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Chapter 1,316: The Army Arrives in Datong (please vote for me)

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    Cleaning the battlefield is a delicate job, especially for these puppet troops!

    They not only need to clean up all the Japanese corpses on the streets, but also restore the destroyed streets and shops to their original state as much as possible, because this is related to whether the Hasturen command can regain the trust of the Japanese.

    According to Li Guoyao's idea, after they succeeded in Datong, they would make a posture of attacking Pingdiquan Town, and then "defeat" Hastuleng's troops in one fell swoop.

    As for where Yoshikawa Yuichi's troops went, no one will tell the Japanese. Anyway, there will definitely be a "Japanese" cavalry leaving Pingdiquan Town this afternoon. By then, no one will doubt that Yoshikawa Yuichi and others all died here.

    Because of this, before taking action today, Li Guoyao evacuated more than 300 merchants in the town from Pingdiquan in the name of Hastu Leng.

    The reason given was sufficient. It was said that the Japanese troops from Baotou were stationed here. In order to prevent the merchants from being harassed, no one could come back until the Japanese troops evacuated!

    Of course, when those merchants come back and see the destroyed streets and shops, someone will explain to them. Naturally, it will be said that the Japanese devils from other places were interested in making money, and then robbed the merchants on the street.

    It¡¯s understandable for those merchants to think about this kind of thing, after all, the Japanese often do this!

    In this way, as long as the corpses of the little devils are disposed of, no one will doubt that Yoshikawa Yuichi and others entered Pingjiquan and never came out again!

    By then, Li Guoyao and others will show up in Fengzhen and other places, and they will show their presence, and the little devils will no longer be suspicious!

    Since cleaning the battlefield and restoring the destroyed streets were too cumbersome, the troops originally scheduled to set off at two o'clock in the afternoon were delayed until four o'clock.

    At 4:10, under the personal leadership of Li Guoyao, Wu Yunqiqige's troops and two regiments of puppet troops evacuated Pingdiquan Town!

    But in order to avoid accidents, Li Guoyao transferred a battalion of troops from Wu Yunqiqige's headquarters to stay in charge of handling follow-up matters and monitoring Hastuleng and others during the large force's attack on Datong.

    Li Guoyao still doesn¡¯t trust Hastuleng and others!

    But Li Guoyao also knew that Hastuleng and the others now had no way out. Yoshikawa Yuichi's subordinates died in Pingdiquan Town. Even if Hastuleng and the others were covered with mouths, they still couldn't explain it.

    Once the troops take Datong City again, these people seem to have no other way to survive except to follow Li Guoyao wholeheartedly.

    But before taking Datong City, Li Guoyao was not going to give them freedom!

    Before leaving, Li Guoyao ordered people to use the radio station of his headquarters to send a telegram to the headquarters of the Mongolian Army in the direction of Zhangjiakou and the headquarters of the First Puppet Mongolian Army in the direction of Guisui, reporting that they had set off.  In fact, he said that he would be able to arrive in Datong City by early tomorrow morning at the latest.

    "Subsequently, Li Guoyao sent a report to the nearby Fengzhen garrison, telling them that the troops would pass through Fengzhen County after six o'clock in the evening, and asked them to prepare dry food for 4,000 people before the arrival of the large army

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    After the troops reunited with Zhou Dafu and Wu Tiancheng's troops in Xiaojingzi Village, south of Pingdiquan Town, the three main regiments plus two temporarily incorporated puppet regiments marched southward, heading straight to Datong City, 150 kilometers away.  .

    For this huge cavalry with a total strength of more than 8,000 people, they are extremely fearful wherever they go, whether it is a Japanese stronghold or a Chinese village!

    This cavalry is different from infantry. The cavalry only needs a few hundred people to create a posture of tens of thousands. The movement of a few thousand cavalry is no less than that of an army of hundreds of thousands!

    At 6:30 in the evening, as soon as it got dark, the troops arrived at Longshengzhuang, Fengzhen County!

    Li Guoyao then sent people into the city to take away all the dry food prepared by the Fengzhen defenders, and then continued on his way without stopping!

    The distance of one hundred and fifty kilometers is very hard even with a horse!

    In addition, the route from Fengzhen to Datong is almost all mountain roads, which are very difficult to walk. The journey that was originally planned to be reached at twelve o'clock did not arrive until one forty in the morning.

    Standing at the north gate of Datong Ancient City, looking at the towering city wall, Li Guoyao was quite shocked!

    Li Guoyao had heard someone say a long time ago that the city of Datong that had not been destroyed was unusually majestic, but he did not expect it to be so shocking.

    Under the city wall that is more than ten meters high, even if you are sitting on a tall horse, you still look very small.

    On top of the city wall, which is as flat as stone, standsThere is a majestic gate tower located in the center of the city wall. The planes are all in the shape of "convex", and the towers have double eaves and nine ridges and gable roofs.  It is surrounded by colonnades outside and faces a horse trail below.

    In addition, turrets and watchtowers stand at intervals, making them extremely majestic.

    It is said that the wall of this ancient city is about 14 meters high and about 16 meters at its widest point.  The main wall of the big wall is about 12 meters high, and the stacked walls are about 2 meters high.

    On top of the stacked wall, there are stacks of bricks, about 0.8 meters high, 0.5 meters thick, and 5 meters long.  The distance between the stacks is about 0.5 meters, and the gap between the stacks is called the stack mouth. This is the lookout hole and shooting port for the guarding soldiers, so that they can better conceal themselves and attack the opponent.

    It is said that there were more than 580 pairs of mats built on the four walls, representing the number of villages under the jurisdiction of Datong at that time.

    As a military commander, Li Guoyao saw not only the majesty of Datong City, but also the defensive capabilities of the city.

    To be honest, if Li Guoyao hadn't been wearing a Japanese military uniform and pretending to be the main force of the Japanese army, he really wouldn't have dared to have any evil thoughts about this city.

    Just looking at the north gate, you can see that the defensive capabilities here are not weak. Not only the height and thickness of the city wall, but also the many towers and buildings standing on the city wall play a role that cannot be ignored in the war. For example,  Parapets, turrets, etc. can all play important roles in observation, concealment, maneuvering, shooting, response, commanding heights, and frontline command posts.

    And the outer outline of the city wall here does not adopt the usual straight approach, but is like a gear, with convex and concave shapes arranged in an orderly manner.

    Li Guoyao, who had studied military engineering, knew that the protruding parts were city wall piers.  The setting of these piers is mainly considered from the perspective of war. It can play a good role in side shooting, support and lookout, and prevent the appearance of "dead corners".

    And according to the observed changes in the enemy situation, contingency measures can be quickly taken to enhance the stability and adaptability of city defense.

    "If we look at the normal situation, with their current number of people, they simply do not have the strength to attack this big city.

    But due to various reasons, today they not only came outside Datong City, but also asked the Japanese army to open the city gate and let them in.

    After standing outside the city for a few minutes, Li Guoyao immediately issued an order to the troops to prepare for battle!

    Then, Li Guoyao ordered his people to shout to the defenders in Datong City, asking them to open the door immediately!

    In fact, when Li Guoyao and others first appeared, the Japanese and puppet defenders at the North Gate had already seen it!

    After all, thousands of cavalry are moving together and holding torches. It¡¯s hard not to see them!

    But because they were not sure who they were, these people did not open the city gate!

    It¡¯s late at night, and if someone other than the Imperial Japanese Army comes, the consequences will be disastrous, so it¡¯s better to be careful.

    After Li Guoyao's headquarters reported the 13th Regiment of the Cavalry Group, the Japanese garrison commander at the city gate immediately asked Li Guoyao and others to wait a moment while he wanted to verify the situation with the headquarters.

    Soon, a call came from the north gate to the 26th Division Headquarters!

    After receiving the call, the combat staff officer on duty immediately reported the situation to Colonel Yoshitaro Tanaka, Chief of Staff of the 26th Division!

    Colonel Tanaka, who already knew that the 13th Cavalry Regiment stationed in Baotou would arrive in Datong tonight, almost did not hesitate. He directly ordered the combat staff to notify the North Gate defenders, asking them to open the city gate immediately and let the opponent enter the city to rest!

    At the same time, Colonel Tanaka also asked the combat staff to call the puppet troops in the city and ask them to immediately give up the camp for the use of the Imperial Japanese Army!

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