It's just that Nishihara Kazusei knows that it's useless to regret it now. The only chance left for me now is to hold on for as long as possible, adjust the deployment of the front army headquarters, and mobilize reinforcements to buy time. Chadong's 26th Division, he knew he couldn't count on it.

The only hope now is to see how many reinforcements Cheng Dù can mobilize from northern Jin with the importance that the front army attaches to Guisui. But Nishihara Kazuse knew that the premise of waiting for reinforcements to arrive was how long he could hold out in Guisui. Hold on, maybe there is a glimmer of life. If you don't hold it, then don't say anything.

After hesitating for a long time, Nishihara Kazukei finally decided to abandon Guihua Castle to the south and shrink its defenses. Concentrate limited forces, relying on the Daqing Mountain Range, to defend Suiyuan City in the north. At the very least, we can concentrate our forces and hold the entire core area of Guisui.

Moreover, unlike Suiyuan City, which has a complete city wall system, the walls of Guihua City have been completely demolished except for the North City Gate Tower, which has been preserved as a landmark. Although the role of the city wall in modern warfare is no longer comparable to that of the cold weapon era. But it is better to have walls than not to have them.

It's just that although his last hesitation was not long, it was this hesitation that made him miss the last fighter. During the period of his hesitation, in the entire south of Guisui City, the 1st Cavalry Brigade that was attacking Guihua City used the main force of the entire Guisui defenders to take the initiative to meet the battle, and the defenders of Guihua City had a small number of rare fighters.

Guihua City, which has already entered the southern city of Guisui, is entangled with the defenders. At the same time, with a force, it was inserted between Suiyuan City, which is called Suiyuan New City, and Guihua City, cutting off the direct contact between the defenders of the two cities. And along the East Street in the Naturalization City, it is developing in depth towards the Naturalization City.

The two armies were entangled, and although the 1st Cavalry Brigade could not get out for the time being, it was thrown into operations in other directions. However, Nishihara Kazuse's idea of concentrating limited forces to hold on to the fortifications of the city was stronger, and the idea of concentrating the airport, the railway station, and Suiyuan City, which had hoarded a large amount of supplies, also became a bunch of bubbles.

After receiving the report of the 71st Wing, the telephone in Nishihara Kazuce's hand fell directly to the ground. And at this moment, the sound of artillery on the head of Suiyuan City is becoming more and more intensive. In his headquarters, he could even clearly hear the violent explosion of the anti-union shells hitting the city wall.

Facing the already precarious city defense, Nishihara Kazuce did not hesitate this time. He immediately gave an order to Major General Mori Maoshu in Baotou to immediately hand over the garrison task in Baotou to the army under the Mongolian Autonomous Government. He led all the Japanese troops in Baotou to take the train, taking an armored train currently staying in Baotou as the lead, and forcibly retreated back to Sui.

At the same time, the 71st Cavalry Wing in the Naturalization City was ordered to get rid of the entanglement with the enemy at any cost and immediately abandon the Naturalization City. Taking advantage of the fact that there were no enemy troops in the west of Suiyuan City, he made a detour to the west of the city and retreated into Suiyuan City. He will mobilize the only three 91-type road and railway dual-purpose armored vehicles left in the combat convoy directly under the group to enter the Xishaliang line to respond.

After issuing two orders in a row, this cavalry-born lieutenant general Nishihara Kazuse finally lowered his head as a cavalry general, who should have been as proud as a son of heaven. Lieutenant General Nanata Ichiro, commander of the Zhangjiakou Mongolian Xinjiang Garrison Army, sent urgent telegrams for help in succession.

Lieutenant General Nanata's reply was quick, but the result was very frustrating. On the telegram, Lieutenant General Nanata Ichiro directly told him that the 26th Division had been surrounded by enemy forces and that the 110th Division was engaged in a full-scale battle with the enemy forces. As for the 69th Division, which was transferred by the North China Front, it needed reinforcements to the more difficult Chadong battlefield.

At present, in a short period of time, the Mongolian Xinjiang garrison army has been unable to draw any troops to reinforce the Guisui front line. Now the only thing that the Mongolian garrison can do is to transfer his telegram for help to the North China Front. It is hoped that the commander of the North China Front Army will be able to send reinforcements from the First Army stationed in Shanxi.

On the telegram, Ichiro Nanata made it clear that Nishihara Kazuse, even if the North China Front agreed to mobilize reinforcements from Shanxi. However, under the circumstance that the railway from Datong to Jining on the Pingsui Line has been interrupted, it is not possible to reach it in a short time. If he wants to hold Guisui City, it is best to abandon the outlying strongholds and shrink the whole army to the front line of Suiyuan City to resist in order to deal with the harassing attack of the enemy army.

Although the content of the original telegram did not satisfy Nishihara Kazuse, it was at least decent. However, Lieutenant General Nanata Ichiro added a sentence at the end, telling him not to exaggerate the superiority of the enemy forces in the Qingshan or Hetao areas. For the enemy troops around Guisui, the garrison army still has a plan in mind. And let his cavalry group be ready at any time to reinforce the Chahar and Suidong battlefields.

It was clear that Lieutenant General Nishihara's immediate superior, Lieutenant General Nanata, did not trust his report on the state of the battle. stubbornly believes that there is no tank in the world that can avoid the positions of the Japanese army on the front line of Suidong and cross the Daqing Mountains to Guisui. The Daqingshan area was considered by the Japanese army to be unsuitable for tanks to cross.

So the paragraph at the end of the telegram, it can be said that it was actually Lieutenant General Nanata Ichiro, pointing at him in a panic in the face of the inferior enemy army. Faced with the accusations of his boss, Nishihara Kazuce was in a state of anger, but there was nothing he could do. Because he can't provide it now, in fact, the main reason is that he can't provide it, so that his superiors can believe that there is evidence of a large number of enemy tanks around Guisui.

Looking at this telegram, which was not much different from having it or not, the frustration in Nishihara Kazuce's heart felt the apex. The Fourth Cavalry Brigade was completely wiped out, and a part of the First Cavalry Brigade was still in Baotou. Part of the 71st Wing, which was later incorporated into the 1st Cavalry Brigade, was routed at Wuchuan, and the rest were entangled in the city of Guihua.

There are only four cavalry squadrons of the cavalry wing, plus two motorized infantry squadrons, and the Suiyuan defenders of one division of the puppet Mongolian army facing the superior enemy army, how long can they hold out, and he Nishihara Ichice really has no bottom in his heart. Dealing with such an enemy, Nishihara Kazuce, who had completely calmed down, began to become realistic.

Before Nishihara Kazucei forwarded it from his superiors, he was relieved by his angry and frustrated reply. A telegram from the defenders of Baotou left him dumbfounded. A large number of enemy troops appeared around Baotou, and the section of the Pingsui Railway from Guisui to Baotou has been cut off. The road for the defenders of Baotou to withdraw to Guisui was no longer passable, and the group urgently needed to mobilize troops for reinforcements.

Looking at the telegram of the defenders of Baotou, Lieutenant General Nishihara Kazuse, who was already quite depressed, couldn't help but be even more depressed. But he can't protect himself, where can he go to give him Major General Mori Shigeru to find reinforcements? The only thing he could give to the defenders of Baotou was the order to retreat to Guisui with all his strength at any cost.

Lieutenant General Xiyuan Yice in the city was extremely frustrated, but Mu Changqiu outside the city was also a little unhappy. Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Mu Changqiu picked up the phone and directly ordered the troops to suspend the attack. The walls of this Suiyuan city are so high and thick that a 75-millimeter shell can only blow up a crater.

How many shells would it take to blow up a wall and open a way for the troops to attack? If we continue to fight at this cost, even if all the shells carried by our own troops are exhausted, it may not be enough. At present, the troops are engaged in roundabout operations without rear, and if the shells are exhausted, only God knows when they will be able to replenish them. This style of play must be stopped immediately.

But without the support of artillery fire, if you want to take Suiyuan City, the price you pay is also unbearable for the roundabout troops. It was obvious that Mu Changqiu did not intend to pay too many casualties here. Putting down the phone in his hand and looking at the thick city wall in front of him, Mu Changqiu's frowning brows were always loosened.

After eliminating the Fourth Cavalry Brigade, Mu Changqiu knew very well that it would be difficult for the remaining Japanese troops in the city to come out to fight a decisive battle with him. In other words, if you want to destroy the enemy army in the field, there is basically no hope. The biggest headache now is how to take down this damned, turtle-like Gui Sui City at the lowest cost.

His grandmother's, when was this wall built, it was much stronger than the walls of those cities in the northeast. Almost all of the city walls are covered in green bricks, and some parts are even made of stones. He did not carry heavy artillery, and artillery with a caliber of less than 100 mm could hardly pose any threat to the city walls.

It's fucking like a hard-shelled turtle with a lot of equipment and almost nowhere to eat. Is it really necessary to let the troops climb ladders to storm the city wall in order to smash open this turtle shell? Although he knew that this was the only way, Mu Changqiu was very reluctant to use this kind of tactic that would bring him a lot of casualties.

The sky had gradually darkened, and Mu Changqiu's heart was a little anxious. Of course, he also knew that in the face of such a large city with strong Japanese fortifications, it was not realistic to take it in one day. Although this city is only equivalent to some of the larger county towns in the mainland. But the location is quite important.

Guisui is actually composed of two parts, Suiyuan City and Guihua City, and the name of the city is also derived from the two cities. As early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was the bridgehead for the interior and the imperial court, controlling zhì and entering and exiting the Mongolian tribes. In the Qing Dynasty, in order to prevent the rebellion of the Mongol tribes, as well as the harassment of bandits. As the Suiyuan city wall of Guisui New Town, it was built extremely tall and strong.

Unlike the southern city wall, which was demolished in the early years of the Republic of China, the city wall of Suiyuan City, which was the political and economic center of the entire Suiyuan, was not weakened, but further strengthened. The ordinary mountain artillery of the entire city wall did not play much role at all.

Looking at Mu Changqiu's frowning brows, the leader of the Daqingshan guerrilla detachment who had been closely concerned about the battle situation on the side, hesitated for a moment about what he was thinking in his heart, turned his head and said, "Master Mu, I don't think it's a method of digging tunnels and blowing up the city wall with explosives?" ”

"Using your tanks and those large-caliber machine guns to cover fire, my troops dug a few tunnels directly under the walls, and then planted explosives to blow the walls open and open the way for the troops to break through the walls. It's a bit of a delay, but it's better than a cheap cannonball here. ”

And blow up a passage, the troops can directly "It's all loess here, and it's good to clay it, as long as you choose the right direction, I don't feel that there is much difficulty." In this way, let's have a division of labor and cooperation. Your troops launch a feint to attract the attention of the Japanese troops on the city walls and clear the Japanese fortifications under the city walls. My troops, from now on. ”

The detachment leader's construction, Mu Changqiu was slightly stunned, but he shook his head and said: "This is a way, but can it be in time?" The tide of battle is changing rapidly, and there is no way my troops can afford to be here for long. After taking Guisui, my troops will have to converge with the main force to the east. ”

"You must know that most of the infantry of the entire roundabout army is with me. I delayed, but the commander couldn't afford to delay. The hornet's nest that was stabbing the Japanese army over there was facing not only the Japanese puppet army in Suinan, but also an independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army in northern Shanxi, as well as the entire Shanxi First Army. Old Yao, I can't delay here for too long. ”