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

Chapter 201 The defense of Qi villages and towns is about to collapse
Zhu Mingxuan's artillery started blocking fire with six Jin orogenic cannons. Because the six Jin orogenic cannons were worn out, they couldn't continue their bombardment.

They started shooting at a pause, so naturally they couldn't shoot at the rate of fire that the mountain cannon should have.

Not long after the artillery company opened fire, the second mountain artillery company assigned to the second battalion also started shelling.

Under the command of the company commander Sun Xiong, the Second Mountain Artillery Company immediately made adjustments and then directly launched effective fire.

These six Japanese Type [-] mountain guns have detailed shooting parameter tables, so they can launch precise bombardment.

A round of shrapnel was fired one after another, and with the sound of an explosion, countless steel balls and small steel arrows spread around.

The troops of the puppet Mongolian army, which were rapidly passing through the area east of Qicun Town, began to be attacked in an instant.

Six Jin mountain cannons and six Japanese-style mountain cannons fired at them continuously, and their fast-advancing troops had to stop.

Lin Yunzhi, commander of the Seventh Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army, quickly arranged for the troops to disperse and evade, temporarily stopping the advance.

First, about [-] puppet infantry from the Second Guard quickly dispersed.

The three cavalry regiments, one cavalry artillery regiment, and auxiliary troops under the [-]th Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army were also scattered and concealed in all directions.

"The Cavalry Artillery Regiment quickly searched for favorable terrain to set up artillery positions, locked on the artillery positions of the Jinsui Army, and launched a decisive attack."

"The first regiment of the cavalry launched a search formation and advanced to check the defensive deployment of the Jinsui Army in front. The other troops are ready to attack."

"The Jinsui army we are facing is not simple. Their combat effectiveness is not weaker than Fu Yisheng's army, so we must treat it with caution."

"Whether it is the headquarters of the Mongolian Army or King De, this battle is very important. We can only win, and we must not lose."

Lin Yunzhi quickly dismounted to avoid the shelling, he called the messengers, and decisively issued a combat order.

De Wang is the biggest traitor supported by the little devil in the Suicha area, and the puppet Mongolian army was formed under his promotion.

This German king is also ambitious, and he once uttered wild words: Whoever revives the glory of the grassland is no one but me.

He wanted to use the little devil to control the Suicha area, but the little devil would not hand over the occupied area he had conquered to King De.

Therefore, De Wang secretly flirted with his companion, wanting to step on two boats.

The intelligence agency of the Japanese army is not a vegetarian, and soon discovered this matter, so they immediately reorganized the puppet Mongolian army.

Of the ten divisions of the puppet Mongolian army, only two field cavalry divisions have been left, and all other troops have been organized as local defense troops.

As for King De, the little devil didn't hold him accountable. After all, he was still useful to the Japanese army.

Even the two field cavalry divisions, the Japanese army continued to serve as the confidant of King De.

Lin Yunzhi was trained by King De, and he is loyal to King De.

Therefore, Lin Yunzhi planned to use this battle to perform well in front of the Japanese army, so as to alleviate the embarrassing situation of King De.

Lin Yunzhi, who had been in the army for many years, still reacted quickly. Following the orders of the messengers, the various departments of the puppet Mongolian army were mobilized.

About [-] cavalry set off first, and they scattered and continued to advance forward, wanting to see the deployment of defense ahead.

While the other troops were concealed, they were also ready to attack the front at any time.

Under the command of a lieutenant colonel of the puppet Mongolian army, the cavalry artillery regiment was immediately deployed, and field artillery drawn by horses began to be deployed.

At the same time, a little devil with a broken arm in the uniform of the Japanese army's major commander kept yelling loudly, instructing the puppet Mongolian army to deploy artillery positions.

The Mounted Artillery Regiment under the Seventh Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army claims to be one regiment, but in fact their number of artillery is completely less than one regiment.

They have two artillery battalions, and each artillery battalion has only eight Liao-made Type 13 field guns.

And this cavalry artillery regiment seems to be commanded by the lieutenant colonel of the pseudo-Mongolian army, but it is actually commanded by the Japanese major with a broken arm.

The little devils don't trust the puppet army very much, and they will deploy a large number of advisers to control the puppet army.

In particular, the artillery and other weapons they distributed to the puppet army were strictly managed by Japanese military advisers.

These Japanese military advisers are nominally guiding the puppet army to fight, but in fact they are here to command the puppet army to fight.

Of course, in any case, the sixteen Liao-made field artillery of the Pseudo-Mongolian Cavalry Artillery Regiment are absolutely good things.

This Liao-made field gun is an imitation of the Type [-] field gun, but its overall performance is not weaker than that of the Type [-] field gun.

Even in terms of weight, the 100-type field gun weighs more than 800 kilograms, and this Liao-made field gun only weighs more than 200 kilograms, which is more than [-] kilograms lighter.

You must know that the Type 75 900MM cavalry field gun specially developed by the little devil for the cavalry weighs more than [-] kilograms.

Fengtian Arsenal has the title of Oriental Krupp, and this title is not in vain.

Speaking of which, Marshal Zhang was born recklessly, but he is definitely capable of developing the Northeast Army to such a high level.

It's just a pity that his successor obviously doesn't even have half of his abilities...

Sixteen Liao-made field artillery quickly built a sheltered position, and groups of artillery observers began to move forward with relevant equipment.

They came to the commanding heights and quickly set up artillery observation posts using artillery teams and other equipment.

Although the Japanese Major had no arms, he commanded loudly, and the interpreter around him kept passing on the little devil's combat orders.

The execution ability of the puppet Mongolian army is also considered good. In a short period of time, the cavalry artillery regiment built an artillery position.

It was at this time that the artillery companies Zhu Mingxuan and Sun Xiong stopped shelling.

The first regiment of the cavalry had no worries and quickly moved forward.

The cavalry artillery regiment began to strengthen its position and was ready for shelling at any time.

At its peak, the Puppet Mongolian Army had ten divisions, but it has now been reorganized into two field cavalry divisions.

The puppet Mongolian army that can stay, even if they are not experienced in hundreds of battles, all of them have rich combat experience.

In particular, the Japanese army incorporated a large number of officers who were injured and unable to continue commanding in the Japanese army into the puppet Mongolian army as advisors.

With the assistance and guidance of these so-called Japanese military advisers, the combat effectiveness of these puppet Mongolian troops is not too weak.

What's more, they also have a large number of Liao-made weapons provided by the Kwantung Army. These weapons and equipment are definitely excellent.

The principal's Jinling Arsenal and Yan Laoxi's Taiyuan Arsenal are just younger brothers in front of Fengtian Arsenal.

After all, the little devils occupied Fengtian Arsenal, and when they saw the 240MM caliber howitzer made by Liao, they were all dumbfounded.

At that time, even in the little devil army, such a large-caliber howitzer existed like a baby bump.

At 25:358, the third battalion of the [-] regiment took the lead in fighting the puppet Mongolian army.

The battalion commander of the third battalion faced about [-] cavalry troops from the first cavalry regiment of the seventh cavalry division of the puppet Mongolian army who were attacking. He adopted the method of focusing fire and shooting to prevent the cavalry from advancing.

The light machine guns of each squad, the grenades of each row, the 82MM mortars of the machine gun company directly under the battalion headquarters, and the Japanese heavy machine guns fired one after another.

Chen Ziyun trained each battalion, advocating defense against infantry attacks, placing them at the shortest distance, and then concentrating on shooting.

Shell guns, submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns, and rifles fired one after another, covering the infantry with the strongest firepower net, causing them to suffer heavy casualties.

All departments of the Independent 48th Brigade keep this in mind, and they often launch firepower strikes at tens of meters.

However, in the face of cavalry attacks, if a large number of cavalry are placed within a range of tens of meters, the result can be imagined.

The cavalry has a strong impact ability, with a distance of tens of meters, they will reach the position in the blink of an eye.

If the cavalry is allowed to attack face-to-face, the consequences can be imagined.

Therefore, the battalion commander of the third battalion began to focus fire and shoot at 300 meters to prevent the cavalry from advancing.

Under the command of the company commander Zhu Mingxuan, the six Jin orogenic cannons attached to the battle also started shelling.

A grenade was fired towards the puppet Mongolian army one after another.

Faced with such firepower, the first regiment of the puppet Mongolian cavalry retreated one after another.

But the position of the third battalion was also exposed.

After the first cavalry regiment of the puppet Mongolian army withdrew, sixteen Liao-made field artillery of the puppet Mongolian army began to bombard.

A round of grenades landed on the third battalion's position one after another, and there were explosions one after another.

At the same time, in Qicun Town, more than 2000 people from the three Japanese brigades advanced mightily.

The three brigades assembled twenty heavy machine guns and two infantry artillery for cover.

About [-] infantry advanced rapidly, and they adopted wave tactics to prepare to attack the position of the first battalion in Qicun Town.

The 358 regiment was set up in the Qicun township position, and after continuous bombardment and shelling, it was almost completely destroyed.

After continuous fighting, the first battalion now has only about [-] troops.

Fortunately, the battalion commander of the first battalion was an old subordinate who had followed Chu Yunfei for many years. Even though he was injured, he was still commanding at the forefront.

Facing several times of little devils, the battalion commander of the first battalion did not have any fear and kept boosting morale.

"The brigade has arranged for us to stay here this time, so we can't embarrass the brigade."

"The intention of the brigade is very obvious. We want to defeat the spirit of the puppet Mongolian army in Qicun Town!"

"And it is our brigade infantry commander Chen Ziyun who personally directs the battle!"

"Regimental Commander Chen has never lost a battle since the first battle at Cangyun Ridge."

"So there is nothing to say. The First Battalion cannot ruin the reputation of Commander Chen, let alone embarrass the brigade."

"Each soldier will stay here until the end!"

When the soldiers heard what the battalion commander said, their morale was high, and they all declared that they would live and die with Qi Cunzhen.

Of course, the morale of the little devil is even higher. After all, Qicun Town has been bombed and shelled successively.

Many Japanese soldiers felt that the position here was completely destroyed, and the Jinsui Army stationed here was simply a living target for them.

Now as long as they charge over, they can quickly take down Qicun Town and solve the Jinsui Army troops inside.

However, at this time, the field artillery company deployed on the highland west of Qicun Town began shelling.

Four Liao-made 77mm field guns used their range of more than [-] meters to bombard one after another.

The company commander, Zhou Wenbo, was originally an observer. He personally conducted observations and continued to provide shooting resources.

The artillerymen adjusted according to the shooting elements, and fired grenades one after another.

The grenade landed precisely in the Japanese army, and the sound of explosions came and went.

The shrapnel quickly spread around, and many little devils were affected.

The wounded little devil began to fall to the ground, wailing in pain.

The three Japanese majors who commanded the battle saw this scene, and they looked gloomyly towards the high ground on the west side.

They began to give orders, and the grenade immediately fired smoke bombs, and a large number of smoke bombs shot out.

For a while, white smoke shrouded, and the little devils accelerated towards Qicun Town.

Zhou Wenbo commanded the four field cannons to continue firing, but affected by the smoke, their shelling could not bring much hindrance to the little devil.

The deafening gunshots began to sound, and at [-]:[-], the Japanese and puppet troops rushed to the rescue of the Mongolian army began to attack in an all-round way.

More than 2000 people from the first and second brigades of the independent infantry and the third brigade of the field infantry stormed all villages and towns.

The Seventh Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army, the first of the Puppet Mongolian Army, and more than 3000 people from the Second Guard Corps stormed the third battalion position in the southeast of Qicun Town with all their strength.

For a while, the Qicun town area, which was defended by the 358 regiment as the main force, fell into fierce combat.

The first battalion, the third battalion and other troops relied on the tenacious defense of the position, and continued to shoot with various weapons.

However, at this time, the Japanese and puppet troops clearly had an absolute advantage.

Especially here in Qicun Town, more than 2000 little devils have an advantage in strength, and in the hilly area on the east side, there are artillerymen who continue to provide them with artillery support.

Although the [-]st Battalion on the west side of the highland can be supported by four Liao-made field artillery, but under such circumstances, the four field artillery can no longer solve the problem.

Because the combat distance between the troops of both sides is very close, if Zhou Wenbo's field artillery company continues to shell, it may accidentally injure its own people.

As time passed, a strong smell of blood began to appear in the Qicun town area.

There are more and more corpses on the ground, and the positions of the first and third battalions are in danger.

At [-]:[-], all the outer positions of Qicun Town were lost, and the first battalion of more than [-] troops was forced to retreat to the town to disperse defense.

As for the position of the third battalion, the puppet Mongolian army continued to intersperse and detour, trying in vain to completely enclose the third battalion.

"Tuan Zuo, it's not good, the first battalion of Qicun Town has lost contact, and a large number of little devil troops have rushed into Qicun Town."

"The third battalion called. Now they are surrounded by puppet Mongolian cavalry and infantry."

"Tuan Zuo, we... we may all be attacked here!"

At four o'clock, a messenger hurriedly came to Qian Bojun and reported.

Qian Bojun's eyes widened when he heard the report.

He did not make adjustments and deployments for the time being, but chose to transfer quickly with the regiment staff at the first time.

The acting head of the 358 regiment was transferred, and the various ministries lost contact with each other.

The Japanese and puppet troops stepped up their attacks, and the entire defense system of Qicun Town was about to face collapse.

Chen Ziyun, who was commanding on the high ground, noticed this scene, and without any hesitation, he quickly went to the front line.

Sun Ming, who was the commander of the guard company, hastily dispatched an infantry platoon to follow Chen Ziyun and do his best to protect his safety.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun also hurriedly contacted the Fifth Battalion, asking Wu Ziqiang to command the troops to attack from the flank immediately and support Qicun Town in the battle.

The fifth battalion deployed on the highland west of Qicun Town began to attack, and about [-] troops quickly approached Qicun Town.

At the same time, the field artillery company here also provides artillery support as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)