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

Chapter 251 Chu Yunfei Commands the Defense of Yang Village
The brigade commander Chu Yunfei of the Independent 48th Brigade personally commanded the operation this time, and the chief of staff Fang Ligong immediately conveyed the combat order.

The bombing by the Japanese air force continued, and aerial bombs fell on the ground one after another.

Accompanied by the sound of the explosion, at this moment, the earth seemed to shake, and the sky was full of dust.

The ruthless shock wave quickly spread around, and some positions were instantly blown to the ground.

The Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army advanced rapidly under the command of Lieutenant General Huang Daofeng, and its main force of more than 12 people went straight to the [-]th Reserve Regiment.

Under the command of the Japanese adviser, the six mountain artillery and two field artillery of the Puppet Artillery Battalion were also continuously attacking the positions of the 12th regiment.

"The main force quickly broke through the Jinsui Army's position in front of them, and the troops on both sides carried out diversion attacks on the Eighth Route Army, cutting off the connection between them."

"I really didn't expect that the Jinsui Army would join hands with the Eighth Route Army in defensive operations, but they are just dying."

"Chu Yunfei's Independent 48th Brigade has lost successive battles in Lancheng, let them know how powerful our Imperial Association Army is today."

"If we can capture the position of the Jinsui Army's elite independent 48th Brigade, the Taijun will definitely reward us greatly."

"Arrange the Broadsword Team to be at the forefront, gather all the firepower for cover, and rush up to start a hand-to-hand battle with them."

Huang Daofeng raised his binoculars to check the situation on the battlefield, and he decisively issued an order.

Because he has served in the Northwest Army, Huang Daofeng attaches great importance to hand-to-hand combat.

The Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army had some traitors from the Northwest Army, so he purposely grouped these people together.

Huang Daofeng's tactics are very simple, that is to concentrate all firepower for cover, and rush to the position as quickly as possible.

Start hand-to-hand combat directly, and use hand-to-hand combat to break through defensive positions.

Of course, Huang Daofeng himself knew that their frontal attack was completely diverting, and the real main attack was the Japanese army on the flank.

When they were on the western highlands, these puppet troops broke through their positions and were still engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese army attacked from the flank.

The Eighth Route Army couldn't bear the blow and was forced to withdraw quickly, and the puppet army easily captured the position.

Now Huang Daofeng plans to repeat the old tricks, so as to quickly win the position of the Jinsui Army's reserve I2 regiment.

And this time Huang Daofeng wanted to achieve greater results. He knew that the Jinsui army was not good at hand-to-hand combat, so he wanted to use hand-to-hand combat to kill them as much as possible.

The troops of the Royal Association Army advanced rapidly, light and heavy machine guns, and large and small caliber mortars were set up in different positions, and they were ready to cover and shoot.

Groups of imperial association troops advanced towards the position in batches, and they kept a certain distance from the front, back, left, and right.

Hundreds of imperial association troops at the front were carrying broadswords and holding shell guns.

The Royal Association Army following behind mainly carried rifles, and bayonets had already been installed on these rifles.

At [-]:[-], the bombing by the Japanese air force ended and they left the battlefield directly.

At this time, the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army was less than 2 meters away from the nearest unit to the Reserve I200 Regiment.

Huang Daofeng raised his binoculars to observe, and began to issue orders.

60MM mortars, 82MM mortars, 75MM mountain guns, and field guns are in action.

The puppet army controlled these artillery and launched a covering bombardment on the positions of the 12th reserve regiment.

Countless shells hit the positions of the 12th reserve regiment one after another, and there were deafening explosions one after another.

The shrapnel quickly spread around, gunpowder smoke filled the position, and dust was flying everywhere.

Hundreds of puppet soldiers quickly advanced towards the position. They pinned their shell guns to their waists and drew out the big knives behind them.

The light and heavy machine guns that had already been set up in different positions also began to fire violently.

A light machine gun and a heavy machine gun sprayed flames continuously, and dense bullets shot towards the position one after another.

Faced with such a firepower attack, the officers and soldiers of the 12th reserve regiment had almost no way to launch a counterattack.

If they are exposed, they will definitely be hit.

Qian Bojun, the commander of the regiment, and Zhang Fugui, who was attached to the regiment, frowned, with serious expressions on their faces.

Before they wanted to fight in Lancheng, they just wanted to increase their price.

However, they were attacked by Xiaodao Xinxing's troops in Lancheng, and fled back in embarrassment.

Afterwards, the officials lowered their military ranks, and Chu Yunfei also put them in confinement.

This time the Yangcun area was attacked, so they were released temporarily and returned to the army to command the battle.

"Tuan Zuo, these puppet troops are so fucking fierce, all kinds of weapons are constantly firing, and bullets and shells are overwhelming."

"When did Jin Province have such a powerful puppet army? No wonder the little devil has been unwilling to raise our price."

"It seems that the puppet army they support also has elite soldiers."

"Based on this situation, it will be a matter of time before the position is broken through."

Zhang Fugui came to Qian Bojun, he frowned and said.

Qian Bojun raised his binoculars to check the situation on the battlefield, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

In fact, Qian Bojun also knew that Chu Yunfei would definitely not be a good man and a faithful woman.

If it weren't for the fact that they were all old brothers who had followed Chu Yunfei for many years, their lives would have been lost long ago.

After all, the core officers of the Independent 48th Brigade were all Chu Yunfei's old subordinates. If Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui were killed, those people would inevitably feel sad.

In particular, Chu Yunfei is currently using Chen Ziyun heavily, and is actively training a new batch of officers.

Chu Yunfei has never dealt with Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui strictly because of this consideration.

"This puppet army is indeed not simple. Immediately contact the brigade headquarters and report the situation here."

"Hasn't the brigade headquarters already established contact with the battalions and let them take command, so even if we lose the battle, we have no responsibility."

"You and I set off to the front line immediately. If we lose the battle like this, we have no responsibility. If we win the battle, we have more or less credit for it."

"Recently, the brigade will have been paying attention to us. Don't contact the little devil, and don't talk about these things."

With a serious expression on his face, Qian Bojun ordered directly.

Zhang Fugui nodded in agreement, and the two immediately went to the front line.

Of course they are very cautious, after all, to them, their own life is the most important thing.

At this time, the brigade headquarters did not need to prepare for the 12th regiment headquarters to contact, Chu Yunfei had already learned about the situation on the front line.

He personally picked up the microphone and communicated directly with the battalions.

At [-]:[-], the artillery company directly under the regiment opened fire first.

The four Jin-made 75MM mountain guns used curved fire to continuously bombard the exposed firepower points of the puppet army.

At the same time, the six infantry guns under the three infantry battalions also fired in a straight line.

Ten artillery pieces fired grenades, and the puppet army's light and heavy machine guns, which were constantly firing, began to be shelled.

A grenade landed near a heavy machine gun, and seven or eight puppet soldiers had no time to escape, and all fell into a pool of blood.

This bulky [-]-knot heavy machine gun was also overturned on the spot.

Two or three puppet soldiers who were not killed by the bombing wailed in pain.

But at this time, no one will come here to rescue them.

After the light and heavy machine guns of the puppet army were shelled, they stopped firing one after another and moved quickly.

Huang Daofeng raised his binoculars to observe carefully, trying to find the location of the artillery of the Jinsui Army.

But these cannons are all concealed and shoot curvedly. They want to find their positions, but they can't do it in a short time.

But seeing that the hundreds of puppet troops in the front were less than 80 meters away from the position, Huang Daofeng sneered, thinking that he had the chance to win.

It was only at this time that the platoon leaders of the platoons began to issue orders.

A series of 60MM mortars began to be established in different trench fortifications, and the platoon leader gave orders.

A grenade is loaded and fired.

All over the sky, grenades were fired from the position of the 12th reserve regiment, and the puppet troops attacking the position were affected one after another.

The puppet troops in different positions were shelled one after another, and they paid casualties.

More than 100 meters away from the position, three puppet soldiers were still advancing with rifles.

They are preparing to follow in the footsteps of the puppet army in front and rush to the position quickly.

But a grenade hit directly, and the grenade fell nearby.

There was an explosion, and the shrapnel quickly spread around.

A puppet soldier's neck was instantly cut by shrapnel, and bright red blood spurted out directly from the wound.

There was also a puppet soldier who was directly hit in the chest by shrapnel and fell to the ground in pain.

Both of the puppet soldiers were injured in their vitals, and they had no signs of life after lying on the ground and struggling for a long time.

The other puppet soldier was only wounded in both legs, and he fell to the ground and wailed in pain.

The gloomy skeleton was clearly visible from the wound, and the puppet soldier struggled repeatedly, his face becoming distorted.

"Brothers, the Jinsui Army's position is ahead, rush over!"

"Back then, the Jinsui army knelt down and begged for mercy before our brothers. Today we continue to kill them without leaving a single one."

"These Jinsui troops have nothing to fear, as long as they fight hand-to-hand, they can pee their pants in fright!"

A company commander of the puppet army at the front waved a big knife and said continuously to boost morale.

More than 100 puppet troops held their swords tightly and rushed towards the position quickly.

The Jinsui Army, the Northwest Army and other troops have fought fiercely with each other, and they are not strangers to each other.

These more than 100 puppet troops were all from the Northwest Army. They felt that as long as they rushed to the position, the battle would be over.

It's just that up to now, after continuous shelling, the covering firepower behind the puppet army has gradually weakened.

The soldiers on the prepared 12th regiment's position were also able to react.

"shooting!"

As the officers gave the order to shoot, the soldiers who had already prepared aimed and pulled the triggers one after another.

Three machine gun companies, twelve Type [-] heavy machine guns deployed in different positions, fired directly.

The heavy machine gun shooter pulled the trigger, and bullets shot towards the puppet army one after another.

These heavy machine guns have completely opened up a firepower net with no dead ends.

A number of puppet soldiers who were still rapidly advancing towards the position were beaten into sieves one by one, and fell in a pool of blood on the spot.

The Czech-style light machine guns equipped by each squad, and the Jin-made submachine guns of each squad leader also fired.

For a moment, dense bullets hit like raindrops in a torrential rain. These hundreds of puppet soldiers had almost no room to hide.

Hundreds of light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns shoot.

7.92MM and 11.43MM bullets hit the puppet soldiers one after another.

There was a fog of blood everywhere, and puddles of minced meat covered the ground.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this time, some riflemen saw the puppet soldiers lying on the ground to hide, and they immediately threw grenades.

With the sound of grenade explosions, the bodies of many puppet soldiers were blown to pieces.

At twelve o'clock, the 12th regiment prepared to launch the firepower of the whole regiment.

Hundreds of puppet troops who were only three to forty meters away from the position had already been beaten to pieces.

The following puppet troops were hit one after another.

In an instant, the reserve 12th regiment reversed the passive combat situation.

The puppet troops were forced to stop advancing and hide one after another.

But even if they hide, the reserve 12th regiment is still shelling.

A series of 60MM mortars fired grenades one after another to attack the puppet troops.

In a short period of time, the puppet army suffered more than 300 casualties.

Some heavy weapons were also destroyed one after another.

When Huang Daofeng saw this scene, his face was ashen, and he clenched his hands tightly.

He ordered the eight artillery battalions of the artillery battalion to continue shelling, suppressing the firepower of the 12 regiments in preparation.

At the same time, he ordered the puppet troops to launch attacks on both sides to immediately flank the positions of the 12th reserve regiment.

The 12th Reserve Regiment is the defensive force deployed at the front of the Pinzi formation. The puppet troops attacking on both sides can naturally attack from the north and the south.

However, before the two thousand or so puppet troops had time to attack, they were attacked by the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

A large number of bullets were fired at them, and the puppet troops were suppressed and unable to carry out Huang Daofeng's orders.

On the contrary, the four Jin mountain cannons of the 12th regiment were prepared to shell from time to time, directly destroying some heavy weapons of the puppet army.

The six infantry guns equipped with the three machine gun companies will also start shelling when they find an opportunity to attack the puppet troops.

On the battlefield, the two sides continued to fight, but the puppet army encountered stubborn resistance, and they could not continue to advance.

Huang Daofeng saw that his troops did not achieve any results, but the casualties were increasing, his face became gloomy.

At [-]:[-], Huang Daofeng joined the battlefield with the light and heavy machine guns of the supervisory team and dozens of guards equipped with submachine guns.

The puppet army launched a frantic attack on the position of the 12th regiment.

The lieutenant general and brigade commander of the Imperial Association Army personally led the charge, and the more than 4000 puppet troops seemed to have been beaten to death.

They began to attack the positions of the 12th Reserve Regiment, the New Second Regiment, and the Independent Regiment.

Bullets and shells continued to fire, and the black smoke could be clearly seen from a long distance away.

Rao, who is famous for its well-equipped weapons and sufficient ammunition, was stunned when he saw this scene.

All the machine guns of the puppet army were firing, and the twenty-round magazines of the light machine guns were emptied one after another.

The 250-round ammunition belt of the heavy machine gun was replaced one after another.

A large number of puppet troops rushed towards the position repeatedly, and the troops of both sides fell into a fierce battle.

At this time, at the brigade headquarters of the Japanese Army, Major General Shigeharu Liuxia, head of the brigade, was always paying attention to the situation on the battlefield.

He is still fighting according to the previous tactics, preparing to use the Imperial Association Army to attack from the front, and the Japanese army will intersperse the flanks.

However, after more than an hour of fierce fighting by the Imperial Association Army, without any progress, Kazuki Yamamoto, the captain of the Yamamoto Secret Service, couldn't sit still.

Yamamoto Kazuki took the initiative to invite Ying, preparing for a large-scale roundabout operation.

Shigeharu Liushita considered that Kazuki Yamamoto was the celebrity in front of Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the First Army, after all, so he agreed.

The Yamamoto special team has left the brigade headquarters and started combat operations directly.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army have jointly defended and demonstrated amazing defensive capabilities."

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to let the Royal Association Army troops break through their positions."

"The overall casualties of the Royal Association Army are not small. If they continue to fight, they may lose their combat effectiveness."

"And the Yamamoto Special Team has already launched an operation. If they take the opportunity..."

The chief of staff of the brigade came to Shigeharu Liuxia, and he said softly.

Where there are people, there will naturally be competition.

The Yamamoto Special Forces were originally going to act with the armored forces, but they offered to launch the attack first.

Due to the relationship between Kazuki Yamamoto and Yoshio Shinozuka, Shigeharu Liushita could only be forced to agree.

But Shigeharu Liushita was not willing to give up Kazuki Yamamoto's military exploits in the Yangcun area.

The officers and officers of the Independent Mixed Third Brigade and Regiment knew well the capabilities of the Yamamoto Special Forces, so the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant General specifically reminded them.

Shigeharu Liushita also knew that if the Japanese troops on the north side continued to stand still, the Yamamoto Special Forces might be about to gain results.

Seeing that the Imperial Association Army fighting on the front line was still blocked, Shigeharu Liuxia began to issue combat orders.

"Order, the Ninth Battalion of the Independent Infantry, and the Tenth Battalion of the Independent Infantry, quickly launch an attack from the flank."

"In addition, I contacted the two major captains and asked them to dispatch an elite force to quickly detour to the rear of the position to launch a combat strike."

"There are three regiments defending here, and they are the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, so there must be their brigade-level officers commanding here."

"The Yamamoto special team entered the battle in advance, and it must be directed at their command organization. We must destroy their command organization in advance."

Shigeharu Liuxia had a serious expression on his face, and he gave the combat order without hesitation.

"Hi, Your Excellency the brigade commander." The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer immediately agreed.

The communications soldiers at the brigade headquarters immediately began to convey combat orders.

The two brigades of the Japanese army, which had already completed their deployment, immediately launched operations without any hesitation after receiving the order from the brigade headquarters.

The two major captains discussed, and they immediately mobilized troops to take action.

The No. [-] Squadron, with the strongest combat effectiveness, strengthened four heavy machine guns and two rapid-fire guns, and quickly moved towards the rear to fight.

The remaining seven infantry squadrons launched a flank attack under the cover of twenty heavy machine guns, four infantry guns, four mountain guns, and two rapid-fire guns.

And the target of these little devils' troops was Ding Weixin's second regiment.

More than 2000 little devil troops advanced in a mighty manner, and four [-]-style mountain cannons quickly launched shelling.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, two Japanese machine gun squadrons, two infantry artillery squadrons, and a rapid-fire artillery squadron advanced to complete the deployment.

These firepower began to cover, and dense bullets and shells fired from the flanks.

More than 1000 little devils in seven infantry squadrons quickly advanced towards the position of the new second regiment.

At this time, the New Second Regiment was attacked from the front and the flanks at the same time, and the combat was very passive!
(End of this chapter)