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

Chapter 275

This time Yan Laoxi put up a stance to fight the Japanese army in Lancheng and Jingle City.

The main idea is to play the prestige of the Jinsui Army, so that he can better grasp the initiative in all aspects.

However, as the frontline battle turned into a crisis, Yan Laoxi also began to mutter in his heart.

The Seventh Army is his direct lineage, and Zhao Yinfu, the commander-in-chief of the Army, is also one of his Thirteen Taibao.

If this unit suffered heavy casualties, it would definitely not be something Yan Laoxi wanted to see.

The 71st Division fell into a bitter battle in Jingle City, and the Independent 48th Brigade was about to fall into encirclement.

For a while, Yan Laoxi stood in front of the map and pondered, a little hard to make a choice.

He wants to win a battle, but the current situation obviously does not allow it.

If you continue to forcibly fight here, the troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

"Mr. Yan, the 48th Independent Brigade is hard to fight, and our army is probably even more difficult."

"According to the current situation, if the fight continues, the Seventh Army may suffer heavy losses."

"If the troops we have recovered with great difficulty suffer heavy losses, it will not be worth the loss."

"Although the Independent 48th Brigade bears the designation of the Jinsui Army, they may not be the real Jinsui Army troops."

"There is no need to defend Lancheng and Jingle City. It is obviously the best choice to withdraw all troops."

At this time, a general wearing three plum blossom stars was standing beside Yan Laoxi. He pointed to the map and made a suggestion.

This general is Yang Xingru, and he is Yan Laoxi's right-hand man.

In the Jinsui Army, Yang Xingru had a high status and won the trust of Yan Laoxi.

As a veteran of the Jinsui Army, Yang Xingru has opinions on the independent 48th Brigade.

In his view, although the Independent 48th Brigade has achieved successes one after another, their troops have other components.

Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are both from Jin Province and disciples of the Emperor.

The development of this unit to the present has also received strong support from Wei Junru in the first theater.

Wei Junru is a subordinate of the headmaster, and has always had a good relationship with the Eighth Route Army.

Because of these two points, Yang Xingru inevitably had opinions on the independent 48th brigade.

It is worth mentioning that Yang Xingru also served as the commander-in-chief of the group army before.

However, he had a conflict with the first theater troops stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain, and Yang Xingru also had a falling out with Wei Junru.

So now, Wei Junru is no longer concurrently serving as the deputy commander-in-chief of the second theater.

Yan Laoxi also directly canceled Yang Xingru's position as the commander-in-chief of the group army, and made a symbolic punishment.

But soon, Yan Laoxi directly promoted Yang Xingru to be the deputy commander of the second war zone.

Yang Xingru is currently here at the Minister's Department, assisting Yan Laoxi in commanding.

Yang Xingru has been paying attention to the battle between Lancheng and Jingle City.

But now he felt that there was no need to continue the fight, and quickly withdrew the Seventh Army.

As for the Independent 48th Brigade, Yang Xingru expressed his opinion.

He believes that the excessive casualties of this force may not necessarily be a bad thing.

When they suffer heavy casualties, they can be quickly transferred to the Shanxi-Sui Army for deep rest and replenishment.

As long as the Independent 48th Brigade comes to the deep area controlled by the Jinsui Army, then this force cannot be left at their mercy.

After Yan Laoxi listened to Yang Xingru's suggestion, he didn't respond at first, but after contemplating for a while, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

He looked at the map and nodded slowly.

"Contact the frontline troops and ask them to abandon Jingle City and withdraw gradually."

"At the same time, contact the Independent 48th Brigade, let them break away from contact with the Japanese army, and quickly transfer to Pucheng."

"In my name, generate electricity for Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, and Fang Ligong."

"Let them withdraw to Pucheng to rest and replenish, and at the same time I will reward them heavily."

With a serious expression on Yan Laoxi's face, he decisively issued a combat order.

Chu Yunfei's troops were initially deployed in the northwestern area of ​​Shanxi, mainly because Yan Laoxi wanted to clear the relationship.

At that time Chu Yunfei was only the head of the 358th Regiment, but he joined forces with the Eighth Route Xinyi Regiment to wipe out the Third Regiment.

At the same time, they also ranked the captain of the alliance, Sakata Shinzhe, and captured the alliance flag of the third alliance.

Yan Laoxi was worried that the little devil would retaliate, so he led the disaster to the Eighth Road.

However, as Chu Yunfei's troops were gaining victories one after another, Yan Laoxi had the intention of wooing them.

To keep them in the northwestern area of ​​Shanxi is to use the independent 48th brigade to gradually expand toward the north.

After all, the Jinsui Army currently only occupies some towns in Southwest Shanxi, and the area they control is not very large.

Yan Laoxi wants to completely control the southwestern and northwestern Shanxi regions through the independent 48th brigade.

However, he never dreamed that he would send Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun to the Eighth Route Independent Detachment to study and communicate.

In the end, they teamed up and wiped out the field observation group formed by the North China Front Army!
In the end, the little devil was furious, and now he has assembled more than 4 Japanese and puppet troops to attack.

The independent 48th brigade, 71st division and other troops participated in the battle successively, and they also paid a lot of casualties.

Until now, Yan Laoxi felt that his combat goal had been achieved.

With Yang Xingru's suggestion, he thought it was time for Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun to fully express their views.

To the west of Pucheng is Jicheng, and Kenanpo to the southwest of Jicheng is the seat of the second theater commander's department.

This time Yan Laoxi deployed the Independent 48th Brigade in such a position, and there are many considerations.

Yan Laoxi personally arranged the deployment, and Chief of Staff Chu Qingbo did not dare to delay, and quickly arranged the power generation.

By the early morning of December 31, the 71st Division and other troops withdrew from the battlefield one after another.

Li Yuanchun, the commander of the 24th Artillery Corps, originally planned to move directly with Zhou Wenbo's field artillery battalion and Li Yang's artillery battalion.

But Chen Ziyun had made preparations in advance. He arranged for Zhang Wu to command the cavalry battalion, and quickly brought back the artillery of the two battalions.

At the same time, the 48th Independent Brigade troops also began to gradually move toward the southwest to get rid of the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops.

At eight o'clock in the morning on the 31st, the 27th Division held an entry ceremony in Jingle City.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the units of the Independent 48th Brigade gradually broke away from contact with the Japanese and puppet troops.

After the Japanese troops captured Arashi City and Jingle City successively, the First Army Headquarters began to conduct publicity here.

"Our invincible imperial army defeated the Jinsui Army's elite independent 48th Brigade, 71st Division and other troops in Lancheng and Jingle City."

"The elite troops of the Jinsui Army were vulnerable to the imperial army and fled in embarrassment. Lancheng and Jingle City were captured successively."

"The so-called Jinsui Army's elite independent 48th Brigade is no match for the Imperial Army's Field Division."

The little devils carried out a series of propaganda, reporting that they had won a big victory this time.

The Chief of the Second War Zone is also not to be outdone here, and they have also begun to conduct large-scale reports and propaganda.

"More than 27 Japanese and puppet troops, including the elite 4th division of the Japanese army, stormed Arashi City and Jingle City."

"The 48th Independent Brigade, the 71st Division and other units defended tenaciously. After inflicting a heavy blow to the Japanese and puppet troops, each unit took turns to cover and retreat to deep positions for defense."

"In this battle, the Shanxi-Sui Army had less than 2 troops and faced the Japanese and puppet troops with more than 4 troops. They achieved great results and captured a lot of money!"

"Brigade Commander Chu Yunfei of the Independent 48th Brigade, and Commander Chen Ziyun's infantry have made great contributions, and the Minister's Department is determined to reward them heavily."

The two sides began to put a lot of effort into publicity, and they all said that they had achieved major results here.

By 31 o'clock in the afternoon on December [-], the little devils went to the southwestern area of ​​Shanxi in a demonstrative manner and directly bombed the Jinsui army.

It wasn't until eight o'clock in the evening that the two sides quieted down.

However, at this time, the Independent 48th Brigade temporarily took a short rest at the Seventh Army station.

The Chief of the Second War Zone has been generating electricity one after another, requiring them to leave immediately and quickly go to Pucheng in the southwestern Shanxi to rest.

At the same time, Yan Laoxi also personally sent a telegram, preparing to summon Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, and Fang Ligong.

After Chu Yunfei and others got the telegram, they discussed repeatedly.

Whether to carry out the order of the Minister's Ministry has become the focus of their discussion.

At nine o'clock, the Chief of the First War Zone also sent a telegram.

Wei Junru personally sent electricity to Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and others, and asked them to command the troops to transfer to Zhongtiao Mountain through the area of ​​the Eighth Route Army.

Now that Wei Junru is no longer concurrently serving as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Theater, he naturally does not have the authority to command the Independent 48th Brigade.

Therefore, he hopes that the Independent 48th Brigade can quickly transfer to Zhongtiao Mountain, so as to join the battle sequence in the first theater.

After Wei Junru's message was sent, it became even more difficult for Chu Yunfei and others to make a choice.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the Independent 48th Brigade held a combat meeting at the brigade headquarters.

The heads of the regiments, the regiments attached, and some battalion commanders of the troops directly under them all attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates.

Chu Yunfei took out all the telegrams sent by the chief of the first war zone and the second war zone.

"Everyone, Chief Wei told us to go to Zhongtiao Mountain immediately; Chief Yan told us to go to Pucheng immediately."

"Now that our brigade has suffered heavy casualties, I want to hear everyone's opinions on how to make a decision."

"Currently, it is impossible to stay in Lancheng and Jingle City. There is a group of Japanese and puppet troops here."

"With our current strength, if we continue to stay here, I am afraid that sooner or later we will be encircled and attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops."

"So it is obviously the best choice to go to a stable area to rest and replenish."

"But where to go, I still want to hear your suggestions."

Chu Yunfei looked at the crowd and said with a serious expression on his face.

Sitting beside Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and Fang Ligong were silent and did not make any statement.

Wu Ziqiang, Qian Bojun, Zhang Fugui, Shi Yujiao and others looked at each other, hesitated to speak.

There was silence at the brigade headquarters, and no one spoke for a few minutes.

They obviously have concerns, after all, it is easy to be settled by Qiu Hou when they make suggestions now.

They suggested going to Yan Laoxi's place, but in the end they went to Wei Junru's side. If Wei Junru knew about this, the consequences would be obvious.

In the same way, if he suggested going to Wei Junru's place and ended up going to Yan Laoxi's side, Yan Laoxi would definitely be put on little shoes if he knew about it.

Chu Yunfei had expected this a long time ago, Fang Ligong got up and distributed the pens and papers.

The officers immediately understood what it meant and began to write their own proposals.

After they finished writing, Chu Yunfei asked Chen Ziyun to take the note back and at the same time asked the officers to return to their troops.

In the brigade, Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, and Fang Ligong stayed.

After the officers left, the three of them opened the note and looked at it.

Most of the officers hoped to carry out the order of the Chief of the Second Theater Command and go to Pucheng immediately.

Only a few officers hoped to follow Wei Junru's order and go to Zhongtiao Mountain.

After reading these notes, Chu Yunfei immediately burned them.

"To the west of Pucheng is Jicheng, and there are many direct troops of Commander Yan's troops here."

"Traveler, Chief Yan seems to attach great importance to us, but his suspicion of us has never stopped."

"This time we are arranged to go to Southwest Shanxi. We need to choose carefully, otherwise, if there is an accident, there may be serious consequences."

After Fang Ligong was silent for a while, he looked at Chu Yunfei and spoke first.

Chu Yunfei nodded, and he glanced at the location of Pucheng on the map with a solemn expression.

To the west of Pucheng is Jicheng, where Yan Laoxi's official department is located, and to the east is Pingyang City, an important town in southwestern Shanxi.

The area of ​​Pingyang City is where the little devils gather heavily. There is a division of the little devils in charge of defense.

Different from other occupied areas, there is a division in the east and south of Pingyang City.

Yan Laoxi deployed the independent 48th brigade here, which can be said to have many ideas.

"Travel seat, seat, in fact, for us, no matter where we go, it may not be the best choice."

"But overall, going to Pucheng is still a good choice."

"With our current strength, we can completely protect ourselves."

"Even if Chief Yan has thoughts about us, they will still have concerns. After all, getting rid of us at this time will have to bear a lot of discussion."

Chen Ziyun pondered for a while, and he directly made a suggestion.

Yan Laoxi must have thought about this arrangement, but Chen Ziyun is very clear about the situation in the Zhongtiao Mountain area in a few months.

The defense of Zhongtiao Mountain will no longer have loopholes by that time, it will be completely a sieve, with holes everywhere.

The Independent 48th Brigade is still able to fight, but they can't stop the 10,000+ Japanese and puppet troops.

What's more, they still have a large number of aviation troops to assist in the battle. By that time, let alone ground troops.

Even if the little devil gathers the air force to carry out continuous bombing, hundreds of planes can completely eliminate the independent 48th brigade.

Going to Zhongtiao Mountain now is a complete death.

On the contrary, go here in Pucheng and cultivate your health and rest for a period of time. They may play a major role in the battle in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong, then at Chen Ziyun.

After a while of silence, Chu Yunfei nodded, and his eyes began to lock on Pucheng.

At one o'clock in the morning on January 41, 48, Chu Yunfei began to call back the Chief's Department of the Second Theater, saying that the independent [-]th Brigade carried out the order.

At the same time, Fang Ligong also began to personally draw up the telegram, replying to the first war zone chief's department.

Fang Ligong knew the ways of the world, so it was obviously the best choice for him to reply to Wei Junru.

At three o'clock in the morning, the Ministry of the Chief of the Second War Zone began to make arrangements, requiring all ministries to release the independent 48th brigade.

At the same time, Hao Shiwen's first guerrilla column, which cooperated with the independent 48th brigade in Lancheng and other areas, also began to receive orders.

They will also go to Pucheng to wait for the follow-up combat order from the chief.

At five o'clock in the morning, when the sky was still dark, the Independent 48th Brigade started to set off and headed directly to Pucheng.

And their next march was very difficult.

The Japanese First Army is currently capturing towns along the Tongpu Railway, and the areas where these towns are located are relatively flat.

On the west side of the railway is Luliang Mountain; on the east side of the railway is Taihang Mountain.

Naturally, the Independent 48th Brigade could not take the railway, they were going to travel along the Luliang Mountains.

Fortunately for the infantry, it is very difficult for troops such as the field artillery battalion to march.

In addition, the independent 48th brigade had not had time to rest and reorganize after some battles, and their physical fitness was greatly exhausted.

Even in some troops, there are still wounded people following them.

Under such circumstances, they stopped and went until they arrived at Pucheng on the [-]th.

The Independent 48th Brigade has just arrived in Pucheng, and the brigade headquarters has not yet been established.

A colonel quickly came to Chu Yunfei, holding Yan Laoxi's warrant.

"Brigade Commander Chu, Commander Yan ordered that the 48th Independent Brigade arrive in Pucheng."

"Please brigade commander Chu Yunfei, infantry commander Chen Ziyun, and chief of staff Fang Ligong go to the commander's department immediately."

"The brigade headquarters is temporarily commanded by Chief of Staff Lin Zhiqiang, and the heads of the various regiments stationed in the region will send a follow-up message."

"Relevant supplementary soldiers, weapons and ammunition have been prepared, and can be replenished at any time."

The identity of this colonel is not simple. He is Zhang Fengji, the head of guards next to Yan Laoxi, who is in charge of Yan Laoxi's personal security.

This time Yan Laoxi sent Zhang Fengji over to convey the order, which is very obvious.

Regardless of whether Chu Yunfei and the others are willing, they must go to Kenanpo immediately.

"Okay, I'll go find Chen Ziyun and Fang Ligong right away." Chu Yunfei nodded and agreed.

Zhang Fengji didn't stop him either, but followed Chu Yunfei directly.

Not long after, Chen Ziyun and Fang Ligong came to Chu Yunfei's place.

After the three met, Zhang Fengji continued to convey Yan Laoxi's order.

The three cars were ready, and Zhang Fengji made an invitation gesture.

Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, and Fang Ligong went to different cars.

As they entered the car, the driver stepped directly on the gas pedal.

In addition to the driver, the co-pilot was followed by a captain in the car.

The captain had a German-made shell gun hanging on his waist. His expression was serious and he said nothing.

After Chen Ziyun got into the car, he ignored it completely and went to sleep with his eyes closed.

He was exhausted during this time, and now he can take a good rest.

As for other matters, Chen Ziyun explained everything he could explain on the way.

And they had just arrived in Pucheng, and the troops hadn't set up camp yet, so they were taken away.

Chen Ziyun and the others didn't have any guards following them at all, and now they were nothing more than fat on the chopping board, and could only be slaughtered by Yan Laoxi.

Not long after, Chen Ziyun fell asleep.

There were some bumps along the way, but Chen Ziyun slept soundly.

I don't know how long it has passed, but Chen Ziyun was woken up by the captain.

Chen Ziyun opened his eyes, it was pitch black outside.

He started to get out of the car, and soon saw Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong.

(End of this chapter)