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

Chapter 157 Prepare to head-on

Li Yunlong's troops are currently being strengthened by local armed forces, and their strength has already exceeded 2000.

After several battles in succession, they have obtained results one after another, with a large number of seizures, and the overall weaponry is also very sophisticated.

It's just that Li Yunlong was very envious after witnessing the Chu Yu cavalry company and Zhang Wu cavalry company seized a large number of shells and artillery.

Even though he has captured a lot of weapons and equipment, and even has four field guns, Li Yunlong still wants to seize more weapons and equipment.

So he led his troops to ambush near the Sato detachment all the time, preparing to fight their ambush.

Even after the Harada detachment came over, Li Yunlong didn't take it seriously. After all, he has more than 2000 troops, and the overall weapons and equipment are not weak.

When he commanded more than 2000 people in the new regiment, he dared to go head-to-head with the Bantian United. Now he has more than 5000 troops, and these [-] little devils, Lao Li didn't take it seriously.

After all, the weapons and equipment of his troops now are not comparable to those of the new regiment.

Light machine guns are allocated to squads, grenadiers are allocated to companies, and battalions have heavy machine guns.

Ammunition is sufficient, and Lao Li also has four 90MM mortars and four 75MM field guns on hand.

He wanted to seize the opportunity to fight another battle, so that his new regiment could be armed to the teeth.

But this time Li Yunlong never expected that the little devil was serious and directly dispatched the air force.

Two reconnaissance planes set off first and spotted Li Yunlong's troops immediately.

Small aerial bombs fell on the ground one after another, and deafening explosions began to sound.

The position of Li Yunlong's troops was completely exposed, and the Sato detachment and Harada detachment who set off immediately reacted.

A mountain cannon, the field cannon quickly stopped advancing, and quickly set up.

The muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the area where the aerial bomb exploded, and shelling was launched one after another.

The Japanese military survey team came to the nearby commanding heights for the first time and observed through various artillery equipment.

After the artillerymen started the test firing, they immediately made adjustments based on the data provided by the measurement team.

Then the Sato detachment assembled six field artillery pieces, and the Harada detachment assembled fourteen mountain artillery pieces, and carried out cover bombardment one after another.

Lao Li's army was bombed first, and then shelled again. Now they want to ambush, it is definitely impossible.

Fortunately, they built a relatively strong bunker, otherwise such bombardment and shelling would definitely cause them to pay heavy losses.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yunlong commanded the troops to disperse and evacuate the ambush position.

The Sato detachment and the Harada detachment discovered that the Eight Routes had withdrawn from the battlefield, and they did not launch a pursuit, and continued to go north along the railway.

Of course, the troops that Lao Li evacuated were shot at by Japanese aviation at low altitude.

After the two reconnaissance planes performed their mission, they directly lowered their flight altitude and continued to shoot at Li Yunlong's troops.

Some soldiers were directly exposed to the firepower of the Japanese air force, and were killed by aviation machine guns on the spot.

The little devil's airmen ran out of bullets, and then flaunted their might and left the battlefield.

Li Yunlong looked at the reconnaissance plane leaving and clenched his hands tightly.

It's just that he doesn't have any anti-aircraft weapons under his command, and there is no way to attack Japanese aircraft.

This time, Lao Li didn't gain anything, but instead caused certain casualties to the troops.

"Damn it, the little devil is serious this time. What earth-shattering things did the Jinsui army do in the north?"

"Da Biao, let the troops disperse and hide. We have no choice but to hide from their planes first."

"Send scouts to keep a close eye on the Japanese army's movements. At night, when the Japanese army's planes cannot be dispatched, we will launch combat strikes."

"This account, at night, I will have to settle it with the little devil."

Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao, the first battalion commander not far away, and shouted directly.

Zhang Dabiao immediately agreed, and the ministries quickly began to disperse and hide.

With the assistance of aviation, the two detachments of the Japanese army suppressed Li Yunlong's troops.

After not receiving any resistance, the Sato detachment and Harada detachment marched toward the north.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Ziyun began to receive reports from the cavalry company.

Chen Ziyun was not too surprised when he learned that more than 5000 Japanese soldiers rushed to help from Xin County.

At this time, under the command of Chen Ziyun, the three-way troops, supported by the artillery battalion, successively destroyed the bunkers and artillery towers along the railway.

Among them, the guard company kept blowing up the railway, and the Tongpu Railway had been destroyed on a large scale.

According to Chen Ziyun's estimate, it would be difficult for the little devil to repair the railway in a short time.

However, the system task has not been completed, and the battle against the railway will definitely continue.

After Chen Ziyun stood in front of the map and looked it over, he immediately issued a combat order.

He withdrew the two independent infantry battalions Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujia to the hilly area to start defense, while the guard company continued to attack the north side.

"Tell Chu Yu that the command troops will continue to advance towards the Yuanping City area on the north side, and continue to destroy the blockhouses and railways."

"When necessary, signal flares can be fired to obtain long-range artillery support from the artillery battalion!"

"Without orders, they will continue to carry out combat attacks."

"Of course, if the main force of the Japanese army attacks from the north, they can quickly withdraw to ensure that there will not be too many casualties."

Chen Ziyun immediately dispatched messengers to directly contact the guard company. This force has strong combat effectiveness, so they will continue to attack.

The two independent infantry battalions Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujian withdrew and deployed defensively in the hilly area.

The Japanese army rushing to rescue from Xinxian County wanted to ensure the safety of the railway, so they had to chase the guard company to the north.

But if they want to pursue the guard company troops, they must pass under the nose of Chen Ziyun's troops.

As long as these little devils appear in the area east of the position, Chen Ziyun will not let them pass safely.

The Artillery Battalion has fifteen artillery pieces, and currently has a large number of artillery shells. These artillery pieces alone can easily stop their advance.

Not to mention that Chen Ziyun still has three independent infantry battalions and a cavalry company in his hands.

"Contact the battalions and make full use of the terrain to launch defensive operations."

"In addition, the battalions should not concentrate their forces on defense, and each squad should dig air-raid shelters."

"The little devils dispatched a reconnaissance plane in the afternoon, and they will definitely deploy aviation in the next battle."

"Commander, contact the artillery battalion and ask Zhou Wenbo, the company commander of the field artillery company, to report to the headquarters immediately."

With a serious expression on Chen Ziyun's face, he began to issue combat orders one after another.

This time Chen Ziyun called Zhou Wenbo over, mainly to use the two 77mm field guns of the field artillery company to organize anti-aircraft firepower.

Otherwise, even if the troops dig air-raid shelters in advance, but they want to fight defensively, once they are bombed accurately, they will suffer heavy casualties.

Especially the artillery positions, once exposed to the bombing, Chen Ziyun's carefully cultivated lineage of elite artillery will be wiped out.

Up to now, through continuous rewards from the system, Chen Ziyun has a strong command of artillery and has a full understanding of the performance of related artillery.

Although the Liao-made Type 14 field gun is a field gun, it can be disassembled and transported.

And it is completely imported parts from abroad, assembled in Fengtian Arsenal.

The maximum elevation angle of this field gun can reach 45 degrees. At such an elevation angle, it can be used as an anti-aircraft gun by raising the gun body.

When fighting in Jiangcheng outside the Guanwai, the Liao-made Type 14 field artillery fired at the air and shot down a Japanese reconnaissance plane.

At this time, Chen Ziyun called Zhou Wenbo over, naturally wanting him to quickly change the two Liao-made field guns with detailed shooting parameter tables into anti-aircraft guns.

Even if the Japanese aircraft cannot be shot down, it is also effective to frighten the little devil aviation soldiers so that they cannot lower their altitude and carry out precise bombing.

Chen Ziyun's side actively carried out combat deployments, and the messengers passed on the combat orders one after another.

The guard company continued to carry out combat operations under Chu Yu's command. Currently, the overall strength of the guard company is very strong.

They had four infantry platoons and one machine gun platoon.

In terms of heavy weapons, they have four heavy machine guns, two mortars, and two infantry guns.

Moreover, in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of their troops, they have suffered casualties but have not been replenished.

There are about two hundred troops, all of them are elite soldiers, and they have strong combat capabilities.

After all, each battalion's machine gun company has nothing more than four heavy machine guns and two mortars.

But a machine gun platoon in a guard company is far better equipped than the machine gun companies in each battalion.

With the blessing of such heavy weapons and the addition of powerful infantry, the guard company will attack along the railway, so naturally it will not encounter resistance.

What's more, at critical times, they can fire signal flares at any time, so as to obtain long-range artillery support from the field artillery company.

From the original Pingcheng section of the Tongpu Railway, there was a continuous sound of gunfire, and the bunkers and gun towers carefully built by the little devils were destroyed one after another.

The Japanese and puppet troops stationed here, under the attack of the guard company, are no match at all.

At around [-]:[-], a large number of Japanese troops began to appear in the border area between Xin County and Yuanping City.

Dozens of cavalry scattered and moved forward to search, while Sato Nakamura and Harada Osamu established the detachment headquarters immediately.

Antennas were quickly erected one by one, and the communications soldiers began to operate the radios to make direct contact.

The communication facilities of the Japanese army are very complete, they can keep in touch by radio at any time, and get all kinds of news at the first time.

In this regard, not to mention the Eighth Route Army, even the Jinsui Army and other troops cannot compare.

"A Jinsui army of about 200 people continued to attack along the railway to the north. They are currently fighting in the original Pingcheng area."

"This Jinsui army is well-equipped with a certain number of heavy weapons. They continue to destroy the blockhouses we set up along the way and attack the railway."

"Except for these Jinsui troops, there is no trace of any Jinsui troops in other areas for the time being."

"According to our reconnaissance troops and the information sent by various parties, the main force of the Jinsui Army is here."

"This is a hilly terrain. It is very likely that they have built a defensive position here, using this as the core to continue to destroy the Tongpu Railway."

"Your Majesty Harada, we have only two options now. One is to quickly bypass this place, and the other is to quickly launch a fierce attack here."

A few minutes later, Sato Nakasa, who was a staff officer, sorted out all the information, and he quickly came to Harada Osamu to report.

The Japanese army is not a dead man, they also have strong capabilities.

Chen Ziyun's combat intention was completely grasped by the little devil after they analyzed all aspects.

However, for the Japanese army, how to make operational choices is a difficult problem.

If the Jinsui Army in the hilly area is launched directly, both the Sato detachment and the Harada detachment have suffered losses before.

Moreover, they attacked the main force of the Jinsui Army, which meant that the guard company was allowed to continue to destroy the Tongpu Railway in Yuanping City.

The Tongpu Railway is the lifeline of the Japanese army's transportation. Once it is destroyed, it will have a great impact on them.

But if they bypass here directly and quickly pursue the guard company troops, the main force of the Jinsui Army in the hilly area can give them a fatal blow from the side at any time.

Moreover, the Japanese army wanted to bypass the hilly area, but they had to walk a lot of roads, which would also consume a lot of physical fitness of the Japanese army.

There are only more than 1000 troops under the command of Sato Zhongzuo, and he is only the rank of Zhongzuo.

So how to choose, he handed over to Harada Colonel.

Harada Osamu slowly came to the front of the map. He looked at the combat map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After a moment of silence, Colonel Harada pointed to the hilly area on the map.

"We will attack here with all our strength, contact the aviation unit, and launch an air strike here before dark."

"At the same time, we will deploy all the elite troops to the front line to launch an attack, trying to quickly break through their defensive positions."

"As long as the main force of the Jinsui army deployed here is hit, the elite troops fighting in Yuanping City will also return quickly to help."

"We currently have more than 5000 troops, as well as [-] mountain artillery and field artillery, and we can get aviation support. We will definitely be able to achieve results."

"Sato-kun, you and I have lost battles before, and now is our best chance to stand up."

Dazuo Harada had a serious expression on his face, and he decisively made the decision to attack the main force of the Jinsui Army.

Lieutenant Sato froze for a moment, apparently he did not expect that Colonel Harada would choose to face the Jinsui army head-on.

But since he has made a decision, Nakazu Sato will definitely not refuse.

The Japanese army began to prepare, and Harada Osaku and Sato Nakazu were discussing operations in the detachment headquarters.

A door of artillery is to quickly build an artillery position.

A large number of infantry also began to build starting positions, and the First Army Command also quickly contacted the air force to launch the bombing.

At seven o'clock, six bombers came over Chen Ziyun's army position.

Aerial bombs fell on the position one after another, and there was a deafening explosion.

The scorching air wave quickly spread towards the surroundings, and the camps were affected to a certain extent.

Ten minutes later, the little devil bombers began to lower their altitude, and they prepared to carry out precise bombing, thus completely destroying the defensive positions.

It's just that these little devil bombers didn't expect that under Zhou Wenbo's arrangement, the two Liao-made field guns had been adjusted to the state of anti-aircraft guns.

And Zhou Wenbo personally commanded, preparing to bombard the Japanese aircraft.

(End of this chapter)