The Japanese and puppet troops in Anhua and Ping'an counties heard that the main force of the 36th Division had been eliminated.
When he saw a large force of the Eighth Route Army approaching, he immediately abandoned the city and fled.
Since there are ordinary reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers outside the city, Kong Jie and Ding Wei need to lead their troops to attack them one by one.
Although these bunkers and gun towers can be easily destroyed, it also takes a lot of time.
When the main force advanced to the city and prepared to attack the city, they found that most of the Japanese and puppet troops had already escaped.
Only a small number of Japanese and puppet troops were used as cannon fodder. It didn't take long for Ding Wei and Kong Jie to lead their troops to capture Anhua County and Pingan County.
But the battle in Heyuan County is not over yet.
After annihilating the Japs from the west wall and attacking the Japs from the east wall to attract firepower.
There are still more than 0,000 Japs in Heyuan County who are fighting against the trapped beasts.
Li Yunlong ordered some tin trumpets to be made, and then asked the swordsmen who knew Japanese to shout to the Japanese in the city, saying that Jingguan Ren had been loyal to their Locusts, and those who wanted to survive should surrender, and the Eighth Route Army treated prisoners preferentially.
A small number of Japanese soldiers chose to surrender after hearing this.
However, the vast majority of the Japanese still chose to resist stubbornly and prepared to fight to the death with the new group.
The street fighting in Heyuan County continued until dark. The two sides began to call a truce, and the soldiers of the new regiment stepped up their rest to replenish their physical strength.
There were only a thousand Japs left, suppressed in houses near the bombed-down Japs headquarters.
It is only a matter of time before these more than a thousand Japs are eliminated.
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midnight.
Baishan Village is about kilometers south of Datong.
After a rapid march of nearly 60 kilometers, Chu Yunfei finally led his troops to arrive outside Datong City.
At the temporary headquarters, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong reported the information about Datong to the regiment leader Chu Yunfei:
"Tuanzuo, according to the information."
"Currently, there is a Japanese squadron, a Japanese military police unit, and a puppet army battalion in Datong City, with a total strength of about 800 people."
"Datong City has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Its city wall was rebuilt during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Although it is not as good as the city wall in Taiyuan, it is much stronger than ordinary county towns."
"With our artillery firepower, I'm afraid it will be difficult to knock down the city wall."
Datong is an important military town, the starting point of the Tongpu Railway, and the transfer station of the Pingsui Railway, so its geographical location is very important.
Even though the main force of the Japanese Third Brigade went to reinforce the 36th Division, there were still many troops left to defend the city.
Even if the third brigade has only as many troops as a mixed brigade, if the main force of the third brigade is still in Datong, Chu Yunfei will never dare to attack Datong.
Chu Yunfei's artillery battalion has 8 mortars and 6 7mm mountain guns, all of which are made in Jin Dynasty. There is only one base number of artillery shells.
This firepower is considered abundant for the average Chinese army, but it is still very difficult to capture Datong.
Fang Ligong sounded worried: "Regiment, we'd better end the battle before dawn, otherwise once the main force of the 3rd Brigade returns, we will probably get dumped."
Chu Yunfei nodded and said: "This battle cannot be fought forcefully, it can only be fought wisely. Is your staff prepared?"
"Preparations have been completed according to the battle plan." Fang Ligong said: "Brothers from one of our companies pretended to be puppet troops who were attacking the Xidian stronghold and delivering food to Datong City. When they arrived at the south gate, they suddenly attacked and attacked the Japanese puppet troops defending the city. The army was caught off guard."
"After occupying the city wall, our troops will attack all the way inside. We will capture Datong soon after entering the city."
There are some masonry structure blockhouses and gun towers on both sides of the road outside Datong City.
If you want to capture Datong City, you must first get rid of these masonry bunkers and gun towers. However, the 38th Regiment is equipped with a 7mm Jinshan cannon. Although it is an imitation of the Japanese mountain cannon, it is more powerful than the Japanese 70mm Type 92 infantry. There are so many, there is no problem in taking down these bunkers and gun towers.
"Is one company of brothers enough?" Chu Yunfei asked, "How many troops are there in the enemy guarding the southern city wall?"
"Our people have already conducted reconnaissance during the day, and there are only a few dozen Japanese and puppet troops at the city wall."
Fang Ligong replied: "We have concentrated all the submachine guns of the entire regiment on this company. There will be no problem in capturing and holding the city wall."
"In addition, the second platoon leader of the puppet army in the Xidian stronghold is one of ours. He has sneaked out. Every month, he delivers food from the Xidian stronghold to Datong City. All the Japanese and puppet soldiers guarding the city gate know him. He, he will lead us in."
There were very few Eighth Route Army guerrillas in this area, and the Japanese and puppet troops went to the villages unscrupulously to plunder food.
After grabbing the grain, the puppet troops would regularly deliver the grain to Datong City, and then transport it to other places via the Tongpu Railway and the Pingsui Railway.
The 38th Regiment is also equipped with some submachine guns, which are imitation Jin-made Thompson submachine guns copied by Taiyuan Arsenal.
Chu Yunfei said: "No need to go to so much trouble, let Adjutant Sun lead the security company."
Then, Chu Yunfei looked at Sun Ming aside and asked, "Sun Ming, are you willing to take on this task?"
"Team leader, I am willing to accept my humiliation!"
Sun Ming, the adjutant and commander of the security company, straightened his body and accepted the task without any hesitation in his tone and expression.
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Chu Yunfei said happily: "Well, when Datong is captured, each brother in the guard company will be rewarded 10 yuan!"
Going deep alone is called a death squad in layman's terms. However, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. Paying money to the death squads is just a routine operation of the army.
If the attack outside the city does not go smoothly, none of the people who occupied the city wall will be able to come back.
"On behalf of the brothers in the security company, I would like to thank the regiment!"
Sun Ming gave a military salute, and he and Fang Ligong turned around and walked out.
Not long after, Sun Ming and the soldiers of the 38th Regiment Guard Company put on the uniforms of the puppet army, and Fang Ligong ordered people to prepare more than thirty mule carts.
Except for the first two carts, which were loaded with 1,000 kilograms of grain, the sacks on the second mule cart were filled with dirt, sand and gravel.
Then, under the leadership of the real platoon leader of the puppet army, they pretended to be a puppet army convoy delivering food, and headed along the road towards the south gate of Datong.
There were acquaintances leading the way, and the Japanese and puppet troops at the checkpoints, bunkers and gun towers ahead did not embarrass the food transport team.
About an hour later, the grain transport team arrived at the gate of Datong South City and was blocked by Japanese soldiers and puppet troops at the gate.
"What are you doing?"
Tetsuo Iwashita, the leader of the Japanese squad in charge of guarding the city gate, asked Sun Ming and his party in broken Chinese, his tone and expression full of doubts.
Chen Ergou, commander of the second platoon of the puppet army, said: "Taijun Iwashita, I am Chen Ergou. You don't recognize me? I just came with our company commander last month to deliver food. We have met before."
"It turns out to be Chen Sang." Tetsuo Iwashita looked at Chen Ergou several times, then remembered him, and his expression relaxed slightly, "Why did the food arrive so early this month? Where is your company commander Wang?"
"Company Commander Wang is ill." Chen Ergou said hurriedly, "Our company commander said that the food should be delivered to Taijun as soon as possible, so he felt at ease. Taijun Iwashita, this is our company commander's filial piety to you."
After finishing his words, Chen Ergou made a move, and a soldier next to him quickly handed the roast chicken and Fenjiu to Tetsuo Iwashita.
"Yoshi, yosey!"
Tetsuo Iwashita's eyes suddenly lit up, and he patted Chen Ergou on the shoulder happily: "Chen Sang, your conscience is very good."
Then, Tetsuo Iwashita waved his hand, and two Japanese soldiers with bayonets beside him stepped forward to inspect the mule cart.
At this time, Sun Ming and Chen Ergou's hearts suddenly rose to their throats.
Only the first two carts were loaded with real grain, while the mule carts at the back were all loaded with dirt and gravel. It would be troublesome if the Japanese were to find out.
The city gate of Datong City is closed at night. There are two machine gun positions built with sandbags on the left and right of the city gate. On the left is a Type 92 heavy machine gun, and on the right is a crooked light machine gun.
There is also a Japanese artillery tower not far away, which can implement fire blockade at the city gate. In addition, there are Japanese puppet troops on the city wall.
If the enemy discovered that the mule cart was carrying dirt and gravel at this time, the more than 100 people in the guard company would definitely become a target for the enemy's machine guns.
Sun Ming stood in the crowd, quietly put his hand into his clothes, and opened the safety of the shell gun.
If the enemy discovers a flaw, the only option is to strike first.
Although the city gate is closed, an explosive pack can definitely blow open the city wall. How many brothers can rush in then depends on God's will.
Fortunately, there were only two Japs inspecting the mule carts. Each of the two Japs inspected a mule cart, and when they opened the sacks, they found that they were full of corn kernels and wheat kernels.
Tetsuo Iwashita took a sip of wine, and the two young men in charge of the inspection ran to him and reported that they were all grains, and the quality of this batch of grains was very high.
"Yo Xi, thank you Chen Sang for your hard work!"
Tetsuo Iwashita patted Chen Ergou on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"Serve the Imperial Army!"
Chen Ergou straightened his body at the right time, with a firm and calm expression on his face, vividly expressing his image of flattery and cowardice.
"Yo Xi, open the city gate!"
Tetsuo Iwashita's expression became more and more satisfied, and he ordered the city gate to be opened. Several puppet soldiers ran out from behind the sandbags and moved away the barricade with barbed wire.
Accompanied by the sound of the door axis turning, the Datong South City Gate slowly opened.
Under Chen Ergou's order, the grain transport convoy slowly entered from the city gate.
After all the mule carts and soldiers had entered the city, as Sun Ming took out his rifle and gave the order, the soldiers in the guard company took out their submachine guns from the sacks on the mule carts.
Under the leadership of Sun Ming, more than a hundred people fought towards the city wall.
Dozens of Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall were napping. It wasn't until Sun Ming led his guard company to climb up the city wall along the stone stairs on the left and right that the Japanese and puppet troops reacted.
But it's too late.
Da da da…
Under intensive firepower, dozens of Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall were quickly eliminated.
After occupying the city wall, a dozen Japanese soldiers and a dozen puppet troops at the city gate were quickly eliminated.
Although the guard company of the 38th Regiment of the Jinsui Army occupied the city gate and city wall, the sound of gunfire also stirred up the hornet's nest of Datong Japs. Japs and puppet troops came to reinforce the city.
But Sun Ming didn't panic at all. He took out a flare gun, loaded a flare, then opened the safety and fired a shot into the sky.
A few kilometers away, watching the red flare rising into the sky, Chu Yunfei smiled coldly: "Adjutant Sun has succeeded, pass my order, and the entire regiment will attack Datong!"