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

Chapter 160 Wei Junru personally recommended

The capital of Jin Province is too far away, the headquarters of the First Army.

In the combat room, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka stood in front of the map and glanced coldly at the Jinnan area.

Then he looked towards North Shanxi, and finally stopped at Xinxian County and Yuanpingcheng area.

The message from the Mongolian Army has already been sent, and they will directly send troops to support the Harada detachment to withdraw from the battlefield.

As long as the Harada detachment withdraws, the First Army's troops in this area will obviously be insufficient.

After all, the independent mixed third brigade is responsible for the defense of Xinxian County, which is too far north, and the Sato detachment is formed by the main force of the independent mixed third brigade.

At present, the combat strength of the Sato detachment is only 1000 people, and they cannot undertake any combat missions at all.

As for the independent and mixed third brigade, they also need to be responsible for the defense of different areas, and they cannot mobilize excess troops.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it has been confirmed that the Jinsui Army fighting in the Xin County area is an independent 48th brigade."

"It is Chen Ziyun, the infantry commander of the Independent 48th Brigade, who is in charge of commanding the Jinsui Army to fight."

"According to the information we have, Chen Ziyun has strong commanding capabilities in both infantry and artillery command."

"As for Chen Ziyun's troops to fight, it is Li Yunlong's new regiment from the Yangcun area."

"Although we don't have accurate information yet, judging by the command style, Li Yunlong, the head of the new regiment, must have personally commanded the battle."

"During the battle, Chu Yunfei's Independent 48th Brigade continued to dispatch troops, which enhanced the combat capabilities of Chen Ziyun's troops."

"As for Li Yunlong's troops, they absorbed the so-called local district squads, county brigades, guerrillas and other local armed forces to expand their strength."

"The current combat strength of these two troops should be around 5000 people, because they have captured a large number, so the overall weapon configuration is very strong."

At this time, the head of the second class came to Shinozuka Yoshio, and he reported with the document.

Even though the little devils have excellent intelligence capabilities, they still don't know that the main force of the Jinsui Army has withdrawn.

Chen Ziyun just left four companies with less than 1000 troops, ready to launch guerrilla operations.

"Chen Ziyun, Li Yunlong, it really is them."

"Li Yunlong's ability is indeed outstanding, but this Chen Ziyun is really unbelievable."

"At first I thought he was only proficient in artillery command, but judging from this battle, he has a strong multi-arms combat command capability."

"On this point, I am afraid that even Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei cannot compare with him."

"And it was Chen Ziyun's troops that caused the Sato detachment and the Harada detachment to suffer heavy casualties successively."

"Although Chu Yunfei is capable, his troops will not change drastically in a short period of time."

"It seems that the appearance of Chen Ziyun directly changed Chu Yunfei's army!"

Shinozuka Yoshio's face was gloomy, he took the document to check, and said in a cold tone.

At present, the Japanese military's intelligence agency already has information about Chen Ziyun, but from this information, they can't tell how good Chen Ziyun is.

Chen Ziyun, a native of Jin Province, his main military school experience is the Army Artillery Academy.

Then because of the people of Jin Province, and the Jinsui Army has more artillery units.

After graduation, he was directly assigned to the artillery unit of the Jinsui Army.

"Chen Ziyun first served as a second lieutenant platoon leader and a lieutenant deputy company commander from the Jinsui Army Artillery Regiment."

"After Chu Yunfei's 358 regiment organized the artillery battalion, he was directly transferred to serve as the commander of the second company of the artillery battalion."

"During this period of time, his performance was quite satisfactory. Even in the artillery school, he did not have dazzling results."

"However, during the Battle of Cangyun Ridge, Chen Ziyun has undergone a huge change. The bombardment of the Bantian Regiment is directly under the Shanpao Squadron and Bantian Regiment Headquarters."

"After that, he was even more active in defensive operations. Under his command, the artillery of the Jinsui Army played a huge role."

"Yang Cun fought twice, whether it was defeating the Yamamoto Special Forces or annihilating...the fourth independent mixed brigade, he also played a decisive role."

The chief of staff, Kusuyama Hideyoshi, looked at Yoshio Shinozuka, and told about Chen Ziyun's resume.

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded thoughtfully, he knew that the change of Chu Yunfei's troops was entirely facilitated by Chen Ziyun.

In order to completely defeat Chu Yunfei's Independent 48th Brigade, Chen Ziyun must be dealt with.

Otherwise, even if Ali was dealt a certain blow to Chu Yunfei's troops, Chen Ziyun still had the ability to quickly restore their combat effectiveness.

Of course, for the First Army Command, the most important thing right now is how to solve the problem after the Harada Detachment left.

After all, once the Harada Detachment left, Xin County and Yuanping City would be empty of defense, and they could be attacked at any time, causing serious problems.

"To deal with these troops, we need to wait until the end of the operation in the southern Shanxi area before we can deploy them."

"Once the Yuantian detachment leaves, the defenses of Xin County and Yuanping City will be very empty. With the ability of Chen Ziyun's troops, they can recover here at any time."

"If they recover here, even if it is only for a short period of time, it will have a great impact on us, and the consequences will be very serious."

"It may even be known that it will lead to a major blood change in the First Army, so right now we must ensure that Xin County and Yuanping City are absolutely safe."

Shinozuka Yoshio picked up the baton, pointed to Xin County and other locations and said.

Kusuyama Hideyoshi and the Head of the First Section looked at each other, and both of them fell into deep thought at the same time.

It didn't take long for Kusuyama Hideyoshi to have a battle suggestion.

He took the baton and spoke his mind.

The reason why the First Army achieved great results in the southern Shanxi army was because it was strengthened by the artillery of the Kwantung Army.

But now these artillery are without shells and follow-up supplements, they are completely useless.

The offensive power of the First Army in Southern Shanxi has been significantly weakened, and it is completely idiotic for them to complete their previous combat concept.

Therefore, Nanshan Hideyoshi suggested that the Jinnan attacking troops be withdrawn, leaving a small number of troops to continue to contain.

After these troops withdraw, they can deploy part of their troops to strengthen the defense of the area too far north.

Now the First Army only needs to ensure the security of the occupied areas such as Xin County. As for the attack on the Independent 48th Brigade and other troops, it can completely wait for the complete end of the Jinnan Operation.

"Deploy the 36th Division, the 37th Division, and a part of the 41st Division to continue to divert attacks on Zhongtiaoshan Wei Junru's troops."

"At the same time, a part of them will be dispatched to advance to the Jinzhong area and undertake the defense mission of the Jinzhong area."

"The main force of the three divisions is mainly responsible for the defense of occupied areas such as southern Shanxi."

"In this case, we can deploy the independent and mixed ninth brigade, advance too far north, and join the independent and mixed third brigade for defensive operations."

"And we can deploy troops directly under the army to strengthen them and ensure that they have stronger defensive combat capabilities."

Kusuyama Hideyoshi pointed to the map and expressed his combat ideas.

Originally, the little devil had three divisions and four mixed brigades, but the independent mixed fourth brigade was completely wiped out.

Of course, the Japanese army did not dare to bear this failure. They publicized their independent and mixed fourth brigade and were hit hard.

At present, the new independent and mixed fourth brigade is still being organized here in Hebei Province, and the North China Front Military Station is mobilizing soldiers, weapons and equipment to provide support.

With one brigade missing, the First Army was stretched thin.

In particular, they still need to deploy troops to attack Zhongtiao Mountain, which has left many of their occupied areas empty of defense.

The independent mixed 16th brigade was in charge of the occupied area in eastern Shanxi, and the independent mixed ninth brigade was not only in charge of Jinzhong, but also dispatched one to advance to southern Shanxi.

The third independent mixed brigade was responsible for the defense of the north too far, but their three independent garrison brigades were drawn out to form the Sato detachment.

Now that the Sato detachment has been hit hard, it means that the third independent mixed brigade has been hit hard.

Under such circumstances, if the First Army wants to strengthen the defense too far north, it can only deploy southern Shanxi attack troops.

After Yoshio Shinozuka listened to Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi's combat proposal, he pondered for a while and was forced to nod in agreement.

The First Army Command began to issue a series of combat orders, and the signal soldiers began to convey them to the various ministries.

For a while, the main force of the Japanese army fighting in Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi dispatched troops to retreat one after another.

When Wei Junru's troops discovered that the Japanese troops had withdrawn, they even began to organize a certain combat counterattack.

And Wei Junru, who was at the chief executive's department of the first war zone in western Henan, also got the report immediately.

"Mr. Wei, a telegram has been sent from the front, and the Japanese troops who launched an attack on the Zhongtiao Mountain area have withdrawn their troops one after another."

"Although they left the troops to continue fighting, but now they are attacking the troops, they can no longer pose a threat to us."

"According to the current situation we have, Chu Yunfei's independent 48th Brigade mobilized troops to take the initiative to attack, and the infantry commander Chen Ziyun personally directed the operations."

"Although the Japanese army formed two detachments to fight, Chen Ziyun's command of the troops, with the cooperation of the Eighth Route One, caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army."

"At this time, the Japanese army withdrew the southern Shanxi troops, and it seems that they intend to strengthen the defense of the northern Shanxi area."

"I really didn't expect that Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun could bring us such a strong support battle this time."

"If they hadn't responded to the battle in northern Shanxi, the main force of the Japanese army would never give up the battle easily."

Guo Guangyu, chief of staff of the theater, quickly came to Wei Junru, and he said with a surprised expression on his face.

Wei Junru and Guo Guangxi noticed Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun very early on, and they also specially cultivated them.

The 358th regiment was able to expand into the independent 48th brigade, and Wei Junru made a lot of contributions.

Even the six Bofors mountain guns under Chen Ziyun's artillery unit were all given by Wei Junru.

"Chief of Staff, I have already said that this army must be able to effectively support our operations on the periphery."

"The independent 48th brigade has just been formed, and they can carry out such a level of support operations."

"If you give them enough time, then this army will definitely play a major role in Jin Province."

"Up to now, our troops in Zhongtiao Mountain have long been a confidant of the Japanese army. They will continue to attack here until they completely annihilate us."

"It is very difficult for Zhongtiaoshan to supplement, and the Jinsui Army of Chief Yan has a strong idea of ​​self-protection."

"With such a force, it is of great benefit to us and has no harm."

"It is only natural for Chu Yunfei to serve as the brigade commander. Chen Ziyun is obviously able to effectively organize infantry and artillery joint operations."

"With Chen Ziyun's illustrious military exploits, there is no problem for him to serve as the colonel's head."

"An infantry brigade has an infantry regiment under its jurisdiction and is directly under three independent infantry battalions, which only appear in our establishment."

"Chief of Staff, contact the capital immediately in my name, requesting that the three independent infantry battalions be organized into a regiment. I personally recommend Chen Ziyun as the colonel's commander!"

Wei Junru showed a dynamic expression on his face, and he came to the map to check it carefully.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Junru looked at the Chief of Staff Guo Guangyu beside him, and said with a firm expression on his face.

Chen Ziyun's performance made Wei Junru very happy. This time, he wanted to personally recommend Chen Ziyun to be promoted to colonel leader.

"Yes, Chief Wei." Guo Guangxi agreed immediately.

Soon, the Chief of the First War Zone immediately started generating power to report to the accompanying capital.

Time is passing, it's past five in the afternoon.

The golden sun shone on the ground, and the surrounding area seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light.

At this time, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to secretly return to the hilly area, and they paid close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese troops.

"Commander Chen, there are a large number of Japanese and puppet troops in the northern Shanxi area, and their overall weapons and equipment are very strong."

"At present, this group of Japanese and puppet troops is advancing rapidly here, and its strength is thousands of people."

"And among these troops, there are a large number of pseudo-Mongolian cavalry and mechanized troops."

Not long after, Zhang Wu, the company commander of the cavalry company, quickly came to Chen Ziyun, and he quickly saluted and reported.

The cavalry company has troops to send reconnaissance troops to the north and south, and to alert the First Army and the Mongolian Army to send reinforcements.

The more than 7000 puppet troops stationed in Mongolia moved south along the railway, and were soon discovered by the cavalry company.

After Zhang Wu got the report, he didn't dare to neglect in the slightest, and came over quickly to report.

"They still have mechanized troops?" Chen Ziyun said with a surprised expression.

"There were hundreds of Japanese troops on motorcycles, trucks were advancing, and there were armored vehicles."

"Because they have these mechanized troops and cavalry troops, we dare not get too close to observe."

Facing Chen Ziyun's inquiry, Zhang Wu immediately replied.

Of course, neither Chen Ziyun nor Zhang Wu knew that the so-called mechanized troops were actually the search team of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army.

The 26th Division is the first batch of three regiments formed by the little devils to form a field division, so they do not have a cavalry unit directly under them.

You must know that the cavalry has gradually declined, and the supply of cavalry is very high.

Therefore, the 26th Division is attached to a search team, and its subordinates have two infantry squadrons riding trucks and motorcycles.

In addition, there are some heavy weapons troops, and the occupied area where the garrisoned Mongolian army is stationed is very large, and their troops are few.

Its Suicha area is a large area of ​​grassland, suitable for mechanized troops to fight.

Therefore, their search team is also equipped with armored vehicle units to enhance their attack capabilities.

This time the 26th Division also sent them over, which shows how firm their determination to take over the Harada Detachment is.

(End of this chapter)