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

Chapter 139 Information from the Brigade Headquarters

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to move to the north one after another, while Li Yunlong led the troops to disperse and hide.

The Sato detachment arrived at the Xin County area at [-]:[-], but there were no Jinsui Army or Eighth Route Army here.

The remnant of the Ninth Battalion of Independent Infantry in Xinxian County saw the reinforcements coming and hurriedly reported.

After knowing that the troops of the Jinsui Army were moving to the north, Lieutenant Sato quickly ordered the cavalry squadron to quickly chase to the north to determine the whereabouts of the Jinsui Army.

And he is commanding the main force to follow up and prepare for a full-scale attack.

At the same time, Nakazu Sato contacted the Harada detachment as soon as possible to prepare them for the encounter.

The Japanese troops stayed in the Xinxian area for a short time, and they continued their pursuit in a mighty manner.

At two o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun's troops were heading north.

But the communications soldier came to Chen Ziyun in a hurry, and quickly saluted and reported.

Chu Yunfei's brigade headquarters sent an urgent call. According to reliable sources, troops in the northern Shanxi area were heading south along the railway overnight.

After getting the news, Chu Yunfei sent a telegram immediately, he asked Chen Ziyun about the current combat situation of the troops.

It was obvious that Chu Yunfei speculated that this Japanese army was rushing towards Chen Ziyun's army.

Of course, this information was also conveyed by the General Headquarters of the Seventh Army of the Jinsui Army, otherwise Chu Yunfei would not have gotten such news.

Yan Laoxi has been developing in Jin Province for decades. Although he is now retreating to the west of Jin Province, he can still understand the size and situation of Jin Province.

In particular, the mobilization of the Japanese and puppet troops is the focus of Yan Laoxi's attention. After all, he needs to ensure that the Jinsui Army under his command will not be raided.

If it had been before, such news would definitely not have been passed on to Chu Yunfei by Yan Laoxi.

But after the battle at Cangyun Ridge and the two battles at Yangcun, Yan Laoxi had the intention of wooing Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun.

Even though it was early in the morning, he still personally gave instructions, asking Zhao Yinfu to contact Chu Yunfei immediately.

Northern Shanxi belongs to the defense area of ​​the Mongolian army. Their troops moved south, and Yan Laoxi felt that it must have something to do with Chu Yunfei's troops.

The Independent 48th Brigade had just completed formation, and Yan Laoxi obviously didn't want to see too many casualties in this unit.

"Contact the ministries to stop advancing immediately, and the cavalry company will be in charge of guarding around."

After Chen Ziyun read the telegram sent by Chu Yunfei, he immediately issued a combat order.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly took out the map and immediately found his location.

At present, he is in the central area of ​​Xin County and Yuanping City in the north. If he continues to move forward, he will be able to reach the range of Yuanping City.

The terrain of Jin Province is quite special. The Tongpu Railway passes through many towns from north to south.

The area where this railway is located is a flat land with flat terrain, but the east and west sides of the railway town are highlands and other terrain.

Originally, Chen Ziyun's idea was to use the First Army and the joint headquarters of the Mongolian Army to make a fuss and attack the Japanese troops by surprise.

But now the northern Shanxi and Mongolian troops have also sent troops to fight south. It is obvious that the little devil intends to adopt a north-south strategy to eat up his own troops.

From this point, Chen Ziyun can be more sure that Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui must have leaked the news that they commanded the troops to attack in advance.

Otherwise, the Japanese army would not be able to respond so quickly!
"Two traitors, they still want to plot against Lao Tzu."

"After the battle is over, let's see how I deal with you when I go back."

"You little devils are marching from north to south. If you want to fight a war of annihilation, then we have to see if you have a good set of teeth."

Chen Ziyun murmured to himself, after looking at the map and pondering for a while, he soon came up with a battle idea.

At this moment, the various ministries heading north were ordered to stop.

The battalion commanders of each battalion also immediately dispatched messengers to inquire about the detailed situation.

After seeing these messengers, Chen Ziyun directly asked them to go back to convey the combat orders.

Ten minutes later, Chen Ziyun directed the troops to move westward to Hesuo Town.

He was preparing to command the troops to the western highlands and set up positions to fight the ambush of the Japanese troops in the direction too far away.

Then, according to the combat situation, decide on the follow-up troop actions.

Wu Ziqiang commanded the Fifth Independent Infantry Battalion to deploy in Yangpo Village, and Shi Yuframe commanded the Sixth Independent Infantry Battalion to deploy in Xihui Village.

Liang Guoping commanded the artillery battalion to be deployed on the Lijianao highlands, the cavalry company was on guard to the north, and the guard company was scattered and concealed to the east.

At the same time, the two infantry battalions each dispatched an infantry company, which was controlled by Chen Ziyun and directly served as the combat reserve.

This village is all in the highland area, and Chen Ziyun relied on the highland to set up an ambush position.

As long as the Japanese troops appear here, the battalions can catch them off guard.

At around [-]:[-] in the morning, while the ministries were deploying, the cavalry squadron of the Sato detachment arrived.

There are more than 2000 troops under Chen Ziyun's command, and they have a certain number of horses.

With such a large force, it is impossible for them to completely hide their whereabouts.

More than 100 cavalry came to the area of ​​Hesuo Town, but they were very cautious.

A dozen cavalrymen searched in front, and hundreds of cavalrymen followed behind. These cavalrymen did not adopt a dense formation.

Around three o'clock, the vanguard of the cavalry arrived at Hesuo Town.

They searched and found that this place has become an empty city.

The little devil cavalry unit immediately realized that something was wrong, and they immediately looked towards the highland to the west.

A dozen cavalrymen turned around and retreated quickly, and it didn't take long for them to reunite with the main force of the cavalry squadron.

But before they could report, the machine gun company directly under the infantry battalion started firing.

A series of [-]-type mortars fired, and one after another grenade hit the Japanese cavalry.

The little devil cavalry was attacked by four mortars. After paying more than 20 casualties, they quickly withdrew from Hesuo Town.

Chen Ziyun raised his binoculars to observe, and he frowned slightly.

The Japanese army is very vigilant, and they have obviously been exposed at present and cannot launch an ambush.

However, after careful consideration, Chen Ziyun decided to keep the troops here to fight a defensive battle.

After all, there are also Japanese troops advancing to the north. If they continue to advance to the north, they may be flanked.

On the contrary, they were deployed to fight here on the high ground. Even if they couldn't stop the Japanese attack, they could still move directly to the west.

What's more, there has been no sound of gunfire in the Xinxian area for a long time, which means that the Japanese troops have not yet discovered Li Yunlong's troops.

Li Yunlong's troops did not follow. According to Lao Li's personality, eating up the puppet army for more than 100 days was not enough for him to bite his teeth.

Therefore, Chen Ziyun expected that as long as he fought with the little devil, Li Yunlong would definitely command the troops to join in the fun.

And even if Li Yunlong couldn't come, with the current terrain advantages and various weapons and equipment, Chen Ziyun was still confident that he could fight against more than 4000 Japanese troops.

"The battalions strengthen their defensive deployment and prepare for battle."

"The artillery battalion observation team immediately set up an artillery observation post to measure relevant data."

"The artillery set up shelter positions, and the field artillery platoon was assigned to the first mountain artillery company to fight."

Chen Ziyun put down the binoculars and immediately issued a combat order.

The battalion commander of the artillery battalion is currently Liang Guoping. Recently, he has been relatively honest and has shown his favor several times.

However, what Liang Guoping accepted was the old-fashioned artillery combat concept, and he didn't understand advanced artillery combat at all.

So when commanding the battle, Chen Ziyun arranged for Li Yang and Zhou Wenbo to cooperate.

After the messenger received the order, he quickly began to deliver it.

At the same time, the communication corps and the communication corps are also busy. They respectively build antennas and telephone lines to ensure that they can communicate with the brigade headquarters and its subordinate ministries.

Of course, they don't have many radios at present, and Chen Ziyun must still rely on the phone to communicate with his subordinate departments.

The cavalry squadron of Sato's detachment was hit, and they quickly withdrew to report.

Lieutenant Zuo Sato received the report, and when he knew that the troops of the Jinsui Army had moved to Hesuo Town, he ordered the troops to advance at full speed.

He wanted to command the troops to rush to Hesuo Town quickly and directly launch a combat attack on the Jinsui Army.

Of course, Lieutenant Sato was a staff member of the First Army, and he knew the strength of the Independent 48th Brigade very well.

Especially after he was notified by the army headquarters that Chen Ziyun might be commanding the Jinsui army to fight, he didn't dare to neglect in the slightest.

But now he commanded the troops to quickly advance towards Hesuo Town, mainly to contain the Jinsui Army troops.

"Quickly contact the Harada detachment and ask them to accelerate towards Hesuo Town."

"Tell Colonel Harada that we will quickly rush to Hesuo Town to attack Chen Ziyun's troops and pin them down here."

"When the Harada detachment arrives, we will be able to completely annihilate Chen Ziyun's troops together."

"The army command has issued a reward. If Chen Ziyun can be killed, it will be a great achievement!"

Sato Nakasa had an expectant expression on his face, and he said with a serious expression.

Of course, the command of the First Army issued a reward order, whether it was killing or capturing Chen Ziyun, there would be great rewards.

Lieutenant Sato also knew that as the captain of the detachment, he would definitely not rush forward with a weapon in his hand.

However, if Chen Ziyun was captured or killed by the Sato detachment, as the detachment leader Sato Nakazuo would definitely be rewarded.

But he got the news that the chief of the first class is about to be transferred.

As the staff officer of the first section, Lieutenant Sato was very interested in the position of section chief.

The Sato detachment advanced towards Hesuo Town at full speed, and they were preparing to launch an attack.

The Harada detachment is still on the way. This unit is far away from the battlefield, and it will take time to rush to the rescue.

However, after they received the report from the Sato detachment, Harada Dazuo had already begun to order the troops to advance at full speed.

At around three o'clock in the morning, the Sato detachment rushed to the area of ​​Hesuo Town first.

Because it was dark and late at night, the Japanese troops could not observe the terrain, they could only analyze it through maps.

After all, Zhongzuo Sato was a staff officer, and his mind reacted quickly. He quickly arranged to contact the nearby Japanese and puppet troops.

Not long after, more than a dozen puppet troops and traitors came here and introduced the terrain of the Hesuo Town area in detail.

After understanding the terrain, Nakasa Sato showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Assemble the nearby Royal Association Army, security regiment and other troops, and at least draw out a team of no less than 500 people."

"Let them come here quickly, and the speed must be fast, otherwise our battle will be delayed, and they will all die."

Nakazu Sato said directly to the traitor of the puppet army with a serious expression on his face.

After receiving the order, the traitors of the puppet army nodded and bowed vigorously, and hurried back to report.

The Japanese army immediately built artillery positions on the spot and set off.

"The opponent chose to build a position here, obviously intending to use the terrain advantage to fight us."

"Their artillery units have an accurate hit rate. At this time, they occupy the high ground. If we launch a strong attack, we will definitely suffer."

"We first used the security regiment of the Imperial Association Army to test their firepower deployment, and then launched artillery suppression, and the infantry launched a scattered diversion attack."

"As long as it is confirmed that their troops are still here, then we will keep them firmly here to prevent them from escaping."

"When the Harada detachment comes over, even though they have an advantage in terrain, our 1-strong force will definitely wipe them out."

With a serious expression on his face, Nakazu Sato gave the order directly.

At this time, he had judged Chen Ziyun's combat intentions and made targeted deployments.

The Japanese military staff system is to learn from the German army, and the overall level is very high.

And because of the characteristics of the Japanese army, they are not only rigorous, but also often able to make bold deployments.

On the whole, the little devil's staff members are still very capable.

Nakasa Sato's series of performances can also prove this point.

At 03:30, more than 600 troops from the Imperial Association Army and Security Regiment rushed to Hesuo Town.

Commanding these puppet troops to fight was a lieutenant colonel of the puppet army, and he came to Lieutenant Sato with an uneasy expression.

"You immediately launched an attack on Hesuo Town, focusing on the nearby Yangpo Village and Xihui Village."

"We will arrange artillery to cover your actions. There are some Jinsui Army troops here. You should try your best to let them expose their positions."

"After completing this combat mission, we will reward you heavily."

After seeing the lieutenant colonel of the puppet army, Lieutenant Sato directly gave him a combat order.

When the lieutenant colonel of the puppet army heard that he was going to command the troops to attack Hesuo Town, he was completely unwilling.

He wasn't stupid either, so he naturally knew that the little devil was going to treat him like cannon fodder.

But looking at Lieutenant Sato in front of him, and looking at the vicious little devil nearby, the puppet lieutenant colonel had no choice.

More than 600 puppet troops began to gather, and they advanced towards Hesuo Town in mighty force.

Sato Lieutenant immediately contacted the Field Artillery Brigade to get them ready for shelling.

In addition, the sixth, seventh, and eighth battalions of the independent infantry also entered the starting position.

As long as there is an opportunity, these three brigades will also quickly launch an attack, so as to quickly break into the position.

As for the cavalry squadron of about [-] cavalrymen, they were scattered around for vigilance, and their focus was to protect the field artillery brigade.

(End of this chapter)