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

Chapter 174 Master Liu’s Trust in the Independent 48th Brigade
As night fell, in the north of Taiyuan, Jin Province, in Xinxian County.

In the independent mixed fourth brigade headquarters, Major General Tsuda Mitake, head of the brigade, quickly received a combat order from the First Army Command.

Shinozuka Yoshio's meaning is obvious, the independent mixed fourth brigade is to quickly open up the connection between recovery and Taiyuan.

Only in this way, once the Zhengtai Railway needs reinforcements in the later stage, they can quickly pass through Taiyuan to help them at any time.

As for Chu Yunfei's independent 48th Brigade who took the initiative to attack, Yoshio Shinozuka decided to temporarily restrain them and fight against them.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, according to the battle report sent by the army headquarters, the Jinsui Army that appeared on the front line of Zhuangmo Town, Baizi Mountain, and Crouching Tiger Mountain is very strong."

"They have a total strength of more than 3000 people, have a large number of mountain artillery to assist in combat, and their overall weaponry is very sophisticated."

"Now they have entered the line of Zhuangmo Town, completely blocked the Tongpu Railway, and cut off our connection with the Ninth Brigade, an independent and mixed brigade in too far away."

"If we want to attack the Jinsui army here, I am afraid that we need a large number of troops, and they have the terrain advantage."

"The battle here will probably be a tough one, and our troops will need to pay certain casualties."

"That's why I suggest quickly recruiting the nearby Royal Association Army, security team and other troops, and let them assist us in fighting, so as to reduce our own casualties."

At 08:30 in the evening, the brigade chief of staff quickly came to Tsuda Mitake.

He directly made an analysis based on the current battlefield situation.

The overall weapons and equipment of the Jinsui Army are relatively strong, and they have always been good at defense.

What's more, the independent 48th Brigade troops are several grades higher than the ordinary Jinsui Army, and they currently occupy the commanding heights.

It is more difficult for the Japanese army to quickly capture the first-line positions in Zhuangmo Town, and there may even be unacceptable casualties.

The chief of staff of the Zhongzuo proposed to use the puppet army as cannon fodder to consume the ammunition of the Jinsui Army and force them to expose their firepower deployment in advance.

With these puppet troops assisting in combat, their casualties will definitely be reduced a lot.

"The first line of Zhuangmo Town is indeed very strong. The Jinsui army can take it in a short period of time, which is enough to show their strength."

"Looking at it this way, the Independent 48th Brigade really deserves its reputation. It will not be an easy battle for us to deal with them."

"But no matter what, we have to regain control of the frontline positions in Zhuangmo Town, otherwise it will affect the situation of the entire Jin Province."

Tsuda Mitake stood in front of the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

There is no problem with the deployment of fortifications on the front line of Zhuangmo Town, and the puppet troops have held on for more than 500 days.

This place is not impenetrable, but it is definitely a strong fortress.

The Eighth Route Army once launched an attack here, but nothing was gained.

Chen Ziyun prepared the 11th regiment to easily win here, which made Tsuda Mitake cautious.

Especially now that the Jinsui Army has more than 3000 troops deployed here for defense, it is still very difficult for the Japanese army to recapture it.

The Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade currently has five independent field brigades, directly under engineers, cavalry, artillery, and transport teams.

Their strength exceeds 8000 people, but they need to deal with multiple situations.

Not to mention far away, it is the Jinsui Army troops in Qicun Town and Hesuo Town on the west side of Xin County. They need to send a certain number of troops to defend.

At the same time, a certain amount of troops should be left in the Xin County area for defense, which led to the fact that the troops they could mobilize would not be too large.

These troops stormed the front line of Zhuangmo Town, and Mitake Tsuda felt that there would be little chance of winning.

What's more, as the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant said, if there are large casualties, even if the position is won, the gain will not be worth the loss.

You must know that the independent mixed fourth brigade is the only mobile combat unit currently in the hands of the first army, and they will have many combat missions in the future.

"I really didn't expect that these Jinsui Army troops would have such terrible combat effectiveness."

"We have an absolute advantage, but there is a feeling that there is nothing we can do about them."

"We have to know that we have such a large number of troops before that we can easily deal with [-] to [-] Jinsui Army troops."

"It's really unacceptable that there will be such a change in a short period of time."

"Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, what kind of magic do they have that can make such a big change in the Jinsui Army of the Independent 48th Brigade?"

Tsuda Mitake looked at the map and thought for a long time, then he said solemnly.

Before coming to Jin Province, the First Army Command had already notified the situation of the Independent 48th Brigade.

Mitake Tsuda was also aware of the existence of Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun.

Before the official fight, he still felt that his troops could easily win.

But now, one battle in Zhuang Mozhen made Tsuda Mitake realize that this army is not easy.

"His Excellency, brigade commander, according to the current situation, the two regiments of the independent 48th brigade are fighting separately."

"One regiment is deployed on the front line of Zhuangmo Town, and the other regiment is deployed on the front line of Hesuo Town and Qicun Town."

"Comparatively speaking, the Jinsui Army here in Zhuangmo Town is stronger, and the regiment in the north seems to be a bit weaker."

"They once launched an attack on the 11th Independent Field Brigade in the hilly area, but they were easily repelled and suffered casualties."

"Looking at this situation, can we change our combat thinking, mobilize them, and then strike quickly."

"Even if they can't be completely wiped out, with the current strength of our brigade, they can be completely defeated."

After the chief of staff of the lieutenant officer pondered for a moment, he directly put forward a combat suggestion.

What he meant was obvious, that he wanted to assemble independent and mixed fourth brigade troops, and take the initiative to align the 358 regiments in villages and towns and Hesuo Township to carry out encirclement and annihilation operations.

After analyzing the combat situation, the little devils came to the conclusion that the combat effectiveness of the 358th regiment was far inferior to that of the reserve 11th regiment.

The Chief of Staff of the Zhongzuo wanted to attract the 358th Reserve Regiment through the encirclement and annihilation operations against the 11th Regiment.

As long as Chen Ziyun prepares the 11th Regiment to leave the first-line highlands of Zhuangmo Town and lose its terrain advantage, the Japanese army can completely rely on field and mobile warfare to attack them.

The independent 48th brigade has only more than 7000 troops, and the independent mixed fourth brigade has more than 8000 troops.

Moreover, they have also been strengthened by eight artillery directly under the army, and their overall strength is very strong.

As long as it is not fighting a tough battle, the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant believes that the advantage will be completely in his own hands.

Tsuda Mitake has been the head of the Major General's Brigade since 37.

Although he is bloodthirsty and ferocious, this does not represent his ability.

After realizing that the 11th reserve regiment deployed on the front line of Zhuangmo Town was not easy to fight, Mitake Tsuda thought for a long time, but did not come up with a specific plan.

On the contrary, after pondering for a while, the chief of staff of the lieutenant officer came up with a good battle suggestion.

In fact, no matter where it is, it is inevitable that there will be some people with sophistication.

There are still big problems in the little devil's army.

For example, the Tojo upper class soldier held absolute core power in the later period.

And the 20th Division, which was almost wiped out by Wei Junru in southern Shanxi, had almost no command ability.

The 20th Division fought in Jin Province, all relying on the command of the chief of staff, Kucun Jiuzang.

Mitake Tsuda can be said to be a reckless man, but his command ability is not very strong.

After listening to the combat suggestion of the Chief of Staff, Tsuda Mitake immediately agreed without any hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese Army Brigade and Regiment Headquarters began combat deployment here.

They plan to dispatch the main force, and divide into two routes to align the villages and towns and Hesuo Town to fight back.

The 11th and 12th Brigades of the Independent Field Combat were equipped with four [-]-style mountain artillery to counterattack in alignment with the villages and towns.

The 13th Independent Field Battalion, cavalry, equipped with four [-]-style mountain artillery, counterattacked Hesuo Town.

The 14th and 15th independent field brigades, equipped with eight [-]-type field guns and eight Liao-made artillery, directly served as the reserve team.

The engineering team and the supply team stayed in Xinxian County and were responsible for the security of Xinxian County.

Tsuda Meiwu's independent mixed fourth brigade originally planned to wipe out Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong's troops, so they were reinforced with artillery.

Eight Liao-made artillery pieces are Liao-made Type 14 77MM field gun and Liao-made Type 14 100MM howitzer.

There are four of these two types of artillery, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of Liao-made artillery.

Of course, although they are said to be produced by Fengtian Arsenal, they are actually all imported parts and components and are assembled in Fengtian Arsenal.

Even if it is assembled in the arsenal, it is also guided by relevant foreign technical personnel.

Strictly speaking, this is not a artillery produced by Liao Zao itself.

It is precisely because of this that there is absolutely nothing to say about the performance and quality of these two artillery pieces.

This time, the little devil's lieutenant chief of staff planned to take advantage of the artillery to inflict heavy damage on Chen Ziyun's troops.

The reserve team formed by it is specially designed to deal with the 11th reserve regiment.

They must gather the brigade's main force to take the initiative to attack the 358 regiment.

As long as the 11th reserve regiment comes to support them, the two field brigades will be equipped with sixteen artillery pieces to intercept and attack them directly.

The eight field guns of the Artillery Team of the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade were all incorporated into the reserve team this time.

By nine o'clock, the little devil's troops in Xin County began a series of combat preparations.

Tsuda Meiwu came directly to the hilly area. He wanted to personally command more than 2000 troops to attack the villages and towns directly.

Generally speaking, night battles are the magic weapon for Balu to deal with little devils.

To deal with troops such as the Jinsui Army, night battles are the little devil's magic weapon.

In several large-scale battles, the little devils usually launched combat operations at night.

So this time, Tsuda Mitake is also preparing for a field battle.

He will launch a combat attack at midnight, and strive to bring enough threats to the Jinsui Army in Qicun Town and Hesuo Town before dawn.

After dawn, try to mobilize the 11th reserve regiment on the front line of Zhuangmo Town, and then give full play to the powerful artillery unit of the reserve team to give them a blow.

Of course, this is just the little devil's idea, and it's unknown whether they can realize it.

And on the Japanese side, there was a fatal mistake in the analysis.

They believed that the Jinsui Army stationed in Hesuo Town also belonged to the 358th regiment, and the strength of the troops here would not be too strong.

But the Japanese army would not have thought that the field artillery company, guard company, and cavalry company deployed in Hezuo Town were all troops trained by Chen Ziyun.

The guard company was judged by the system as an elite force.

The field gun company has four Liao-made field guns, and there is also a detailed shooting parameter table for system awards.

They only invested more than 1000 troops here, although there are infantry, artillery, and cavalry units.

But they want to treat these three companies as soft persimmons, so the reality will teach these little devils a good lesson.

As for the Independent 48th Brigade, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to continuously strengthen their positions and prepare for comprehensive defense.

The 358 regiment's attack failed, and Chu Yunfei personally summoned the officers to discuss and prepare to launch the attack again.

It's just that they haven't realized yet that the little devil is going to attack them directly.

At ten o'clock in the evening, south of Xin County, Yangqu area.

Li Yunlong's new regiment had already followed the brigade's order and came directly here to disperse and stand by.

From ten o'clock in the evening on the 21th to ten o'clock in the evening on the [-]st.

This period of time was a torment for Li Yunlong. He stood in front of the map and walked around repeatedly.

He looked at his broadsword for a while, and touched his shell gun for a while.

"Damn it, in Xin County alone, there are two armies fighting one after another."

"Chu Yunfei's troops have taken down the first line of Zhuangmo Town, but our regiment still hasn't received any orders."

"Communication soldier, is there something wrong with this radio? Why is there no news at all?"

Li Yunlong finally stayed on the radio of the regiment headquarters. He looked at the communication soldiers dispatched by the brigade headquarters and asked with staring eyes.

"Commander Li, there is no problem with the radio. Didn't you send a telegram to the brigade headquarters to report the situation in Xin County?" the communications soldier replied cautiously.

The overall strength of the new regiment is very strong, and the weapons and equipment are even more sophisticated.

After they came to the Yangqu area, the brigade directly distributed a radio to them so that they could keep in touch.

It can be seen from this that Li Yunlong's new regiment is currently undertaking a very important task.

It is also because of this, even Li Yunlong who treats disobeying orders as a joke time and time again.

Even though he wanted to join the battle all the time, he still didn't dare to give any combat orders.

He's not stupid. It's unimaginable if he acts recklessly in such a large-scale battle.

At that time, let alone Li Yunlong, even the brigade commander will be held accountable.

"Let's contact the brigade headquarters. The fights in other areas are so lively. Our Xinyi regiment can't always watch the fun from behind."

"Lao Ding's new second regiment was appointed to join the war, and this time he took advantage of it."

"If the new regiment continues to stand by here, wouldn't it be the same as the old Kong's independent regiment, with no chance to beat devils."

"No, hurry up and contact the brigade headquarters, no matter what we have to ask the brigade commander to give us a combat order."

Li Yunlong looked at the communication soldier in front of him and said with a serious expression on his face.

The communications soldier did not dare to refuse, and immediately started to generate electricity to contact the brigade headquarters.

At this time, in the area south of the Zhengtai Railway, the brigade headquarters of the 386th Brigade is here.

Brigadier Chen held the microphone and was talking with Master Liu at this time.

"It is basically confirmed now that the Jinsui army that appeared in the area west of Xin County is Chu Yunfei's independent 48th brigade."

"It was Chen Ziyun's 11th Reserve Regiment that quickly captured the front line of Zhuangmo Town and cut off the connection between the Japanese army's north and south."

"Don't talk about your brigade headquarters, even our division headquarters, or even the general headquarters, didn't expect them to be dispatched at all."

"According to the current situation, the independent 48th brigade may cut off the north-south activities of the independent mixed fourth brigade."

"They intend to besiege the independent and mixed Fourth Brigade in Xin County, which will be able to strongly support our operations."

"Brigade Commander Chen, according to reliable sources, there are troops gathering in the Taiyuan area, and they may move eastward to support the independent and mixed eighth brigade."

"The new regiment of Li Yunlong deployed in the Taiyuan area can be mobilized and let them carry out combat interception."

"As for Xin County's independent mixed fourth brigade, there is an independent 48th brigade. I believe in their determination to fight devils!"

Commander Liu's voice came through the microphone, and the current battle in Jin Province on the Zhengtai Railway is relatively smooth.

All ministries have made great progress, but also have different degrees of seizures.

Master Liu is still very satisfied with this, especially after getting accurate information that Chu Yunfei's 48th Independent Brigade appeared in the area west of Xin County.

You must know that the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade has more than 8000 troops. This is the mobile combat unit of the First Army.

No matter where they appear, they will have a great impact on the battle situation.

Li Yunlong's new regiment was deployed in Yangqu to intercept this army and prevent them from advancing towards the Zhengtai Railway.

Now that there is an independent 48th brigade in the lead, then Li Yunlong's new regiment can be deployed to fight in areas too far away to intercept the little devil's reinforcements.

"Master, I will immediately contact Li Yunlong's Xinyi Regiment for an interception operation."

"Let's see if the Xinyi Regiment can go directly to fight along the Zhengtai Railway after the interception operation is over."

"They have strong weapons and equipment. With them participating in the battle, our victory will definitely be greater."

"Chu Yunfei, I think Chen Ziyun can be trusted. Since they have come to Xin County, they will definitely fight actively."

"Xin County's independent and mixed fourth brigade cannot move. Many of our reserve teams can make adjustments to achieve greater results."

Brigadier Chen immediately said that he wanted to arrange for a new regiment to join the attack along the Zhengtai Railway.

"Brigade Commander Chen, now that Li Yunlong is a favorite, we may not be able to mobilize their troops."

"The 120th division sent a message, and I hope that Li Yunlong's new regiment can go to assist them in fighting."

"The general headquarters even issued an order directly, requiring the new regiment to fight in an area that is too far away and cannot leave. The follow-up general headquarters has arrangements."

"Let them intercept the reinforcements that depart too far first, so as to prevent the little devils' reinforcements from joining the battle on the Zhengtai Railway."

"After that, let them stand by. If we want to mobilize them, we have to get the approval of the general headquarters."

Master Liu's voice came over again, and Brigadier Chen nodded in agreement.

The two continued to communicate on the phone, and Brigadier Chen ended the call.

"Brigade Commander, Li Yunlong caught the radio this time, and he sent another telegram to ask if the Xinyi Regiment has any combat missions."

Just as the brigade commander put down the microphone, Wang Zhengwei of the 386 brigade came over immediately, and he said with a smile while holding the telegram.

"He, Li Yunlong, will pick the time and call him back. There is a combat mission."

"The division commander asked them to move quickly and intercept the reinforcements sent too far away."

"Tell him Li Yunlong, now that there are combat missions, the Xinyi Regiment must not let the reinforcements advance to fight on the Zhengtai Railway."

Looking at Wang Zhengwei beside him, the brigade commander said directly.

Wang Zhengwei nodded, and directly arranged for the communication soldiers to start generating electricity.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Li Yunlong's new regiment began to mobilize.

At this time, because of the appearance of the butterfly Chen Ziyun, a series of effects gradually began to play out.

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