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

Chapter 249 The Japanese Army's Yangcun Lijiapo Decisive Battle Strategy

Luo Village and Wanggou Village are both villages under the high ground in the west of Xin County. There is a road here that can pass in depth.

The Yamamoto Special Forces, the [-]st Squadron of Independent Tanks, and the [-]th Squadron of Armored Vehicles passed here, so they could naturally penetrate behind the Independent Regiment.

Shigeharu Liushita obviously had sufficient arrangements for this battle, and his battle plan was perfect.

The Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Royal Association Army attacked frontally, constantly exerting pressure on the independent regiment, and completely restraining the independent regiment's troops.

Then the Ninth Battalion of the Japanese Independent Infantry quickly launched an attack from the flanks and continued to attack the Independent Regiment.

The Yamamoto Special Forces and other troops penetrated deep along the road and directly advanced to the rear of the Independence Regiment, so that the Independence Regiment was in the pockets of the Japanese and puppet troops.

The independent regiment was stationed on the high ground. They could completely contain the road before and prevent any troops from passing through the road.

But the situation is completely different now, and the various ministries of the independent regiment stationed on the high ground are under greater pressure.

Not to mention blocking the road, even holding their position is very difficult.

At six o'clock, more than 1000 Japanese soldiers began to attack from the north.

The [-]th Battalion of the Independent Regiment defending on the north side is under tremendous pressure. Their position is precarious and may be broken through at any time.

They had to face the attack of the puppet army from the front, and the attack from the Japanese army on the flanks, so they had no way to defend with all their strength.

The Ninth Battalion of the Japanese Independent Infantry, which attacked from the north, received various reinforcements before they entered Xin County.

At present, they have more than 1000 troops, including four infantry squadrons, one machine gun squadron, and one reinforced artillery squadron.

This reinforced artillery squadron has two infantry artillery, two [-]-type mountain artillery, and two rapid-fire artillery.

The shelling of these six artillery pieces put more pressure on the [-]th Battalion of the Independent Regiment, which made them worse.

At 06:30, the Seventh Battalion was almost surrounded.

But fortunately, Ding Wei commanded the troops of the New Second Regiment to rush over to help.

After the troops of the New Second Regiment came over, the Fourth Battalion strengthened the frontal defense of the Independent Regiment and tried their best to block the attacks of the puppet troops.

The main force of the regiment quickly advanced towards the north side, directly attacking the Ninth Battalion of the Japanese Independent Infantry.

The troops on both sides fought fiercely, and the deafening gunfire continued.

But here, the Yamamoto Secret Service team still did not encounter resistance, and they quickly advanced in depth.

After Kazuki Yamamoto noticed the changes on the battlefield, he made adjustments immediately.

The chariot and armored vehicle troops continued to advance along the road, and the Yamamoto Special Forces, with more than 200 people, quickly detoured to both sides.

He is preparing to command the secret service team and immediately carry out combat strikes against the commanding organs of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment.

Up to now, after the previous defeat of Yangcun, the Yamamoto special team has improved their overall strength and continuously enhanced their weapons and equipment.

From the initial submachine guns, grenades, and machine guns, they already have stronger weapons and equipment.

Kazuki Yamamoto made a detailed investigation and research, and they adopted better weapons and equipment.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Army, kept giving them the green light and using all his connections.

Up to now, the Yamamoto Special Forces has a very strong weapon configuration, and the overall combat effectiveness has improved a lot.

They are currently equipped with Type 34 light machine guns, MP[-] submachine guns, Type [-] rifles, and Type [-] sniper rifles.

At the same time, they are also equipped with grenades, 60MM mortars, MG13 machine guns and other weapons.

Among them, the 60MM mortar and MG13 machine gun were all weapons found from the Japanese trophy warehouse.

The MG13 machine gun is a German-made weapon and the earliest general-purpose machine gun.

It can take 25 rounds of magazines, 75 rounds of drums, and freely change the status of light and heavy machine guns.

The secret service team uses this machine gun, naturally they value their 75-round drum, which can guarantee the firepower output.

The 60MM mortar is very light, with a maximum range of more than 1000 meters, and has a strong suppression ability.

These two weapons were captured by the Japanese army on the battlefield, and they were not applicable to their field troops at all.

Kazuki Yamamoto felt that these two weapons were very suitable for his special agent team, so he directly received the equipment and put them in his army.

Agent Yamamoto began to move, and they circled from both sides.

It didn't take long for the Yamamoto Special Team to demonstrate its super combat capabilities.

Type 13 light machine guns and MG[-] general-purpose machine guns launched fire strikes.

Snipers covered fire from various positions, and grenadier mortars provided shell support.

Riflemen and submachine gunners advanced rapidly, and no troops could stop their progress.

After one company of the Fourth Battalion of the New Second Regiment discovered the Yamamoto Special Agents, they quickly intercepted it.

However, in the face of the Yamamoto Special Forces, within a few minutes, the infantry company suffered dozens of casualties.

One by one, news began to reach Kong Jie and Ding Wei.

The two immediately issued an order to retreat. They knew that if they continued to fight, they might be wiped out.

The best way now is to temporarily abandon the position and move quickly.

Starting at seven o'clock, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment supported each other and quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

When the Japanese and puppet troops withdrew, they did everything they could to launch a strike.

The two regiments suffered a certain degree of loss, and they did not leave the battlefield until ten o'clock in the evening.

The Japanese and puppet troops captured the highlands on the west side and directly opened the road to the Yangcun area.

Shigeharu Liuxia personally came to the high ground to check the situation. He was still very satisfied with the performance of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Looking at the corpses of the Eighth Route Army on the ground, Shigeharu Liuxia sneered.

"All the ministries will immediately rest and reorganize, and advance directly to the Yangcun area at three o'clock in the morning!"

"At the same time, contact the army command and report the situation here in detail."

"The Tuba Road has no combat effectiveness. The Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army is the main force. With the cooperation of the Imperial Army, it easily won the position."

Shigeharu Liuxia began to issue orders, he wanted to personally ask Huang Daofeng for credit.

The Japanese and puppet troops rested on the spot, and the corpses left by the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment began to be directly hung at the highest point by the Imperial Association Army.

Under the arrangement of the Japanese army, warning words were hung near the corpse.

"The fate of confronting the imperial army!"

"Tuba Road is vulnerable!"

"The imperial army will definitely slaughter all the resisters!"

By doing this, the little devil naturally wanted to intimidate the common people to give up supporting the Eighth Route and other troops to fight.

At the same time, they are also deepening the hatred between the Royal Association Army and these troops, so that these puppet troops will serve them wholeheartedly.

At eleven o'clock, the little devil deliberately transferred some canned meat directly to the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army.

It was at this time that the First Army Command issued a message here.

Huang Daofeng was directly promoted to Lieutenant General of the Royal Association Army because of his meritorious service in commanding the troops.

At the same time, a series of rewards were given directly to Huang Daofeng and the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army.

Ocean gold bars, houses and real estate, etc., Huang Daofeng can be said to be the little devil's favorite.

Of course, by doing this, the First Army Command intends to set a model to inspire all puppet troops.

Now that the war has progressed, the Japanese army is very aware of its weakness of insufficient troops.

So they wantonly supported the puppet army, and they organized the appeasement army, security army, imperial association army, peace army and other types of puppet troops.

Especially in the North China region, the North China Front Army launched a cage policy.

Many puppet troops were arranged to assist in the defense in a large number of stronghold gun towers.

The Japanese army also knew that using these puppet troops to strengthen the defense of the occupied area could effectively assist the Japanese army in controlling the occupied area.

Most of the security forces recruited by the Japanese army in Jin Province are Yan Laoxi's troops.

Most of them are on two boats, and it is okay for them to deal with the Eighth Route Army, but they will not contribute at all to the Jinsui Army and other troops.

The sixth and seventh mixed brigades of the Imperial Association Army formed by the Japanese army this time were all puppet troops drawn from various places.

The First Army Command also has the idea of ​​integrating the puppet troops of Jin Province so that they can fully assist the Japanese army in combat.

Huang Daofeng has made great achievements in combat, and the First Army intends to use him to set an example.

Huang Daofeng was very proud for a while, and the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army was full of confidence in the next battle.

At this time, the troops of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment had moved towards Yangcun one after another.

In this battle, the independent regiment suffered a lot of losses, with more than 400 casualties.

After all, they have always been the main force of defense, and they once faced thousands of Japanese and puppet troops alone.

Even the new second regiment in the follow-up battle had more than 100 casualties.

This means that their troops have a tenacious fighting will and a strong cohesion.

Otherwise, if you switch to other troops, you will be in a sheep-herding state long ago if you retreat in such a defeat.

Once there is a chaotic evacuation, Japanese tanks, armored vehicles and other troops will also exert a strong lethality.

The total casualties of the two regiments were around 600, and the current combat strength is only 500.

In addition, there are some seriously wounded who need urgent treatment.

So after they withdrew to the Yangcun area, the first thing they did was to report to the Independent 48th Brigade.

The location of the Yangcun area is very important. It used to be the barrier of the headquarters.

Up to now, it is also an important place connecting base areas such as Northwest Shanxi and Southeast Shanxi.

If this place is controlled by the Japanese army, the connection between the North and the South of the Eighth Route Army may be cut off.

Therefore, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment must stick to the Yangcun area.

As for the Independent 48th Brigade, if the little devils take down Yangcun, they will definitely bear the brunt.

The Independent 48th Brigade still has the task of going south to capture Lancheng. They must not let the little devils affect the battle here.

Chu Yunfei immediately contacted the minister's department, and immediately started dispatching troops.

The guard communication battalion, field artillery battalion, and machine gun battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, and the 12th reserve regiment under it, quickly advanced towards the Yangcun area.

At 11:30, the Minister's Ministry also issued a combat order here.

Yan Laoxi's troops are currently concentrated in western Shanxi, and the Independent 48th Brigade is the northernmost unit of the Jinsui Army.

At first, Yan Laoxi arranged them here just to get rid of the relationship.

Up to now, the independent 48th brigade has achieved success one after another, and the overall combat effectiveness is very strong.

And after they belonged to the Minister's Department, Yan Laoxi continued to arrange them here for a very simple purpose.

The Jinsui Army can continue to expand toward the north through the independent 48th brigade, expanding the area they control as much as possible.

If Yangcun falls and the Japanese army controls it, it will be like a sharp knife directly in front of the Jinsui army.

So Yan Laoxi made an immediate decision after careful consideration.

He asked Chu Yunfei to ensure the safety of the Yangcun area, and if necessary, the main force of the Independent 48th Brigade could be devoted to fighting in the Yangcun area.

Here, the Seventh Army will ensure the safety of their junction.

At the same time, Yan Laoxi also contacted the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible to discuss the situation of joint operations.

The general headquarters here understands the situation, and immediately contacted the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, and asked them to fully assist the Independent 48th Brigade in operations.

To say that the Chu Yunfei troops of the Jinsui Army have cooperated with Li Yunlong and other troops several times before.

But they didn't get any orders, and this time they cooperated, but they had orders.

At midnight, Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the Independent 48th Brigade, went to the Yangcun area to meet Ding Wei and Kong Jie directly.

They discussed in detail the deployment of operational defenses and drew up the defense areas of both sides.

At [-]:[-] midnight on November [-]th, after repeated discussions at the Headquarters of the First Army.

After communicating with the North China Front Army Command, they issued a series of combat orders.

Here in Jin Province, starting from the battle at Cangyun Ridge, the First Army suffered heavy casualties one after another.

The elite third regiment was completely annihilated, the captain of the Dazuo regiment, Sakata Shinzhe, was killed, and the regiment flag was seized.

Subsequently, the independent and mixed fourth brigade suffered two devastating blows, and the puppet reinforcements stationed in Mongolia for more than 8000 days were completely annihilated.

Three major generals, Katayama Shotaro, Harada Kenzo, and Tsuda Mitake, were killed one after another.

The large-scale sabotage battle launched by the Eighth Route Army brought heavy losses to the Japanese army in North China.

Many coal mines and other areas were destroyed, and the railways and highways, the lifeline of Japanese transportation, were severely damaged.

Countless bunkers and gun towers they built were destroyed, and the North China traffic line was almost completely paralyzed.

During this period of time, the Japanese army in North China was constantly reprimanded, and the base camp and the dispatched army headquarters were very dissatisfied.

Now, however, their opportunity is clearly in front of them.

Yamazaki Zhiping's troops were encircled by more than 2 troops from the Eighth Route in Lijiapo. They stuck to Lijiapo to contain these troops.

The First Army and the North China Front Army dispatched more than 1 troops to rush to the rescue, trying to completely annihilate the Eight Route Army here.

The independent 48th brigade in the Yangcun area went south to fight, but they were defeated and repelled one after another in Lancheng, and did not achieve the expected results.

Shigeharu Liuxia, head of the third independent mixed brigade, commanded the troops to launch operations, and has achieved certain results so far.

Under such circumstances, the North China Front Army Command has quickly drawn up relevant combat plans.

This time, they plan to use a two-pronged approach to completely solve their confidant problems!

Jun Tada, the commander of the North China Front Army, personally took over the command of Li Jiapo to fight here.

The front army headquarters will unify the command of the reinforcement troops, and the Yamazaki Zhihei troops will fight.

The focus of their operations is to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army, so as to win the battle of Lijiapo.

The First Army gave up its combat command on Lijiapo, and they were in charge of the Yangcun area.

Up to now, the First Army has also made a series of adjustments. They are preparing to deploy troops and start fighting on two fronts.

Along the way is the Japanese and puppet troops attacking from Xin County, and they will go directly to the Yangcun area to fight.

Major General Liuxia Shigeharu, head of the Independent Mixed Third Brigade, was in charge of the command. His task was to severely injure or annihilate the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army in the Yangcun area.

Its participating troops included the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, the Ninth and Tenth Battalions of the Japanese Independent Infantry.

The first squadron of independent tanks, the tenth battalion of armored vehicles, and the Yamamoto Special Forces have a total strength of more than 8000 people!

As for the Seventh Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, it was commanded by Xu Chengpu, who was responsible for the defense of Xin County.

The other way is the troops organized by the Japanese independent and mixed Ninth Brigade.

Xiaojima Xinxing commanded the Japanese and puppet troops in Lancheng to defend on the spot, and tried their best to contain the 358th regiment.

The 36th Independent Infantry Battalion, which was on standby in Yangqu, was quickly advancing towards Lancheng.

This force has been strengthened in a series, with a total strength of more than 2000 people. They are a mixed force of many arms.

In order for the First Army to allow this unit to exert its due combat effectiveness, they specially dispatched Takeshita Ryuzo to command it.

Takeshita Ryuzo is not easy. He graduated from the 39nd term of Army University at the end of 52th.

Then he came to serve in the First Army. Not long ago, the chief of staff of the First Army, Kusuyama Hideyoshi, was dismissed.

Along with Kusuyama Hideyoshi, there was also the chief of the first army's chief officer.

Takeshita Ryuzo was promoted to be the assistant chief of the First Division of the First Army!
His ability has been recognized by Shinozuka Yoshio, and this Takeshita Ryuzo is the absolute pride of heaven!

He graduated No.1 when he was in the Non-commissioned Officer Military Academy.

When he was in Army University, he graduated No.1.

In the Japanese army, the top six graduates of the Army University every semester will receive sabers from the little devil Tianhuang Yu, which is the origin of the saber team in the Japanese army.

The Japanese military officers who were born in the saber group have always received key attention. If there is no accident, they can all enter the rank of general officer.

Takeshita Ryuzo has outstanding abilities, but in just a few months, he has already served as the assistant head of the first class, and his future is limitless.

This time he went to command the 36th Brigade of the Independent Infantry, and it was Yoshio Shinozuka who created the opportunity for him.

As Takeshita Ryuzo went to this unit, this unit of more than 2000 people, composed of many troops, was also appointed as the Takeshita Detachment.

Kojima Xinxing, who fought in Lancheng, was also appointed as the Kojima Detachment.

Major General Oshigō Toranosuke, head of the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade, was in charge of commanding the two detachments.

Their main task is to contain the 358th regiment in Lancheng with all their strength, and fight side by side with Shigeharu Liuxia's troops.

The little devil's troop detachment is not a regular organization, but a troop that is temporarily drawn into the formation during combat.

There is no limit to the size of the detachment. A field brigade has been strengthened in various ways, and an army of tens of thousands of people can be called a detachment.

Several squadrons form thousands of troops, which can also be called detachments.

During the Taiyuan battle in 37, the Japanese army dispatched a corps to form a detachment consisting of only two infantry squadrons, a machine gun squadron, an armored vehicle squadron, and an infantry artillery squadron, with a total strength of about 1000 soldiers.

Following the order issued by the First Army Command, the two major general brigade leaders Yanagashita Shigeharu and Koshita Toranosuke quickly contacted the subordinate troops.

For a time, the Japanese and puppet troops began to carry out large-scale combat mobilization.

(End of this chapter)