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

Chapter 285 Lao Li’s troops go south to join the war
The 41st Division and the 2th Independent Mixed Brigade assembled [-] troops. They attacked directly from Yicheng and Jiangcheng to Henglingguan and Shunwangping.

The little devils knew the defense deployment of these troops. Originally, they felt that there were three divisions here in Shunwangping and they needed to be focused on containing them.

So they sent the main force of 8000 people with a large number of artillery to contain them, and 7000 troops with tanks and armored vehicles to storm Hengling Pass.

But after a fierce battle, they found that the 43rd Army of Shunwangping was weak in resistance, so they quickly made adjustments.

The main force of 1 people gathered at Hengling Pass to fight, and a large number of artillery and armored troops were assigned to fight in the Hengling Pass area.

There are only [-] light infantry in Shunwangping, commanded by Kenkichi Ikegami, and they start a containment battle.

Throughout the night, Ikegami Kenji commanded the troops to continue attacking, and they continued to gain something.

Even in Ikegami's view, if he could turn a feint into an all-out attack, he might be able to defeat the 43rd Army and achieve major results.

But around six o'clock in the morning, the situation completely changed.

The troops responsible for the defense launched a tenacious fire attack and even organized troops to launch counterattacks several times.

The defensive positions, which were originally full of loopholes, have strengthened their defense in depth. No matter where they attack from, they will be hit by the defense.

More importantly, they also organized troops to continuously carry out guerrilla attacks.

The 43rd Army has been stationed here for a long time and knows the terrain here very well.

The temporary 47th Division mobilized nearly 4000 troops from two main regiments to carry out guerrilla warfare, which posed a certain threat to the Japanese troops.

In particular, this group of little devils were all lightly-armed infantry. Faced with the full attack of the 43rd Army, they gradually became unable to withstand it and suffered more and more casualties.

Kenji Ikegami organized an all-out attack at 43:[-], while the [-]rd Army defended tenaciously under the command of Zhao Chuanbi.

The two sides fought fiercely, and finally the little devil was forced to retreat due to lack of heavy weapons and stopped attacking.

Kenkichi Ikegami realized something was wrong, and he hurriedly reported to the 41st Division Lieutenant General Shimizu Noriyoshi, the commander of the division.

At the same time, the battle of the main force of the 41st Division at Hengling Pass was also tenaciously defended.

Although the 84th Division and the 94th Division were unable to coordinate their defense, news of the arrival of reinforcements was passed on.

The morale of the two divisions was high and they fought more resolutely. They took advantage of the terrain to block the attacks of the Japanese troops time and time again.

During the Japanese battle on the North Road, major changes occurred due to the arrival of the Glory First Division.

The position that was supposed to be broken through was now held.

In fact, it has been proved that as long as the officers and uncles above do not command indiscriminately, the commander of the army will command the battles of the armies, and the commander of the division will command the battles of the divisions.

Without intervention, these troops would still be capable of fighting.

Jiangcheng area, the headquarters of the 41st Division.

Qingshui stood in front of the map and waited quietly for news from the front line.

He was regarded as a new official. In March, he succeeded Tian Daoshengwu as the head of the 41st division.

For Shimizu who just took office, it is very rare to be able to fight on such a scale.

After all, as long as he gets results in battle, he will definitely have a very beautiful record on his resume.

This will be of great help to his future promotion.

In his opinion, the battles at Henglingguan and Shunwangping are guaranteed to win. As for the Glory First Division, Zijinshan will intercept them and they won't be able to come over for a while.

Even Ruji Shimizu imagined that he commanded the main force to quickly advance to Yuanqu City and cut off the connection between the fifth and fourteenth armies.

At the same time, a force was used to cooperate with the 27th Division to quickly encircle and annihilate the Glory First Division.

Just thinking about such a result makes Qingshui Rules jump with excitement!

Even at this moment, Qingshui Ruji thinks that the position of army commander seems to be waving towards him!

But the beautiful imagination was quickly shattered, and the chief of staff of the division commander walked in quickly from the outside.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the latest battle report from the Army Command."

"The 36th Division and the 37th Division continue to attack in the northwest, and have cut off the Third Army of the Fifth Army and the Joint Department of the 80th Army."

"At present, the Ministry is fully encircling the 80th Army, preparing to completely annihilate it, and then start fighting against the Third Army."

"The 33rd Division in the northeast, the 27th Cavalry Brigade not only blocked the [-]th Army of Lingchuan to death, but also prevented them from rushing to help."

"At the same time, their main force continues to press southward and has already gained some positions. It is expected that within a few days, they will be able to completely defeat the main force of the 14th Group Army."

"The 21st Division, 35th Division and other units on the East Road have quickly broken through the Ninth Army positions, and they are accelerating their advancement to the west."

"On the other hand, the independent mixed 16th Brigade on the West Road has not achieved much results for the time being. They are fighting fiercely with the 85th Division."

"There is also no progress here, and we have not been able to break through the Hengling Pass and Shun Wangping positions for the time being."

"The message sent by the military headquarters expresses serious dissatisfaction..."

After the chief of staff saluted, the chief of staff quickly reported.

At this time, each department of the little devil has made some progress, and each department is proceeding according to the established plan.

The 16th independent mixed brigade on the west road has not made any progress, which is expected.

After all, there are only more than 1 puppet troops here, and the number of puppet troops is relatively large.

The 14th Division of the 85th Army they have to deal with is not a weak force and will not be able to break through for a while, which Yoshio Shinozuka can accept.

However, the 41st Division and the Ninth Brigade, an independent mixed group, failed to break through the position here, and the First Army Command was very dissatisfied.

Qingshui Ruijie frowned and came to the map. He looked at the map and thought about it, and was about to adjust his deployment.

A communications staff officer came quickly from outside and made a hurried report.

The first division of Glory bypassed Zijin Mountain, and was quickly advancing towards Jiaozhen, preparing to attack Jiangcheng in a roundabout way.

Major General Chi Shang Xianji, head of the Independent Mixed Ninth Brigade, sent a message saying that they were frustrated in the attack at Shunwangping and needed heavy weapon support.

When the two messages came, Qing Shui Ruji froze for a moment.

He gradually realized that not only was there no progress here, they were even at risk of losing the battle!
"The Zijin Mountain troops cannot be transferred. There are only light infantry here. If they come to defend the town, they will be a living target."

"The Jinsui Army in Shunwangping must have come to the aid of the Glory First Division, so they will have active combat operations."

"Ba Ga Ya Lu, the hateful First Division of Glory!"

"Quickly contact various ministries to adjust combat deployment, and at the same time, quickly contact the military headquarters to request tactical guidance."

Qing Shui frowned with an annoyed expression on his face.

He hurriedly adjusted his deployment, and 6000 troops were divided into three groups to fight.

6000 people were assigned to the main artillery, and the armored troops continued to storm the Hengling Pass position.

The 5000-man army is equipped with certain artillery, which is to contain the 43rd Army of Shun Wangping.

The 5000-man troops are equipped with some artillery to strengthen the defense here in Jiangcheng.

4000 troops continued to stick to Zijin Mountain.

Frontline combat troops began to be mobilized back, and the defensive pressure on Hengling Pass and Shun Wangping was naturally relieved.

The troops of the Glory [-]st Division advanced rapidly. They took battalions as units and directly carried out large-scale detours.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the First Flying Regiment in Yun County, Shanxi Province made arrangements.

Major General Toyoji Akiyama directly dispatched Bomber Squadron 90 to come to the rescue, and bombers arrived in Jiangcheng and other areas one after another.

These bombers bombed the first division of Glory, the Hengling Pass position, and the Shunwangping position, which were making a roundabout.

A large number of aerial bombs were dropped, and deafening explosions sounded.

The marching troops of the Glory First Division were affected and were forced to disperse and hide in place.

When the defensive position was bombed, the position was destroyed and the troops suffered greater casualties.

However, the Japs' attacking force weakened and each unit fought tenaciously, but they still held their position.

In Pingyang City, the frontline headquarters of the First Army is here.

Yoshio Shinozuka stood in front of the map with a livid face, and his eyes were almost bursting with anger.

The chief of staff Hua Gu was standing beside him, his head lowered and his expression solemn.

The Japanese army was fully prepared this time and made all planned plans.

Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's Glory First Division also arranged the 27th Division to deal with it.

For this reason, they transferred Major General Keihisa Suzuki, head of the 27th Infantry Regiment under the 27th Division, to form the Suzuki Detachment.

The Suzuki Detachment currently has the [-]st Wing of the Garrison Infantry, the [-]st Battalion of the Mountain Artillery, the Artillery Battalion of the Imperial Association Army, the [-]st Squadron of Independent Tanks, and the [-]th Squadron of Armored Vehicles.

They get a lot of trucks, and motorcycles, which give them the ability to maneuver quickly.

However, no one expected that these troops would quickly move south along the road. The road on the road was either mined or destroyed.

This caused their vehicles to instantly become a burden, and the speed of the troops that could move quickly immediately slowed down.

Even now, their advancement speed is not as fast as the infantry's two legs.

Suzuki Keihisa proposed to command the infantry to advance quickly, but this plan was instantly rejected by the military headquarters.

Because Shinozuka Yoshio and others knew that if they simply sent infantry there, it would be death.

Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's troops have expanded, can three or four thousand infantry solve them?

The answer is obvious!
"Your Excellency, Commander, the roads were mined and destroyed by the Eighth Route Army."

"Obviously, the Eighth Route Army has begun to mobilize to cooperate with the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain to fight."

"According to reliable sources, there are eight or nine thousand and eight troops assembled on the front line of Hongdong City and the ancient name."

"These Eight Routes are more uniformly dressed and their weapons are more sophisticated. At present, their combat goals are unknown."

Hua Guzheng took a deep breath, he came in front of Yoshio Shinozuka, and said with a complicated expression.

Previously, the little devil kept trying to capture the main force of the Eighth Route and destroy them, but the main force of the Eighth Route did not show up at all.

Well now, eight or nine thousand troops have appeared, but they have no troops to mobilize to annihilate them.

"Don't pay attention to them, these dirt roads can't cause too much trouble."

"Now we have to focus on dealing with the First Division of Glory, so as to prevent them from affecting our operations here in Zhongtiaoshan."

"Contact the 27th Division immediately and let them accelerate towards the battlefield."

"Tell them that the first division of Glory must launch a combat strike before it threatens Jiangcheng."

Yoshio Shinozuka pointed at the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

The relevant staff immediately made arrangements, and the signal corps quickly contacted the troops of the 27th Division and asked them to accelerate their advance.

"Your Excellency, Commander, do we want to dispatch the 33rd Division and other troops from Jincheng and Yangcheng to rush over for reinforcements?"

"They have the [-]th Cavalry Brigade here. They may be able to move quickly to the battlefield and intercept the Glory [-]st Division troops."

Hua Guzheng hesitated for a moment, pointed to Jincheng and other areas on the map, and directly made a suggestion.

Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head, and directly arranged for the communications unit to contact Toyoji Akiyama, the head of the first flying regiment, and asked the aviation unit to provide full support for the operation.

In Jincheng and Yangcheng, there are indeed 33 divisions and a fully staffed division, as well as the absolute main force of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.

They have more than 2 troops, and their strength is also very strong.

But they need to face the 14th Army, 15rd Army, and 93th Army of the 98th Army to the south.

In the east, they still have to face the Lingchuan 27th Army. They are dealing with four armies, and the overall pressure is not small.

At this time, deploying their troops to support operations in the Jiangcheng area may have a series of unpredictable consequences.

Under such circumstances, Yoshio Shinozuka would definitely not mobilize their troops to fight.

On the contrary, the frontline headquarters of the First Army quickly contacted the Japanese and puppet troops on the Northeast Road and East Road, asking them to fight with all their strength in order to break through quickly.

In the case of the fifth and 14th Army's junction failed to cut off.

What the little devil needs to do now is naturally to contain the Fifth Army and the 14th Army with all his strength to prevent them from rushing to support each other and coordinate the battle.

At this time, the First Theater Command Headquarters made a relatively correct choice.

That is the 14rd Division troops deployed by the 83th Army on the south bank. After overnight transportation, they have arrived at the north bank area.

He Jingzhi personally generated electricity and asked the 14th Army to command the 83rd Division and the 85th Division to fully block the West Road to independently form the 16th Brigade.

After the two divisions joined together, they held their positions, but they completely blocked the Japanese and puppet troops and prevented them from advancing towards the east.

The Fifth Army's retreat was temporarily secured.

Of course, the joints between the Third Army and the 80th Army are now cut off, and the 36th and 37th Divisions are trying their best to encircle and annihilate the 80th Army. The battle here in the west is still very dangerous.

Starting at eight o'clock in the morning, the Yunxian First Flying Regiment began intensive bombing of the Glory First Division.

The 90th Bomber Regiment sent out bombers one after another to bomb the Glory First Division to prevent them from rapidly advancing towards Jiangcheng.

In the 83rd Squadron of Independent Reconnaissance Aircraft belonging to the First Flying Regiment, more than a dozen reconnaissance aircraft were dispatched repeatedly, constantly locking the position of the First Division of Glory.

Occasionally, they would drop the aerial bombs they carried to bomb the Glory First Division.

The troops of the First Glory Division were bombed one after another, and their marching speed was almost forced to stop.

Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and others quickly met, and after repeated discussions, they decided to disperse and advance.

The cavalry battalion, attached to the reconnaissance company, quickly advanced towards Jiangcheng.

The 11th brigade was preparing for a feint attack on Zijin Mountain to cover the main advance.

Each unit of the 48th Independent Brigade is responsible for the decentralized advancement with the battalion and company as the responsibility.

In the artillery regiment, except for the Type [-] field gun which cannot be dismantled, all other artillery pieces that can be dismantled are dismantled into parts for transportation.

Six Type 11 field guns are also temporarily assigned to the [-]th Reserve Brigade for combat.

All the ministries were broken up into parts and scattered towards Jiangcheng to avoid the bombing of the little devils.

It was at this time that the 27th Division troops began to deploy light infantry to advance rapidly.

These infantry went all the way south. They didn't want to advance to the battlefield to attack the first division of Glory.

Their main task is to protect road safety and attack the Eighth Route local troops.

Its engineering unit was urgently transported to the front line to undertake tasks such as mine clearance and road construction.

After nine o'clock, there were occasional gunshots on the road going south from Pingyang City. It was the little devils attacking the Eighth Route local troops.

After the 27th Division adjusted its strategy, at ten o'clock, the Suzuki Detachment began to set off smoothly.

A large number of their vehicles stepped on the accelerator and rushed south quickly to support the Jiangcheng battle.

At this time, here in the independent detachment, Li Yunlong was holding a microphone, talking with Brigadier Chen.

"Brigade Commander, you know our old Li's ability. If we don't have this ability, we can't accept combat missions."

"As long as you let me command the battle, I guarantee that I will do my best to support the battle, and I will definitely give you the results of the battle."

"Otherwise, if you assign dead combat missions to the independent detachment, there is no way to support the Zhongtiao Mountain operation."

"As the old saying goes, military orders abroad will not be given."

Li Yunlong said pleadingly, he wanted to fight freely.

The meaning of the brigade headquarters here is to let the independent detachment go south quickly to carry out combat strikes on the outskirts of Pingyang City.

Li Yunlong was unhappy when he heard this. Pingyang City was an important town in southern Shanxi, and the Japs had built many semi-permanent fortifications around it.

If you want to capture these fortifications, even if all the artillery shells of the independent detachment are used up, the battle may not be resolved.

This is a battle that can't be achieved even after exhausting a lot of shells, so Li Yunlong is naturally not happy.

"Li Yunlong, stop haggling with me."

"Let me tell you, this order was issued directly by the headquarters."

"You have to consider whether your Li Yunlong's head is strong enough. It will delay the battle. Ten Li Yunlongs are not enough to chop off the head."

The brigade commander's voice came from the microphone, and Li Yunlong was startled.

He was about to express his obedience to the order, but Brigadier Chen approved his combat request.

"Officer Wei personally sent a telegram to the headquarters from the accompanying capital, hoping that the headquarters can lend a helping hand."

"All those in Shaanxi province have received the telegram from Chief Wei. Li Yunlong, you know the importance of this battle, right?"

"I agree to fight however you want, but you must effectively coordinate the Zhongtiao Mountain battle."

"Otherwise, if the headquarters holds you accountable, it will be easy for you to be beaten to the end."

Brigadier Chen's serious voice came through the microphone, and Li Yunlong hurriedly made an assurance.

After hanging up the phone, Li Yunlong decisively issued the order, and the independent detachment began to head south.

Wei Junru has a very close relationship with the Eighth Route Army. He has also been to Shaanxi Province and received a high standard of reception.

He continued to give all kinds of support to the Eighth Route, and he had a good relationship with the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander-in-chief.

In 38, when Balu was most short of ammunition, Wei Junru gave millions of bullets.

At this time, Wei Junru asked for help in person, and Eighth Road naturally gave full support.

As the main force, the independent detachment will definitely participate in the war.

Brigadier Chen's troops and Commander Liu's troops will be mobilized to support the Zhongtiao Mountain battle.

(End of this chapter)