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

Chapter 247 Annihilation of the Gujiao Supplies
In the area west of Lancheng County, Chen Ziyun summoned the battalion commanders to discuss the combat situation.

The 358 regiment did not achieve the desired results in this battle, but Chen Ziyun was able to accept it.

After all, there is no undefeated army in the world, and in this battle, overall, the casualties and losses of troops are still within a controllable range.

In the past, the troops took advantage of their weapons and equipment to catch the little devils off guard, causing them to suffer heavy casualties.

Now the Japanese army has learned the previous lessons, enhanced their weapons and equipment, and adopted more flexible tactics, which also brought casualties to the independent 48th Brigade.

Chen Ziyun will not be too surprised by this, after all, war is like this, if you come and go, you will lose to each other.

Especially in the face of the Japanese army, you must know that the overall strength of the Japanese army is not weak. In the later stage, even the beautiful Chinese troops armed to the teeth suffered a big loss.

Relatively speaking, the loss of the Independent 48th Brigade is still acceptable.

Moreover, the reaction of the Japanese army also sounded the alarm for them in time, so that they did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

These more than 1000 days of puppet troops were composed of elite troops and enhanced heavy weapons. They were caught off guard by the independent 48th brigade.

But if this is a puppet army of more than 1 days, the consequences are unimaginable.

Such a blow is considered a good thing for the current independent 48th brigade.

At least after this battle, the independent 48th Brigade, which has won consecutive victories, has high morale, and gradually underestimated the enemy, will no longer have any thoughts of underestimating the Japanese army.

They will treat the next battle with caution, and the troops will definitely not suffer a big loss.

Chen Ziyun repeatedly emphasized this point at the meeting. As for the morale problem, it is easy to solve. As long as the battle is won, the morale will naturally improve.

At this time, on the highland east of Lancheng, at around [-]:[-] noon, the Japanese and puppet troops gathered together one after another.

In this battle, the total casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops were also more than 200 people, especially the Japanese and puppet troops who attacked the artillery battalion, the overall casualties were relatively large.

The reconnaissance platoon alone caused them about 100 casualties.

After Kojima Xinxing received the report, he raised his binoculars and looked towards Lancheng with a serious expression on his face.

He can clearly feel that the 358 regiment is very strong in terms of the commanding ability of the officers, the weapons and equipment of the troops, and the combat effectiveness.

This regiment is far from comparable to the 12th reserve regiment they attacked before.

"We consume a lot of ammunition. Fortunately, we are equipped with lethal gas bombs."

"Otherwise, based on their deployment, it would be impossible for the attacking troops to withdraw."

"Especially the four nine-nine-style mountain cannons. Any attack they encounter may cause the mountain cannons to lose their combat effectiveness."

"In the next battle, we must carefully adopt long-distance attacks, and we must maintain close contact with each other."

"In addition, we don't carry many lethal gas bombs, so we must use them at the most critical time."

With a serious expression on Kojima's face, he began to issue combat orders.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese army's signal troops immediately contacted the supply troops in Gujiao and asked them to transport ammunition.

Of course, Kojima Xinxing was also very cautious, he was afraid that there would be troops from the Jinsui Army appearing in his rear.

So he personally contacted the Japanese troops in Gujiao and asked them to dispatch an escort to ensure that the supplies could be safely transported to Lancheng.

As for the Japanese and puppet troops, they had lunch immediately and took a rest.

They still have to stick to the high ground and temporarily maintain a confrontation with the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army.

And once the 358 regiment troops come to attack, they can use the high ground to defend firmly.

Kojima Xinxing didn't dare to neglect in the slightest, and always checked the surrounding situation to ensure that the position here would not be attacked by surprise.

The overall strength of the 358 regiment made him somewhat afraid.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the First Army Headquarters received a report from Kojima Shinxing.

The Chief of Staff of the Army, Hanaya, is getting in touch with Oshio Toranosuke of the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade, and the two have a discussion.

Immediately afterwards, they began to submit relevant documents to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the army, checked it and gave an immediate reply.

At 01:30, the First Army Command issued a combat order.

The captains of the four reinforced infantry squadrons fighting in Lancheng were all promoted to the rank of Major.

At the same time, the First Army Command requested that the Ninth Brigade be formed independently and mixed to fully support the operations here in Lancheng to ensure that the Xiaodao Xinxing troops have sufficient combat capabilities.

In addition, Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the army, personally contacted Shigeharu Liuxia, Major General of the Third Independent Mixed Brigade in Xin County, by telegram.

At present, the Independent 48th Brigade is gradually advancing towards the Lancheng area south of the Yangcun area. The Japanese army analyzed that the defense in the Yangcun area will definitely weaken.

In addition, they also began to get relevant information, knowing that the Eighth Route New First Regiment, which was originally in the Yangcun area, seemed to appear on the Lijiapo battlefield.

Li Yunlong's new regiment is the strongest force on the Eighth Route in the Yangcun area. If they leave, the defense here will naturally be weaker.

Therefore, Shinozuka Yoshio personally issued the order, asking Shigeharu Liuxia to command the Xinxian regional troops and gradually launch a tentative attack westward.

If they can make a breakthrough, they can quickly advance towards the Yangcun area.

Even if a breakthrough cannot be made, the battle here in Xin County can still contain the independent 48th Brigade of the Jinsui Army.

Even the headquarters of the First Army has an ambition here, that is to use a two-pronged approach to completely eliminate the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army in the Yangcun area.

Major General Liuxia Shigeharu, head of the independent mixed third brigade, commanded the Japanese and puppet troops in Xinxian County to attack from the north.

Major General Oshio Toranosuke, head of the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade, commanded relevant troops to attack from the south.

The two troops launched a north-south attack, thus completely annihilating the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army in the Yangcun area.

Of course, this combat concept only appeared on the combat map, and the First Army did not issue a formal combat order.

They still have to see how the attack in Xin county works, and then make a decision.

In addition to making a series of combat arrangements for the First Army, the little devil is also very good at psychological warfare.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the news of repelling the 48th Regiment of the 358th Brigade of the Independent [-]th Brigade began to spread.

For a while, related news could be heard everywhere in Jin Province.

Even Li Yunlong, who was fighting here at Lijiapo, heard the news again.

The ministries of the New First Regiment have now advanced to the frontline starting position. They are 2000 meters away from Lijiapo Heights.

But at this time, if the new regiment wants to continue to advance, it will be quite difficult.

The Yamazaki Brigade in the original play only had grenadiers, and its strength was very weak.

However, with the arrival of Chen Ziyun, the Yamazaki Brigade here, both the Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army won successive victories in Jin Province.

The overall situation is completely different. The Yamazaki Brigade formed by the little devils is very powerful.

They not only have four elite infantry squadrons, but also four machine gun squadrons.

In addition, they are also equipped with four 90MM mortars, two 150MM mortars, and four 75MM mountain guns.

There are four infantry guns and four rapid-fire guns, and the number of artillery pieces is eighteen.

These artillery have a strong combat strike capability, at first the 772 regiment and other troops attacked.

Just six mortars have already posed a huge threat to the Eighth Route Army.

The grenades fired by the two 150MM mortars can explode a large area at once, which is very lethal.

Up to now, the number of their shells has been consumed, and there are bomb craters everywhere in front of Lijiapo's position.

Therefore, the lethality of these shells has been weakened, but the Xinyi regiment will still encounter shelling if it wants to continue to advance.

Even if you are doing earthworks, you will encounter blows.

So now they can only take a short break and wait until night to continue the soil work.

"Pillar, fire a few shells."

"Da Biao, organize light and heavy machine guns to start shooting."

"Make the illusion of an attack, confuse the little devil troops, and don't let them rest."

Li Yunlong hid in a bomb crater. He picked up the microphone and kept contacting various ministries to give orders.

The main force of the new group is resting, but one group keeps harassing the little devils, leaving them without enough rest time.

Following Li Yunlong's order, shells and bullets shot towards Li Jiapo.

The little devils all started to enter the fighting state, for fear that some troops would attack them.

Li Yunlong took the opportunity to check on Li Jiapo's situation with an envious expression on his face.

"Old Zhao, this little devil is really fucking rich."

"90MM mortar, 150MM mortar, and 75MM mountain gun."

"The mountain cannons they are equipped with are not our mountain cannons. Their mountain cannons can hit more than 8000 meters."

"The little devils in Gou Ri still have rapid-fire guns. I worked so hard to accumulate heavy machine guns, but they knocked out a lot of them."

"There is also an infantry gun, which is really a treasure. This thing removes the gun shield, and it is as high as a heavy machine gun. Two people can push it and run."

"If our new regiment had an infantry artillery company, a mountain artillery company, and a rapid-fire artillery company, hehehe, this little devil would have been taken down by his mother."

Li Yunlong muttered to himself, of course he didn't see many weapons.

However, through previous observations and the brigade's operational briefing, he knew that the little devil had a lot of artillery.

These cannons made Lao Li very envious.

Of course, he said that the rapid-fire guns destroyed many heavy machine guns. In addition to the losses here in the Xinyi regiment, there were also losses in other troops.

After all, the heavy machine guns currently equipped by many troops were actually ordered by the brigade commander from Lao Li.

"Regimental Commander, the brigade has just passed the news that the 48th Regiment of the Independent 358th Brigade has also suffered a defeat from Lancheng."

"The Japanese army repelled their attack on the high ground east of Lancheng."

"The brigade headquarters asked us to launch an attack as soon as possible and take the Lijiapo Heights as soon as possible."

"At present, reinforcements from all walks of life continue to advance here, and the headquarters has already begun to deploy reinforcements."

"The division commander means that before the Japanese reinforcements arrive, Lijiapo must be completely taken down."

At this time, Zhao Gang came to Li Yunlong and hurriedly reported.

Hearing that the 358 regiment was defeated in Lancheng, Li Yunlong showed a surprised expression on his face.

He looked at Zhao Gang, frowning slightly.

"The leader of the 358th regiment is Chen Ziyun, will he lose the battle?"

"I think this matter is strange. Chen Ziyun's ability is very powerful."

"However, speaking of it, the overall Japanese army has undergone major adjustments, and their combat troops have gradually begun to be strengthened with heavy weapons."

"The previous few battles, but after destroying many of their troops, the little devils have begun to pay attention to it. It will be difficult to fight in the future."

"Old Zhao, we have to find a way to contact the Independent 48th Brigade to see what's going on with them. This is directly related to our operations here."

"If the battle at Lijiapo continues to forcefully attack, apart from heavy casualties, there won't be much gain."

"If you want to take down the little devil here, you have to take your time."

Li Yunlong had a solemn expression on his face, and he spoke directly to Zhao Gang beside him.

Zhao Gang hesitated for a moment, nodded and agreed.

Neither the Independent Regiment nor the New Second Regiment in the Yangcun area was equipped with radios.

It must be difficult to get in touch with them.

However, the Independent 48th Brigade has radios, but the new regiment cannot establish contact with them directly.

If you want to contact the Independent 48th Brigade, you must be at a higher level.

Zhao Gang started to go to the brigade department and reported the matter in person.

And at around three o'clock in the afternoon, here in Jiaoqu town.

The more than 300 little devil troops that set out from the Gujiao area were directly attacked by the Zhangwu cavalry battalion.

Two hundred heavy soldiers, escorted by more than 100 little devils, are preparing to transport supplies towards Lancheng.

They also received a telegram from Xiaodao Xinxing, and they were very cautious on the march, and dispatched reconnaissance troops all around.

But even if the reconnaissance troops in front gave early warning, they were facing cavalry battalion troops.

The cavalry battalion attacked quickly under the command of Zhang Wu, and the three cavalry companies directly attacked the Japanese troops.

The machine gun battery advanced rapidly, and after reaching the firing range, they began to set up the heavy weapons.

Four heavy machine guns and four mortars fired continuously to suppress the Japanese firepower.

At the same time, the directly subordinate cavalry reconnaissance platoon quickly made a roundabout to cut off their back route.

After the three cavalry companies reached the distance, the grenadiers in each row dismounted one after another, and one grenadier after another bombarded the little devil.

A grenade destroyed the Japanese machine gun, while a light machine gun fired bursts to attack the little devil infantry.

For a while, intensive firepower hit the Japanese troops, and the little devils' troops were caught off guard, and their casualties continued to increase.

More than 100 infantry were completely out of control, and it was almost impossible to prevent effective counter fire.

A large number of heavy soldiers wanted to retreat quickly, but the cavalry reconnaissance platoon was already in place.

Forty Jin-made submachine guns fired directly, and dense bullets hit them, and the heavy soldiers who wanted to retreat were beaten into meat sieves one after another.

The cavalry began to shoot with their rifles. The Czech rifle and the [-] rifle fired bullets one after another.

After the cavalry rushed to a certain distance, the cavalry quickly drew their sabers.

They rode their horses at a fast gallop, directly charged at the little devil's side, and slashed at the little devil with their sharp sabers.

For a while, this place completely became a slaughterhouse. The Japanese infantry and supply soldiers were completely unable to parry the cavalry attack.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the troops of more than 300 little devils who set off from Gujiao were wiped out.

The troops of the cavalry battalion only paid a small casualty loss and seized a large amount of supplies!
(End of this chapter)