On November 19, 1939, the Eighth Theater mobilized the main force to attack Baotou, and the Battle of Suiyuan began.The Eighth Theater secretly mobilized troops, with the 35th Army and the Fifth Garrison Brigade as the main offensive forces; The 7th Division of the 6th Cavalry Army advanced between Salazi and Guisui to block the Japanese reinforcements in Baotou; The Suiyuan guerrilla army lurked in the area north of Baotou, waiting for the Japanese puppet army to leave the city and take the opportunity to occupy Baotou; The new 6th Brigade deployed defenses between Shetai and Baotou in Houshan to prevent the Japanese army from reinforcing Baotou; The 81st Army and the 35th Division were stationed on the front line of Wuliangsuhai and Xishanzui, garrisoning the Houtao area.At that time, the commander of the cavalry group of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia, the commander of the Kojima Yoshizo Command Post and the first part of the puppet Mongolian army, were stationed in Baotou, Salaqi, Dashetai, Guyang and other places.The troops marched rapidly from Wuyuan to Baotou.The Anchun Mountain Department of the 93rd Regiment marched to the vicinity of the western highlands of Baotou City, and found that the enemy positions and pillboxes in the northwest of the city were unmanned, and thought that it was the best breakthrough point, that is, the 1st Battalion of the regiment was ordered to immediately set up ladders through the trenches, and successfully climbed the city wall, and with the help and guidance of the soldiers of the Toucheng puppet army, more than 10 Japanese soldiers guarding the gate were stabbed to death, occupied the northwest gate, and the follow-up troops entered the city one after another.Lieutenant General Yoshizo Kojima, who was asleep, was suddenly awakened by a burst of gunfire, hurriedly dressed and ran out of the room, because he was too anxious, he just went out and collided with the adjutant who came to report, after all, Kojima Yoshizo was old and frail, and was knocked to the ground all of a sudden."
Your Excellency General, are you alright?"
the adjutant was startled and hurriedly helped Kojima Yoshizo up."
Yaga" Kojima Yoshizo was furious, and his backhand was a slap in the adjutant's face.Adjutant "Hai" bowed his head respectfully.However, at this time, Kojima Yoshizo was not in the mood to pursue the adjutant's recklessness, and asked with a frown and an urgent face: "Where is the shooting, what happened?"
"Report to Your Excellency General, the Chinese army has attacked Baotou and has now broken into the city" The adjutant hurriedly replied loudly."
Nani Baotou Castle is a city with thick walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack, how could those bold Shina people rush into the city so easily," Kojima Yoshizo asked in a loud voice with a look of disbelief."
Report to the general, due to the negligence of the soldiers defending the city, let the people of China secretly climb the city wall, and it seems that there are also Mongolian soldiers who defected to the army and assisted the army of China to kill the imperial army defending the city, which caused the people of China to easily break into the city."
The adjutant hurriedly replied.The so-called Mongolian army in the adjutant's mouth is the puppet army supported by the Japanese army."
These hateful Shina people in Baga are really unreliable, and immediately order all troops, relying on strongholds, pillboxes and buildings in the city, to resist the attack of the Shina people, and no matter what, you must block the Shina people."
Kojima Yoshizo commanded loudly.Adjutant "Hai" replied respectfully."
In addition, immediately notify the imperial army of Salaqi, Da Shetai, Guyang and other places to quickly support Baotou.Also, immediately report the attack on Baotou to Commander Naosaburo Okabe, and ask His Excellency the Commander to give urgent tactical guidance," Kojima Yoshizo continued.The adjutant of "Hai" responded respectfully, and seeing that Kojima Yoshizo had no other orders, he turned around and hurriedly ran to convey the order.After the 35th Army and the Wulin Garrison Brigade entered the city, they started street fighting, and the Chinese army counterattacked Baotou, which made the citizens of Baotou ecstatic, and the residents of Baotou sent tea and food to the attacking troops one after another, serving as guides, and the siege troops soon occupied most of the city.Because the various units were eager to annihilate the enemy and failed to cooperate closely in the battle, the enemy was able to enter the defensive strongholds, streets, and pillboxes, and blockade them with firepower, thus forming a stalemate between the two armies.Just before the surprise attack of the 35th Army and other units on Baotou, Li Guotao had already led the main force of the Seventh Column to the vicinity of Fengzhen and assembled on standby.In the temporary headquarters, Chief of Staff Ma Zhenguo pointed to the map on the table and analyzed: "According to the plan, the 35th Army and other units will raid Baotou tonight, but Baotou City has thick walls and a large number of Japanese troops stationed there, so it is not easy to capture Baotou, once the battle of Baotou starts."
The Japanese army in Baotou will inevitably ask Okabe Naosaburo for help, and in order to ensure that Baotou is not lost, Okabe Naosaburo will definitely mobilize a large number of reinforcements to support Baotou.Okabe Naosaburo had only two units to be deployed, namely the 26th Division and the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade. ”Ma Zhenguo paused, and then said: "Among them, the 26th Division has three infantry wings, and the 11th Independent Infantry Wing to which it belongs is stationed along the railway from Guisui to Ulanqab, and the Eighth Column of our Eighth Route Army has been ordered to rush to the west of Guisui to be responsible for blocking this 11th Wing.In addition, the headquarters of the 12th Independent Infantry Wing is located in Fengzhen, and its subordinate units are stationed in Fengzhen to Datong and the surrounding areas of Datong.The 13th Independent Infantry Wing is stationed in Datong, and Datong is also the location of the headquarters of the 26th Division, so most of the units directly under the 26th Division are also stationed in Datong.And the task we received was to block the enemy south of Fengzhen to reinforce Baotou, which means that we had to face the main force of the Japanese 26th Division this time.The strategic location of Datong was so important that the Japanese had to divide their forces and stay behind, but even so, according to my estimates, the Japanese army could at least draw more than 5,000 troops to support Baotou.It can be said that the task we have to undertake this time is the most difficult.Li Guotao shook his head and said: "You can't say that, this Okabe Naosaburo has only been in office as the commander of the Mongolian army for only two months, and he has encountered such a thing, and he will never allow Baotou to be lost."
Therefore, when the time comes, not only will the main force of the 26th Division rush to Baotou to support, but even the independent mixed second brigade in Zhangjiakou will definitely rush to support.This little devil can also send out at least five or six thousand people to support Suiyuan, and the sixth column of our Eighth Route Army is responsible for blocking the independent second mixed brigade, and their pressure is not less than ours.What's more, there is pressure to have motivation to win the battle, so what's the point of fighting" Ma Zhenguo smiled and nodded and said: "I knew you would say that, then you said this battle, how should we fight" Li Guotao stretched out his finger, pointed to Fengzhen County marked on the map, and said with a serious face: "The order given to us by the headquarters is to block the little devils and buy time for the friendly forces attacking Baotou."
We rushed all the way to Suiyuan, is it just to fight and assist, this is far from enough.We not only have to stop this group of little devils, but also completely eliminate them, and this Fengzhen will be the grave of the little devils" Ma Zhenguo looked at Li Guotao's firm expression, shook his head a little helplessly and said: "I know that once you decide, no one can persuade you, since you have decided, I will definitely do my best to help you fight this battle." ”aa2705221: