Because some powerful guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army were equipped with 70mm infantry guns and 75mm mountain guns, they were specially used to attack the Japanese masonry artillery towers on the Zhengtai Railway.

That kind of masonry turret cannot withstand the bombardment of infantry artillery and mountain artillery.

Often with just a few shots, the Japanese bunkers and gun towers would be destroyed, and the Japanese and puppet soldiers inside would naturally die tragically on the spot.

Later, the Japanese built reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers at some important strongholds along the railway line.

It's just that the Japanese don't have enough steel and cement supplies, and only some important strongholds will build concrete fortifications.

Therefore, although there were more Japanese troops defending Zhengtai Road, there were many loopholes and the rails were often stripped.

Like some strongholds and gun towers, they are mainly for defense against guerrillas.

The Japanese mobile brigade was to prepare for a large-scale attack by the Eighth Route Army.

With the information in hand, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang lay down on the map and began to formulate a battle plan. Duan Peng gave a military salute and then turned and left.

…

Southeast Shanxi.

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

"Report!"

"New batch of telegrams!"

The decoder from the headquarters gave a military salute and turned to leave.

The chief of staff took the telegram and read it, and then couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Is there something going on with Li Yunlong?"

The chief asked after seeing this.

The division commanders and operational staff on the side couldn't help but turn their heads and look over.

Everyone paid special attention to the new group's telegram.

"This kid Li Yunlong...is really not a man who can live idle."

The chief of staff sounded helpless:

"He requested instructions on the telegram to attack Niangziguan and Datong."

"Oh?" The leader raised his eyebrows in a surprised tone, "Didn't Datong just be taken away by the 26th Division? What, Li Yunlong wants to eat the 26th Division?"

"That's not true." The chief of staff smiled slightly, "I guess Li Yunlong really wants to eat the 26th Division, but it's obviously not the right time now."

"Then what exactly does Li Yunlong want to do?" the teacher asked.

The chief of staff said: "What Li Yunlong means is that we want our headquarters to contact Fu Zuoyi, the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army, to see if the North Route Army can take advantage of the 26th Division to leave the station to launch an offensive. If the main force of the 26th Division returns to support,

Then the new regiment will attack Datong."

"This is a wonderful move!" the division commander laughed, "If the 26th Division does not return reinforcements, the Northern Route Army will take the opportunity to regain Baotou, Wuyuan and other places."

The leader nodded and made an immediate decision: "Send a telegram to Commander Fu immediately and agree to Li Yunlong's request to attack Datong and Niangziguan."

"Okay!" the chief of staff immediately began to draft a telegram.

…

Three nights later.

Fu Zuoyi took the initiative to request a battle. With the 35th Army and the 7th Cavalry Division as the main forces, he attacked from the Hetao defense area and made a long-distance attack on Baotou, an important strategic stronghold.

Since the 26th Division stationed in Baotou and Wuyuan and other places was transferred away, Baotou was in danger.

Peking.

No. 11, Iron Lion Alley.

North China Front Army Headquarters.

Holding the telegram in his hand, the communications staff officer quickly walked into the headquarters war room. In the war room, Sue Mizumasa and several combat staff officers from the staff were working on the sand table.

This time, the First Division was transferred to the North China Front Army, and it will be affiliated to the North China Front Army from now on.

Instead of being transferred to fight one battle and then leaving like the 10th Division did last time.

Although the First Division has not arrived yet, Okamura Neiji has already begun to arrange the defense issues for the First Division after it arrives in northwestern Shanxi.

Sandbox operations and war games are just basic operations.

"Your Excellency, General!"

"The Commander of the Mongolian Army, Lieutenant General Shigetaro Amakasu, has an urgent message!"

The communications staff officer bowed his head to Neji Okamura and said.

"Read it!" Okamura Neji frowned slightly, an emergency call meant that something bad had happened or was about to happen.

"Hi!"

The communications staff officer picked up the telegram and read:

"More than 30,000 members of the China Sui Army are storming Baotou. Please mobilize the main force of the 26th Division to come back for reinforcements. His Majesty the Locust is on board, and the Japanese Locust Army is on board!"

It was Neiji Okamura's order to mobilize the 26th Division to attack Datong, so the commander of the garrison in Mongolia did not dare to mobilize the main force of the 26th Division to return reinforcements without authorization.

"Nani?" Okamura Neji's face fell instantly.

Since the 26th Division was stationed in Baotou and Wuyuan, Fu Zuoyi's Sui Army has not launched a decent offensive for nearly a year.

Therefore, Okamura Neiji confidently and boldly mobilized the 26th Division to attack Datong. He did not expect that at this time, the Sui Army would stab him in the back.

Should the 26th Division be mobilized to return reinforcements?
Chapter completed!