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Zhou Weiguo pondered for a moment and nodded.

He expressed that he understood Ding Wei's meaning and would act according to the commander's orders.

However, we still need to remind each regiment to strengthen defense, increase the number of visible and hidden sentries, and change passwords in a timely manner.

Avoid being infiltrated into the core and affecting the battle situation.

Zhang Dabiao's detachment had strong combat effectiveness and was the first to engage in battle with the Japanese army. They gained a considerable advantage in the gun exchange phase alone.

The Japanese 26th Division had lost its heavy firepower weapons, and all it could mobilize were indirect-fire guns, rapid-fire guns, and infantry guns, which were not much different from the firepower of the detachment.

The heavy mortar battalion was the first to cooperate with Zhang Dabiao.

With the support of 2 120mm mortars, 5 107mm mortars, plus the infantry artillery and 81mm mortars within the detachment, they formed superior firepower and pressed into the Huairen area.

When fighting on the plains, there are not many dangerous terrains to hold on to, so one can only rely on cities.

The Japanese regiment retreated to Huairen, guarding the southern part of Datong.

The surrounding towns and villages suffered a great loss as they lost the main support of the Japanese army and were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in turn.

The Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold suffered heavy losses and applied to retreat to Huairen, but were rejected by the Japanese colonel, who demanded that the Japanese and puppet troops hold their ground and not retreat even a step.

It’s not a dog.

Since he couldn't defeat Zhang Dabiao, he let the puppet army cooperate with the stronghold to weaken the strength of the Eighth Route Army.

The result was the opposite of what they wanted, forcing the puppet army to turn their guns on the enemy, tie up the few remaining Japanese soldiers in the stronghold, and force them to surrender voluntarily.

This is thanks to Chen Damazi, a guy who came from the puppet army and joined the reconnaissance battalion. He seems to have turned over a new leaf.

The heart, liver, spleen, stomach and kidneys are cleaned thoroughly.

He took the initiative to lead the team deep behind enemy lines and conduct propaganda to the puppet troops at various strongholds.

There is no shame in surrendering. Everyone can be a hero of the War of Resistance by accepting reform and fighting against the Japanese.

You can still have enough food while you are alive and standing.

If you become a traitor to the Japanese, your ancestors will be despised by others.

He spoke in person to undermine the puppet army's will to resist, persuade them to surrender, and declared that the Japanese were doomed and that the main force of the Northern Shanxi Column would come to attack and drive out the invaders.

In a hundred battles, the best way is to attack the enemy’s heart.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the Japanese's decline.

In addition, there was deliberate propaganda that the Battle of Midway was a disastrous defeat, the Japanese were defeated and were beaten by the Americans.

Our American allies are strong and have defeated the Japanese navy and are about to land on the coast.

Within three years, the Japs will be destroyed.

Leaflets, newspapers, and radio broadcasts all publicized the Japanese army’s disastrous defeat in the Pacific War and its failure on the domestic battlefield.

Nowadays, information transmission is blocked and many things develop slowly.

After the Eighth Route Army took the initiative to instigate, the puppet troops in northern Shanxi became panicked. Are the Japanese really going to be finished?

Naosaburo Okabe felt tremendous pressure. Ding Wei had not yet launched a full-scale attack, but with just a wave of advance, the 26th Division Command was already complaining.

Once doubts arise in the hearts of the puppet troops, their already limited combat effectiveness will be directly transformed into a negative effect.

A guy who relies on the power of his master always looks at the mood of his master.

The nobles retreated and dared not leave the city, so how dare the dogs bark?

What are puppet troops? They are like their mothers, and they will work hard for whoever feeds them.

After the main force of the Eighth Route Army pressed forward, logistics became tense, the main force of the Japanese army retreated, and large areas of township strongholds were isolated.

There is no need to attack, these strongholds will themselves doubt the situation.

The company commanders and battalion commanders of the puppet army were very worried.

I was afraid that one night, Mr. Ba would knock on the door.

The strongholds, watchtowers, bunkers, etc. are temporarily safe. If the infantry artillery really moves up, it will only take one shot to solve the problem.

Zhang Dabiao quickly eroded the surrounding troops and recruited the puppet soldiers who surrendered voluntarily, and dealt with those who should be dealt with and detained those who should be detained. Some personnel were forced to join the death squad and fight on the front line.

Hang up the explosives and charge. Anyone who doesn't dare to charge will be shot.

Once the charge sounds, everyone has to move forward. Anyone who dares to take even a step back will be shot.

Courage is acquired through training, and veterans all survived charges.

If you want to shed your skin as a puppet soldier, taking off your clothes is the first step. You have to serve in a suicide squad, participate in three battles without dying, and then transfer to a formal company.

The mountains are high and the emperor is far away here, so what Zhang Dabiao did is not a preferential policy.

Forced by the situation, these people will surrender even if they are not treated well.

People with mean bones need to be severely punished. If they are scared by the punishment, their bones will become much tougher.

When Ding Wei arrived in Huairen area, Zhang Dabiao had managed to form a new army of 2000 people by recruiting and recruiting surrendered troops.

Frontline Command,

Zhang Dabiao tugged at his hat, and his face seemed to have more flesh on it.

"Da Biao, can you still run?"

"Look at what the commander said. Give me a knife and killing the devils will be a piece of cake."

I patted his shoulder, he was as strong as a calf.

Great, the detachment has more than 5,000 troops, which is enough for Ding Wei to use against the troops stationed in Mongolia.

"Advance toward Shili River, approach the outer positions of the city, and knock out the Japanese's firepower points one by one. I heard that you organized a death squad. Let me see the combat effectiveness of the death squad."

"And take a look at the combat effectiveness of the reorganized troops. My Jinbei Column must not be a coward. Not everyone can come in."

Zhang Dabiao grinned.

"Then don't worry. I, Zhang Dabiao, am not a coward. I don't dare to fight the devils with a big knife. I will never recruit a guy who doesn't even have follicles into my army."

"As long as you give the order, comrades will never retreat."

"Bite with your teeth, fight with your bayonet, and twist the devil's head off."

Listening to Da Biao speak gives me a boost.

Ding Wei's arrival at the front-line command post meant the start of the overall offensive.

Artillery gradually provided support and attacked the Mongolian troops.

In the early hours of the morning, the artillery was in place, and amid the whistling of artillery fire, the detachment's troops were deployed to the front line one after another.

Offense is the combat method that Zhang Dabiao is best at. The main force, the suicide squad, the assault group, and the big knife team are all gathered together. Once the charge is sounded, they rush forward to fight the Japanese army.

The 13th Independent Regiment, all its troops retreated into the county seat.

Strong fortifications were built around the county seat, and more than 5,000 soldiers were stationed there.

The main force of the Japanese army consisted of 3000 people, and the puppet army consisted of more than 2000 people.

Naozaburo Okabe withdrew artillery from the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and prepared to support the defense of the city near Shilihe.

As a model security force, this brigade has very good combat effectiveness and is equipped with 10 rapid-fire guns, 10 field guns, and 20 mountain guns.

The firepower is even stronger than that of a division artillery regiment.

The average loss since the beginning of the war was less than a thousand people. During the Seven Years' War, the average annual casualties were only over a hundred. Compared with other troops, this was indeed a relatively small number of casualties.

The troops of both sides deployed themselves in the plains.

Dante Wei was more than just a detachment, and he detected the enemy's firepower support to Huairen.

He immediately ordered Gao Qing's troops to advance towards Hunyuan and storm the county seat.

The defenders here are weak, but this weakness is relative. For other main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, attacking the county town is a luxury.

For the Gaoqing Detachment, attacking a county town defended by less than a thousand people is indeed nothing.

With the support of 6 mountain cannons, plus the infantry cannons and heavy machine guns directly under the troops, their firepower was far superior to that of the defenders.

After pressing into the top of the city wall, they attacked with flying thunder tubes. The homemade cannon barrels were very powerful.

The bomb pack weighing more than ten kilometers made the Japanese soldiers' eyes see stars.