Datong is the place where the Japanese army is heavily garrisoned, and it is an important place in the northern gateway of Shanxi. The strategic location is very important, and if it is attacked, it will inevitably cause a shock in Jin Province.

And once the important town of Datong was attacked, the pursuing force of Seishiro Itagaki could not escape the blame.

"Yaga! Li Yunlong, you are really good enough. After looking at each other for a while, Seishiro Itagaki came back to his senses and scolded.

Ueno, chief of staff of the division, said urgently: "Your Excellency, division commander, it seems that Li Yunlong is going to attack the west to fight Datong!" What are we going to do? ”。

Itagaki Seishiro pointed with his eyes, frowned and was silent for a while, and then said, "Bring the map!" ”。

When Ueno heard this, he hurriedly waved to the Japanese staff officer of the division headquarters next to him, and motioned to put the map in front of Itagaki Seishiro and others.

After the map was spread out, Seishiro Itagaki and Ueno Masashi and others went up to gather together.

After watching the meeting, Itagaki Seishiro pointed to the dot on the map that represented Datong and said: "Datong is the gateway to the north of Shanxi, the starting point of the Tongpu Railway, and the important place of the railway!" Strategic location is important. Once something really happens to Datong, the impact will be too bad. Immediately send a report to His Excellency Commander Yoshio Shinozuka and inform us of the information we have received! Your Excellency the Commander is requested to send a report to the defenders of Datong to strengthen their vigilance. ”。

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, why don't we send a report directly to the Datong defenders? In this way, it directly saves time and effort? Ueno said suspiciously.

Seishiro Itagaki said helplessly: "We are now the troops that were transferred in by His Excellency Commander Shinozuka in a hurry, and we can't directly order friendly troops at this time!" Hurry up and report to Your Excellency the Commander! Inform the new regiment of the current movements, and ask the Datong defenders to dispatch and advance with us from east to west, and attack the new regiment Li Yunlong commanded by the Zhina Army. Go ahead! ”。

"Alright, Your Excellency the Division Commander, obey your orders." Ueno thought about it for a while, it seemed to be the case, after all, the commander of the 10th Division of the Datong Garrison, Ryosuke Shitani, was at the same level as him, and it was impolite to ask people to dispatch in an emergency.

And Itagaki Seishiro continued to order: "Order all departments, assemble and dispatch, continue to pursue Li Yunlong's department, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, chase me!" ”。

Without even a little time to recuperate, Itagaki Seishiro only stopped in Ping'an County for less than five minutes, and the Japanese troops under the assembly station continued to attack westward out of the city to pursue Li Yunlong's headquarters.

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Taiyuan City, at this time, is also in a beautiful scenery wrapped in silver. The snow is fluttering, although there is not much snow in the city, but the common people are rare to see it has not come out, and the streets are dead silent.

In the city, in the command room of the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army, the Japanese staff officers who came and went were busy coming and going.

Yoshio Shinozuka was looking at the map with Taro Miyano, chief of staff of the headquarters, at this time, when suddenly footsteps rushed behind the two of them.

"Your Excellency Commander, Chief of Staff, the fighter plane that took off from Datong has encountered a wind and snow, and the aviation fuel has run out, and it has returned!" The Japanese confidential staff officer held a copy of the urgent telegram that had just been sent by the Japanese air force.

Yoshio Shinozuka and Taro Miyano just looked at each other, and then Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Got it, continue to report if there is a situation!" ”。

"Hayi, Your Excellency Commander!" The Japanese staff stiffened, then turned around and left to continue their work.

At this time, Shinozuka Yoshio's face was gloomy, and the troops led by Li Yunlong himself had already crossed the Sangqian River to the north at this time, and at this time, Itagaki Seishiro's troops had not sent an urgent telegram report, which really made Shinozuka Yoshio very dissatisfied.

However, he came to whatever he wanted, and saw that the Japanese staff officer who had just left soon held another telegram and rushed to the front of Yoshio Shinozuka and Taro Miyano and reported immediately: "Your Excellency the Commander, Chief of Staff, and the commander of Itagaki Seishiro's Division, have caught up with the troops led by Li Yunlong in the area of Zhaojiayu on the north bank of the Sangqian River and fought fiercely with them. Later, the Chinese army blocked behind the Zhaojiayu Palace, and the rest of the main force advanced rapidly, went north to Ping'an County, and quickly captured Ping'an County. Now, according to the information obtained, Li Yunlong will lead his troops westward in an attempt to attack Datong! ”。

"Nani? Li Yunlong wants to lead his troops to attack Datong? Yoshio Shinozuka laughed when he heard this, and he laughed angrily.

Datong is the place where the 10th Division under the command of the Japanese First Army is heavily garrisoned, and there is an 8th Brigade of the 10th Division in the city, and the strength of the 2 wings of the 39th and 40th Wings under its jurisdiction is not less than 8,000 men. What's more, the city walls of Datong are tall, the fortifications of the city are complete, and if the city is defended, even if the 100,000 elite troops of the Chinese army may not be able to take Datong within half a month.

And the few men and horses under Li Yunlong's department, even if they are all pulled out, it will be difficult to capture Datong.

Taro Miyano also laughed when he heard this, but suddenly thought of something, so he hurriedly said to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Your Excellency, Commander, something is wrong. Although Datong is in the hands of the Imperial Army, there are many garrisons in the city. However, Datong is the northern gateway of Jin Province, and its strategic location is very important. In addition, Datong is a strong city, and once it is attacked, it will inevitably be very detrimental to the prestige of our First Army. It is necessary to stop the new regiment from arriving at the city of Datong and attacking. Otherwise, the impact is too bad. Your Excellency the Commander!! ”。

"Yo Xi, Miyano-kun, your reminder is very timely, which I didn't expect! Okay, order the Datong defenders to dispatch a wing, go east to search and advance vertically, cooperate with Itagaki Seishiro's headquarters, and attack the headquarters of the Shina Army under the command of Li Yunlong! Order the aviation troops, dispatch reconnaissance planes, be sure to find Li Yunlong's headquarters, go! Yoshio Shinozuka thought about it, agreed to the urgent telegram request from Seishiro Itagaki, and then waved his hand to the Japanese staff officer on the side and ordered.

The confidential staff officer of the First Army Headquarters of the Japanese Army responded: "Hayi, Your Excellency Commander! Then he rushed away and sent a report to the Japanese defenders in Datong.

As for whether he could catch Li Yunlong and annihilate the new regiment under his command this time, to be honest, Yoshio Shinozuka felt a little uneasy in his heart. After all, the troops of the Eighth Route Army commanded by Li Yunlong are simply demonic and very difficult.

Just when Yoshio Shinozuka urgently ordered the defenders of Datong to send a wing to the east, and cooperate with the westward advance to pursue the Japanese troops of Itagaki Seishiro under Li Yunlong's department to attack Li Yunlong and others.

Li Yunlong had already led his troops to rush to the dense forest less than three kilometers away from Datong, and with the help of the cover of snow, he hibernated.

"Regiment commander, according to the secret telegram of our army's intelligence personnel in Datong City, the Jinggu Division in the city does have the strength of a brigade!" In the dense forest three kilometers east of Datong, a communications soldier accompanying the army reported to Li Yunlong.