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

Chapter 291 Containing troops, the three armies gathered and stood firm
At noon in May, the sun shines on the ground.

Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi, east of Pinglu City and southeast of Xia City.

Chen Ziyun commanded the guard company, the reconnaissance company, the first battalion, two mountain artillery companies and the heavy soldiers to come here.

They found more than 80 routs of the 1000th Army at the ferry, and also met Liang Ruxian, the deputy commander of the newly formed 27th Division.

Chen Ziyun chatted with Liang Ruxian and other military officers, and roughly understood the current situation.

The Japanese West Route troops independently formed the 16th Brigade to strengthen the puppet Mongolian army. The puppet Manchu army has more than 1 troops and is currently fighting fiercely with the 14th Army east of Pinglu City.

The 36th and 37th Divisions attacking in Wenxicheng, Xiacheng and other areas are currently oppressing from the northwest.

Before the Third Army lost contact, they were fighting on the line from Wenxi City to Xiacheng.

The troops of the 80th Army were completely defeated, and their troops were mainly in the southeast area of ​​Xiacheng, and they were preparing to transfer to the south bank through the ferry.

After the 21st Division of the Little Devils East Road Army captured Yuanqu City, they began to quickly attack westward along the north bank of the Yellow River.

The commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, the commander of the 80th Army, and the commander of the 165th Division quickly crossed the river and ran to the NA area.

The Fifth Army was in complete disarray, and the Third Army was commanded by a division commander, so things might be better.

However, the troops of the 80th Army were completely defeated, and they all wanted to quickly cross the river and escape from the battlefield on the north bank.

However, the current situation is very clear. As long as the main force of the 21st Division and the independent mixed 16th Brigade get in touch, the north bank of the Yellow River will be completely blocked.

At that time, the Third Army, the 14th Army, the 80th Army, and even the small army commanded by Chen Ziyu will all be encircled.

What's more, the little devil now has a special agent team to infiltrate the troops, and the paratroopers continue to attack the command organization and seize the favorable terrain to assist in the battle.

After careful consideration, Chen Ziyun made a decision at two o'clock in the afternoon.

He wants to lead the troops to advance northwestward, accommodate the defeated troops of the 80th Army, and gather the troops as much as possible.

The third army, the 14th army, and the 80th army have a total of eight divisions. Even if there are casualties, it is still no problem to piece together [-] to [-] troops.

As long as these [-] to [-] troops gather together and rely on the terrain advantage to hold on, it will be no problem to temporarily block the attack of the little devil's troops.

Block the attack of the little devils first, and then try to break out.

In the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the commander of the Third Army was killed on the same day. Chen Ziyun did not want it to happen again.

He also didn't want many officers and soldiers to lose their will to fight and become captives of little devils.

Now that he is here, he will do everything possible to save the situation.

Even if he couldn't change the outcome of the defeat, he still had to do his best to reduce the casualties of the defenders and prevent them from becoming captives.

Starting at 02:30, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to start operations quickly.

Liang Ruxian and other officers and soldiers knew that the Glory First Division was supporting the battle on the periphery, and Chen Ziyun personally commanded the elite to fight here, and their morale improved.

And now that the ferry boats were completely destroyed, they couldn't cross the river and transfer to the south bank, so they were willing to follow Chen Ziyun to act together.

In one afternoon, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to advance continuously.

Of course, they encountered many routs along the way, as well as many Yamamoto special forces, infiltration troops, and paratroopers.

These forces are not concentrated together to fight, but completely dispersed.

At this time, most of the troops of the Fifth Army were completely in chaos, lost command, and the officers and soldiers had no fighting spirit.

Therefore, these Japanese traitors feel that there is no need to gather together.

Even after four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Ziyun found two or three little devil spies, commanded a dozen traitors, and captured more than 400 officers and soldiers.

At first Chen Ziyun was very annoyed with these officers and soldiers, but he remembered that their officers had fled the battlefield.

They were all skinny and their eyes were full of confusion.

In such a situation, what can Chen Ziyun say?

All he can do is bring them together!
At around seven o'clock in the evening, Chen Ziyun took in the third army, the 80th Army with more than 5000 troops.

Most of these troops still carry weapons and equipment, and a few hundreds of people have already discarded their weapons and equipment.

Chen Ziyun started to use the right to use the drone for the last time, carefully checking the surrounding situation.

With the assistance of drones, Chen Ziyun learned about the surrounding situation.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ziyun began to deploy, arranging troops to move closer to the Third Army and the 14th Army, trying to find a way to establish contact with their troops.

As for Xie Yunxia's guard company and Wei Monk's reconnaissance company, Chen Ziyun personally commanded them.

These two forces focus on searching and attacking the Yamamoto Special Forces, infiltration forces, and paratroopers.

Both the guard company and the reconnaissance company are strengthened, and their overall strength is very strong.

The guard company has four guard platoons, and each guard platoon has three guard squads and one grenadier squad.

Each guard squad is equipped with four submachine guns, six rifles, and one light machine gun.

The grenadier squad is equipped with three grenadiers. In addition, they also have a machine gun platoon equipped with two 81MM mortars and two Type [-] heavy machine guns.

The reconnaissance company was expanded from the reconnaissance platoon directly under the 358th Regiment. It initially had three reconnaissance platoons and a machine gun platoon, and finally added another reconnaissance platoon.

Up to now, they also have four 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 light machine gun, two sniper rifles, and six assaulters.

The transportation squad is equipped with pack horses, mules and horses, and the soldiers have Jin-made submachine guns for self-defense.

The machine gun platoon has two 81MM mortars and four MG13 general-purpose machine guns!

Whether it is a guard company or a reconnaissance platoon, they all have relatively strong firepower.

Even if they encounter the Yamamoto Secret Service, they can easily defeat them.

As for the infiltration troops organized by the Japanese special agents and traitors, as well as the paratrooper troops, they are no opponents at all in front of them.

Especially now that these troops are dispersed, they have no ability to resist under their attack.

At ten o'clock in the evening on May 14th, Chen Ziyun established contact with the [-]th Army.

At present, the 14rd Division, 83th Division, and 85th Army under the 94th Army will completely join together.

More than 2 troops of the whole army stood firm and easily blocked the attack of the 16th independent brigade.

The Japanese and puppet troops have stumbled in their attack here. They never expected that there would be such a strong defense here.

Especially after the three divisions of the 14th Army gathered together, they could even launch a counterattack and carry out combat strikes against the Japanese and puppet troops.

The 14th Army is the army where Wei Junru started, and he served as the commander of the 14th Army.

Chen Zhijian, who is currently the commander of the 14th Army, is also Wei Junru's old subordinate for many years.

When Wei Junru was the division commander, Chen Zhijian was the commander of his subordinates.

The 14th Army is a direct-line army, and until now the officers are all from the Whampoa lineage.

Their weapons and equipment are not bad, and they are also very firm in fighting against little devils.

Chen Zhijian also obeyed Wei Junru's orders, so the relationship between him and the Eighth Route Army was also very harmonious.

At this time, the 14th Army fully implemented Wei Junru's order and stood firm to ensure the safety of the ferry.

Even when the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army and others evacuated, they still held on.

After Chen Ziyun established contact with Chen Zhijian, he explained the situation in detail.

Now the 21st Division is advancing rapidly from the east, if they come over and attack the 14th Army from behind.

Even if Chen Zhijian's troops hold firm, they will suffer heavy casualties if attacked from the east and west, and may even be completely annihilated.

Especially once the Japanese army completely blocked the north bank of the Yellow River, it would be impossible for these troops to evacuate to the south bank.

"Army seat, the 21st division is the little devil's field division, and its combat effectiveness is very strong."

"We have more than 1 puppet troops in the west. We can't stop these 1 little devils from the east."

"If we don't retreat now, it will be too late for us to retreat when the little devil comes over."

"What's more, the third army and the 80th army lost contact and were unable to effectively block the 36th and 37th divisions."

"If we wait until these troops are fully oppressed, we will only have a dead end."

After learning about the situation from Chen Ziyun, many officers from the 14th Army Headquarters came to Chen Zhijian.

With worried expressions on their faces, they made suggestions one after another.

In their view, it is the best choice to quickly transfer from the ferry controlled by the 14th Army and retreat to the south bank.

Chen Zhijian had a thoughtful expression on his face. He looked at the map and frowned slightly.

He naturally knew that with the strength of his troops, there was absolutely no problem in withdrawing to the south bank safely.

But he knew better that once his troops withdrew, the Japanese and puppet troops from the east and west would be able to quickly get in touch.

By that time, the Third Army, the 80th Army, would be completely besieged.

Facing such a large number of Japanese and puppet troops, these two troops will definitely be completely annihilated.

Moreover, Chen Ziyun's army, who did not hesitate to risk his life to come to Zhongtiao Mountain, would also fall into the encirclement. "The First Division of Glory rushed here from Jinxi Township, Ningcheng and other areas, and did not hesitate to take risks to come here to carry out the order of Chief Wei."

"We evacuate at this time, but we want to put them in danger. Once they are wiped out, how can we bear it?"

"What's more, if we give up our position without authorization, how can we face Chief Wei?"

"Chen Ziyun's proposal is still feasible."

"Contact Chen Ziyun, our 14th Army will continue to hold our ground!"

"Contact the troops of the 94th Division and ask them to quickly set up blocking positions eastward and prepare to block the 21st Division."

After Chen Zhijian was silent for a long time, he pointed to different locations on the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

He made a decision to stick to his position instead of going south to flee the battlefield.

When the officers saw Chen Zhijian like this, they could only agree.

At one o'clock in the morning on May [-], Chen Ziyun established contact with the Third Army.

At around two o'clock, Chen Ziyun met directly with Commander Tang Fochuan of the Third Army.

"The Third Army and the 80th Army gradually moved closer to the 14th Army's position to shrink the line of defense, and built a position with the 14th Army on the east of Pinglu City and on the north bank of the Yellow River."

"The three armies gathered together to launch a defense. They first blocked the attack of the Japanese troops, and then tried to find a way to break through."

"I will command the troops to quickly attack the front line of Yuanqu City and try to attract and mobilize the 21st Division to return."

After Chen Ziyun came to the temporary military headquarters of the third army, he said with a serious expression on his face.

"Commander Chen, your idea is good, but now I have completely lost contact with the subordinate departments."

"And it's probably not a simple matter to contain the troops."

"What's more, even if the troops gather together, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the pressure and pursuit of the little Japanese troops."

Tang Fochuan had a sad look on his face, he looked at Chen Ziyun in front of him and explained.

The situation of the Third Army is not very good either, they have been cut off from the various ministries here.

The 12th Division, the 34th Division, and the temporarily assigned [-]th Division fought almost entirely independently.

Zhongtiao Mountain is densely forested at this time, and it is very difficult to contact these troops.

However, this was not a problem for Chen Ziyun, who had already used a drone to examine the nearby terrain in detail.

He has dispatched troops to quickly conduct containment contact to ensure contact between ministries.

Especially as more and more troops gather together, the strength of the troops increases, which can better carry out the search.

Chen Ziyun directly made a promise, Tang Fochuan thought about it, and agreed to Chen Ziyun's suggestion.

By six o'clock in the morning, the troops of the Third Army and the 80th Army gradually gathered together.

The seventh division, the 12th division, the 34th division, the new 27th division, and the 165th division.

There are more than 2 people in five divisions, with an average of about 4000 people in each division.

Of course, there must be other stragglers near the battlefield, but there is no time to find them now.

Tang Fochuan commanded these troops and quickly moved closer to the 14th Army position.

Chen Ziyun commanded the first battalion and other troops to quickly detour to the flanks to cover their actions.

"Everything."

The mortar began to shell, and a round of grenades hit the little devil.

As the explosion sounded, many little devils fell into a pool of blood.

Immediately afterwards, Jin made a submachine gun, and the sound of the shell gun firing sounded.

Intense bullets were fired at the little devils, and some of the little devils who were preparing to pursue them fell into a pool of blood one by one.

"Clap clap clap."

The Czech light machine gun fired, and the bullets accurately hit the little devil's body.

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to fight until nine o'clock in the morning, and they began to move, advancing quickly towards the east.

The 36th Division and the 37th Division were intercepted and could not pursue quickly, which gave the Third Army and other troops a chance to evacuate.

More than 2 troops got in touch with each other and adopted a relatively dense formation. They quickly approached the 14th Army's position.

At the same time they switched on the radio fully and began to restore contact with the Minister's Ministry.

In the western Henan region, inside Luojing City, here is the headquarters of the First War Zone Commander.

Chief of Staff Guo Jiqiao received the telegrams from the Third Army and the 14th Army successively. He checked them carefully with an excited expression on his face.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly sent a telegram to report to Wei Junru who was far away in the accompanying capital, and at the same time took the telegram to the Chief He Jingzhi.

"Okay, okay, this Chen Ziyun has lived up to our expectations."

"He actually commanded the little ghost troops to penetrate deep and assisted the third army in time. The 80th army contained the rout troops."

"It's not easy. It's really not easy. Contact Commander Kong and others who are crossing the river immediately and ask them to return to the north bank immediately to command the troops in combat."

"The 14th Army, the Third Army, and the 80th Army launched defenses in the area east of Pinglu City and tried their best to block the Japanese troops."

"In addition, quickly contact the Chief of Guard to see if we can arrange for the 14th Group Army and other units in the east of Zhongtiao Mountain to directly launch a counterattack."

"There is also the Glory First Division here. They can also immediately counterattack and launch a combat strike against the Japanese and puppet troops in the Li Yuanzhen area."

After reading the telegram, He Jingzhi smiled and said immediately.

Guo Jiqiao did not waste any time and hurriedly contacted Wei Junru for instructions.

At present, the headquarters of the first theater commander can command the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison to fight.

Wei Junru, who is far away in the accompanying capital, can also command the battle.

Of course, Wei Junru is more familiar with the battlefield situation, so his command is the main one, and the First Theater District Commander's Department is here to assist.

That morning, Commander Kong of the 80th Army and Commander Wang of the 165th Division, who crossed the Yellow River and came to the south bank, were forced to return to the north bank again to command operations.

The Fifth Army, Zeng Commander-in-Chief, was also assigned to the front line of the South Bank to set up the Army General Command to command operations in a unified manner.

After Jing Guanren, head of the 36th Division, and Anda 37, the head of the 23th Division, realized something was wrong, they quickly reported.

Around 10:30, in the city of Pingyang in southern Shanxi, the frontline headquarters set up by the First Army is here.

Shinozuka Yoshio got the report, his face was gloomy, and his brows were tightly frowned.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the enemy's 14rd Army, 80th Army, and [-]th Army in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain are gradually defending the area east of Pinlu City."

"With so many troops, it is almost impossible to cross the Yellow River and move to the south bank."

"We can just assemble the 21st Division, 36th Division, and 37th Division, and form an independent 16th Brigade to surround them on three sides and completely annihilate them."

"With these troops at present, as long as they advance to the battlefield, it must be very easy to completely annihilate them."

"Their troops gathered together, but we saved us from searching and sweeping repeatedly, and we can wipe them out quickly!"

Hanatani was waiting for the staff to come to Yoshio Shinozuka and said with a smile on their faces.

In their view, the Fifth Army currently has three armies gathered together, and the Japanese army can just concentrate their forces and quickly annihilate them.

"They gathered together and stood firm. Of course we can completely annihilate them, but with such a large number of troops standing firm, our troops will definitely suffer more casualties."

"They are scattered in different areas and gradually lose their will to fight. We can easily deal with them."

"Teams such as the Yamamoto Special Forces continued to report, and they were hit one after another, and they paid casualties."

"Moreover, when the 36th Division and the 37th Division tried to quickly pursue the Third Army and other units to attack, they also encountered resistance from elite troops."

"Obviously, other troops entered Zhongtiao Mountain and quickly gathered these scattered troops together."

"And they fully assisted the Third Army and other troops to complete the gathering, so as to carry out the battle."

Yoshio Shinozuka pointed to the western area of ​​Mount Nakajo and said with a serious expression on his face.

Huagu was waiting for the staff to hear this, their eyes widened, showing incredible expressions.

They couldn't imagine what kind of troops would have such capabilities.

"Li Yuanzhen, how is the battle in the ZiJS area, and whether the 27th Division and other troops have achieved results." Yoshio Shinozuka continued to ask.

"We are still fighting. The 27th Division and other troops continue to attack fiercely, but there is no progress for the time being."

"However, their successive battles brought casualties to the Glory First Division."

"Furthermore, the eight routes deployed by Zijin Mountain, the troops of the Jinsui Army, could not effectively rush to support the battlefield."

Huagu was pointing at the map and immediately explained.

"It's them, it must be them."

After listening to the report, Shinozuka Yoshio said with a firm expression and a solemn tone.

(End of this chapter)