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

Chapter 284 Is Zhao Chuanbi Capable?
At 03:30 on May 358th, a company of the vanguard of the 41th Regiment fought fiercely with the [-]st Division in Zijin Mountain.

The little devils invested 4000 troops here for defensive operations, and they relied on the high ground to hold on.

Although there are not many heavy weapons, they have a strong force and have a terrain advantage.

Facing a company of the 358th regiment, the Japanese army had the upper hand.

After he tried several attacks without any progress, he was forced to stop attacking, retreat and stand firm, waiting for the main force to arrive.

Around four o'clock, the 48th Independent Brigade, artillery regiment and other troops arrived in the Zi JS area under the command of Chen Ziyun and Li Chongtao.

Chen Ziyun had a detailed understanding of the defense situation of the little devils in Zijin Mountain, and immediately arranged for the artillery regiment to build a position.

The artillery regiment, under the command of Liang Guoping attached to the regiment and battalion commanders Zhou Wenbo and Li Yang, quickly built a position.

Thirty mountain cannons and field cannons have set up shelter positions.

The regiment is directly under the observation team, and an artillery observation post was immediately set up to measure relevant data.

Wu Ziqiang's 358th Regiment was on the left, and Shi Yujiao's reserve 11th Regiment was on the right. They quickly built their starting positions and were ready to attack.

Regardless of the fact that the Independent 48th Brigade is under the unified command of the deputy brigade commander Li Chongtao, the actual command authority is with Chen Ziyun.

Both Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujia followed Chen Ziyun, and Chen Ziyun also served as the leader of the two regiments.

Li Chongtao only came from the first guerrilla column to balance the two forces. It was basically impossible for him to command the 48th Independent Brigade.

"Commander, how do we attack Zijin Mountain next? Are we attacking according to the previous tactics?"

"There are a lot of little devils here, but not many heavy weapons. I think if we attack with all our strength, we will definitely be able to end the battle before dawn."

"Just give the order directly, and we promise to obey your command."

Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujian led the battalion commanders to Chen Ziyun and said swornly.

Chen Ming glanced at them, frowning slightly.

After all, when they did this, they obviously did not take deputy brigade commander Li Chongtao seriously at all, and did not give Li Chongtao any face.

No matter how you say it, Li Chongtao is the deputy commander of the 48th Independent Brigade, and he was also appointed by Chu Yunfei to unified command the 48th Independent Brigade.

If this problem persists and the Glory First Division has no concept of superiors and subordinates and only recognizes its own people, something will happen sooner or later.

"Deputy brigade commander, how do you think we should deploy?" Chen Ziyun looked at Li Chongtao and asked with a smile.

"Commander Chen, you are being polite. Although I have a division command to command the 48th Independent Brigade, you are commanding all the regiments in a unified manner."

"What's more, according to Commander Yan's written order, the position of infantry and artillery commander is second only to the division commander. You will make the deployment, and I will follow the command."

With a calm expression, Li Chongtao answered directly.

This was an answer that no one would offend, but Chen Ziyun didn't care.

The face that should be given was also given, and Chen Ziyun was not polite, and quickly started to deploy.

The 358th Regiment and the 11th Regiment prepared to deploy a battalion respectively, and immediately launched a tentative attack on Zijin Mountain.

At the same time, the main force of the 11th regiment was prepared to gradually move eastward, and prepared to bypass the Zijin Mountain defense line in a detour.

The vanguard company of the 358th Regiment reported that the Japanese troops in Zijinshan had a lot of troops but not many heavy weapons.

But Chen Ziyun couldn't use this as a basis for combat deployment. After all, the Japanese army might directly hide heavy weapons.

Chen Ziyun still has to personally test out the situation of Zijin Mountain's defense deployment.

This time the first division of Glory was reorganized, and the numbers of each department were adjusted.

Four regiments with fourteen infantry battalions numbered from 14st to [-]th.

The 358th regiment dispatched four battalions to attack, and the reserve 11th regiment dispatched seven battalions to attack.

The two battalions of thousands of troops directly opened the skirmish line and quickly advanced towards the Zijin Mountain position.

As of now, the 48th Independent Brigade has two regiments with identical weapons and equipment.

Just in terms of establishment, the 358 regiment is composed of four battalions, and the reserve 11 regiment is composed of three battalions.

Each of their battalions will have two Japanese infantry artillery and four Japanese heavy machine guns.

Each platoon has three grenades, three light machine guns, five submachine guns, and 27 rifles.

The battalion has three infantry companies with nine subordinate infantry platoons, all equipped with the same weapons and equipment.

Among them, the platoon leader, deputy platoon leader, and squad leaders of the three infantry squads are all equipped with Jin-made submachine guns.

Company commanders, deputy company commanders and above are equipped with Jin-made shell guns.

Looking at it this way, there are hundreds of people in a battalion, 27 light machine guns, 27 grenadiers, and 45 submachine guns.

In addition, there are more than 200 rifles, more than a dozen shell guns, four heavy machine guns, and two infantry guns.

Such a weapon configuration can be said to be very strong.

You must know that although other troops have a large number of rifles, they have few machine guns and automatic weapons.

The fourth battalion and the seventh battalion gradually advanced, and they were getting closer and closer to the Zijin Mountain position.

There are 4000 little devils stationed in Zijin Mountain, and they have already occupied all the commanding heights.

After all, an interception position was set up on the main road leading to the high ground.

And there are still a large number of riflemen scattered and concealed, serving as guard posts.

Thousands of troops advanced here and soon attracted their attention.

The Japanese riflemen took the lead in shooting, and the 6.5MM bullets hit the officers and soldiers one after another.

Some bullets hit accurately, causing casualties among the troops.

But the Fourth and Seventh Battalions also have veterans who have experienced battles for a long time.

They could see the little flashes of light as the Japanese fired, and then quickly counterattacked.

The troops on both sides launched a burst of rifle fire, and the crisp sound of Type [-] rifle shooting sounded one after another.

After the light machine guns of each squad of the Jinsui Army started firing, the little devil became quiet.

The troops of the Fourth and Seventh Battalions moved forward quickly in squad units.

Each squad is divided into one machine gun group and three rifle groups, alternately covering and advancing.

The squad leader holding a submachine gun is responsible for coordinating the four teams to fight.

Three rifle groups, nine riflemen advance in an inverted triangle formation, with two rifle groups of six riflemen in front, and a rifle group of three riflemen behind.

The machine gun group here provides cover. The machine gun group will not advance quickly until the three rifle groups in front have stabilized and are safe.

The squad leader is to command the whole squad to fight through observation.

And the four team leaders of the four groups must always stay within the range of being able to hear the squad leader's combat password.

As for the soldiers in each group, as long as they can hear the combat orders of their team leader, that's all.

There are more than 1000 troops. As the battle formation unfolds, they are very scattered, and there is a distance between the front and the back.

Around four o'clock, the Japanese army on Zijin Mountain launched a direct fire attack.

One grenadier after another began to fire flares, and the surrounding area began to brighten up.

Then the Japanese army organized rifles and light machine guns to fire concentrated fire, and dense bullets were fired from the high ground.

Although there are half of the little devils' heavy soldiers here in Zijin Mountain, these little devils' heavy soldiers also have certain combat capabilities.

The 41st Division is a three-team public security division organized by the little devil in 39. It was formed in the little devil's country.

And the place where they were formed was also the divisional area of ​​the 14th Division of the Little Devil's Elite Standing Division.

The so-called division management area is the supplementary area for soldiers belonging to the division.

In 39, the little devil had not expanded its troops on a large scale, and most of its supplementary soldiers were trained.

This is also the reason why the ten security divisions organized by the Little Devils in 39 were able to gradually develop into main field divisions.

During the Pacific War, these ten security divisions were gradually transferred to the Southern Army, and they also served as the main divisions of the Southern Army's subordinate armies.

The strength of the 41st Division is not weak. The formation was completed in June 38, and its common name is He.

Came to Jin Province in October, and after being incorporated into the first army sequence, he undertook the defense mission of southern Shanxi for a long time.

In more than a year, they have participated in many battles, and their combat strength is not weak.

At this time, half of the 41 people deployed by the 4000st Division in Zijin Mountain are heavy soldiers, but they also have combat capabilities.

Although it is not as good as the heavy troops of the 37-year permanent division, the overall level is not bad. At least they have the capital to fight against the Jinsui Army.

You must know that the heavy baggage troops of the 37-year permanent division are very fierce and can completely crush many troops.

In the famous Pingxingguan battle, Xiaozhai fought fiercely, and the 686 regiment surrounded and annihilated the Zhongxi Squadron and Yajima Squadron of the Fifth Division with an absolute force of hundreds of troops.

This small Japanese army was able to send a team of dozens of people to seize the commanding heights of the Laoye Temple despite the huge disparity in strength between the two sides.

It can be seen that the arrogance of these little devils can also be seen in their combat strength.

At this time, the Japs on Purple Mountain gathered their strength and fully deployed their rifle and light machine gun firepower.

Intensive bullets hit like raindrops, and there were some casualties in the fourth and seventh battalions.

Not to be outdone, the grenadier squads of each row quickly set up and fired grenades, trying to suppress the little devil's machine gun fire.

However, the Japanese troops were condescending, and they immediately organized special shooters to attack the grenade launchers of the Jinsui Army with all their strength.

The little devil's special shooter is the sharpshooter.

These special shooters have very precise strike capabilities, and almost all of them have the ability of snipers.

Even at a distance of four to five hundred meters, they can hit the target.

Of course, if these little devils special shooters are compared with the gun god Zhang Yaofang, the difference is too far.

Zhang Yaofang was able to use mechanical aiming to set a record of killing the enemy at a distance of 700 meters.

And what he used was the Mosin Nagant rifle. The shooting accuracy of this rifle was not as good as that of the [-]-type rifle.

The Fourth Battalion and Seventh Battalion quickly organized a machine gun company to launch a fire attack, a [-]-type heavy machine gun, and a [-]-type infantry gun to start shooting.

The heavy weapons fired, temporarily suppressing the little devil's firepower.

But not long after, the heavy machine guns and infantry artillery deployed by the Japs on the high ground also launched a counterattack.

After five o'clock, the fourth and seventh battalions were defeated, and they suffered more than 100 casualties.

The two battalion commanders came to Chen Ziyun with their heads lowered, eager to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.

Chen Ziyun, on the other hand, carefully observed the entire combat process. Through repeated observations, he was basically sure that Zijin Mountain did not have many heavy weapons.

But there are a lot of little devils here, and they occupy the high ground.

The key is that they hide in different positions and launch attacks one after another.

The Japanese army relied on good marksmanship to inflict heavy casualties on the troops.

If we want to directly take a strong attack, we will use two regiments of the independent 48th Brigade to deploy heavy weapons, plus thirty artillery pieces from the Artillery Regiment.

There is absolutely no problem in wanting to take Zijin Mountain, but Chen Ziyun has to consider one thing, that is, the issue of ammunition for the troops.

After all, until now, the system has not continued to replenish ammunition.

The artillery regiment has a limited number of artillery shells. It will take a lot of artillery shells to bombard the huge highlands of Purple Mountain and suppress the Japanese troops.

Even if the Zijin Mountain devil is finally solved and the Zijin Mountain is taken down, the shells will not be fired, and there will be a lot of consumption.

Then the artillery regiment will not be able to play a decisive role in the next battle, and they may even become decorations.

"Ziyun, what's the situation, can we take Zijin Mountain?"

"The Minister's Ministry sent a message that the Japanese army in Pingyang City has been mobilized. Its vanguard consists of thousands of people, and it will arrive at the battlefield by noon at the latest."

"What Officer Yan means is that we need to get in touch with the 43rd Army before noon to help them break out of the siege."

"The commander of the First War Zone here requires us to attack Jiangcheng with all our strength, capture Jiangcheng as soon as possible, and assist the 17th Army and other departments in the defense."

At [-]:[-], Chu Yunfei brought Fang Ligong, Chief of Staff, to the front line.

After seeing Chen Ziyun, Chu Yunfei immediately asked.

Chen Ziyun pointed to the map to introduce the situation in detail, and directly expressed his thoughts.

If the Glory First Division fights directly with the Japanese army in Purple Mountain, then it will completely agree with the little devil's idea.

They took advantage of the terrain to defend, constantly consuming and blocking the Glory First Division.

When the 27th Division comes over, they can attack the Glory First Division from both front and rear.

Even the main force of the 41st Division and the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade was able to withdraw quickly, encircling and annihilating the Glory [-]st Division with all their strength.

By that time, the First Glory Division will become the target of public criticism.

Therefore, Chen Ziyun suggested bypassing Purple Mountain, mobilizing the Japanese troops in Purple Mountain to attack as much as possible, and annihilating them through field battles and mobile warfare.

As long as these little devils leave the high ground, with the number of heavy weapons they have equipped, the 358 regiment can inflict heavy damage on them.

If the Japanese army in Zijin Mountain does not move, then the Glory First Division will go directly to attack Jiangcheng, threatening the 41st Division, and independently form the main rear of the Ninth Brigade.

At that time, the Purple Mountain kid will definitely be mobilized.

"We headed east and detoured to the Jiangcheng area through Jiaozhen to fight."

"There shouldn't be many little devils here in Jiangcheng. It's not a big problem for us to take this place."

"As long as the little devils from Zijin Mountain are mobilized, we will do our best to encircle and wipe them out."

Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and directly suggested.

At this time, the Glory First Division had two areas to detour through, heading east to Jiaozhen and west to Li Yuanzhen.

To the east of the First Glory Division, there is a distance to the Yangcheng and Jincheng areas. There are 33rd Division of Little Devils and 2 troops from the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.

On the west side of Li Yuanzhen is Wenxi City and other areas. There are 36 divisions and 37 divisions with a main force of more than 3 troops.

Obviously, if you go west, you may fall into the encirclement of Japanese and puppet troops.

Others don't know, but Chen Ziyun knows it very well.

Under the attack of the 36th Division and the 37th Division, the Fifth Army was unable to contend and had gradually retreated.

These two divisions currently have enough troops to mobilize.

On the contrary, the 33rd Division and other troops in Yangcheng and Jincheng not only have to deal with the 14th Army in the south, but also the 27th Army in the east.

Even if they mobilize troops to quickly move westward to assist in the battle, it will take time.

So it is relatively safer to go east.

What's more, if you walk towards the east, if you have to, you can quickly rush to the Shunwangping area and get in touch with the 43rd Army.

The Glory 43st Division joined forces with the [-]rd Army, and about [-] Shanxi-Sui Army troops tried their best to defend the high ground in the Shunwangping area.

Then even if the little devils come to attack with the main force, it will be difficult to deal with them in a while.

Chu Yunfei and others readily adopted Chen Ziyun's suggestion.

At the same time, Chu Yunfei immediately contacted the headquarters of the 43rd Army, explained the situation in detail, and asked them to stay put and wait for reinforcements.

The overall combat effectiveness of the 43rd Army is not very strong, but they are not without the ability to fight.

It's just that Yan Laoxi also has a problem with remote control command, and constantly requires the troops to break through to preserve their strength.

Zhao Chuanbi, the commander of the 43rd Army, is not simple. He has also participated in many battles.

He was smart since he was a child. After graduating from the Yan Lao Northwest Military Academy, he was directly recommended to the Army University!

After graduating from Army University, he was exceptionally allowed to stay in the direct line army.

But Yan Laoxi directly sent people to work up and down, and then transferred them back to the Jinsui Army.

Up to now, he has served as the commander of the 43rd Army, and his age is only 35 years old.

You must know that the Jinsui Army is relatively well-known. Fu Yisheng, a famous general who is known for his ability to attack and defend well, was 35 years old when he served as the commander of the 36th Army.

In the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, Zhao Chuanbi's 43rd Army did not have many military exploits, but they managed to save most of their troops and break out safely.

You must know that the Japs here have deployed a heavy group of troops. Zhao Chuanbi commanded the 43rd Army to break out safely, which is considered capable.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid the army would have been herding sheep long ago, causing heavy losses to the army.

Chen Ziyun felt that if the 43rd Army could defend with all its strength at this time, it might turn the tide of the war here.

The breakthrough of the Little Japanese North Route troops may be broken, which will turn into an opportunity to save the combat troops here as much as possible.

Chu Yunfei immediately generated electricity and contacted the 43rd Army Headquarters directly.

At this time, the 41st Division of the Little Devils, independently mixed into the main force of the Ninth Brigade, is still attacking with all its strength.

The 84th Division, 94th Division, and 43rd Army stationed on the front line of Hengling Pass and Shunwangping are under great pressure.

Of course, the 43rd Army did not plan to defend desperately. They kept their main force and were ready to carry out Yan Laoxi's order and break out quickly.

However, after Chu Yunfei sent the telegram, Zhao Chuanbi immediately contacted the division commanders of each division.

After their repeated discussions, the 43rd Army decided to stick to the positions of Shunwangping and other positions with all their strength, wait for the first division of Glory to rush to rescue, and then break out.

Zhao Chuanbi began to adjust the combat deployment, and the 70th Division, the main force of the reserve team, was directly deployed by him at the forefront.

The temporarily established 46th Division is responsible for in-depth defense, while the temporarily established 47th Division is responsible for taking the initiative and adopting guerrilla tactics to harass the little Japanese.

At this time, in the Shunwangping area, there were 4000 little devils troops, and they were commanded by Major General Chi Shang Xianji, head of the independent mixed ninth brigade.

Originally, they continued to launch feint attacks, and they could still get some results, gradually suppressing the 43rd Army to fight.

However, Zhao Chuanbi adjusted the battle plan and mobilized more than 7000 people in the entire army, and the situation changed instantly.

(End of this chapter)