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Chang Kaishen's first sentence after entering the door: "Nai Jian, how was the battle last night?"
Tang Zong, who hadn't slept all night, stared at his red eyes, and replied in a deep voice: "Yesterday, in the first and second nights, the Mongolian Army launched two attacks respectively, and they were repelled by the 94th Independent Brigade."
"Okay, very good!" Chang Kaishen heaved a long sigh of relief.
Over time, the top generals came again.
The troops stationed in Mongolia also started their offensive on the third day, repeatedly attacking.
Tang Zong and the two staff officers from the third group of servants moved the game back and forth again.
In the evening, the war chess of the Mongolian army was pushed back to the city gate.
……
On the morning of the fourth day, when Chang Kaishen walked into the battle hall, Tang Zong was not there.
The person on duty was a deputy leader of the third team of servants. He immediately briefed Chang Kaishen on the battle situation last night. Although the Mongolian army launched several night attacks, they failed.
But there is a worrying new development.
Although the 1th Division of the Eighth Route Army active in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei tried its best to block it, and exhausted all kinds of means such as sabotage, landmines, cold shots and even frontal blocking, it still failed to stop the advance of the [-]st Division.
In the second half of last night, the 1st Division still advanced outside Datong City.
And launched an attack from the east gate as soon as they arrived in Datong.
So on the fourth day, the Japanese army began to attack from three directions at the same time. The Mongolian army attacked from the north gate and the west gate, and the 1st division that had just arrived attacked from the east gate, while the south gate was left empty.
The little devil also knows the art of war, this is Wei San Que Yi.
The south gate was kept intentionally in order to force the 94th Independent Brigade to break out from the south gate.
Seeing this, Chang Kaishen and a group of senior generals became very worried. What were they worried about?Of course, he was worried that Liang Gang would not be able to withstand the pressure and would flee from the South Gate of Datong with the remnants of the 94th Independent Brigade.
Liang Gang and the main officers of the 94th Independent Brigade are all veterans from the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps.
The Teaching Corps of the Central Military Academy has a very disgraceful past. They escaped from the Battle of Songhu, they escaped from the Defense of Nanjing, and they still escaped from the Battle of Lanfeng. The military academy taught the number of the corps, and incorporated the remnants into the 46th division.
This time, will Liang Gang and the others run away again?
For the whole day, Chang Kaishen and the other senior generals were in suspense.
Fortunately, the situation that worried them most did not appear. Until the evening, the 94th Brigade was still firmly nailed to the city of Datong. Liang Gang once again expressed their determination to the attendant room and the national government headquarters through the radio. Where there are people, there is a city!Unless all members of the 94th Independent Brigade are killed, Datong will be here!
However, Chang Kaishen was still worried, and the senior generals were still worried.
So this night, none of Chang Kaishen and a group of senior generals left, and they all stayed in the battle hall of Yunxiu Building, as if they were going to support the soldiers of the 94th Brigade from a distance.
That night, the Japanese army launched the craziest night attack.
In just one night, the Mongolian Army and the 1st Division launched thirteen night raids.
But at dawn, the war games of the Mongolian Army and the 1st Division were still pushed back to the city gate by Tang Zong and two staff officers. Yes, Tang Zong had a rest and came back to work again.
……
On the fifth day, Okamura Ningji's nose was almost crooked.
It's been five days, five days and five nights. The Mongolian Army's offensive group plus the 1st Division has nearly [-] troops, including a Tank Division and a Heavy Armor Division. They can't deal with a brigade in the National Military Region !
"Baga!" Neiji Okamura said bitterly, "What are Ichiro Shichita and Mitsuo Nakazawa doing?"
Sue Seizo and the dozen or so staff officers who were present were silent, none of them dared to make trouble at this moment.
They can understand Neiji Okamura's anxiety, because the longer the Battle of Datong drags on, the more preparation time the Sui Army will have, and the less likely the Mongolian Army will be able to capture Wuyuan and even Hetao.
Once the intention to seize Hetao fails, the effect of the Northwest Shanxi Campaign will be greatly reduced.
At that time, not to mention the complete annihilation of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, it may not be possible to do heavy damage.
"Order!" Okamura Neiji gritted his teeth, "Before tomorrow dawn, we must win Datong!"
"Hai!" Arimesei nodded three times, and immediately entered the communication class to convey the order to the front line.
……
On the sixth day, although Chang Kaishen went back to his room to sleep last night, he didn't sleep well all night.
So in the early morning of the sixth day, when Chang Kaishen came to the battle hall again, his eyes were all red.
Not only Chang Kaishen, but also the dozen or so senior generals present and high-ranking officials of the party and state had red eyes. Obviously, they were exhausted from staying up all night, but no matter how tired they were, they still had to stay up.
Entering the battle hall, Chang Kaishen's heart tightened inexplicably the first time he saw the sand table.
Because the war games of the Mongolian Army and the 1st Army were not as they were in the previous five days, they were pushed back near the city gate by the combat staff of Tang Zong and the third group of servants before dawn.
This time, the Japanese army actually gained a foothold in Datong City.
The 94th Brigade's control area is only a small area.
Including the central part of Datong City and the Nancheng area, only about a quarter of the area remains.
Everyone knows what this means. It means that the mobile force of the 94th Brigade has been exhausted, and it is no longer able to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army. Next, it really has to grit its teeth and defend.
Chang Kaishen turned his gaze to Chen Builei, and asked, "Yanji, has the cement from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningqing and Qing Dynasty arrived in Wuyuan?"
"Only a part of the committee members have arrived." Chen Bulei replied, "Most of them are still on the way, and I'm afraid it will take at least two or three days to reach Wuyuan."
Chapter 532
"Damn it!" Chang Kaishen said angrily, "Why are you so slow? What is the Northwest Transportation Bureau doing?"
In response to the Suiyuan crisis, Chang Kaishen temporarily set up the Northwest Transportation Bureau, which is responsible for the transportation of cement.
At the same time, Chang Kaishen also conscripted a convoy from the Southwest General Administration of Transportation to transport supplies from Chongqing and other places to Wuyuan.
However, due to the long distance, it takes at least half a month for combat supplies sent from Chongqing and other places to reach Wuyuan.
Chen Bulei sighed softly, and said: "Because the Japanese army dispatched long-range bombers to bombard the Hexi Highway indiscriminately, most of the trucks of the Transportation Bureau were lost."
Chang Kaishen fell silent when he heard that.
After all, the national strength is still too weak.
If the party-state has a strong air force, why is it here?
It seems that Wuyuan's defense ultimately depends on the Sui army.
After a moment of silence, Chang Kaishen turned his attention to Bai Jiansheng and Liu Fei: "Jiansheng, for Zhang, with the existing cement, can the Sui army build a strong enough line of defense?"
"No." Bai Jiansheng and Liu Fei shook their heads at the same time.
Liu Fei went on to say: "The cement transported is only enough to build a line of defense, but if we want to defend Wuyuan, we need to build at least three anti-tank lines of defense."
Chang Kaishen's face became more and more embarrassing, and he asked again: "Then how long do you think the 94th Independent Brigade can last in Datong?"
"Chairman, I'm afraid it won't last for a few days." Bai Jiansheng sighed and said, "To be honest, I am very surprised that the 94th Independent Brigade can persist in Datong until today, but after all, the 94th Independent Brigade is only It's just a brigade, and it's already the limit to last until today, if there are no accidents, it is estimated that the city will be abandoned in the morning to break through."
As soon as Bai Jiansheng finished speaking, another communications officer from the third team hurried in.
"Chairman!" The communications staff officer reported, "The 94th Independence Brigade sent an urgent call, requesting a breakout."
"Look, I said they couldn't hold it." Bai Jiansheng spread his hands and said, "Sure enough, they can't hold it."
"No, no breakout!" Chang Kaishen suddenly became furious, and shouted sharply, "It is said to stick to it for ten days, even ten days, not less than a day, order them to continue to guard!"
"Yes." The communications staff officer said awe-inspiringly.
……
Datong, a small western-style building in Nancheng.
Half of this small building has collapsed, obviously it was blown up by heavy Japanese artillery.
However, the remaining half is still very strong, and the headquarters of the 94th Brigade of the Central Army is located here.
Seeing Zhu Jiahua coming out of the room, Duan Rongqing, Shi Duiwu, Xie Zhiyuan and other regiment leaders, as well as the deputy chief of staff and artillery battalion commander Guo Guanying immediately looked over.
Everyone is full of hope.
Only Liang Gang was still bent over behind the observation hole, observing the movement of the Japanese army on the opposite side.
The telegram requesting a breakout was sent at the unanimous request of Duan Rongqing and other senior military officers. Although Liang Gang objected, he did not act too authoritarian. Instead, he allowed Zhu Jiahua to send a telegram to the attendant room, requesting a breakout.
Originally, Duan Rongqing and the others thought that the attendants would definitely agree to break out of the siege, because they had stood in Datong for six full days and nights, facing the nearly 10 Japanese troops with a brigade of less than [-] troops. Has there ever been such a precedent since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War?
So they felt that the attendant room would definitely agree with them to break through in order to preserve this elite division!
However, when they saw clearly the expression on Zhu Jiahua's face, their hearts immediately sank to the bottom of the valley.
The look of hope on the faces of his colleagues made Zhu Jiahua feel distressed. He wanted to bring good news to them and to the brothers in the whole brigade, but the cruel reality shattered all illusions.
"Not allowed." Zhu Jiahua gritted his teeth and said with pain in his heart, "The principal strictly ordered that Datong must be defended for ten days!"
"Grass!" Duan Rongqing slammed his fist on the door frame, making a bang, the rough skin burst instantly, and blood flowed down instantly, but Duan Rongqing didn't notice it.
Shi Xiangwu pulled the trigger of the submachine gun in his hand and said, "Don't say anything, just fight."
Xie Zhiyuan let out a long sigh, silently put away the photos of his wife and children, carefully put them into his jacket pocket and flattened them. Farewell, my beloved wife, farewell, my children.
"Flute!" The sharp whistle sounded.
Immediately afterwards, there was a long and mournful howl: "The devils are attacking!"
Liang Gang finally stood up straight from the observation hole, and said expressionlessly, "All return to their respective command positions. The artillery battalion will launch the last wave of shelling in 5 minutes. This time, all the shells can be fired."
"The bombardment is over, the whole brigade will counterattack and restore the original position,"
"Drive the devils back to the positions near the north gate, west gate and east gate."
"Yes!" The three regiment leaders and Guo Guanying agreed loudly.
……
Ten kilometers west of Datong City, there is a ditch called Laofengou.
To the east of Laofengou is a mountain called Mawu Mountain, which is almost the highest mountain within a radius of tens of miles of Datong. From the top of Mawu Mountain, you can clearly see the entire city of Datong.
The Wolf Warriors Brigade and Fan Guangou's cavalry company were hiding in Laofengou.
In fact, Wang Ye also wanted to be closer to Datong, but he really couldn't.
Because further ahead is the unobstructed Datong Basin, and at this time the entire Datong Basin is full of Japanese and puppet troops. More than 2 Japanese troops and more than [-] puppet Mongolian troops completed the mission from the north, west, and east. After the siege of Datong, there are also a large number of puppet Mongolian cavalry outside the south gate. If you go any further, you will be spotted by the puppet Mongolian cavalry.
At this time, Wang Ye took Wei Dayong and Fan Guangou to lie on the top of Mawu Mountain, watching the battle in Datong through a telescope.
Looking at the rows of heavy artillery, groups of tanks, and black and black cavalry deployed by the Japanese army outside Datong City, Wei Dayong felt nothing, but Fan Guanqu was inevitably shaken in his confidence.
"Chief of Staff." Fan Guangou asked in a low voice, "Do you think our Eighth Route Army can really win the War of Resistance?"
"Gouzi, what are you talking nonsense about?" Wei Dayong stared, wanting to teach Fan Guangou a lesson.
"Get lost." Wang Ye pushed Wei Dayong away, because he could fully understand Fan Guan's mood.
Although Fan Guangou is already a seasoned veteran, he is still only a young adult after all.
Suddenly seeing so many tanks, trucks, and heavy artillery, as well as thousands of puppet Mongolian cavalry, it is not normal for Wei Dayong to have no mood swings.
I don't know how many veterans betrayed the motherland and the nation on the eve of victory.
Therefore, it is not normal for Fan Guange to experience wavering confidence.
The only thing Wang Ye has to do now is to strengthen Fan Guan's confidence and make him believe that China will definitely win the war and national liberation.
At that moment, Wang Ye smiled and said, "Of course, of course we can win this war of resistance."
After a pause, Wang Ye continued: "We will not only win the war of resistance, but we will also defeat the Kuomintang, win the revolution in the whole of China, and then establish a new China."
"New China?" Sure enough, there was light in Fan Guangou's eyes again.
"Chief of Staff, this new China, what kind of new China will it be?"
"This is the new China." Wang Ye said leisurely, "There will be no more landlords, no need to pay imperial rations, everyone will have enough to eat, everyone will have clothes to wear, and every household will be able to afford meat. Everyone can go to school with their schoolbags on their backs. There are wide roads everywhere. There are many cars on the roads. Almost every household has a car. There is also a train that can run two to three hundred kilometers in an hour. I get on the train from Peiping in the morning. , you can go to Shanghai for a restaurant at noon."
"We will still have a strong navy, and the sea will be full of our warships."
"We'll still have a strong air force, and the skies will be full of our planes, our planes."
"Our army will become extremely powerful. We no longer need to march on foot like we are now. Each squad is equipped with chariots, and we can reach the battlefield in chariots. We will also have artillery that is so powerful that it will make the enemy desperate. Just A single salvo of firepower can cause devastating damage to the enemy's deep position..."
Not only Fan Guanquan, but also Wei Dayong was fascinated by it.
Who would not yearn for such a new China?right.
However, the sound of guns and guns from Datong quickly brought Fan Guangou and Wei Dayong back to the cruel reality.