at the same time.
In Datong City.
Although the transfer order from the Mongolian Army Headquarters has been issued to all units.
But he didn't have time to say hello to the 1st Division in Datong City.
The Japs in the 1st Division thought that a fierce battle between the Mongolian Army and the Eighth Route Army was going on outside the city.
Mitsuo Nakazawa and Taro Eguchi commanded the Japanese infantry of the 1st Division. Under the cover of firepower such as mortars, infantry guns and grenade launchers, they attacked the northern city wall in waves.
The Japs of the 1st Division fought tooth and nail and launched a squadron-level attack along the streets towards the city wall.
If the terrain was not conducive to the enemy's deployment, the Japanese of the 1st Division would have launched a brigade-level attack on the city wall.
On the north city wall.
The intensive firepower composed of dozens of light machine guns, M1917 heavy machine guns, M2 large-caliber heavy machine guns, and Oerlikon 20mm machine guns worked almost non-stop.
In conjunction with the Eighth Route Army mortars and artillery on the city walls and outside the city walls.
The dense rain of artillery shells and bullets firmly suppressed the Japs of the 1st Division 100 meters away from the city wall, leaving behind patches of corpses but unable to push any further.
at the same time.
The observers of the Sword Squadron on the city wall called the 105mm artillery outside the city to bombard the Japanese machine gun fire points placed in the streets.
Although it cannot provide artillery coverage into the city, the Eighth Route Army has top artillery and artillery observers.
The artillery and artillery observers cooperated with each other, causing heavy losses to the Japanese machine gun fire points.
The more intense the resistance of the Eighth Route Army, the more excited the Japanese attack became.
The Japs of the 1st Division concentrated almost all the small-caliber artillery fire of the entire division and fired artillery shells towards the northern city wall.
Continuous explosions rose up on the city wall, almost covering the entire northern city wall in gunpowder smoke.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the sixth wave of Japanese attacks began.
In the continuous smoke of artillery fire, the soldiers braved the artillery fire, braved the shrapnel flying at any time, listened to the deafening roar in their ears, and operated the machine guns.
The machine gunner was knocked down by the explosion wave and shrapnel, and the deputy gunner and ammunition hand next to him immediately stepped on it.
Under the ladder outside the city wall, hundreds of machine gunners and ammunition carriers were ready to climb the city wall at any time. No soldier chose to back down. They all signed up voluntarily. All the soldiers had stern expressions and eyes filled with murderous intent.
The flames of the machine gun never stopped, sprinkling barrage after barrage, killing all the more than 200 Japanese soldiers in a squadron on the street.
The sixth attack failed.
Immediately afterwards, Taro Eguchi, the chief of staff of the 1st Division, sent the seventh squadron and launched a desperate charge against the city wall.
But the result did not change at all. The squadron all died on the way to the charge, and no one survived.
In terms of the spirit of Bushido, the Japs of the 1st Division rank among the top in the entire Japanese Army.
Naturally, Mitsuo Nakazawa and Taro Eguchi also knew that the refueling tactic was a taboo for military strategists.
But they had no choice. A chariot regiment and an infantry regiment of the Mongolian army had already attacked outside the northern city wall.
Both old Japanese soldiers believed that the Eighth Route Army was at the end of its strength and was on the verge of collapse.
After the eighth infantry squadron all died on the way to the charge, Mitsuo Nakazawa and Taro Eguchi finally realized something was wrong.
By this time, the 1st Division had lost nearly an infantry regiment, as well as a large number of small-caliber artillery, machine gunners and grenadiers.
In the 1st Division headquarters.
Nakazawa Sanfu then ordered to stop attacking the city wall occupied by the Eighth Route Army and listen carefully.
Although there were gunshots and gunfire outside the northern city wall, the gunfire and gunfire were very small. The battle between the Eighth Route Army and the troops stationed in Mongolia was at least several kilometers away.
Chief of Staff Taro Eguchi looked ugly: "Your Excellency, Commander, we seem to have been deceived by the troops stationed in Mongolia..."
Previously, the headquarters of the Army Garrison in Mongolia informed the 1st Division on the radio that the 17th Tank Regiment of the Mongolian Army and the Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Tank Regiment were stationed in Mongolia.
The attack has reached a position 1.5 kilometers away from the north city wall, and the Eighth Route Army has been seen outside the city wall.
A tank regiment plus an infantry regiment naturally have a strong combat effectiveness.
This allowed Nakazawa Mizuo and Eguchi Taro to see the dawn of victory.
Even with the extra fuel tactics, the two old devils still organized an infantry squadron-level attack, and it was still seamless.
As soon as the previous infantry squadron was all killed, the next infantry squadron was immediately sent out.
Mitsuo Nakazawa's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot: "Immediately use the radio to ask the headquarters of the Mongolian Army and ask Jutaro Amakasu where the 17th Tank Regiment and the infantry regiment of the 3rd Tank Regiment attacked?"
The communications staff officer came over with a helpless tone:
"Your Excellency, Commander, our radio has been calling the Mongolian Army Command, but they have not responded."
"Haga!" Mitsuo Nakazawa quickly pulled out his command sword and said angrily, "This loser Jutaro Amakasu actually dares to trick our 1st Division?"
What about the internal and external coordination that was agreed upon?
It's all lies.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, there is another possibility."
"A tank division and an infantry regiment of the Mongolian Army have been defeated by the Eighth Route Army's tank troops and can no longer reach Datong City."
Although Taro Eguchi was also very angry, he was still able to think at this time.
Hearing this, Mitsuo Nakazawa became even more furious: "Even if the troops stationed in Mongolia for reinforcements were defeated by the Eighth Route Army, Jutaro Amakasu should have informed us, causing our 1st Division to lose so many outstanding elite soldiers in vain. , I will definitely report this matter to General Okamura Neiji truthfully."
After the battle is over, Mitsuo Nakazawa plans to take a copy of Amakasu Jutaro.
After a pause, Mitsuo Nakazawa looked at the communications staff officer: "Use the radio to call the headquarters of the 3rd Tank Division and the 26th Division immediately via radio!"
"Hi!"
The communications staff officer turned and left.
After a while, the communications staff hurried back to the operations hall and reported to Mitsuo Nakazawa in a hurried tone:
"Reporting to the division commander, the Communications Department has just contacted the headquarters of the 26th Division. The Mongolian Army Headquarters..."
"What happened to the Mongolian Army Headquarters?" Mitsuo Nakazawa asked in a deep voice.
When Taro Eguchi saw this, he also realized that something was wrong.
However, the two old devils did not think about the worse.
This time, the main force of the Mongolian army came to reinforce the 1st Division and the 1st Army. The main forces were the 3rd Tank Division, the 26th Division and the 2nd Mixed Brigade, with more than 30,000 elite troops.
More than 300 tanks, dozens of armored vehicles, and 2 artillery regiments.
There are also more than 1,500 trucks, thousands of mule carts, and sufficient combat supplies.
To take a step back, even if the troops stationed in Mongolia couldn't defeat the Eighth Route Army, they wouldn't be defeated so quickly, right?
After a pause, the communications staff reported in a deep voice: "The headquarters of the Army Garrison in Mongolia was bombarded by heavy artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army. Lieutenant General Amakasu Shigetaro and Lieutenant General Nishihara Issei were shattered!"
After finishing speaking, the communications staff member bowed his head and expressed his condolences to Shigetaro Amakasu and Issaku Nishihara.
"Nani?" Mitsuo Nakazawa's eyes suddenly widened, "Lieutenant General Amakasu Jutaro and Lieutenant General Nishihara Issaku are broken into pieces?"
Issaku Nishihara is the division commander of the 3rd Tank Division, and Mitsuo Nakazawa naturally knows him too.
On the side, Taro Eguchi and several combat staff also cast incredibly shocked looks.
Was the headquarters of the Army in Mongolia beheaded by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire?
This is simply unimaginable. If two lieutenant generals are lost at once, the main force of the Mongolian army will surely fall into a leaderless situation. The Mongolian army may be defeated by the Eighth Route Army.
"Hi!" the communications staff officer said with certainty, "This is what the commander of the 26th Division, Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigenori, told me personally. Currently, the troops stationed in Mongolia have suffered heavy losses. Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigenori is organizing the remaining troops of the troops stationed in Mongolia to report to Gaoyang. Turning the direction of the county, Lieutenant General Kuroda asked us to report this situation to the North China Front Army Headquarters via a secret telegram..."
The radio station stationed in the Mongolian Army was running away at this time, so naturally it had no time to provide power panels to the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Mitsuo Nakazawa's face darkened, and he sent a secret message?
I am afraid that the call between the 1st Division and the troops stationed in Mongolia has been monitored by the Eighth Route Army.
But at this time, it was useless to say anything. Mitsuo Nakazawa took a deep breath: "Eguchi-kun, please immediately draft a telegram to the North China Front Army Headquarters."
"Hi!" Taro Eguchi bowed his head in response.
…
"Reporting to the captain, our telegraph troops just monitored the call between the 1st Division and the 26th Division."
At the independent regiment headquarters, the communications staff officer smiled broadly:
"The commander of the 26th Division, Kuroda Shigenori, told the 1st Division that the wave of deep shelling we just carried out on the enemy just happened to blow up the headquarters of the Mongolian army."
"The commander of the garrison in Mongolia, Lieutenant General Shigetaro Amakasu, and the commander of the 3rd Tank Division, Lieutenant General Itachi Nishihara, were killed."
"What did you say?"
Kong Jie stood up suddenly and asked in shock:
"Did our artillery kill Jutaro Amakasu and Issaku Nishihara?"
The chief of staff, deputy regimental commander, political commissar, several operational staff officers, and the unsuspecting telegraph soldiers looked at the communications staff officer, and their eyes almost dropped.
"Yes, commander." The communications staff nodded affirmatively, "Our Katyusha rocket launcher battalion killed two Japanese lieutenant generals in the bombardment more than ten minutes ago!"
Kong Jie's face suddenly turned into a chrysanthemum smile, and he slapped the table at the headquarters:
"Katyusha killed two lieutenant generals in one round of artillery fire!?"
"It's fun, it's fun, this battle is fun!"
"Send my order and all units will pursue the entire line according to the original plan."
If the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia is killed, the main force of the army stationed in Mongolia will inevitably lose effective command, and the remaining troops will not be able to retreat in an orderly manner.
At this time, it is easiest to expand the results.
After a pause, Kong Jie looked at the Chief of Staff: "Chief of Staff, immediately draft a telegram on this situation and report it to Commander Li Yunlong!"
"Yes!" said the Chief of Staff of the Independent Regiment.
…
Beiping.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Headquarters, Operations Department.
A group of Japanese officers were busy in the operations hall, and Seizo Arisu was reporting to Neji Okamura on the situation of various reinforcements.
Okamura Neiji's expression changed and he asked: "The troops stationed in Mongolia are now fighting with the Eighth Route Army. How is the situation?"
"this…"
You Mo Jing San’s tone was awkward:
"The Mongolian Army Headquarters did not take the initiative to report the battle situation."
After several rounds of confrontation, the troops stationed in Mongolia suffered losses until the headquarters was blown up and they were completely defeated.
After losing the battle, Amakasu Jutaro was naturally embarrassed to report the battle situation to the North China Front Army Headquarters. After all, the Japanese army always liked to report good news but not bad news.
"idiot!"
Okamura Neji cursed angrily:
"The Mongolian Army Headquarters didn't take the initiative to report it, so wouldn't you ask?"
"Hi!" Youmo Jingsan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Your Excellency, General, I will ask the Communications Department to inquire about the battle situation in Datong..."
At this moment, communications staff officer Haruo Kiya held a telegram in his hand and hurried to Okamura Neji with an ugly face. He paused and reported: "Report to the commander, the 1st Division has an urgent telegram!"
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