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

Chapter 228 The Battle in Xin County Ends
The 358 regiment immediately started combat operations under the command of regiment leader Chen Ziyun, and the battalions quickly executed orders to directly attack the Japanese and puppet troops.

With constant gunshots and rumbling artillery, the Japanese and puppet troops began to be hit hard from the west.

Six Bofors mountain guns rushed to the designated area, loaded armor-piercing shells immediately, and shelled the Japanese armored vehicles.

The two infantry battalions opened up the skirmish line and advanced quickly, all kinds of weapons were fully fired, and dense bullets and shells were fired one after another.

After the 358 regiment joined the battle, the situation on the battlefield changed instantly.

The Japanese and puppet troops were beaten into a panic, and their casualties continued to increase.

Originally, they could still gradually move north while suppressing the Eighth Route Army.

However, after Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to launch an attack, the Japanese and puppet troops were forced to stay where they were and start defensive operations.

Fierce battles continued, and time passed bit by bit.

At around 04:30 in the morning, eight armored vehicles of the Japanese army were destroyed one after another.

After losing the cover of armored vehicles, the Japanese and puppet troops became more passive in combat.

In Tsuda Meitake's headquarters, the staff picked up the microphone and kept in touch with various ministries.

However, as they continued to fight, their telephone lines were destroyed, and their connections with various ministries were gradually cut off.

Although a messenger was dispatched quickly, but these messengers never came back.

Up to now, the four infantry battalions and one artillery battalion of the 358th regiment are fully engaged in combat.

The Eighth Route New First Regiment, New Second Regiment, and Independent Regiment also attacked from different directions.

Faced with such a blow, the Japanese and puppet troops were obviously overwhelmed.

Its combat force is now only more than a thousand people, even if the artillery unit is counted, there are not many troops.

In particular, they are constantly facing the impact of the troops, and may be completely annihilated at any time.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, according to the current situation, we can't break out at all."

"We have suffered a lot of casualties, and the ministries have gradually lost contact. Now it is very difficult for us to block their attacks."

"At present, the only thing we can do is to stand still and wait for support from the military headquarters."

"However, the team at the army headquarters may not be able to mobilize many troops to come over..."

"So... so we can only choose to die with them."

"We can contact the aviation unit and request the aviation unit to dispatch quickly to carry out carpet bombing on our place."

Several staff officers came to Tsuda Mitake, and they said with serious expressions on their faces.

At present, there are four regiments attacking them, and there are two regiments near them that can join the battle at any time.

Under such circumstances, it was completely wishful thinking for the Japanese and puppet troops to break out of the encirclement.

The staff members analyzed various possibilities, and finally they chose a method that could bring a devastating blow to the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army.

That is to contact the aviation unit and let them carry out carpet bombing here.

At this time, the troops of the two sides fought together, as long as the air force bombed, they would definitely be able to obtain results.

When Tsuda Mitake heard this suggestion, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

He looked towards the staff officer and frowned tightly.

Even if Tsuda Mitake knew that he had lost such a battle, it was almost impossible to save his life.

But he also didn't want to be killed by his own aviation, and he wouldn't even leave a complete body.

Tsuda Mitake stood in front of the map, yet to make a decision.

The staff members didn't dare to say anything, they could only stand aside, waiting for Mitake Tsuda's decision.

But at this time, the reconnaissance platoon of the 358th Regiment, under the command of Monk Wei, had already arrived near the Japanese army headquarters.

Under the command of Monk Wei, the reconnaissance platoon immediately launched an attack operation.

Czech-style semi-automatic rifles, Czech-style light machine guns, 60MM mortars, and Mauser sniper rifles fired one after another.

The bullets and artillery shells were precisely aimed at the little devils' troops, and dozens of little devils who were in charge of the security of the headquarters were eliminated one after another.

Mitake Tsuda picked up the Nanbu pistol in a panic, with a serious expression on his face.

All the personnel in the headquarters quickly armed themselves. They were holding rifles and other weapons and wanted to shoot.

However, a series of bullets were fired one after another, and many little devils were instantly smashed into sieves by the light machine gun bullets.

Seeing many people die in front of him, Mitake Tsuda didn't have any worries anymore.

He hastily issued an order for the air force to dispatch immediately to carry out carpet bombing.

However, just after his order was issued, grenades fell on the ground one after another.

With the sound of the explosion, the only communication soldiers were killed and injured one after another.

Even Tsuda Mitake fell directly into a pool of blood, his face was full of pain, and his mouth also let out a wail.

The Sanmin Assaulters rushed over with Jin-made submachine guns, seeing that there were still people alive, they pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The dense bullets hit, and several blood holes appeared on Tsuda Mitake's body one after another.

At 27:[-] a.m. on September [-], Major General Mitake Tsuda, head of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, was shot dead.

At this time, the situation on the battlefield near Douluo Town was completely one-sided.

Although the Japanese and puppet troops still wanted to hold on tenaciously, they were completely unable to fight back in the face of attacks from various ministries.

However, it is worth mentioning that the Little Devil Artillery Unit fully implemented Tsuda Mitake's order.

At the same time as their position was attacked, the artillerymen quickly blew up the artillery one by one.

After several battles, these Japanese artillerymen understood that if these artillery pieces were captured by the Jinsui Army, the strength of the Jinsui Army's artillery would continue to increase.

The battle between the two sides ebbs and flows, and the artillery of the Jinsui Army will develop into a situation that cannot be dealt with in the future.

So now as long as the artillery is threatened, their first reaction is to blow up the artillery quickly.

At 48:[-], the Brigade Headquarters of the Independent [-]th Brigade issued a combat order here.

11 regiments were prepared, and one of the supplementary regiments was dispatched to the battlefield to participate in the battle.

Chen Ziyun, who was commanding operations on the front line, was also transferred back to the brigade headquarters.

Chu Yunfei wanted to discuss with Chen Ziyun about the deployment of the independent 48th brigade after the Japanese and puppet troops were resolved.

The sky gradually became brighter, and after seven o'clock in the morning, the fiery red sun was already hanging high in the sky.

The Japanese and puppet troops now have less than 800 combat troops, and they are still fighting tenaciously.

However, the attacking ministries have withdrawn from the battlefield one after another, but are scattered nearby, using machine guns and other firepower to shoot and kill them.

The Japanese and puppet troops wanted to make a final struggle, thus causing casualties to the attacking troops.

And the attacking troops are not stupid, they know that if they continue to fight, there may be casualties.

What's more, the little devils still have the advantage of aviation, so they voluntarily gave up attacking.

These troops dispersed nearby, using machine guns and artillery to attack the Japanese and puppet troops, killing and wounding them continuously.

At eight o'clock, the Little Devils Air Force arrived on the battlefield.

They had obviously received an order, and when they came to the sky above the battlefield, bombers dropped bombs directly from the air.

Aerial bombs fell on the ground one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

The Japanese and puppet troops were not spared either, and were also bombed, and they paid casualties.

The Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army scattered in different areas also suffered casualties because of this bombing.

But after the bombing ended, the various ministries quickly launched a fierce attack, which caught the Japanese and puppet troops by surprise.

At ten o'clock in the morning on September [-], the Japanese and puppet troops began to be completely wiped out.

Fang Ligong, Chief of Staff of the Independent 48th Brigade, and Lin Zhiqiang, Chief of Staff, immediately began to communicate with the Eighth Route Army.

Ding Wei, head of the new second regiment, and Zhao Gang, the official member of the new first regiment, came forward to discuss with them.

After repeated negotiations, the two parties determined the distribution of the spoils.

Eight destroyed armored vehicles, as well as trophies such as partially destroyed artillery, belonged to the Independent 48th Brigade.

The rest of the spoils belonged to the Xinyi Regiment and other troops.

Immediately afterwards, the troops of both sides began to clean up the battlefield.

At the same time, Chu Yunfei, Li Yunlong and other officers and cadres contacted their superiors one after another to report the situation of their troops.

Harada Kenzo, Major General of the 26th Infantry Regiment under the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, and Mitake Tsuda, Major General of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army.

The bodies of the two little devil major generals were transported directly to the headquarters of the Seventh Army.

Fang Ligong took their sabers, guns and other belongings, and went to the general headquarters of the group army, the commander's department of the theater, and the deputy commander's department successively.

Of course, the necessary ocean gold bars should be carried as well.

As the saying goes, the king of hell is easy to see, but the little ghost is hard to deal with.

People around Yan Laoxi and Zhao Yinfu, the chief executives, must be taken care of.

And the logistics department here also wants to give some benefits.

Otherwise, even if there is Yan Laoxi's approval, the other party will inevitably stumble him.

For example, Yan Laoxi approved one hundred Jin-made sheller guns, but the logistics side did not dare to violate it, so they still gave one hundred Jin-made sheller guns.

However, there are good and bad Jin-made shell guns, some pass the quality standard and some not pass the quality standard, some are new and some are old.

For the same one hundred Jin-made shell guns, the quality obtained is completely different with or without money.

All aspects of this have to be taken care of.

As the Chief of Staff of the Independent 48th Brigade, Fang Ligong is capable, and he is also an absolute expert in the world of people!
"Xin County can't stay any longer. We have won battles here one after another, and wiped out more than 1 Japanese and puppet troops."

"This is completely slapping the little devil several times. With their character, they will definitely retaliate crazily."

"Whether they transfer troops over or arrange for air force to carry out carpet bombing, it is not something our troops can afford."

"Our main force can withdraw to the Yangcun area in the west for defense in advance, and part of it can stay here to confuse the Japanese and puppet troops."

"In addition, we can repeatedly search for related battlefields, maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries."

And here in Douluo Town, Chen Ziyun also immediately put forward a battle suggestion with Chu Yunfei.

The system requires sticking to the county seat of Xin County until September [-]th, which is coming soon.

Chen Ziyun must persevere, but there is no need for the brigade's main force to stay here.

After all, the 48th brigade has been supplemented and continues to fight, which consumes a lot of itself.

If they continue to fight here, they may be severely injured and lose their fighting power completely.

As for the system rewards, Chen Ziyun had given Chu Yunfei a vaccination in advance.

The hilly area, Xinkou Town, Douluo Town and other areas fought several times, and the Independent 48th Brigade ended the battle in a hurry and went to other areas to fight.

These areas have not been cleaned carefully, and it would not be surprising if some loot was found later.

In this way, if the system rewards weapons and ammunition, as long as the quantity is not too large, it can use this excuse to prevaricate Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei agreed with Chen Ziyun's suggestion very much, and he immediately issued an order to contact the subordinate ministries.

The 11th regiment is prepared, and the supplementary regiment will gradually move towards the western highlands this evening.

The brigade headquarters is directly under the guard company, and the supply company is deployed on the front lines of Hesuo Town and Qicun Town.

The 358th regiment temporarily stayed in Xinxian County and other areas. They wanted to make the illusion of sticking to Xinxian to confuse the little devils.

Otherwise, if the whereabouts of the troops of the Independent 48th Brigade were exposed when they moved to the Yangcun area, they would inevitably be hit and pay casualties.

As for the Eighth Route Army, its headquarters has successively issued rest orders.

The first stage of their large-scale sabotage campaign will be completely over on September [-].

All ministries must quickly rest and prepare for the second phase of operations.

Li Yunlong's new regiment, Ding Weixin's second regiment, and Kong Jie's independent regiment have also received combat orders.

The second regiment of Ding Weixin returned to the Yangcun area to rest and prepare for the follow-up battle.

The New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment withdrew to the mountainous area west of Xin County to rest and wait for follow-up combat orders.

This time their troops have gained a lot, and their weapons and equipment have also been greatly improved.

Commander Liu is already in contact with the general headquarters, preparing to increase their firepower and personnel allocation.

These three regiments must be built according to the main field regiment.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Eighth Route troops here in Xinxian County took the lead in mobilizing, and they moved towards the highlands to the west.

Of course, Li Yunlong still greeted the Independent 48th Brigade when the troops withdrew.

At this time, it was too far away from the provincial capital of Jin Province, where the headquarters of the First Army was.

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, the current situation is very delicate.

He stood by the phone, holding the microphone, with a serious expression on his face.

The voice of Hayao Tada, the commander of the North China Front, was constantly transmitted through the microphone.

Tada Hayao didn't have any worries at the moment, and he didn't give Yoshio Shinozuka any face at all, which can be said to be abusive.

It's no wonder that the independent and mixed fourth brigade, which had just been built as a field force with more than 8000 troops, was annihilated.

More than 8000 Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Mongolia, as well as 2000 reinforcements organized by the independent and mixed Ninth Brigade.

Counting the losses in different areas, the Japanese and puppet troops lost nearly 2 troops.

A large number of artillery were either destroyed or seized, and two major generals were killed.

Such a loss made Tada Hayao furious.

If Shinozuka Yoshio was in front of him, Tada Hayao would definitely slap him a few times!

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, please rest assured that I will give you a satisfactory answer to this matter."

After listening to Hayao Tada's cursing, Yoshio Shinozuka answered with a serious expression into the microphone.

(End of this chapter)