The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 982 The surprise attack begins, and heavy troops press down on the Japanese lair...

In addition, XZ, Shuozhou, including some large and small towns around these two important cities, have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army troops to varying degrees.

According to the report of the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city, the battle was very fierce. The main force of the Eighth Route Army was attacking. The artillery fire of the opponent was extremely fierce, and the city might fall at any time.

The battles that were blooming everywhere seemed to have no rules. For a while, the Japanese army was confused about what the Eighth Route Army was going to do with this move. Could it be possible to take the opportunity to launch the final decisive battle?

Throughout the night, the phone at the headquarters of the First Army was almost ringing off the hook.

Everywhere is asking for help, and everywhere is being attacked by the main combat troops of the Eighth Route Army.

The Yan'an garrison brigade of the Eighth Route Army launched a fierce attack on the stronghold of Huanggou Township in the northwest of Baode County. The Eighth Route Army has artillery and is ready to fight to the death.

The 358th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is attacking the Dabeizhuang stronghold.

The 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, which had been silent for a long time, attacked the Dadonggou stronghold.

The armored teaching team of Yan'an Motorization School also appeared on the scene.

The numbers of the Eighth Route Army units that attacked the Japanese army after appearing everywhere were flying all over the sky.

From the eighth road in northern Shanxi, to the eighth road in Yan'an, and the eighth road in the Taihang base.

True and false, false and true, the Japanese army was dizzy for a while.

Until Fu Yisheng's 35th Route Army also suddenly moved, began to advance towards the Japanese blockade, and launched a certain degree of attack.

The Japanese army was completely panicked now.

Of course, Fu Yisheng's own character is in the words of the 120th division teacher, "Old Fu is a guy who doesn't see the rabbit and doesn't let the eagle go, so he won't sell his teammates and stand by.

But before our side completely messes up the situation of the battle, this kid will definitely not make a casual move if he can't seize the opportunity. "

This is true.

At this time, Fu Yisheng was thinking about what the Eighth Route Army was trying to cover up under the current evolution of the war situation in his commander's headquarters.

"Yi Gong, is the Eighth Route Army trying to fish in troubled waters and seize the opportunity to capture the counties and towns of the Japanese army in order to further expand the area of ​​the base area?"

When the chief of staff asked this question, Fu Yisheng shook his head and denied: "This is unlikely. Based on what we know about the Eighth Route Army troops led by Lao He, their equipment level is very poor, ammunition is scarce, and the artillery for attacking fortified areas is even worse." It is pitiful, what do they use to fight the tough battle?"

"The Eighth Route Army suddenly launched an attack on the Japanese-occupied area in all directions, and even deliberately pulled the front line everywhere. What exactly is it planning?"

"Who knows? Just wait, anyway, it's the little devil who has a headache. Even if Eighth Road tries to plot, it's impossible to plot us right now!"

Fu Yisheng was quite sure of this.

……

Seven days.

The Northwest Military Region Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, which was the former headquarters of the 120th Division, issued an order directly from the headquarters:
"The surprise attack on Datong has officially begun!"

After the order was issued, the main forces of the 120th Division, including the local army, were completely intertwined with the Japanese and puppet troops in various places with the tactics of blooming in all directions.

The sound of guns filled almost the entire sky in northern Shanxi.

It's a complete mess.

The Japanese army became more and more confused about the intention of the Eighth Route Army.

It was around [-]:[-] pm that day.

After trekking for hundreds of miles, they were secretly divided into three groups from the Taihang base area, and were latently transferred to the mechanized combat unit of the 120th Division of the Northwest Military Region.

Under the leadership of Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, they were divided into two batches. Under the cover of the Eighth Route Army units along the way, they followed the pre-planned almost straight route to Datong, the headquarters of the Japanese 26th Division.

The entire rapid response force was equipped with nearly 300 chariots of various types, and with lightning speed, they took the straight line with the shortest distance.

Go straight to Datong.

When this intention suddenly appeared, it was truly earth-shattering!
The quick-response troops that suddenly appeared were the most elite armored units that combined armor protection, fire attack and mechanized advantages to rush forward first.

The entire rapid response force can transport and transfer more than 2000 elite people at one time. This is the first batch, and it also carries a considerable amount of equipment and ammunition.

If it is the second batch of transfers, it is no problem to squeeze nearly 3000 people.

All kinds of tanks are equipped with a large number of self-propelled artillery, carrying a considerable number of anti-aircraft guns, vehicle-mounted mortars, and heavy weapons such as anti-aircraft guns and flying mine guns.

Each vanguard advance convoy also specially prepared firepower assault teams after the start of the tough battle. These team members were equipped with body armor made of new ceramics, bulletproof steel plates, and high-strength nylon.

A large number of submachine guns are matched with revolver shotguns, a large number of new explosive devices composed of RDX are prepared, there are also blasting barrel barrier launchers to deal with minefields, and accompanying combat engineers of barbed wire barricades.

Once the battle started, the armored troops used armored vehicles and tanks as the tip of their swords to take the lead in breaking through the Japanese and puppet defense lines and opening a breakthrough.

Focus on the main offensive force and launch a fierce attack.

Each firepower assault team secretly cooperated with the main force to take the lead in infiltrating forward, rushing in to eliminate the important firepower points of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Or directly use the walkie-talkie as an observer for infiltration reconnaissance, and provide the rear-mounted artillery with specific coordinates of military strike targets related to Japanese puppet soldiers at any time.

In fact, until this time, although the Japanese army was aware of the madness of the Eighth Route Army troops, they also noticed that the sudden appearance of this quick-response force was definitely not what they knew about the Eighth Route Army troops in northern Shanxi.

However, the Japanese army did not expect that the Eighth Route Army's move would directly target Datong, their base camp.

Even Fu Yisheng, who was a bystander, failed to judge the intention of the Eighth Route Army in the first place.

The reason is very real.

Datong is still far away from the Eighth Route Army units of the Northwest Military Region.

Even the quick-response force of the Eighth Route Army would probably take a lot of time to rush through quickly.

In addition, from the Northwest Military Region of the Eighth Route Army to the Japanese fortress Datong, there are hundreds of defense zones, large and small, and there are almost countless military defense lines set up by the devils along the way.

The entire periphery of Datong is like being wrapped in layers of onions.

The location of Datong is in the heart of the onion.

So the little devil didn't panic at first.

At least he didn't panic because the old nest of the base camp was about to be taken away.

until……

The armored soldiers and tank units of the Eighth Route Army attacked all the way, and they were so overwhelming that there was no Japanese and puppet defense line that could stop them for a moment.

For one thing, the Japanese army never thought that the Eighth Route Army troops in northern Shanxi could form such a quick-response force with a considerable number of armored troops and tanks.

I didn't even expect that the armored vehicles and tanks of the Eighth Route Army would be so powerful in attack, and even equipped with a large number of follow-up artillery.

From this point of view, the combat effectiveness and firepower of the Iron Triangle's armored units are far superior to those of the regular light and medium armored units of the Devils.

Secondly, right now the entire northern Shanxi including the Taihang base area, the fighting between the parties has long been completely chaotic.

Especially around the Taihang base area, the confrontation between the First Army and the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army has reached a critical point.

The winner is about to be decided.

Coupled with the fact that the Eighth Route Army troops, mainly the 120th Division in northern Shanxi, were also engaged in battles on all sides, the entire Japanese and puppet troops in northern Shanxi fell into a desperate defense.

Even the 35th Route Army was about to move, and the Mongolian Army troops in charge of northern Shanxi to Inner Mongolia had to constantly deploy troops to strengthen the defense of the military blockade and guard against the attack of the 35th Route Army.

In other words, at this time along the line from the Northwest Military Region of the Eighth Route Army to Datong, although there were quite a few military blockades by the Japanese army, the blockades everywhere were basically in a state of insufficient troops, and there were not many elites.

And the battle between Li Yunlong and Kong Jie was nothing short of shocking!

The quick-response troops lurking and waiting suddenly broke out, and with a fairly clear direction of attack, they rushed straight towards Datong.

Armored vehicles and tank troops, as sharp knives that are invincible, easily split the defense line of the Japanese army along the way like cutting tofu.

Once the breakthrough is opened, there will be main combat troops scattered all over the way immediately, and they will quickly cooperate with reinforcements to consolidate, further expand the breakthrough, and completely occupy the Japanese blockade.

Then use the fortifications of the Japanese blockade line that was completely taken down as a position to block the Japanese and puppet troops that were reinforced by other parties.

Very simple pattern, but that's how it works.

Use the armored force to break through, and then quickly occupy, consolidate and expand the breakthrough after opening the breakthrough, and then continue to attack the Japanese blockade line.

Just a few hours later, in the evening of the same day.

The Japanese army's original blockades on the outer line of Datong were broken through more than 30 lines in a row.

In the evening, the sky was already a little dark.

The quick-response troops led by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie had already arrived in Datong's outer line in various chariots, and launched an attack on the Japanese and puppet defenders stationed in Datong.

It wasn't until this time that the forces of all parties realized that the sky seemed to be poked into a hole by the Eighth Route Army.

The entire northern Shanxi and even the Taihang base area, and even the battlefields in Inner Mongolia, were mixed together.

Only then did the Eighth Route Army emerge from a desperate situation, revealing its ultimate intention.

——Directly point to Datong!
In the Taihang area, just two days ago, the Japanese army also made a judgment that the Eighth Route Army was going to draw from the bottom and was secretly mobilizing troops in an attempt to aggressively attack Licheng, the home of the 36th Division.

The Japanese army was also impatient, and they mobilized troops from all directions to gather in Licheng.

Under the unified command of Ding Wei, the soldiers of the Iron Triangle are trying to find a way to eat the 26th Regiment of the 11th Division and the two cavalry units in the encirclement.

The remaining main combat troops of the 386 brigade took the opportunity to launch a major counterattack against the Japanese army at the same time, and completed the military linkage with the Jizhong troops.

The Eighth Route Army troops in southern Hebei also took the opportunity to launch an attack on the Japanese army and restrained a considerable number of Japanese troops.

Then not only the Eighth Route Army, but also some Jinsui Army and Jiang Army troops that were closely related to the Iron Triangle troops also jumped out, took the opportunity to add insult to injury, and beat up the Japanese army, the dog in the water.

It is in such an unprecedented chaotic situation.

The Eighth Route Army, as shown in the picture, pointed the real killing move at Datong.

The Japanese army, who finally realized the true intention of the Eighth Route Army, fell into great panic.

They think that the Eighth Route Army is crazy, and this single-minded style of play seems to be desperate.

This is completely different from the guerrilla tactics implemented by the Eighth Route Army in previous years, which avoided direct confrontation with the Japanese army.

Garrison Command.

Commander Guizi learned the news that the Eighth Route Army that had already launched an offensive outside Datong City was named Yanbei Detachment.

This news made the old devil stunned, and then he felt a little lucky in his heart.

The Yanbei Detachment is an old opponent of the Mongolian Army, and it can be regarded as difficult.

But to say that a small Yanbei detachment wants to capture Datong, it is wishful thinking.

Do you really think that with a few more broken cars and a quick reaction force, you can take down the base camp of my army in Mongolia?
With this in mind, the old devil commander took his time, ordered the defenders of Datong to stick to it, and at the same time mobilized reinforcements from all sides to advance in the direction of Datong at a leisurely pace.

The old devil even had a wishful thinking, thinking that it was impossible for this small Yanbei detachment to shake the defense of Datong Fortress.

Perhaps it can also take the opportunity to severely damage the main force of the Eighth Route Army and destroy it in one fell swoop.

As such...

"Yoshio Shinozuka's First Army was defeated in Shanxi, but my army stationed in Mongolia severely damaged the main force of the Eighth Route near Datong.

In such a comparison, if it is said that the combat effectiveness of my army stationed in Mongolia is far higher than his first army, no one will object to it! "

Commander Devil was dreaming, he even thought that after Shinozuka Yoshio was completely defeated, maybe he could also serve as the commander of the First Army, and even directly merge his First Army into his army stationed in Mongolia Woolen cloth!

However, the old devil's dream was soon completely shattered.

After the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack on Datong began, the attacking troops became fiercer and fiercer each time.

Just after less than six hours of defense.

The devil officers stationed in Datong hurriedly sent a call for help to the headquarters.

He also claimed that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was extremely powerful, with fierce artillery and excellent equipment. If the reinforcements did not arrive, Datong might even fall completely.

When the news came, the devil commander was completely dumbfounded.

"Baga, how is this possible? It's just a small Yanbei detachment. How many troops are there on the Eighth Route attacking the city?"

To this, the defenders stationed in Datong gave a reply: "Your Excellency, Commander, there seems to be a regiment of Eight Routes attacking the city at first, their equipment is very sophisticated, and their artillery fire is fierce.

After the two waves of attack were repulsed by us, the Eighth Route Army troops that followed up seemed to have the strength of a regiment again.

In this way, the opponent's attacks became more and more violent, seven or eight consecutive attacks, and the troops on the opposite side were like a bottomless pit, constantly pouring out.

First, the south gate, followed by the east, west and north gates were all attacked.

According to our preliminary speculation, the Eighth Route Army that is currently attacking the city must have at least one division's strength! ! ! "

(End of this chapter)