At the Japanese Army Headquarters in Datong, seconds passed by, and the brigade commander's patience was worn away bit by bit, and he slowly became irritable.
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the offensive troops of the garrison did not retreat, nor did the offensive slow down.
It was as if he had endless strength and his attacks became more and more fierce.
"General, there is an urgent telegram from the military headquarters. It was drafted by the Army Commander himself!" the deputy staff officer trotted over to report.
Judging from the solemn expression on his face, you knew that the telegram contained no good news.
Sure enough, the commander's face darkened after he took the telegram and took a look at it.
After quickly reading all the electrical panels in one glance, his whole face turned red. He held the telegram tightly in his hand, his veins were raging, and his whole body was like a powder keg, which could be ignited by just a tiny spark.
In the eyes of the army commander, they are the key to holding back the main force of the garrison, and are very important in determining whether the entire combat plan can proceed smoothly.
But in the eyes of the brigade commander, he and his subordinates have become abandoned by the military to win this battle.
"General, what did the military department say?" Seeing the brigade commander's face changing, his subordinates couldn't wait any longer, so a major asked anxiously.
The brigade commander forced himself to calm down and his mind was working rapidly, thinking about how to inform his subordinates of the contents of the telegram.
It will definitely not work if you just copy everything and say it out loud.
Most of the troops still fighting in Datong are expatriate armed forces.
They have no military discipline, nor do they have the courage to fight to the death like real soldiers. If they know that they have become abandoned, their combat effectiveness will definitely decrease.
Maybe some overseas Chinese would surrender directly to the Eighth Route Army in order to survive.
Without the troops, the task of holding back the main force of the garrison cannot be completed, so no matter how you answer, you must have a prerequisite: the remaining soldiers in Datong cannot be in chaos, and the military morale and morale cannot be lost.
Half a minute later, the brigade commander decided to conceal the news that everyone had become abandoned, and selectively informed everyone of the military headquarters' orders.
He answered in front of everyone's gaze: "Your Majesty the Army Commander ordered us to defend Datong. He has ordered the aviation force to continue sending planes to reinforce us."
"The troops attacking the base area of the garrison will also intensify their offensive, forcing the main force of the garrison to retreat."
"As long as we and the garrison fight for every inch of ground here and drag this street fight on, the longer it takes, the better it will be for us."
The deputy chief of staff was the third person besides the telegraph operator and the brigade commander who knew the contents of the telegram. If I remember correctly, the brigade commander's answer just now was completely missing the point.
Compared with the actual telegram content, although it is not completely opposite, it is not much different. They have two different meanings.
The deputy chief of staff did not understand the purpose of the brigade commander concealing the contents of the telegram.
But the firm and serious expression on his face made him feel that he could never be exposed at this time.
After most of his subordinates returned to the battlefield with "good news" and high morale, the brigade commander turned and walked toward his office, ordering as he walked: "Deputy Chief of Staff, come here, I have something to tell you."
As soon as I closed the office door, the brigade leader's voice rang in my ears: "You must not understand why I don't tell everyone the truth!"
"It's not that I want to hide it from everyone on purpose, but I have to do it."
"Once I tell you the truth in the telegram, do you think the armed foreigners in the army will still have the courage to continue fighting the Eighth Route Army? Will they switch sides and surrender to the Eighth Route Army in order to survive?"
The deputy chief of staff took a breath.
He really hadn't thought about this problem.
But the brigade leader's concern is definitely correct.
Among the armed expatriates, in addition to retired veterans, there are also a large number of warriors and civilians. They do not have the army's spirit of disregarding death and daring to fight. After learning that they have become abandoned, the first thing they think of is to save their lives.
Datong has become an isolated city. There is no hope of breaking out of the siege. The only way to save life is to surrender.
If some overseas Chinese defected on the battlefield and surrendered to the Eighth Route Army, it would definitely affect the morale and morale of other soldiers, causing Datong to be captured by the garrison in a short period of time.
Not only will everyone die by then, but the tasks assigned by the military headquarters to the Datong garrison will not be completed yet.
It's different if you hide the truth.
As long as there is hope in their hearts, the armed foreigners will not surrender and dare to fight the Eighth Route Army to the end.
In the end, everyone also fled to die. They were able to complete the military mission before dying, and their death was worthwhile.
Choose one of the two, and if the deputy chief of staff had to choose, he would choose the latter for the sake of the overall situation.
Looking at the brigade commander, he said with admiration: "The general is wise, and he doesn't think much about his humble position. Your decision is right."
"I will organize my troops now and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army attacking us in Datong!"
On the Laiyuan front line, the Japanese army has captured the third line of defense of the garrison.
According to the current combat rhythm, the Japanese and puppet troops will definitely be blocked in front of the eighth line of defense when it gets dark.
"Report..." He Jun, commander of the Datong Independent Battalion, suddenly appeared at the entrance of the command department.
Political Commissar Wang Hong looked puzzled and asked: "Batalion Commander He, aren't you commanding troops on the front line? Why are you here?"
He Jun strode in and reported: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, I feel that there is something abnormal about the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line."
"After taking down our third line of defense, the offensive has obviously become weaker."
"It's not meal time. Logically, they should continue to concentrate their troops and firepower to attack our fourth line of defense, but they didn't do that."
"Only two infantry squads and a company of puppet troops were dispatched to attack, and there were far fewer heavy machine guns and mortars to cover them. What did they seem to be waiting for?"
"Waiting for the group leader?" Hong Linfeng boldly guessed.
He Jun instantly heard the hidden meaning in Hong Linfeng's words: "Chief of Staff, are you saying that the Japs have seen our plan and plan to wait for the regiment leader to arrive before a decisive battle and wipe out the main force of our defense regiment?"
"It's very possible!" Hong Linfeng replied.
"Don't forget, in addition to the two thousand people attacking us, the Japanese and puppet troops are also gathering troops behind, totaling more than five thousand people."
"With five thousand elites facing us head-on, and with aircraft cover, they have no chance of winning."
Wang Hong suddenly spoke and shook his head in denial: "I'm probably not waiting for the group leader."
"The 5,000-day puppet army faces our garrison head-on. They do have a lot of chances of winning, but we have a greater chance of winning because we are fighting in our base area. The weather, location, people and people are all here with us."
"Do you think the Japanese army is willing to spend 5,000 men to fight an uncertain head-on confrontation with us?"
"Chief of Staff, please sort out the relevant information immediately and send it to the regimental commander over the radio."
"He is the only one who has contact with the Datong front line. If the Japanese and puppet troops really see our battle plan, there will definitely be changes on the Datong battlefield."
"Order the security department to start closing the net, but don't close them all. First, take down some less important agents and see if you can get some information from them."
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