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

Chapter 219 Breakthrough in the Center Divides into Two

At 48 o'clock in the afternoon on September [-]th, the units of the Independent [-]th Brigade completed their assembly in Xinxian County.

Chu Yunfei's brigade headquarters was established directly in Xinkou Town, north of the county seat. The brigade headquarters was directly under the communication company, and the supply company and other troops came to the vicinity of Xinkou Town one after another.

The main force of the Zhangwu Cavalry Battalion was deployed near Xinkou Town, serving as the brigade guard, while one part continued to advance to the north of the Hutuo River to guard the original Pingcheng.

The 358 regiment, the 11th reserve regiment, the supplementary regiment, the guard company directly under the brigade headquarters, and the field artillery battalion were deployed near the county seat.

These troops are to undertake the annihilation operations against the third and fourth battalions of the Japanese army in the county.

Chen Ziyun, the infantry commander and concurrently the head of the 358 regiment, took it for granted that he commanded all the units on the front line to fight.

After Chen Ziyun came here in the county seat, he learned in detail about the 11th Reserve Regiment and the casualties of the Supplementary Regiment.

The two field brigades of the little devils continued to attack and fight, and now they only have more than 600 combat troops left.

However, the 11th Reserve Regiment and the Supplementary Regiment, which had more than 4000 troops in the defensive operations against them, also suffered hundreds of casualties.

If Chu Yunfei hadn't been in command all the time before, I'm afraid the morale of these two regiments would be greatly affected, and they might all be defeated.

"This little devil is very powerful in fighting, and his fighting will is very tenacious. Even if he is fighting alone, he will never give up fighting."

"Even some seriously injured Japanese soldiers did not hesitate to detonate grenades in an attempt to die with our soldiers."

"They cooperate tacitly as a whole, and their individual skills and tactics are very strong. They can definitely be regarded as the elite of the Japanese army!"

"Now they are holding on to the broken walls and ruins south of the county seat. We have attacked several times, but we have not achieved any results."

"The artillery unit has launched shelling, but the effect is not very great. Up to now, they have formed a relatively complete line of defense."

"Regimental Commander Chen, the brigade headquarters tried to concentrate fire and start shelling, but the effect was not very good."

On the outskirts of the county seat, Chen Ziyun immediately established a regiment headquarters.

Wu Ziqiang, Qian Bojun and other military officers came one after another.

At the same time, Chu Yunfei also left Lin Zhiqiang, the chief of staff of the brigade, and it was Lin Zhiqiang who was currently reporting.

Among the Japanese troops, the most able to fight is naturally the permanent division.

Those with weak combat effectiveness are naturally independent mixed brigades.

After the outbreak of full-scale combat, the seven three-regiment field divisions organized by the Japanese army also had strong combat capabilities.

These seven field divisions can be said to be independent.

The 26th Division is affiliated to the Garrison Mongolian Army and is the only division under the Garrison Mongolian Army.

They have been stationed in northern Shanxi for a long time and participated in sweeping operations again and again.

The third and fourth brigades in the field were drawn from the 26th division, and their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the independent mixed brigade.

After coming here in Jin Province, they showed a very strong fighting level.

Before the 11th regiment was prepared, the supplementary regiment was combined, and with the cooperation of the peripheral field artillery battalion, their attacks could be blocked.

Now that this group of little devils stick to their positions, they are simply a tough bone.

Chu Yunfei assembled all the independent 48th Brigade to deal with them, which is enough to prove the strength of these Japanese troops.

Speaking of which, the little devil's Sakata United team is also very strong, but it was much easier to beat the Sakata United team back then.

After all, the Sakata Alliance continued to fight against the Eighth Route Army, and they suffered considerable losses.

Moreover, Chen Ziyun killed their regiment headquarters, which caused a great loss to their morale.

In the end, it brought them heavy losses, but also used defensive operations, causing them to pay more losses, and then they were divided and wiped out.

Now the more than 1000 little devils in the city do not have artillery support, but they stick to their positions and fight together.

It is not easy to eat them.

How difficult it is to fight the little devil who is sticking to the defense with all his strength, the beautiful country's troops have a say in this point.

Armed to the teeth, possessing absolute superiority in weapons and equipment, and the combat ammunition counted in tons, the beautiful national army suffered a lot in this regard.

Chen Ziyun, who has been a man for two lifetimes, naturally knows this.

For this battle, he was very cautious. After all, if he was a little surprised, even if he could eat this little devil, he would lose his teeth.

Even if the Independent 48th Brigade now has an absolute advantage, Chen Ziyun dare not be careless.

After all, there are too many overturned battles like this.

Battle of Songshan, Battle of Guanjianao...

"Although we have a lot of artillery now, we think that artillery can solve everything. We can't have such an idea."

"The little devils have taken so many towns, can they be fools?"

"If they are fools, can they achieve the current results?"

"The Japanese army didn't expect our artillery to be powerful a few times ago, so they will suffer."

"But as long as they learn their lesson, our artillery will not be able to easily deal with them. All we can do is assist the infantry in combat."

"Thinking that you can conquer the whole world with artillery, that is simply harming yourself and others!"

"In any battle, the artillery can only assist, and the real solution to the battle is to rely on the infantry."

"That's why I keep emphasizing that the technical and tactical level of infantry must be improved."

"The little devil attaches great importance to us. If we don't have the corresponding level, we will suffer a lot sooner or later."

Chen Ziyun looked towards the officers present, and said with a serious expression on his face.

The Independent 48th Brigade currently has a lot of artillery, and there are two artillery battalions alone.

And in battle after battle, the artillery unit played an important role.

This made many officers and even many soldiers feel that as long as there is artillery, they can easily win.

Artillery is important, but they cannot solve everything.

In particular, the Japanese army has raised its vigilance. With the current artillery strength of the Independent 48th Brigade, it is difficult to bring them a fatal blow.

Of course, this artillery strength is comprehensive in all aspects.

Artillery combat capability, artillery performance, ammunition quantity, etc.

"Yes, Commander Chen." The officers nodded in agreement.

Chen Ziyun didn't continue to talk too much, after all, the Independent 48th Brigade had just undergone a large-scale supplement.

After this battle is over, he will definitely propose to Chu Yunfei to strengthen the training of the whole brigade.

In the following time, Chen Ziyun focused on discussing attack tactics with the officers.

The little devils in the county must be dealt with, otherwise it would be fatal to let them stay here.

The system required Chen Ziyun to hold on to the county seat until September [-]th. If the Japanese army launched a counterattack and caused the county seat to fall, it would be a waste of money.

Taking into account the current situation of the various ministries, Chen Ziyun intends to use infantry and artillery coordinated operations to make a breakthrough.

He wants to tear open a gap, cut the little devils, prevent them from fighting together, and weaken their defense capabilities.

At 03:30 in the afternoon, Chen Ziyun issued a combat order.

The 11th reserve regiment is responsible for operations on the east side, and the supplementary regiment is responsible for operations on the west side.

These two regiments carried out multi-faceted harassment operations against the Japanese troops in front of them, trying to contain the Japanese troops as much as possible.

The 358 regiment is attached to the guard company and other troops, and it is to make a breakthrough in the center, trying to divide the little devil into two!
At this time, in the area south of Xinxian County, the third and fourth battalions of the Japanese field infantry had already prepared a comprehensive defense.

Especially after Mitake Tsuda proposed the central blooming tactic, the two major captains agreed with it very much.

In their view, such a tactic is the best way to completely solve the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army in Xin County.

"As long as we stick to our current position and wait for reinforcements to arrive, we can easily deal with them."

"The Jinsui Army does have an artillery advantage, but we disperse our defenses, and their artillery cannot completely solve us."

"Even if they start covering shelling, the anti-bombing holes we built can offset their shelling."

"The Jinsui Army has seized a certain number of our artillery, and they won't have too many shells."

"As long as we continue to hold on tenaciously, they will be defeated in the end."

"Tightly protect all the gas bombs. The Jinsui army has gas masks, and the gas bombs will not pose a threat to them."

"However, these gas bombs can play an important role in dealing with the Eighth Route Army in the future."

The two major captains continued to boost their morale. Although they were trapped in a siege, their morale was very high.

And they firmly believe that as long as they hold their ground, victory will belong to them.

Of course, these little devils didn't know that Chen Ziyun was already personally directing the battle at this time.

Speaking of other aspects, Chen Ziyun may have shortcomings.

But Chen Ziyun has a lot of experience in commanding infantry and artillery joint operations.

In particular, the system gave him various command skills, which Chen Ziyun could quickly comprehend after actual combat.

Now Chen Ziyun is getting smarter and better at fighting!

By four o'clock, the various ministries arrived at the designated positions.

The 358 regiment, the field artillery battalion, and the guard company were commanded by Chen Ziyun himself.

At 11:[-], the [-]th Reserve Regiment and the Supplementary Regiment took the lead in attacking operations.

Under the command of Wu Ziqiang, the acting head of the 11th Reserve Regiment, they attacked the third field brigade on the east side.

The fifth battalion, the sixth battalion, and the first battalion launched attacks from the north, south, and west, respectively, with the cooperation of a company of four Jin orogenic cannons.

The supplementary regiment fought under the command of regiment leader Qian Bojun, regiment attache Zhang Fugui, and brigade chief of staff Lin Zhiqiang.

They attacked the fourth field battalion on the west side, and the eighth, ninth, and tenth battalions attacked from the north, south, and east.

The Second Artillery Company and the Mortar Company provide artillery support.

After the two regiments launched their offensive operations, the two brigades of the Little Devils were attacked from three sides at the same time.

The two major captains immediately commanded the troops to launch an active defense, and they focused on defending the attacked position.

As for the central junction of the two brigades, the defensive force has obviously weakened.

Especially as the battle continued, at 04:30, the Liang Guoping and Zhou Wenbo artillery battalions launched shelling.

The little devil continued to mobilize the joint defense troops to strengthen other defenses to prevent the position from being breached.

It was at this time that Chen Ziyun personally commanded the troops to launch an attack.

Sun Ming's guard company took the lead, and four infantry platoons and one machine gun platoon quickly advanced to attack.

The guard company has relatively strong combat capabilities. They are all elite officers and soldiers with rich combat experience.

After they started fighting with the little devil, they kept shooting at each other, and both sides suffered losses.

But the soldiers of the guard company can rely on various bunkers to alternately cover each other and advance.

There are four infantry platoons, but there are a certain number of light machine guns, grenades, and submachine guns.

These firepower are enough to suppress the little devil's troops.

What's more, behind them, there are two heavy machine guns and two mortars, which continue to provide them with fire cover.

At five o'clock, Chen Ziyun personally commanded the field artillery battalion, and the artillery battalion started shelling.

The second battalion, third battalion, and fourth battalion troops were all thrown into the battlefield.

Twelve field guns and twelve mountain guns fired grenades one after another.

The six Bofors mountain guns fired armor-piercing shells to clear the Japanese firepower points.

The three infantry battalions quickly moved forward, while the guard company, which was the first to enter the battle, accelerated its advance under the cover of artillery.

After more than ten minutes, some submachine gunners of the guard company had already started to fight the little devil at close range.

The little devil rifleman wanted to start a hand-to-hand battle, but the Jinzao submachine gun fired dense bullets and directly smashed them into a sieve.

The guard company was the first unit trained by Chen Ziyun, and they had strong individual skills and tactics.

And in terms of infantry cooperation, they are also very tacit.

Of course, the most important point is that the little devil only has more than 200 people to defend at the junction.

These 200 little devils are no match for the 358 regiment.

The battle continued, and at 05:30, Chen Ziyun joined the reconnaissance platoon.

Monk Wei commanded the troops to attack quickly, and they began to look for the Japanese commanding agency to carry out combat strikes.

For a while, in the area south of the county seat, fierce gunfire continued to ring out.

The battle continued, and the two major captains were reported one after another.

They communicated on the phone for the first time and made a direct judgment.

"They wanted to break through the center and cut off the link between our two teams."

"We must ensure the defense of the junction here, otherwise we may be severely damaged if we are cut off."

After the two major captains communicated, they each dispatched 100 troops to quickly rush to the junction to help.

But for this point, Chen Ziyun was well prepared.

The troops of the third and fourth battalions were quickly deployed towards the defense on both sides, specifically to fight the reinforcements supporting the two sides.

The guard company and the second battalion broke through all the way, annihilating the little devil troops in the junction.

Of course, for these two troops, most of the time, the guard company is fighting, and the second battalion is just stationed in the captured position.

At the same time, their machine gun companies will also provide fire cover for the guard companies.

Time passed bit by bit, the sky gradually became dark, and the battle south of the county seat was not over yet.

The sound of guns and guns continued, and bursts of fire flickered.

As the flares lifted off, the county town began to brighten up.

At this time, both Chu Yunfei in the north of the county seat and the Iron Triangle in the south of the county seat are paying close attention to the combat situation here.

For them, whether Chen Ziyun's command troops can make progress is the key to combat.

If Chen Ziyun had no way to deal with the Japanese troops, then they would most likely end in failure in Xin County.

Of course, the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, and even the Commander's Department of the Second War Zone, were also learning about the combat situation in Xin County.

(End of this chapter)