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

Chapter 205
The number of reinforcements sent by the Mongolian Army this time is quite a lot, and their total strength exceeds 8000.

The Japanese army has two independent infantry brigades and two field infantry brigades.

The Puppet Mongolian Army has a seventh division and three garrison teams.

But after continuous fighting, they have now paid heavy casualties.

The two independent infantry brigades were full of 600 people, and at this time there were only about 300 troops left.

The two field infantry brigades are full of 500 people, and there are currently 2000 and [-] people.

The casualties of the little devils were about 500 people, among them a batch of heavy weapons and equipment were destroyed.

The Seventh Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army has three cavalry regiments, one cavalry artillery regiment, and about 2000 auxiliary troops.

But now there are only more than 700 cavalry left, and they have paid more than 400 cavalry casualties.

The three guards have a full staff of 100 people. After successive battles, their current total strength is only 700 people.

The Japanese and puppet troops had 400 casualties and losses, but they did not gain anything, and they did not even take down Qicun.

Of course, comparing the casualties and losses of the Independent 48th Brigade, it seems that the losses of the little devils are less than that of the Jinsui Army.

However, the calculation of the Independent 48th Brigade is the total casualties of the [-]th Brigade mixed with the Independent Army after entering Xin County, and the reinforcements of the Mongolian Army.

For example, the 358st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment was not fully staffed before they faced the troops stationed in Mongolia.

"Before the Independent 48th Brigade fought us, it had already fought successively with the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade, and they themselves suffered casualties."

"And according to what we learned before the battle, their overall strength in the Qicun Town area is not very large, only more than [-] troops."

"But our main force was all dispatched, and we didn't gain anything, but paid such a loss."

"Don't you want me to evacuate Xin County in embarrassment like last time, and return to the northern Shanxi area in disgrace?"

Kenzo Harada looked at the officers of the Japanese puppet army and said in a cold tone.

Of course, his anger has calmed down a lot by now, and the relevant Japanese and puppet troops were also slapped repeatedly by him.

Most of the more than a dozen Japanese and puppet army officers present had red and swollen cheeks, all of them lowered their heads, with panic expressions on their faces.

Especially the officers of the puppet Mongolian army, they know how ruthless the little devil is.

So these officers were afraid that Kenzo Harada would be angry, so he drew out his saber and killed them.

"The next battle, we can't continue to return without success."

"My lords, it's a critical time to fight now, so we must obtain the results of the battle."

"If we can't get the results after a long time, then the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army will jointly fight, and they will bring us unimaginable losses."

"I believe that after this battle, you will learn a lesson, and the next battle will definitely bear fruit."

Kenzo Harada took a deep breath and said in a moderate tone.

He knew that these officers could not be completely intimidated, otherwise they would not be able to display their true strength.

Now he also needs to boost the morale of these Japanese and puppet troops. After all, they still have to play a key role in the next battle.

"Taijun Harada, please rest assured that we will fight aggressively in the next battle and bring heavy losses to the Jinsui Army."

"Our cavalry unit has learned our lesson. As long as we fight again, we will let the Jinsui Army know how powerful we are."

"The Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army in the Xinxian area will be wiped out by us sooner or later, and they won't have any chance of survival."

Lin Yunzhi, the commander of the Seventh Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army, immediately raised his head, and he hastily made a statement.

The other puppet army officers echoed, insisting that the next battle will definitely result in victories.

Hearing the answers of these puppet army officers, Harada Kenzo nodded in satisfaction.

The little devil's four major captains also opened their mouths to say that they will not disappoint Kenzo Harada in the next battle.

At four o'clock in the morning, Harada Kenzo began to issue combat orders.

He began to divide the troops, and the Japanese and puppet troops fought separately with infantry and cavalry.

Kenzo Harada commanded four Japanese brigades, three puppet Mongolian garrison teams, equipped with eight Liao-made field artillery, and quickly advanced towards the hilly area.

These infantry are to be quickly and independently mixed with the fourth brigade troops to join together, so as to hold the hilly area with all their strength.

Lin Yunzhi commanded the main force of the [-]th Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army with more than [-] troops, and they carried out large-scale roundabout operations.

They were going to return to the Tongpu Railway, and then continue to go south along the Tongpu Railway to advance to the Xinkou Town area to start fighting.

Li Yunlong's new regiment is currently building a position here in Xinkou Town, and is constantly attacking the hilly area to the west.

The purpose of Harada Kenzo's deployment is very simple. He wants to gather all the troops and take the lead in dealing with Li Yunlong's new regiment.

In fact, if Lao Li hadn't commanded the new regiment to quickly attack the hills and form an independent fourth brigade, I am afraid that fighting in all villages and towns would be more risky.

The new regiment started operations, and the independent mixed fourth brigade was unable to support the operation, which made the follow-up operations of the Japanese and puppet troops very passive.

After all, just the withdrawal of nineteen artillery pieces from the battlefield weakened the attacking capabilities of the Japanese and puppet troops.

If these artillery continued to provide support, even if Chen Ziyun personally commanded it, it would be difficult to repel the Japanese and puppet troops so quickly.

Harada Kenzo had already received news from Tsuda Mitake, and after knowing that the Eighth Route Army had launched combat operations, he had his own ideas.

He is going to gather troops in the hilly area and focus on attacking the Eighth Route Army.

Then they used the hilly terrain to stick to it, attracting the Jinsui Army to attack, and used the defense to kill and wound the Jinsui Army combatants.

Of course, the Jinsui Army also stood still, and Kenzao Harada was able to deal with the Eighth Route Army with all his strength.

In the following time, the Japanese and puppet troops began to operate.

The puppet Mongolian cavalry unit set off first, and more than 700 cavalry were equipped with eight Liao-made field artillery and some auxiliary personnel.

More than a thousand troops, under the command of division commander Lin Yunzhi, quickly carried out large-scale roundabout operations.

After these cavalry left, the infantry of the Japanese puppet army also began to quickly set off from Yanzhuang Town.

They advanced directly towards the hilly area, preparing to meet up with the independent mixed fourth brigade.

The Japanese and puppet troops marched very fast, but they paid close attention to the situation on the battlefield.

If there are troops attacking them at this time, the Japanese and puppet troops can respond immediately.

After four o'clock, although the fiery red sun did not appear, the sky gradually brightened.

It is now August 26, and the dawn is very early.

The Japanese and puppet troops quickly moved towards the hilly area, while two little devil bombers came over Qicun Town.

Aerial bombs were thrown directly at Qicun Town, and with the sound of explosions, Qicun Town was completely turned into ruins.

After continuous bombing and shelling, there are no complete houses in Qicun Town, and even the ruins of the walls have been destroyed.

After Chu Yunfei and the others got the report, they had expressions of emotion on their faces.

Without Chen Ziyun's suggestion, the Independent 48th Brigade would continue to arrange troops to stick to Qi villages and towns, and the consequences would be disastrous.

However, the Japanese and puppet troops safely moved to the hills with the help of bombing, and directly contacted the independent mixed fourth brigade.

Harada Kenzo and Tsuda Mitake met for the first time, and the First Army Command had an explanation here.

The reinforcements dispatched by the Mongolian Army came to Xin County, and Kenzo Harada could command the operations in a unified manner.

What's more, at this time, the Japanese and puppet troops brought by Harada Kenzo had more than 5000 troops, and the independent mixed fourth brigade had only more than [-] troops.

"Tsuda-kun, I have established contact with the First Army Command, and we have drawn up a complete battle plan."

"The next focus of our operations is to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in the Xinkou Town area of ​​the Tongpu Railway, and then make different operational deployments according to the situation."

"I will deploy three puppet Mongolian army guards to cooperate with you in the battle. I hope you can quickly wipe out this eight-way army."

"At the same time, the Seventh Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army has also started to set off. After they appear in Xinkou Town, you can attack quickly."

"As for the Jinsui Army to the west of the hilly area, I will personally arrange for the troops to defend and ensure that they will not threaten you."

Kenzo Harada brought Tsuda Mitake to the map, and he began to give orders.

The First Army Command already knew about Harada Kenzo's battle plan, and Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi supported it.

And they also made some changes to ensure that these troops can get the results in Xin County.

Of course, as far as the First Army Command is concerned, as long as the Japanese and puppet troops here can contain the Independent 48th Brigade in Xin County, they will be very satisfied.

As for the annihilation of the Independent 48th Brigade, the headquarters of the First Army did not dare to think about it. After all, this force is too strong.

The expression on Tsuda Mitake's face was calm, but he was full of unwillingness in his heart.

Just because of the order, he could only nod in agreement.

The two little devils major generals divided the work, and the Japanese and puppet troops were mobilized again.

Tsuda Meiwu commanded more than 3000 Japanese and puppet troops, and gradually approached the east of the hills.

Eight field cannons, eight Liao-made artillery pieces, and three mountain cannons also began to receive some ammunition supplements.

This time when reinforcements from the Mongolian army came, they also brought some ammunition to the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade.

As for Harada Kenzo, who commanded more than 3000 Japanese troops and hundreds of puppet Mongolian artillery, they immediately deployed defensive positions.

They mainly defended in the west of the hills, thereby pinning down the troops of the Jinsui Army and preventing them from rushing to support the new regiment to fight.

On Tsuda Mitake's side, he also immediately contacted Lin Yunzhi, commander of the Seventh Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army, through the communications unit.

They are about to carry out coordinated operations and fight against Li Yunlong's new regiment with all their strength.

At six o'clock in the morning, a fiery red sun slowly appeared in the east of the sky.

It was at this time that the puppet Mongolian cavalry troops advanced to the Xinkou Town area.

However, these puppet Mongolian cavalry did not attack immediately, but stopped hiding and rested.

After all, this army is also fighting one after another, and it is also conducting large-scale maneuvers, which consumes a lot of physical energy.

The Japanese and puppet troops contacted, and they decided to launch an attack at ten o'clock in the morning.

At seven o'clock, two reconnaissance planes arrived here in Xin County.

They began to conduct reconnaissance, trying to lock the specific location of the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army.

At this time in Xinkou Town, the regiment headquarters of the new regiment is here.

Li Yunlong stood in front of the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After the battle in the Pingdingshan area, the overall strength of the new regiment has not retreated but increased, especially in terms of weapons and equipment, it has been strengthened again.

The local armed forces that originally assumed the task of supplying troops also began to be selected by Li Yunlong to quickly add suitable soldiers to the army.

Now the new regiment has undergone a certain scale of reorganization. The regiment headquarters has artillery companies, machine gun companies, cavalry companies and other units directly under it.

The troops directly under the regiment headquarters have six heavy machine guns, four 82MM mortars, three infantry guns, two mountain guns, and more than 100 cavalry troops.

The three infantry battalions are directly under the machine gun company, and each machine gun company is equipped with four heavy machine guns.

And each of their infantry companies has nine grenadiers and nine light machine guns.

Because Zhang Dabiao's first battalion is the main battalion, they have three infantry companies under them, and each company has an extra 60MM mortar.

Li Yunlong concentrated the main artillery to the regiment headquarters, so that the artillery could concentrate fire to provide artillery support for the infantry.

"Old Zhao, what's the matter, you're frowning."

"Don't worry, there are more than 2000 little devils in the hills, we will eat them little by little."

"I heard no, the Jinsui army won the battle at Qicun Town, and the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops in the north of Shanxi were directly repelled by them."

"Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are still capable. We will definitely achieve results in this battle."

At this time Li Yunlong was thinking about the attack plan, but after seeing Zhao Gang coming over, he said with a smile.

After several performances by Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong's attitude towards him has changed a lot.

"Commander, it's not our business, this is a telegram just sent by the brigade."

"The little devils over there in Hebei Province formed a reinforcement force, and they are advancing westward along the Zhengtai Railway."

"The fraternal troops in Hebei Province fought against them one after another and suffered heavy casualties."

"In addition, here on the Zhengtai Railway in Jin Province, there is an elite army of little devils, and they have launched combat operations one after another."

"In our brigade alone, dozens of artillerymen were killed, and many cadres were beaten coldly."

"The Zhengtai Railway operation has been contained, and the casualties of various ministries are not small."

Zhao Gang took a telegram and handed it directly to Li Yunlong.

Of course, he also knew that Li Yunlong was illiterate, so he took the initiative to say the content of the message.

Li Yunlong didn't read the telegram, but looked at the map with a solemn expression on his face.

At this time, the Japanese Front Army in Hebei Province mobilized the 110th Division directly under the Central Government, which was attached to the directly subordinate heavy weapons unit to fight.

This multi-arms formation can be said to be invincible in Hebei Province, causing certain casualties in the troops fighting in Hebei Province.

Moreover, this army is about to directly enter Jin Province to fight through the railway.

At the same time, here in Jin Province, the Yamamoto Special Forces took the initiative to attack one after another.

They carried out sneak attacks on the Eighth Route Artillery Unit, and at the same time kept firing cold shots, resulting in casualties of some cadres.

Such operations have reduced the strength of the attacking troops of the 129th Division.

Here at the Zhengtai Railway, the battle is gradually becoming unfavorable.

(End of this chapter)