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

Chapter 243
Qian Bojun was kicked down by Chu Yunfei, and he lay on the ground with a surprised expression on his face.

Zhang Fugui was even more sluggish in place, obviously he did not expect Chu Yunfei to make a move in public.

"Brigade... Lancheng is an elite Japanese army, they are not ordinary independent infantry brigades at all."

"They have all kinds of artillery, as well as large-caliber artillery of more than [-] millimeters to assist in the battle."

"We...we tried our best, but they were too strong."

"And our support artillery only has four mountain cannons and six infantry cannons, which are not their opponents at all."

Qian Bojun who fell on the ground got up in a panic, and he immediately explained.

"For the time being, regardless of your combat command situation in Lancheng, charge behind and retreat first!"

"This alone already shows that you are incompetent."

"If the Japanese troops continue to pursue, the reserve I2 regiment will be completely damaged."

"It's even possible to be completely wiped out. As regiment-level officers, is this how you command the troops?"

With an angry expression on Chu Yunfei's face, he pointed at Qian Bojun and yelled loudly.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui ran ahead of the whole regiment to evacuate, and the reserve 12th regiment lost their command at all.

If it weren't for the battalion commanders and company commanders who had been trained during this period, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Seeing their actions, Chu Yunfei was naturally furious.

He also knew that any army would be defeated.

However, Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui only cared about evacuating by themselves and did not control the troops at all. This was unacceptable to Chu Yunfei.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui lowered their heads and stopped talking, with panic expressions on their faces.

Chu Yunfei looked at the troops of the reserve I2 regiment that were withdrawing one after another, and he arranged for Fang Ligong to lead them to the station to rest immediately.

At the same time, he asked Fang Ligong to make detailed statistics on the casualties and losses of the 12th regiment. As for Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui, they were brought back to the brigade headquarters by Lin Zhiqiang.

Chu Yunfei was full of anger, and returned to the brigade without saying a word.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when Chen Ziyun got the news.

He came to the brigade headquarter at the first time, Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui stood aside, they were not as arrogant as before.

Chu Yunfei stood in front of the map, clenched his fists tightly.

After Fang Ligong saw Chen Ziyun, he immediately came over to explain.

In this battle of the 12th regiment, 230 people were killed, 75 people were seriously injured, and 270 people were injured!
Heavy machine guns discarded and destroyed six, infantry artillery discarded and destroyed two.

Other weapons and equipment also have different losses.

At this time, the morale of the 12th regiment fell to its lowest point.

The whole regiment was in a daze, without any energy at all.

"Travel seat, now is not the time to pursue responsibility, but to quickly stabilize the reserve 12th regiment."

"Otherwise, it will be very difficult for them to survive this blow. This force was dispatched by the Ministry of Chiefs, so we have to treat it with caution."

"I suggest that we leave immediately to prepare for the 12th regiment to stabilize the emotions of the officers and soldiers."

"Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, and there is no real victorious army in the world."

After Chen Ziyun listened to Fang Ligong's introduction, he immediately came to Chu Yunfei and said.

Chu Yunfei turned his head and glanced at Chen Ziyun, then at Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui.

He nodded, and immediately led Chen Ziyun and others to the 12th Preparatory Regiment.

Fang Ligong and Lin Zhiqiang stayed at the brigade headquarters. They wanted to command the troops and guard the south to prevent the Japanese army from taking the opportunity to attack.

As for Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui, they were locked in the confinement room directly by Chu Yunfei. The responsibilities of these two people must be investigated.

After all, the defeat of the 12th regiment will cause a series of chain reactions, and the consequences will be very serious.

Chen Ziyun accompanied Chu Yunfei to the reserve I2 regiment, and they comforted the officers and soldiers.

By six o'clock in the afternoon, it was getting dark.

They began to summon the officers above the reserve I2 regiment, and Chen Ziyun asked in detail about the combat situation of the troops after they entered Lancheng.

These officers reported truthfully, detailing the specific combat situation of the troops.

After hearing this, Chen Ziyun couldn't help shaking his head.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui are now completely devoting all their attention to the question of whom to take refuge in, and they don't use their brains at all in commanding operations.

Lancheng was surrounded by mountains. After encountering a blow on the high ground, they advanced towards the county seat and settled in the county seat.

The county seat is completely easy to attack and difficult to defend. Entering here is completely dead.

At the same time, after being attacked at night, they arranged for troops to build positions and fortifications overnight.

Night is the coldest time, and digging fortifications is also very difficult.

This will consume a lot of physical strength of the officers and soldiers. If they encounter a blow during the day, they will definitely be defeated in an instant.

It would be strange if they built fortification positions overnight and faced Japanese attacks during the day and still gained results.

Not to mention preparing 12 regiments, even the 358 regiments can't do it.

Especially the failure of the previous two battles, the morale has been affected, Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui did not take this into consideration at all.

"Brigade, the Japanese army's tactics have changed a lot, and the number of artillery has increased."

"Obviously they have increased their vigilance. The next battle in Lancheng may not be a simple battle."

"I am also responsible for this matter. The defeat cannot be attributed to the reserve I2 regiment."

"It's already very good for them to be able to retreat unscathed."

Chen Ziyun took the initiative to take responsibility in front of all the officers of the 12th Reserve Regiment.

When these officers heard Chen Ziyun's words, they looked at him one after another, and they couldn't help feeling grateful in their hearts.

"If you want to say that I have some responsibilities, I shouldn't have mistrusted Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui."

"The two of them still have to be held accountable, and the others will not be held accountable."

"Prepare 12 regiments to rest at ease, prepare 11 regiments, reserve 12 regiments to strengthen the supplementary company, and quickly replenish the consumption of each battalion."

"Related lost weapons and equipment must be restored as soon as possible."

Chu Yunfei took a deep breath, opened his mouth and said.

Afterwards, Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun continued to stay at the preparatory I2 regiment for a while, and they left after eleven o'clock in the evening.

After returning to the brigade headquarters, Chu Yunfei directly contacted the chief's department, and he wanted to immediately revoke Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui's current positions.

In addition, he immediately arranged for Fang Ligong and Lin Zhiqiang to recruit soldiers, and continued to form two reinforced supplementary companies.

The result of this battle was something no one expected.

The first battle of the Independent 48th Brigade after rest and replenishment turned out to be a defeat.

The two reinforced supplementary companies need to be fully supplemented to each battalion.

Chu Yunfei was not in a good mood, but he was holding back his anger.

Chen Ziyun was also very helpless. At that time, he arranged for the preparation I2 group to go to Lancheng, but he also opposed it.

It's just that due to many reasons, he had to compromise.

Of course, according to the Japanese army's style of play, even if troops such as the 358th regiment pass by, if they want to win, they still need to pay a price.

After dealing with these matters, Chu Yunfei looked at Chen Ziyun.

Obviously, Chen Ziyun's 358 regiment must be the ones going to fight in Lancheng next.

Chen Ziyun readily agreed, and he began to return to the 358 regiment's station, asking all battalions to prepare.

At the same time, he made a direct conclusion overnight based on the report of the officers of the 12th Reserve Regiment.

In the morning, he directly distributed the relevant summaries he had written to each battalion, asking the officers to check them carefully.

At 358 o'clock in the morning on November [-]th, the [-] regiment began to advance rapidly towards Lancheng under the command of the regiment leader Chen Ziyun.

It was at this time that the little devil's reconnaissance planes began to dispatch.

At the same time, the second section of the first army also mobilized all intelligence personnel to carry out publicity.

"The 48th Independent Brigade, the elite ace of the Jinsui Army in the second theater, attacked Lancheng on the [-]nd, and was defeated by a part of the [-]th Brigade of the Imperial Army's independent mixed group on the [-]rd."

"The troops of the Independent 48th Brigade suffered a disastrous defeat in Lancheng, and the remnants fled in embarrassment and retreated to the base of the Independent 48th Brigade."

"One part of the Imperial Army's Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade defeated the Jinsui Army's ace independent 48th Brigade in Lancheng, and achieved great results."

Yoshio Shinozuka was very happy after the first army knew the result of the Arashi City battle.

Major Kojima, who commanded the battle, was promoted to Lieutenant Commander on the spot.

At the same time, Yoshio Shinozuka immediately sent a telegram to contact the North China Front Army, and directly requested credit for it.

In addition, they carried out propaganda on a large scale, thus hitting the morale of the relevant troops in Jin Province.

The reconnaissance planes were leaflets printed overnight and delivered directly to the Lijiapo battlefield, so as to hit the morale of the Eighth Route Army.

At nine o'clock, the little devil's six bombers on standby took off from the relevant airport in Hebei Province.

They came directly to the station of the Independent 48th Brigade and began carpet bombing.

Of course, the independent 48th brigade must have strengthened the air defense deployment, and the bombing by the little devils will not have much effect.

But for the Japanese army, such bombing can have an impact on morale.

The Japanese and puppet troops here in Jin Province were defeated one after another, and their morale was very low.

On the contrary, the morale of the Jinsui Army and other troops has increased because of their continuous gains in battle.

But this time, this situation can be reversed.

09:30, here at Lijiapo.

Yamazaki Zhihei has already received a message from the First Army, and he is very happy after knowing that the 48th Independent Brigade has been defeated.

Even though they don't have the slightest advantage in military strength now, Yamazaki Zhihei still organized troops to launch an effective counterattack.

For a time, the morale of the more than 1000 Japanese troops here in Lijiapo was high, and they became more active in fighting.

"What's going on, the 48th Independent Brigade lost the battle, it's impossible."

"With Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun around, how could they lose the battle?"

"Is the little devil falsely reporting the results of the battle to hurt our morale?"

"No one knows better than me how powerful the Independent 48th Brigade is. It is not easy for the little devils to defeat them."

After Li Yunlong heard the news, his eyes widened, completely disbelieving that it was true.

Zhao Gang came over with the flyer thrown by the little devil, and there were photos on it.

After the battle in Lancheng was over, the Japanese army quickly took pictures.

These photos were all printed on the leaflets. At this time, Li Yunlong could clearly see the armbands of the sacrificed officers and soldiers alone 48B in the photos!
"Commander, the news is true. The 48th Independent Brigade attacked Lancheng, but was defeated in the end."

"We don't know the specific situation, but the Japanese army did win, and now the news is spreading everywhere."

"The little devils in Lijiapo obviously got the news, so they launched a special counterattack for this."

Zhao Gang had a serious expression on his face, he looked at Li Yunlong and said.

Li Yunlong sat silently on the chair, he did not expect that the 48th Independent Brigade would lose the battle.

And at this moment, the brigade headquarter called and asked Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang to go to the brigade headquarter to attend the meeting quickly.

After the two people got the order, they didn't dare to delay, and immediately set off for the brigade headquarters.

The news of Lancheng's defeat began to spread, which had a great impact on the Japanese army in Jin Province, the Jinsui Army, and the Eighth Route Army.

The Second War Zone Commander's Department sent a telegram to inquire about the relevant situation in detail.

At noon, the Chief of the Second War Zone rejected Chu Yunfei's request to dismiss Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui.

But these two people were still punished. They were the lieutenant colonel acting as the head of the 12th regiment, and the major acting as the lieutenant colonel.

In other words, their military ranks have been lowered, and the related treatment must have also declined.

This still has some influence on them.

After all, before they could still sell some supplies privately, eat empty wages and other means to make money.

However, the current related matters of the Independent 48th Brigade are severely cracked down, and they will not get any benefits.

Now that the treatment has been reduced, it must have affected them, which is more or less a punishment.

Of course, the officials kept Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui because they wanted to win them over and make them serve Yan Laoxi wholeheartedly.

Yan Laoxi has not been able to determine whether Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun can be used by him.

So he wanted to support a certain force to ensure that Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun could not leave with all the troops.

Although Chu Yunfei was dissatisfied, he could not disobey the orders of the Minister's Department.

However, he still decided to lock up Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui for a few days and punish them properly.

Here in Lancheng, the Ninth Brigade is now independent and mixed, but all the troops that can be transferred will be transferred.

Kojima Shinko, who was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in the army, actively commanded the troops for defensive deployment.

At present, he has four reinforced infantry squadrons, three artillery squadrons, and related communication units, with a total strength of 500 troops.

In addition, here in Gujiao, there are two hundred heavy soldiers who will provide them with material support at any time.

Their overall strength is stronger than before, and their artillery configuration has also become stronger.

They had five infantry guns, eight mortar guns, twelve mountain guns, and field guns.

The number of heavy machine guns has also increased to fourteen, and they also have four radios to ensure smooth communication.

Xiaojima Xinxing knew that after the 12th reserve regiment was defeated, the independent 48th brigade would definitely send the main force over.

So he actively deployed in Lancheng and adjusted the relevant combat plan.

Twelve mountain artillery and field artillery were deployed on the high ground east of Lancheng for defense, and two infantry squadrons were strengthened.

The remaining two infantry squadrons were hidden and on standby.

He was going to stick to the high ground on the east side of Lancheng, and directly fight the decisive battle with the troops who entered Lancheng.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the 358 regiment advanced to Lancheng.

Chen Ziyun dispatched a reconnaissance platoon to start operations to check the deployment of the Japanese army in detail.

At one o'clock, the reconnaissance platoon began to encounter a small number of Japanese troops and started fighting.

(End of this chapter)