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

Chapter 273 Peripheral Support Defense, 71st Division Changed Defense

Chen Ziyun commanded the cavalry battalion, machine gun battalion, guard company, and reconnaissance platoon to continue the attack.

Independently mixed into the Ninth Brigade, the 16th Brigade formed more than [-] troops, and suffered casualties one after another.

The three cavalry companies launched repeated attacks, and the cavalry brandished their sabers, constantly slaughtering the little devils.

The machine gun battalion is equipped with light and heavy machine guns, and it launches precise bursts.

Especially the Type [-] light machine gun, with the help of a scope to lock the target and directly pull the trigger.

Bullets shot at the little devil one after another. One of the little devils was shot to the vitals in an instant and killed on the spot.

The four guard platoons of the guard company and the four reconnaissance squads of the reconnaissance platoon were like tigers entering a pack of wolves.

With different weapons and equipment, they directly attacked the little devil.

Each squad of the guard company has a light machine gun and four submachine guns, but don't think about six.

Each squad of the reconnaissance platoon has a light machine gun, two sniper rifles, a mortar, and six assaulters.

Each assaulter is equipped with three guns, including a Czech-style semi-automatic rifle, a Jin-made submachine gun, and a Jin-made shell gun.

Under the attack of these fighters, it was almost impossible for the little devil's troops to launch effective defensive firepower.

The few assistant officers who commanded the battle saw that the troops were beaten and had no ability to parry, and their faces were full of solemnity.

They want to organize firepower to launch a strike, so as to suppress the surprise attack of Chen Ziyun's troops.

But their firepower, there is no way to deploy it.

As soon as the heavy machine gun wanted to shoot, it was immediately suppressed by four infantry guns and two flat-fire guns.

A light machine gun shooter wanted to shoot with a crooked light machine gun, and six heavy machine guns attacked them immediately.

At the same time, the assaulters, snipers, and machine gun shooters of the reconnaissance platoon are also focusing on attacking the little devil machine gun shooters.

"Transfer, transfer quickly, and give up the position here!"

"Immediately transfer to the position of the 27th Division, we must quickly seek the cover of the 27th Division."

"Order all the ministries to give up fighting the Jinsui Army in person, leave the battlefield, and move closer to the 27th Division's position."

"Baga, Lu, this Jinsui Army has excellent weapons and equipment, and they have strong combat effectiveness. We are no match at all."

"Transfer, immediately transfer to the position of the 27th Division."

Several commanding officers saw their losses increasing, and they had almost no way to fire.

Eventually they began to issue orders for the troops to move quickly towards the 27th Division.

The little devil's troops began to gradually distance themselves. They took turns covering and quickly abandoned their positions.

It's just that during their transfer, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to still attack them with firepower.

Various weapons and equipment continued to fire, and a large number of bullets hit the little devil.

A little devil instantly fell into a pool of blood, and another little devil was shot and injured, struggling on the ground with pain on his face.

As Chen Ziyun's troops launched a night attack on the south side, they repelled the little devil's troops.

The 27th Division, which originally planned to launch a surprise attack at four o'clock, was forced to temporarily suspend combat operations.

Lieutenant General Nobumasa Tominaga, head of the division, commanded the troops to respond with all their strength to ensure that the independent mixed ninth and 16th brigades could complete the transfer safely.

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to launch a certain degree of combat strikes, and after the artillery units of the 27th Division launched firepower interception.

He quickly withdrew his troops, stopped the attack, and quickly moved to the southeast to hide.

The 27th Division is a field division. They have a large number of troops and a complete weapon configuration.

If Chen Ziyun commanded this group of troops to continue to advance towards their position, once they were hit by firepower, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Therefore, he arranged for the troops to abandon the battle in time to avoid the combat blow of the 27th Division.

That is to say, at the same time that Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to complete the raid on the little devils' troops on the south side, they went to the northwest of Lancheng and Jingle City.

Kazuki Yamamoto commanded the Yamamoto special team to complete a large-scale roundabout operation, and they began to advance towards the brigade headquarters of the independent 48th brigade.

At around 05:30, the Yamamoto special team began to attack the brigade headquarters of the 48th Independent Brigade.

However, at this time, the 11th regiment, the 358th regiment and other troops are building positions on the front line for defense.

12 regiments are prepared, but they are responsible for the security of the rear positions.

In addition, there is also the 33rd Army of the Seventh Army, which has established a joint department with the Independent 48th Brigade to ensure that it can respond to operations at any time.

The Yamamoto Special Forces failed to break into the independent 48th brigade headquarters and were discovered on the periphery.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong immediately commanded the two battalions of the 12th Reserve Regiment to defend, and at the same time they immediately contacted the 34th Army.

The 34th Army was reported that they knew that the opponent had only more than 300 troops, so they decisively deployed troops to support the battle.

More than 12 troops were urgently mobilized and quickly came to the battlefield to assist the [-]th regiment in preparation for combat.

The Yamamoto Secret Service was attacked by more than 3000 troops. Even though they had strong combat effectiveness, they were very passive in combat at this time.

Because it was discovered on the periphery, the reserve 12th regiment could easily deploy the main force to launch a defense.

Facing the attack of the little devils, they can use the positions set in advance to intercept them layer by layer.

After the reinforcements from the 33rd Army arrived, the two divisions were even able to launch a counterattack on a certain scale.

At six o'clock, although Kazuki Yamamoto commanded troops to win a position, they also suffered casualties.

In particular, the 33rd Army received a report. When they knew that more than 2000 troops rushed to the rescue, they still did not solve the problem of more than 300 little devils.

The 33rd Army quickly dispatched troops and generals, and Commander Guo immediately contacted Commander Zhao of the 71st Division.

Commander Zhao immediately gathered the main force of the 71st Division, and then he personally commanded the troops and quickly advanced towards the battlefield.

By 07:30, the Yamamoto secret service team was almost about to take down the blocking position set up by the main force of the reserve 12th regiment.

But at this time, a little devil came to Kazuki Yamamoto to report.

When it is known that there is a division with thousands of troops nearby, it quickly advances and quickly encircles here.

Kazuki Yamamoto knew very well that even if they continued to push forward, they would be able to reach the headquarters of the Independent 48th Brigade.

Then Chu Yunfei must have gotten the news a long time ago and made the transfer in advance.

In the past, they may have gone straight to the sky without gaining anything.

On the contrary, they entered a deep position, and when the main force of the 71st Division arrived quickly, they might be surrounded.

Even if the Yamamoto Special Forces are now armed to the teeth, the overall combat strength is relatively strong.

But if they were surrounded by thousands of people, they would be in danger of being wiped out.

After careful consideration by Kazuki Yamamoto, he quickly commanded the troops to evacuate.

At eight o'clock, when the main force of the 71st Division arrived, Kazuki Yamamoto had already commanded the troops to transfer.

But it was at this time that aviation soldiers came to the battlefield.

This time, the little devil was really serious. Six reconnaissance planes appeared first, and they circled around the battlefield.

Not long after, the little devil dispatched four bomber squadrons!

Four squadrons, a full 48 bombers!
Among these bombers, there are twelve heavy bombers.

It has been 40 years now, and little devils rarely dispatch heavy bombers to fight.

Because their own resources are very limited, all kinds of materials for the production of weapons and ammunition need to be imported.

And until now, countries have begun to restrict these materials.

Especially the sale of weapons and ammunition has become very strict.

The aerial bombs dropped by heavy bombers are very precious to little devils, and they usually don't use them lightly.

Especially in North China, most of the areas are occupied by little devils. The troops fighting against them can almost deal with them by dispatching reconnaissance planes.

But at this time and at that time, the Independent 48th Brigade completely hurt the little devil.

In order to be able to quickly and completely solve this force, the Japanese army has done everything at all costs.

Aerial bombs began to be dropped on the position one after another, ranging from [-] kilograms of light aerial bombs to [-] kilograms of heavy aerial bombs.

Bombs of different weights fell on the ground, and there was a deafening explosion.

Huge craters began to appear on the ground, and scorching air waves quickly spread towards the surroundings.

The shock wave is ruthlessly destroying everything, even some soldiers are hiding in the anti-blasting holes.

However, some soldiers who were closer to the explosion point were still affected.

They didn't have the slightest scar on the surface of their bodies, but the shock wave had already shattered their internal organs.

The little devil's bombing brought certain casualties to the Independent 48th Brigade.

Especially the heavy aerial bombs completely destroyed the position.

Fortunately, there are not many bombs of the level of the little devil. Otherwise, the independent 48th Brigade would be completely damaged by bombing alone.

At nine o'clock, as the little devils ended their bombing, the 27th Division and other troops continued to attack.

Xiaojima Xinxing commanded the Japanese and puppet troops to attack Jingle City, and the independent mixed third brigade with more than 2000 troops assisted in the attack on the north side.

Tominaga Nobumasa commanded the main force of the 27th Division to attack Arashi City with all its strength, and formed the ninth independently, while the 16th Brigade with more than [-] troops assisted in the attack on the south side.

Fierce gunfire sounded, and the battlefield was filled with acrid gunpowder smoke.

Following the battle, not long after, the smell of blood began to permeate the air.

The Japanese and puppet troops launched an attack with all their strength, and they directly took the wave of soldiers to attack.

Chen Ziyun commanded the cavalry battalion and other troops to detour to the periphery, and followed the Japanese and puppet troops to attack.

A large number of cavalry scouts were dispatched, and Chen Ziyun needed to understand the combat situation of the Japanese and puppet troops before attacking them.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun commanded the peripheral mobile combat force to go directly to the rear of Xiaodao Xinxing's troops attacking Jingle City.

They directly launched a surprise attack on the Japanese and puppet troops, thus cooperating with the defensive deployment of the 358 regiment in Jingle City.

The Japanese and puppet troops under the command of Shinko Kojima were attacked, and they were forced to stop their attack.

The four artillery positions, under the command of Li Yuanchun, the commander of the 24th Artillery Regiment, fully supported the 11th Regiment in preparation for combat and attacked the 27th Division.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to attack the rear of the 27th Division, and cooperated with the 11th Division to fight.

Under the command of Chen Ziyun, the cavalry battalion and other troops launched attacks on the periphery one after another.

They adopted a method similar to guerrilla warfare, repeatedly attacking the little devils' troops.

Where the little devils attack fiercely, they will quickly carry out combat strikes there.

The battle lasted until five o'clock in the afternoon. As the sky became dark, the Japanese and puppet troops stopped attacking.

On this day, because Chen Ziyun's troops were supporting the battle on the periphery, the Japanese and puppet troops such as the 27th Division did not make much progress.

Of course, most of the positions of the Independent 48th Brigade were destroyed after continuous bombing and shelling.

The 358 regiments in charge of defense and the 11th reserve regiment also suffered a relatively large degree of casualties.

Chu Yunfei began to prepare 12 regiments, and went directly to the front line to assist in the defense.

At the same time, Fang Ligong, the chief of staff of the brigade, also immediately contacted the chief minister's department according to Chu Yunfei's request, and reported in detail the current situation of the independent 48th brigade.

As night fell, it became pitch black all around.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the chief of staff of the First Army, Hanagu, arrived at the front line.

On behalf of the army headquarters, he held a combat meeting.

Several generals and assistant officers who commanded the battle rushed to attend the meeting.

Huagu is from intelligence background, and his military rank is major general, even though he came here on behalf of the army headquarters this time.

But also attending the meeting was Lieutenant General Tominaga Nobumasa, head of the 27th Division, so his attitude was good.

If Fuyong Xinzheng hadn't been here, I'm afraid Hua Guzheng would have cursed a long time ago.

"The army command is very dissatisfied with the current progress of the operation. After all, we have an absolute advantage here."

"Although the independent 48th brigade has strong combat effectiveness, our strength can completely eliminate them."

"Your Excellency the Commander hopes that you can make a quick decision and completely solve them in a short period of time."

"Of course, the commander of the army does not want the ministries to suffer too many casualties. After all, we have other combat tasks to solve them."

"Masters, now for you, there is a good opportunity in front of you."

"A battle of this scale is very rare in the North China region. As long as you can obtain military exploits, I believe it will definitely attract the attention of all parties."

"At that time, even if you have some faults, you can be forgiven."

"As for Mr. Tominaga Nobushi, I believe that you can also have a very wonderful record on your resume."

Hua Gu was looking at the officers, and he spoke directly.

Major General Liuxia Shigeharu, head of the Third Independent Mixed Brigade, had a serious expression on his face. He knew that the complete annihilation of the field observation group was directly related to him.

The Army Command and the Front Army Command have not pursued the responsibility for the time being, but this does not mean that they will completely give up the pursuit of responsibility.

If Shigeharu Liuxia did not produce decent results in this attack, he would definitely be punished.

By that time, he would have no chance of redemption.

Liuxia Shigeharu had a serious expression on his face, and he made a decision in his heart. After returning, he organized troops to attack overnight.

Hanaya is continuing to convey Shinozuka Yoshio's combat orders, and the officers have different ideas.

After the battle meeting was over, Hanaya was talking with Nobumasa Tominaga.

"I really didn't expect to meet such a terrifying opponent here."

"I can't imagine that the Jinsui Army will have such an elite unit."

"Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, these two people are definitely not simple."

"Now I understand why the front army headquarters directly transferred our division."

Tominaga Nobumasa had an emotional expression on his face, he looked at the Chief of Staff Hanagu Masa in front of him and said.

"Yeah, who would have thought that we would gather such a large number of troops and attack continuously for two days without gaining anything."

"The troops in front of us must be completely resolved, otherwise, a series of impacts will be unimaginable."

"Because of their existence, they may be able to drive the entire Jinsui Army to actively fight with us."

"And now that they are there, Yan Baichuan is much tougher in the face of us, and even started to send other Jinsui troops to join the battle."

"If we can't solve them, it is almost impossible for us to maintain law and order in North China."

Hua Guzheng had the same serious expression on his face, and he agreed very much.

The amazing performance of the Independent 48th Brigade surprised the little devil.

But what surprised them was still behind. After eleven o'clock in the evening, Chen Ziyun continued to command the troops to launch combat operations.

They launched a sneak attack on the 27th Division's Supplies Wing. After some fighting, they blew up an ammunition depot of the Supplies Wing!

By the time the 27th Division troops responded, Chen Ziyun had quickly commanded the troops to withdraw from the battlefield.

Tominaga Nobumasa was furious, and he quickly mobilized troops to search.

The first regiment of the garrisoned infantry, attached to the first part of the search regiment, strengthened four [-]-style mountain artillery, and quickly attacked and searched.

But it was almost impossible for them to find the whereabouts of Chen Ziyun's troops.

And at three o'clock in the morning, the independent mixed third brigade continued to fight, and more than 2000 of its troops joined the battle, leaving only more than [-] people fighting.

The head of the brigade, Liu Xia Shigeharu, planned to launch a night attack overnight, so as to obtain the results and make up for his fault.

But before their troops could attack, they were attacked by Chen Ziyun's troops.

After some fighting, the little devils paid a certain amount of casualties, and their combat strength was only 2000.

After receiving the report, Liuxia Shigeharu slumped down on the ground with a particularly solemn expression on his face.

At this moment, Shigeharu Liushita seemed to have seen his own future.

As time passed, the sky gradually became brighter.

At eight o'clock in the morning on December 29, the Japanese and puppet troops once again organized troops to carry out a fierce attack.

But at this time, the Second War Zone Commander's Department made an adjustment.

He kept the artillery position, and more than 71 troops from the 6000st Division advanced to Lancheng and Jingle City to start defense.

The main force of the independent 48th brigade assembled directly in the area south of the battlefield.

The 71st Division troops took over the defensive deployment.

Obviously, Yan Laoxi didn't want Chu Yunfei's troops to be wiped out.

This army is very important to him, and he must protect it.

By twelve noon, the 11th regiment, the 12th regiment, and the 358th regiment had completed their assembly one after another.

The brigade headquarters is directly under the security communication battalion, and the machine gun battalion and other troops also rushed to return to the establishment.

After continuous combat, the overall casualties of the Independent 48th Brigade were not small.

There are three infantry regiments, seven infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion and other troops. Their total strength is more than 8000 people.

But up to now, these troops have been pieced together, and there are only 6000 troops.

Among them, the 358th regiment is a strengthened regiment, with a total of six battalions, and their current strength is more than [-] people.

The total strength of the 11th and 12th regiments is less than 3000, and each regiment has an average strength of only about 400.

And each heavy weapon has a certain amount of consumption.

The machine gun companies of each battalion cannot find a complete organization.

(End of this chapter)