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

Chapter 148 Yangpo Village Passive Combat

Chen Ziyun currently has eight cannons and two infantry companies in his hands, and they can launch combat support at any time.

In addition, in the area north of the battlefield, there are guard companies and cavalry companies, and these two companies can also quickly strike.

However, even though Wu Ziqiang's Fifth Independent Infantry Battalion was under greater pressure, Chen Ziyun did not respond in any way.

It's not that Chen Ziyun deliberately caused heavy casualties in Wu Ziqiang's camp, but that he knows that the real battle has not yet begun.

Now if the reserve team in hand was put into the battlefield, Chen Ziyun would have to face the situation of having no soldiers to adjust in case of any subsequent crisis.

"Commander Wu, you must continue to persevere. I believe you can hold your ground."

"Please believe me, at the most critical time, I will immediately launch combat support, and I will never let your position be breached."

"I know that it is difficult for you, but as long as you can block the Japanese attack, then the Fifth Battalion of Independent Infantry will definitely become an elite in the future."

"If the passenger side knows that you have performed like this, they will definitely reward you heavily."

Chen Ziyun kept pouring chicken soup for Wu Ziqiang into the microphone, hoping that he could hold his ground.

"Yes, Commander Chen." Wu Zi stubbornly hung up the phone.

Since ancient times, kindness does not control soldiers, war is cruel, and behind any glamorous victory is full of blood.

It is very common on the battlefield to sacrifice two people and save the lives of three people.

If Chen Ziyun was only the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, and the Fifth Independent Infantry Battalion had such a critical situation, he would start shelling desperately.

But now his position is the infantry commander, and the lives of more than 2000 people are in his hands.

As long as Chen Ziyun makes a wrong decision, more than 2000 people may all die here.

It is not a joke that the general loses an order and the army dies!
"It seems that we need to prepare for the worst. Little devils have never been soft persimmons."

"If there is no high ground advantage at this time, with the posture of the Japanese army, it will not be difficult for them to break through the position."

"In an elite army, there are times when you lose a battle. But, I, Chen Ziyun, don't want to lose a battle!"

Chen Ziyun took a deep breath, glanced at the map, and muttered to himself.

The fierce battle on the front line is still going on, and the defenders here in Suohe Town have begun to bear the three-sided attack of the Japanese army.

With only 200 troops left in the two companies, they were forced to abandon a large number of positions and began to retreat to the city for defense.

The two company commanders thought of Chen Ziyun's instructions when he sent them here to defend, and they knew that they had no way out.

200 troops came to defend the houses in the town. They took advantage of the favorable terrain and completely blocked the main roads in the town.

A light machine gun and a Jin-made submachine gun are concealed in the dwelling.

A small number of grenades were set up behind broken walls and ruins.

Some of the riflemen had already arrived on the roofs of the remaining houses, and all were prepared to die here.

"Even if we retreat now, we will become a living target for the little devil!"

"North of Xin County is Yuanping City. Do you know what happened there?"

"The 196th Brigade once fought fiercely with the Japanese army in Yuanping City. After several days of fierce fighting, Brigadier Jiang arranged for the transfer of doctors, nurses and the wounded."

"But the Japanese army encountered these transferees, and they killed all of them. Many nurses were raped by the little devils and tortured to death."

"If we leave the bunker here and evacuate back, we will only die faster. Instead, it is better to continue to stick here. Killing one is enough, killing two and earning one!"

A company commander looked at the officers and soldiers holding a shell gun, and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Company Commander, we won't embarrass Commander Chen. Even if we die here, we'll let the kid knock out our teeth!"

"Following Commander Chen has already won the battle, even if he died, he is still considered a hero."

"Company Commander, what happened to the 196th Brigade stationed in Yuanping City?"

Many officers and soldiers expressed their opinions one after another. At this time, they no longer wanted to leave Suohe Town alive.

At this time, many recruits were interested in the 196th brigade, and they wanted to know whether this unit had defended Yuanping City.

"The 196th brigade, with 5000 members, defended Yuanping City for ten days and nights in the face of the onslaught of tens of thousands of Japanese elite troops."

"More than 4000 people have been killed since Brigadier Jiang and below, and only a small number of troops broke out."

"Many people say that our Jinsui Army is a soft persimmon, but in the early days, our Jinsui Army still fought a lot of tough battles!"

"Now, Commander Chen is commanding the troops one after another to achieve results. I firmly believe that in the future, our Jinsui army will be worthy of the elders of the three Jins!"

The company commander looked at the soldiers nearby and said with a firm expression on his face.

As the company commander's voice fell, footsteps began to appear on the street ahead.

Not long after, there was intense gunfire in Suohe Town!

Because the troops of both sides are already fighting in the town, the Japanese heavy weapons cannot provide support.

It was also difficult for the second brigade to take Suohe Town and wipe out the defenders inside.

But at this time, the battlefield has undergone tremendous changes.

The Japanese army, which took the detour on the north side, had reached the area north of Yangpo Village.

The 13th Independent Infantry Regiment was directly under the Artillery Brigade, and twelve [-]-style mountain guns were assembled immediately.

Because Yangpo Village is still undergoing combat defense, the Little Devil Artillery can easily lock its position.

The artillery of the Japanese army gathered advanced foreign artillery combat concepts, coupled with its own characteristics, and summed up a set of artillery combat concepts of its own.

Each of their artillery brigades has a professional survey team, who can use relevant equipment and excellent technicians to quickly draw up artillery azimuth maps.

At this time, the Japanese artillery unit could easily operate on the map and carry out precise bombardment.

On the other hand, most troops like the Jinsui Army still adopt the backward artillery combat concept.

The [-]-type mountain artillery set up an artillery position, and the first infantry brigade began to secretly advance towards Yangpo Village.

They launched a surprise attack from the north side, and they were completely able to catch the defenders of Yangpo Village by surprise.

And the Japanese combat troops up to now, everything is carried out according to the deployment of Osamu Harada.

There are two infantry companies and one machine gun company of Wu Ziqiang's battalion in Yangpo Village, but they are facing a frontal attack from the third brigade of hundreds of Japanese troops.

However, the two infantry companies deployed by Wu Ziqiang's battalion in Suohe Town are under greater pressure and may be wiped out at any time.

Under such pressure, the overall morale of the defenders in Yangpo Village was low.

That is to say, thanks to the hundreds of Japanese troops in the third battalion, they only diverted the attack, otherwise Yangpo Village might be breached at any time.

But now the first brigade of the Japanese army is quickly approaching here, and they are advancing rapidly from the north side.

Twelve [-]-type mountain cannons are ready for support, but in order to ensure the concealment of the infantry, they have not launched shelling for the time being.

At around [-]:[-], the defenders in Yangpo Village vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"There is the reflection of the helmet in the north, and there are little devil troops in the north!"

"Report to the company commander immediately, there are Japanese troops on our north side!"

"And judging from the number of reflective helmets, there are quite a few little devils."

There is a security force on the north side of Yangpo Village. Although they only have one platoon, they are still on guard because they are in combat.

The little devils have steel helmets, and the moonlight is good today, so it is reflective for them to advance.

These Japanese troops still wanted to make a covert assault, but they were discovered directly.

The Japanese troops appeared on the north side of Yangpo Village and were soon reported to Wu Ziqiang.

When Wu Ziqiang heard a large number of Japanese troops appearing on the north side, he almost collapsed on the ground.

After all, the Fifth Battalion of Independent Infantry was already under a lot of pressure at this time, and there were Japanese troops on the north side, so he didn't know how to deal with it.

Wu Ziqiang shook his head vigorously, forcing himself to calm down, and he came to the map.

He immediately mobilized troops to defend, and Yangpo Village's defensive troops were divided into two.

The two infantry companies are equipped with two heavy machine guns and one mortar, which directly defend the north and east sides.

At the same time, Wu Ziqiang picked up the microphone again and contacted Chen Ziyun directly.

It is worth mentioning that the north side of Yangpo Village is relatively steep, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moreover, there are many natural stone bunkers here. After Wu Ziqiang quickly mobilized troops to strengthen the defense here, it was still difficult for the Japanese army to break through.

"Do you need reinforcements? I only have orderlies and messengers left by my side."

"When you have finished, I will take them to fill your vacancies."

"If Yangpo Village is lost, we will be devastated."

"You know the brigade's temper. As long as the Fifth Battalion of Independent Infantry is severely injured, we will all be held accountable."

"The Suohe garrison is still defending. We have the terrain advantage and are reinforced with heavy weapons. Are you not as good as two infantry companies?"

"In a word, even if you die, you must die on the battlefield, in the battle against the Japanese army."

Wu Ziqiang was carrying a pistol, and he came to the front line in person, constantly boosting the morale of the troops.

Not long after, battles started here on the north side of Yangpo Village.

After the first battalion of the Japanese infantry approached, the two [-]-type heavy machine guns deployed here cooperated with the Jin-made light machine guns of the infantry squad to start burst firing.

A pair of light and heavy machine guns shot at the reflective helmets, and a group of little devils were hit and fell directly to the ground.

Soon, a 90MM mortar also started firing.

A grenade was fired directly, and these grenades fell into the Japanese army, which also caused them casualties.

However, as these firepower was exposed, the first Japanese infantry brigade immediately launched suppression.

They assembled light and heavy machine guns and grenadier infantry artillery to fight back.

Dense bullets and artillery shells continued to shoot towards the position, and the Japanese army had an absolute advantage in numbers and weapons.

Under such circumstances, the firepower on the position was suppressed.

A large number of little devil riflemen quickly advanced here, but because of the steep road, it was very difficult for the Japanese army to advance.

As they advanced along the road, the riflemen opened fire, and at the same time they began to throw grenades.

A grenade fell on the road along the high ground, and as the explosion sounded, the Japanese troops were hit.

However, the firepower here was exposed at this time, and the Japanese army assembled a large number of weapons to counterattack and suppress.

Soon, the [-]-type mountain cannons also started shelling.

Yangpo Village began to be attacked by concentrated Japanese forces, and the troops commanded by Wu Ziqiang were under great pressure.

The battle lasted until [-]:[-], and Wu Ziqiang had no choice but to call Chen Ziyun again.

It was at this time that Chen Ziyun ordered Liang Guoping's artillery unit to start shelling.

The Zhou Wenbo observation team provided accurate shooting data, and two field guns and six mountain guns concentrated fire on the Japanese army on the north side of Yangpo Village.

A grenade was fired one after another, and deafening explosions followed one after another.

The [-]st Battalion of Japanese Infantry was attacked intensively by six Bofors mountain guns, and their troops were forced to stop advancing and spread out to hide.

The twelve Type [-] mountain guns of the Japanese Artillery Brigade were also attacked from a long distance by two Liao-made field guns.

Even though the little devil's artillery built a position, the Japanese artillery still suffered casualties under the attack of Liao's wild artillery.

Eight artillery pieces rushed to support Yangpo Village, and the Japanese troops on the north side were bombarded and forced to stop attacking.

Only the two infantry companies and one machine gun company under the command of Wu Ziqiang in Yangpo Village continued to fight and were attacked one after another.

At this time, their combat strength was only about [-] people at full strength.

Some seriously wounded were quickly transported away by the baggage soldiers for treatment, while the lightly wounded remained on the ground to continue fighting.

The battle here in Suohe Town was very fierce, and the little devils continued to attack.

Harada Osamu repeatedly observed the map at the Jinshan Detachment Headquarters, and he continued to mark it according to the front-line reports.

When you know that although the second brigade has entered the town, it has not been able to wipe out all the defenders in the town.

Harada Dazuo's face was full of anger, and he couldn't help yelling loudly.

"It's simply a group of idiots, with more than a thousand troops, they have not been able to deal with the Suohe guards for a long time."

"How did the Second Battalion carry out the battle? They were ordered to withdraw their troops from Suohe Town, and the First Mountain Artillery Battalion carried out shelling."

"Tell the second brigade, no matter what, they must completely take down Suohe Town before one o'clock in the morning!"

"There are also detour troops on the north side. They want to break through the high ground of Yangpo Village as much as possible in the shortest time."

Harada Dazu had a serious expression on his face, and he immediately issued a combat order.

At midnight, the second brigade withdrew from Suohe Town, and immediately after that, a series of [-]-type mountain artillery began to continuously bombard Suohe Town.

Deafening explosions continued to sound, and at this time, a train started to set off along the Tongpu Railway, and they traveled directly south.

However, Zhang Wu's cavalry company reconnaissance troops soon discovered the train and quickly reported it.

After Zhang Wu got the news, he immediately found Chu Yu, the commander of the guard company!

"Commander Chen issued an order before, asking us to pay close attention to the railway situation."

"Now there are trains starting to appear, which may be military trains transporting combat materials."

"Company Commander Chu, should we launch combat operations immediately to attack the Japanese army columns!"

After seeing Chu Yu, Zhang Wu asked with a serious expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)