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

Chapter 292 Eastern Counterattack, Chen Ziyun Revitalizes the Overall Situation
"Chen Ziyun, it must be Chen Ziyun!"

"The First Division of Glory departed from Xiangning City and advanced to the Zhongtiao Mountain area. Chen Ziyun commanded an elite group to enter Zhongtiao Mountain."

"In a short period of time, they quickly assisted the Fifth Group Army in gathering the defeated troops and assisted them in building a complete defensive position in the area east of Pinglu City."

"Only Chen Ziyun can do this. This person's abilities are terrifying. He seems to have too many unusual things."

"It must be Chu Yunfei who commanded the main force of the Glory First Division to fight in Li Yuanzhen."

"If my guess is correct, the Eighth Route Army in Zijin Mountain must be Li Yunlong's army."

"These three people, as long as they come together, can bring about earth-shaking changes."

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

After analyzing all kinds of news, he quickly made a judgment.

He immediately realized that Chen Ziyun had commanded the troops to enter Zhongtiao Mountain, and quickly assisted the Fifth Army to contain the troops.

Except for Chen Ziyun, no one else can do this.

"It's just that what you said makes sense. When the three armies gathered together, we were able to quickly capture their main force and wipe them out."

"Even if we increase our casualties, we can quickly annihilate them with the strength we currently have."

"What is the significance of Chen Ziyun's actions, and what will their troops do next?"

"Will they stay in the position and assist in the battle for defense? Can their small force block our three divisions and one brigade?"

Shinozuka Yoshio looked towards Hanagani Masa and the others, and he couldn't help but asked curiously.

The staff officer looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

For a moment, they didn't know what Chen Ziyun would do next.

The First Army Headquarters discussed repeatedly here, but there was no result.

Then what they can do next is naturally to quickly wipe out the third army, the 14th army, and the 80th army.

Yoshio Shinozuka personally contacted Akiyama Toyoji's First Flight Regiment in Unxian County and asked them to carry out carpet bombing of the garrison positions east of Hiraru Castle.

The main forces of the 36th Division, the 37th Division, and the 21st Division accelerated their advance and quickly encircled them from the north and east.

Independently mixed into the 16th Brigade and the Puppet Mongolian Army attached to the operation, the Puppet Manchurian Army attacked with all its strength to contain these troops to prevent them from crossing the river.

Of course, the First Flying Regiment also made arrangements here. Special aviation units blocked the Yellow River to prevent troops from crossing the river.

At the same time, the First Army Command also quickly contacted the 27th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, the [-]th Division and other Japanese and puppet troops.

Yoshio Shinozuka asked them to step up their offensive, try to threaten the main force of the Glory First Division as much as possible, and defeat it from the Li Yuanzhen area.

For a while, a large number of radios became busy, and the communications soldiers began to transmit different combat orders to various ministries.

At this time, the 27th Division continued to launch a continuous onslaught on the defensive positions in the area south of Li Yuanzhen, and the troops of both sides fought fiercely.

Chu Yunfei commanded the 358th Regiment to launch a defense and blocked the attacks of the Japanese troops time and time again.

Of course, the 358th regiment was facing the attack of the 27th division of the little devils at this time. They were also under great pressure, and their own casualties were also increasing.

Liang Guoping, the regiment attached to the Artillery Regiment, has been constantly commanding the Mountain Artillery Battalion, and the Heavy Artillery Company has provided fire support.

Sun Yu's machine gun battalion also prepared support operations to strengthen the defense forces south of Li Yuanzhen.

As for the reserve I1 brigade stationed in Li Yuanzhen and the north, under the command of Hao Shiwen, deputy division commander and brigade commander, they mainly responded to Japanese and puppet attacks in the west.

Two brigades of the little devils and a mixed brigade of the Imperial Association Army continued to launch diversion attacks from the west.

The pressure here is not very high, and the casualties are minimal.

Under such circumstances, Hao Shiwen began to adjust his deployment, preparing for a counterattack, quickly defeating the Japanese and puppet troops in front of him, in order to cope with the southern operations.

At the same time, Li Yunlong, who was deploying defenses on Purple Mountain, couldn't stay idle now.

But soon, Chu Yunfei's message was sent.

After receiving Chu Yunfei's telegram, Li Yunlong smiled and immediately began to give orders.

The independent regiment deployed for defense on the east side of Zijin Mountain, and the new second regiment began to mobilize secretly.

Zhou Wenbo's field artillery battalion also began to secretly move eastward with the assistance of the Xinyi regiment.

At two o'clock in the afternoon on May [-]th, the battlefield in the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain changed.

Wei Junru quickly made adjustments and deployments based on battlefield conditions.

Fighting here in the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain, although the back of the 14th Army was gradually cut off, their main force blocked the 33rd Division and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade from attacking.

Moreover, the connection between the Ninth Army and the 14th Army was cut off, but they still fought tenaciously in the Fenmenkou area.

Lieutenant General Harada Kumakichi, commander of the 35th Division, commanded about [-] Japanese and puppet troops to continue attacking, but their own progress was not very great.

After all, there are a lot of puppet troops here, and these puppet troops have no good way to deal with the perfect defensive position of the Ninth Army.

In response to this, Wei Junru directly issued combat orders to all armies.

The main force of the 27th Lingchuan Army and three divisions attacked Jincheng and Yangcheng with all their strength to contain the 33rd Division and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade.

The 14th Army, the 15th Army, the 93rd Army, and the 98th Army mobilized four divisions to counterattack the 33rd Division and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade.

The two divisions held their positions, while one division quickly moved southward to the closed gate, trying to get in touch with the Ninth Army.

The 14th Group Army is the unit under which Wei Junru served as the commander-in-chief, but the composition of the subordinate units is relatively complicated.

The 15th Army is from the Zhensong Army and belongs to the local troops of Henan Province.

The 93rd Army is a direct-line army. This army is equipped with good weapons and equipment and has a certain combat effectiveness.

The 98th Army is a unit of the Shaanxi Army, and their fighting will is relatively tenacious.

Commander-in-Chief Liu, who commanded the operations of the 14th Army, personally made arrangements for the two divisions of the 15th Army, which had the worst combat effectiveness, to stay in place.

The 93rd Army dispatched the 98th Division to move south to advance towards Fengmenkou. The two main divisions cooperated with the two divisions of the [-]th Army to carry out combat counterattacks.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, there were seven divisions in full strength, and they began to counterattack against the 33rd Division and the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.

The four divisions attacked directly from Zhongtiao Mountain and attacked the Japanese troops northward.

The three divisions attacked from Lingchuan and attacked the Japanese troops southwest.

The 33rd Division and the 14th Cavalry Brigade also tried to attack fiercely and quickly defeated the [-]th Army.

Faced with the attack of 4 troops from these seven divisions, they did not dare to be careless, quickly stopped the attack, and launched defense on the spot.

At the same time, they quickly got in touch with the Third Flying Regiment of Saburo Endo in the northern Henan area, hoping that the aviation troops would quickly dispatch for bombing support.

The Tenth Division quickly moved south to attack the Japanese and puppet troops encircling the Ninth Army.

Judging from the number, it is not difficult to see that the tenth division is not simple.

During the Central Plains War ten years ago, Principal Peidu had only six divisions in his hands.

These six divisions are the 11st, [-]nd, [-]rd, [-]th, [-]th and [-]th divisions respectively.

The Tenth Division is a direct-line unit that the principal annexed the local army and reorganized. Wei Junru served as the division commander.

The weapons and equipment of this army are not bad, and the overall strength is very strong. At this time, there are still more than 7000 soldiers!

They quickly moved south and continued to attack the 35th Division, the 20th Division, the 21st Division, and the 24th Division of the Royal Association Army.

After the Ninth Army received the order, they also organized troops to fight back.

For a while here in the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain, after various ministries organized counterattacks, the little devils gradually became passive in combat.

They quickly launched defensive deployments, actively called for aviation support, and wanted to regain the initiative.

It was at this time that a fierce battle was also going on here in Yuanqu City.

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops and quickly arrived at Yuanqu City and quickly built artillery positions.

Sun Xiong and Zhu Mingxuan commanded four Jin orogenic cannons, and four Japanese mountain cannons built an artillery position and were ready for support.

Xie Yunxia commanded the guard company to be deployed on the west side of Yuanqu City, and Wei Monk commanded the reconnaissance company to be deployed on the east side of Yuanqu City.

Chen Ziyun personally commanded a battalion and launched an attack from the north.

After the 21st Division captured Yuanqu City, the division commander Tanaka Jiuichi left 2000 troops from the heavy supply unit directly under the division here in Yuanqu City.

At that time, there was the 41st Division in the north of Yuanqu City, which was independently mixed into the Ninth Brigade.

To the east of Yuanqu City, there are the 35th Division and three divisions of the Imperial Association Army.

To the west of Yuanqu City, the main force of the 21st Division was gradually advancing rapidly toward the west to attack.

Tanaka Jiuichi believes that the possibility of Yuanqu City being attacked is not very high. Even if it is attacked, the three sides can mobilize troops to rush over at any time.

What's more, when they took Yuanqu City, the entire Zhongtiaoshan defenders were very passive in combat.

However, the appearance of Chen Ziyun completely revitalized the overall situation of the battle.

After he commanded the troops to arrive at Yuanqu City, the first battalion quickly eliminated the small group of troops north of Yuanqu City.

Then the first battalion began to attack with all its strength from the north to the south. Three infantry companies, with the cooperation of a machine gun company, fought very easily.

The heavy soldiers of the 21st Division of the Little Devils retreated one after another and continued to gather towards the city.The terrain of the area where Yuanqu City is located is relatively flat, but there are many highlands on both sides.

The captain of the 21st Division's Supplies and Heavy Soldiers Wing arranged for the main force to be stationed in the county, and a small number of troops were dispersed.

He also felt that the possibility of being attacked here would not be too high, so the focus of defense was on the Yellow River side to prevent troops from the south bank from coming to rob the county seat.

But his deployment was soon punished.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, about 400 troops of little devils' heavy soldiers deployed on the periphery were dealt with one after another.

The entire Yuanqu City was also in a state of being flanked.

The reconnaissance company and the guard company are equipped with very strong weapons. Most of the officers and soldiers are elite soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.

If a large number of heavy soldiers stick to the high ground on both sides, for example, the 41st Division deployed [-] troops to defend Zijin Mountain with all their strength.

Among these four thousand troops, there were two thousand heavy troops. The Glory First Division had to take a detour when they saw it.

However, they scattered four hundred heavy soldiers on the east, west and north sides of Yuanqu City. How could such scattered heavy soldiers be the opponent of Chen Ziyun's troops.

"Captain, it's not good, there are enemy troops coming, and their numbers are unknown at present."

"But they have sophisticated weapons and equipment, and now they are pressing from three sides: east, west, north and west."

"The firepower deployed on the east and west highlands kept firing into the city, and we almost didn't dare to show our heads."

"Your Excellency, Captain, they have at least 1000 troops, and we may not be able to stop their attack."

"The troops deployed on the periphery may also be annihilated. Now hurry up and ask for tactical guidance."

A captain came to the captain of the Lieutenant Colonel in a panic and hurriedly reported.

The captain of the Zhongzuo United showed a surprised expression, and he was still a little unconvinced, so he raised his binoculars to observe.

At this time, the reconnaissance company continued to attack from the east, and the guard company attacked from the west.

Its machine gun companies are deployed on the high ground on both sides for suppressive shooting, and shells and dense bullets will come from time to time.

Especially here in the reconnaissance company, they have snipers.

A number of snipers grasped the commanding heights and pulled the triggers one after another.

As long as the bullets fired by them are bullets that bite meat.

Chen Ziyun personally commanded a battalion of troops, and quickly pressed them from the north.

Eight mountain artillery, under the command of Sun Xiong and Zhu Mingxuan, launched precise bombardment.

The small number of heavy weapons in the 21st Division's heavy infantry regiment gave them almost no chance to fire.

A Type [-] heavy machine gun tried to intercept it, but it was quickly bombarded and knocked out.

The first battalion stormed from the north, and the reconnaissance company and the guard company quickly advanced from the east and west sides.

The heavy infantry regiment was simply unable to resist, and their few heavy weapons were completely suppressed.

With rifles in hand, it is almost impossible to intercept these troops.

Especially as the distance got closer and the Jin-made submachine guns started firing, the casualties of the little Japanese began to increase.

At 35:[-], the captain of the Zhongjiao Regiment quickly generated electricity and directly requested tactical guidance from the [-]th Division to the east.

The captain of Zhongzuo Lian knew that the 21st Division was going to advance quickly and completely block the north bank of the Yellow River. This is a very important combat order.

If the 21st Division is allowed to return for reinforcements at this time, it will definitely affect the operation, and maybe he will bear the responsibility.

Therefore, the captain of the Zhongjiao Alliance hopes that the 35th Division and other troops in the east can quickly mobilize troops to rush over for reinforcements.

But at this time, the 35th Division was also under greater pressure.

The 35th Division has not many troops participating in the exhibition this time, only a few thousand people.

After all, with the 35th Cavalry Brigade and other troops participating in the exhibition, the [-]th Division is not only responsible for the defense of the northern Henan area.

At the same time, they also need to leave troops for defense in areas such as Lanfeng and Shangcheng in Henan Province south of the Yellow River.

Therefore, Harada Xiongyoshi had a small number of Japanese troops, but the puppet troops numbered more than 2.

But now they are in a somewhat passive situation. About [-] Japanese and puppet troops surrounded the Ninth Army with all their strength.

These Japanese and puppet troops besieged the Ninth Army, and it also felt like a weak fire being held up by hard paper.

Hard paper can extinguish this weak fire at any time, but if you are not careful, it will be directly ignited and destroyed by the weak fire.

But as the [-]th Division rushed in for reinforcements, the situation instantly reversed, and this weak fire turned into a fierce fire.

Up to now, the head of the 35th Division, Harada Kumayoshi, can only command the troops to stay in place to prevent the Tenth Division from connecting with the Ninth Army.

However, in the face of the continuous attack of the Tenth Division in the north and the continuous counterattack of the three divisions of the Ninth Army in the south, they are under great pressure.

After receiving the request message from Yuanqu City, Harada Xiongyoshi did not refuse.

But he could only mobilize about a thousand puppet troops, and quickly marched westward to help Yuanqu City.

After receiving the call back, the captain of the Lieutenant General of the Supplies of the 21st Division inevitably showed a desperate expression on his face.

The number of troops attacking Yuanqu City was small, but they were well equipped with weapons.

A thousand puppet troops rushed to help, but he didn't think he could solve the battle here.

He even felt that these puppet soldiers came here to die.

In desperation, the captain of the Zhongzuo United continued to generate electricity and began to ask for help from the 41st Division troops in the north.

At 03:30, Chen Ziyun received a report. After learning that there were a thousand puppet troops rushing to the east to aid Yuanqu City.

He quickly ordered Wei Monk's reconnaissance company to set up an ambush position, ready to eat up this puppet army.

The four reconnaissance platoons and one machine gun platoon of the reconnaissance company immediately established their positions.

The pressure from the heavy troops in Yuanqu City has weakened somewhat.

However, the first battalion and the guard company attacked it, and their casualties continued to increase.

The captain of the Zhongzuo United can only hope that the 41st Division in the north and the independent and mixed Ninth Brigade will quickly deploy troops to help.

Here are all Japanese troops, and the captain of the Zhongzuo United thinks that if they can send troops over, they will definitely be able to solve the crisis in Yuanqu City.

However, the little Japanese troops here also have their own problems.

After the Hengling Pass position was breached, the 94th Division quickly withdrew to the 14th Army's position and returned to its establishment.

The 17th Division under the 84th Army quickly joined forces with the Shunwangping 43rd Army.

At this time, there were two corps and four divisions defending in the Shunwangping highland area.

Temporary 45 divisions, 46 divisions, 70 divisions, and 84 divisions.

Four divisions with more than 2 troops stayed put, and the 41st Division and the independent mixed ninth brigade assembled more than 6000 troops to continue the fierce attack.

At the same time, they kept contacting the air force for support, but until now, they had made no progress.

Instead, their own casualties increased again, and now their strength has dropped sharply to more than 5000 troops.

This means that since they joined the war, they have suffered more than 2000 casualties.

Shimizu, head of the 41st division, followed the rules, and Chi Shangxianji, head of the independent and mixed ninth brigade, was very angry.

The two continued to organize troops to continue the onslaught, but there was still no progress.

Gao Peiwu's 17th Army and Zhao Chuanbi's 43rd Army defended their positions with unprecedented combat effectiveness.

The reason is very simple. There are no friendly forces around them, and they are completely alone.

They don't want to die here, and they don't want to surrender. They can only bite the bullet and hold on.

At first they were afraid and worried about defeat.

But as the little devil's troops were repelled again and again, they found that the little devil was not so terrible.

Especially after evading shelling and bombing, the methods that the little devils can use are also very limited.

The troops became more confident as they fought, their morale was high, and the officers and soldiers gradually gained practical experience and knew how to better deal with the little devils' attacks.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not good. Jiangcheng is under attack. The heavy soldiers stationed in Jiangcheng are asking for help."

"They were attacked by at least three times the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army was equipped with a large number of field artillery."

"The outer positions of Jiangcheng are almost lost, they need tactical guidance!"

In the area east of Shunwangping, at the headquarters of the 41st Little Devils Division, a staff officer quickly came to the division commander Qing Shuigui to report.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, His Excellency Ikegami Kenkichi, the brigade commander of the independent and mixed Ninth Brigade, is calling."

"They received a request for help from the heavy troops of the 21st Division in Yuanqu City. Yuanqu City was attacked by unknown armed forces, and they suffered heavy losses."

"The captain of his heavy infantry regiment, Lieutenant Commander, requests for tactical guidance."

At this time, the signal soldier also picked up the phone, answered the call, and then reported hurriedly.

(End of this chapter)