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

Chapter 240 Brigadier, I kneel down for you

The officers of the Independent 48th Brigade and above can be counted, and there are Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong, and Lin Zhiqiang in the brigade headquarters.

Regimental officers Chen Ziyun, Wu Ziqiang, Qian Bojun, Liang Guoping, Shi Yuframe, Zhang Fugui.

But among these officers, only Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, and Fang Ligong were capable.

Among other personnel, Lin Zhiqiang and Shi Yuframe can still be cultivated.

But Wu Ziqiang and Liang Guoping's abilities are limited, and they can only stay at the regiment level at most.

Qian Bojun also has certain abilities, but all his thoughts are completely focused on other aspects now.

Following Chu Yunfei's gaze, Chen Ziyun got up and walked straight to the map.

He picked up the baton and pointed to different locations on the map to explain.

The little devil troops in Hebei Province were also mobilized, which obviously showed that the Japanese army had confidence in fighting Lijiapo.

Chen Ziyun speculated that the Yamazaki Brigade must have received a series of reinforcements, otherwise they would not have mobilized such a large number of troops to support them.

And once the main force of the Eighth Route was hit, Chen Ziyun could not judge whether these Japanese troops would fight the Jinsui Army.

But there is one thing Chen Ziyun knows very well, that is, they will definitely attack the 48th Independent Brigade with all their strength.

"Traveler, seat, everyone."

"Judging from the scale of the Japanese army's dispatch, they are determined to win the battle against Lijiapo."

"If the Japanese army's Lijiapo operation is successful, where will such a large number of Japanese troops go next?"

"I'm afraid our Independent 48th Brigade will bear the brunt. They will definitely attack us, and even join forces with the Xinxian Japanese and puppet troops to wipe out our troops."

"In this battle, we actually have no way out. If we don't protect the Eighth Route Army, then it is tantamount to killing ourselves!"

"You can just imagine, if the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops attacked, who would support us in fighting?"

Chen Ziyun had a serious expression on his face. He looked at Chu Yunfei and other officers, and said directly.

Chu Yunfei already had an idea about whether the Independent 48th Brigade would participate in this battle, and he had to wait for the order from the chief.

But Chen Ziyun knew Yan Laoxi's character very well, and when he was ordered to fight, the day lily would be cold.

Among other things, as long as the Eighth Route Army is attacked, the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops will attack.

When the Independent 48th Brigade was facing life and death, Chen Ziyun could guarantee with his own head that Yan Laoxi would never send troops to support it!

Yan Laoxi wants to win over the Independent 48th Brigade, but he will not ruin the entire Jinsui Army for the Independent 48th Brigade.

After Chen Ziyun finished speaking, the officers had serious expressions on their faces.

They looked at each other, but neither spoke.

But they knew very well in their hearts that Chen Ziyun was absolutely right.

Yan Laoxi would not take risks for them, let alone lead the Jinsui Army to a decisive battle with the Japanese and puppet troops for the Independent 48th Brigade.

"We want to protect ourselves. We have no other choice but to ensure that the main force of the Eighth Route will not be hit."

"Otherwise they will be hit, and our Independent 48th Brigade will bear the brunt, and may face heavy blows from the Japanese and puppet troops."

"It is actually very simple to support the main force of the Eighth Route."

"We advance westward, capture Lancheng, and deploy the brigade's main force in the area too far west."

Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

Up to now, the Japanese First Army has made major adjustments, even if they did not quickly encircle and wipe out the independent 48th Brigade.

However, in the north and south areas of Yangcun, there are still combat deployments.

The troops under the independent and mixed third brigade have already advanced to the Wuzhai and Ningwu areas in the north, blocking their way to the north.

The troops under the independent and mixed Ninth Brigade advanced to the front line of Gujiao City and Lancheng in the south.

To the west of Lancheng is the junction of the 48th Independent Brigade and the Seventh Army of the Jinsui Army.

If the little devil continues to advance westward from Lancheng, he can cut off the connection between them at any time.

The Independent 48th Brigade was previously deployed in the Yangcun area, close to the Eighth Route defense area, and the Jinsui Army wanted to blame it.

But until now, Yan Laoxi still arranged them here, obviously he had other ideas.

At this point in the battle, Yan Laoxi only controlled the Shanxi area, and the scope they controlled was very narrow.

The independent 48th Brigade is deployed in the Yangcun area, but it can become the bridgehead of the Jinsui Army.

They can take advantage of this to advance to the north and expand the control area of ​​the Jinsui Army.

Of course, most of the troops of the Jinsui Army are still adhering to Yan Laoxi's idea, if they can not fight the little devils, try not to fight the little devils.

The junction of the Seventh Army and the Independent 48th Brigade was threatened by the Japanese army, but the Seventh Army remained indifferent and had no intention of attacking.

Zhao Yinfu's idea is very simple, if the little devils don't come to beat them, then they won't take the initiative to provoke the little devils.

After all, at critical times, the Seventh Army can quickly withdraw towards the south and directly meet with the main forces of the Jinsui Army.

But for the independent 48th brigade, the situation is completely different.

If the junction here is cut off, they will be equivalent to losing contact with the main force of the Jinsui Army.

They will be alone, and possibly devastated.

Chen Ziyun's proposal can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

It can not only support the Eighth Route Army to fight, but also repel the little devils, ensuring the absolute safety of the junction with the Seventh Army in the south.

And ensure the safety of the junction. In the future, the Japanese and puppet troops will gather heavy troops to deal with them, and they will be able to evacuate south at any time to ensure their absolute safety.

"Kill two birds with one stone, traveler seat, the suggestion of head Chen is really a good idea."

"The Japanese Arashi City troops pose a great threat to us, and now is the best chance to destroy them."

"Capturing Lancheng, you can threaten the far east. This is where the Japanese Army Command is located."

"Then they will definitely deploy troops to ensure the safety of Taiyuan, so that they can effectively support the eight-way battle."

"At the same time, we control Lancheng and stabilize the connection with the Seventh Army, killing two birds with one stone."

After Chen Ziyun made a suggestion, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong couldn't help but praise him.

Chu Yunfei looked at the map and nodded thoughtfully.

Chen Ziyun's idea is indeed the best choice for combat.

"Ziyun, your suggestion is very good."

"Everyone, do you have any other suggestions?"

After Chu Yunfei was silent for a while, he said with a smile on his face.

The officers shook their heads one after another. Seeing this scene, Chu Yunfei came to the map.

Next, they began to improve according to Chen Ziyun's operational suggestions, so as to draw up a perfect operational plan.

Time passed unknowingly, at two o'clock in the morning on the second day.

Li Yunlong was still angry in the regiment headquarters of the new regiment, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

But when he was about to quarrel with Zhao Gang, the phone of the regiment headquarters rang.

Because of Li Yunlong's fiery temper, there is no one else in the regiment headquarters at this time.

Hearing the ringing of the phone, Li Yunlong picked up the receiver.

"Li Yunlong, are you fucking cursing in the regiment headquarters?" Brigadier Chen's voice came over.

"Hey, it's the brigade commander, someone called me a small report?"

"No, I didn't swear."

"You still don't know me, Li Yunlong, we are civilized people, how could we scold the street..."

Hearing the brigade commander's voice, Li Yunlong was frightened and quickly shook his head in denial.

"It is precisely because I know you, Li Yunlong, that I know what you are doing."

"Let me tell you Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang is the official member of the new regiment, you have to respect him."

"There is also no task for your regiment in this battle, which was also carefully considered by the brigade headquarters."

"If you have any ideas, you can come to me directly to communicate, and you are not allowed to scold mothers in the regiment headquarters."

Who is Brigadier Chen? Li Yunlong's words let him know the situation immediately.

With a serious tone, he ordered directly.

Li Yunlong agreed aggrievedly, and kept making promises. At the same time, he did not forget to ask the brigade to give the new regiment a chance to fight.

A voice came from the regiment headquarters, and Zhao Gang and Kong Jie came over immediately.

"Oh, Brigadier, I kneel down for you."

"Brigade Commander, thank you!"

"Don't worry, we won't embarrass you when we go up to our new regiment."

"When we fight, if we can't take down Li Jiapo, I'll wring his head off and use it as a chamber pot for you."

"Brigade Commander, I really kneel down for you!"

When Zhao Gang and Kong Jie came into the room, they saw Li Yunlong pretending to kneel on the ground.

"Come on, Li Yunlong, you'd better keep your head, I don't need such a big chamber pot."

Brigadier Chen's voice came from the microphone again, followed by a busy tone from the phone.

Knowing that Brigadier Chen hung up the phone, Li Yunlong happily put down the phone.

"Hehehe, Lao Zhao, hurry up and gather the troops urgently. We have to move overnight and rush to Lijiapo quickly."

"Old Kong, hurry up and bring over the two infantry guns of your regiment."

"It's useless for you to stare. This is the order of the brigade commander. Don't delay my battle, otherwise don't blame me for not recognizing you as an old comrade in arms."

"Hehehe, Lao Kong, don't worry, you can use these two infantry guns for me first, and you will have spoils later, and your independent regiment is indispensable."

"By the way, all the grenades and grenades of your regiment will be part of our new regiment. I will write you a note and give it to you later."

Li Yunlong came to Kong Jie and Zhao Gang with a smile on his face, and said with a smile.

Zhao Gang was completely stunned. Even though he had been with Li Yunlong for a while, such a change still made it hard for him to accept.

As an old comrade in arms for many years, Kong Jie didn't know Li Yunlong's temper.

"He, Li Yunlong, has the face of a dog, and he can change as he says." Kong Jie said in a muttering voice.

The battle here at Lijiapo was not going well. Brigadier Chen organized troops to launch a night attack, but nothing was gained.

After communicating with the division headquarters and the general headquarters, Brigadier Chen decided to transfer a new regiment to serve as the reserve team.

The new regiment has relatively sophisticated weapons and equipment, and can be put into combat at critical times.

Li Yunlong was naturally very happy to get a reserve mission.

He also knew that since Brigadier Chen had transferred them to serve as the reserve team, sooner or later he would send them to the battlefield.

In his Li Yunlong's words, it doesn't matter if it's late for a good meal, as long as you can go up to fight, it doesn't matter sooner or later.

At three o'clock in the morning, the Xinyi regiment began to secretly transfer, and they secretly advanced towards the Lijiapo battlefield overnight.

Of course, there are tens of thousands of puppet troops in Xin County now. If the Xinyi Regiment passes through Xin County, it is completely impossible, and they will have to detour.

However, what the Eighth Route Army is best at is mobile transfer, and they have tenacious willpower.

In terms of mobility, they can be compared with the strictly trained little devil troops.

Time passed bit by bit, it was early in the morning on November [-]nd.

At around eight o'clock, a reconnaissance plane came over the battlefield of Lijiapo.

These reconnaissance planes conducted detailed reconnaissance, and after discovering the Eighth Route Army, they directly lowered their altitude and started shooting.

At this time, the main force assembled near Lijiapo has more than 1 local armed forces.

The general headquarters has already come to the division headquarters, and they personally supervise the operations.

For the Yamazaki Brigade that went deep into the base area, the deputy commander issued a death order, and they must be completely wiped out.

"Today, more than 1000 Japanese soldiers entered the base area and returned safely. They will send hundreds of little devils over the day after tomorrow."

"In the long run, there will never be peace in the base area. Even if Lijiapo is impenetrable, give me a breakthrough and annihilate the Yamazaki brigade."

"I don't care if they are elite or not, or how many heavy weapons they have, the 129th Division must completely wipe them out for me!"

The deputy commander-in-chief said in a serious tone, continuously giving orders.

He knew that the attack on the front line was not going well, but as the supreme commander who commanded all the Eighth Route troops to fight, he must have his own considerations.

If the arrogance of the Japanese army is not attacked, the consequences will be disastrous.

This time the Yamazaki Brigade returned safely, and after that, the little devil will send troops to fight deep into the base area again and again.

They cannot deal with such consequences, so the Yamazaki Brigade must be wiped out.

It's just that these little devils occupy a favorable terrain, and it is inconvenient for the attacking troops to deploy.

The regiments took turns to fight, and it was completely a refueling tactic.

Relying on the advantages of terrain weapons, Yamazaki Zhihei commanded troops to repel the attacks of the Eighth Route Army one after another.

Commander Liu and Brigadier Chen feel sorry for the casualties of the troops, but due to the order of the deputy commander in chief, they can only continue to organize troops to attack.

"Brigade Commander, this Japanese army is not simple. They have infantry artillery, mountain artillery, rapid-fire artillery, and large and medium-caliber mortars."

"They have eight 90MM mortars and two 150MM mortars, which pose a great threat to us."

"Especially the two large-caliber mortars, we can only attack within the effective range in the south, and their shelling almost blocks all our advance paths."

"These two large-caliber mortars blast a large area..."

At this time at the forward command post, Brigadier Chen raised his binoculars to check the combat situation of the attacking troops.

Behind him, Chief of Staff Zhou had a solemn face, and directly introduced the combat situation.

Up to now, Brigadier Chen has commanded troops to launch more than a dozen attacks, but each time he failed to make progress.

As the battle continued, the weapons at the highest point of Lijiapo also began to participate in the battle.

The Ninth Independent Mortar Squadron is equipped with eight Type 90 [-]MM mortars.

The third mortar team is equipped with two 150mm mortars of the [-] type.

These two mortars have a range of about 800 meters and have a strong shelling capability.

Up to now, these ten mortars have cooperated with the shelling one after another, constantly attacking the attacking troops.

Let alone attacking Lijiapo's position, the Eighth Route Troops would find it very difficult to advance to the previous starting position.

(End of this chapter)