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

Chapter 192 Blood Debt and Blood Repayment (for Subscription)
"How did the commander of the brigade, Major General Tsuda Mitake, lead to such casualties and losses in the independent and mixed fourth brigade?"

"The Independent 48th Brigade is a unit commanded by Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun. It is incredible that this unit can seriously damage a field force of more than 8000 people."

"The troops from the south of Shanxi were unable to arrive for a long time, and now the independent and mixed fourth brigade has happened again. Our battle plan is about to be completely shattered."

"The troops of the Jinsui Army have achieved such results, which is completely unbelievable. Chu Yunfei, what is so special about Chen Ziyun?"

"From the overall point of view, the situation is very unfavorable to us. We really need the assistance of the Mongolian Army."

For a while, the staff members of the Army Command began to discuss softly, their faces were full of surprise.

The Tsuda Meiwu Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade suffered such a heavy loss, which was completely unexpected by the First Army Command.

The powerful strength displayed by the 48th Brigade of the Jinsui Army made them even more dumbfounded.

And as the independent and mixed fourth brigade suffered heavy losses, the combat plan previously finalized by the First Army Command was completely shattered.

And now they have to contact the Mongolian army, hoping that they can send troops to support the operation.

You must know that the First Army currently has three security divisions, five mixed brigades, and troops directly under the army.

They are mainly responsible for the defense missions of Jinzhong, Jinnan and Shanbei.

The Mongolian Army only has a field division, a mixed brigade, and a cavalry group.

However, they are responsible for the defense tasks of the two provinces of Suicha and the occupied areas of northern Shanxi. In comparison, the troops stationed in Mongolia are not many.

However, at present, the First Army does not have any troops that can be mobilized, and they are very passive.

It was already the limit for the three security divisions to mobilize troops to participate in the battle, and the remaining troops could not be mobilized quickly.

These troops are responsible for staying in different occupied areas in southern Shanxi. If they leave, it will lead to a situation where there is no military defense in the occupied areas.

And as long as they leave a small number of troops stationed, Zhongtiaoshan Wei Junru's troops can quickly launch a counterattack.

Once in 38, the North China Front Army gathered troops to fight in Lu Province with all its strength.

As a result, only 20 divisions were stationed in the southern Shanxi area, and this division was almost devastated.

Therefore, Shinozuka Yoshio must leave the main force of the three security divisions to stick to it, and he cannot continue to draw troops from them.

The Independent Third Brigade is currently conducting defensive operations in areas such as Yuanpingcheng, and the Independent Mixed Eighth Brigade is defending along the Zhengtai Railway.

The independent mixed 16th brigade defended in the south of Taiyuan, and the independent mixed ninth brigade was responsible for the defense of Taiyuan.

As for the independent mixed fourth brigade, it was hit hard in Xin County, and they urgently needed support.

These troops all have different combat missions, and the First Army has no extra troops to mobilize.

The Independent 48th Brigade still occupies Xinxian County, and the Tongpu Railway has been completely cut off from the north to the south.

This is of great help to the eight-way attack. For the little devils, their follow-up operations will be very passive.

Therefore, whether it is to support the independent mixed fourth brigade or to open up the connection between the north and the south, they need to deploy troops to Xin County.

There is no way for the First Army to deploy troops here, so they can only place their hopes on the Mongolian Army.

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka was also aware of this, but it would be embarrassing for him to continue asking for help from the Mongolian Army.

"Contact the aviation unit and let them dispatch quickly to carry out carpet bombing on Xin County!"

"Completely annihilate the Jinsui army defending in the county, and report the situation here to the North China Front Army Command."

"Report our previous combat plan to the Commander of the Front Army, and ask the Front Army Command to give us operational guidance."

"Contact the 36th Division of Jinnan and other troops, let their troops accelerate their advance, and strive to complete the assembly in the far south in the shortest possible time."

Shinozuka Yoshio took a deep breath and said with a serious expression on his face.

He did not directly contact the Mongolian Army, but he reported the situation directly to the North China Front Army Command.

Yoshio Shinozuka left it to Hayao Tada to solve the problem of how the First Army would proceed with its operations.

If Tada Hayao wanted to bring a blow to the Eighth Route Army, then he would definitely call in a certain number of reinforcements.

As long as enough reinforcements arrive, the First Army will still be able to gain the initiative and even win the battle.

"Call back the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade and let them continue to hold their ground in the hilly area."

"These stupid guys are simply a disgrace to the First Army!"

"If I knew they were so vulnerable, the First Army shouldn't have brought them over!"

Shinozuka Yoshio glanced at the location of Xin County on the map, and said indifferently.

Yoshio Shinozuka was very dissatisfied with the performance of the independent mixed fourth brigade.

If Tsuda Mitake was in front of him, even if Shinozuka Yoshio had a good temper, he would have shot directly.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander." Kusuyama Hideyoshi immediately agreed.

The Headquarters of the First Army began to generate electricity and quickly communicated with various ministries, directly conveying Shinozuka Yoshio's orders.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the Little Devils Air Force dispatched a squadron, and a total of twelve bombers came to the sky above Xinxian County.

Aerial bombs were dropped directly, and with the sound of earth-shattering explosions, the county town was instantly enveloped in gunpowder smoke.

The scorching air wave quickly spread towards the surroundings, and the shock wave ruthlessly destroyed everything.

Houses collapsed in an instant, as if in the blink of an eye, the county town became a piece of waste.

After the Imp bombardment, there are no complete houses here.

The city wall, which could directly block the 75MM caliber artillery, collapsed instantly under the impact of hundreds of catties of aerial bombs.

The little devils air force ended the bombing, they did not leave immediately, but swaggered around the county seat.

Then they came to the village near the county seat, began to lower their altitude, and fired directly.

Intensive bullets were shot out from the aviation machine gun, and innocent people in some villages fell directly in a pool of blood.

After the bombers strafed unscrupulously, it was after ten o'clock that they flaunted their might and left the battlefield.

It's just that the Japanese army didn't expect that Chen Ziyun had already made air defense preparations, and this bombing did not cause too many casualties to the 11th Reserve Regiment.

However, the people in the villages near the county seat were unprepared, and their shooting caused hundreds of casualties.

After receiving the report, Chen Ziyun knew that this was the little devil's revenge. He clenched his hands into fists and his eyes showed a fierce light.

Naturally, this blood debt must be repaid with the blood of the little devil!
"The brigade, the field artillery company directly under the brigade headquarters, the guard company, the cavalry company, the communication company, the supply company and other troops are relatively complete, and their casualties are less than a hundred!"

"The 358th Regiment has four infantry battalions, one artillery company, and 300 troops. At present, there are about 300 combat personnel."

"There are three infantry battalions in the 11th Reserve Regiment and one artillery battalion with more than 400 troops. Currently, there are about [-] combat personnel."

"Our total casualties exceeded 700, of which about 1000 and [-] were killed or seriously injured."

"After more than 500 wounded have been treated and rested, they will soon be able to return to the army to continue fighting."

"Currently our brigade is capable of combating infantry, cavalry, and artillery personnel with more than 5000 personnel, as well as hundreds of non-combatants."

To the southwest of Xinxian County, the temporary brigade headquarters of the Independent 48th Brigade is here.

Colonel Fang Ligong, chief of staff, and Lin Zhiqiang, chief of staff of lieutenant colonel Lin Zhiqiang, came to Chu Yunfei to report after the statistics.

The independent 48th brigade fought, and it also suffered some casualties.

Among them, more than 500 wounded were poisoned officers and soldiers. They were exposed to poisonous gas, their eyes had not recovered, and they were temporarily unable to fight.

Fortunately, their illness is not very serious, as long as they rest for a few days and their eyes recover, they can continue to return to the army to fight.

In this battle, the infantry battalions are almost out of full formation, and the only one that can keep the formation complete is the artillery unit.

Even the most elite cavalry companies and guard companies suffered casualties.

Of course, compared with the losses of the independent and mixed fourth brigade, the casualties of the independent 48th brigade are acceptable.

"I will quickly report the casualties of each department to the headquarters of the group army, and request the headquarters to quickly provide supplements."

"Next, all the ministries will take a temporary rest to ensure that they can resume combat effectiveness in a short time."

"The 358 regiment is deployed in Hesuo Town, Qicun Township, and the main force of the regiment is deployed in Qicun Township."

"The 11th Preparatory Regiment sticks to the county seat of Xinxian County, and the main force of the regiment is scattered around the periphery for defense."

"The brigade headquarters is directly under the cavalry company, the guard company, and the field artillery company advance to the north of the county seat, and the Japanese army is stationed in the area east of the hills for defense."

"The brigade is deployed on the front lines of Xihui Village and Yangpo Village west of Hesuo Town!"

After Chu Yunfei listened to the casualty report, he nodded, then he got up immediately, and directly issued the combat order.

If non-combatants are not counted, the total casualties of the Independent 48th Brigade are not small.

If the battle continues, it will definitely have a greater impact on the troops.

What's more, Chen Ziyun still has the system task of sticking to the county seat, so when Chu Yunfei asked him, he gave a more conservative suggestion.

After such a large-scale battle, the troops still have to rest and reorganize.

Otherwise, if all the officers and soldiers with rich combat experience have been cultivated with great difficulty, it will have a great impact on the independent 48th brigade.

After discussing with Chen Ziyun, Chu Yunfei finally adopted Chen Ziyun's suggestion.

So in the next time, the Independent 48th Brigade will not continue to carry out combat operations.

They stationed in different areas and turned into a defensive state in an all-round way.

Of course, they would not easily let go of the little devils who retreated to the hilly area to independently form the remnants of the Fourth Brigade.

The main force of the 358th regiment is on the west side, and the three companies directly under the brigade headquarters are on the east side, paying close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese army.

As long as the little devils make any move, they will launch combat operations immediately.

Moreover, Chen Ziyun is not a person who can swallow his anger. He will definitely let the little devil pay for the blood debt of the air force.

With the end of the battle meeting, Chen Ziyun began to return to Xin County.

At this time, the fifth battalion, sixth battalion, seventh battalion and artillery battalion under the 11th regiment were under the command of Chen Ziyun.

Of course, Chen Ziyun, as the infantry commander, can also be transferred to the three companies directly under the brigade headquarters in the north of the county.

After successive battles, the total strength of the three infantry battalions is now only more than 700 people.

The seventh battalion of Zhang Fugui, the sixth battalion of Shi Yujia maintained about 500 troops, and Wu Ziqiang's fifth battalion had only [-] troops due to continuous fighting.

On the other hand, there were hundreds of people in the artillery battalion, and there were not too many casualties for the time being.

Considering that the little devil will launch an air strike at any time, there are not many troops deployed in the county.

Only the seventh battalion of Zhang Fugui and the artillery battalion of Liang Guoping.

The fifth battalion and the sixth battalion were scattered and concealed in different areas outside the city for defense.

Monk Wei's reconnaissance platoon is guarding the area south of the county seat to prevent little devils from rushing to help from too far away.

After deploying all these, Chen Ziyun came directly to the Artillery Battalion.

With the reconnaissance platoon capturing a [-]-type mountain cannon, the artillery battalion now has six Bofors mountain cannons and six [-]-type mountain cannons.

Twelve mountain cannons, this is the size of a real artillery battalion.

As for the establishment, Chen Ziyun does not intend to make adjustments.

Each company still has three artillery platoons and one ammunition platoon.

Each artillery platoon has two artillery squads and one transport squad.

The battalion has two artillery companies and one ammunition company.

"Liang Battalion Commander, call out the artillery observation team and go directly to the north to find the field artillery company."

"For specific combat missions, I will write them a warrant and ask them to hand it over to Zhou Wenbo, the company commander of the field artillery company."

"In addition, let Sun Xiong's second company of mountain artillery take a rest. They have combat missions at night."

"The gas masks in the regiment will be transported over soon, and all of them will be given to the second company of Shanpao to ensure that each of them can equip a pair."

"There are also the two damaged mountain cannons. The intact parts are disassembled and stored for future replacement."

After arriving at the Artillery Battalion, Chen Ziyun went directly to Liang Guoping and told him.

The [-]-type mountain cannon can be disassembled into eleven parts, and the two damaged mountain cannons can also be disassembled into complete parts.

These parts can be replaced in the future, thereby prolonging the service life of the six [-]-type mountain guns.

Liang Guoping immediately agreed to Chen Ziyun's explanation without any hesitation.

It is said that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, but for Chen Ziyun, the blood debt must be paid on the spot.

The Little Devils Air Force didn't have the guts to fire at the 11th Reserve Regiment at low altitude, and went to attack the people to retaliate against the 11th Reserve Regiment.

Then Chen Ziyun had to make the little devils pay the price and let them know that everything they did had to be paid.

After explaining in detail at the Artillery Battalion, Chen Ziyun went to the Seventh Battalion without stopping.

For Zhang Fugui, Chen Ziyun was too lazy to say a word.

But through a series of performances of the Seventh Battalion, Chen Ziyun felt that most officers and soldiers could still be won over.

Therefore, he must constantly strengthen his relationship with the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Battalion, so that he can easily evade Zhang Fugui in the future.

After completely emptying Zhang Fugui, he can also be kicked away directly, thus completely controlling the Seventh Battalion.

At this time, Lieutenant General Hayao Tada, the commander of the North China Front Army Headquarters, became angry!

(End of this chapter)