Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1239
The battle of Datong started at that moment.

Lin Fangtaro actually used a tactic similar to that of the Eighth Route Army's attack on Datong... "Siege Three Jue One".

Even the opening to let go is the same, east.

It's just that although it is the same east, it is still different for the enemy and us.

While the Eighth Route Army was attacking, the east was the hinterland of the devils, and it was easy for the devils to escape from the east.

But while the devils were attacking, the east was still the hinterland of the devils. If the Eighth Route Army wanted to escape, it would only be surrounded by the devils.

Therefore, the tactic of "surrounding three corners in one" seems to be incomplete. If you want to release it, you can simply release the side where the Eighth Route Army can escape, that is, the west.

But Lin Fangtaro couldn't do this, because he knew that the main force of the Eighth Route Army would come from the west for reinforcements, and he had to separate the main force from Datong.

The staff officer was surprised by this, and he asked: "Major General, since this is the case, wouldn't it be futile for us to let go of the east side? It is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to escape from this direction!"

"I know, Takamura-kun!" Lin Fangtaro asked without answering, "Do you think that I did this to lure the Eighth Route Army to escape? Will the Eighth Route Army escape?"

The staff officer was dumbfounded when he heard this.

There is indeed nothing wrong with Lin Fangtaro's words. If the Eighth Route Army wants to stick to Datong, it will not affect morale and choose to flee because the east is opened... They have seen the fighting spirit of the Eighth Route Army. On Luliang Mountain, no matter how difficult the conditions are , or even just eating grass seeds and bark, the Eighth Route Army could persist for several months.

Of course, such troops will not be affected by the tactics of "surrounding the three in one".

But... in this case, why use this tactic?
Lin Fangtaro looked at the puzzled staff officer and gave a hint: "Mr. Gaocun, there are not only the Eighth Route Army in Datong City!"

The staff officer said "Oh" and understood: "This tactic is aimed at the pseudo-North China security forces!"

Lin Fangtaro nodded, and added: "Not only the Puppet North China Security Army, I heard that the Eighth Route Army has also organized militias in the city, and there are also people in the city... Do you think they will be affected by this tactic? If so If it is affected, will Datong City be in chaos immediately?"

The staff officer nodded, and secretly praised the major general for his scheming skills. No wonder the Chinese people say that "siege of the city is the most important thing." If the units other than the Eighth Route Army were to mess up, the Eighth Route Army would not be able to fight this battle.

Hayashi Yoshitaro finally said: "Takamura-kun, do you know what to do?"

"Yes!" The staff officer stood up and answered, and went down to make arrangements.

The battle started in the evening, and as soon as the devils started, artillery fire was used to bombard Datong from three sides.

In this artillery battle, the side defending the city is obviously at a disadvantage.

This is because the troops outside the city have plenty of space to deploy their artillery in a scattered manner, and at the same time, the targets are large. If they bombard in the direction of the city at will, the shells can basically fall into the city and cause panic.

As for the troops in the city, even if there is artillery, they often cannot be deployed due to space problems. Even if they are deployed, they are densely deployed and easily covered by enemy artillery fire.

Therefore, after firing several batches of shells, the devils did not see any return fire from the city.

Li Yunlong understood this truth, so he held his breath and did not fire. He knew that this was probably the devil trying to lure the artillerymen of the independent regiment to fight back.

As soon as the artillery of the independent regiment opened fire, the fire and smoke would immediately expose the artillery's position, and the devil's artillery shells would come over immediately.

Li Yunlong stood at the top of the city and watched with binoculars that the devil's shells flew into the city. After the explosion, they blew up buildings and buried the people and their belongings in them. Play dirty with me!"

The devil fired the cannon for a while and then stopped, and then heard an interpreter in the dark shouting in Chinese through the loudspeaker:

"Brothers of the Puppet North China Security Army, we know that you have no choice but to join the Eight Route Army!"

"The majesty said, as long as you are willing to surrender, we will let bygones be bygones! What officials before surrendered will still be officials!"

"Surrender! There is no way to survive if you follow the Eighth Route Army! Let's let go of the east, and come out from the east!"

……

On the other side, another loudspeaker was heard shouting:
"Fathers of Datong! The Taijun is going to attack the city. If you don't want to die, run away!"

"There are no soldiers at the east gate, anyone who wants to survive runs from the east gate!"

"And the militia brothers, if you put down your guns, you will still be good citizens, the Taijun will not embarrass you!"

……

Not to mention, this trick was really useful. After a while, some people gathered at the east gate, but they stopped when they saw the soldiers stationed there.

It is not surprising that this phenomenon occurs. There is a saying that "the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds." In Datong City, there were some landlords and Lao Cai who were not in the same heart as the Eighth Route Army, or some people were greedy for life and afraid of death, and some were worried about devils. After entering the city, they will retaliate wildly...

Especially the latter, it is common for the devils to massacre the city for three days after occupying a new city.

On the one hand, this is the ferocious nature of devils, and on the other hand, it is also a kind of strategic deterrence.

For example, Datong City... When the Eighth Route Army attacked Datong City where the devils were stationed, there was basically no such problem, because the common people knew what would happen if the Eighth Route Army entered the city, and they were their own people.

But it was different when the devils attacked Datong City where the Eighth Route Army was stationed. The people knew that the devils would massacre the city after they entered the city.
People go to high places and water flows to low places. Most people will choose to escape at the critical moment of life and death.

Coincidentally, it happened that Ning Jie's 23rd Regiment was stationed at the east gate. The regiment leader Ning Jie rushed to guard the city gate with a company of guards.

Although Ning Jie and his group are wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army at this time... it is not the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. Make the military cap of the Eighth Route Army.

(Note: The military caps of the Pseudo-North China Security Forces are large caps, and it is easy to identify them if they are changed)
Some people recognized Ning Jie, they stepped forward to persuade them:
"Captain Ning, look at the situation, the devils are about to come in, come with us!"

"Yeah, the devil said it all, forget about it!"

"Now is just an opportunity, if you don't leave, it will be too late!"

……

Ning Jie pulled out the pistol on his waist "Bang Bang" and fired two shots into the sky, saying: "Folks, since I decided to surrender to the Eighth Route Army, I, Ning, have been determined to go to the end! If anyone wants to step out of this door , let’s pass Ning’s level first!”

Then Ning Jie turned back and shouted at his subordinates: "And you! You still don't understand after being with the devil for so long? Can you trust the devil's words? If anyone dares to desert, I will be the first to let him go!"

Ning Jie was originally a gentleman, but at this time the word "Lao Tzu" blurted out unconsciously, and his heart was very straightforward...

(End of this chapter)