soldiers were squatting in the trenches, holding their guns and closing their eyes to rest.
"Didi didi..."
The alarm whistle suddenly sounded in the position. The guard quickly withdrew his head from outside the trench and shouted nervously to his comrades.
"The Japs are out, let's get ready for battle."
The soldier who was closing his eyes and concentrating seemed to have suddenly received a shot of chicken blood, and his fighting spirit instantly became high.
Lie down on the edge of the trench, slowly poke your head out, observe the enemy's situation, rifle, light machine gun, carefully extend out of the trench, slowly turn the barrel, and put the enemy into the crosshairs...
"It's the enemy's testing force. There is only one platoon of puppet troops, no Japanese!" the company commander made a judgment after just one look.
Then I had a specific combat idea in my mind: "Put them 40 meters in front of the formation and then fire. The light and heavy machine guns will not move. Use the rifle to call them one by one so that the little devils can't figure out our true identity."
The Japanese army was attacking the position. The Japanese soldiers with command swords on their waists and the rank of colonel on their shoulders were staring at the battlefield.
He wanted to find out through the exploratory attack in front of him whether the garrison base area was really empty of troops.
"Baba..."
The familiar gunfire finally rang out, and the thirty puppet troops were knocked down one by one like targets. In less than half a minute, the entire army was wiped out.
The colonel's brows instantly furrowed. What he had just fired were only rifles, less than a hundred in total. This was not enough to judge the true situation of his opponent, let alone figure out the actual situation of the garrison's base.
This means that all the puppet troops dispatched just now died in vain and did not bring anything useful to themselves.
With a long sigh, he reluctantly ordered: "It seems that the imperial army will have to personally take action in this kind of matter."
"The artillery fired thirty artillery shells at the enemy's front-line positions, and then used heavy machine guns to cover it, and dispatched an infantry squad and a platoon of puppet troops to launch the attack. I don't believe that we can't force out the opponent's true strength."
More than eighty Japanese and puppet troops attacked at the same time, and heavy machine guns and mortars provided fire cover. No matter how powerful the company commander was, he did not dare to let only the riflemen shoot.
Soon, the sound of light and heavy machine gun fire sounded in the front line positions.
The Japanese and puppet troops did not fight hard and quickly quit the battle after leaving more than thirty corpses.
The colonel's face was calm, and he was not at all sad about the loss of more than 30 subordinates just now.
In his eyes, the casualties of his subordinates are just a series of numbers. As long as the mission can be completed and the predetermined strategic goals are achieved, it doesn't matter whether they are more or less.
The purpose of the attack just now has been achieved. As for how many people the attacking troops have lost, that is not their concern.
Looking at the battlefield, he gave a serious order: "The Eighth Route Army, which has only one reinforced company on the position, assemble a mortar squadron, a heavy machine gun squadron, an infantry squadron, and a battalion of the Imperial Association Army to quickly kill the chicken with a knife."
They stormed into the garrison base."
At the Laiyuan Independent Battalion Headquarters, Hong Linfeng and Wang Honggang received news that the Japanese and puppet troops had begun to attack.
Looking at the map, Hong Linfeng sighed with admiration: "The political commissar and regimental commander's judgment is correct. The Japanese are eager to launch an attack on the base area at dawn, fearing that they will miss this excellent opportunity."
Wang Hong nodded: "If I were the Japanese commander, I would be so quick. I can not only severely damage our base area, but also save Datong, killing two birds with one stone. Such a good opportunity does not come across often. If you miss it, it will be gone."
"The regiment commander has an order: We can neither allow the enemy to enter the base area and cause damage, nor can we attack them too hard to scare them away."
"I completely agree with this combat idea. You will be responsible for the specific command of the chief of staff. I will be in charge of logistics. We must drag the battle until the regimental commander returns."
Hong Linfeng answered confidently: "Don't worry, political commissar, I have already made arrangements."
"As long as we control the rhythm of the attack, the Japanese army will attack our last line of defense before dark."
"They had to stop because it was dark."
"And before dawn tomorrow, the regiment leader can bring the troops back by car, and our mission will be completed."
"In addition, I also asked all the troops who returned to the base area last night to change their military uniforms and wear the clothes of local troops and guerrillas to fight, so that the Japanese army mistakenly thought that we were improvised troops."
Wang Hong thought for a moment and added: "I'd like to add a little more."
"The Security Department received a tip-off that when we recruited new soldiers on a large scale in the base area last time, many Japanese spies took the opportunity to sneak into the army."
"The Security Department is investigating, but the speed is very slow."
"The Japanese want to kill two birds with one stone, severely damaging our base area and relieving the siege of Datong City."
"We also kill two birds with one stone for them and treat them the same way as they do."
"Use these spies to send some false information to the Japanese army. At the same time, let these spies be exposed when they send the information, and take the opportunity to kill them to ensure the safety of the troops."
When it comes to marching and fighting, Wang Hong is not as good as Hong Linfeng.
When it comes to gathering intelligence and catching enemy agents, two Hong Linfeng are not as good as one Wang Hong.
He quickly asked: "Political Commissar, how do you plan to operate, I will fully cooperate with you."
"Take two steps!" Wang Hong replied.
"You have already taken the first step. Let the recruits from the two main battalions form a stretcher team and go to the battlefield to transport the wounded to the rear."
"The second step requires the full cooperation of the participating troops."
"At the end of every counterattack, the participating troops must have more than half of their casualties. If there are not enough wounded, the intact soldiers will pretend to be. I will let the stretcher team take the opportunity to transport the wounded on the battlefield, so that they can see that our army has suffered heavy casualties, and that they are all defended by local troops.
The illusion of position.”
"The Japanese are anxious to know what kind of troops are blocking their way."
"After these agents obtain the information, they will definitely find a way to spread it."
"The security department has arranged anti-special experts in each company, and cadres at all levels help keep an eye on it. As long as these special agents dare to pass on information to the outside world, they will not be able to escape."
"At that time, we will only arrest people and will not prevent the spies from passing on the information."
"After receiving the intelligence, the little devils will definitely think that the troops on the position are local troops and guerrillas that we improvised and have no main force. So let go of your worries."
Hong Linfeng's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened, and he said happily: "This is indeed killing two birds with one stone."
"Knowing that our improvised local troops and guerrillas are on the position, the Japanese will definitely seize the opportunity to annihilate all these troops here, and then charge into the base area."
"Otherwise, after they enter the base area, they will divide their forces to eliminate our local troops and guerrillas, and the price they will pay will be even greater."
"So they will definitely attack with all their strength."
"I will make arrangements now to repel an attack by the Japanese and puppet troops and replace the company in the blocking position."
"The new recruits send the wounded to the rear with their front legs, and the wounded can return to the unit with their hind legs to continue fighting without affecting the unit's combat effectiveness at all."
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