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

Chapter 278 The Japanese puppet army mobilized, and the heavy army group assembled
Chu Yunfei personally mentioned the expansion of the reconnaissance platoon, and Chen Ziyun readily agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ziyun personally made arrangements to select officers and soldiers from the whole division and add them to the reconnaissance platoon.

By the end of February, the reconnaissance platoon directly under the artillery regiment had been expanded into a reconnaissance company, and Monk Wei also took up the post, directly serving as the company commander.

The reconnaissance company has three reconnaissance platoons and one machine gun platoon.

Each reconnaissance platoon has three reconnaissance squads and one transportation squad.

Each reconnaissance squad is equipped with a 60MM mortar, a Czech light machine gun, two sniper rifles, and six assaulters.

The six assaulters are all three-gun, including Jin-made submachine guns, Jin-made shell guns, and Czech-style semi-automatic rifles.

The transportation squad is equipped with mules, horses, and pack horses. Ten soldiers are responsible for the entire row of ammunition, and they also have Jin-made submachine guns for self-defense.

The machine gun platoon has a machine gun platoon, a mortar platoon, and a transport platoon.

They are equipped with four MG13 general-purpose machine guns and two 81MM mortars.

The soldiers of the transport platoon are equipped with Jin-made shell guns.

There are 200 people in the whole company, and even the heavy soldiers in the reconnaissance company have certain combat capabilities.

After the formation of the reconnaissance company was completed, Chen Ziyun personally trained them to strengthen their combat effectiveness.

Time is passing unknowingly, and in the blink of an eye, it has already entered March.

On March [-], a big event happened here in the first war zone.

Wei Junru, the commander-in-chief of the first war zone, was ordered to accompany the capital to report on his duties.

After Wei Junru left, the chief of staff of the First War Zone, Guo Jiqiao, began to handle matters of all sizes.

Of course, Guo Jiqiao is only the chief of staff after all, and he can't restrain the troops of various factions under the first war zone.

Wei Junru currently has a big conflict with Yan Laoxi, and has a close relationship with the Eighth Route Army.

Under such circumstances, he went to the capital to report on his work, and it would be difficult to come back for a while.

Naturally, Wei Junru would not be able to personally command the next Zhongtiao Mountain battle.

Up to now, in order to be able to win the Zhongtiao Mountain operation, the Japanese army has adopted a series of measures.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the southwest of Jin Province, on the north bank of the Yellow River, between Taihang Mountain and Huashan Mountain.

The mountain is more than 100 kilometers long and narrow from east to west, but the shortest from north to south is only ten kilometers, and the widest area is only [-] kilometers.

The mountains here are rugged, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and the natural conditions are very harsh. They are basically rocks and are completely unsuitable for agricultural planting.

Although Zhongtiao Mountain has a large number of forests, the only function of the large number of trees is to serve as firewood, so the mountain people here are very poor.

Zhongtiao Mountain cannot be self-sufficient, and it is very difficult to feed the local mountain people.

It is conceivable that 10,000+ troops from the first war zone are stationed here.

It is very difficult for them to replenish, and it is naturally common for them to be hungry.

The little devils are also very cunning. Before the battle, they deliberately sent traitors to buy food here at a high price.

As a large amount of food is sold, there is not much food that was originally insufficient, and it is a problem for all ministries to eat.

In particular, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of traitor spies on the grounds of doing business, and they were free to enter and exit Zhongtiao Mountain.

The long-term investigation allowed the little devil to basically understand the deployment of defenses in Zhongtiao Mountain.

So much so that during the battle, the little devil could clearly call out the names of the commanders of the regiments commanding the battle.

As for the armies and division command organs, they quickly locked them in.

During combat, they dispatched elite small units to rush in quickly, and cooperated with the airborne troops to quickly destroy these command organs, seize favorable terrain, and cooperate with the main force to fight.

The Zhongtiaoshan defenders lost the command of Wei Junru, and they were unable to provide material support for a long time.

When the commander of the army could not be contacted, their morale was slackened, and eventually tens of thousands of troops were captured!
Wei Junru went to accompany the capital, which had a great impact on the first theater.

It was at this time that the General Command of the Japanese Dispatch Army also began to issue a series of combat orders.

The 11rd Division, originally affiliated with the 33th Army, began to be transferred to the North China Front and placed under the command of Front Army Commander Tada Shun.

At the same time, the 13th Division affiliated to the 17th Army was transferred to the 12th Army under the North China Front Army, and they will take over the command of the 21st Division in Xucheng.

The 21st Division troops crossed the Yellow River and came to the area north of the Yellow River to participate in the war.

The 21st Division was an early three-armed field division organized by the Japanese army. This division had strong combat effectiveness.

Although the 33rd Division is a public security division, in fact they have participated in large-scale battles several times after they belonged to the 11th Army, and they also have strong combat effectiveness.

In 39, the little devil organized ten security divisions, numbered 32 to 41.

Originally, the Japanese army meant to incorporate them into the various departments under the General Command of the dispatched army, so as to undertake the defense and defense tasks of the occupied areas in the pass.

However, the General Command of the Little Devils Dispatch Army is seriously short of troops. These troops have been organized into various ministries, and several times they are responsible for combat missions.

With the continuous fighting, these security divisions also developed a certain combat effectiveness and gradually evolved into the main force in the field.

By mid-March, the 20th Division, 21st Division, and 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army assembled in Henan Province and Lu Province were successively mobilized towards the area north of the Yellow River in Henan Province.

At the same time, troops from the 35th Division and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade directly under the front army also began to mobilize towards the area north of the Yellow River in Henan Province.

A large number of puppet Mongolian troops and puppet Manchurian troops also began to set off from the Suicha area and outside the customs, and secretly advanced to fight here in Jin Province.

The newly established airborne troops of the Japanese army also began to stand by in Taiyuan.

Kazuki Yamamoto's special agent team has already entered the southern Shanxi area.

The Japanese and puppet troops began to mobilize on a large scale, and this time they dispatched a lot of troops.

There are tens of thousands of people fighting in the puppet army alone!
On March [-], the [-]th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, which was originally responsible for defense tasks in Xin County, also began to receive orders.

Under the command of Xu Chengpu, the brigade commander of the puppet army, about [-] puppet troops quickly moved south along the Tongpu Railway.

The Japanese North China Front Army Command and the First Army Command released smoke bombs one after another.

"The Jinsui army has provoked the majesty of the imperial army several times and caused troubles for the imperial army. This time, the imperial army must severely punish the troops of the Jinsui army."

"Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, Hao Shiwen, and Fang Ligong's Glory First Division will be the focus of the imperial army's attack. The imperial army will definitely annihilate them completely."

"This time the imperial army has assembled the absolute main force, and it will definitely hit the Jinsui army hard to make them clearly aware of the current situation."

"The imperial army is hereby telling Yan Baichuan, the commander of the second war zone, that giving up resistance and submitting to the imperial army is the only way out!"

The two-level headquarters of the Japanese army continued to release the assembled troops, and the combat target was the troops of the Jinsui Army.

On the surface, they released smoke bombs to attack the Jinsui Army, but secretly they kept leaking that they wanted to attack the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, all of this is their smoke bomb, whether it is the news spread on the surface or behind the scenes, it is completely fighting to confuse.

The real target of the little devil is naturally the troops in the first theater of Zhongtiao Mountain.

But now that the Japanese army has mobilized many troops, these words still have a great deterrent effect.

After all, the First Army had three divisions in southern Shanxi, and three divisions were secretly dispatched.

In addition to the independent mixed brigades, cavalry brigades, and puppet troops that cooperate in combat, they have a lot of troops.

And for this battle, the dispatched army headquarters specially dispatched the third flight group to come.

Of course, the number of the third flight group is not too many, but the headquarters of the dispatched army is already in communication with the Kwantung Army and seconded the Kwantung Army aviation unit to help in the battle.

On March [-], the Chief of the Second War Zone held a special combat meeting.

Yan Laoxi repeatedly discussed with his confidant Yang Xingru and others, and they immediately began to secretly contact the little devil.

With so many Japanese and puppet troops, Yan Laoxi believed that the Jinsui Army could hold them back.

So he planned to negotiate to make the little devil retreat.

At the same time, in order to avoid irritating the Japanese troops, the Glory First Division originally stationed in Pucheng also began to receive orders to change defenses.

Their troops went directly south and transferred to Xiangning City for defense.

To the east of Pucheng is Pingyang City, an important town in southwestern Shanxi, which is the defense range of the 41st Division of the Little Devils.

Yan Laoxi knew that the first division of Glory was stationed in Pucheng, and the little devil would definitely know about it.

So he took the initiative to transfer him away, which was a gesture of goodwill.

After all, the First Glory Division is located to the west of Pingyang City and is a great threat to the little devils.

Now that they are transferred away, other troops will be stationed there, and naturally there will be no threat to the little devil.

On the night of March [-]th, the First Division of Glory entered Xiangning City, southeast of Jicheng City.

Starting from Xiangning City to the south, fifty kilometers is the Fen River. After crossing the Fen River and continuing southward, that is the area controlled by the little devil.

Chen Ziyun was standing in front of the map at this time, looking at the area south of the Fen River, Wenxi City and other areas, with a serious expression on his face.

Wenxi City and other areas are in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain, but others don't know it, but Chen Ziyun knows it very well.

In the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the western region is the main direction of attack by the Japanese army. The Japanese army will invest three divisions and two brigades here.

In addition to these little devil troops, there will also be the puppet Mongolian army and the puppet Manchukuo army to assist in the war.

The strength of the Japanese puppet army here, even if it is not 10, there will be at least 8 to [-]!
And they will also have aviation to assist in operations, this is definitely a heavy-handed group.

"Mr. Yan is too cautious. Will the Japanese and puppet troops gather heavy troops to attack the Western Jinsui Army?"

"Don't talk about whether it can be defeated. Even if it is defeated, how many troops do they have to garrison?"

"I think the little devil must have other plans to make such a big commotion this time."

"It's not aimed at our Jinsui Army, and it may not be aimed at the Eighth Route."

At around nine o'clock, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong came to the map and made an analysis directly.

"There are three divisions of the Japanese army in southern Shanxi, and one division is assembled north of the Yellow River in Henan Province."

"Moreover, a large number of puppet troops have recently assembled towards the south of Shanxi. Their goal is very clear, and they are coming towards Zhongtiao Mountain."

"The 10,000+ troops in the first theater of Zhongtiao Mountain have always been a serious problem for the little devils."

"This time they assembled such a heavy army, [-]% of them want to fight a war of annihilation."

"Even if Chief Yan is confused, there are still quite a few capable people in the second war zone chief's department."

"How could they not know that what happened this time is that Chief Yan deliberately found a step down!"

Chu Yunfei also came over, and he pointed to the location of Zhongtiao Mountain and said.

Chen Ziyun and Fang Ligong couldn't help looking at Chu Yunfei, with surprised expressions on their faces.

Obviously, they did not expect that Chu Yunfei could see this matter so clearly.

"Zhongtiao Mountain is of great significance in military affairs."

"It is on the north bank of the Yellow River, extending parallel to the Yellow River for hundreds of kilometers. It is simply a natural barrier to the north of the Yellow River."

"The entire Zhongtiao Mountain Range separates the Central Plains and the Northwest. To the north is the Yunxian Basin in southern Shanxi, and to the south is the Central Plains."

"Since ancient times, there has been a saying of competing with COSCO, and if the little devil wants to go south, he must cross the Yellow River, and if he wants to cross the Yellow River, he must take Zhongtiao Mountain."

"Now there is a flooded area in Yu Province, which hinders the westward advance of the 12th Japanese Army in Lu Province. As long as they take down Zhongtiao Mountain, they can take over the west of Henan anytime they cross the south of the river."

"Take Luojing, an important town in western Henan, and the Central Plains will not be protected, and Shaanxi Province will also fall into their strike range."

"The importance of Shaanxi Province is self-evident. If Shaanxi Province is threatened, it may affect the national warfare, and there may even be the danger of the country's extinction."

Chen Ziyun pointed to different locations on the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

As long as the Japanese army takes Western Henan, they can advance westward to Shaanxi Province at any time.

Shaanxi Province is the main transportation province in the Northwest region. Once it falls, the entire Northwest will be lost.

At this time in the northwest region, there are not many troops defending, only some local troops such as Ma's army defending.

At present, it is mainly the southwest and northwest regions that support the nationwide operations.

The southwestern region was attacked by the Japanese army several times and was very unstable.

If the northwest region is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

"What Ziyun said is very reasonable. The survival of Zhongtiao Mountain is of great importance."

"If a war breaks out here, then we have a duty to help."

"The chief of guard has been kind to us. No matter what, we will give our full assistance."

"We must do what we promised Chief Wei."

Chu Yunfei looked towards Zhongtiao Mountain, and said with a serious expression on his face.

Chen Ziyun said so much, mainly because he was waiting for Chu Yunfei's words.

After all, the commander of the Glory First Division is Chu Yunfei, as long as he doesn't speak.

No matter how many ideas Chen Ziyun had, the troops could not be mobilized.

The following battle at Zhongtiao Mountain was the most humiliating battle in which the Japanese army achieved huge results with minimal casualties.

Tens of thousands of prisoners were killed, and the 10,000+ defenders were defeated.

Since Chen Ziyun is here, he will definitely not stand idly by.

In particular, the first division of Glory was stationed in Xiangning City, which was very close to the battlefield and could rush to help at any time.

Chen Ziyun discussed with Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong.

Immediately afterwards, they began to inspect various ministries to check the garrison status of each ministry.

By March 25th, the first division of Glory began to conduct intensive training.

Under Chen Ziyun's arrangement, the cavalry reconnaissance platoon under the Zhangwu cavalry battalion and the reconnaissance company under the artillery regiment began to dispatch secretly.

They are going to the Fenhe area to carry out reconnaissance and deployment, and carefully check the deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops.

For the next period of time, Jin Province was very quiet, without any large-scale battles.

Even small-scale battles did not appear.

But many officers knew that this was the silence before the Great War.

Waited until April, and communicated with the Kwantung Army through the General Command of the Little Devils Dispatch Army.

The 32nd Bomber Squadron and the 83rd Reconnaissance Aircraft Squadron (and bombers) belonging to the Kwantung Army began to come to North China from outside the pass.

These two teams were directly incorporated into the first and third flying regiments under the third flying group.

So far, the Japanese air force supporting the ground forces has assembled!

It was at this time that Wei Junru, the commander-in-chief of the first war zone, had not yet returned after going to accompany the capital to report on his duties.

So He Jingzhi, the chief of staff who accompanied the capital here, began to inspect the first war zone and acted as a temporary commander.

Based on various intelligence sources, He Jingzhi immediately analyzed that the Japanese and puppet troops were about to launch a combat attack on Zhongtiao Mountain.

So he continued to organize combat meetings to discuss countermeasures.

At the same time, at the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, who is responsible for commanding this operation, Hanaya is coming to the map.

The two of them had serious expressions on their faces, looking at the Jinnan area, and continued to discuss.

For them, this time is an opportunity to show their faces.

As long as they can get rid of the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain and completely capture this place, that would be a great achievement.

That's why Shinozuka Yoshio attached great importance to this battle, and he continued to conduct simulated battles during this period.

"Chu Yunfei's 48th Independent Brigade has expanded into the Glory First Division, which is stationed near Jicheng."

"According to the current situation, the possibility of them participating in the war is not too great."

"The Jinsui Army has already contacted us, saying that there will be no fighting between the two sides in the near future."

"We also confuse them, saying that we will attack the Eighth Route Army next."

"With Yan Baichuan personally controlling it, the Glory First Division may not be able to participate in this battle."

"As for the Eighth Route Li Yunlong and other troops, we have no news about them yet."

"But even if thousands of them join the war, it won't have much impact on us."

"After all, we have enough troops this time. As long as they show up, we will give them a devastating blow."

Huagu was pointing at different locations on the map, and said with a playful smile on his face.

Up to now, the little devil has drawn up detailed troops to participate in the battle, and formulated a detailed attack plan.

The 21st Division, 33rd Division, 35th Division, 36th Division, 37th Division, and 41st Division all participated in the battle!

Among them, 21 divisions and 33 divisions participated in the battle at full strength!
Of the remaining four divisions, one is left to undertake the task of defending the occupied area, and the main force is dispatched to participate in the war.

In addition, the ninth brigade was independently mixed, the main force of the 16th brigade was dispatched to participate in the battle, and the fourth cavalry brigade was fully dispatched to participate in the battle.

The seventh mixed brigade of the Royal Association Army, the 20th, 21st, and 24th Divisions of the Royal Association Army assisted in combat.

In addition, there will be the puppet Mongolian army and the puppet Manchukuo army dispatched to assist in the battle.

They have a lot of troops, and each department will be equipped with a certain number of armored troops to assist.

For them, Li Yunlong dispatched thousands of troops. With such a large number of troops, it is obvious that there will be no threat.

Relatively speaking, what they care most about is the First Division of Glory.

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