People are shining their swords, secretly helping the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi

Chapter 119 Destructive Strike (Seeking Subscription)
In the Shanxi Northwest Iron Triangle, Ding Wei has the only strategic vision, and his command ability is not weak.

The New Second Regiment attacked quickly. They advanced directly to the area north of the battlefield, and the main force of the regiment directly attacked the northernmost Japanese troops.

The Japanese army launched an encirclement operation in four directions, and the [-] little devil troops in the northernmost part were completely out of the range of the mortars.

The other three-way troops were within the range of the Japanese mortars. Ding Wei made the most correct choice.

The two infantry battalions attached to the regiment were directly under the machine gun company, and they quickly attacked from the flanks.

A hundred little devils carrying a heavy machine gun were about to launch an attack, but they were directly hit by flanking fire.

Light and heavy machine gun grenades fired one after another, and dense bullets and grenades hit the Japanese army.

The Japanese captain commanding the battle showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect so many troops to appear on the flanks.

"Baga Road, it's the Eighth Route Army, they should be stationed in Yangcun, why are they here?"

"Light and heavy machine guns quickly launched fire suppression, and riflemen and grenadiers quickly sought cover."

"Don't let them get close, immediately fire the signal flares and contact the troops on the left and right sides!"

The Japanese captain hurriedly issued an order, and the little devil's troops responded immediately.

They assembled light and heavy machine guns to start firepower, but after their firepower was exposed, the new second group suppressed firepower.

A large number of soldiers advanced rapidly, and Ding Wei personally directed the battle.

The [-]st Artillery Company, which had already established a perfect defensive position, soon discovered the battle here on their north side.

When seeing the Eighth Route troops attacking the Japanese army, a Jin Mountain Cannon immediately turned its muzzle.

One after another, the shelling began, and the Jinsui Army artillery began to provide fire support to the New Second Regiment.

Because under the command of Chen Ziyun, the troops under the command of the 358 regiment fought with the Eight Route Army several times.

Therefore, the artillery unit no longer has much resistance to supporting the Eighth Route Operation.

What's more, they also knew that the new second regiment's move at this time was completely to help them solve the threat of the Japanese army.

With the support of a Jin orogenic cannon, Ding Wei seized the opportunity.

The two infantry battalions advanced quickly, while the machine gun company provided cover fire from behind.

After several battles, the new second regiment has basically completed the running-in of the troops. With the change of weapons, their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

Now their two infantry battalions are attacking, supported by mountain artillery and heavy machine guns.

A hundred little devils were beaten by them and suffered casualties one after another, and more and more corpses fell on the ground.

Although the Japanese captain continued to command the defense, they did not have any bunkers. Facing the firepower of the New Second Regiment, they gradually lost their ability to resist.

As the combat strength of this Japanese army was less than 50, Ding Wei issued a combat order, and the offensive of the soldiers gradually weakened.

It was at this time that the Japanese troops on both sides had discovered the danger of the northernmost Japanese army.

In contrast, troops such as the Jinsui Army may stand still when their friendly troops are in danger, and watch their friendly troops be wiped out.

Even some troops of different factions directly dug holes for the opponent in joint operations, wishing to use the Japanese army to destroy the opponent.

The Japanese army as a whole is still very united. If their troops are in danger, other troops will definitely support them frantically.

Two hundred little devils on the left and right found the signal flare, and the two captains who commanded the battle immediately rushed to help with the troops.

As the two hundred little devils quickly advanced towards the north, Ding Wei mobilized two battalions of the New Second Regiment to quickly contain and block them.

One battalion continued to besiege dozens of little devils as bait to attract these Japanese troops to rush for help.

At around [-]:[-], the Second Battalion and the Third Battalion under the New Second Regiment fought successively with the Japanese troops on the left and right sides.

Ding Wei decisively issued an order, requiring the machine gun company to disperse to support the second battalion, the third battalion to fight, and the first battalion to immediately annihilate the encircled Japanese troops.

Fierce gunfire continued, and the three Jin Shanshan Cannons provided artillery support.

They constantly adjusted the shooting angle and launched shelling on different positions of the Japanese army.

At the same time, the three infantry platoons assigned to them also began to organize Jin-made light machine guns to fire and intercept the frontal Japanese troops.

At five o'clock, the New Second Regiment wiped out the [-] Japanese troops in the far north.

Ding Wei didn't even clean up the battlefield, and quickly commanded the first battalion and other troops to start encircling and annihilating the Japanese troops on the left and right sides.

"Baga Yalu, the mortars advance and launch shelling to support the infantry in combat."

"The troops of the Royal Association Army are pushing forward with all their strength, assisting the First Squadron to break through the battle from the front."

"Contact the brigade and regiment headquarters and ask the artillery team to provide artillery support!"

After receiving the report, Major Takeda turned pale and decisively issued a combat order.

Five mortars quickly moved forward, ready to bombard the New Second Regiment.

More than 100 puppet troops also went directly into the battle, quickly supporting a hundred little devils in front of them.

Here is a fierce battle, but the Japanese and puppet troops are obviously at a disadvantage.

The Jinsui Army's Sanmen Mountain Artillery continued to support the operation, and the grenades accurately hit the Japanese troops.

The morale of the New Second Regiment was high, and the number of little devils annihilated by them was about to exceed 200.

Although the troops responsible for protecting the Jin Mountain Cannon were drawn from the fifth and sixth battalions of the 358 regiment.

But Chen Ziyun spoke up in person, and the two battalion commanders did not dare to be negligent, and they dispatched the most capable troops.

Relying on the tenacious defense of the position, these infantry temporarily blocked the attack of the little devils in front.

At five o'clock, the Yangcun Xinyi Regiment launched combat operations.

When Li Yunlong saw the battle on the flank, he immediately mobilized Sun Desheng's cavalry company to launch the attack.

At this time, all the infantry commanded by Takeda Shaozuo were thrown into the battlefield, and he personally commanded five mortars to bombard.

Sun Desheng commanded more than a hundred cavalry companies to kill them quickly, and caught them off guard.

Major Takeda took out his southern pistol and wanted to fight back, but Sun Desheng swung his saber and cut off his head directly!

The Japanese artillery looked at the cavalry, they had no ability to resist.

The cavalry company fired for a while, and these artillerymen were easily eliminated. Five 90MM mortars became the spoils of the new regiment.

"Boom boom boom." But these five mortars were not easy to capture.

At this time, Koichi Mori's artillery team started shelling directly.

Six mountain cannons and six field cannons fired continuously.

Sun Desheng's cavalry company and Kong Jiexin's second regiment were bombarded and suffered certain casualties.

The battle on the north side is still going on, but on the south side, Sun Xiong commanded three mountain cannons and ran directly to the cliff in Yangcun.

Shao Zuo Beichuan, who commanded the puppet army for more than 700 days, pursued them hard, but they were hit by fierce fire before they came to the cliff.

The three Jin orogenic cannons fired intensively, and a new group of grenadiers deployed on the cliff started shooting one after another.

The dense grenades hit the Japanese and puppet troops, which caused certain casualties and losses in the Japanese and puppet troops.

Li Yunlong found out that the artillery unit of the Jinsui Army had come to his territory, so he was completely desperate!

"Da Biao, with the first company, the machine gun company, and the artillery platoon rushed to the cliff to fight."

"Pillar, the two infantry cannons let go of their hands and feet, even if they run out of shells, it will be fine."

"This is the cannon god unit that has supported us several times. When they arrive on our territory, they cannot be harmed in the slightest!"

"Soldier, contact Sun Desheng's cavalry company. After they withdraw, they will quickly go to battle on the cliff!"

"In a word, no matter how much casualties and losses are paid, no matter how much ammunition is consumed, we must do our best to ensure the safety of these artillery."

Li Yunlong stared and directly issued a combat order.

For a while, the Xinyi regiment completely let go of its hands and feet on the cliff, and devoted itself to the troops fighting on the cliff.

The Japanese puppet army under the command of Shaozuo Beichuan suffered more than 200 casualties in a short period of time.

He gritted his teeth and directed the troops to continue the attack, and at the same time contacted the artillery team for support.

However, the Xinyi regiment strengthened its combat forces on the cliff. These troops cooperated with the three Jin mountain cannons to block their attacks time and time again.

At six o'clock, the artillery team that the kid kept shelling also stopped shelling.

Because at this time, the guard company and cavalry company of the 358th regiment posed a threat to the artillery team, causing them to be forced to transfer.

It was at this time that the more than 600 Japanese puppet troops commanded by Takeda Shaozuo on the north side were completely annihilated by the New Second Regiment!

The New Second Regiment joined forces with the First Artillery Company, and was subsequently supported by the New First Regiment Cavalry Company.

At the cost of more than 100 casualties, they completely wiped out this group of Japanese and puppet troops.

And the three Jin orogenic cannons quickly began to withdraw after the battle was over, because they had fired all the shells they carried.

The troops of the New Second Regiment immediately cleaned the battlefield. Looking at the light and heavy machine guns and rifle grenades all over the ground, Ding Wei's heart beat faster.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Eighth Route Army in the Yangcun area has increased its troops. They should have two regiments with more than 2000 troops here."

"The troops commanded by Major Takeda were completely annihilated. The troops commanded by Major Beichuan attacked on the cliff south of Yangcun. Their combat strength is currently only more than [-] people."

"In addition, there are hundreds of people from the Jinsui army attacking behind us, and they have more than 300 elites who directly threaten our artillery positions."

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, now our combat strength has been severely depleted, and all departments have almost suffered a devastating blow."

"We... we should quickly gather the troops back and let them go on the defensive with all their strength!"

"Otherwise, once the 358th regiment increases its troops to attack, our troops may be annihilated."

Here at the Japanese Army Brigade and Regiment Headquarters, the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant came in a hurry and said with a panicked expression on his face.

Katayama Shoutaro stood in front of the map, and he looked at the map coldly.

He was about to speak just now, but at this moment, a chief of staff ran over in a panic.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, it's not good, the Jinsui Army troops have dispatched troops to advance towards us again."

"Eight field guns have begun suppressing shelling, but their shelling only temporarily blocks its advance."

"Once these troops divide and march, it will be difficult for the eight field artillery to stop them."

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, we... do we want to transfer in quickly!"

The captain's staff officer looked flustered and asked Katayama Shotaro.

The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, and Chen Ziyun discovered that the Eighth Route Army in the Yangcun area had increased.

The new second regiment attacked from the north, and he decisively issued an order.

Zhang Fugui's third battalion stayed in the highland area, and Shi Yujia's fourth battalion advanced to the front line of defense.

The fifth battalion and the sixth battalion quickly attacked, and thousands of people from these two battalions had to start operations from the south.

Of course, the little devil's reaction was quick. Eight wild cannons with a range of over tens of thousands of meters fired immediately to suppress their attack.

Of course, these eight field cannons can only be suppressed temporarily, and cannot be bombarded for a long time.

What's more, it's more than six o'clock now, and the sky will soon become dark.

"Request the air force to provide support and cover the rapid withdrawal of the various ministries."

"All ministries gave up fighting and withdrew to the artillery positions one after another."

"The infantry and cavalry units of the reserve team must do their best to ensure the safety of the artillery no matter how many casualties they suffer."

"Contact Koichi Moriki and ask him to command all artillery units and build positions to launch artillery operations."

Katayama Shotaro had a solemn expression on his face, and he decisively issued a combat order.

"Hi, Your Excellency the brigade commander." The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer immediately agreed.

At [-]:[-], a bomber plane came over the battlefield.

This time, the little devil dispatched four bombers.

These four bombers successively carried out intensive bombing on the position of the new regiment in Yangcun and the position of the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army.

Aerial bombs fell one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

Huge bomb craters appeared on the ground, scorching air waves spread towards the surroundings, and the temperature here on the battlefield rose instantly.

The shock wave quickly spread around, and all soldiers within a certain range were affected.

With the help of aviation cover, the Japanese and puppet troops quickly retreated to the artillery position.

At 07:30, after the little devils bombers left the battlefield with low-altitude strafing, the Japanese and puppet troops gathered together.

But up to now, the Japanese and puppet troops have suffered a devastating blow.

The Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army has less than 500 combat troops at this time.

Captain Huang of the 15th Regiment of the Imperial Association Army was killed in the shelling.

The Japanese army independently formed the fourth brigade, with a full strength of more than 5000 troops. At present, including all troops, there are only more than 2000 people.

In the machine gun brigade, there were 24 heavy machine guns left, and twelve were lost.

In the mortar brigade, the remaining [-] mortars lost [-] mortars.

Excluding the seriously wounded, the number of Japanese and puppet troops who can move is less than 3000!

At this time, the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army, under the command of the infantry commander Chen Ziyun, was eyeing it.

The fourth battalion and the fifth battalion with more than 1000 troops built positions on its south side.

The third battalion and the fourth battalion with 1000 troops built positions on the west side of it.

The second battalion, the guard company of the artillery battalion, and the 800-man cavalry company built a position on the north side of it to seize the commanding heights.

The 75st and 300nd companies of the artillery battalion had twelve [-]mm mountain cannons, and with the last remaining more than [-] shells, they also built artillery positions and prepared for shelling.

On the east side of the Japanese puppet army is the Yangcun area, where there are Li Yunlong's new regiment and Ding Weixin's second regiment.

These two regiments currently have about 2000 troops.

Looking down at the entire battlefield at this moment, the Japanese and puppet troops are completely besieged, and they are in a very dangerous situation.

(End of this chapter)