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

Chapter 140 Chen Ziyun's Active Attack

The Japanese troops are ready to fight, and the puppet troops have already advanced towards Hesuo Town one after another.

The lieutenant colonel of the puppet army who was in charge of the command naturally hid at the back, and he kept urging the Imperial Association Army and the security team to speed up.

More than 600 puppet troops are holding official, Czech, and Hanyang-made rifles and continue to advance forward.

At the same time, there are also weapons such as Czech light machine guns in their troops, and these weapons follow behind the riflemen.

The puppet troops advanced cautiously, and at four o'clock, they advanced to Hesuo Town.

Looking at the deserted Hesuo Town, all the puppet soldiers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, they also know that the little devil completely treats them as cannon fodder.

If there were troops in Hesuo Town to defend, they would definitely have to pay heavy casualties.

"Scattered operations, 300 people advanced to attack Yangpo Village, and 300 people advanced to attack Xihui Village."

"Taijun's army is waiting for our good news. Don't have other ideas, otherwise Taijun's light and heavy machine guns will not be polite."

"When the troops attack, keep a distance from each other, cover and advance alternately, and quickly hide when encountering a blow."

"Taijun has already deployed artillery positions. As long as their firepower is exposed, Taijun's artillery will definitely suppress it immediately."

The lieutenant colonel of the puppet army left ten of his descendants in Hesuo Town, while the 600-man team attacked Yangpo Village and Xihui Village in two directions.

All the puppet soldiers glanced at each other. Although they were very reluctant, they still bit the bullet and launched an operation.

Because they knew that if they refused, the Japanese army would shoot at them with a lot of firepower without hesitation.

The six hundred puppet troops began to march in two directions, and the lieutenant colonel of the puppet army immediately took his own lineage to hide.

At this time, Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujia had been reported by the front line, and they also discovered hundreds of puppet troops advancing towards their positions.

The two battalion commanders immediately arranged for the messengers to contact Chen Ziyun's headquarters and report in detail the situation in front of their positions.

After Chen Ziyun got the report, he was not too surprised.

The Japanese army would not take the life and death of these puppet troops seriously, and it is normal for them to come over to conduct tentative attacks.

In fact, even in some large-scale battles, the Japanese army will arrange these puppet troops to follow.

In the earliest battles outside the customs, the Japanese army began to let the puppet troops fight together.

A year later, in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Japanese army mobilized puppet troops such as the Puppet Mongolian Army and the Puppet Manchurian Army to assist in the battle.

"These traitors are really willing to sacrifice their lives for the little devil."

"Since they came here to seek death, then I will fulfill them."

"Contact Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujian, two battalion commanders, and let them prepare."

"The puppet army advanced less than 50 meters from the position, and the submachine guns of each squad launched a fire attack."

"The riflemen threw grenades and directly attacked the puppet army."

"Strive to completely annihilate these puppet troops, but the firepower deployed in the positions must not be exposed."

After Chen Ziyun looked at the map and thought for a while, he directly gave the order.

The signal soldier hurriedly agreed, picked up the microphone, and quickly established contact with the two infantry battalions.

The puppet troops slowly advanced towards the two high grounds, their faces full of tension.

As they approached the high ground, these puppet troops became very cautious.

As for their advancing speed, it was even slower, and no one wanted to rush to the front.

"Yangpo Village is in front of you, and you can go there in a few steps, so why bother?"

"Rush up quickly, otherwise the Taijun will find us staying here, and the firepower of light and heavy machine guns will come over."

"We have all advanced here, but there is no reaction at all. I think the Jinsui Army probably ran away long ago."

"Don't be afraid, the village in front is definitely the same as Hesuo Town, it is completely empty, we will not encounter any blows."

The company commander and platoon leader of the puppet army saw that their subordinates were no longer pushing forward. They held their shell guns and said loudly to encourage morale.

Hearing what their commander said, most of the puppet soldiers were afraid that the little devil would shoot, so they bit the bullet and pushed forward.

However, as they continued to approach, the Fifth Battalion of the Independent Infantry and the Sixth Battalion of the Independent Infantry successively launched combat strikes.

The squad leaders of each squad started shooting with Jin-made submachine guns, firing 11.43MM bullets one after another.

A string of tongues of flame sprayed out, and the dense bullets hit the body of the puppet soldiers fiercely. The puppet soldiers were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another.

The puppet troops were hit by such intensive firepower that they wanted to dodge quickly.

But one grenade after another began to be thrown towards them.

Deafening explosions sounded one after another, and the shrapnel spread rapidly towards the surroundings. For a while, the puppet army couldn't help crying and howling.

The two infantry battalions launched a fire attack. They used submachine guns and grenades to attack.

The puppet troops fighting at close range suffered a lot of casualties, and the other puppet troops lost their fighting courage in an instant.

The remaining puppet troops fled towards Hesuo Town desperately, they wanted to save their lives.

But the Jin-made submachine guns continued to fire, and grenades fell on their heads one after another.

By the time the puppet troops withdrew to Suohe Town, there were only more than 200 of the [-] puppet troops left.

The more than 200 puppet soldiers hid in the houses, trembling all over their bodies.

Silence returned to Yangpo Village and Xihui Village, and the Japanese troops in the rear did not take any action for the time being.

Lieutenant Sato observed through the binoculars. When he found that only Jin-made submachine guns and grenades were used on the high ground, he did not order the artillery to shoot.

After all, these foxes are relatively scattered, and even if the artillery fires, they won't get any results.

"Your Excellency, Captain, their main forces are deployed on the highlands of Yangpo Village and Xihui Village in the north and south areas of Hesuo Town."

"As you speculated, they obviously intend to take advantage of the terrain and come to a decisive battle with us."

"If we launch an attack operation, they can completely rely on the terrain advantage to attack us."

"Looking at it now, we wait for the Harada detachment to arrive, and jointly fight against them is the best choice."

"Otherwise, with our current strength, it will be difficult to pose a threat to them, and instead we will pay a lot of casualties."

The three major captains came to the detachment leader Nakazu Sato, and they made suggestions one after another.

Yangpo Village and Xihui Village each had two battalions for defense, and the Artillery Battalion set up artillery positions in Lijianao behind.

No matter where the little devil attacks, he will be hit by positions in other areas.

And if they disperse their attacks, it will weaken their attack power and make it difficult to obtain results.

Therefore, from the perspective of Japanese military officers, it is best for their more than 4000 troops to wait for the Harada detachment to come to fight.

Nakasa Sato stood in front of the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After being silent for a while, Lieutenant Sato gave the order to deploy a squadron to advance to Suohe Town and join the puppet troops here.

At the same time, two squadrons were deployed to monitor Yangpo Village and Xihui Village respectively.

Once it is discovered that the troops here have withdrawn, these troops must quickly launch an attack operation to contain the Jinsui Army troops.

In addition, Sato Nakazu once again contacted the Harada detachment with power, hoping that they could speed up their advance towards the battlefield.

The three independent brigades each dispatched a squadron to perform different combat missions, while the other little devil troops were on standby.

At around 500:[-], the Japanese and puppet troops assembled a team of [-] people in Suohe Town.

Although there is a lieutenant colonel of the puppet army here, the command right must be in the hands of the squadron leader of the Japanese lieutenant.

The Japanese puppet troops in Suohe town are currently building positions and have no intention of attacking.

They just monitored Chen Ziyun's troops and waited for the Harada detachment to arrive.

"Commander Chen, the Japanese and puppet troops have not shown any signs of attack, but they have increased their combat forces in Suohe Town."

"And we also have a Japanese squadron advancing here, monitoring our actions in Yangpo Village."

"It's a little unusual for the little devils to confront us. They must have other intentions."

At this time, Chen Ziyun came to Yangpo Village, and Wu Ziqiang, the battalion commander of the Fifth Battalion of Independent Infantry, came to report.

Chen Ziyun raised his binoculars to observe, and he could guess without thinking.

At present, our own troops occupy an absolute advantage in terrain, and the more than 4000 little devils who rush to help from too far away, they don't have much advantage.

After some probing by the puppet army, the Japanese army obviously had some understanding of Chen Ziyun's deployment.

Instead of attacking, they arranged for troops to pay close attention to the situation in Yangpo Village and Xihui Village.

Obviously, they wanted to wait for the little devils from the north to come over, and then cooperate with them.

Chu Yunfei had already sent a telegram, and Chen Ziyun knew that there were also Japanese troops advancing in northern Shanxi.

However, neither Chu Yunfei nor Chen Ziyun knew how many Japanese troops there were in northern Shanxi.

However, more than 4000 reinforcements who set out too far have to wait for them to come and fight together, which obviously shows that their strength will not be too small.

"The two squadrons are monitoring Yangpo Village and Xihui Village respectively, and there are also a certain number of Japanese and puppet troops in Suohe Town."

"The Japanese army doesn't want to suffer too many casualties, but they are also worried that they will let us slip away. They are very contradictory now."

"But we can't let them wait for reinforcements, otherwise we will be very passive in combat."

"The guard company is currently on the east side of the Japanese army. They can launch raids and harassment operations. Even the cavalry company in the north can participate in the battle."

"Let them harass and restrain part of the Japanese army, and the two infantry battalions take the initiative to attack!"

"Even if we can't eat all the frontline troops deployed in Suohe Town, the two squadrons monitoring Poyang Village and Xihui Village will still be eaten!"

With a firm expression on Chen Ziyun's face, he directly made a decision.

Continue to confront the Japanese troops, and when other Japanese reinforcements arrive, the troops will be very passive in combat.

Chen Ziyun was also unwilling to give up the battle and move to the west.

After all, they took the initiative to fight this time in order to attack the Japanese troops and support the Zhongtiaoshan defenders in the battle.

Under such circumstances, they are definitely going to show results.

The Japanese troops did not intend to attack, so Chen Ziyun simply counterattacked.

After all, in terms of advantages, they still have some.

As long as there is a suitable opportunity, it is still possible to obtain certain results.

Chen Ziyun immediately contacted Shi Yujia, the battalion commander of the Sixth Battalion of the Independent Infantry, and several people began to discuss.

Soon a set of combat plans was drawn up, and various ministries began to receive different combat orders.

At five o'clock in the morning, Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujian began to direct the troops to take the initiative to attack.

Four infantry companies and two machine gun companies began to monitor the little devils in Yangpo Village and Xihui Village.

These troops are secretly advancing towards the Japanese troops, attacking as close as possible to the Japanese troops.

At 10:[-], two gun batteries were set up in different positions.

Of course, the Japanese 90MM mortars they are equipped with have a range of 800 meters, so these mortars can be left on the high ground to launch shelling.

Those who followed the troops were nothing more than the heavy machine guns of the machine gun company.

"Boom boom boom."

A series of 90MM Japanese mortars started shelling, and a round of grenades hit the Japanese troops.

With the deafening explosion, the shrapnel quickly spread around.

At this time, the [-]th Battalion of the Independent Infantry in Yangpo Village was monitored by the [-]st Squadron under the [-]th Battalion of the Japanese Independent Infantry.

It was the Fifth Squadron under the Seventh Battalion of the Japanese Independent Infantry that monitored the Sixth Battalion of Independent Infantry in Xihui Village.

The first and fifth squadrons were shelled one after another, and four mortars fired continuously.

At the same time, there were two infantry companies respectively, quickly approaching the Japanese squadron, and launched a direct combat attack on it.

These infantrymen used artillery cover to shorten the attack distance as much as possible.

However, the Japanese troops reacted quickly, and the two lieutenant squadron leaders immediately commanded the troops to intercept.

Japanese light machine guns, grenades, and rifles fired one after another.

The troops of both sides began to shoot at each other, and both sides suffered casualties.

After the Japanese and puppet troops in Suohe Town heard the sound of gunfire, the captain of the Ninth Squadron under the Eighth Brigade of the Independent Infantry stationed here quickly contacted the detachment headquarters.

After all, they have [-] Japanese puppet troops here. At this time, they can attack quickly and directly strike the flank of Chen Ziyun's attacking troops.

The Captain of the Ninth Squadron also has the idea of ​​attacking.

"Suddenly."

"Clap clap clap."

"Da da da."

Light and heavy machine guns, grenades, submachine guns and other weapons are constantly shooting.

At this time, in terms of strength, the two infantry battalions have an advantage in sending attack troops.

They invested two infantry companies and one machine gun company for a squadron of about 200 people in the current Japanese army.

There are more than 400 troops in these three companies.

They had six grenadiers, eighteen light machine guns, eighteen submachine guns, two mortars, and four heavy machine guns.

This is the firepower attack that a squadron of little devils needs to face. As the two sides continue to shoot, the troops of each company advance one after another.

The casualties of the No. [-] Squadron and the No. [-] Squadron continued to increase, and the positions they temporarily built might be broken through at any time.

(End of this chapter)