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

Chapter 248 Attack of the Japanese and Puppet Army in Xin County

Chen Ziyun arranged for the cavalry battalion to be stationed in Jiaoqu Town, naturally to cut off the connection between Lancheng and the Japanese army in Gujiao.

Lancheng Japanese puppet troops are equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, but these weapons need ammunition.

Especially when these Japanese and puppet troops fought against such troops as the 358th regiment, their ammunition consumption was even more astonishing.

But Gujiao couldn't provide ammunition here, and the Japanese and puppet troops in Lancheng couldn't get supplemented.

As the battle continues, the Japanese and puppet troops will definitely face a shortage of ammunition.

At this moment, Chen Ziyun has already adjusted the deployment of various ministries in Lancheng, and the reconnaissance platoon directly under the regiment is responsible for mobile reconnaissance missions.

Monk Wei commanded the reconnaissance platoon to pay close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese and puppet troops on the eastern highlands, and reported to Chen Ziyun at any time if there was any situation.

Chu Yu commanded the Seventh Battalion to advance quickly and deploy in the area west of the highlands to confront the Japanese and puppet troops.

The artillery battalion set up positions in the county area and was ready to support the shelling.

The second battalion advanced to the area south of the highland where the Japanese and puppet troops were located, and opened up the connection with the cavalry battalion.

The third battalion is responsible for staying here in the county seat, while the fourth battalion is gradually advancing towards the area north of the highland.

After each battalion arrives at the designated location, it needs to build a position in time to maintain contact with the regiment headquarters.

In addition, Chen Ziyun arranged for the artillery battalion to deploy two [-]-style mountain artillery to serve as mobile troops.

Once the battalions are attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops, the two mountain artillery can quickly rush to the past and provide artillery support when they are out of the range of the artillery.

The six battalions of the 358th regiment successively encircled the Japanese and puppet troops on the highland east of Lancheng from all sides.

Of course, the Japanese and puppet troops currently occupy the terrain advantage, and their weapons and equipment are also very sophisticated.

If it is a full-scale attack, even if it can win the position and wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops, I am afraid that the troops will suffer heavy casualties.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Chen Ziyun asked the battalions to carry out a siege and not to launch any offensive operations for the time being.

With the mobilization and deployment of the 358 regiment, the Japanese and puppet troops on the high ground on the east side can naturally detect it.

And the Japanese commander Nobuo Kojima, who commanded the battle, had already received a telegram from Gujiao.

More than 300 Japanese soldiers set off from Gujiao to Lancheng. According to the time calculation, they can almost come to Lancheng.

But these Japanese military supplies didn't even show up, Kojima Xinxing knew without thinking that something must have happened to them on the road.

"Your Excellency, Captain, it seems that Chen Ziyun has already deployed his troops, and secretly detoured to our side to cut off our connection with Gujiao."

"Now their troops are scattered and deployed in all directions. The purpose is very simple, that is, to encircle us."

"We continue to fight in Lancheng, and the combat supplies will consume a lot. Once they complete the encirclement, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Your Excellency, Captain, now that their troops are scattered, we should quickly gather our troops and quickly break through their encirclement."

"With our current strength, we are fully capable of annihilating part of them, thus easily breaking their tactical siege."

"But once we continue to stand still and let them besiege, it may be very difficult for us to break out of the siege."

"Your Excellency, Captain, don't hesitate any longer, we should start combat operations quickly."

The four captains of the strengthened squadron came to Kojima Xinxing immediately, and they all took the initiative to ask for a fight.

The First Army Command has already promoted their ranks, and they have entered the rank of Major from Captain.

For these little devil officers, this is a good reward, so they are very active in combat.

In their view, if they continue to fight against the 358th Regiment and obtain results, the Army Command will definitely reward them.

Faced with the deployment of the scattered troops of the 358th regiment, they felt that as long as they attack now, they will definitely achieve results.

Xiaojima Xinxing glanced at them with a very calm expression on his face.

He raised his binoculars and looked around the high ground again, his eyes were wary.

"The army headquarters has arranged for Xinxian troops to launch an attack, so as to support our operations here."

"Xin County has a relatively strong strength. They launch combat attacks, which may bring about a huge change in the battlefield."

"What we need to do now is to stick to the high ground, wait for the battlefield to change, and then make a decision."

"The order will go on, and now we must save all kinds of materials in an all-round way."

Xiaojima Xinxing did not arrange for troops to attack, but asked to hold on.

Although the 358th Regiment is currently spreading out the siege, Kojima Xinxing is worried that this is Chen Ziyun's trap.

Once you command the troops to leave the high ground, you may fall into a passive combat situation.

So he chose to stick to the high ground and wait until the battle situation changed.

The four major squadron leaders were somewhat reluctant when they heard the order, but they still carried out the order.

The Japanese and puppet troops continued to hold on to the highlands on the east side of Lancheng, but they did not take any action.

After the battalions of the 358th regiment arrived at the designated positions, they immediately began to dig positions and build bunkers.

Chen Ziyun is paying close attention to the situation of the Japanese puppet army so that he can make timely adjustments.

Chen Ziyun was not surprised when he found that the Japanese and puppet troops did not take any action, but quickly established contact with the battalions.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun was at the regiment headquarters in the county, and began to draw up a follow-up battle plan.

After all, the battle on Lijiapo's side was still going on, and if Chen Ziyun wanted to support them in the battle, he must make a quick decision.

Otherwise, the 358 regiment would be pinned down by the puppet army for more than 1000 days in the Lancheng area, and they would not be able to pose any threat to Taiyuan at all.

Only by quickly disposing of the more than 1000-day puppet army, and they continue to advance eastward, can they threaten too far.

Too far away is threatened, and the First Army Command must make adjustments and deployments.

In this way, the pressure on Li Jiapo will be greatly relieved.

Of course, after the previous battles, Chen Ziyun also saw the strength of the Japanese puppet army.

It is not an easy task to completely annihilate them.

In order to avoid excessive casualties of the troops, Chen Ziyun had to draw up a more complete battle plan.

In addition, the overall performance of the four infantry battalions of the 358th regiment can only be said to be quite satisfactory, and there is nothing special about it.

From the current point of view, none of the four infantry battalions can take the lead.

Even if their weapons and equipment have been enhanced, and they have fought a series of victories.

But in head-to-head combat, it is still difficult for them to achieve the greatest results with the least casualties.

Chen Ziyun needs to train them constantly and let them summarize in actual combat.

They still have a long way to go if they want to become a real main force.

Even the chief minister and the little devil call the Independent 48th Brigade an elite ace unit.

But strictly speaking, they can't even reach the main force of system judgment.

Chen Ziyun was actively making preparations, and at this time here in Xinxian County, Major General Liuxia Shigeharu, the head of the independent ninth brigade, was ready.

His brigade and regiment headquarters directly advanced to Qicun Town, directly commanding operations at the forefront.

The 5000-strong Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army was directly deployed on the front lines of Hesuo Town and Qicun Town, and they were ready to attack.

After Shigeharu Liuxia received the telegram from the army headquarters, he summoned the officers of the Japanese and puppet army together for quick combat discussions.

They drew up a series of battle plans, and Shigeharu Liuxia also changed the previous battle routine here.

In the early 37, the Japanese army's combat tactics were executed perfectly.

Although there are only a few routines in fighting back and forth, it happened to be such a tactical routine, defeating all kinds of troops as always.

In the later period, the Japanese army in Jin Province paid little attention to tactics, and completely changed to flat push tactics.

All troops attacking frontally, whether it is the Jinsui Army or the Central Army, are not opponents at all.

So the little devil doesn't need to play complicated tactics, just push flat.

But now they have suffered losses several times, and many troops have been annihilated.

Now they are very cautious and have begun to restore their previous combat tactics.

Of course, their tactics are still the same old routine, frontal attack, counter attack, and rapid penetration.

At 04:30, Shigeharu Liuxia gave the order to attack.

The Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army took the lead in taking action, and the artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters launched a fierce shelling directly at the highland west of Xin County.

Under the command of a Japanese lieutenant, the artillery battalion assembled six Jin mountain cannons and two Liao-made field cannons for direct effective fire.

Dense artillery shells hit the highlands on the west side one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

With the sound of explosions, two infantry regiments of the Imperial Association Army, a total of 4000 troops, attacked from Hesuo Town and Qicun Town respectively.

Under the command of their regiment and battalion commanders, a large number of puppet troops quickly advanced towards the highlands on the west side with the help of artillery cover.

Originally, the highlands on the west side of Xin County were defended by the Li Yunlong Xinyi Regiment and the Kong Jie Independent Regiment.

But with Li Yunlong being transferred away, only Kong Jie's independent group remained.

The 2000-member independent regiment is responsible for the defense of such a large area, and its strength is obviously insufficient.

Fortunately, when the Japanese and puppet troops in Xin County were mobilized, Kong Jie had a premonition that something was wrong, and immediately contacted Ding Wei who was stationed in the Yangcun area.

Ding Wei had an overall view. He carefully analyzed the situation on the battlefield and immediately made a judgment.

He knew that the independent 48th brigade going south to attack Lancheng would be able to threaten the Taiyuan First Army, so as to support Lijiapo's operations.

Now the Japanese and puppet troops in Xinxian County are attacking westward, obviously to contain the independent 48th brigade and prevent them from sending more troops to fight south.

If the highlands on the west side give up defense and the Japanese and puppet troops advance towards the Yangcun area, the consequences will be disastrous.

On the one hand, Ding Wei sent messengers to contact the Independent 48th Brigade to explain the combat situation here in Xin County.

On the one hand, Ding Wei quickly commanded the New Second Regiment, and rushed towards the highlands on the west side.

He is planning to use the new second regiment and the independent regiment to hold on to the highlands on the west side, thereby intercepting the attacks of the Japanese and puppet troops, and buying enough combat time for the independent 48th brigade.

At five o'clock, the sky gradually became dark, and the fierce battle began here on the highland west of Xin County.

The 13th and 14th regiments of the Royal Association Army began to storm the highlands on the west side.

Huang Daofeng had served in the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army respectively, and after defecting to the Japanese army, he also followed the Japanese army in mopping up operations.

Over the years, Huang Daofeng had also figured out a set of tactics of his own. At this time, he personally commanded the troops to fight.

Under his command, the two regiments quickly launched an attack.

These puppet troops have been strengthened with heavy weapons, and their overall strength is very strong.

They have light and heavy machine guns, 60MM and 82MM mortars, and have sufficient ammunition.

After the battle started, mortars of large and small calibers continued to shell.

A grenade hit the independent regiment's position as if it didn't cost money.

At the same time, a series of light and heavy machine guns were erected in different positions, and these machine gun shooters directly launched a strafing fire.

The dense bullets hit the high ground, which made the soldiers of the independent regiment almost have no chance to fight back.

The puppet army riflemen were in groups of several, and they rushed forward quickly under the cover of various firepower.

After waiting a certain distance, they threw grenades directly, and then charged directly with their rifles.

The puppet troops at the front are all equipped with big swords, obviously preparing for hand-to-hand combat.

All the puppet troops seen in the TV series are completely a group of mobs without any combat power at all.

But in fact, some puppet troops formed by hardcore traitors still have combat capabilities.

Especially when dealing with the Eighth Route Army, for various reasons, these puppet troops can work very hard.

In large-scale battles such as Songhu and Hankou, puppet troops participated in the battle.

Huang Daofeng is a hard-core traitor, and this time he was selected to be the commander of the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army. He also has ambitions.

Although there are many puppet army security teams and security regiments here in Jin Province, the number of puppet troops on a large scale is very small.

Moreover, there are no puppet army officers trusted by the Japanese army in Jin Province, and these puppet army units can be described as a mess.

Huang Daofeng served in the Mongolian Army before, but it was very difficult for him to control the Mongolian Army.

So this time, he wanted to achieve results so that he could stay here in Jin Province and unify the puppet troops in Jin Province.

"Pass down the order, the first troop to take down the Tuba Road position will be rewarded heavily."

"Whoever evacuates without authorization, whether it is an officer or a soldier, will be shot on the spot."

"All machine guns fired continuously, suppressing the firepower of Tuba Road."

"Taijun gave us a lot of ammunition, we can fight hard!"

Huang Daofeng raised his binoculars from behind to check the battle situation on the front line, and said with a serious expression on his face.

As the puppet troops continued their onslaught, some troops were already approaching their positions.

The independent regiment was under great pressure, and the head of the regiment, Kong Jie, kept picking up the microphone and quickly talked to the battalion commanders.

The machine gun companies directly under each battalion fired immediately with a heavy machine gun, supporting each company to launch defense.

But the independent regiment has only 2000 people, and the number of puppet troops is twice as large as them.

As for artillery, the independent regiment only had two infantry artillery, but these two infantry artillery were borrowed by Li Yunlong.

The artillery battalion directly under a brigade of the puppet army has eight mountain artillery field artillery, which obviously has a great advantage.

"Everything."

But even though we were outnumbered, the soldiers of the independent regiment did not give up fighting.

The grenadier squads under each platoon started firing grenades one after another.

A grenade hit the puppet army, and with the sound of the explosion, the shrapnel quickly spread around.

For a while, gunpowder smoke filled the front of the positions, dust was flying, and the puppet army's covering firepower was somewhat affected.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the light machine guns of each squad began to fire.

A Japanese-style light machine gun launched a fire attack, and the precise bullets hit the puppet army.

Many puppet soldiers who were caught off guard were hit by bullets and fell in a pool of blood on the spot.

Some soldiers quickly aimed their rifles and pulled the trigger directly.

Because the puppet army hit a relatively short distance, the riflemen of the independent regiment still had a high hit rate.

However, after the firepower on the high ground was exposed, the puppet army immediately assembled 60MM mortars and 82MM mortars to start shooting.

These mortars continuously fired grenades, suppressing the firepower on the positions.

The troops of both sides fought fiercely here on the high ground, and the puppet troops continued to charge.

However, the independent regiment continued to defend with grenades, light machine guns, and rifles.

In particular, they occupy the commanding heights. At critical times, they can directly throw grenades.

The troops of both sides fought evenly, and both sides suffered casualties.

But judging from the overall combat situation, the puppet army has a numerical advantage, and if the fight continues, the independent regiment will suffer.

In particular, these puppet troops kept using machine guns and artillery to cover their attacks.

On some positions, hand-to-hand combat has begun.

Huang Daofeng personally commanded from behind, constantly dispatching messengers to give orders.

The supervising team set up by the troops directly under the brigade headquarters is behind the puppet troops.

These supervising teams set up light and heavy machine guns, and as long as someone retreated without authorization, they would pull the trigger without hesitation.

In addition, there are dozens of puppet soldiers, holding flower traps, standing fiercely on the position of the supervising team.

The Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army is obviously not an ordinary puppet army, they are capable of field combat.

At six o'clock, Huang Daofeng came directly to the front line with a big knife in his hand.

Dozens of puppet soldiers with flower traps followed him around and protected him tightly.

"Brothers, Tuba Road can't stop our attack, let me rush all over."

"Light and heavy machine gun mortars, give me all the bullets and shells!"

"Everyone must attack and completely annihilate the Tuba Route troops here."

"After the battle is over, I will reward you personally!"

Huang Daofeng brandished a broadsword and began to give the general attack order.

For a moment, all the machine guns and artillery of the puppet army fired violently, and the bullets and shells hit the independent regiment's position as if they didn't need money.

The positions of the independent regiment were tightly suppressed, and some soldiers just raised their heads, wanting to observe the situation outside.

But the dense bullets hit, and these soldiers were hit and sacrificed directly.

Groups of puppet troops rushed towards the position like a tide.

The position of the independent regiment is in jeopardy!
But at this time, Liuxia Shigeharu, the head of the little devil's brigade who was in command of Qicun Town, also began to issue combat orders!

The Ninth Battalion of the Independent Infantry launched an attack directly from the north, attacking the flank of the Independent Regiment.

The First Squadron of Independent Tanks, the Tenth Battalion of Armored Vehicles, and the Yamamoto Special Forces quickly advanced along Luocun and Wanggou Villages.

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