Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1219 Ten Kilometers

Hashimoto firmly believed what Shi Sha said.

If it was the commander of the Kwantung Army Major with actual combat experience, he would feel a little bit in his heart when he heard this:

The battle was so fierce, why didn't Omori ask for reinforcements?
Why no resupply was requested?
In addition, at this time Datong has two brigades of the Kwantung Army stationed, so the request for reinforcements is no longer so urgent.

The lack of urgent demand for reinforcements means that the strategic goal of slowing down the speed of the Eighth Route Army is not that important. Omori Hirono can completely withdraw his troops back to Datong and wait for the Eighth Route Army to come up. There is no need to fight desperately with the Eighth Route Army outside the city...

But Hashimoto is just a gendarme. He has no actual combat experience. He is not sensitive to these things, so he does not doubt it. He just breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart and said to himself: "There are enough troops in the city, and there are still troops outside the city." If it can slow down the enemy's speed, the Eighth Route Army will seek their own death if they want to attack Datong?"

It never occurred to Hashimoto that the Eighth Route Army's attack on Datong, far from seeking death, would actually be much faster and fiercer than originally planned.

At [-]:[-] in the morning, the main force of the Eighth Route Army had reached a position ten kilometers away from Datong with the cooperation of the Second Battalion and the Houcha Company who took the train.

The Eighth Route Army took a rest here, and the train also stopped to join the Eighth Route Army.

There is a reason to stop here.

Going forward, the sound of gunfire and explosions could be clearly heard in Datong City, which could easily make the devils in Datong feel that something was wrong... Didn't it mean that Dasen had already blocked the Eighth Route Army?Why did you call at the door?
If the devils feel that something is wrong, it may be difficult for trains and armored trains to enter Datong.

Therefore, the independent regiment stopped here. On the one hand, it was to give the troops some time to rest and eat some dry food to recharge their batteries. On the other hand, it was also to ensure that the trains and armored trains entered Datong first.

The train can carry 2000 people, but Wang Xuexin's order is only to carry 1000 people.

Li Yunlong was a little confused about this, so he called back and said to Wang Xuexin: "I said, Commander Wang, you can carry 2000 people on a train that can carry 1000 people, and you have to go outside and fight hard to enter the city. This is not asking for trouble. Wouldn't it be good to have 2000 people go in and fight?"

Wang Xuexin asked instead of answering: "First of all, do we need to strengthen the protection of the train, such as putting sandbags on it?"

Li Yunlong was taken aback, of course sandbags had to be put on it.

Because the train is just a thin layer of iron, it may not be able to stop the pistol bullets, let alone the full power bullets of the Devil's rifle.

If the Eighth Route Army filled it with more than 2000 people, once the devils found out and shot at the train...then the Eighth Route Army would be sealed inside alive.

Wang Xuexin continued to ask: "If you want to use sandbags to strengthen the defense, can the train still hold 2000 people?"

The answer is obvious, using sandbags on both sides to strengthen protection will take up a lot of space, and if 2000 people are stuffed in, it may be crowded and unable to move.

Then Wang Xuexin said: "If all 2000 people are sent into the city, there will only be more than 1000 people outside the city. Will there be a large number of half-track vehicles? Is there enough artillery? Are there enough tanks to follow the infantry?"

When Li Yunlong thought about it, Wang Xuexin was really right.

The city wall of Datong is actually not the biggest obstacle, because the city wall of Datong has been in disrepair for a long time, and many sections have collapsed. A brick wall can be used to get in after a tank hits it... This situation is not a problem that the troops outside can't get in. .

The reason why the 1000 people were sent into the city was mainly because the devils were unable to effectively organize defenses due to internal and external attacks.

However, Li Yunlong was in a hurry to send troops into the city. As a result, the large amount of heavy firepower in the hands of the independent regiment would not be able to exert its combat effectiveness. This was obviously an act of picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons.

Thinking of this, Li Yunlong had no objection, and just replied: "Success, I will do as you say!"

Therefore, when the main force is resting, the troops that are about to enter the city are busy making sandbags and then carrying them into the train compartment and stacking them on both sides of the window.

The troops who took the train were the first battalion, the second battalion and the reconnaissance company of the monk.

This is not only because the first battalion and the second battalion are the main force of the independent regiment, but also because other units are more experienced in coordinated training with tanks and artillery.

For example, the third battalion, this is Wang Xuexin's old army. At the beginning, the third battalion was still a reserve battalion, that is, good soldiers were transferred away by the first and second battalions, and the rest were recruits and wounded soldiers.

The existence of Wang Xuexin directly changed the third battalion and laid the foundation for the coordination of various arms early on.

The Fourth Battalion is Sun Ming's unit, which is based on the elites of Chu Yunfei from the Jinsui Army. The Jinsui Army has always been better equipped than the Eighth Route Army, with cannons and aircraft, so there is also training for the coordination of arms.

Not to mention the Fifth Battalion, that is the tank battalion formed by Wang Xuexin, and it has been practicing coordinated operations from the beginning.

These troops are good at teamwork and not good at street fighting, but the first battalion and the second battalion are all very brave and ruthless under Li Yunlong's "wolf training" thinking before, so it's not fun for them to follow the tanks and fight cautiously Therefore, it is appropriate to send them to the city to fight street fighting with the devils.

Therefore, the army sometimes can't tell whether it is good or bad. They often only say whether it is suitable. For example, according to the previous tradition, the first and second battalions are more suitable for tough battles, just like special forces are more suitable for special operations and not for field warfare.

Li Yunlong had a clear understanding of the characteristics of these troops under his opponent, and of course he knew how to use them.

When the soldiers were busy, Li Yunlong called Zhang Dabiao, Shen Quan and the monk together for a short meeting.

He squatted on the ground and pointed to the map and said, "This is the latest information we have obtained. The devil's two thousand Kwantung Army is stationed in the barracks two miles north of the train station. The railway line just passes by this barracks!"

In fact, it wasn't just right, the devils made the railway pass through the barracks on purpose, so that when there was an emergency on the battlefield, the train would drive directly to the gate of the barracks to carry troops to the battlefield.

Otherwise, there will be a troop taking cars to carry people and supplies to the train station, and the train station will have to be emptied of civilians and flow of people during the process.

"The first battalion is in charge of this part!" Li Yunlong raised his head and said to Zhang Dabiao: "We must make full use of the trains and armored trains, separate the devils from the military police stationed on the northern city wall, and never allow the Kwantung Army to reinforce the northern city wall!"

"Yes!"

"The reconnaissance company is responsible for attacking the devil's headquarters!" Li Yunlong pointed to a location on the map, and said, "Our preliminary estimate is that the enemy's headquarters is at the headquarters of the devil's military police brigade! Get rid of it immediately, and then move west Take control of the airport!"

"Yes!" The monk replied, the reconnaissance company naturally did its part for such beheading missions and raid missions.

"The second battalion is in charge of the puppet troops stationed in the east and south of the city!" Li Yunlong looked up at Shen Quan and asked, "Do you know how to fight?"

(End of this chapter)