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

Chapter 255: Li Jiapo's Combat Progress

Yamazaki Zhiping commanded troops to go deep into the Eighth Route base area to carry out raids, and knocked down a field hospital by mistake.

Then this army was encircled in Lijiapo, and Yamazaki Zhihei relied on his own strong firepower to completely hold on.

The North China Front Army quickly mobilized more than 1 reinforcements from directly subordinate and directly governed troops. They set out from Hebei Province and quickly advanced westward along railways and highways.

The First Army Command mobilized more than 16 reinforcements from the three security divisions in southern Shanxi, which were independently mixed into the ninth and 1th brigades, and advanced directly eastward.

The total strength of these two reinforcements is about [-]. They are gradually approaching Lijiapo and are about to launch an anti-encirclement.

However, at a critical moment, the Independent 48th Brigade launched a series of combat operations.

After successive battles, at 358 noon on November [-]th, Chen Ziyun commanded the main force of the [-] regiment to attack Gujiao.

Gujiao is too far away and already very close. Once this place falls, it will be attacked at any time.

Under such circumstances, the First Army Command hastily mobilized more than 1 reinforcements to return quickly to ensure the absolute safety of Taiyuan.

The reinforcements dispatched by the First Army had begun to return with all their strength at this time, giving up advancing in the direction of Lijiapo.

After the Eighth Route Army received the relevant news, they immediately adjusted their deployment and tried their best to block the Japanese troops rushing to help from Hebei Province.

Brigadier Chen commanded the Xinyi Regiment and other troops to encircle and wipe out Lijiapo Shanzaki Zhiping troops with all their strength.

The battle at Lijiapo has progressed so far, and the ministries have made some progress.

The traffic trench dug by Li Yunlong's new group still played a certain role.

At the same time, they continued to advance towards the Lijiapo Highland, and the combat distance between the two sides was significantly shortened.

Even if the Japanese air force came to the battlefield, they could not carry out effective bombing.

"Brigade Commander, don't worry, the Lijiapo position, our Xinyi Regiment will take it down for him sooner or later."

"Yamazaki Zhihei is a bitch, I have to beat him to death myself."

"However, this little devil is not only cunning, but also very powerful in combat."

"As long as there are more of them and the reinforcements can arrive quickly, there is absolutely nothing we can do about them."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, on the Lijiapo battlefield, Li Yunlong commanded the Xinyi Regiment to continue the onslaught.

Four 82MM mortars directly under the regiment continued to shell, and one after another grenade hit the Lijiapo position.

The four infantry guns were advanced to the battlefield, where they directly aimed and fired, specifically targeting Japanese heavy machine guns.

The two mountain cannons carried out precise bombardment to suppress the Japanese artillery as much as possible.

The brigade headquarters, division headquarters, and the artillery units directly under the general headquarters also gathered at this time to concentrate fire on shelling and support the new regiment in combat.

The two sides fought fiercely in Lijiapo, but the Xinyi Regiment gradually took control of the situation, and some troops even rushed to the Japanese positions.

Brigadier Chen also came to the front line at this time. Li Yunlong got the news and rushed to report.

"The more than 1 reinforcements sent by the First Army from the west have stopped advancing here and have returned to the Lijiapo battlefield quickly."

"It is said that the 48th Independent Brigade of the Jinsui Army is about to go too far, and there are no reinforcements here in the east."

"The division commander and the general headquarters have issued an order. Our division will cooperate with the Jinchaji troops to stop the reinforcements coming from the western Hebei province."

"The reinforcements from the west won't be able to come over for a while, now it depends on whether you can deal with the little devils like Li Jiapo as soon as possible."

"The deputy commander-in-chief is very angry now, and he is dissatisfied with our battle until now."

"He has already uttered cruel words in the headquarters, beheading no matter how big or small."

After seeing Li Yunlong coming to report the situation, Brigadier Chen put down his binoculars and said in a serious tone.

Li Yunlong originally had a smile on his face, but when he heard these words, his expression became serious.

The deputy commander-in-chief's temper is familiar to everyone, and being able to say cruel words about beheading, no matter how big or small, obviously shows how angry he is.

Li Yunlong's new regiment is currently undertaking the main attack mission. If they can't hold the position, they will definitely bring trouble to the brigade commander and division commander.

"Brigade Commander, don't worry, we promise to take the Lijiapo position."

"You go back and wait for the news of our victory in peace, the new regiment will never let you down."

With a serious expression on Li Yunlong's face, he immediately made a promise.

Brigadier Chen nodded, but instead of going back, he continued to stay at the front line.

Li Yunlong began to come to the starting position and personally commanded the troops to fight.

"Old Zhao, gather the whole group of grenades and hit all the grenades on the little devil's position."

"Ask Wang Gensheng of the guard platoon to organize the whole regiment to throw grenades, and use the cover of the grenade to advance to within 50 meters of the position."

"Give them all the grenades and grenades. After the grenades stop firing, immediately throw the grenades towards the little devil's position."

"Zhang Dabiao, your Broadsword team waited until Wang Gensheng threw the grenade, and immediately rushed to the position, and cut off the head of the little devil."

"Old Zhao, you take Xizi and organize some sharpshooters to cover behind."

"Second Battalion Commander, you are in charge of leading the troops to prepare to overwhelm them all and directly engage in hand-to-hand combat."

"Third Battalion Commander, you are in charge of commanding the light and heavy machine guns of the whole regiment, and suppress the firepower of the little devils to ensure that all units can break through the position smoothly."

Li Yunlong pinned the shell gun to his waist, drew out the broadsword directly, stared at a pair of eyes, and directly issued the combat order.

He knew that the battle here could not continue to drag on, otherwise the general headquarters would definitely not accept it.

The division commander and brigade commander who commanded the operation had no way to explain to the deputy commander in chief.

At the same time, the various ministries blocked the Japanese reinforcements from fighting, and they would also suffer heavy casualties.

This time Li Yunlong is preparing to organize an attack with the whole regiment, and directly fight to the death with the little devil!
After some deployment, Li Yunlong came to the Broadsword Team, and he would personally lead the Broadsword Team to charge.

All the ministries were in place one after another. At [-]:[-], the Xinyi Regiment organized dozens of grenade launchers and fired at the Japanese army's position in Lijiapo in unison.

One after another, the grenades were shot out of the grenadier, and there were deafening explosions one after another.

In an instant, the Japanese army positions in Lijiapo began to be covered by gunpowder smoke.

Wang Gensheng of the guard platoon quickly advanced along the traffic trench with dozens of soldiers, and they quickly approached the little devil's position.

Yamazaki Zhihei's troops have been fighting for several days and nights in a row, and their supplies and ammunition are greatly consumed.

Especially a few days ago, they were attacked day and night by the 772 regiment and other troops, and their physical fitness and other aspects were exhausted.

Facing the new group of dozens of grenadiers shooting, the little devils could only dodge.

The two 150mm mortars of the Mortar Team No. [-] have now become decorations.

Mortars of this caliber require large shells, and they don't carry many.

And these two large-caliber mortars were the main defensive firepower before, so now their shells have been consumed.

Although there are still some shells in the eight 90MM mortars of the Ninth Independent Mortar Squadron, Yamazaki Zhihei did not arrange for them to continue shooting.

Because after the new regiment advances, the aviation cannot perform airdrops, and they have no way to get supplies.

Before the reinforcements arrive, they must keep some ammunition to ensure that they can hold on for a long time.

"Infantry Artillery Squadron, Rapid Fire Artillery Squadron, Machine Gun Squad ready to fire."

"It is very likely that they will organize troops to attack forcibly, and once they find infantry, they will quickly fire and suppress them."

"We must not let their infantry attack our position!"

"The first, fifth, seventh, and 12th infantry squadrons pay attention to concealment to avoid shelling and heavy casualties."

"Every squadron should also save shells for grenade launchers."

"Next to defend, we need to concentrate light and heavy machine guns, infantry guns, rapid-fire guns, and rifles to intercept."

Yamazaki Zhihei hid in a semi-underground bunker. After checking the situation, he immediately issued a combat order.

At three o'clock, the grenadier squads of the Xinyi regiment fired all the grenades.

As the grenade stopped firing, the little devils began to get ready to shoot.

But at this time, Wang Gensheng and others had reached a position less than 50 meters away from the position.

They began to frantically throw grenades towards the positions, and grenades and grenades kept falling on the positions set up by the Japanese army on the slope.

There was a deafening explosion, and the shrapnel quickly spread around.

Layers of gunpowder smoke gradually rose, and a large amount of dust filled the air.

"Boom boom boom."

It was at this time that the new regiment, with four infantry artillery, two mountain artillery, and four 82MM mortars, began to suppress and bombard the high ground.

The 60MM mortars equipped by each company also began to gather together and directly carried out coordinated shelling.

The brigade headquarters, division headquarters, and general headquarters covering the rear are directly under the artillery unit, and carry out concentrated fire bombardment.

Some smoke bombs also began to hit the high ground to cut off the support from the high ground to the slope position.

After Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao saw the smoke, they didn't hesitate and ordered dozens of people to rush towards the slope.

At this time, the first and fifth infantry squadrons under Yamazaki Zhihei were deployed on the slope position.

In addition they also got the [-]st, [-]th machine gun squad to strengthen.

The other troops are defending at the highest point of Lijiapo.

However, with the continuous shelling of various artillery pieces and the cover of smoke, it was realized.

The firepower deployed by Yamazaki Zhihei at the highest position was unable to provide any support.

"Da da da."

On the slope position, the Japanese troops did not panic.

Several heavy machine guns fired first, and the dense bullets hit the Broadsword Team.

Unfortunately, several soldiers were hit, fell in a pool of blood on the spot, and died heroically.

However, as the firepower of the Japanese machine guns was exposed, Zhao Gang, Xizi and other sharpshooters quickly aimed and locked on, and quickly pulled the trigger.

The commander of the third battalion also immediately commanded the machine guns of the whole regiment to launch suppressive shooting.

At three o'clock, the Broadsword team rushed to the slope.

Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao rushed to the front. They brandished big knives and started hand-to-hand combat with the little devil.

"Tang, clang, clang." The sound of metal clashing continued, and the ground was full of the heads of little devils rolling down.

At about 45:[-], the second battalion commander led the troops to the slope position.

The second battalion commander picked up the shell gun and kept shooting at the little devil.

Many soldiers in the second battalion followed suit and pulled the trigger with their rifles.

Sun Desheng of the cavalry company, carrying a Japanese Type [-] Type A saber, led the troops directly to the position.

Lijiapo is a high ground, which is not conducive to cavalry operations, but Sun Desheng directly asked the whole company to dismount and attack.

Although they lost their war horses, their impact speed was still very fast.

The main force of the new regiment came to the slope position one after another, and a scuffle began.

The more than 400 little devils here were attacked by the new group, and they had no resistance at all.

Gradually, there were more and more corpses of little devils in the trenches.

By four o'clock, there were hardly many Japanese troops who could continue fighting.

It was at this time that the highest place launched a fire strike.

Yamazaki Zhihei probably also speculated that the Japanese troops on the slope position might suffer a devastating blow, so he launched intensive shelling.

Eight 90MM mortars, four 75MM mountain guns, and four infantry guns fired shells towards the slope position one after another.

Grenades, shrapnel, high-explosive shells and other shells came one after another.

Both the Xinyi Regiment and the Japanese troops were affected, and they were forced to stop fighting and hide one after another.

Dozens of little devils seized the opportunity and quickly ran towards the highest position, trying to save their lives.

But the commander of the second battalion commanded the machine gunners to start firing quickly.

A series of light and heavy machine guns fired bursts, and the little devils who had just escaped from the slope were killed one by one.

By 04:30 in the afternoon, the Xinyi Regiment captured the Lijiapo slope position and wiped out more than [-] Japanese troops.

And they seized a lot of weapons and equipment, including six heavy machine guns alone.

But it is a pity that the Yamazaki Brigade also lacked ammunition, and they did not capture much ammunition.

After Li Yunlong took down the slope position, he did not continue to attack, but arranged for a new regiment to rest on the spot.

At the same time, Li Yunlong directly sent Zheng Zheng Zhao Gang to find the brigade commander, hoping that the brigade headquarters could replenish a batch of ammunition.

After all, in the battle just now, the Xinyi Regiment consumed a lot of ammunition.

"Tell the brigade commander, as long as you give me the ammunition, the Xinyi regiment will be able to deal with the little devils in Lijiapo tonight!"

"If the brigade commander gives me ammunition, the Xinyi regiment won't be able to take down Li Jiapo, I, Li Yunlong, will twist my head off and use it as a chamber pot for the brigade commander!"

"Old Zhao, don't hold it when you go to the brigade commander's side. If you want to cry poor, cry poor, otherwise you won't come with ammunition."

Li Yunlong yelled loudly at the chairman, Zhao Gang, for fear that Zhao Gang would not come with ammunition.

Zhao Gang shook his head helplessly, and started to look for the brigade commander along the traffic trench.

As for Yamazaki Zhihei in Lijiapo, his face became serious.

The slope position is lost, and the highest position is their last barrier. Once this place is lost, they will definitely be wiped out.

Right now, all of their troops are at full strength, and there are only more than [-] people.

Of course, not all of these [-]-strong troops were infantry.

The real combat infantry is only the seventh and 12th infantry squadron, and their strength is only more than 300 people, less than 400 people.

The remaining more than 400 people are part of the artillery, and the other are non-combatants such as communications soldiers, supply soldiers, engineers, and orderlies.

At [-]:[-], Yamazaki Zhihei commanded four infantry guns to violently bombard the traffic trenches and starting positions dug by the new regiment.

The infantry artillery squadrons hadn't been firing much, so they had plenty of ammunition.

Yamazaki Zhiping intends to blow up the fortifications of these positions so that he can clearly observe the mobilization of the Eighth Route follow-up troops.

However, it didn't take long for the little devil's artillery to fight, and the sky gradually became dark.

It is now November 40, and at five o'clock the sun has set long ago.

As the surroundings became dark, Yamazaki Zhihei frowned, and began to arrange grenadiers to continuously fire flares to prevent a new group of sneak attacks!

As for the new regiment, they are sleeping soundly now. Li Yunlong is planning to launch a fierce attack on the high ground at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, so as to end the battle before dawn!
At this time, it is too far away here, in the headquarters of the First Army.

Shinozuka Yoshio naturally wouldn't pay attention to Li Jiapo's operations. According to the previous division with the Front Army Command, Li Jiapo was commanded by the Front Army Command.

Up to now, the First Army is paying close attention to the dynamics in the far northwest and southwest.

"Chen Ziyun's 358th Regiment advanced to Gujiao, and they have already taken Gujiao, and their cavalry troops are gradually searching for Taiyuan."

"Chu Yunfei commanded the three regiments of the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army to advance to the highlands west of Xinxian County, and gradually dispatched troops to conduct probing attacks."

"And according to the information we have, there is a regiment between these two groups of troops, and they have gradually opened up the connection with each other."

Chief of Staff Hanaya brought the staff to Shinozuka Yoshio and quickly reported.

At the same time, Takeshita Ryuzo, the leader of the Takeshita Detachment and the assistant section chief of the First Division of the First Army, is also here at the headquarters.

It's just that he was devastated, completely bowed his head, and stood silently by the side.

Yoshio Shinozuka had no time to pay attention to him for the time being, but looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

At this time, in the far west, troops such as the Independent 48th Brigade continued to build momentum.

On the highlands west of Xinxian County, there are Reserve I2 Regiment, New Second Regiment, Independent Regiment, Field Artillery Battalion, and Guard Communication Battalion.

In the Gujiao area, there are 358 regiments. This is a strengthened regiment with six battalions.

Between the two departments, there is the 11th Regiment of the Reserve, and the Machine Gun Battalion is responsible for the connection between the two departments.

These troops are making a gesture of attacking too far, thereby attracting the little devil troops.

The First Army also quickly adjusted its deployment, and the independent Third, Ninth, and 16th Brigade troops held Taiyuan as the core.

Here in Xin County, there are two mixed brigades of the Imperial Association Army to strengthen the defense.

In addition, the third independent brigade and the first part of the 16th brigade also advanced to the northwest of Xin County and southwest of Gujiao, making plans to contain the north and south.

The 36th Division, 37th Division, and 41st Division were deployed to support Li Jiapo's troops and assembled directly west of Taiyuan.

These troops have seven infantry brigades and three artillery brigades, with a total strength of about 1.

The First Army Command has not issued an attack order for the time being, but wants to see the actions of the Jinsui Army and other troops.

"Contact the various ministries and ask them to strengthen their defenses, and beware of night attacks by the Jinsui Army and other troops."

"In addition, contact the aviation unit and let them dispatch quickly after dawn to bomb these units."

"Zhongtiao Mountain...we must completely annihilate the troops here in Zhongtiao Mountain."

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the map with a gloomy face and said in a fierce tone.

　Guys, is anyone else watching?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)