"Boom ......"

When the three chariots were still fifty meters away from the blocking position, the last thing the captain wanted to hear was the sound of artillery again.

His face turned pale with a brush, and it was not until the blocking position was once again covered with artillery fire that he reacted from the shock.

Then in a hurry to order the artillery to counterattack, strike at the flying thunder artillery units of the garrison regiment, and relieve the pressure on the blocking troops on the position.

But it was too late.

The artillery raid of the garrison lasted less than half a minute before it ended, not giving them a chance to counterattack at all.

The headquarters of the Japanese division in Datong was not affected by the sound of gunfire outside the city, and everything was very orderly.

Operational staff officers and communications staff officers went in and out to continuously summarize the latest battle situation on the front line on the sand table in front of the division commander.

"Order the first brigade to alternately cover and voluntarily abandon the position." The division commander stared at the sand table and ordered confidently.

Seeing that all his subordinates had surprised and puzzled expressions on their faces, the division commander did not hide his thoughts.

"The task given to us by the military department is to use the strong fortifications of Datong City to attack the Jin Sui army, not simply to repel them."

"The first brigade has been holding the position for two whole days, and the Jin Sui army has not advanced an inch. If it continued to defend, the offensive edge of the Jin Sui army was exhausted. If they stop their offensive and withdraw from Datong because of this, we will not be able to complete our task of inflicting heavy losses on them. ”

"Only by letting them see the hope of capturing Datong City, and tasting a little sweetness from time to time, will they continue to attack Datong City at any cost."

The chief of staff suddenly realized and shouted: "The commander is wise, and he will give orders now." ”

"The first brigade alternately covered and abandoned the position, and also made the Jin Sui army feel that they were defeated and retreated in embarrassment."

The division commander nodded approvingly, and then shifted his gaze back to the sand table.

"Sir, the Caoziling defense line ......is in an emergency," a communications staff officer suddenly rushed in and reported in a hurry.

"The garrison regiment dispatched heavy artillery and chariot troops to attack them, the garrison of the defense line suffered heavy casualties, and there are less than 300 people left to continue the battle, please send reinforcements to the division and regiment headquarters immediately, otherwise the defense line will be broken by the garrison regiment tomorrow night."

The good mood on the face of the division commander disappeared all at once, and he scolded with a calm face.

"This garrison regiment is still as powerful as ever, it only took three nights to kill nearly 1,000 of us, and the eight grid of Yalu ......"

The chief of staff added: "Sir, the battle of the main force of the division against the Jin Sui army is going on in an orderly manner, and judging from the current battle situation, we will be able to close the net and counterattack in five days." ”

"If the garrison breaks through the Caoziling defense line at this time and joins the battle, there will definitely be a lot of variables in this battle between us and the Jin Sui army."

The division commander didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "How many troops can Datong City draw out to reinforce the Caoziling defense line." ”

"An infantry brigade of the Imperial Army, a regiment of the Imperial Army, and a mountain artillery battalion can also be drawn from the Imperial Army to reinforce the past." The chief of staff replied like a few treasures.

"Enough!" The division commander's face returned to seriousness.

"Chief of Staff, you are responsible for the transfer of troops, after dawn, the reinforcements will fight out of Datong City under the cover of aircraft, and march quickly to reinforce the Caoziling defense line."

"Tell Captain Matsui: I will give him reinforcements, and a special aircraft will be assigned from the valuable aviation to provide him with air support."

"Within seven days, if there is a problem with the Caoziling defense line, he will not come back."

In front of the enemy headquarters of the garrison regiment, Hong Lin Fengxing hurriedly ran in, with a smile on his face.

"Commander, our goal has been achieved, and the little devil has been fooled."

"The assault team has just sent a telegram: Datong City dispatched 1,000 Japanese troops, more than 1,300 puppet soldiers, and also brought 12 mountain artillery, and under the cover of aircraft, they marched to Caoziling to kill them."

"Along the way, the Jin Sui army was intimidated by the little devil plane, and all of them were released."

"If nothing else, they will be on the battlefield at four o'clock in the afternoon."

This result has always been in Li Hao's plan, and previous actions have been working hard for it.

After listening to Hong Linfeng's report, he couldn't help but take a long breath, and then ordered with excitement: "Tell all the fighters that the enemy has taken the bait, from now on, everyone will give me a good rest, recuperate, and slowly clean up the piece of fat that the little devil took the initiative to send to the door after dark." ”

Outside the city of Datong, the fighting continues.

Three days earlier, the troops had reached the outside of Datong and began to attack the fortifications.

The attack lasted three nights in a row, and every night the heavy artillery regiment blew a gap in the city wall to cover the gap for the main attack regiment.

But they were all beaten out by the Japanese counterattack at the last moment.

Then it was dawn, and several planes came to the battlefield and bombed the offensive positions of the Jin Sui army, forcing them back and ending the battle.

Three attacks in three nights were all defeated by the Japanese at the last moment, and the three main attack regiments involved in the attack were almost completely wiped out.

Many commanders had doubts, suspecting that these three identical attacks were deliberately done by the little devils, and that there was a conspiracy hidden behind them that no one knew about.

In this case, they did not have any hope that the troops would be able to recapture Datong City and asked for the withdrawal of their troops.

What's more, the heavy artillery regiment is running out of shells.

With the support of heavy artillery regiments, the troops still had a chance to approach the city walls.

Without heavy artillery to break through the walls, it would not have been possible for the troops to even get close to the walls.

After various factors were brought together, the headquarters of the Jin Sui Army was also shaken and began to study the withdrawal plan.

At the headquarters of the Japanese division and regiment in Datong, the chief of staff hurriedly walked in. The expression was nervous and excited.

"Sir, the military department is in an emergency!"

"Our intelligence officers lurking inside the Jin Sui Army report: The Jin Sui Army Headquarters is studying the retreat plan, and the troops will be withdrawn as early as tomorrow night?"

"Smack......

The division commander was so excited that he slammed his fist on the table in front of him, and then shouted.

"Yo Xi, after waiting for so long, I can finally close the net and counterattack."

"Chief of Staff, are our troops ready? The counteroffensive plan has not been worked out. ”

"Hey!" The chief of staff hastened to answer.

Then he sent two combat plans to the division commander: "There are two plans in total, one is to counterattack during the day and the other is to counterattack at night, and I ask the commander to make the final decision." ”

The division commander didn't look at it, and he still had this trust in partnering with the chief of staff for so long, and he was very clear about his strength.

Even if you look at the battle plan yourself, there is nothing to change.

replied very quickly: "Launching a counteroffensive at night, so that it is even more sudden, it will definitely catch the Jin Sui army by surprise." ”

"Although the counteroffensive during the day is supported by aircraft, as soon as our troops leave the city, they will get the news in advance and then retreat, and the big counteroffensive will turn into a pursuit battle."

"So I chose to counterattack at night."

"Chief of Staff, you are in charge of command, and the time for the counterattack is set for tonight."