"How is that possible?" Major General Noda shouted with a look of shock!
"What do the city defense troops do for food? They don't even know that so many troops from the Eighth Route Army have entered the city!"
No one answered Major General Noda’s question!
They were also shocked by the news!
Hearing the sound of gunfire getting closer and closer to the headquarters, panic slowly appeared on his shocked face!
Your own people know your own business!
There are too few garrison troops in Datong City: the garrison headquarters is usually equipped with at least one infantry squadron and one guard team responsible for patrolling and guarding tasks. There is also an infantry squadron and an artillery squadron stationed nearby, and reinforcements can be sent within ten minutes!
Things are different now!
The Datong garrison lost its troops and all the troops that could be sent out were sent out. There was only one guard left in the huge headquarters!
If the Eighth Route Army from this company were to attack, no one would know if they could stop it with less than a hundred guardsmen!
Whatever you are afraid of will happen!
When many Japanese soldiers in the headquarters were worried about their own safety, an accident happened!
A lieutenant from the guard rushed in with blood on his body!
"General, the small team of guards is finished!"
"The Eighth Route Army's firepower is too fierce. A dozen men are equipped with a light machine gun and a grenade launcher, as well as a large number of pistols and submachine guns. In just one contact, more than half of the guard team was killed or injured!"
"Also, the individual combat effectiveness of this Eighth Route Army is very strong, and their marksmanship is also very accurate. They are on par with the Imperial Army!"
"They had many people and fierce firepower. The remaining half of the soldiers in the small group only lasted for less than two minutes and were defeated!"
"The second team is now approaching, but this Eighth Route Army is too powerful, they will definitely not be able to hold on for long!"
"The captain asked me to come over and inform the general to move immediately. It's too dangerous here!"
The chief of staff was the first to react. He raised his eyebrows and ordered: "Why are you still standing there? Protect your Excellency, General, and move him immediately!"
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
Before anyone moved, there was a burst of gunfire from the backyard of the headquarters, very close to everyone!
"General, the back entrance of the headquarters was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army had a platoon equipped with several light machine guns and the firepower was very fierce!"
"We only have one combat unit in the backyard, and it's almost unbearable!"
The chief of staff glanced at the map on the table and made a judgment: "Go to the gendarmerie headquarters!"
"There were no shots fired in that direction, and no Eighth Route Army troops showed up yet!"
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
More intense gunshots and explosions rang out one after another in the city, everywhere!
Noda was already very familiar with Datong City, but the gunshots that reached his ears were so dense that he couldn't figure out where the gunshots were!
"Rumble..."
A series of more violent explosions came faintly!
As long as the little Japanese officers heard these voices, without exception, their faces would change drastically!
Most of them are officers who have climbed up through the ranks through military exploits, and they know the source of these explosions very well!
"It's artillery shells. Some mountain artillery shells exploded, and some mortar shells exploded!" the artillery staff shouted!
A combat staff officer quickly replied: "Even mountain artillery and mortars have been used. It must be the Eighth Route Army that has begun to attack the city!"
"Jingle Bell……"
Before he finished speaking, the phone rang urgently!
"Moses Moses..."
The combat staff officer grabbed the microphone and put it to his ear!
Before he could say a word, his face turned pale. He put down the phone and reported with a look of despair: "General, the call came from the south gate. They were attacked by the Eighth Route Army!"
"And the Eighth Route Army attacked them from inside the city. The troops suffered heavy casualties and were almost wiped out!"
"Sir, the stronghold in the south of the city reported that they were attacked by the Eighth Route Army. There was at least one enemy regiment, and they were also equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns!"
"The warning position has been lost!"
"More than half of the troops stationed on the first line of defense have suffered casualties, and they can still hold on for ten minutes at most!"
"It's over!"
Major General Noda slumped down on his chair, his face turning paler and whiter!
He could already predict the outcome of the second line of defense in the south of the city!
The Eighth Route Army offensive troops captured the first line of defense and then attacked the second line of defense!
After the Eighth Route Army, which is attacking the South Gate, takes over the South Gate fortifications, it will definitely divide its troops and rush out of Datong City, launching an attack on the second line of defense in the south of the city from behind!
The imperial army built two gun towers and at least six bunkers there!
In frontal combat, as long as there is sufficient ammunition, the Eighth Route Army can withstand even a single regiment!
But there is a problem on the defense line!
When building gun towers and bunkers, no one could imagine that the enemy would come from behind because Datong City was right behind them!
Therefore, the shooting holes of the turrets and bunkers all face the front!
Facing the enemy attacking behind them, they didn't even have any defenses!
The Eighth Route Army attacks the second line of defense from both front and rear. The originally indestructible gun towers and bunkers will definitely turn into paper and become vulnerable!
"General, the north of the city was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Fierce gunfire erupted at the city gate. We have lost contact with the defenders!" Another combat staff officer put down the phone and reported!
"General, fierce gunfire erupted at the North Gate. They were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army attacking them came from inside the city!"
Major General Noda looked desperate, but at this time he still forced himself to stand up, stared at the subordinates in front of him and roared: "Bagya Road, why are the Eighth Route Army coming from the city!"
"Who can tell me how many Eighth Route Army troops have made their way into the city, and how they quietly passed through our blockade outside the city!"
The chief of staff replied bravely: "General, judging from the current battle situation, there is a regiment before the Eighth Route Army entering the city!"
"There is no sound of guns and artillery only in the east of the city. If I am not wrong in my judgment, those Eighth Route Army troops should have sneaked in from the east of the city!"
“I don’t know exactly how to do this!”
"Rumble..."
An explosion sounded in the backyard!
During the violent explosion, the courtyard where the headquarters was located began to tremble, and dust continued to fall from the roof, making everyone look disgraced!
"General, the backyard wall was blown down by the Eighth Route Army. You must move and retreat immediately. If it's too late, you won't be able to leave!"
A Chief Cao rushed in, his body covered with blood and gunpowder smoke, and reported with a panic look on his face!
The chief of staff quickly ordered: "Retreat, protect the general and go to the military police headquarters!"
Several guards immediately surrounded Major General Noda in the middle. Two guards, one on the left and one on the right, lifted Noda up and walked outside the headquarters!
"Da da da... boom boom..."
As soon as I walked to the door, gunshots and explosions rang out in the front yard of the headquarters!
Major General Noda was completely desperate. He sighed and ordered: "The Eighth Route Army has come to kill us. We can't leave!"
"At least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army has sneaked into the city, and we only have one guard and one gendarmerie in the city!"
"The gendarmerie guarding the city wall is under a devastating attack by the Eighth Route Army. It will be over soon!"
"The guards also suffered heavy casualties. Even if we successfully rush out, there will be no troops to protect us!"
"Instead of rushing out and being chased by the Eighth Route Army entering the city, and having an encounter with them, it's better to stay here and defend the headquarters!"
"This way, even if you die, you can kill a few more Eighth Route Army soldiers!"
"Bageya Road, didn't you hear my order? Everyone stop, pick up their weapons, and defend the headquarters!"
"Also, send a telegram to the military headquarters immediately, a farewell telegram!"
"The situation in Datong is far worse than we expected! If nothing else, I must be the most unjust and aggrieved major general in the empire to die! I don't even know how the enemy entered the city, and the headquarters was taken away!"
“Tick tock…
Amidst the crisp sound of sending and receiving telegraphs, the sound of gunfire is getting closer and closer to them!"
Three grenades suddenly flew into the headquarters!
"General, be careful! Get down..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Major General Noda stood next to the radio and dictated a farewell telegram. The guards were fighting around him, and the chief of staff was also on board! Except for the radio operator, there was no one under his command!
As soon as I heard my subordinates exclaiming, before anyone could move, an explosion went off!
A wave of hot air rushed toward him, and his whole body felt as if he had been hit hard by a punch. He flew directly from the ground, and there was also a heartbreaking pain in his body!
It hit the brick wall next to the radio station hard and lost all movement!
"Boom boom boom..."
More and more grenades flew into the headquarters from the windows, passed over the Japs' heads, hit the war room and exploded!
Soon thick smoke billowed out of the war room, and gunshots became increasingly sparse!
"Go in and occupy the Japanese headquarters!" Sun Jiawu, the guard company commander, ordered with excitement on his face!
Holding the box cannon in hand, be the first to rush into the smoke!
The machine gunner followed closely behind, holding the machine gun in his arms and charging into the room while firing!
Wherever the bullets hit, doors and windows were directly smashed into sieves!
Several little Japanese who were injured in the bombing planned to die together with the Eighth Route Army who rushed in. The machine gun bullets flying into the room killed them directly, shattering their dreams!