Glorious Mission 1937

() "My lords, the Chinese army is now huddled in Datong City, and the defensive capabilities of Datong City are not bad, and the city defenses are quite complete, so you need to formulate a plan for how to attack this important Chinese town." Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki Shen Sheng said.

"Your Excellency, Commander, how much do we know about the situation in the city? This situation is very strange, so we must first determine whether the main force of China's No.60 Army is still in the city, and if not, where are they now?"* *Major General Yuhara Seiichiro, head of the 15th Mixed Brigade, got up and said that he was the only Japanese officer present who had fought against Chen Feng's troops. The major general didn't dare to be careless at all. Facts have proved that underestimating the enemy will pay a heavy price.

Seishiro Itagaki nodded with satisfaction, secretly thinking that Major General Uhara Seiichiro is indeed worthy of being the senior commander of the Imperial Army, and he quickly thought of the crux of the matter, and he didn't yell to fight and kill like a reckless man, so his tone was relatively He said calmly: "Tegao has just received news that the people in Datong City are indeed the main force of the 61st Chinese Army. Although it is not clear how many Chinese troops there are in the city, the number will not be less than 2, and Chen Feng himself is In the city, Datong not only has an established artillery unit, but also a powerful air defense unit. Just yesterday our two reconnaissance planes were shot down by the Chinese air defense unit over Datong. The two pilots died and the other was captured. "

"Yo Xi, artillery! Air defense! It must be the main force of China's No.60 army. In this case, I think that attacking a fortified city like Datong should not be reckless. If other Chinese troops defend the city, I will not hesitate. Order a large group of troops to charge and take down the enemy's positions in one fell swoop. But this Chinese army is very different from other Chinese troops. People were surrounded in Xinghe, a small city in China, but the imperial army had more than 6000 people. They stormed for three days and three nights but failed to take down the outer positions, and lost a large number of soldiers. The result is the same when the air force of the entire wing joins the battle, but fifty or sixty fighter planes are lost instead." Major General Seiichiro Uhara said in a deep voice.

Before Lieutenant General Itagaki Seishiro could express his position, Major General Kunisaki Tobo stood up and said, "Your Majesty is serious, the Chinese army is made of sand, and it is no match for the Japanese Imperial Army in terms of combat effectiveness or fighting will." To deal with those Chinese who refused to surrender like those in Datong, we only have to attack and use our bayonets to tell those stupid Chinese to surrender that is the most correct choice.”

"Mr. Kunizaki, are you doubting the combat effectiveness of our Kwantung Army?" Major General Uhara Seiichiro asked loudly. As the largest military group of the Japanese Army, the Kwantung Army has its own honor and will never allow anyone to trample on it.

"Baga, shut up all of them. Now the Chinese army has been surrounded in this small city, so don't worry, we have plenty of time, so tomorrow we will conduct a tentative attack to see the defensive capabilities of the Chinese army Is it like what You Yuan-jun said? If that is the case, I am afraid that the Chinese people deliberately retreated into Datong City this time, and used the solid fortifications to kill a large number of our army's vital forces. Then how to take this city is worthy of our consideration. Already!" Itagaki Seishiro knew very well that if Kunisaki Noboru and Yuhara Seiichiro were allowed to continue, it would likely cause conflicts between the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army, so he decisively interrupted their words.

"Your Excellency, division commander, I am willing to take the lead and lead the headquarters to join the frontal attack!" Major General Kunizaki said.

"Yo Xi, if that's the case, tomorrow's attack will be your Ninth Brigade's main attack, and at the same time, the 2nd Infantry Division of the Imperial Association Army will be mobilized to coordinate the attack."

"Hay!"

"In addition, I heard that Chinese cities such as Tianzhen, Xinghe, and Jining have all become empty cities?" Seishiro Itagaki continued to ask.

"Yes, Commander, although our army captured all the county towns north of Datong, they all got some empty cities. Except for some old Chinese men who couldn't walk, there were no people in the cities. We couldn't raise any food. Supplies, all materials must be mobilized from the rear." ** Chun, the head of the No. 20 Sixth Division, frowned and replied.

"Yo Xi, this Chen Feng is really a talent, and his move is called dredging from the bottom of the pot in Zhi Na's words. Although our Japanese imperial army is powerful in fighting power, but first

The sky is not enough, if we cannot raise supplies on the spot, our combat capability will be greatly weakened. "After a short pause, Seishiro Itagaki showed a fierce look in his eyes, and said loudly: "I am ordering: Immediately, the imperial army will use the squadron as a unit to conduct a thorough sweep of the Chinese villages, and wipe out all the Chinese farmers who are hiding. Find them out, and then execute them with the most severe criminal law, so as to make an example to others! "

"Hay!"

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Taiyuan. Department of World War II area chief.

Report to the Marshal: "The Ninth Brigade of the Japanese Army captured Huairen and Datong counties, and the soldiers approached the city of Datong!"

Report to the Marshal: "The 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army captured the two counties of Zuoyun and Youyu, and is attacking in the direction of Datong!"

Report to the commander: "The [-]th Brigade of the Japanese Cavalry went down to two cities in one day, Shangdu and Jining fell!"

Report to the Marshal: "The 26th Division of the Japanese Army captured Zhangbei, and one of its partial divisions won peace without fighting!"

Report to the Marshal: "......"

The bad news came one after another. Old man Yan's current mood is not only not beautiful, it is simply terrible. Originally, he expected that these counties on the outskirts of Datong would be enough for the little devil to drink a pot. With the combat power of the 222nd Division, ri It will take at least seven or eight days for the Japanese army to capture these outlying counties, and then Datong City. With the 222nd Division and the remnants of the No. 60 First Army, the Japanese army will not even want to enter Datong City within ten days.

However, the news from the front line is obviously not like this. With the help of God, the Japanese army captured all the counties on the outskirts of Datong in less than two days, and completed the final encirclement of Datong City.

"What the hell is this bastard Chen Feng doing? An army and a division were defeated by the little devil so quickly. Can they last for 20 days if they continue to fight like this?" Yan Xishan in the office was furious, shouting furiously.

Neither Fu Zuoyi nor Yang Aiyuan said anything, and they couldn't figure out this matter. The fighting power that Chen Feng's troops erupted before shouldn't be like this.You must know that the army is traditional, and an army with good traditions will not plummet in combat effectiveness because of too many soldiers.

It is true that Chen Feng's troops lost a lot in the two battles, but it is not that the two divisions and one brigade could not defend for three to five days, which is strange.

"Call Xueyong here, I want to ask him, what exactly is Chen Feng doing?" Old Man Yan said depressedly.

Not long after, Jiang Weimin, director of the intelligence office of the World War II area, strode in, came to Yan Xishan, saluted a military salute and said, "Report to Commander, Jiang Weimin is here to report!"

"Well, Xueyong, do you have any news about Datong?"

"Yes, the Fifth Route Army of the Japanese Army has completed the encirclement of Datong City today. The counties north of Taiyuan and several counties in Suinan are all occupied by the Japanese Army." Jiang Weimin replied in a deep voice.

"What about the losses of Chen Feng's troops?" Yan Xishan asked again.

"There is no loss. According to the information we have obtained, Chen Feng's troops did not fight the Japanese army at all. Those assumptions were completely given up by them on their own initiative. The Japanese army occupied Xinghe, Jining and other counties without bloodshed." Jiang Weimin replied. .

"What do you mean, he didn't resist, so he wants to go to court-martial?" Yan Xishan asked angrily.

"According to the information we have obtained, it seems that Chen Feng wanted to concentrate his forces to defend Datong, fearing that the Japanese army would divide and encircle them in Xinghe, Jining and other counties, so he voluntarily gave up these counties. Not only that, Chen Feng also sent all the troops in the defense area All the common people have been transferred, and the Japanese army only got a few empty cities, and our intelligence personnel also said that the Japanese army can't even collect any food in these county towns, so they have to be transported from the rear." Jiang Weimin said.

Fu Zuoyi on the side frowned and said: "In this way, it is impossible for Chen Feng's troops to break through the siege. He has pushed himself into a dead end. If we can't defend Taiyuan, if there is no reinforcement to go north to rescue, no .60 and it's all over."

"A dead end! No solution!" Yang Aiyuan also sighed.

On the contrary, Yan Xishan was in a much better mood. Chen Feng pushed himself to this point, indicating that he was going to fight the little devil in Datong City. In this way, it would not be easy for the little devil to win Datong. It is not allowed that the strong fortifications of Datong City can hold on for a while longer.

Now what Yan Laoxi thinks in his heart is whether Taiyuan can be kept. This is where he has saved most of his life. If it falls into the hands of Ri himself, it will really make him feel distressed to death.Compared to the entire Taiyuan City, a small 61st Army, a small Chen Feng, sacrificed.