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Chapter 274 Lancheng fell, trying to encircle the independent 48 brigade

The 71st Division began to station in Lancheng and Jingle City, and behind them were four artillery positions to provide them with cover.

The Independent 48th Brigade assembled on the south side, commanded by Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and other officers, and they paid close attention to the situation on the battlefield.

With the adjustment made by the Minister's Department, the situation on the battlefield changed instantly.

The little devil's troops made changes at the first time, and the 16th and 4000th brigades were independently mixed together to form a [-]-member army to participate.

These 4000 troops have always been assisting in combat operations on the south side, but Chen Ziyun had previously commanded the troops to attack.

At present, they are reconciled with the 27th Division, and after advancing to the south side with the independent 48th Brigade.

Only the little devils with 3000 troops left after being beaten were even more afraid to return to the south side to fight.

After the 27th Division headquarters got the news, they didn't dare to gather all the troops to attack Lancheng with all their strength.

After all, although the independent 48th brigade suffered a certain degree of loss, their remaining troops still have strong combat strike capabilities.

Among other things, they still have about [-] troops. Once these troops attack from the flank, they will still pose a great threat.

Lieutenant General Nobumasa Tominaga, head of the division, discussed with the staff, and they mobilized troops to focus on defense on the south side.

The 16th and 3000th brigades were independently mixed with [-] troops, and the [-]-strong troops of the [-]st Infantry Regiment were responsible for the southern defense.

These more than 6000 little devils defended against the independent 48th brigade, and launched offensive operations to protect the main force of the division.

Tominaga Nobumasa, head of the 27th division, commanded the second and third regiments of the garrison infantry, and the mountain artillery regiment to storm Arashi City.

At the same time, Xiaojima Xinxing commanded the Japanese and puppet troops to continue to attack Jingle City.

The 2000-strong independent mixed third brigade, under the command of Shigeharu Liuxia, assisted in the attack on Jingle City.

Within a day, Japanese and puppet troops repeatedly attacked Lancheng and Jingle City.

However, the troops of the 71st Division continued to defend under the four artillery formations. After all, they had more than 6000 troops.

Moreover, they are full-strength troops that have just been replaced, and they can still hold their positions in the face of the Japanese and puppet attacks.

As night fell, at eight o'clock in the evening, the troops of the Independent 48th Brigade began to attack on their own initiative.

They launched a night attack on the 27th Division troops, and the troops on both sides fought fiercely.

After eleven o'clock in the evening, after the casualties of each other appeared, the independent 48th brigade stopped attacking and quickly withdrew.

The little devils' troops couldn't get enough time to rest. They were worried that they would be attacked at night, so they could only increase their vigilance.

In Lancheng, the troops of the 71st Division stationed in Jingle City took the opportunity to rest and quickly recover the physical fitness of the officers and soldiers.

At one o'clock in the morning on December [-]th, the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan City, the capital of Jin Province.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the army, stood in front of the map with a solemn expression on his face, looking at the locations of Arashi City and Jingle City without saying a word.

The chief of staff, Hua Gu, was reporting with a document, his brows were slightly frowned, and he was not in a good mood.

This time the little devils have assembled a lot of troops, and according to their plan, these troops will quickly achieve results.

Even if the Independent 48th Brigade has strong strength, they have many advantages after all.

It's just that the battle has been going on until now, and the various departments of the Japanese and puppet troops have paid a certain amount of casualties, but they still have not made any progress.

"Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, this is the information we just received."

"At present, it is the 33st Division of the 71rd Army of the Seventh Group Army of the Jinsui Army that is responsible for the defense of Lancheng and Jingle City."

"This unit is the earliest division-level combat unit organized in the Jinsui Army. They have certain combat effectiveness."

"Chu Yunfei's independent 48th Brigade has been transferred to the flank defense, and they launched a night attack on the 27th Division."

"According to the current situation, the Jinsui Army wants to launch a large-scale battle with us here."

"And according to the information we got, the Seventh Army has already entered a fighting state, and they are maintaining contact with the defense forces of Lancheng and Jingle City."

"This means that the troops of the Seventh Army may advance to the battlefield at any time and participate in defensive operations here."

The chief of the second class took a telegram and quickly came to Shinozuka Yoshio and Hanaya Masao to report.

When Shinozuka Yoshio heard such a report, the expression on his face became more serious.

Before the independent 48th Brigade troops fought, although the Jinsui Army would provide supplies, ammunition and soldiers to supplement.

But they didn't deploy any troops for support. Yan Laoxi just wanted to use the independent 48th brigade to fight the Japanese army, while the other Jinsui troops were resting their lives.

However, now other Jinsui Army units have also begun to participate in the battle. For the Japanese army, this is a dangerous signal.

After all, here in Jin Province, the First Army is under greater combat pressure.

Among other things, the troops in the first theater here in Zhongtiao Mountain alone restrained the 36th, 37th, and 41st divisions under the First Army.

These three security divisions are the only division-level combat units of the First Army.

The remaining independent mixed brigade troops mainly deal with the Eighth Route Army.

In Yan Laoxi's Jinsui army, the little devils have always adopted tactics of wooing them, and rarely attack them.

In fact, if the Jin Sui army goes all out to attack the little devils' troops, the little devils will be under great pressure in Jin Province.

This is also the reason why the Independent 48th Brigade was able to obtain results several times after it launched operations.

In fact, most of the fights between Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun were clever battles.

In a head-to-head battle, even if they will gain results, they will still suffer certain casualties.

For example, in this defensive operation, the 27th Division caused them a relatively large loss.

If it weren't for the 71st Division to take over the defense in time, if the battle continues at this level, the Independent 48th Brigade will be wiped out sooner or later.

"Your Excellency, Commander, if the Jinsui Army continues to increase its combat strength, we may not have any advantage."

"Even if they resort to wheel-to-wheel warfare, they will continue to consume our troops, and eventually the frontline troops will suffer heavy casualties."

"Once a field division is defeated, the consequences cannot be borne by us."

"Your Excellency, Commander, do we now... suspend operations temporarily?"

After Hua Guzheng listened to the report, a dignified expression appeared on his face.

He has an intelligence background, so he has a good understanding of the situation in Jin Province.

This time in the battle in Lancheng and Jingle City, the Japanese and puppet troops invested a lot of troops.

Here in Lancheng, there are 27 divisions with 2 troops, which are independently mixed into the ninth and 16 brigades with more than [-] troops.

Here in Jingle City, there are the Xiaodao Shunxing Special Defense Team, the First Division of the Imperial Association Army, and the Seventh Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army with 6000 troops.

In addition, there is Shigeharu Liuxia's independent mixed third brigade with 3000 troops to assist in operations on the north side.

The total force invested by the Japanese and puppet troops exceeded 4, and there were also air forces to fully support the operations.

Such strength, according to their initial prediction, can quickly resolve the battle.

However, until now, the Japanese and puppet troops have suffered casualties to varying degrees.

The Jinsui Army began to invest in troops to join the battlefield. For the Japanese army, this was not good news.

After all, if a large number of Jinsui troops were invested in the battle in Lancheng and Jingle City, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In the past two years, the Jinsui Army has rarely fought against the little devils. They continue to preserve their strength and expand their troops.

Up to now, they have four group army units, and there are also huge directly subordinate units.

If a large-scale battle breaks out in Lancheng and Jingle City, this is not what the little devil wants to see.

Hua Guzheng felt that the Japanese troops needed to stop in time to avoid an uncontrollable situation.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Army, looked at the map and fell into deep thought. He didn't express his opinion for a long time.

"Your Excellency, Commander, if we withdraw our attacking troops at this time, wouldn't we be showing weakness to the Jinsui Army?"

"We must know that the troops of the Jinsui Army had almost no courage to fight us before, and then its subordinate 48th Brigade continued to fight against us and gained results."

"Now that they are defending Lancheng and Jingle City, it obviously shows that the Jinsui Army is ambitious. After all, the distance here is too far and very close."

"If the Jinsui Army gathers heavy troops here in the future, sooner or later they will take advantage of the situation and launch an attack on Taiyuan, directly threatening the safety of our army headquarters."

"So I think that we must not only continue the battle between Lancheng and Jingle City, but also win here."

At this time, the head of the first class, Mr. Zuo, came to Shinozuka Yoshio, and he directly made a suggestion.

The previous section chief, Takeshita Ryuzo, had already been transferred to the 12th Army, so the current section chief was just appointed.

The little devils are the staff officers of the chief officer, not to mention their command ability, their staff strength is still very strong.

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded thoughtfully after listening to the suggestion of the head of the section.

Immediately afterwards, Shinozuka Yoshio directly issued a combat order.

He asked the 27th Division and other troops to continue to fight, no matter what, they must take down Lancheng and Jingle City!

The First Army Command conducted repeated discussions on the frontline combat situation, and they began to adjust their attack strategy.

The third, ninth, and 16th brigades participating in the battle will be combined independently, and the 5000-strong force will be under the unified command of Shigeharu Liuxia.

These troops were all invested in Jingle City, and they mainly engaged in containment operations against the defense forces of Jingle City.

Kojima Shun-hing commanded the special garrison, the First Division of the Royal Association Army, and the Seventh Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army with more than 1 troops were fighting south.

Their task is to contain the independent 48th brigade troops to prevent the independent 48th brigade from affecting the operations of the 27th division.

The 27th Division of Tominaga Nobumasa is attacking Arashi City with all their strength, and they want to take Arashi City in the shortest possible time.

The Yamamoto Special Forces were assigned to the 27th Division for combat.

Shinozuka Yoshio personally issued an order this time, requiring all ministries to complete the operation before February.

That means, they only have two days left!

After the Japanese and puppet troops received the combat order from the First Army Command, they began to mobilize.

Tominaga Nobumasa and other military officers also contacted their subordinate officers one after another to convey the combat orders of the military headquarters.

For a while, the officers of the Japanese and puppet army expressed their opinions one after another. They said that they would definitely capture Lancheng, Jingle City before midnight on December 31!
Time is passing, and the night is rushing by.

Early in the morning on the [-]th, at around eight o'clock, the Japanese air force came to the sky above the battlefield again.

A bomber began to carry out carpet bombing on Lancheng, and the 27th Division troops launched an attack with all their strength.

The mountain artillery regiment continued to shell, and a large number of shells fell on the surroundings of the position one after another.

For a while, the 71st Division troops stationed in Lancheng were under great pressure.

After ten o'clock in the morning, Master Zhao of the 71st Division hurriedly contacted the Independent 48th Brigade.

He hoped that Chu Yunfei could quickly command the troops and rush to help the defense operations in the Lancheng area.

After Chu Yunfei received the report, he decisively commanded the troops to attack.

However, Xiaojima Xinxing commanded troops and had already built a perfect defensive position.

Special garrison, two reinforced infantry brigades, one artillery brigade, and tank and armored vehicle units.

Before they entered the war, they had more than 3000 troops, and they have not suffered too many casualties so far.

On the contrary, the imperial association army was hit hard by the 358th regiment and the artillery unit before, and its own losses were relatively heavy.

However, this Japanese and puppet army still maintained tens of thousands of troops, and they did not achieve much success in subsequent operations, and their casualties did not continue to increase.

The First Army Command arranged for Kojima Shinxing to be a lieutenant officer in the army to command such a large number of troops to fight, which shows the trust that the First Army Command has in him.

Xiaojima Xinxing also drew up a relatively complete defensive operation plan after repeated research.

After the independent 48th Brigade launched its attack, the Japanese and puppet troops coordinated their defense and cooperated with each other.

Their artillery, infantry, and armored forces work together.

On the defensive, they will initiate counterattacks, thus preventing the attacking force from exerting constant pressure on the defending force.

Moreover, the tanks and armored vehicles of the little devils all suffered casualties.

Kojima Shinxing also knew that the Independent 48th Brigade had certain anti-armor combat capabilities, so he just arranged for these tanks and armored vehicles to conduct mobile operations.

These tanks and armored vehicles used machine guns to fight against the 48th Independent Brigade.

The Independent 48th Brigade currently has a field artillery battalion and an artillery battalion assigned to the 71st Division for operations.

They currently only have the reserve 11th regiment and the mountain artillery company directly under the reserve 12th regiment.

The 13-type 75MM mountain guns were built one by one, and the number is not large, so it is difficult to play a big role on the battlefield.

On the contrary, here, the little devils, they have four 105MM mountain guns of the 16th type and eight 105MM mountain guns of the Jin-made [-]th type.

These large-caliber mountain artillery also played a strong fulcrum role in combat.

They were scattered in different areas and built perfect bunker positions.

After the independent 48th Brigade launched its attack, a series of 105MM mountain artillery launched a fierce shelling.

The killing radius of tens of meters still poses a greater threat to the attacking troops.

The Independent 48th Brigade continued to attack, but none of them broke through their resistance.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Ziyun commanded the cavalry battalion to make a detour from the east, which brought a certain threat to the Japanese and puppet troops.

However, when the defensive positions of the Japanese and puppet troops were shaken, the junction between Lancheng and Jingle City was broken by troops from the 27th Division.

The third regiment of the garrison infantry, the Yamamoto special team successfully captured the junction and quickly advanced in depth.

Kazuki Yamamoto commanded the special agent team, quickly interspersed, and directly cut off the connection between the regiments under the 71st Division.

The third regiment of the garrison infantry left a part to stick to the junction, and the main force was to attack the flanks.

At three o'clock, the troops of the 71st Division stationed in Lancheng were attacked from the front and the flanks, and their positions were captured one after another.

Commander Chen commanded the troops to retreat quickly, but the Yamamoto Special Forces cut off their retreat, and each department paid a lot of casualties.

Although the Independent 48th Brigade gradually broke through the positions of the Kojima Nobuko Japanese and puppet troops at this time, it was obviously of no avail.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky gradually became dark.

The main force of the 71st Division gradually shifted to Jingle City, and Lancheng began to be captured by the little devils.

After the 27th Division troops captured Lancheng, they did not rest and reorganize, but continued to attack.

They launched an attack on Jingle City overnight, while Kojima Xinxing's troops and Yanashita Shigeharu's troops directly launched a counterattack with the cooperation of the 27th Division's Search Wing and other troops.

These Japanese and puppet troops went directly south to counterattack the Independent 48th Brigade, and their purpose was obvious, to bite the Independent 48th Brigade!
At eight o'clock in the evening, the main force of the 27th Division of the Japanese and Puppet Army stormed the 71st Division of Jingle City.

The Japanese army assembled and independently mixed the third, ninth, and 16th brigades with 5000 troops, and the Kojima Shunxing Special Garrison with 3000 troops.

The 27th Division Search Wing, the Engineer Wing 2000 troops, the First Division of the Royal Association Army, and the Seventh Mixed Brigade of the Royal Association Army 1 troops.

They assembled more than 2 Japanese and puppet troops to attack the 48th Independent Brigade with all their strength.

Of course, although this Japanese and puppet army has a lot of troops, there are not many field troops.

Their main goal is not to annihilate the 48th Independent Brigade, but to contain and bite the 48th Independent Brigade as much as possible to prevent them from fleeing the battlefield.

The First Army Command issued an order, and the Japanese and puppet troops became very active in combat.

Especially the 27th Division, they showed the fierce strength of the field division.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the defensive positions of Lancheng and Jingle City were completely destroyed after continuous bombing and shelling.

Moreover, the 71st Division was fully staffed when it was first put into the battlefield, and they could still block the attacks of little devils.

But for a long time of fierce fighting, physical ammunition is consumed, and weapons are destroyed, the morale of officers and soldiers will naturally be affected.

The most important point is that Kojima Shinxing commanded the Japanese and puppet troops to hold back the 48th Independent Brigade.

Otherwise, the independent 48th Brigade threatened the 27th Division from the flanks, and it would be difficult for them to fully attack.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the 48th Independent Brigade fought fiercely with the Japanese and puppet troops.

Regardless of casualties, the Japanese and puppet troops completely launched a siege in an attempt to completely encircle the 48th Independent Brigade.

As for the 71st Division, it is even more difficult to fight. At this time, they can fight with less than 5000 troops.

Master Chen kept in touch with the 33rd Army's military headquarters and reported his situation here in detail.

Commander Guo of the 33rd Army quickly reported to Commander-in-Chief Zhao Yinfu of the Group Army.

Zhao Yinfu knew the frontline combat situation, but he couldn't help but gasped.

He never expected that the situation of the battle would be reversed in such an instant.

The 71st Division fell into a bitter battle in Jingle City, and its own combat strength was only more than 4000 people.

The Independent 48th Brigade was diverted and attacked by a large number of Japanese and puppet troops, and was gradually encircled.

Zhao Yinfu knew that once the battle changed, he would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Even the 71st Division and the Independent 48th Brigade are in danger of being annihilated.

He quickly contacted the Minister's Department and asked Yan Laoxi to make a quick decision.

After receiving the news from the Second War Zone Commander's Department, Yan Laoxi and Chief of Staff Chu Qingbo quickly discussed.

The two stood in front of the map and continued to analyze it.

Whether to continue to stick to Jingle City is the focus of their discussion!
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