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

Chapter 216 Three Clouds in Xin County (for Subscription)

"What, what did you say, the main force of the Independent 48th Brigade was encircled in Xin County?"

"How is this possible? Didn't they have achieved great results in Xin County, why were they suddenly surrounded again?"

"What's going on, contact Chu Yunfei immediately and ask them about the situation in detail."

"The 48th Independent Brigade must not have any accidents, otherwise everything we have done before will be meaningless."

"If they are really wiped out, there is no way for us to explain to Officer Yan."

The combat situation in Xin County began to be communicated, and Zhao Yinfu, commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army, was dumbfounded after receiving the report.

Before, he had also received a report on the relatively large results achieved by the Independent 48th Brigade, but within two or three days, he received such a report.

Zhao Yinfu's face was serious. He knew that if this army was completely annihilated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"The supplementary regiment was defeated, and the independent 48th Brigade Reserve 11th Regiment and other troops were forced to transfer to the city for defense."

"The Japanese and puppet troops were supplemented with supplies and began to launch a full-scale counterattack. They captured many villages and towns one after another."

"Boss, judging from the current situation, the 48th Independent Brigade is at stake."

"Although the number of Japanese and puppet troops is small, these are tens of thousands of troops who survived. They must be elite."

"And the Eighth Route Army, which was originally in Xin County, has now moved towards Yuanping City."

The Chief of Staff of the Seventh Army made a detailed report based on the situation he had.

When Zhao Yinfu heard such news, he immediately slumped on the chair.

In his opinion, facing such a blow, the Independent 48th Brigade might really be wiped out.

"Quick, prepare the vehicle. I will go to the officer's department immediately and meet with Officer Yan to report." Zhao Yinfu said in a panic.

Zhao Yinfu, commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army of the Jinsui Army, was very flustered when he was reported.

The Independent 48th Brigade is directly under his command, and this unit is the ace elite of the Jinsui Army that Yan Laoxi has focused on building.

If they suffered a devastating blow, Zhao Yinfu would definitely be held accountable.

At this time, at the headquarters of the First Army, Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi stood in front of the map.

During this period of time, they focused on commanding troops to fight on the Zhengtai Railway, encircling and annihilating the 129th Division.

However, in the confrontation with Mr. Liu, the little devil did not achieve much results.

The main force that originally appeared on the Zhengtai Railway disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Instead, the Japanese troops were constantly being attacked by various tactics, and they were a little tired of coping.

Guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare, ambush warfare and other tactics.

The little devil is passively beaten every day, and the tactics of each beating are not repetitive.

As for capturing the main force of the 129th Division for flanking and annihilating, it now seems to be a complete joke.

The Headquarters of the First Army is still unwilling to give up, and continues to launch sweeping operations, trying to force the 129th Division to show up.

As the news of the battle in Xin County came over, Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi finally smiled.

Tsuda Mitake did violate the combat order, but they didn't care at all.

As long as you can win the battle, then this little mistake is nothing.

"Your Excellency, Commander, judging from the current situation, although the Jinsui Army and other troops have brought us heavy losses, they themselves have completely lost their combat effectiveness."

"On the contrary, our remaining troops in Xin County are all elite veterans. After they are supplemented with combat supplies, their overall strength is fully displayed."

"One regiment of the Independent 48th Brigade was directly repelled, and the other regiment was besieged in Xinxian County."

"I firmly believe that this time, the head of the Tsuda Mitake Brigade will be able to completely solve the independent 48th Brigade!"

Kusuyama Hideyoshi pointed to the map for analysis, and said with a confident expression on his face.

"Yaoxi, what you said is very reasonable."

"In any battle, one will ebb and flow. The Jinsui Army is indeed very powerful."

"But it is difficult for other Jinsui armies to have such combat effectiveness. If they continue to fight, they will naturally consume a lot."

"Tsuda-kun was able to decisively seize the opportunity and bring such a blow to them, which deserves to be commended."

"Give power to Tsuda Mitake in the name of the military command, and reward him. I hope he will continue to work hard and achieve amazing results!"

"If I can completely annihilate the Independent 48th Brigade, I will definitely give credit to him personally."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said expectantly.

At this time, the First Army Command believed that even if it could not completely annihilate the Independent 48th Brigade in this operation, then this unit would be completely incapacitated.

Yoshio Shinozuka and Hideyoshi Kusuyama naturally looked forward to such a result.

So they immediately generated electricity, hoping that Mitake Tsuda could hand over a report card that satisfied them as soon as possible.

In the area south of the Zhengtai Railway, the 129th Division and other troops that originally launched the sabotage operation have begun to transfer one after another.

In this large-scale sabotage operation, the various ministries of the Eight Routes dispatched more troops.

But they still have big problems in many aspects.

For example, weapons and equipment, ammunition supplies, combat supplies, etc., they are very short.

There is no problem with the number of troops participating in the war, but with their current conditions, it is difficult to maintain long-term combat.

Therefore, the Eighth Route General Headquarters has drawn up detailed combat arrangements here, and they intend to carry out the operations step by step.

Up to now, the 129th Division has drawn up a plan, and each unit will gradually jump out of the Japanese army's north-south attack and move towards different areas.

They are going to rest for a while, and then continue to fight.

Of course, in order to deal with the little devil troops, some troops continued to conduct diversion operations.

"Master, don't worry, I will do my best to ensure the safety of the main force of the division and hold back these little devil troops."

Here at the division headquarters, Brigadier Chen received the combat order, and he immediately saluted and said.

After deploying the relevant combat plan, Commander Liu brought Brigadier Chen to the map.

Looking at the deployment of the two sides marked on the map, as well as the results obtained by each department, Master Liu smiled.

In this battle, the 129th Division not only completed the pre-war combat deployment arrangements, but also exceeded the mission.

The Jin Province section of the Zhengtai Railway was completely devastated, and it would take a certain amount of time for the little devil to repair it.

"You've heard about the situation in Xin County, right? Li Yunlong's new regiment was forced to move to Yuanping City, and the Independent 48th Brigade was defeated one after another."

"Until now, the Independent 48th Brigade has almost been defeated. One part has been surrounded here in the county, and it is almost in danger of being completely annihilated."

"The general headquarters sent a telegram to inquire specifically, wanting us to deploy troops to help the past quickly."

"The Independent 48th Brigade has extended a helping hand to us several times. In the opinion of the General Headquarters, we must reciprocate."

Master Liu pointed to the location of Xin County on the map, looked at Brigadier Chen beside him, and said directly.

They also received relevant notifications, and even received instructions from the headquarters.

However, Mr. Liu had read the relevant documents in detail, and he did not deploy rashly.

"Master, it's not easy to pick out Sanyun who fought in Xin County."

"I believe that they were hit, but if they continue to lose battles, those who were beaten will almost be completely wiped out. I don't believe it."

"I see, the battle over there, maybe they have some idea, they must be setting a trap for the little devil."

"I know Li Yunlong very well. In the battle of Cangyunling, the Xinyi Regiment had a few light and heavy machine guns, so he dared to go head-to-head with Bantian United."

"Now the new regiment has a battalion with twenty or thirty light and heavy machine guns. Will Li Yunlong retreat without fighting?"

"You are looking at how many times Chen Ziyun commanded battles, which one was not an annihilation battle."

"It is said that Li Yunlong is bold and bold, but I think Chen Ziyun is even more unscrupulous. If he is given an army, he would dare to encircle and wipe out a division of the little devil."

Brigadier Chen pondered for a while, and then he spoke directly.

The three clouds he mentioned were naturally Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, and Chen Ziyun.

"You and I wanted to go together. I think they want to fight a war of annihilation."

"The thousands of puppet troops in Xin County are their target."

"The Japanese and puppet troops stick to the hilly area and have the advantage of the terrain. If they attack by force, even if they win the battle, they will cause too many casualties."

"And to lure them out, that's a completely different story."

"Chu Yunfei has a big picture. Before, the 358th Regiment had 5000 troops, but they had no generals."

"After Chen Ziyun appeared, Chu Yunfei became like a tiger with wings added!"

"Up to now, he has completely let go of his hands and feet. The independent 48th brigade will definitely be the ace elite of the second theater in the future."

Master Liu nodded and said in full agreement.

You must know that Master Liu has titles such as "Dragon's Down to Earth" and "Military God".

Fighting here in Xin County, he could see what Chu Yunfei, Li Yunlong, and Chen Ziyun were planning at a glance!
"Master, then, on our side, do we want to transfer troops there according to the instructions of the headquarters?" Brigadier Chen asked directly.

"Drop the Kong Jiexin Second Regiment to support the past, tell Kong Jie, and let them support the past with a big swagger."

"Of course they have to be careful not to be encircled and attacked by the Japanese army on the road."

Mr. Liu glanced at the map and made arrangements directly.

Letting the New Second Regiment rush to the rescue was completely confusing the Japanese army, making the little devils think that the Jinsui Army and other troops in Xinxian County were indeed about to be annihilated.

At twelve noon, Kong Jiexin's Second Regiment was ordered to quickly advance towards Xin County.

It was at this time that the troops commanded by Tsuda Mitake had continued to attack.

The Japanese and puppet troops launched a fierce attack on all sides at the same time, and artillery shelled one after another to support them.

The entire county was filled with gunpowder in an instant, and bullets and shells shuttled back and forth.

At this time, Chu Yunfei was personally commanding the troops to fight, and the four infantry battalions were defending with all their strength.

Eight mountain guns, ten 82MM mortars, and two 75MM mortars bombarded the Japanese and puppet troops.

The county seat here has undergone repeated battles. The city walls have collapsed in large areas, and the city gates have also been destroyed.

Although it was reinforced in the later stage, it is naturally not as strong as before in the face of the little devil's artillery attack.

Especially the Japanese army has a 100MM howitzer, which is a big killer!
The Japanese and puppet troops began to attack at eleven o'clock in the morning, and continued to attack for seven hours until six o'clock in the afternoon.

The Fourth Battalion of the Little Devils Field Infantry took the lead in breaking through. They broke into the city from the south to fight.

Chu Yunfei quickly dispatched troops to blockade, preventing the little devil's troops from advancing towards the city.

It was at this time that Chu Yunfei immediately ordered Chief of Staff Lin Zhiqiang to contact Fang Ligong.

Fang Ligong is currently in the area east of the county seat, taking in the supplementary regiment.

More than 1000 troops were accommodated together and quickly rested.

Chu Yunfei also knew about their situation, so he never contacted them to join the war.

But now that the little devils have already entered the city, Chu Yunfei can only arrange for a supplementary team to rush to help and join the battle.

"Sensei, I don't understand why the 358th regiment is still doing nothing at this point."

"What's the plan of the brigade? Is it going to use up the 11th regiment and the supplementary regiment to complete the 358th regiment?"

"Sensei, we can't make wedding dresses for others in a daze."

Qian Bojun came to Fang Ligong immediately, and he said with a serious expression on his face.

"The brigade ordered that the supplementary regiment quickly advance to the county seat and cooperate with the troops in the city to defend."

Fang Ligong didn't explain much, but directly issued a combat order.

After the two battalion commanders of the eighth and ninth battalions of the supplementary regiment received orders, they began to gather troops.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui had no choice but to follow the troops.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the two battalions of the supplementary regiment supported the battle on the periphery, which relieved the pressure on the defense of the troops in the city.

That is, at this time, south of the hilly area, there is a small village here.

In the regiment headquarters of the 358th regiment, Chen Ziyun stood in front of the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

At this time, the overall strength of the 358 regiment was very strong, except for its own four infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, and one cavalry battalion.

The guard company directly under the brigade headquarters and the field artillery battalion were also transferred to Chen Ziyun for command.

Their total strength is more than 4000 people, and there are 22 mountain cannons and wild cannons alone!

"Tuan Zuo, the Japanese and puppet troops have already invaded the city, and the brigade headquarters is in danger at any time."

"If we continue to stand still, the brigade seat may be hurt."

"I'm going to be bold, please issue the combat order immediately!"

Several battalion commanders came to the regiment headquarters at this time. They looked at Chen Ziyun and saluted.

The 358 regiment has two battalions, three battalions, four battalions, and seven battalions.

The battalion commanders of these four infantry battalions are all direct descendants of Chu Yunfei.

Of course, Chu Yu, the commander of the Seventh Battalion, was also promoted by Chen Ziyun.

So although Chu Yu also came to the regiment headquarters this time, he didn't take the initiative to speak.

Li Yang, commander of the Artillery Battalion, Liang Guoping, commander of the Field Artillery Battalion, and Zhang Wu, commander of the Cavalry Battalion, were also here.

Sun Ming, the company commander of the guard company, and the three battalion commanders of the infantry battalion hoped that Chen Ziyun would issue an immediate combat order.

Standing in front of the map, Chen Ziyun turned his head and glanced at the officers.

"If I don't issue combat orders, are you planning to let me step down, or are you planning to coerce me into commanding the 358 regiment?"

Looking at these officers, Chen Ziyun had a calm expression on his face, and he asked directly.

Some messengers and messengers in the regiment headquarters who had followed Chen Ziyun for a long time had already begun to touch their guns.

They could be regarded as Chen Ziyun's confidantes, and they must protect Chen Ziyun's safety.

(End of this chapter)