Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

 Since ancient times, Shanxi has been a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

 If you want to attack a gateway town like Datong, the only way to defeat it is to combine infantry and artillery, infantry and tanks, and air-ground coordination.

 Although due to the characteristics of the Asian battlefield, the intensity of this battle is not as intense as the ongoing defense of Leningrad.

However, if the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region takes strict defense seriously, its complex situation will be almost as complicated as the battles of Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Shanghai and Siping in later generations.

 Three divisions that are desperate for militarism also want to break through head-on?

Wishful thinking!

Seeing that the sea of ​​fire tactic has begun to bear fruit, the top student Captain Liu couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. After all, who doesn't like this efficient and environmentally friendly method of killing enemies.

 After a moment, he picked up the portable communicator and ordered the artillerymen:

“These little devils are so shameless. I don’t know who they learned how to waste food from! If they don’t finish the barbecue in the river today, then none of them will be able to leave!”

 “Hand grenades! Mortars! Bring them all out to entertain the enemy!”

“Stop all the Japanese who are trying to retreat! Aim at their retreat and throw all the shells out!”

This kind of hellish joke from the living King of Hell immediately aroused the desire to fight among the comrades of the 33rd Regiment. This is their leader, a ruthless cultural man.

Hearing this, the artillerymen on the city wall adjusted their shooting angles and fired 60- and 81-force artillery shells near the blocking line planned before the war.

This kind of simple artillery fire blockage instantly made the Japanese soldiers unable to respond.

 For a time, the entire 108th Brigade was divided into two parts.

The attacking regiment could neither advance nor retreat. In desperation, they could only choose to eat a barbecue buffet or enter a slaughterhouse composed of dense artillery shells.

  The Japs in the second echelon were blocked by artillery fire and could only listen to the screams of friendly troops in the temporarily constructed attack position.

In a sense, this means that when God closes a door for you, he will also open a window for you.

After all, judging from the current development speed of Ba Ye and Si Ye, there is a high probability that Li Mei, who believes in strategic bombing, will not have the opportunity to open a barbecue restaurant in Japan.

 Today's sea of ​​​​fire can help the young people adapt to the feeling of being themselves in the fire.

 Half an hour later, the 108th Brigade, which had been unable to attack for a long time, had no choice but to retreat with its troops. Facing the iron-clad defense, a mere brigade had no chance of breaking through.

Looking at the enemy’s messy back, Political Commissar Zhong reminded with some worry:

“Commander, are we killing a little too harshly? Wouldn’t it be against Boss Nie’s order to continue fighting like this?”

“It is certainly a good thing to fight the enemy bravely, but all actions must focus on the overall situation. Judging from the current situation, whether the 110th Division has the courage to organize the next wave of attacks is a question.”

"How about we let the comrades keep some of the water next? Put some water in it appropriately?"

As soon as these words came out, the young Captain Liu first waved his hand to signal the other party to calm down, and then picked up the binoculars to look at the defeated Japanese.

“Don’t worry, the merits of a brigade are not enough for me to take the lead. After all, I can barely be regarded as an old comrade, and it is impossible to distinguish priorities.”

“The current style of play will definitely not be a bad thing, because this is the arrangement of the two bosses.”

“If the enemy dares to organize the next wave of attacks, we can even fight harder. The anti-aircraft company on the city wall has not taken action yet. I heard that it is extremely efficient at attacking infantry.”

 Before the defense of the city began, army reorganization experts specially summoned commanders at the regiment level and above to hold a meeting at the headquarters.

 For the troops in the north of the city, Mr. Nie has only one simple request, that is, to use the prepared fortifications to defeat the invading enemies and not give in an inch!

 This arrangement was designed to completely paralyze the vigilance of the Japanese army.

　To put it bluntly, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region has laid out a big bag for this battle, waiting for the North China Front Army to get into it.

But the enemy is not stupid either. Your Eighth Route Army has the strength to defeat Yoshio Iwamatsu's First Army. You must be playing some trick by blindly showing weakness now.

 But if there is a certain point on the battlefield that is particularly fiercely defended, it will be difficult for the enemy to see through your own thinking and arrangements.

 In addition, each column was not simply defeated, but continued to defend in the next stage of the position. In this way, you can act like you are forced to retreat step by step in order to protect a certain senior executive.

This method of luring the enemy deeper can be called the ancestral tactic of TG.

　In the process of strategic shift that year, preserved fruits were played around by all the major players.

 During the peninsula’s anti-aggression war, this trick was used to its peak. In the showdown with the deputy commander-in-chief, Marshal Mai and his generals could never see through the reality of the volunteers.

The five-star Locust Mai Kaiser couldn't understand the trick, and the three lieutenant generals and division commanders had to follow it obediently.

 After listening to his regimental leader's explanation, Political Commissar Zhong let out a long sigh of relief.

 After a moment, his face was full of eagerness to try, and he said excitedly:

"That means we can counterattack boldly on the north wall. As for letting the Japanese invaders enter the city to fight in the streets, we only need to let the friendly forces deployed on the east and west sides be responsible?"

 “It’s so enjoyable! It’s so enjoyable!”

“Haha, that’s right! Let’s just fight. Someone will come and tell us to retreat when the time comes.”

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The perspective comes to the west of Datong City, Qingyuan Gate. Compared with the main frontal battlefield in the north, the position on the west side responsible for the 27th Regiment of the 10th District of Jizhong has been "lost".

With the deliberate release of water by the soldiers, the 26th Division successfully blasted several large gaps in the city wall at the cost of more than half of the regiment being killed.

 “Toucigeiki!”

 Bringing fresh troops to the front line, a captain of the 12th Independent Infantry Regiment waved the command knife in his hand and roared for the infantrymen behind him to charge.

 Boom, boom, boom!

As a group of Japanese and puppet troops poured into the city, the artillery of the 27th Regiment seized the opportunity to launch shelling at several gaps.

Under the full force fire of more than 20 mortars, the originally powerful Japanese army was instantly beaten into a drowned rat. Even the grassroots officers could not prevent the soldiers from fleeing and retreating.

"idiot!"

“Let the artillery follow the action! Suppress the Eighth Route Army’s artillery immediately!”

After receiving the order, the Type 41 field artillery, Type 92 infantry artillery, and Type 97 mortars in the rear opened fire at the newly exposed fire point.

 The Twenty-seventh Regiment in the Tenth District was originally a small regiment composed of six companies. Its only advantage was that there were many cadres.

Since the army became rich, the regiment has rapidly expanded under the instructions of its superiors, and in just one year it became a main force of 3,000 men.

 At this moment, the benefits of veterans and cadres are clearly reflected.

Facing the counterattack of the Japanese artillery, the grassroots commanders had already fled with their highly mobile mortar units, leaving the enemy's shells to explode.

Although the shelling did not cause any casualties to the 27th Regiment, the Japanese took advantage of the opportunity for the soldiers to move their positions and quickly entered the XC area through the gap in the city wall.

"coming!"

 “Every unit is in position! Get into combat position!”

“Don’t stay in non-fortified areas for too long. After a few rounds, quickly move to the next position. Our task is to reduce the enemy’s strength, there is no need to drive away the Japanese!”

As soon as the enemy entered the city, the three battalions of the 27th Regiment began to take action.

 The 12th Independent Infantry Regiment was pinned down by rifle and machine gun fire before it even had time to survey the terrain. During this period, there were countless soldiers holding submachine guns, shooting at the Japanese from a high position.

For this street battle, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region equipped each column with a large number of Mas38s, and almost every infantry squad had two.

 In complex urban battles, the side with automatic firepower has an inherent advantage.

At the same time, the Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft guns, which were placed in every corner and had a good range of fire, began to show their power.

In the fragmented streets, Miss 75 will not be of much use unless it is caught on the commanding heights. Instead, it will become the target of enemy fire.

Small-caliber anti-aircraft guns can be dragged around by infantry, which is the only choice to divide the battlefield and prevent enemy attacks.

 Just an hour later, the 12th Independent Infantry Regiment left hundreds of corpses behind and was forced to stop the attack.

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 At seven o'clock in the evening on November 23, the Japanese Army Joint Command Headquarters.

“Congratulations to the generals, the 26th Division and the Cavalry Group have successfully opened a gap in the Datong City Wall, and the leading troops are relying on buildings to build fortifications.”

“However, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with a large number of submachine guns and has very strong firepower.”

“The advancement speed of the warriors has been affected, and it is expected that the entire army will enter the city and start street fighting tomorrow!”

If it were in the past, this kind of behavior of reporting good news first and then bad news would definitely anger Nishihara Issaku and Otono Otonzaburo.

However, at this time, the two old devils did not go directly to the big fight. Instead, they happily accepted the latest battle report submitted by the staff.

Facts have proved that the plan of Mr. Nie and the Tigers in the Forest was very successful. The North China Front Army had no doubts about the judgment of the powerful troops outside the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

“Yo Xi, it seems that there is really a problem within the Eighth Route Army. This is a good opportunity for us to make a contribution.”

“After my order, the cavalry group rests on the spot and uses armored vehicles and tanks to build an absolute defense zone to prevent the enemy from retaking the position through night attacks.”

 “Send out elite warriors to use the darkness to infiltrate and try to gain the upper hand for tomorrow’s attack!”

"Hi!"

Just when Issaku Nishihara and Otozaburo Otono were giving orders, there was a figure looking extremely forlorn in the corner of the combat conference room.

This person is Iimori Numa. He was naturally unable to laugh after being strengthened by the Shanxi-Hebei column. After all, the 110th Division is still blocked from Wuding Gate.

“Iimori-kun, the two of us will never forget your sacrifice. Without you to contain the strongest combat power of the Eighth Route Bureau, the progress of the battlefields on both sides would not be so smooth.”

“Don’t worry, your division’s share will not be missed when we share the credit!” (End of Chapter)