Headquarters of the Japanese army division in Datong.

The operational sand table in front of the division commander is like a battlefield, and the distribution of enemy and enemy forces, the progress of each unit, and the latest battle situation in each battlefield are all clearly reflected.

Several combat staff officers stood by the side, and as long as the latest battle reports came over, they would immediately mark the relevant content on the sand table.

The chief of staff stood beside him, and after reading the latest battle report sent by his subordinates, the corners of his mouth quickly rose, and he reported excitedly: "Sir, all the palace troops left behind by the Jin Sui army have been killed by us, and the attacking troops are chasing down their retreating troops with all their might. ”

"Yo Xi!" The division commander also had a smile on his face.

Whether or not they can break through the interception of the troops behind the Jin Sui Army as soon as possible is the key to whether this pursuit battle can be won.

Now that all the troops behind the palace have been eaten, the biggest stumbling block to winning this pursuit battle is gone, and the tense nerves of the division commander are suddenly relaxed by half.

"Sir, the reconnaissance force is in a hurry!" The communications staff officer suddenly rushed in and reported.

"The Jin Sui army began to divide its troops, and the retreating troops of the four routes were divided into battalions and regiments, and the troops were divided into fifteen routes, and they evacuated Datong City from different directions."

The chief of staff made a judgment with a frown: "Sir, it must be that the Jin Suijun knows the news that the troops behind the palace have been killed by us." ”

"In order to avoid the retreating troops being caught up by us, they were all swept away, and then they divided their forces to break through."

The division commander's expression did not change at all, and he decisively ordered: "The Jin Sui army divides the troops, and we also divide the troops." ”

"Order the attacking troops to divide their forces into pursuit."

The chief of staff reminded: "Sir, if the troops are divided, will there be too few attacking troops, if the Jin Sui army turns around and counterattacks on the way to retreat, the attacking troops will definitely be dangerous." ”

"Don't worry, they don't dare to fight back, even if the fighter plane is placed in front of them, they don't have the courage." The division commander replied arrogantly.

"Outside Datong City, their morale has been exhausted by us."

"In the face of our pursuing troops, they will not have a second choice but to retreat and flee for their lives."

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if some troops have this idea, I won't give them this opportunity."

"In order to ensure the speed of pursuit, the sortie did not carry heavy weapons. Moreover, we can also draw a lot of troops from the city defense troops to protect the artillery units and heavy machine gun units, kill out of Datong City, and reinforce the attacking troops. ”

"If the Jin Sui army really dares to counterattack our pursuing troops, the reinforcements will immediately rush to the battlefield and cooperate with the attacking troops to eat this Jin Sui army, turn the rout battle into a war of annihilation, and kill more enemies."

"The chief is wise, and the humble position will be arranged now." The chief of staff replied with a flattering face.

Before anyone moved, the communications staff officer rushed over again: "Sir, the Caoziling garrison is in an emergency!" ”

"They were flanked by the garrison regiment in front and back, and the position was in danger, and the commander had personally gone to the battlefield and decided to live and die with the position, so that we could prepare for the breakthrough of the Caoziling defensive line."

The chief of staff retracted the steps he had taken and scolded loudly: "Bageyalu, I remember that they also reported yesterday that the situation was controllable and they were able to hold the defensive line, how long has it been since the situation deteriorated like this?!" ”

Then he reminded the division commander: "Sir, once the garrison breaks through the Caoziling defense line and enters the territory of Datong, it will definitely attack the imperial army and meet the retreating Jin Sui army, and there will be many variables in this decisive battle between us and the Jin Sui army." ”

"In order to prevent accidents, it is recommended to allocate a part of the troops to block behind the Caoziling defense line, and resolutely prevent the garrison regiment from participating in the battle."

The division commander replied with a calm face: "What are you panicking about? ”

"It's not a few days ago, the overall situation of the decisive battle between us and the Jin Sui army has been decided, even if the garrison group kills it now, it can only save a small part of the Jin Sui army, and it can't change the overall situation."

"Besides, the Caoziling defense line has not been broken through yet, and there are still imperial troops fighting there."

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if the Caoziling defense line is broken through now, Caoziling is still dozens of kilometers away from the battlefield, and when the garrison regiment marches to kill it, the decisive battle between us and the Jin Sui army has already been decided."

"It's best if they don't come. If you really have the courage to enter Datong and provoke our division, you don't have to be afraid, this time you won't let them go easily no matter what. ”

"Order the reconnaissance unit to draw out a reconnaissance detachment to advance in the direction of Caoziling, keep an eye on the garrison there, and report the situation immediately."

"The battle here continues, and the attacking troops speed up their march, intercept the retreating troops of the Jin Sui army in the shortest possible time, and then launch an attack and inflict heavy losses on them."

"The city defense troops protect the artillery units and heavy machine gun troops, and immediately go out of the city, divide troops to reinforce the attacking troops, and prevent the Jin Sui army from killing us back to the horse gun."

In a forest fifteen kilometers away from Datong City, more than 200 Eighth Route Army troops have been lurking here for several days.

At this moment, all the fighters are sorting out their equipment, reloading their weapons with bullets, and preparing for the next battle.

In the middle of the secret camp, He Jun, the commander of the Hunyuan Independent Battalion, looked anxious, and glanced at the dark forest around him from time to time, waiting for something.

Finally, a dark shadow came into his field of vision, and a monkey scurried towards him.

Before he could stand firmly, he gasped and reported: "Battalion commander, less than a regiment of Jin Sui's army is retreating towards our side, and it will be half an hour at most to reach the road in front of us. ”

"How many Japanese puppet army chasers are behind you!" He Jun immediately asked the question he was most concerned about.

"The devil has an infantry squadron, a company of the puppet army, and is not equipped with heavy weapons." The subordinate replied.

He Jun's eyes immediately became hot, and then he said to himself with a puzzled expression: "The little devil is too arrogant, less than three hundred people dare to chase and kill more than a thousand Jin Sui troops, aren't they afraid that the Jin Sui Army will kill one of them?" ”

The subordinates shook their heads and replied: "Battalion commander, even if this Jin Sui army wants to do this, they don't dare." ”

"There is also a unit four or five kilometers behind this group of Japanese puppet troops, there are not many people, only more than a hundred people, but they are equipped with six heavy machine guns and six mortars, and they are all little devils, biting tightly behind the pursuers."

"If the Jin Sui army can't make a quick decision and end the battle within half an hour when they kill the devils and return to the horse gun, they will definitely be blocked on the battlefield by these more than 100 little devils."

"When the time comes, heavy machine guns and mortars will be fired together, and the morale of the Jin Sui army will not be high, and it will definitely be defeated."

"I see!" He Jun showed an expression of sudden realization, and then his face was replaced by firmness, and he made a decision with a serious face.

"Since this Jin Sui army has concerns, then we will help them solve this concern."

"We ambushed more than 100 Japanese puppet troops at the rear, and those heavy machine guns and mortars were delivered to the mouth, there is no reason not to eat."

Half an hour later, the Jin Sui army passed through the pocket array arranged by the He army, and after another twenty minutes, nearly three hundred days of puppet troops appeared.

"Order the comrades to be calm and turn off the safety of the rifle machine guns, our target is the devils in the back, not them." He Jun ordered calmly.

Then he watched the Japanese puppet army pass under his own gun.

After another half an hour, the reinforcements sent by Datong City finally entered He Jun's field of vision.

Of the more than 100 devils, only one infantry squad is armed with rifles and light machine guns, and the rest of the devils either carry heavy machine guns and mortars, or carry heavy ammunition boxes.

In the middle of the procession were seven or eight mules and horses, all carrying heavy ammunition boxes.

Perhaps because the pursuing troops in front of this road would not be in danger, they were not vigilant at all.

Except for a few infantrymen who held the 38 big cover in their hands, everyone else carried it on their backs.

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