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

Chapter 180 Preparing for the 11th Regiment to Attack in Two Ways

Yan Laoxi had received Zhao Yinfu's telegram before, and also knew that the Independent 48th Brigade was attacking Dongxin County and launched an attack on the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade.

But Yan Laoxi didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, Chu Yunfei had reported this matter before.

But the battle has progressed to the present, and dozens of regiments have been dispatched in the eight-way large-scale sabotage operation.

Yan Laoxi was taken aback by such a large-scale battle. He never expected that the Eighth Route Army would have such a large number of troops.

He didn't even expect that the Eighth Route Army would dare to take the initiative to launch such a large-scale battle against the Japanese army.

"What do they want to do, what exactly do they want to do, the hearts of the people in Jin Province may be won over by them."

"Finally, the independent 48th brigade made some face for the Jinsui Army, and the Eighth Route Army launched such a large-scale battle."

"After this battle, the elders of the Three Jins only knew that the Eighth Route Army was actively fighting against devils, and they would never know what our Jinsui Army did."

"The future is in their hearts. Our Jinsui army is just a coward who hides in the west of Shanxi and dare not fight the Japanese army at all."

"Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are really confused. They are actually fighting in Xin County at this time. Isn't this supporting the Eighth Route?"

"They don't have any brains at all. This is simply indirectly assisting the Eight Routes to achieve great fame!"

"How did Zhao Yinfu become the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army? Wouldn't he stop the independent 48th Brigade from attacking?"

"There are more than 8000 troops in the Xin County Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade, and now they are also using gas bombs."

"If the independent 48th Brigade loses all their wealth, Zhao Yinfu should be dismissed!"

Yan Laoxi was furious. Of course, what he was angry with was not the attack of the independent 48th Brigade.

He was mainly worried that after this battle, the Eighth Route Army would completely win the hearts of the people of the entire San Jin Dynasty.

The troops of the Jinsui Army will once again be reviled by the people of Jin Province.

After all, when it comes to weapons and equipment, the Eighth Route Army is completely incomparable with the Jinsui Army.

"Withdraw, Qingbo, you should immediately contact the Independent 48th Brigade and ask them to withdraw quickly."

"I'd like to see if the 8000-plus troops of the Xin County Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade attack, will the Eight Routes deal with it?"

"Generate power in the name of the Minister's Department, and quickly withdraw the independent 48th brigade."

Yan Laoxi looked towards Chief of Staff Chu Qingbo, and said with a serious expression on his face.

The staff members of the Chief's Department were nervous, and they could feel that Yan Laoxi was very angry at this moment.

After Chu Qingbo got the order, she didn't convey it immediately, but came to Yan Laoxi.

"Mr. Yan, the Independent 48th Brigade is now withdrawn. Once it is passed on, it may have a greater impact."

"If the label of prohibiting the independent 48th Brigade from fighting the Japanese army is removed, not to mention the people of Jin Province, even the commissioners of the accompanying capital will be held accountable."

"What's more, you also know that the Independent 48th Brigade is different from other Jinsui Army units. They are still very active in fighting devils."

"If we stop them from fighting the Japanese army, Brigadier Commander Chu and Commander Chen may have other ideas in their hearts."

"If it is for this reason, let them go directly to the Chief Guard of Zhongtiao Mountain in the south of Shanxi, then the loss outweighs the gain."

"What's more, let them continue to participate in the war. The fact that we can contain more than 8000 Japanese troops in Xin County is enough to prove our Jinsui Army's determination to fight."

"At that time, we can make a big publicity, so that the elders of the Sanjin know that our Jinsui army is also actively fighting the Japanese army."

Chu Qingbo pointed at the map and carefully expressed his thoughts.

After Yan Laoxi heard these words, his mood gradually stabilized.

He looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After a while of silence, Yan Laoxi nodded in agreement.

"Contact the Independent 48th Brigade and let them continue to fight here in Xin County."

"At the same time, contact Zhao Yinfu and ask him to urgently dispatch a batch of gas masks and quickly transport them to the Independent 48th Brigade."

"Give power to Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and other military officers in my name, and tell them that the Chief Department supports them in this battle."

"However, if the troops experience too many casualties, they can temporarily withdraw to rest to avoid a devastating blow."

Yan Laoxi began to issue orders to generate electricity. After Chu Qingbo's reminder, he felt that it would be more beneficial for the Independent 48th Brigade to continue fighting in Xin County.

The minister's department started generating electricity here, and Yan Laoxi's thoughts were instantly changed.

Although what Mr. Liu was worried about happened, it didn't happen.

At ten o'clock in the morning, here in Xinxian County, the headquarters of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade finalized the battle plan after repeated battle discussions.

Tsuda Meiwu finally chose the suggestion of the Chief of Staff, and he was going to gather troops to continue the combat attack on the 358 regiment.

The 11th, 12th, and 13th independent field brigades, attached to the cavalry, and the No. 3000 Mountain Artillery Squadron, put together more than [-] troops to attack.

They would storm the high ground held by the 358 regiment, causing them heavy casualties.

The 14th and 15th independent field brigades are equipped with eight Liao-made artillery, and the eight field artillery will continue to serve as the reserve team.

This force must always pay attention to the situation of the 11th Reserve Regiment. Once the 11th Reserve Regiment rushes to assist the 358th Regiment in combat, they must attack immediately.

As for the supply team, the engineering team stayed here in Xinxian County. These hundreds of non-combat troops were responsible for the defense of the county.

Of course, in the county, in addition to these heavy soldiers and engineers, there are also troops from the Imperial Association Army to assist in the defense.

In addition, there are also a certain number of Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the relevant gun towers and strongholds.

Beginning at 10:30, Tsuda Mitake commanded troops to launch combat operations.

The 13th Independent Field Battalion, with about 1000 troops, began to attack from the north.

They are carrying gas bombs, and this force will launch a flank attack from the north to cooperate with the main force.

The 11th and 12th brigades are equipped with a cavalry team of 120 people, six [-]-style mountain artillery, and attack directly from the front.

At eleven o'clock, the Japanese troops fought fiercely with the 358 regiment again.

A large amount of poisonous gas began to spread on the position, but at this time the 358 regiment was prepared.

After they discovered that the little devil had used gas bombs, they immediately responded with simple methods such as dipping a towel in water.

At the same time, Chu Yunfei also began to form a small group of troops to take the initiative to attack, trying to find a way to destroy the Japanese artillery.

Four Liao-made wild cannons and six Jin-made mountain cannons launched precise bombardments one after another based on the data provided by the artillery observation.

Previously, the range of the six Jin orogenic cannons was only 6000 meters, and they could not hit the Japanese [-]-type mountain cannon at all.

But the situation is different now. With the support of four Liao-made 77MM field artillery, they can easily threaten the Japanese army's mountain artillery positions.

At twelve o'clock, the Japanese artillery position on the mountain was heavily shelled.

The so-called retribution of heavenly justice was not good. A steel grenade fired by a 77MM field gun fell directly on the Japanese army's poison gas ammunition box.

For a while, a large amount of poisonous gas appeared on the artillery position of the little devil.

The little devil artillerymen quickly moved with their artillery, but two mountain artillery were quickly hit and destroyed on the spot.

"Baga Road, launch a fierce attack with all your strength, and quickly break through their position."

"Temporarily stop the poison gas attack, and the three field brigades will attack at the same time."

"They have already lost some casualties, and now they want to take advantage of artillery, we must not give them this opportunity."

"Advance at full speed, and completely defeat them in the shortest possible time."

Tsuda Mitake brandished his saber and continued to issue combat orders.

The little devil has two mountain artillery squadrons, eight [-]-style mountain artillery, and four of them have been destroyed so far.

And the poison gas bombs distributed to the Type [-] mountain artillery were also partially destroyed.

Facing the attack from the artillery units of the Jinsui Army, Mitake Tsuda could only launch a strong attack.

In the past, the six Jin mountain cannons could not threaten the Type [-] mountain cannons, but the situation is completely different now.

The four Liao-made field cannons can easily hit the Japanese army's mountain artillery position, and the six Jin-made mountain cannons can accurately knock out the grenades fired by the Japanese army to launch poison gas bombs.

These ten cannons all have detailed shooting parameter tables. Both Zhou Wenbo and Zhu Mingxuan are artillery officers trained by Chen Ziyun.

They have a strong command ability, ten cannons teamed up, the little devil suffered a lot.

Gas bombs can no longer be fired, otherwise they will have more guns and grenades destroyed.

For a moment, the three field brigades of the little devils began to launch a strong attack, and the troops of both sides fell into a fierce battle.

Two brigades of little devils attack from the front, and one brigade of little devils from the flanks.

Chu Yunfei personally commanded the 358 regiment to fight, and the officers and soldiers relied on the high ground to actively defend.

The ten artillery pieces continuously provided artillery support, and for a while the two sides engaged in repeated positional battles.

The pungent smell of gunpowder spread through the air, and there were more and more corpses on the ground.

The bright red blood gradually coagulated, and the smell of blood could be smelled from far away.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the 11th Reserve Regiment deployed in Zhuangmo Town began to take action.

Shi Yuframe's Sixth Battalion, Zhangwu Cavalry Company, Chu Yu's Guard Company, and Li Yangshan's Pao Company formed the first battle group.

The troops of more than 1000 people were under the unified command of Shi Yuframe. They secretly set out towards the county seat of Xinxian County and directly attacked the county seat.

Chen Ziyun commanded the fifth battalion, the seventh battalion, and the artillery battalion pretended to rush to help the 358th regiment, thereby attracting the attention of the Japanese troops.

This battle was a decision made by Chen Ziyun after repeated consideration.

Of course, if the reserve 11th regiment has qualified officers, he will personally command the first battle group to fight.

After all, attacking the county seat is very important to whether the system tasks can be completed.

But Chen Ziyun knew that if he didn't command the main force of the regiment to attract the Japanese troops, the first battle group might not be able to win the county.

If other officers command the main force of the regiment to fight, they may suffer a devastating blow.

After all, even if it was Chen Ziyun, he still didn't know how many troops the Japanese army had ambushed, waiting for his own troops to help the 358th regiment.

"Battlemaster Shi, you can take more suggestions from Chu Yu and the others during the battle."

"In addition, remember not to carry out a violent attack. The county seat is the key point of the Japanese defense. If a fierce attack is launched, even if they win, there will be heavy casualties."

"The reconnaissance platoon directly under the regiment has passed ahead of time. You and the reconnaissance platoon will meet up and listen to their reports."

"Xin County must be captured, but the troops must not suffer too many casualties."

When the first battle group set off, Chen Ziyun gave them special instructions.

Shi Yu's frame is relatively capable, and he doesn't have so many tricks.

But even so, Chen Ziyun still had unspeakable worries.

The cavalry company, the guard company, and the mountain artillery company were all troops led by Chen Ziyun himself, and they were also his team.

If these troops suffered heavy casualties, then Chen Ziyun would be hit hard.

After watching the first battle group leave, Chen Ziyun quickly called together the other troops of the 11th reserve regiment.

Wu Ziqiang's Fifth Battalion and Zhang Fugui's Seventh Battalion, counting the main force of the artillery battalion, they are less than 2000 people at full strength.

"Let's go!" At around 01:30, Chen Ziyun issued an order, and the main force of the 11th Preparatory Regiment quickly began to take action.

They wanted to quickly advance towards Hesuo Town, so as to make the illusion of taking Hesuo Town and Qicun Town, so as to attract the attention of the Japanese army.

Of course, Chen Ziyun also understood the situation here. He knew that there were little devils stationed in these two towns.

But there are not many little devils, only two squadrons.

"Squad, the scouts have been sent out, and they will contact us at any time if there is any situation."

"In addition, we have also sent troops to stay in relevant areas to ensure that we can withdraw at any time."

On the march, Wu Ziqiang came to Chen Ziyun's side, and he quickly reported.

Chen Ziyun knew that this was a trap, so he was very cautious about it.

There are troops staying in the relevant rear, and there are many scouts around.

In this way, if there is any situation, they can grasp it at any time.

"The troops should be dispersed and advanced. The brigade reported that the number of artillery pieces that the Japanese army put into the 358th regiment was not very large."

"The little devils with more than 8000 people will not only have a few mountain cannons. Their artillery may be deployed nearby to attack us."

"Scatter as much as possible, so that even if we are suddenly shelled, we will not suffer too many casualties."

Chen Ziyun was very cautious, he knew that the trap of the Japanese army would be a fatal blow.

Now he is the head of the 11th Reserve Regiment, and the lives of the entire regiment are in his hands.

Then he must try to save everyone's life as much as possible. After all, if he is careless, many people may pay the price with their lives.

The 11th Reserve Regiment pulled out a long marching route and gradually advanced towards Hesuo Town.

And their whereabouts were naturally leaked out soon.

In Qicun Town, the Brigade Headquarters of the Japanese Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade was established directly here.

Tsuda Mitake was wiping his saber in the room, and there was bright red blood on his sharp saber.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Leader, the 11th Preparatory Regiment in the Zhuangmo Town area has begun to dispatch, and the main force of their regiment is nearly 2000 people and they are quickly advancing towards Hesuo Town."

"Obviously they intend to attack Hesuo Town, so as to regain control of Hesuo Town."

"Now we only need to quickly arrange the reserve team to attack, and we can effectively carry out combat strikes against them."

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, we cannot miss such an opportunity. Please issue a combat order quickly."

The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer came into the house with a face full of excitement, and he quickly reported.

After hearing this report, Tsuda Mitake immediately issued a combat order without the slightest hesitation.

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