Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

After hearing this, many puppet soldiers breathed a sigh of relief but were still a little bit unconvinced. They whispered, "Are you really not going to kill us?"

"If you don't kill him, why waste the bullet?"

Upon hearing this, a group of puppet soldiers immediately laughed: "Don't kill me, don't kill me. We are indeed worthless and don't deserve to be wasted. I will wear it, I will wear it!"

A group of puppet soldiers immediately began to change into their old military uniforms, and their temperament suddenly became vulgar.

"Alright, all of you go to the city wall and follow my orders. If anyone has any evil intentions, I'll kill him!"

A group of puppet soldiers were holding guns, but without bullets or bayonets. They only had a fire stick in their hands. With a nervous mood, they came to the top of the Datong city wall carrying guns.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers who were guarding them changed into Japanese military uniforms. Ding Chengye was wearing the uniform of a Japanese lieutenant colonel at this time, holding a samurai sword in his hand, and felt uncomfortable all over.

But Li Yunlong's orders must be carried out.

After the puppet army climbed up the city wall, they saw a troop outside the city that was ready to attack the city.

This force launched an "attack" on Datong amid the shocked eyes of the puppet army.

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

"..."

There was little shouting outside Datong City. The soldiers, who had been busy all night, shouted a few words weakly and then began to look for a place to "die heroically"

The defenders on the city wall watched the charging soldiers below, and when they were still some distance away from the Datong city wall, they "fell" one after another.

"Erzi, Erzi, please move aside. There's a rock over here, and it's a bit uncomfortable to lie down on it."

"Just crawl a little to the left. I'm already a hero!"

The soldier named Erzi didn't open his eyes and was sleeping with them closed.

I've been moving goods all night and I'm exhausted. Now I can finally lie down and have a good sleep.

"Spread out, spread out, can you guys act more convincingly? Hey, you're crossing your legs, straighten them out!"

"..."

"You can't fool the Japs like this. Don't lie there like that. Who would fall down like that on the way to the charge? It doesn't look natural at all. And don't huddle together like that. Aren't you hot in the middle of summer?"

"And you guys over there, what are you doing? Pay attention, look at your posture, is it normal?"

"I let you charge once so that you can act more realistically. Don't be so perfunctory. Spread out a little, spread out a little."

"You can't fool the Japanese reconnaissance plane like this..."

Ding Chengye stood on the city wall, looking at the soldiers sleeping in all shapes and sizes outside the city, and couldn't help feeling anxious. These guys were not professional at all. If he were to lie down under the city wall, he would definitely let these people know what professionalism was.

Even if the Japanese came to check on him, he would not be suspicious.

It's a pity that the commander asked me to pretend to be a Japanese soldier to guard the city, and I couldn't lie down outside the city to sleep and bask in the sun.

At this time, the headquarters of the Japanese Mengjiang Garrison in Zhangjiakou received a telegram from Datong. Datong was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the troops sent out of the city for field battle were ambushed and requested support.

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Chapter 205: Taijun, I report that someone is helping the Eighth Route Army

"Datong was indeed attacked by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas!"

In the headquarters of the Japanese Mongolian Garrison Army, Shigetaro Amakasu's expression did not fluctuate after receiving the telegram.

Starting this morning, the headquarters of the Mengjiang Garrison Army received some intelligence from the surrounding areas. The defeated soldiers of the Qiantian Regiment fled to their place and said that Datong was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The current situation is unclear.

After seeing the intelligence, Amakasu Shigetaro's first reaction was disbelief. Datong was garrisoned by the 26th Division, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army was attacking Datong? This sounded like a joke. Although the 26th Division was only a Type B division, it still had more than 16,000 men. Datong was a city with high defenses and thick moats, and it had a large amount of stored supplies.

Even if the Eighth Route Army sent out all the troops used in the Hundred Regiments Campaign, it might not be able to capture Datong.

However, when Shigetaro Amakasu soon received news, most of the 26th Division was withdrawn south by the 1st Army to defend Taiyuan, and only one regiment was stationed in the entire Datong.

When he heard the news, Shigetaro Amakasu was furious. The 26th Division did not report such an important matter as the military mobilization to him as the commander. It was only when he took the initiative to inquire that he learned the news.

However, considering that the current commander of the First Army is Prince Asaka Naruhiko, the anger in his heart quietly subsided. If His Royal Highness mobilized a division of troops, and it was only for coordinated defense, and sent a telegram to himself, he would agree.

Perhaps His Royal Highness simply did not want to trouble himself and skipped this procedure.

Shigetaro Amakasu knew very well that he could not afford to offend Prince Asaka Naruhiko, so he could only grit his teeth and accept the matter, and there was no way to hold the commander of the 26th Division accountable.

Amakasu Shigetaro knew he had nowhere to complain. Should he complain to the headquarters or to His Majesty Tianhuang? Asakanomiya Hisahiko was a relative of Tianhuang.

Moreover, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko mobilized the troops during the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, nominally to support the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

So when he learned that there was only one regiment stationed in Datong, although Shigetaro Amakasu was angry, he had no choice. Datong was an important city and the main source of coal for the Japanese factories and mines in North China. If anything went wrong, he would be held responsible.

The moment he received the telegram, Shigetaro Amakasu breathed a sigh of relief. Datong was not lost. Although the troops leaving the city were defeated, the defenders in the city and the Chida Regiment that retreated back to Datong should have defended Datong.

"Has the reconnaissance plane returned? What's the situation in Datong?"

"Report, the reconnaissance plane has been dispatched and has not yet returned!"

After thinking about it, Shigetaro Amakasu decided to send troops for support first.

"Order the Second Mixed Brigade to immediately take the train south to support Datong!"

"Order the 25th Cavalry Regiment to immediately depart from Jining to support Datong. Make sure to destroy any forces attacking Datong."

"Order the 26th Cavalry Regiment to depart from Ulanqab immediately to support Datong!"

"Hayi!"

The Japanese garrisons in the entire Chahar region are centered in Datong and Zhangjiakou, so the surrounding troops are not far from Datong. For example, the 25th Cavalry Regiment under the 4th Cavalry Brigade stationed in Ulanqab is only about 130 kilometers away from Datong.

A cavalry raid can reach Datong in two days. In addition, Datong is the most important transportation hub in the surrounding area. Support troops from the surrounding areas can take the train to support Datong, such as the Second Mixed Brigade stationed in Zhangjiakou.

After sending out a mixed brigade and two cavalry regiments, Shigetaro Amakasu felt that this force was enough, so he notified the 26th Division and asked them to send part of their forces back to Datong. Datong should be fine.

In fact, this was all the troops that Shigetaro Amakasu could send out.

The Mengjiang region is really too large. Although the Mengjiang garrison has three divisions and two cavalry brigades, they are scattered across the Mengjiang map. This number of people is not enough, and it is impossible to concentrate them.

These two cavalry regiments and one mixed brigade are the fastest mobile forces that can be mobilized in the entire Mengjiang region, except for those stationed in Datong. Of course, this does not include the puppet troops that can be mobilized.

After the reinforcements were sent out, Shigetaro Amakasu felt a little worried again, always feeling that something was wrong. After thinking about it, he decided to send a telegram to Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko personally, asking him to withdraw the entire 26th Division. After all, the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain was almost over, and the Japanese had already begun to celebrate this great victory.

A 100,000-strong army defeated an enemy army of 200,000 with only more than 3,000 casualties, capturing tens of thousands and killing tens of thousands. This was a rare victory for the Japanese army, especially after the defeats in the Changsha Battle, the Sui-Zao Battle, the Shanggao Battle and other battles. This victory greatly boosted the morale of the Japanese army.

In Datong City, "puppet soldiers and devils" once again appeared in the streets and alleys. These former puppet soldiers, holding Type 38 rifles without bullets, began to patrol the streets under the supervision of the "devil devils". Devil devil flags were also hung in some places.

It seems that Datong has been occupied by the Japanese again.

The soldiers who appeared on the streets carrying things were all soldiers from the independent column who had changed their uniforms. Although these soldiers who were busy carrying things had received orders, they would still instinctively raise their guns when they saw the Japanese appear.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited, we're one of us, we're one of us, comrade, I'm from the Fifth Detachment!"

Seeing someone pointing a gun at him, the "devil" immediately started shouting. After hearing this, the soldier on the opposite side scratched his head and put down his gun and said, "I almost forgot. Sorry, comrade, conditioned reflex, conditioned reflex!"

"Look down at what you're wearing. Be careful. The Japanese planes come here often. Don't let them find out!"

"Yes, yes, yes, sorry, hahaha..."

"I understand, I understand. I almost raised my gun just now."

The remaining soldiers of the independent column who had not changed their uniforms gathered around the train station, using it to hide their whereabouts while placing the last batch of important supplies they had captured onto the train.

After one afternoon and one night yesterday, and one morning today, most of the valuable materials in Datong have been moved away. Only the last truck is left, which has been loaded and is ready to depart at any time.

At this time, on the streets, the traitors who had been hiding before, as well as some other people, saw the Japanese and puppet troops appear in Datong again, and many of them immediately became active.

"Taijun, Taijun, I report it, I report it. When the Eighth Route Army was in Datong, these families helped the Eighth Route Army, and these families too!"

When a traitor saw the devils, he immediately rushed out as if he had seen his own father: "Taijun, I miss you so much. I didn't help the Eighth Route Army at all. I even secretly put laxatives in their drinks!"

This traitor kowtowed in front of the "devils" and tried to take credit, but he soon discovered something was wrong. It seemed that there was something wrong with the way these puppet soldiers and the generals looked at him.

"Taijun, I am loyal to the Imperial Army!"

"Really? Then please come with us and let us see how loyal you really are!"

The "devils" patrolling the streets looked at the traitors in front of them with a smile. When they took over Datong, they did not have time to clean up these hiding traitors. They did not expect that they would get an unexpected surprise when they disguised themselves as "devils" and patrolled the streets.

The Japanese are unforgivable, and the same goes for some people who are traitors and running dogs for the Japanese. For example, the man who took the initiative to report, the soldiers have thought of nine ways, nine ways, to treat this traitor well.

It wasn't just this patrol team. Soon many patrol teams captured a lot of traitors who were eager to show their loyalty, and even captured a dozen Japanese devils who had hidden and were not caught.

At this time, a cavalry unit was rapidly approaching Datong.

When they arrived at the outskirts of Datong, they heard gunshots coming from the direction of Datong City. They immediately stopped moving and picked up a telescope to observe the situation in Datong.

Chapter 206: Quick, the Japanese reconnaissance plane is coming

"It seems we're not too late. Commander Li's independent column is still attacking Datong!"

Yao Zhe, commander of the Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment, spoke as he looked at the scene outside Datong City in the distance.

"The independent column seems to have suffered heavy casualties. Datong will be difficult to defeat."

Political Commissar Zhang Dazhi also put down the telescope and spoke slowly. At this time, outside Datong City, many "corpses" wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms could be seen lying on the ground. In the eyes of the soldiers of the Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment, these were all sacrificed comrades.

"Let's go, let's meet up with the comrades from the independent column first!"

The Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment, formerly the Daqingshan Detachment, was originally composed of the 715th Regiment of the 358th Brigade under the 120th Division, as well as part of the Independent 4th Detachment and the division's direct cavalry regiment, with a total of more than 2,300 people.

At the beginning, there were more infantry than cavalry. After the main force of the 715th Regiment retreated, only more than 500 people were left. These 500 people relied on their own development and gradually grew to nearly 2,000 people, and all of them were cavalry. So now the Daqingshan Detachment has been officially changed to the Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment.

It has three subordinate battalions, namely the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cavalry Battalions.

Most of these warriors are locals. They grew up on horseback and have excellent riding skills.

"Captain, there seems to be a cavalry on our flank!"

The Daqingshan Detachment discovered the soldiers of the Independent Column attacking outside the city, and the Independent Column also discovered them.

Shen Quan took a look through the telescope and said, "It's a comrade from the Daqingshan detachment, Captain Li. Please go and receive him."