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

Chapter 194 Old Fox Yan Laoxi
As night fell, the surroundings became pitch black. At eight o'clock in the evening, the hilly area northwest of Xinxian County.

More than 2000 troops from the remnant of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade defended here with all their strength, and they built a perfect defensive position.

Major General Tsuda Mitake, head of the brigade, was here at the brigade headquarters at this time. Seeing the rice balls on the table with an obvious smell, he didn't have the slightest appetite.

The Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant stood in front of the map, frowning tightly.

The First Army Command has received relevant information from the North China Front Army Command, and they also know that two reinforcements are on the way.

Shinozuka Yoshio thought that the arrangement of the North China Front Army Command was very reasonable, so he planned to continue to implement the previous combat plan.

The combat tasks undertaken by the independent and mixed fourth brigade will naturally be handed over to the reinforcements sent by the 110th division.

As for the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade, the First Army Command gave them clear orders.

Yoshio Shinozuka asked them to wait for reinforcements from the Mongolian Army to arrive, and then under the command of the reinforcements from the Mongolian Army, they restrained the 48th Independent Brigade in Xin County.

Tsuda Meiwu was somewhat unhappy with the order of the military headquarters.

Especially when he heard that the Army Command reprimanded him as a shame to the First Army, and the Front Army Command reprimanded him as the greatest shame to the Japanese Army, he was even more unbalanced.

"The overall combat level of the independent 48th Brigade of the Shanxi-Sui Army is not weaker than ours in the slightest. We are not solely responsible for the battle in Xinxian County."

"If the military command strengthens and gives us more troops, the result of the operation will definitely not be what it is now."

"What's more, the independent 48th brigade has suffered heavy casualties after some battles. Otherwise, why would they stop fighting now and rest in place?"

"Currently there are fierce battles everywhere in Jin Province. It is not only our independent and mixed fourth brigade that is defeated, but other troops are also defeated!"

"The three security divisions in southern Shanxi dispatched three regiments to help, but so far they have not rushed to the designated area."

"It is true that the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade is a field force, but after all, it is a field force that has just been formed."

Mitake Tsuda had an unconvinced expression on his face. He looked at the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant General and complained softly.

Regarding the accusations made by the Army Command and the Front Army Command, Tsuda Mitake is obviously unwilling to accept it.

He believes that this defeat, whether it is the First Army Command or the North China Front Army Command, is equally responsible.

And he always believed that the independent mixed fourth brigade also severely damaged the independent 48th brigade, even if there was no credit, there was hard work.

Now Shinozuka Yoshio and Tada Hayao directly deny their results, which inevitably makes Tsuda Mitake a little unhappy.

Especially when the First Army Command let him accept the command of the Mongolian Army, Tsuda Mitake was even more unhappy.

He already knew that it was Kenzao Harada, Major General of the Infantry Regiment under the 26th Division, who was currently commanding the reinforcements of the Mongolian Army.

Harada Kenzo was also the captain of the former 13th Regiment of the Independent Infantry. He once commanded the troops to the Xin County area to fight against the troops commanded by Chen Ziyun.

In that battle, the Harada detachment was severely damaged, and the Sato detachment was even more devastating. Even Nakasa Sato was killed.

But what no one expected was that shortly after Kenzo Harada returned, the head of the major general of the 26th Infantry Regiment was transferred away urgently.

The vacancy left by him was not taken over by anyone, and finally, under the recommendation of Shigetoku Kuroda, the head of the division, Kenzo Harada became the head of the major general as he wished.

Kenzo Harada endured for many years, and finally he was promoted from the captain of the Dazuo United to the head of the major general.

But Mitake Tsuda has been the head of the brigade for many years, and his qualifications are far from what Harada Kenzo can compare.

At this time, Shinozuka Yoshio arranged for him to accept the command of Harada Kenzo, and Tsuda Mitake was even more dissatisfied.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, what we can do now is to fully assist the Mongolian army in combat."

"If we can effectively contain the Independent 48th Brigade, maybe we can make up for it."

"Once the Army Command achieves results in the battle on the Zhengtai Railway, all previous mistakes may be forgiven."

"However, once we fail to effectively complete the combat missions deployed by the military commander, I am afraid that the relevant responsibilities will be held accountable."

"At that time, we all had to bear the responsibility for the defeat, and at the very least, we would be dismissed from our current positions."

The Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant General sighed. He looked at Mitake Tsuda and said with a serious expression.

The meaning of his words is obvious. There is only one way to make up for his mistakes, and that is to fully implement the orders of the army headquarters.

Otherwise, if the fault occurs again, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Baga!" Tsuda Mitake said through gritted teeth.

He glared at the chief of staff of the lieutenant officer, his face burning with anger.

But before he had time to vent his anger, deafening explosions sounded one after another.

A grenade was fired, without any warning, and it hit the Japanese position directly.

With the sound of the explosion, countless shrapnel quickly spread towards the surroundings, and the air wave instantly made the air even hotter.

The shock wave brought countless dust flying up, and in an instant, patches of gunpowder smoke began to appear in the hilly area.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Jinsui Army artillery is shelling us on the east side."

"According to the artillery team's report, this Shanxi-Sui Army artillery unit has assembled about ten artillery pieces for shelling."

"The forward security positions reported at the same time that they have not found any attacking troops of the Jinsui Army for the time being."

Soon a Japanese officer came over and reported immediately.

Mitake Tsuda showed a puzzled expression on his face. He came to the observation hole and raised his binoculars to check.

A grenade fell on the position from time to time, and dazzling flames appeared.

However, there are relatively complete defensive positions in the hilly area, so the shelling cannot cause casualties to the Japanese army.

The shooting of the Jinsui Army artillery made the little devil confused for a while.

However, after more than 30 grenades were fired, each gas bomb began to pass through the Type [-] mountain artillery and was fired directly.

At this moment, in the area east of the hills, Chen Ziyun personally commanded the Second Company of the Artillery Battalion to come here.

As early as the afternoon, he sent the observation team over.

Zhou Wenbo, the commander of the field artillery company deployed here, was from the observation team. After receiving Chen Ziyun's warrant, he immediately deployed.

Up to now, the situation of the Japanese army's positions has long been grasped by the observation team, and six mountain artillery and four field artillery are constantly shelling.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen poison gas bombs rushed towards the Japanese army's position.

As the gas bombs fell on the Japanese positions, the gas began to spread around.

At first, the little devil didn't care at all. After all, it was night and their vision was affected.

But gradually, as the poisonous gas spread, the little devil realized something was wrong.

"Baga Road, special smoke, the artillery of the Jinsui Army fired special smoke."

"Put on the gas mask quickly and report to the brigade department immediately."

"Everyone should be vigilant to prevent the Jinsui Army troops from taking the opportunity to break through the position."

A number of Japanese officers shouted loudly, with serious expressions on their faces.

The little devils put on their gas masks in a panic. They held different weapons and looked solemnly at the front of the position.

But these little devils would not have thought that the poison gas bombs fired by the Jinsui army artillery at this time were not ordinary tear gas bombs or sneeze bombs.

These gas bombs have yellow circular lines on the bottom, which clearly shows that they are the yellow bombs of the little devils.

The so-called yellow bomb is a kind of erosive gas that can penetrate through mucous membranes and skin, resulting in ulceration.

The gas masks worn by the Japanese soldiers protected their faces, but their hands and arms could not be protected.

"Ah!" It didn't take long before a little devil was tricked.

"Damn, they fired yellow bombs, quickly evacuated the position, abandoned the position, and left the gas area."

"Contact the brigade department, report the situation, and request the brigade department to prepare for the transfer in advance."

"They... how come they have special yellow bombs!"

The little devil officer couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw this scene.

Next, most of the little devils had pained faces, and they moved to the back in a panic.

The poisonous gas was still spreading, and many little devils were directly attacked.

They would never have imagined in their dreams that the artillerymen of the Jinsui Army would have gas bombs; they never thought that the gas bombs would still be yellow bombs.

"Boom boom boom."

The shelling continued again, and one after another grenade hit.

With the sound of the explosion, some retreating little devils were attacked by shrapnel and fell in a pool of blood on the spot.

The shelling in the hilly area lasted until after nine o'clock before Chen Ziyun ordered the troops to stop the shelling.

After the shelling ended, Chen Ziyun arranged a guard company and a cavalry company to pay close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese army.

And he immediately took the second company of mountain artillery and the observation team back to the county to defend.

After all, the system required him to stick to the county seat until September [-]th, and there should be no accidents in the county seat.

In particular, Zhang Fugui's seventh battalion was mainly responsible for the defense of the county, so Chen Ziyun had to be more cautious.

However, Chen Ziyun was worried that it was a little redundant. At this time, the fourth brigade was independently mixed, and almost completely lost its attack ability.

The retaliatory shelling organized by Chen Ziyun caused more than 400 Japanese casualties.

The combat strength of the independent mixed fourth brigade also dropped sharply to more than [-] people.

They have been greatly affected, and the number of combat infantry is getting smaller and smaller. Under such circumstances, the little devils will naturally not take the initiative to launch offensive operations.

Tsuda Mitake was so angry that his face was livid, and his eyes were full of anger.

When he knew that the artillery gas bombs of the Jinsui Army had been captured by the artillery team, he came to the artillery team with a face full of anger.

Before the little devil's artillery captain had time to salute, he was slapped by Tsuda Mitake.

At this time, the independent mixed fourth brigade retreated to the hilly area, and the overall morale was severely hit.

Mitake Tsuda also completely lost his mind, and his series of gaffes demoralized the kid even more.

The night was dark, at ten o'clock in the evening, Jinxi Kenanpo, the commander-in-chief of the second theater.

Standing in front of the map, Yan Laoxi looked towards the location of Xin County, with a slightly excited expression on his face.

"Qingbo, Yinfu, take a look, the 48th Independent Brigade has regained Xin County, and once again severely damaged the [-]th Independent Mixed Brigade that the Japanese Army had just formed."

"More than 5000 people from the previous independent mixed fourth brigade were completely annihilated, and even major general Shotaro Katayama, the brigade commander, was killed."

"The little devil took advantage of our lack of large-scale publicity, and lied to the outside world that the independent fourth brigade was only hit hard."

"But now the independent and mixed fourth brigade they reorganized has been hit hard again, and the face of the Japanese army will be completely lost."

"Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are good guys. They are the glory of our people in Jin Province."

"If we had more officers like Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun, and more troops like the Independent 48th Brigade."

"Why should I contact the little devils, I'm afraid they don't even have the ability to enter Jin Province."

The results of the independent 48th brigade have been transmitted, and of course the little devil's warning has also been transmitted.

But Yan Laoxi now only pays attention to the results of the independent 48th brigade.

He completely put aside the little devil's warning.

After all, Yan Laoxi can make a big fuss with the independent 48th Brigade achieving such results.

Just by using these military exploits, Yan Laoxi was able to win the hearts of the people, and left the principal who was far away in the accompanying capital speechless.

As for other benefits, there are countless.

"Mr. Yan, if the Independent 48th Brigade beats the Japanese army too hard, it is inevitable that the Japanese army will make trouble for our Jinsui army."

"Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are really good at fighting, but their strength must be limited."

"If the little devils deal with us with all their strength after the battle, the gain will outweigh the loss. Look, should we withdraw the Independent 48th Brigade now?"

Zhao Yinfu hesitated for a moment, and carefully made a suggestion.

"It's true that they don't have many troops, but the role played by this army is all the troops in the distance."

"Qingbo, in the name of the Chief's Department, quickly formed a supplementary regiment with a strength of about 2000 people."

"Give them enough weapons and ammunition, let them advance to Xin County immediately, and assign them to the Independent 48th Brigade."

"The battalion commander and the company commander choose trustworthy officers to join the supplementary regiment. As for the position of regimental commander, let Chu Yunfei choose and declare."

"As for the little devils, Yin Fu, you should find a way to deal with them, and you can't fall out with them."

Yan Laoxi pondered for a while, then said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, Chief Yan." Chu Qingbo and Zhao Yinfu immediately agreed.

Since 1911, Yan Laoxi has served as the governor of Jin Province, and now for 40 years he has served as the commander-in-chief of the Second Theater, in charge of all combat troops in Jin Province.

He Yan Laoxi may have been killed many times in the past 20 years.

But no matter how many times he was defeated, even when he went to the field, Yan Laoxi could make a comeback.

He still has great ability, he knows how to deal with various situations.

On the side of the little devil, he will not offend him, after all, he knows that the little devil is still very strong.

However, when the Independent 48th Brigade was fighting in Xin County, not only would he not stop it, but he would even provide support.

Because he knows that after this battle is over, the first thing the little devil will deal with will definitely not be his Jinsui Army troops.

Even if it was to deal with the Jinsui Army, Chu Yunfei's Independent 48th Brigade would bear the brunt.

He formed a supplementary regiment and assigned it to Chu Yunfei's troops, naturally because he wanted to give them stronger combat capabilities.

(End of this chapter)