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

Chapter 262

"Clap clap clap."

"Bang bang bang."

Type [-] rifles, Hanyang-made rifles and other rifles fired continuously.

The bunkers of the Japanese and puppet troops were covered with white smoke in front of the gun towers, obstructing the sight of machine gunners.

But near these bunkers and gun towers, there are a large number of foxholes and individual bunkers.

There are Japanese and puppet riflemen ambushing here, and these riflemen began to shoot at this time.

The first battalion of shock troops was hit one after another, and soldiers continued to fall in a pool of blood on the way forward.

After these Japanese and puppet riflemen started shooting, the light and heavy machine guns behind the cover started to fire.

The first battalion machine gun company has eight Type [-] heavy machine guns.

The heavy machine guns opened fire immediately, and the covering force continued to move forward.

But at this moment, the captain of the Shao Zuo, who commanded the operations at the Huting stronghold, began to issue a series of combat orders.

The kid equips the grenade and starts firing grenades.

The mortars attached to the puppet army also began shelling.

Some light machine guns quickly moved to the highest level of the gun tower, and they condescended to shoot quickly.

The troops of both sides fought fiercely in the stronghold bunker group, and both sides suffered casualties.

Chen Ziyun commanded the artillery unit to provide continuous support, and some bunkers were directly destroyed after repeated shelling.

The machine gunners, ammunitionists and other personnel inside did not even leave the finished corpses.

However, the two gun towers, like the two door gods, fiercely blocked the advance of the new regiment.

Even though the Bofors Mountain artillery focused its fire on the bombardment, the armor-piercing shells only left some depressions in the gun tower.

The gun tower here has been reinforced in various ways, and its main body is constructed of solid bricks, stones, cement, and glutinous rice juice.

On the front side, there are steel bars for reinforcement to ensure that it can withstand the attack of ordinary caliber artillery.

The two gun towers are very strong, and it is basically impossible for the 75MM mountain gun to destroy them.

At around nine o'clock, Li Yunlong personally commanded the Second Battalion to attack.

The deafening gunfire continued to ring out from the Huting stronghold, and there were casualties on both sides.

Relying on the two gun towers as the core, the Japanese and puppet troops actively launched defenses and blocked the Xinyi regiment's advance path.

Even though some bunkers were destroyed one after another, the new regiment was still blocked.

That is, at the same time as the fierce battle was going on here, the headquarters of the third independent mixed brigade had received news.

Major General Shigeharu Liuxia, head of the brigade, immediately sent a message to contact the army headquarters and reported the situation in detail.

At the same time, he also hoped that the field observation team could come to Yuanping City quickly, so as to observe the scene of his troops fighting tenaciously in the Huting stronghold.

The Headquarters of the First Army received the telegram from Shigeharu Liuxia, and knew that the battle at the Huting stronghold had already begun.

The independent detachment not only dispatched infantry, but also a large number of artillery to assist in operations.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the army, realized that the 48th Independent Brigade obviously sent artillery to help.

But for him, this was good news, and he quickly began to contact the special defense team in Xin County.

At ten o'clock, Kojima Shinxing, the lieutenant captain of the Xin County Special Garrison, began to command the troops to launch combat operations.

The first regiment, the second regiment, the 14th regiment, and the artillery battalion of the Royal Association Army.

The Japanese Special Operations First Brigade, the Third Artillery Squadron, and the First Independent Tank Squadron began to attack from Qicun Town and Hesuo Town.

The total strength of this Japanese and puppet army exceeds 9000, and it is a multi-arms combined force.

Among them, their artillery unit has relatively strong strength.

Here in the puppet army, the first regiment and the second regiment respectively have four Jin-made Type 13 75MM mountain artillery.

The Artillery Battalion has eight Jin-made 17-type 75MM mountain guns, and Jin-made 16-type 105MM mountain guns.

There are 24 mountain guns of different calibers in the puppet army alone.

The Japanese Artillery No. 105 Squadron here has four Type [-] [-]MM mountain guns.

The Japanese and puppet troops had a total of sixteen 75MM mountain guns and twelve 105MM mountain guns.

Of course they also have some infantry guns, rapid-fire guns, mortars.

Xiaojima Xinxing had already prepared for this attack because he had an absolute advantage in artillery.

He arranged for the 14th Regiment from the [-]th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army to launch a diversion attack directly from Hesuo Town.

The other troops are gathered here in Qicun Town, where they are the main attacking force.

At 10:30, the First Regiment of the Imperial Association Army completed its probing attack, and the artillery units of the Japanese and Puppet Army began to gather.

Sixteen 75MM mountain guns were the first to fire and shelled, and one after another, five or six kilograms of grenades were fired towards the position of the Kongjie Independent Regiment.

Accompanied by deafening explosions, the First Regiment of the Imperial Association Army continued to attack.

Three infantry battalions and more than [-] troops quickly advanced towards the position of the independent regiment, and the troops of the two sides fought fiercely.

The independent regiment defended on the high ground, and they concentrated light and heavy machine guns to fire one after another.

Although these firepower points were hit by the 75MM Jin orogenic cannon, they did not pose much threat to them.

But just as the independent regiment continued to fire, a heavy machine gun spewed out flames one after another.

The 105MM mountain artillery made by Bamenjin took the lead in launching violent shelling.

Of course, although the eight Jin orogenic cannons belonged to the Artillery Battalion of the Imperial Association Army, they were actually on the artillery positions, but there were many so-called Japanese military advisers commanding and controlling them.

These eight large-caliber mountain guns were captured by the Japanese army in Jin Province in the early years.

As the North China battlefield gradually stabilized, the main combat target of the North China Front Army was actually only the Eighth Route Army.

The situation of the Eighth Route Army is well known. Before Chen Ziyun appeared, if any regiment had a captured 70mm infantry gun, it would be a big deal.

The little devil has an absolute advantage against the Eighth Route Army, not to mention the 105mm caliber artillery, even the Type [-] infantry artillery.

If the 75MM caliber artillery is dispatched, it is completely possible to control the situation.

Therefore, these heavy artillery have always been stored in the warehouse for combat use.

After Chen Ziyun appeared, the overall strength of the Independent 48th Brigade improved rapidly.

Even the Eighth Route Army such as Li Yunlong has greatly improved their weapons and equipment.

The headquarters of the First Army directly discussed with the headquarters of the front army, and only then did the batch of heavy artillery be activated.

However, although these artillery were in the artillery battalion of the puppet army, the command and use rights were all controlled by the Japanese army.

After the eight Jin-made 105MM mountain artillery shelled, the exposed firepower points of the independent regiment were hit one after another.

When a grenade weighing more than ten kilograms was fired, there was an explosion sound, and the firepower could not withstand such a blow.

Jinzao Type 16 105MM Mountain Cannon is the production drawing and materials of the Krupp 105MM Mountain Howitzer purchased by Taiyuan Arsenal.

After receiving the blueprints, Taiyuan Arsenal made a small amount of improvements and started production in 27.

The cannon can be pulled by two mules and horses, and nine parts can also be disassembled for pack transport.

The artillery adopts sub-loaded shells with six different charges.

However, unlike Western artillery, Taiyuan Arsenal mainly imitates Japanese artillery, which mainly adopts Japanese technology.

The larger the number of the Western artillery label, the farther the range.

But the Japanese-style artillery and the Jin-made artillery are completely opposite. The smaller the number, the farther the range.

And this artillery has six kinds of labeled charges, which can perfectly match the height and angle of the artillery, thereby enhancing the combat flexibility in various terrains.

It can be said that this Jin-made 105MM mountain cannon was born for the mountainous terrain of Jin Province!

Of course, Yan Laoxi is a native of Jin Province, and he knew how to do business from the womb.

This mountain cannon has excellent performance, but the production cost is far higher than Jinzao's 75MM mountain cannon, so the output is not much.

At this time, Jinzao's 105MM mountain artillery continued to bombard, and the firepower points of the independent regiment were knocked out one by one.

Not long after, four Japanese 105MM mountain guns also began shelling.

This Japanese 105-style [-]MM mountain gun was developed by the little devil with reference to the French Schneider mountain gun and the Skoda mountain gun he bought from abroad.

The little devil is far from being able to compare with Taiyuan Arsenal in terms of ordnance, so this artillery is even better.

The blasting bombs it fires can be said to be the nemesis of solid firepower.

As soon as the explosive shells were fired, the firepower points were knocked out in an instant.

In a short period of time, the independent regiment was attacked by twelve large-caliber mountain artillery, four heavy machine guns and seven light machine guns were knocked out.

The head of the regiment, Kong Jie, showed a serious expression on his face. Fortunately, the infantry artillery battery installed on the reverse slope started firing at this time.

A series of infantry artillery fired in a curved line, and a large number of grenades hit the puppet army, which stopped the puppet army from advancing.

However, as the puppet troops continued to attack, the suppression of the independent regiment was also great.

Due to various reasons, most of the puppet troops are still very active in fighting the Eighth Route troops.

The cage policy set up by the North China Front Army, there are many puppet troops in most of the blockhouses and bunkers.

The First Division of the Imperial Association Army is full of hardcore traitors.

The division commander Huang Daofeng has ambitions, and the puppet troops under him also have ambitions.

Especially when they gained military exploits before, the little devil gave them certain rewards, so now they are very active in fighting.

By eleven o'clock, the first regiment of the Imperial Association Army had more than 400 casualties, almost one-fifth of their entire regiment's strength.

But the other puppet troops were not affected at all, and they continued to attack.

It was at this time that Kojima Shinxing began to join the Second Regiment of the Imperial Association Army to participate in the battle.

For a while, the independent group was under great pressure, and the head of the group, Kong Jie, had no choice but to start contacting the detachment department.

Currently sitting in command of the detachment headquarters is the official Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang is also capable. After learning about the situation of the independent regiment, he quickly contacted Ding Wei, the head of the new second regiment.

After several people discussed, they quickly drew up a battle plan.

The new second regiment advanced to the front line, taking over the defense of the independent regiment.

The independent regiment used all its strength to stick to the positions on both sides and assist the new second regiment in defense, while the main force was responsible for the second line of defense.

In addition, Zhao Gang quickly dispatched messengers to Huting stronghold to report the combat situation here to Li Yunlong.

The strength of the new second regiment is not weak, they quickly came to the front line, and under the command of the regiment leader Ding Wei, they quickly faced the battle.

Facing the puppet army with superior artillery, Ding Wei did not adopt the previous defensive strategy.

He uses light machine guns and grenade grenade mobile operations.

At the same time, a large number of riflemen were scattered in different areas, directly shooting and killing the puppet troops.

The machine gun companies under each battalion were set up behind the high ground to avoid the shelling of the Japanese and puppet troops.

And once there are troops passing the high ground along the road, these heavy machine guns will quickly fire and intercept them.

Light machine guns, grenades, and rifles can be quickly transferred after shooting, which can effectively avoid shelling.

After the new second regiment launched its combat defense, the puppet army's attack was instantly intercepted.

Even though the puppet army continued to use mortars and heavy machine guns to shoot, they were unable to capture the main force of the New Second Regiment to attack.

The various departments of the New Second Regiment organized firepower strikes in different areas, and dense machine gun bullets were fired one after another.

By the time the puppet artillery shells hit, the light machine gun shooter had already moved.

At twelve noon, the New Second Regiment intercepted the main attack of the puppet army on the high ground in the Qicun Township area.

Part of the Independent Regiment intercepted the attack of the 14th Regiment of the Puppet Army in the Hesuo Town area.

Kojima Nobuoki raised his binoculars to check, his face gloomy.

He continued to order the artillery units to start shelling, and at the same time, a large force of the Japanese army began to detour from the flank.

Up to now, the main force of the new regiment of the independent detachment is fighting in the Huting stronghold.

The Xinyi Regiment, the main force of the Independent Regiment, fully responded to the attack of the Japanese puppet army in Xinxian County, and the defense of Kangjia Town and other areas gradually became empty.

Especially at one o'clock in the afternoon, more than 1000 Japanese troops attacked from the flanks, and the New Second Regiment was hit on both sides.

The independent regiment will deploy the ninth battalion troops on the second line of defense, and quickly transfer them to strengthen the defense of the new second regiment.

For a while, a large number of troops gathered on the front line to fight on the high ground, and their rear became very empty.

The Yamamoto special team has gradually advanced towards Kangjia Town, trying to carry out combat strikes here.

It was at this time that Harada Jiro had commanded the first assault team and secretly came to the Arashi City area.

They took advantage of the defensive loopholes between the various ministries and gradually moved towards Lancheng County.

But these little devils obviously underestimated the current defense situation of Lancheng.

On the side of the independent detachment, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops launched combat operations, trying their best to contain and attract the three regiments.

The new first regiment, the new second regiment, and the independent regiment were put into different battlefields, so the rear defense was empty.

The advance of the Yamamoto Special Forces was naturally smooth, and there were a large number of defensive empty areas for them to use.

But here in Lancheng, although there are defensive loopholes among the ministries, the situation is completely different as they approach the county seat of Lancheng.

Lancheng has the 11th Regiment, the 358th Regiment, the Field Artillery Battalion and the Supplies Battalion directly under the brigade headquarters.

Within the small county town, there are seven infantry battalions alone!

At one o'clock, the first assault team commanded by Harada Jiro was discovered.

They were discovered by a platoon of patrolling troops, and the two troops fought fiercely.

It's just that the platoon of the Jinsui Army is obviously at a disadvantage. Facing the attack of the first assault team, they are not opponents at all.

In just a few minutes, the first assault team completely wiped out the infantry platoon.

But the gunshots here have quickly alerted the ministries.

11 regiments were prepared at one time, and all 358 regiments entered combat positions.

Officers Wu Ziqiang, Shi Yujian, and Liang Guoping sent power one after another and directly contacted the brigade headquarters here.

Fang Ligong made a decisive deployment. He mobilized the Seventh Battalion of Chu Yu to quickly search and annihilate the Japanese troops.

The other ministries are strictly guarding against death and defending their positions with all their strength.

After the combat order from the brigade headquarters was issued, Chu Yu immediately commanded the troops to attack.

The other troops are on full alert, making contact with each other to ensure that they can rush to help in combat at any time.

Harada Jiro, who commanded the operation, dispatched commandos to carry out investigations, and when he knew that the county had been closely guarded.

Jiro Harada changed his plan, and he began to gradually move towards the periphery.

There are two regiments here in Lancheng, and seven infantry battalions with thousands of troops.

The First Assault Squad is powerful, but they only have dozens of people.

Now if they continue to attack the county seat and attack the brigade headquarters of the independent 48th brigade, they will be no different from sending them to death.

In the following time, the 65-member First Assault Squad commanded by Harada Jiro began a breakout operation.

The Seventh Battalion, under the command of Battalion Commander Chu Yu, launched a full search.

For a while here in Lancheng, there were gunshots from time to time.

At this time, the Yamamoto Special Forces' subordinate departments are perfectly organized, and each department can be immediately dispersed into separate combat units.

Each unit also has a strong combat strike capability.

Not long after, Harada Jiro began to disperse the operations in order to avoid the target being too large.

Each assault unit is equipped with grenadiers and heavy soldiers, and breaks out of the encirclement in three ways.

There were only more than 20 little devils in each route, and they were very concealed, and the Seventh Battalion could not quickly locate them.

Before dividing up the search, some troops were no match for this group of little devils after encountering them.

In this case, they can only use a larger method to search.

"Come here, the Japanese army is not strong, but they are equipped with excellent weapons and have strong combat effectiveness."

"We have had hundreds of casualties so far, but we haven't brought any casualties to the other party."

"According to reports from the front, this Japanese army has a variety of weapons, the main weapons of which are submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles."

"In addition, they have sniper rifles. They have a good understanding of the terrain here, so a battalion can quickly capture their position."

Chief of Staff Lin Zhiqiang soon came to Fang Ligong, and he quickly reported.

Fang Ligong frowned, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

On the one hand, he quickly reported to Chu Yunfei, on the other hand, he continued to strengthen the search force.

The second battalion and the seventh battalion were responsible for the search mission, while the other troops continued to stand still.

However, as the second battalion troops also left the station to search, the defense range between the various ministries increased, which gave the little devil some opportunities to take advantage of.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lancheng still hadn't dealt with the first assault team, not even a trace of them.

It was at this time that Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, and Chen Ziyun, who were in charge of the Huting stronghold, received different news one after another.

Li Yunlong knew that the Japanese and puppet troops in Xinxian County were dispatched, and began to launch a full-scale combat strike.

Vaguely, Li Yunlong began to realize that he seemed to have been tricked.

But now they have destroyed many bunkers and killed many Japanese and puppet troops.

The troops have already started to attack the gun tower, preparing to blow it up.

If you withdraw now, all your previous efforts will be in vain.

"Brigade, Lancheng was attacked by a small group of elite Japanese troops..."

At the same time as Chu Yunfei was here, Sun Ming quickly walked over with the telegram and quickly reported.

(End of this chapter)