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

Chapter 182 Attacking Xinxian County
The observation team of the Artillery Battalion directly under the 11th Reserve Regiment is currently divided into two parts, one part follows the Liyangshan Artillery Company, and the other part stays in the Artillery Battalion.

At this time, the observation team has quickly established a forward artillery observation post, and the signal corps immediately established contact with the artillery position for them.

The second company of Sun Xiongshan artillery quickly built a shelter position, and the five [-]-style mountain artillery were quickly assembled, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at the distant sky.

After Liang Guoping delivered the order from Chen Ziyun, the head of the regiment, Sun Xiong commanded the second company of the mountain artillery to start shelling.

Under the data provided by the artillery observation, these mountain guns began to adjust, and then directly fired.

These five [-]-type mountain guns also have detailed shooting parameter tables provided by the system.

As long as they observe the relevant target distance and position provided, the artillerymen can quickly find the shooting parameters under the corresponding conditions and adjust the artillery to fire accurately.

A grenade was fired one after another, and the artillery positions and heavy machine gun positions of the 14th Field Battalion were hit.

Two [-]-type heavy machine guns were destroyed on the spot, and a dozen little devils also fell in a pool of blood instantly.

The artillery position here is relatively well-covered, so after some shelling, only the Japanese artillery was injured, and the artillery did not suffer any losses.

The Japanese lieutenant and squadron leader who commanded the operation did not dare to neglect, and immediately organized troops to transfer artillery and heavy machine guns.

Without the cover of these heavy weapons, the Fifth Battalion actively launched fire interception.

The attack of the 14th Field Brigade was gradually repelled, but not long after they evacuated, the 15th Field Brigade rushed over quickly.

This is a wave tactic commonly used by the Japanese army. The troops in front are repelled and the troops in the rear advance rapidly.

They are like waves, attacking one after another, which will bring huge psychological pressure to the defenders.

Chen Ziyun knew Wu Ziqiang's Fifth Battalion very well, and he knew that the Fifth Battalion did not have enough willpower to deal with wave-style tactical attacks.

If the fight continues like this, the Fifth Battalion will be defeated immediately.

He immediately contacted the Seventh Battalion to launch smoke grenades, and the machine gun company suppressed the Japanese army with firepower.

The artillery unit launched a blocking artillery attack on the 15th Field Battalion to cover the withdrawal of the [-]th Battalion.

Chen Ziyun was planning to rely on the high ground for defense, so as to attract and restrain the Japanese troops in front of him, and cover the first battle group to fight.

"Boom boom boom."

"Da da da."

"Everything."

Heavy machine guns, grenade mortars, mountain cannons and other weapons launched fierce fire.

The Fifth Battalion also began to receive orders to withdraw. Wu Ziqiang commanded each company to alternately cover and gradually withdraw towards the high ground.

The Little Devils Artillery Unit discovered that the Fifth Battalion had withdrawn, and without the slightest hesitation, they immediately launched a fierce shelling.

Eight field guns and eight Liao-made artillery continued to bombard, and the retreating fifth battalion once again suffered casualties.

However, these troops were dispersed and evacuated alternately, so the casualties caused by the Japanese shelling were not very large.

By four o'clock in the afternoon, the Fifth Battalion withdrew to the highlands on the west side, but their troops were only able to fight with more than 500 troops.

Although the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade had the designation of a mixed brigade, their troops were field troops.

Especially the group of little devils facing the main force of the 11th reserve regiment, they were also strengthened by eight Liao-made artillery.

Among the eight Liao-made artillery, whether it is a 77MM field gun or a 100MM howitzer, they are all field guns with good performance.

The 100MM howitzer is even more lethal.

"Liao-made Type 14 77MM field gun, Liao-made Type 14 100MM howitzer."

"According to the news from the arsenal, these artillery pieces are imported parts and assembled in Fengtian arsenal."

"The quality and performance far exceed many artillery pieces including the Central Army. These are all good things."

"It's a pity that only a few of the hundreds of cannons were brought into the pass, and most of them were captured by the little devils outside the pass."

"If there are a few more howitzers in our brigade, hehehe, then we can all fight with the little devil and a security division."

Liang Guoping, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, came in front of Chen Ziyun. He looked into the distance and said with emotion.

Chen Ziyun was a little surprised when he heard these words, apparently he did not expect that Liang Guoping would know so much about Liao-made artillery.

Of course he didn't know that after the Fengtian Armory was occupied by the Japanese army, many technicians and workers wandered into the pass.

Yan Laoxi has taken in many of these personnel, thereby expanding the overall strength of Taiyuan Arsenal.

Liang Guoping is an artillery officer, so it is not surprising to know these things.

"The Japanese army is resting, and it looks like they will continue to attack."

"Liang Battalion Commander, the Liao-made 100MM howitzer has a range of more than 7000 meters. If the Japanese army wants it to participate in the war, it will definitely move forward and set up artillery positions."

"Let the observation team find a way to lock their specific location and try to destroy these Liao-made howitzers, otherwise they will be too threatening."

"The Japanese artillery will also take a sheltered position. The observation team can't find it. They will delineate a general area and let the infantry dispatch for investigation."

Chen Ziyun raised the binoculars to observe, and then directly issued an order.

He originally wanted to say that he was a prodigal son, even if he wanted to run away, he would blow up those who couldn't be taken away.

But he didn't say what he said, otherwise he might be reported by Liang Guoping.

I don't know if the bosses of these local troops all have the same problem.

The Northeast Army withdrew from outside the pass, and the Fengtian Arsenal was equivalent to handing over to the little devil.

Now the lack of artillery in various ministries is very serious, and the Jinsui Army is better.

When the artillery units of other units are the most exaggerated, they will be mobilized in two or three days to be assigned to different units for combat.

But the little devil is in the Fengtian Arsenal outside the pass, and there are thousands of finished artillery pieces just captured!

As for the countless weapons and ammunition, even tanks and planes have directly become the little devil's spoils of war.

If these guys are given to Eighth Road, can the little devil still gain a firm foothold in Jin Province?

Yan Laoxi's situation is not bad. The Taiyuan Armory has been transferred, but the little devil fought too fast.

As a result, the Taiyuan Armory still has a considerable amount of equipment and materials, which directly become the little devil's spoils of war.

Thinking of these, Chen Ziyun felt unspeakably aggrieved.

However, the Jinsui army fought against the little devil in Xinkou and Taiyuan.

The battle outside the pass, I was really aggrieved to open the door for his mother, I was so aggrieved to go home.

"Yes, group seats." Liang Guoping replied immediately.

After the artillery battalion was deployed here, Chen Ziyun began to adjust the deployment and defense of the fifth and seventh battalions.

He directly found the officers above the company and directly issued combat orders to these company commanders.

Of course, if the battalion commander of the seventh battalion wasn't Zhang Fugui, he wouldn't have to bother.

When the company commanders received their combat missions and returned, Chen Ziyun couldn't help but sigh.

He felt that being a human being in two lives, no matter where he was, was too damn depressing.

But there was no way, after all, even Chu Yunfei couldn't solve Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui directly.

If Chen Ziyun kills them, maybe even Chu Yunfei won't let him go.

After all, he knew that these two people would rebel sooner or later, but Chu Yunfei didn't know, and Chen Ziyun had no evidence yet.

But the only good news is that after the battle in Zhuang Mo Town, many officers and soldiers of the Seventh Battalion were able to fully implement Chen Ziyun's orders.

Chen Ziyun had no choice but to take his time, completely evading Zhang Fugui little by little, and finally kicked him out of the Seventh Battalion.

Well, the way of the world, thousands of years of inheritance, can not be changed at any time.

Time is passing, and the scorching weather is like entering a steam oven.

The corpse not far away gave off a stench, and countless flies landed on it.

Chen Ziyun's military uniform was already soaked with sweat, and beads of sweat continued to fall on his forehead.

The Japanese troops were not in a hurry to attack, they were sorting out their troops.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the officers and soldiers quickly strengthened their positions and actively launched defensive deployments.

As the head of the regiment, Chen Ziyun was not idle, and continued to conduct inspections.

"What about the traffic trench? If you don't dig a traffic trench, the little devil's shells will hit you during the transfer. You fucking use your body to block the shrapnel!"

"Carry towels with you, gas bombs are coming, where do you have time to find towels!"

"Zhang Battalion Commander, I think it would be great if your battalion headquarters is directly located in the Yangcun area of ​​the Independent 48th Brigade. It's safer over there."

"I don't expect you to have the courage to go to the front to command, but your battalion headquarters can at least communicate with the companies in time."

"Look for yourself, you are safe here. How long is the telephone line? A single shelling by the Japanese army can interrupt all connections of the Seventh Battalion!"

"Officers have the responsibilities of officers. If you can't command the Seventh Battalion, get out as soon as possible, and don't murder the lives of subordinate officers and soldiers here."

"Do you think it's okay for the troops to suffer heavy casualties, and they can be replenished anyway."

"Let me tell you, there is absolutely no such thing in the preparation of the 11th regiment!"

"If you can't show results, the troops will suffer heavy losses. That means the officers are unqualified. It would be easy for you to get out."

Here in the Seventh Battalion, Chen Ziyun found many problems.

When he saw that Zhang Fugui's battalion wanted to leave the front line directly, he was not polite at all, and directly reprimanded Zhang Fugui.

Zhang Fugui lowered his head and remained silent, as if a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

Chen Ziyun didn't bother to continue talking nonsense with him, so he directly took over and personally commanded the seventh battalion to fight.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the little devil's attack began.

It was still the same old routine, the artillery launched shelling, and a round of grenades hit the high ground.

The 15th Field Brigade, which had not suffered any blows before, directly assumed the frontal attack.

The 14th Field Battalion divided its forces and launched a detour from both sides in an attempt to disperse the defensive firepower of the 11th Regiment.

Chen Ziyun had already prepared for this, and the troops of both sides began to fall into a fierce battle.

The deafening gunfire continued, and for a while, it was in the area west of Xin County.

The independent 48th brigade directly launched a decisive battle with the independent mixed fourth brigade.

The 358th regiment, the brigade directly under the field artillery company, prepared the main force of the 11th regiment, and stationed in the highlands west of Hesuo Town, Qicun Town and other areas for defense.

The independent mixed fourth brigade deployed five field brigades, equipped with a large number of artillery to carry out attack operations respectively.

This battlefield is full of gunpowder smoke, and the dense bullets and shells are fired continuously.

Major General Tsuda Mitake, head of the brigade of the little devil, personally conducted the command, and the combat orders were passed on one after another.

Time passed, and the sky became dark unconsciously.

After eight o'clock in the evening, the sound of gunfire gradually subsided.

In Qicun Town, the Eighth Brigade Headquarters of the Japanese Army is here.

The Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant stood in front of the map, and he marked it according to the reports of various ministries.

On the combat map, there are gradually clear marks on the positions of the troops of both sides.

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

"The battle has progressed so far, and we have to admit that what we are facing at this time is indeed an elite force."

"They have a very tenacious will to fight, and have a certain level of skills and tactics."

"In terms of defensive operations, they performed very well, and their capabilities were almost as good as our field troops."

"It's really surprising to meet such troops here in Jin Province."

"Especially because they are still troops of the Jinsui Army, this is simply unimaginable."

"But no matter how tenacious they are, we must completely wipe them out."

After pondering for a while, Mitake Tsuda spoke slowly with a complex expression on his face.

The little devil has a very strange personality, and they have always been able to give enough respect to the strong.

But for the weak, they will not have any sympathy, but treat them with cruel means.

The independent 48th Brigade fought tenaciously, which touched Mitake Tsuda.

"Up to now, we have rarely seen Jinsui Army troops that can block our attacks one after another among the Jinsui Army troops."

"The overall weapons and equipment of this army are well-equipped, and they can play fairly perfect defensive tactics."

"The most important point is that their defense is very targeted, almost offsetting all our advantages."

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, according to the current situation, it is almost impossible for us to completely annihilate them."

"Even saying that we want to hit them hard is very difficult to do. The only thing we can do now is to repel them."

"In the next battle, we must adjust our attack tactics, otherwise it will be difficult for us to obtain results."

The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer looked at the map and made another suggestion.

Up to now, the Japanese Army's independent mixed fourth brigade has five field brigades, directly under the cavalry and artillery teams.

And the eight Liao-made artillery assigned to them all participated in the battle. These troops are fully staffed with more than 7000 troops.

But until now, the number of Japanese soldiers killed in action has exceeded 1000!

This is almost all the strength of a brigade, and this is not a serious injury.

Such a loss is not insignificant.

Both Tsuda Mitake and the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant knew that if they could not quickly repel the independent 48th Brigade in person, the two sides would fight a war of attrition, and their losses would be even greater.

And as the mobile combat force of the First Army, they still need to perform other combat tasks.

Being pinned here for a long time will have a huge impact on the overall situation and the deployment of the First Army.

Tsuda Mitake and others began to discuss in the brigade headquarters, they need to change the battle plan.

At the same time on the high ground, Chu Yunfei also held a combat meeting immediately.

At nine o'clock, Chen Ziyun also marched north to attend Chu Yunfei's battle meeting.

As of now, there are more than 358 troops in the 3000th Regiment, and there have been more than 1000 casualties.

Due to the continuous artillery support operations, Liumen Jinzao was unable to provide high-intensity artillery support.

First, they don't have much ammunition, and second, the quality of Jin-made weapons is generally not very good.

Jin-made weapons imitate Japanese-style weapons on a large scale. From this point of view, it is not difficult to see that Yan Laoxi had the support of the little devil before.

The little devil has long thought about this land, and what they gave was naturally not the best.

The Jin-made heavy machine gun imitated the Japanese Type [-] heavy machine gun, and the Japanese army has now used the Type [-] heavy machine gun.

The replacement for the Type [-] heavy machine gun is the three-year heavy machine gun, and the Type [-] heavy machine gun is the replacement for the three-year heavy machine gun.

It can be seen that the little devil has sinister intentions.

"The total casualties of the whole brigade will soon exceed 2000, which shows that the little devil is definitely not a soft persimmon."

"We still have a certain difficulty in defeating the independent and mixed fourth brigade."

"Of course, this battle can be regarded as a wake-up call for us. I am afraid that everyone here will no longer have the idea of ​​​​underestimating the enemy."

"Ziyun has already provided relevant combat ideas. After discussing with Brother Li Gong, we decided to fully support it!"

After the officers gathered, Chu Yunfei spoke directly with a serious expression on his face.

Of course, Chu Yunfei said that the total casualties of the Independent 48th Brigade will soon exceed 2000, which is not yet 2000, and what he said includes injuries and deaths.

On the side of the Little Devils Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade, more than 1000 people were killed in battle. This does not include the wounded. There is a big difference between the two.

And among the wounded personnel of the Independent 48th Brigade, a certain number were attacked by gas bombs.

Their eyes are currently injured, and they cannot continue to participate in the battle for the time being, but as long as they recover, they can immediately participate in the battle.

Chen Ziyun's 11th regiment was also attacked by gas bombs during the battle.

But they were prepared and did not have much impact.

Especially now, the Seventh Army has urgently transported the gas masks in accordance with the order of the Minister's Ministry.

Up to now, artillerymen, light and heavy machine gun shooters, grenadier players, and some squad leaders have begun to issue these gas masks.

If the little devils continue to use tear gas, it will be difficult to threaten them.

As for Chen Ziyun's battle plan to take down Xin County, Chu Yunfei has approved it, and he will fully cooperate.

"The 11th Battalion of the 358th Preparatory Regiment is temporarily assigned to the [-]th Regiment."

"The brigade headquarters commanded the 358th regiment, and the brigade headquarters was directly under the field artillery company. They stood firm on the high ground and continued to defend, attracting and containing the main force of the Japanese army."

"The brigade headquarters is directly under the cavalry company, and the guard company is assigned to the reserve 11th regiment. Chen Ziyun commanded the reserve 11th regiment to undertake the task of attacking the county."

"After the 11th Preparatory Regiment took over the county seat, it launched a defensive operation with all its strength, so as to attract the Japanese army's attack as much as possible and consume its combat forces."

Immediately afterwards, Chu Yunfei pointed to the location of Xin County on the map, and issued another combat order.

"Yes, brigade seat." The officers immediately stood up and agreed to come down one after another.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong left Chen Ziyun alone for a detailed discussion.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Chen Ziyun commanded the Artillery Battalion and the Fifth Battalion to start a secret detour and advance towards the county seat.

As for the other units of the Independent 48th Brigade, they stayed on the high ground with all their strength.

At the same time, the first-line position in Zhuangmo Town was completely abandoned, and the Seventh Battalion would gradually move closer to the 358th regiment's position.

It was at this time that the troops of the First Battle Group had arrived here in Xinxian County.

Shi Yujian and others also learned about the situation in the county through the reconnaissance platoon, and they were ready to fight.

The main force of Monk Wei's reconnaissance platoon had already arrived in the city, but they stayed outside the city because the light machine guns and grenades could not be carried.

After Chen Ziyun sent the first battle group over, these personnel quickly reported.

After discussing with Shi Yujia, Chu Yu, Zhang Wu, Li Yang and other military officers, they immediately drew up a battle plan.

The guard company will be the first to attack. They must quickly break through to the city wall, then use the explosive package to open the gap and enter the city, and directly meet with the reconnaissance platoon.

The cavalry company is responsible for guarding the battlefield to prevent other troops from rushing to help.

The Mountain Pao Company covered the Sixth Battalion's operations. They mainly cleared the blockhouses and bunkers outside the city, and supported the guard company's assault operations.

At 10:30, after some preparations, the Shanpao Company began combat operations.

Six Bofors mountain guns directly fired armor-piercing shells and bombarded the blockhouses.

Immediately afterwards, they began to fire smoke bombs, and as the smoke filled the air, the guard company quickly attacked.

At the same time, Shi Yuframe also began to command four infantry companies, and a machine gun company to divert attacks on other bunker towers and positional fortifications.

The guard company was the first unit Chen Ziyun trained. They had four infantry platoons and one machine gun platoon.

The overall strength of this army is very strong. At this time, under the command of Chu Yu, they quickly advanced towards the southern city wall of Xin County.

Because of the cover of smoke bombs and the attack assistance of the sixth battalion, there was no obstruction along the way.

After arriving at the city wall, the guard company quickly carried out blasting operations.

Not long after, a deafening explosion sounded.

However, only a small part of the thick city wall was damaged, but the main body was not damaged.

Xin County has been known as the key to the north of Shanxi since ancient times, and now it is an important town along the Tongpu Railway.

The fortifications here have been strengthened, and the thick city walls cannot be easily blown up with explosives.

Seeing this scene, Chu Yu frowned slightly. He took a look and immediately commanded the troops to advance towards the city gate.

The guard company moved to the city gate and began to blast the wooden city gate.

However, in the city at this time, the Japanese and puppet troops who heard the movement responded quickly.

More than 100 little devil engineers, armed with weapons and equipment, hurried along the road towards the southern city wall to help.

At the same time, more than 200 imperial alliance troops and more than 200 heavy soldiers also assembled urgently and quickly moved towards here.

"Tu Tu Tu!"

"Bang bang bang!"

However, when more than 100 engineers came to the southern part of the county, they were about to rush through the streets to help the defense of the city wall.

Intensive gunshots rang out. Monk Wei commanded five assault teams, and four sniper teams started shooting.

Sixteen Jin-made submachine guns fired at close range, and the dense bullets hit the little devil.

The little devils who were caught off guard fell into a pool of blood one after another, and they were completely defenseless.

At the same time, the eight Mauser sniper rifles launched precise shooting, killing the Japanese officers one after another.

After the submachine guns ran out of bullets, one of the assaulters did not change, but quickly took out a Czech semi-automatic rifle.

They took aim with their rifles and then fired.

More than 100 Japanese engineers and soldiers were killed one by one without even knowing what happened.

(End of this chapter)