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

Chapter 150
More than 2000 people from Sato's detachment quickly rushed to the north along the railway to help. They were ready to implement the order of Harada Dazuo to quickly attack the Jinsui army.

As a staff member of the First Army Command, Sato Zhongzuo naturally knew how important the artillery supported by the Kwantung Army was to the front line in southern Shanxi.

If these artillery had no shells, they would be completely for display and would not have the slightest effect.

Therefore, after understanding the relevant situation in detail, Sato Lieutenant also ordered the troops to march quickly.

Dozens of cavalry took the lead directly, followed by more than 2000 infantry and artillery, and they quickly advanced along the railway.

At present, the Sato detachment still has a certain number of artillery units, and they also have eight [-]-type field guns.

Compared with troops such as the Jinsui Army, the Japanese army had a large number of horses to increase their marching speed.

One of their field cannons is directly dragged by mules and horses, and is fully capable of keeping up with the infantry.

Especially on the flat road near the railway, this group of little devils advanced rapidly without being affected in the slightest.

"There are a large number of shells and some artillery on the military column. The main force of the Jinsui Army is still fighting in Suohe Town, and only a small group of troops are attacking."

"Now as long as we can advance quickly, we will be able to completely intercept them, annihilate them, and recover this batch of important combat supplies."

"The reason why the southern Shanxi frontline has made great progress is that the ministries have strengthened a large number of artillery, so Wei Junru's troops were beaten into a mess."

"However, if there are not enough shells and artillery reinforcements, we may not be able to continue to gain victories in the southern Shanxi frontline."

"So now no matter what, we have to recover this batch of combat supplies, and we must not let them fall into the hands of the Jinsui Army."

Said Nakasa Sato with a serious expression on his sidecar motorcycle.

The nearby messengers began to pass orders, and a Japanese officer urged the troops again.

The Sato detachment of more than 2000 people accelerated their pace again, and they almost tried their best to rush to the north side for help.

Of course, there is no way for Nakazu Sato to say some words. If these words are said, it will definitely affect the morale of the troops.

In the battle of Suohe Town, the Sato detachment paid 2000 losses, which is not counting the loss of hundreds of puppet troops.

This battle allowed Sato Zhongzuo to see the power of the Jinsui Army's artillery. In his opinion, if these artillery and shells fell into the hands of the Jinsui Army.

Then their artillery will definitely be even more powerful, and it will definitely be even more difficult for the Japanese army to deal with them in the future.

So even if this batch of combat supplies was destroyed, Zhong Zuo Sato was unwilling to let them fall into the hands of the Jinsui Army.

At two o'clock in the morning, the Harada detachment and Chen Ziyun's troops in Suohe town were still fighting fiercely.

The Japanese army focused their attack on Yangpo Village, and the two infantry brigades continued to attack under the cover of two artillery brigades.

Wu Ziqiang commanded three infantry companies and one machine gun company for defensive operations.

Up to now, Liang Guoping's artillery battalion, with six Bofors mountain cannons and two Liao-made field cannons, has also gone all out to support Yangpo Village in the battle.

At this time, Chen Ziyun also personally came to the highland of Yangpo Village to fight. After all, if this place is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

With Chen Ziyun personally coming to command the battle, the morale of the officers and soldiers was high, and they repelled the attacks of the Japanese troops time and time again.

Light and heavy machine guns, grenade mortars, rifle grenades and other guns continued to sound.

The air is filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke, and the soldiers defending Yangpo Village have begun to grow up in the battle.

The Japanese army wanted to take down Yangpo Village, but obviously it couldn't be done in a short while.

Of course, this fierce offensive and defensive battle between the two sides was also the first time Chen Ziyun encountered it.

The Japanese army had an absolute advantage in terms of troop strength and the number of artillery pieces. If Yangpo Village hadn't been on a high ground, it would have already fallen by now.

Moreover, the Harada Detachment is formed with the 26th Independent Infantry Regiment under the 13th Division as the core organization. This unit has not weak combat effectiveness.

Although when he was in Cangyun Ridge, Chen Ziyun also fought against the Japanese Elite Third Regiment.

But at that time, the wing headquarters of the third wing was destroyed, and the troops also suffered casualties.

More importantly, they don't have many artillery, and it is difficult for the attacking troops of the Third Wing to get artillery support.

But now the situation is completely different. At this time, the Japanese army can get the support of two artillery brigades.

Even though Li Yang continued to direct the artillery to shell under the guidance of the observation team, the two artillery brigades still maintained more than [-] mountain cannons at this time.

Yangpo Village was under great pressure, and the casualties of troops continued to rise.

The Japanese army has never been soft persimmons. Some of their tactics and individual combat capabilities are still very strong.

You must know that even if they face the British army, the beautiful country and other troops a year or two later, these little devils have achieved dazzling results.

"All the troops have been put into the frontline positions for defense, and there are no reinforcements here at the battalion headquarters."

"If you need reinforcements urgently, then I will be your reinforcements. Up to now, there is nothing to say, just stick to your position."

"Commander Chen is also in Yangpo Village, and you all know the consequences of losing the position!"

Wu Ziqiang had already brought the orderlies around him to the front line, facing the front line asking for help, he opened his eyes and roared angrily.

Chen Ziyun came to Yangpo Village to personally command the battle. Wu Ziqiang, the battalion commander, naturally couldn't hide behind.

The fierce battle continued, and the Japanese offensive was fierce.

However, the artillery battalion brought up by Chen Ziyun himself is also not a soft persimmon.

The six Bofors guns fired continuously, grenade after round.

The two Liao-made field guns are even more accurate because of the detailed shooting parameter table, and a grenade can hit the target accurately.

The first brigade under the 13th independent infantry regiment, and the number of casualties in the second brigade continued to increase.

That is, at the same time as the fierce battle in Yangpo Village on the north side of Suohe Town, on the Tongpu Railway.

The Sato detachment was directly ambushed by Li Yunlong's troops on the way to the north to help.

Four 90MM mortars and one 75MM field gun let go of their hands and feet to start shelling.

A large number of artillery shells greeted the artillery units and heavy machine guns of the Sato detachment directly.

Deafening explosions sounded one after another, and countless shrapnel quickly spread around.

Immediately afterwards, a series of light and heavy machine guns fired.

In the dark night, a string of scarlet flames sprayed out.

The 6.5MM and 7.7MM bullets were shot out one after another, and a large number of little devils were instantly smashed into meat sieves by the bullets.

"Zhuzi, hurry up the fuck, what are you doing with the cannonballs, these cannonballs can still shoot small ones?"

"Zhang Dabiao, what's the matter with your first battalion machine gun company? You're firing intermittently. So many bullets can produce such an effect."

"Don't be afraid of wasting ammunition. Give me a hard shot. Even if I run out of bullets, I won't scold you."

"Commander of the Fourth Battalion, Commander of the Seventh Battalion, don't hold back and fight hard. After the battle is over, I will replenish the ammunition for you."

Li Yunlong was shooting with a shell gun while shouting loudly.

Now he has a completely different attitude from before. If anyone fired an extra bullet before, Old Li would definitely scold his mother.

But at this time, Li Yunlong asked all the ministries to fully fire, even if some bullets were wasted, it didn't matter.

Don't look at Li Yunlong's usual five big and three rough, but he still has a strong ability to command troops to fight.

Although there are still more than 2000 people in the Sato detachment, the overall strength is not weak, and they have all kinds of weapons.

To fight their ambush now, it is natural to focus their fire and shoot fiercely, leaving them with no time to react.

Otherwise, if they reacted and suppressed fire with a large number of weapons, Li Yunlong, more than 1000 people, would not be able to control the situation at all.

Even with the support of various firepower, the Sato detachment was able to take the initiative and directly hit them with a counterattack.

The First Battalion of the New First Regiment, the Fourth Battalion of the New Second Regiment, and the Seventh Battalion of the Independent Regiment successively received combat orders from Li Yunlong.

The soldiers had a rare chance to let go of their hands and feet without worrying about the consumption of bullets. They fired one after another.

Light and heavy machine gun shooters, it is rare to shoot long bursts, shooting continuously.

Wang Chengzhu was even more active, firing shells one after another.

The grenades fell on the Japanese army one after another, the explosion sounded, and the shrapnel continued to spread.

The Sato detachment was completely caught off guard, and they didn't have time to react.

Many Japanese officers hurriedly issued orders, wanting to organize a counterattack.

But a round of precise bullets hit them one after another, and many officers were killed directly.

The individual combat capability of the Eighth Route Army generally exceeds that of the Jinsui Army, and they are good at close-range ambush operations.

The well-known Qigen Village set up an ambush overlappingly, and its ambush position was only tens of meters away from the Japanese army.

"Da da da."

A Japanese heavy machine gun shooter had just set up the heavy machine gun, but a string of heavy machine gun bullets hit him directly from a distance.

The little devil shooter was hit on the spot, with blood flowing from several blood holes in his chest, and his body fell directly to the ground.

Nakazu Sato got out of the car to avoid it immediately. At this time, his head was bleeding, which was caused by the collision when he got out of the car.

The medical soldiers naturally focused on treating others, and it didn't take long for Sato Nakasa's head to be wrapped with gauze.

"Baga, Tubalu...these damned Tubalu, they actually seized so many weapons and ammunition from us."

"Now their firepower is getting stronger and stronger... These weapons and ammunition are all ours!"

Listening to the sound of a large number of Japanese weapons fired by Li Yunlong's troops, Lieutenant Sato gritted his teeth.

The Japanese weapons fell on the eight roads, and then they were used by the eight roads to attack their own troops. This feeling made Sato Zhongzuo very uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency, the detachment leader, they occupy a favorable terrain and continue to launch fire strikes."

"It is very difficult for us to fight back now, and there are relatively large casualties on the artillery side."

"Weapons such as heavy machine guns are the focus of their strikes, and there is no chance of counterattack."

"At present, our overall casualties are increasing, and we are completely passive. We...do we want to evacuate quickly."

Soon, a little devil officer came to Nakazu Sato and hurriedly reported.

The Sato detachment rushed to help in a hurry. They adopted high-intensity marches, and their physical fitness was exhausted.

Li Yunlong's troops ambushed ahead of time, and they waited for work with leisure, and launched combat strikes by surprise.

And Lao Li commanded the troops to occupy the favorable terrain nearby, and fired all kinds of shells and bullets without money.

The continuous firepower made it impossible for the little devil to organize effective counterattack firepower.

In particular, their heavy weapons suffered heavy casualties. Now, for the Japanese army, it is the best choice to withdraw quickly.

Sato Nakasa frowned, his face full of unwillingness.

But listening to the painful wailing of the wounded nearby, and looking at the troops who had almost no place to hide, they were shot and killed one after another.

He frowned and gave the order to retreat helplessly.

The grenade launchers of each team looked for an opportunity to start firing smoke bombs, and at the same time the smoke bombs were mixed with some grenades to suppress them.

The Japanese troops left the battlefield one after another, and they quickly retreated towards the previous station under the cover of night.

Seeing that the little devil wanted to retreat, Li Yunlong immediately launched a pursuit with a big knife in his hand.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Dabiao hurriedly led his troops to chase after Li Yunlong.

Not long after, the little devil who was dragged behind was directly hit by the new battalion.

These Japanese soldiers were directly facing the chopping of big knives.

The battle continued until three o'clock in the morning, and the Sato detachment discarded hundreds of little devils and a large amount of weapons and equipment, and retreated to the station in embarrassment.

Of course, among the little devils who were discarded, in addition to the dead bodies, there were also a certain number of seriously wounded.

Li Yunlong didn't hesitate at all, and directly dealt with these seriously injured people by the way.

In this battle, Li Yunlong gained a lot. He captured two damaged field guns.

In addition, there are many light and heavy machine guns and grenadier rifles.

As for the ammunition, there are too many to count. There are bullet boxes full of bullets on the corpses of the little devils throughout the battlefield.

Li Yunlong quickly ordered the troops to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time he began to send reconnaissance troops to the north to search.

"Hey hey, it's time for us to reciprocate this time."

"They gave us four field cannons, and we should give them back a big gift."

"Find their artillery position, no matter what, I have to give them back four artillery pieces this time."

"Otherwise, in the future, people will have to say that our old Li always follows his Chu Yunfei army to pick up bargains!"

Li Yunlong was delighted to see the large amount of spoils, and he directly gave Zhang Dabiao a combat order.

Next, Li Yunlong was going to raid the artillery positions of Harada Battalion, and he wanted to give Chen Ziyun a big gift.

However, after the Sato detachment withdrew to the station, Nakasa Sato immediately contacted Osa Harada by phone.

Harada Dazuo, who was commanding in the Jinshan detachment headquarters, immediately exploded with anger after receiving this telegram.

Originally, he put all the main force of the detachment into the battlefield, intending to completely annihilate Chen Ziyun's troops.

But until now, not to mention the annihilation of these Jinsui Army troops, even the town of Suohe has not been taken.

As for Yangpo Village, which was the focus of the attack, it was like an iron wall. They were allowed to attack repeatedly, but they never broke through.

Now the Sato detachment was ambushed on the way to rescue and was forced to withdraw to the station.

This means that the Sato detachment cannot come to the battlefield on the north side and attack the Jinsui Army troops that intercepted the military column.

More importantly, the Eighth Route Army attacking the Sato Detachment may go north at any time, threatening the position of the First Brigade of the Mountain Artillery and his detachment headquarters!
(End of this chapter)