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

Chapter 250

In the early morning of November [-], at this time, the headquarters of the First Army and the headquarters of the North China Front Army contacted the participating troops one after another.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Army, personally gave orders to Shigeharu Yanashita, commander of the Third Independent Mixed Brigade, and Oshigaki Toranosuke, commander of the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade.

He asked the two major generals to command the troops carefully to avoid being ambushed by the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, which would cause heavy casualties.

Here in the third independent mixed brigade, Shinozuka Yoshio asked them to fight steadily and gradually advance to Yangcun to fight.

The situation of the independent and mixed Ninth Brigade is different. Yoshio Shinozuka hopes that the Takeshita detachment can quickly open up the connection with the Kojima detachment.

After receiving the order, the two brigade heads of major generals called back one after another, saying that they would definitely carry out the combat order of the army headquarters.

The commander of the North China Front Jun Tada Jun arranged for his staff to contact the combat troops rushing to assist Li Jiapo.

At present, the Japanese army has two groups of troops advancing towards Lijiapo, and the other is more than 1 troops organized by the three security divisions of the First Army.

They are advancing rapidly from the east, and are rushing to help through railways and roads at this time.

The other route is the more than 1 troops organized by the troops directly under the North China Front Army in Hebei Province and the directly-administered troops.

They advanced rapidly from the west, also traveling along railways and roads.

The little devils' troops marched mainly relying on railways and roads, and several battles were also carried out by railways.

It's just that in this large-scale sabotage operation by the Eighth Route Army, many railways and roads in North China were destroyed.

This will have a great impact on the Japanese army's march, and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters has received relevant reinforcement news.

The deputy commander-in-chief was very resolute in encircling and annihilating the Lijiapo Yamazaki brigade. Even though he knew that the little devil's reinforcements were coming, he did not give up fighting.

On the one hand, the general headquarters urged the troops of the 129th Division to fully encircle and wipe out the Lijiapo Yamazaki Brigade, and on the other hand, mobilized various ministries to actively block the reinforcements.

The main forces of various ministries and local troops took action one after another. They used various tactics to contain the Japanese reinforcements.

Originally, the little devils were affected by the road, and the overall progress was not very fast. Now they were blocked by various obstacles, and their advancing speed became even slower.

And it was at this time that Lijiapo's new regiment had already begun to organize troops to launch combat strikes.

Li Yunlong is an expert in combat. When the new regiment was transferred to the Lijiapo battlefield as a reserve team, he had an idea of ​​​​fighting through observation.

He was planning to use soil work to advance, shorten the attack distance of the troops, and then directly start a hand-to-hand battle with the little devil.

This is the new regiment's trick to deal with the Japanese army. Li Yunlong believes that it is very suitable to fight here in Lijiapo.

The Yamazaki Brigade has a lot of heavy weapons as a whole, but this means that these troops are not good at hand-to-hand combat.

After all, the little devil machine gun shooter, the artillery unit training, will not train hand-to-hand combat.

When fighting, they will not rush to the front with their rifles to fight.

Therefore, Li Yunlong judged that as long as his troops could rush to the position for hand-to-hand combat, they would definitely be able to completely defeat these little devils.

Of course they have been excavating for a long time, but because of the weather and distance, their soil work has not been completed yet.

In the early morning of the [-]th, in order to prevent the Japanese army from destroying the Xinyi Regiment's combat plan, Li Yunlong began to organize troops to launch a cold-hearted battle.

"Xizi, you fought well. Just keep fighting like this. After the battle is over, I will treat you to some authentic Fenjiu."

"Zhuzi, let me tell you what's the matter with you kid, you're so tight, you can save the cannonballs for cubs, give me a hard hit."

"Zhang Dabiao, who told you to go to the front line, you take the Broadsword team to rest well, and you will be the main attacker in the next battle."

"Old Zhao, please organize it so that the food can be guaranteed, and the soldiers cannot be left hungry."

Li Yunlong kept giving orders in a loud voice, his eyes were red.

During this period of time, he has not had a good rest, especially after the new regiment came to the front line to participate in the war, he has no time to rest.

Up to now, the new regiment has formed a guard platoon, and this guard platoon is not small.

When he was fighting in Xin County, Li Yunlong saw Monk Wei's reconnaissance platoon.

Li Yunlong was deeply impressed by the powerful fighting power displayed by the reconnaissance platoon.

Later, the Xinyi Regiment and other troops went to the highlands west of Xin County to rest and reorganize, but Li Yunlong continued to discuss with Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

After taking out a certain amount of weapons and ammunition, Li Yunlong selected elite soldiers from the New First Regiment, New Second Regiment, and Independent Regiment, and formed a guard platoon.

The current platoon leader of the guard platoon is Li Yunlong's guard Hu Zi.

Inside are sharpshooter Wang Xikui, sharpshooter Wang Gensheng and others.

Their combat effectiveness is very strong, and this time the Xinyi regiment launched a cold-gun attack, and they are also the absolute main force.

Bullets and shells continued to hit Li Jiapo. Although the little devils here did not suffer much casualties, they were greatly affected.

Many little devils are listless. After all, they continue to fight, and they don't even have time to rest.

Moreover, the ammunition consumption of the Yamazaki Brigade is also amazing.

If it weren't for the airdrop, they would have already fallen into the point where they had run out of ammunition and food.

The most important point is that after the new regiment came, they did not launch any attacks, they just launched cold shots from time to time.

This put a certain amount of psychological pressure on the little devil. After all, not knowing when the opponent will attack is the most tormenting thing.

If the opponent continued to attack and the little devil launched a defensive battle, they might not be under too much pressure.

But they don't know when the other party will attack. The Japanese army needs to be vigilant at any time, and they can't be negligent in the slightest.

"Your Excellency Zhongzuo, this Eighth Route is the Li Yunlong Xinyi Regiment, which has successively fought jointly with the Chu Yunfei Department of the Jinsui Army."

"Their epaulettes have the number of the new regiment. This is the elite Eighth Route Army. The imperial army of Jin Province has been attacked several times, and they are all directly related to them."

"It's just that after this army was put into the Lijiapo battlefield, they have been doing soil work all the time without any attack attempt."

"I really don't know what they want to do. Are they planning to build a traffic trench directly to our position?"

At eight o'clock in the morning, not long after the sun had risen, an officer on the Lijiapo Highland came to Yamazaki Zhiping and said doubtfully.

Yamazaki Zhihei's command ability is not weak, and because he is a staff officer, he is thoughtful.

The Xinyi regiment hadn't attacked during this period, and he clearly felt that the troops' energy consumption was even greater.

So he immediately made an arrangement, and the engineering troops immediately dug and built a semi-underground bunker, and the engineering troops have completed the task so far.

Yamazaki Zhihei has begun to organize troops to take turns to garrison positions to ensure that there is enough time for rest.

But in the face of the new regiment that did not launch an attack, the little devils officers still treated it with caution.

Especially after locking the number of the new regiment through the telescope, they dare not neglect in the slightest.

After all, most of the series of victories achieved by the Independent 48th Brigade involved the participation of Li Yunlong's new regiment.

Facing such a force, Yamazaki Zhihei attached great importance to it as if he was facing an enemy.

"They expanded the fortified cover of the attack position to ensure that the attacking force could avoid our shelling."

"Now they are starting to dig traffic trenches from the attack position towards us, and their purpose is very obvious."

"They want to shorten the attack route as much as possible so that they can quickly enter our position."

"Don't forget, what is the best thing about three-shot and eight-way!"

"Contact all the officers immediately, and come to me quickly for a meeting."

"At the same time, I will directly contact the headquarters of the front army, and I will personally conduct a combat report."

Yamazaki Zhihei had a serious expression on his face, and he immediately gave the order.

Hearing these words, the officers could not help but look at each other.

Thoughtful expressions appeared on their faces, and soon all the Japanese officers came to their senses.

Three guns and eight roads refers to the fact that the eight road troops will fight at close range when they are fighting.

After firing three bullets, all of them put on bayonets and started hand-to-hand combat.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army has an accurate hit rate in close-range shooting.

And in terms of hand-to-hand combat, they also have unique ways to deal with little devils.

The Shindan regiment wanted to shorten the attack distance, and Yamazaki Zhihei soon realized what they were thinking.

After the officers were reminded by Yamazaki Zhihei, they also responded.

The Yamazaki Battalion began to hold a combat meeting, and all officers above the second lieutenant gathered together.

Inside the semi-underground bunker, many officers stood in front of the map.

Yamazaki Zhihei pointed to the map with a serious expression on his face, and began to issue combat orders.

The new regiment wants to adopt soil work to shorten the attack distance, and Yamazaki Zhihei will definitely not let their plan succeed.

So he prepared to launch a counterattack, completely repel the new regiment, and destroy their communication trenches.

After repelling the new regiment, the Japanese aviation can quickly drop relevant combat materials to them.

With the main force of the new regiment deployed at the attacking position, the little devils' aviation units were unable to carry out airdrops.

After all, their airdrop may fall into the new group.

Yamazaki Zhihei made some deployments, and at nine o'clock in the morning, the Yamazaki Brigade launched combat operations.

Eight 90MM mortars and two 150MM mortars took the lead in shelling.

A grenade hit the new group of troops, accompanied by an explosion.

Four infantry squads and more than 200 little devils began to attack quickly.

Each team's three crooked light machine guns and three grenade grenade are closely watching the movement of the new group.

Once they find a new group of firepower to intercept, they will quickly launch a strike.

After Li Yunlong found out that the Japanese troops had taken the initiative to attack, he hurriedly made adjustments.

The four infantry artillery, two mountain artillery, and four 82MM mortars directly under the regiment were ordered to shell immediately.

These ten cannons were at different positions, directly shelling the little devils who were attacking.

Of course, after they fired the shells, they were quickly retaliated by Lijiapo Heights.

Four [-]-type mountain artillery fired grenades one after another to suppress these artillery.

After the new regiment of machine gun fire was launched, it was hit by four Japanese infantry guns, four rapid-fire guns, and a large number of grenades.

The troops of the two sides fought fiercely, and the sound of intensive guns continued to ring out.

At 09:30, the Japanese army fired with a Type [-] heavy machine gun.

A round of bullets hit the Xinyi regiment, and the Xinyi regiment was now facing fierce bullets and shells from the Yamazaki brigade.

Li Yunlong adjusted in time, and the troops began to shrink to the attacking position, fully launching the defense.

The firepower of each battalion was also launched, and the grenade launchers quickly fired out the few smoke bombs.

Zhang Dabiao led the broadsword team with dozens of people and quickly advanced along the traffic trench.

Huzi also led the guard platoon to fight with the broadsword team to ensure that the traffic trenches dug hard by the soldiers would not be damaged.

The battle at Lijiapo continued, and the little devil attacked condescendingly, occupying a great advantage.

In particular, their continuous artillery shelling brought great pressure to the Xinyi regiment, and a lot of firepower could not be deployed.

But Li Yunlong's new group is not vegetarian, they have found various ways to deal with it.

The sharpshooters such as Wang Xikui in the guard platoon, as long as they find the right opportunity and pull the trigger quickly, they will be able to kill meat with guns and guns.

The soldiers of the Broadsword Team attacked directly when the little devil approached the traffic trench.

The sharp big knife slashed at the little devil directly, and the little devil suffered casualties for a while.

At ten o'clock, Brigadier Chen gave the order to shell.

The artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters assembled twelve mountain artillery and field artillery, and quickly bombarded the Lijiapo highland violently.

The little devil's firepower was slightly suppressed, and the new regiment took the opportunity to launch a firepower counterattack.

Gradually, the little devil did not achieve the expected combat goal.

In the end, they discarded more than 20 corpses and quickly withdrew to their positions.

But shortly after they withdrew their positions, the little devils assembled grenadiers and began shelling the communication trenches.

They want to use this method to stop the new group of soldiers from continuing to dig traffic trenches.

Seeing this scene, Li Yunlong immediately withdrew his troops to avoid excessive casualties.

Moreover, there are only a small number of troops to ensure safety in the traffic trenches during the day, and they mainly dig at night.

At ten o'clock, the little devil's aviation unit came to the sky above the battlefield.

Unknowingly, the air force began to drop supplies, and these supplies not only landed on the Japanese army's position in Lijiapo.

Some supplies also landed directly in the new group's position.

Li Yunlong, who got the supplies, was overjoyed.

The battle here in Lijiapo has temporarily returned to the confrontation stage, and neither side has made any offensive moves.

It was at this time that in the Yangcun area, the Jinsui Army, the Eighth Route Army, the Imperial Association Army, and the Japanese Army assembled a heavy group.

The Japanese and puppet troops assembled the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, the Japanese army assembled the Ninth and Tenth Brigades of the Independent Infantry, the First Squadron of Independent Tanks, and the Tenth Squadron of Armored Vehicles.

There is also the Yamamoto Secret Service, which has a force of about 9000 people.

Major General Shigeharu Liuxia, head of the independent mixed third brigade, came to the front line to command the battle in person.

The Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army assembled the 12th Jinsui Army Reserve Regiment, Machine Gun Battalion, Field Artillery Battalion, and Guard Communication Battalion.

In terms of the Eighth Route Army, there is the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, with a total strength of more than 5000 people.

It is worth mentioning that the three infantry regiments responsible for the main defensive force are all units that have been hit and are not at full strength.

The Kong Jie Independent Regiment and the Second Ding Weixin Regiment were attacked in the highlands west of Xin County, causing varying degrees of casualties. The current combat strength of the two regiments is only 500.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui's 12th regiment were defeated in Lancheng, and they also paid casualties.

At present, they have recovered, but only to 800 people, still lacking certain soldiers and weapons.

The two reinforced supplementary companies are currently staying at the 48th Independent Brigade station, and they need to wait for new soldiers to arrive.

But this time, Chu Yunfei, the brigade commander of the independent 48th brigade, and Fang Ligong, the chief of staff, all came here, and they will personally command the battle.

At eleven o'clock, after the Japanese and puppet troops went through a trial attack, Shigeharu Liuxia began to issue combat orders.

Of course, this order also showed the dull side of the little devil's combat.

Fighting here on the highlands on the west side, Shigeharu Liuxia repelled the two regiments of the Eighth Route Army and achieved results.

Now fighting here in the Yangcun area, he still adopts the previous combat routine.

Huang Daofeng commanded the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, and directly attacked directly, attracting the attention of the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army.

The Ninth and Tenth Battalions of the Independent Infantry were assembled on the north side, ready to attack on the flank.

The Yamamoto special team, attached to the armored force, continues to be in control, and they are ready to make a detour at any time.

The Japanese and puppet troops had just won a battle and received a series of awards, and their morale was high.

Especially the imperial association army units, after receiving the order to attack, they all seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood.

But they didn't know at all that the defense of the Yangcun area this time could be described as impenetrable!

At [-]:[-], a bomber plane came over Yangcun.

This is the aviation unit contacted by the First Army. They dispatched four reconnaissance planes and twelve bombers to join the battle.

The bombers began to bomb the ground positions, while the reconnaissance planes checked the defense situation in the Yangcun area in detail.

When the little devils aviation was bombing, more than 4000 puppet troops had already rushed over in mighty force.

Huang Daofeng led the supervising team to command behind, and the officers of the puppet army waved their shell guns, constantly urging the troops to speed up.

At this time, in the Yangcun area, the 12th Regiment, the New Second Regiment, and the Independent Regiment built a defense in the character formation.

The front is the 12th regiment, and the two sides behind it are the new second regiment and the independent regiment.

This time Chu Yunfei brought the 12th reserve regiment to the battlefield on purpose. He hoped that this army could get out of the shadow of the previous defeat in Lancheng as soon as possible.

The brigade headquarters has a communication company here, and Chu Yunfei's brigade headquarters was established behind the 12th reserve regiment.

The communication company directly connected the telephone to each battalion, and Chu Yunfei could pass over Qian Bojun's regiment headquarters at any time to command the 12th reserve regiment.

"Brother Ligong, immediately contact the subordinate departments of the 12th Reserve Regiment and ask them to put the puppet troops in before fighting!"

"The Field Artillery Battalion waits for orders from the brigade headquarters, and then launches artillery operations."

"This puppet army is very insolent. Let them know that being a traitor is going to die without a burial!"

Chu Yunfei observed the situation on the battlefield through the telescope, and said with a serious expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)