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

Chapter 142 Old Li Came to Join the Battle
Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to move from Xin County to the north, and Li Yunlong did not intend to follow, after all, going north meant that they were too far away from the Yangcun area.

If something happens in the Yangcun area, Li Yunlong has no way to respond.

The three battalions currently commanded by Li Yunlong belong to three regiments, and their combat effectiveness is not bad.

Especially the first battalion from Xinyi Regiment, which is the number one main battalion, with more than thirty light and heavy machine guns in the whole battalion!

With such a configuration, not to mention all the main regiments, even if you search for several old main regiments, there is no infantry battalion with such equipment.

It is precisely because of this that Li Yunlong was worried that there might be problems in the Yangcun area being attacked by the Japanese army, so he did not dare to distance himself too far.

However, as Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to confront the Japanese army in the Suohe Town area, and launched a battle.

After Li Yunlong got the news, he rubbed his hands excitedly.

Suohe Town is not very far from Xin County, and their troops can go there at any time.

So Li Yunlong kept sending scouts to inquire about the news. By seven o'clock in the morning, Li Yunlong had already commanded the troops to set off for Suohe Town.

Fighting in the Xinxian area, Lao Li killed about [-] Japanese puppet troops and captured a certain number of rifles and light machine guns.

This amount of weapons and ammunition is not enough for Li Yunlong to fit between his teeth.

What's more, during the battle, the Seventh Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the Fourth Battalion of the New Second Regiment fought very actively.

The overall weapon configuration of these two battalions is not as good as that of the first battalion, and even some infantry platoons only have a light machine gun.

They fought very actively. When the battle was over and these weapons and equipment were seized, Li Yunlong was too thick-skinned to extend his hand.

After all, if you drink and eat meat yourself, you have to leave a mouthful for others.

Up to now, the first battalion of the new regiment has not caught anything, Li Yunlong must not be reconciled.

"There are more than 4000 little devils here in Suohe Town, and they are already fighting with the Independent 48th Brigade."

"According to the report of the scouts, the main force of the Japanese army has been dispatched quickly to fight the Jinsui army directly in the Suohe town area."

"And their artillery position is still in the rear, and only about a thousand little devils are in charge of defense."

"Hey hey, if we catch them off guard this time, we will definitely win the battle."

"Although the scouts don't know how many guns their artillery has, it must be a 75mm gun."

"Da Biao, our old Li is not demanding, and your first battalion must get me two artillery pieces anyway."

"Now mortars alone are not enough. Let alone blockhouses, even stronger fortifications cannot be destroyed."

"Without decent artillery, our regiment will definitely suffer in the future when we fight tough battles."

When Li Yunlong was marching in the army, he deliberately found Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Regimental Commander, don't worry, as long as we can break through, I will capture as many artillery pieces as the little devil has."

"If the little devil has a brigade, then I will get you an artillery battalion no matter what."

"But this time it's a good deal. We can't let the fourth battalion and the seventh battalion compete with us for the main attack mission. They are like hungry wolves."

Zhang Dabiao looked at Li Yunlong and said solemnly.

Hearing such an answer, Li Yunlong showed a satisfied expression on his face.

This army of thousands of people quickly advanced towards the area of ​​Suohe Town, and Li Yunlong had already made up his mind.

No matter what, this time he will capture a few artillery pieces.

In his opinion, the new regiment cannot just have a few mortars.

Even though this is a Japanese 90mm mortar, and there are six more, but now Li Yunlong doesn't like this kind of mortar at all.

The battle in Suohe Town continued, and the two infantry battalions Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujiao continued to fight the Japanese troops.

The two sides fought fiercely, with various bullets and shells firing continuously.

Even if it is far away, you can clearly smell the smell of gunpowder.

Nakasa Sato, who was observing the battlefield with a binoculars, gradually became gloomy.

He frowned, his eyes gradually revealing a dissatisfied expression.

The two independent infantry brigades had an absolute advantage, but they continued to attack without making much progress.

On the contrary, their subordinate machine gun squadrons were successively attacked by mortars deployed on high ground, and suffered some losses.

Seeing that a heavy machine gun was destroyed, Nakasa Sato was full of anger.

"The Jinsui army dispersed to defend, and they lured the infantry to launch fire strikes within 100 meters."

"They can make full use of light machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles to cooperate with each other, and the mortars on the high ground pose a great threat to our heavy weapons."

"Our heavy machine guns and infantry artillery were shelled one after another and had to be transferred. We cannot guarantee continuous suppression support."

"However, the number of light machine guns and grenades in the two brigades still has an advantage. Why can't they take advantage of these light weapons?"

"The two major commanders who commanded the battle were simply idiots. Facing such a scattered defense of the Jinsui Army, they were still carrying out flanking attacks."

"If three infantry squadrons were assembled on the front to launch a wave-like tactical attack, the results would have been obtained by now."

Sato Nakasa gradually put down the binoculars, and said with a dissatisfied expression on his face.

The two independent infantry brigades indeed adopted relatively rigid attack tactics, two squadrons attacked from the front, and one squadron made a detour.

However, the main force of the two battalions of the Jinsui Army adopted a dispersed defense. They waited until the Japanese army entered the position less than 100 meters away from the position to launch a fire attack.

Light machine guns, submachine guns and other weapons cooperate with shooting, which can bring relatively intensive firepower strikes.

At the same time, heavy machine guns and mortars continued to suppress the heavy weapons exposed by the Japanese army.

The Japanese troops have not made any progress in their attacks so far, but their casualties have continued to increase.

In particular, four of the Type [-] heavy machine guns that could not be moved quickly were directly destroyed on the spot.

The machine gun squadron was worried about the mounting losses, so they could not effectively carry out support operations.

After losing the cover of heavy machine guns, the Japanese infantry's attack was naturally greatly reduced.

Lieutenant Sato was very dissatisfied with the current battle, he looked at the map and thought about countermeasures.

Just at this moment, a signal soldier hurried over.

"Your Excellency, the detachment leader, the cavalry squadron sent an urgent message. They found a large number of Eighth Route troops on the south side."

"At present, this group of Eighth Route troops is rapidly advancing towards us, and their specific combat objectives are unknown."

"However, according to the report of the cavalry, they have more than 1000 troops, and their overall weapons and equipment are well equipped, including heavy machine guns and mortars."

The signal soldier came in front of Nakazu Sato and said with a serious expression on his face.

After hearing this report, Nakasa Sato widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief.

He quickly looked over at the battle map, frowning tightly.

"Baga, Lu, where did this Eighth Route Army come from?"

"It is impossible to have the main force of the Eighth Route near here, and even the main force of the Eighth Route will not have such a weapon configuration."

"Furthermore, the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army seldom cooperate in combat operations. How could they attack us actively and support the Jinsui Army in combat."

Lieutenant Sato was very surprised and said that it was obvious that Li Yunlong's troops appeared here, which he did not expect at all.

In fact, during the battle in Xinxian County, Li Yunlong's troops fought a battle of annihilation, and the Japanese and puppet troops were completely unaware of their appearance.

After the battle was over, they quickly dispersed and took cover. Sato's detachment was eager to catch up with Chen Ziyun's troops, but they did not find them.

Now Li Yunlong's troops came quickly, and they encountered the Japanese cavalry squadron.

More than a hundred cavalrymen from the Little Devils Cavalry Squadron were scattered around the battlefield, and Li Yunlong's troops encountered only more than 20 cavalrymen.

Since the advent of the machine gun, the cavalry has clearly met its nemesis.

Even on flat ground, cavalry troops charge quickly, but they cannot resist machine gun fire.

Zhang Dabiao's first battalion under Li Yunlong has more than thirty light and heavy machine guns. These weapons are enough to make the little devil cavalry drink a pot.

These cavalry paid a large loss, and the remaining cavalry fled and reported quickly.

"Contact the Eighth Battalion of the Independent Infantry and let them quickly build a position to block the Eighth Route Army on the south side."

"The Field Artillery Brigade dispatched an artillery squadron to assist in the defense with all its strength. We can't let these bastards come here."

"Let the artillery units fight cautiously and not be easily exposed, so as to avoid being attacked by the artillery units of the Jinsui Army in the highlands of Suohe Town."

"In addition, quickly contact the Harada detachment, ask them so far, and continue to urge them to speed up."

Sato Lieutenant Sato frowned, with a slightly annoyed expression on his face, he quickly issued a combat order.

Now the main force of the Sato detachment is fighting the Jinsui army, and it is obviously impossible to withdraw.

Facing the more than 1000 Eight Routes that appeared on the south side, Nakazu Sato could only arrange for the only infantry brigade in his hand to intercept.

In order to ensure that the Eighth Route Army could be intercepted, he specially strengthened four field cannons to the Eighth Battalion of the Independent Infantry.

More than a thousand troops quickly advanced towards the south side, and they quickly built positions to block.

At eight o'clock, this Japanese army directly engaged Li Yunlong's army.

The Eighth Battalion of the Japanese Independent Infantry currently has three squadrons, one machine gun squadron, one field artillery squadron, and one infantry artillery squadron.

Their heavy weapons include twelve heavy machine guns, four 75MM field guns, and two Type [-] infantry guns.

Captain Shao Zuo built a blocking position with heavy machine guns as the core to prevent Li Yunlong's troops from approaching.

At the same time, the field artillery squadron and the infantry artillery squadron were deployed behind for cover.

In order to avoid the artillery attack of the Jinsui Army on the high ground, these six artillery pieces were deployed as far east as possible, in an attempt to escape the artillery range of the Jinsui Army.

Li Yunlong found that the little devil's army had hardly built a position. Without any hesitation, he immediately organized the troops to attack.

At present, Li Yunlong commands three battalions with a total of thousands of troops.

They have four 90MM mortars and about eight heavy machine guns.

There are about fifty light machine guns, and the overall strength is not weak.

"Boom boom boom."

Artillery from both sides began shelling, and explosions sounded one after another.

The smoke of gunpowder was mixed with dust flying in the air. The first battalion of the new first regiment, the fourth battalion of the new second regiment, and the seventh battalion of the independent regiment were all put into battle.

Li Yunlong is not a cadre who can safely command operations from the rear. He carries a broadsword and holds a pistol to personally command the troops to charge.

If it weren't for the guard Hu Zi who kept pulling him, Li Yunlong might have run straight to the front.

"Everything."

"Da da da."

"Clap clap clap."

Light and heavy machine gun grenades and other weapons on both sides fired continuously, and dense bullets and shells hit each other one after another.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the Jinsui Army must be better than the Eight Route Army.

However, in terms of individual combat capabilities, the Jinsui Army is far inferior to the Eighth Route Army.

Especially the first battalion of the first main battalion of Li Yunlong's new regiment, under the command of Zhang Dabiao, they attacked one after another.

The machine gun company has four heavy machine guns, providing continuous fire cover.

Rows of grenadiers fired continuously, squads of light machine guns provided cover, and the soldiers leaped forward quickly with rifles in hand.

Of course, the little devils did not show any weakness here. They fired grenades from light and heavy machine guns, and infantry artillery fired continuously.

Six cannons play a decisive role in combat.

Especially the four [-]-type field guns, which continuously fired grenades, posed a greater threat to Zhang Dabiao's first battalion.

"Da Biao, we have to find a way to break through the position, hit their artillery positions directly, and kill their artillery units."

"Otherwise, with the suppression of these artillery pieces, we would not be able to break through their defensive deployment at all."

"You form the commando, and I will rush over there in a while, and let the fourth and seventh battalions cover from both sides."

"Order, tell Zhuzi that he must protect the four mortars."

"If the mortar is knocked down by the little devil's artillery, it's up to me to deal with him when I go back."

Li Yunlong began to shout at the top of his voice, his face full of serious expressions.

At this time, the attacking force commanded by Li Yunlong was attacked by the Japanese army, and four field artillery and two infantry artillery launched effective fire.

A large number of grenades and shrapnel were fired, which posed a great threat to the attacking troops.

Li Yunlong knew that if they couldn't kill their artillery unit quickly, it would be almost impossible for them to deal with the little devil in front of them.

Therefore, he planned to arrange a battalion to form a commando team, lead it himself, and break through the weak points of the Japanese defense.

Zhang Dabiao immediately selected, and a commando team of dozens of people was formed.

Of course, Zhang Dabiao would not let Li Yunlong personally command, he led the commando directly to attack the Japanese positions.

But these troops had just pushed forward, and the Japanese infantry artillery opened fire.

Two shrapnel shells hit, and countless steel balls and small steel arrows spread around.

More than a dozen soldiers were hit, they fell to the ground, bright red blood began to flow out from the wound.

It was at this time that Chen Ziyun had already started firing the signal flares.

When Li Yunlong's troops launched an attack, Chen Ziyun immediately contacted the field artillery platoon.

He planned to use two Liao-made field guns to quickly destroy the Japanese artillery and support Li Yunlong's troops in combat.

However, the field artillery platoon obtained the data provided by the artillery observation station. Although they had a range of tens of thousands of meters, the Japanese army was out of the range of their artillery.

After Chen Ziyun got the report, he hurriedly arranged to fire a signal flare, and directly sent the guard company to attack to assist Li Yunlong's troops to break through.

In addition, here in the cavalry company, he also asked Zhang Wu to command the main force to attack, and leave one for vigilance.

(End of this chapter)