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

Chapter 175 Old Li Intercepts Japanese Reinforcements
In the silent night, you can't see your fingers, and the dark clouds cover the moonlight.

After eleven o'clock, after the command of the First Army issued a combat order, the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade quickly formed a reinforcement force.

Four infantry squadrons, two machine gun squadrons, and a mountain artillery squadron, with more than 1000 troops, set out from too far away and marched eastward along the Zhengtai Railway.

These more than 1000 little devils will quickly pass through the railway to support the operations of the independent and mixed Eighth Brigade.

Their task is to assist the independent mixed Eighth Brigade, hold the current position, and wait for the support of the follow-up troops of the Army Command.

Whether it is Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, or Major General Kusuyama Hideyoshi, Chief of Staff, they are not dead.

After learning about the situation on the battlefield in detail, they discussed with their staff and quickly drew up relevant combat plans.

Deploying more than 1000 people from the independent and mixed Ninth Brigade quickly rushed to the rescue. This was their first battle plan.

In the follow-up, they will deploy a lot of 1 troops to quickly attack from the southern section of the Tongpu Railway and directly surround the 129th Division strategically.

As for the troops of more than 1 people, they will be drawn from the three security divisions in southern Shanxi and the ninth and 16th brigades in Jinzhong.

At this moment, the relevant combat orders of the First Army have been issued, and these troops have also begun to prepare.

Here in Jin Province, the southern section of the Tongpu Railway was not hit very hard, and the Japanese army could quickly move through here.

For the little devils, this large-scale sabotage operation is a deadly threat, but also a rare opportunity for them.

After all, in the past, the Eighth Route Army mainly adopted guerrilla tactics and ran away after fighting. It was very difficult for the little devils to capture their main attack.

But now the main force of the eighth route is completely exposed. As long as they attack decisively, they may be able to obtain amazing results.

The First Army set its sights on Commander Liu's 129th Division, and they prepared to quickly annihilate this unit.

Their final combat concept was to form an independent and mixed fourth brigade, and an independent and mixed eighth brigade to stick to the positions along the Zhengtai Railway and pin down the 129th division troops.

More than tens of thousands of troops dispatched from various ministries detoured to the side of the 129th Division from the southern section of the Tongpu Railway, and surrounded them.

In the end, these troops launched an attack across the board, thus completely eating up the troops of the 129th Division attacking the Zhengtai Railway!
Of course, the Japanese army still needs to do a lot of things before completing the final battle.

The independent mixed eighth brigade needs to stick to its positions along the Zhengtai Railway to ensure that there will be no greater casualties.

The reinforcements of the three security divisions must rush forward quickly, and the independent and mixed fourth brigade must also complete the combat attack on the independent 48th brigade.

Judging from the current overall situation, the operational concept of the First Army is still very dangerous.

If they are realized, the 129th Division will be very passive in combat, and may even suffer heavy casualties.

However, Commander Liu is not an ordinary commander, he is a military god with the ability to command a large army.

It may not be easy for the little devil to complete the final battle concept.

At 11:30 in the evening, the reinforcement troops formed by the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade quickly rushed along the railway.

But at this moment, without the slightest warning, Li Yunlong commanded the Xinyi Regiment to launch a combat attack on them directly from the side.

The artillery company directly under the regiment, three [-]-type infantry artillery, quickly launched shelling under the command of Wang Chengzhu.

A round of shrapnel shells hit the Japanese army one after another, and as the shells fell into the Japanese army, there was an explosion.

Countless steel balls and small iron nails in the shrapnel began to spread rapidly towards the surroundings, and not long after, the screams of the little devil began to resound.

"The first battalion attacked from the rear, and the second and third battalions attacked from the north."

"Sun Desheng, the cavalry company detoured to the south to harass and divert."

"Sun Desheng, your cavalry company hasn't gathered combat power yet, don't charge, just harass and restrain the little devil."

"If there are heavy casualties in the cavalry company, let's see how I deal with you."

"Zhang Dabiao, you are the main attack here, you must make a quick decision, and you can't give the little devil any time to react."

Li Yunlong's characteristic loud voice began to appear, and one after another combat orders were issued.

The whole Xinyi regiment started to move, and the machine gun companies directly under each battalion were the first to set up, directly launching fierce firepower against the Japanese army.

The first battalion of Zhang Dabiao is the number one main battalion of the new regiment. Its weapons and equipment are the first to be perfected, and the overall combat effectiveness of the troops is very strong.

Its machine gun company has six heavy machine guns and two mortars.

Of course, the mortars directly under the [-]st Battalion's machine gun company were also replaced at this time.

The Japanese 48mm mortars of Chu Yunfei's independent 90th brigade were all taken away by Zhao Yinfu, and a divisional mortar unit was established.

This is true for the troops of the Jinsui Army, let alone the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese 90MM mortars equipped by the new regiment have long been asked to leave by the brigade commander.

After all, the artillery directly under many infantry regiments is only 60MM mortars.

Li Yunlong's infantry battalion has two 90MM mortars, which is obviously outrageous.

The brigade commander gave them three 82MM mortars and three 60MM mortars.

But the brigade commander didn't expect that Li Yunlong's new regiment had private goods.

So at present, the new regiment, the first battalion and the second battalion are equipped with two 82MM mortars, and the third battalion is equipped with three 60MM mortars.

The first battalion fired six Type 82 heavy machine guns, and two [-]MM mortars fired grenades continuously.

Under the personal command of Zhang Dabiao, three infantry companies quickly advanced towards the Japanese troops.

Each company took turns to cover, they opened the attack line, and kept getting closer to the little devil.

The second battalion and the third battalion also set up firepower in the north, with eight Type [-] and Type [-] heavy machine guns firing continuously.

Two 82MM mortars and three 60MM mortars also provided fire cover.

Intensive heavy machine gun bullets, mortar shells, and infantry artillery shells continued to shoot.

The more than 1000 little devils who were preparing to support the independent and mixed Eighth Brigade suffered casualties in an instant.

Hundreds of little devils hadn't reacted at all, and they fell into a pool of blood one after another.

And the little devil who was wounded by the steel ball and iron ball in the shrapnel was still crying in pain on the ground.

The Japanese lieutenant who commanded the troops to fight saw this scene with a surprised expression on his face.

He never thought that there would be such an elite army in such a far away area.

The lieutenant commander of the Japanese army hid for the first time, and then quickly issued combat orders.

The little devils of the seven squadrons immediately spread around.

With the cover of the night, a heavy machine gun moved towards the commanding heights.

The four mountain cannons were also the first to set up bunkers.

It didn't take long for the Japanese army's suppressive firepower to appear, and the first to fire was also a Type [-] heavy machine gun.

Two machine gun squadrons are equipped with twelve heavy machine guns.

A heavy machine gun launched a burst of fire and hit the charging soldiers.

Although this unit is an independent mixed brigade unit, their machine gun shooters still have an accurate hit rate.

After they fired, the new regiment's attack was suppressed.

Soon, with the assistance of the infantry, the four mountain cannons set up their positions.

The artillery launched a direct-point bombardment, and after a round of grenades, they also began to hit a new group of exposed heavy weapons.

After the Japanese army's mountain gun heavy machine guns fired, the Xinyi regiment was suppressed to a certain extent.

The little devil is not a soft persimmon, especially the overall strength of the Japanese army is not weak.

They have four infantry squadrons, equipped with twelve heavy machine guns, and four [-]-style mountain cannons to assist in the battle.

The little devil's [-]-type mountain cannon is very light, and when the terrain is flat, two little devils can push it and run.

Moreover, this mountain cannon is also capable of direct shooting, as well as curved shooting.

The Japanese artillery has advanced combat concepts, but this does not mean that they do not have the ability to directly bombard.

Under the control of the artillery, the four mountain cannons fired one after another.

A large number of grenades continued to be fired, and the attack of the new regiment was intercepted.

Li Yunlong raised his binoculars and immediately looked towards the Japanese army.

He frowned as he saw the grenade fired from the little devil's side, like big fireballs hitting his troops.

The artillery companies of each battalion and the artillery companies directly under the regiment began to transfer to avoid being attacked by artillery.

Nine infantry companies and one cavalry company also hurriedly dispersed to avoid Japanese artillery bombardment.

The four infantry squadrons of the little devils built a defensive position on the spot with the help of mountain artillery and heavy machine guns.

"Pillar, can you suppress the little devil's artillery, they are too much of a threat to us."

"Commander, contact the machine gun companies of each battalion and ask them to use mortars to suppress the little devil's heavy machine guns."

"Machine guns and heavy machine guns provide cover, and each company advances rapidly."

"Every row of grenade launchers, and every squad of light machine guns launched a fire attack. We can't let the little devils build a defensive position."

"Otherwise, it will not be easy for us to eat them."

"Damn, I really didn't expect that this little devil is so powerful!"

Li Yunlong stared and quickly issued a combat order.

The ministries reorganized their firepower, and the three infantry artillery locked on the Japanese mountain artillery to suppress it.

The seven mortars stared at the Japanese heavy machine guns and started shelling.

Fourteen heavy machine guns were used to suppress and shoot at the Japanese infantry to cover the charge of each company.

Among these heavy machine guns, in addition to the Type [-] heavy machine gun captured by the Japanese army, there are also Type [-] heavy machine guns.

The Type 1908 heavy machine gun was captured by the puppet army. This is a domestic imitation of the German-made [-] Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun.

Compared with the Type 250 heavy machine gun, which uses [-] rounds of ammunition, the Type [-] heavy machine gun has [-] rounds of ammunition.

After these heavy machine guns fired fiercely, a large number of bullets hit the Japanese army, suppressing them desperately.

The grenadier mortars of each company fired at the same time, and the soldiers quickly moved forward.

A small amount of new smoke bombs also began to be fired at this time.

As the smoke appeared, the Japanese army was not only suppressed by firepower, but their shooting sight was also affected.

Even if the little devil fired flares quickly, he couldn't see the soldiers on the attack.

Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, carried a big knife and directed more than 100 people to attack quickly.

They were getting closer and closer to the little devil's position. At twelve o'clock, Zhang Dabiao commanded the broadsword team of the first battalion, and had already started hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.

The cavalry companies that were supposed to conduct diversion and harassment operations in the south were not to be outdone. Under the command of Sun Desheng, they took the opportunity to make a breakthrough.

The cavalry unit of more than one hundred people brandished their sabers directly and quickly attacked the Japanese artillery unit.

"On the south side, the Eighth Route Cavalry, intercept them, and don't let them get close to the artillery."

"The artillery unit quickly approached the machine gun positions, and the first squadron moved southward to build a line of defense."

"Baga Road, these earth roads, unexpectedly have such sophisticated weapons and equipment!"

The Japanese lieutenant yelled angrily, he didn't dare to let the four mountain cannons suffer any loss.

Some little devils heavy machine gun shooters hurriedly turned their guns, but they were hit by mortars before they fired many bullets.

A round of grenades were fired from the 82MM mortar and the 60MM mortar one after another.

"Boom boom boom" explosions continued to sound, and the Japanese heavy machine guns could not fire effectively.

The horse galloped forward quickly, and the sharp saber easily cut through the little devil's throat.

Bright red blood spurted out, and all the little devils instantly fell into a pool of blood.

Sun Desheng held a Japanese-style [-]-type armored cavalry saber, with the help of the impact of the horse.

The sharp saber stabbed forward from the back, and the sharp saber pierced the heart of a Japanese second lieutenant in an instant.

The captain of the second lieutenant fell directly to the ground with blood dripping from his mouth.

The cavalry company has been training for a long time, and it has some combat effectiveness to some extent.

Sun Desheng was born in cavalry and has rich combat experience.

The dozen or so cavalrymen he led soon came to a [-]-type mountain cannon, chopping with sharp sabers one after another.

The little devil artillery had no ability to resist these cavalry, and fell to the ground one by one.

At this time, the battlefield was already in chaos. The rear of the Japanese army was broken by a battalion of broadswords, and the south side was broken by a cavalry company.

The second battalion and the third battalion here on the north side continue to suppress firepower, and they are under greater pressure.

The little devil who lost the cover of the mountain cannon was very passive in combat.

And one of their heavy machine guns was completely suppressed by the seven mortars, and they had no chance to shoot at all.

The Japanese lieutenant who commanded the battle saw this scene with a flustered expression on his face.

"The troops quickly broke out to the east, and each squadron alternately covered the breakout."

"Grenade launcher, launch smoke bombs! Light and heavy machine guns fire alternately to support the troops to break through."

"Baga Road, break out quickly to avoid a devastating blow."

The Japanese lieutenant said through gritted teeth that he took the lead in running towards the east.

The little devil launched a strike with various firepower, and the troops gradually shifted to the east.

Li Yunlong found that the little devil wanted to escape from the battlefield, so he decisively mobilized troops to intercept him.

The heavy machine guns of the machine gun companies of each battalion were quickly transferred, and the second and third battalions mobilized four infantry companies to advance eastward in advance to build a blocking position.

Not long after, the troops of the two sides exchanged fire again, and the little devil's idea of ​​breaking out towards the east was shattered.

Li Yunlong commanded the troops to quickly launch an annihilation operation. He had more than 2000 people and planned to eat up this Japanese army directly.

It was at this time that in the Xinxian area, the independent and mixed fourth brigade troops had quickly launched an attack operation.

Here in the hilly area, Major General Mitake Tsuda, head of the brigade, commanded the 11th and 12th Independent Field Battalions, equipped with four [-]-style mountain artillery, and took the lead in action.

The 13th Independent Field Brigade, equipped with more than 200 cavalry and four [-]-style mountain artillery, also quickly attacked.

These two forces attacked Qicun Town and Hesuo Town respectively.

(End of this chapter)