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The Japanese army can actually hinder the Kagel Combat Division through some blocking positions along the highway.
The Kagel Combat Division carried out rotating attacks against these blocking positions.
Each tank regiment, as well as each motorized infantry regiment, took turns to storm these positions.
On the one hand, this is to exercise the combat capabilities of the troops, and on the other hand, it is to improve the efficiency of the attack and the speed of their advancement.
The Eighth Division of the Japanese Army has been reorganized under the leadership of Honda Masato.
Many alliances that were crippled in Fengzhen City were often two or three alliances that merged into one alliance.
But their main force has already suffered more than half of its casualties. Even if it is a temporary reorganization, morale cannot be boosted through reorganization.
Under the raging attack of the tank army, the resistance displayed by these Japanese troops was not even comparable to that of the Japanese troops outside Fengzhen City.
Especially many Japanese soldiers who had fought against the Kagel Combat Division had a strong psychological fear of tanks and armored vehicles.
Under the continuous attacks, the Japanese Eighth Division's defensive positions along the way were lost one after another.
"One-third of the seven or eight defensive positions originally along the route were lost in just one day.
In three days at most, the Kagel Combat Division will be able to directly open the passage to Datong and successfully join forces with the troops led by Xia Yang.
While the Kagel Combat Division was seizing the opportunity to attack the remaining Japanese troops of the Eighth Division, the troops led by Xia Yang had already begun a tentative attack on the outskirts of Datong.
These attacks were launched by small groups of troops to test the Japanese defense strength in all directions.
This small-scale attack lasted for about two days.
Xia Yang marked the Japanese defense locations and possible defensive forces on the combat map in detail.
At the same time, together with Li Yunlong and others, they discussed the next attack.
According to Xia Yang¡¯s plan, they were to wait for the Kagel Combat Division to enter the outskirts of Datong and successfully join forces with them before attacking the Japanese troops entrenched in Datong.
At the same time, Xia Yang ordered Chen Shiliang's fourth division to attack Huairen westward and cut off the Japanese army's retreat to Shuozhou.
But Xia Yang did not send troops to attack the road leading to Zhangjiakou.
In fact, as long as Xia Yang is willing, he can dispatch 10,000 troops, which is enough to cut off the Japanese army's retreat to Zhangjiakou.
But Xia Yang¡¯s ultimate goal is to occupy Datong and connect the entire northwest Shanxi and Chahar areas. Rather than simply annihilating these effective forces of the Japanese army.
After capturing Datong, he sent troops to guard several important passes. He will be able to gain a foothold in this area, and then develop his own power to make his strength stronger and stronger.
Of course, all this has to wait until Datong is captured.
If all the retreat routes of the Japanese army are cut off, it is equivalent to putting the Japanese army into a dead end.
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By that time, greater casualties will follow. Even if the war drags on and the Japanese General Staff Headquarters is freed up to dispatch a large number of reinforcements to northwestern Shanxi, their situation may become even more passive.
On the third day, the roar of cannons woke Xia Yang up from his sleep.
He originally thought that the Japanese artillery troops were bombarding them. But at first glance, the place that was bombarded was the Japanese position in the distance.
Cai Heyuan's howitzer regiment is under the direct command of Xia Yang. Without his order, the howitzer regiment would not fire a single shell without permission.
At this time, Xiao Yuebing hurriedly ran over and said: "This is the Kagel Combat Division. Commander Liu sent you a telegram saying that they are already fifteen miles north of Datong. It will take half an hour at most." , you can join us in the same city."
Hearing this, Xia Yang suddenly became happy.
He had known that the mechanized troops led by Liu Fudong were advancing very quickly. But I didn't expect that they would advance so fast.
Bypassing the Japanese defensive positions in the east, Liu Fudong personally led a tank regiment to the front of Xia Yang's troop station.
Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Zhao Gang saw the tank rumbling over.I thought it was a Japanese armored force. As a result, when I saw that the soldiers of the Fourth Army did not stop them, I realized that this force could be considered a friendly force.
Xia Yang and others stood at the entrance of the camp. Looking at the neatly arranged tanks, they lined up for hundreds of meters in the open space in front of the camp, with no end in sight.
He couldn¡¯t help but nod, because he built the Kagel Combat Division from scratch with his men.
What Xia Yang didn¡¯t expect at the time was that one day they would reach such a scale.
Li Yunlong and others were even more shocked when they saw the scene in front of them.
"Commander Xia, theseare all our friendly forces?" Li Yunlong asked in a low voice.
Xia Yang smiled and said: "Not a friendly army!"
"Not a friendly army?" Li Yunlong said in surprise.
"They are troops belonging to the Fourth Army!" Xia Yang said, then showed a mysterious smile to Li Yunlong.
Liu Fudong and Beilun had already walked in front of Xia Yang.
Several people saluted each other and exchanged pleasantries.
"Old Liu, you did a good job. The divisions and horses in the Kagel battle are strong. You and the old team leader Beilun have contributed a lot." Xia Yang patted Liu Fudong on the shoulder and praised.
Liu Fudong smiled, and the whiskers on his face trembled along with the muscles on his face.
"It's still the foundation that you, Army Seat, laid down in the beginning. The Soviets left us a large amount of weapons and equipment before, and with the large amount of equipment that you, Army Seat, added, we have the current Kagel Combat Division."
Afterwards, they entered the camp.
Li Yunlong and others did not enter the camp.
He, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie all ran to the tanks to take a good look at these steel behemoths.
"The First Tank Regiment and the Second Tank Regiment are dispatched to my side. The Third Tank Regiment and the Fourth Tank Regiment continue to be under your command. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com