Headquarters of the Japanese army division in Datong.

With one telegram after another, the battle situation in the east and south of the city was finally completely exposed to the division commander.

The chief of staff took the data that had just been counted, lowered his head, and reported with a solemn face.

"Sir, all the losses have been counted: all the eight assault units were killed by the enemy, and the Imperial Army lost six infantry squadrons, two heavy machine gun squadrons, two mortar squadrons, and one mountain artillery squadron, more than 1,400 men; The Imperial Allied Army lost four main battalions, more than 1,300 men. ”

"All the weapons and ammunition equipped by the troops were lost, and only more than 400 of the more than 1,300 Imperial Allied troops were killed in battle, and all the others were captured."

"Smack......

The division commander was furious and smashed his fist on the sand table next to him.

Then he shouted murderously: "The blood debt must be paid with blood, and we must avenge this revenge." ”

"Order the reconnaissance force to find the traces of these ambushes at once, and then keep an eye on them until dawn?"

"Chief of Staff, I've got all the troops you have prepared!"

"Hey!" Speaking of business, the chief of staff's lowered head immediately raised and replied with a serious face.

"A total of three infantry squadrons, an artillery squadron, a mountain artillery squadron, and a heavy machine gun squadron were transferred to form a mixed brigade."

"The troops have been assembled at the city gate, and they can now set off to set up defenses outside the city."

The killing intent emanating from the division commander became stronger and stronger, and he interrupted without hesitation: "If the troops don't set off first, stay at the city gate and stand by." ”

"Chief of Staff, you will transfer two infantry squadrons from the city, a regiment of the Imperial Cooperative Army, and converge the troops that have been assembled at the city gate, and you will personally lead the team to command and deploy five kilometers southeast of Datong."

"Wait for the plane to arrive at the battlefield at dawn, find those ambushes under the cover of the plane, and kill them."

"This victory between us and the Jin Sui army must not be defeated by the addition of the garrison regiment."

It has been a long time since the chief of staff has personally fought on the battlefield.

As a soldier, there is nothing more desirable than going to the battlefield to make a contribution.

As soon as the division commander's order came out, the chief of staff's eyes became hot, and he hurriedly replied: "Rest assured, sir, I will definitely kill all the ambush soldiers who attacked the imperial army last night and avenge the imperial army killed in the battle." ”

At this moment, the division commander did not realize that Li Hao's courage was greater than he imagined, and it was much bigger.

Not only did they look at the attacking troops in the east and south of the city, but they also set their sights on the west and north of the city, which were dozens of kilometers away.

On the mountain road more than 20 kilometers north of the city, more than 500 prisoners of the Jin Sui army lowered their heads and hurried towards Datong City amid the shouting and scolding of the little devils around them.

They had been captured by the Japanese more than an hour earlier, and more than 200 of their comrades had been killed in the battle.

In order to expand the results of the battle, the main force of the Japanese puppet army continued to pursue and kill the breakthrough troops, leaving a reinforced team to escort them back to Datong City.

More than 500 captives, either carrying two rifles with bolts removed, light and heavy machine guns and mortars without ammunition, or carrying sealed ammunition boxes, rushed to Datong to meet the unknown fate.

"Da Da Da ......"

A string of machine-gun fire suddenly rang out in the bushes on their flanks, three dazzling tongues of fire erupted from the muzzles, and the bullets flew in a fan shape under the flames and flew towards the little devils on the road.

"Baga, enemy attack ......"

The leader of the devil squad escorting the captives shouted with a shocked face, subconsciously lay on the ground, drew his command knife, and pointed to the position of the gun and ordered his subordinates to counterattack.

His first reaction was that he had encountered the main force of the Jin Sui Army and came to rescue the prisoners of war he was escorting, and he was very panicked.

After waiting for two seconds, he found that the other party only had three light machine guns, and they were set up nearly two hundred meters away, and the threat to himself was very limited, so he slowly stopped panicking.

The whole person became calm again, and he held the command knife and ordered: "They must be the stragglers left behind by the Jin Sui army, and the strength of the troops is less than one platoon when they hear the sound of gunfire, this is a battle exploit that comes to the mouth, and the troops rush up and kill them." ”

More than 50 devils, except for more than a dozen people who continued to stare at the prisoners, the remaining more than 40 people quickly approached the squad leader, formed an offensive formation, and under the cover of crooked handles and grenadiers, killed the machine gun position 200 meters away.

In a small forest on the flank of the battlefield, more than 50 cavalry were waiting in formation, and at the forefront were the commander and instructor of the second company of the cavalry battalion of the garrison regiment.

The two of them stared at the battlefield, and as soon as the devil moved, the instructor shouted excitedly: "Company commander, the devil has been fooled, let's go!" ”

Then he looked at the company commander with an eager expression, eager to rush out now.

"No hurry!" The company commander shook his head and replied.

"When they are farther away from the captives, we will rush over to minimize the chance of accidentally injuring the captives."

They had spotted the captives half an hour earlier.

A squad of devils, on the field battlefield, the cavalry company can kill them all with just one assault, cleanly, and there will be no accidents.

But that won't work tonight.

The Japanese army and the prisoners were mixed, and there were many prisoners and few Japanese troops.

If the cavalry company directly assaulted, the Japanese army and the prisoners would definitely be in chaos.

While destroying the devils, the captives will also be injured by mistake.

If you want to avoid this kind of accident, there is only one way, to separate the devils and the captives, and the main force of the cavalry company will raid the devils, leaving a small part of the troops to cut off the connection between the devils and the captives, and prevent them from mixing together and causing accidental injuries.

The company commander thought of turning the tiger away from the mountain.

Gather the three light machine guns equipped with the whole company, pretend to be an infantry platoon of the Jin Sui Army, and attract devils to destroy them.

The Japanese army in the west and north of the city has not been attacked, and they have been chasing the Jin Sui army all the time, and they must be very arrogant, and they will not take a platoon of the Jin Sui army in their eyes.

As long as they are fooled, the escort troops will be separated from the Jin Sui army prisoners, and the cavalry company will have the opportunity to surprise them.

"Cavalry company, prepare for assault ......"

Seeing that the devil was rushing farther and farther, even if he turned around and retreated now, he couldn't meet the prisoners in front of the cavalry company, and the company commander decisively drew his saber.

More than 50 cavalry were like sharp arrows from the strings, killing the battlefield.

The Japanese squad leader stayed with the attacking troops, and he had to witness the destruction of dozens of enemies by his subordinates.

Attacking and attacking, a roar suddenly sounded on their flanks, and the sound became louder and louder.

The squad leader was a battle-hardened veteran, his eyes immediately widened, and he shouted in shock: "It's cavalry, and some cavalry are coming at us!" ”

"Sir, could it be our own people, I haven't heard of cavalry troops in the west and north of the city." A Cao Chang replied.

"It's the enemy, their assault is getting faster and faster, it's obviously an offensive stance." The squad leader replied in the affirmative.

Then the order began: "The troops will immediately retreat, join up with the prisoners, let the prisoners stand in the way, slow down the cavalry assault, and buy us time to establish a defensive line." ”

"Immediately send someone to report to the squadron leader that the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, which is active in the east and south of the city, has come to the west of the city, and asks them to strengthen their vigilance and immediately send troops back to help us."

The squad leader's defenses are very ruthless, allowing them to buy time with the flesh and blood of their captives, and they don't take their lives seriously at all, but they are very effective.

Once achieved, the cavalry company's goal of destroying them in a short period of time could not be achieved.