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

Chapter 304 Brigadier Chen arrives at the front line (please subscribe)
"Emotions are more important than weapons and ammunition?"

"Nonsense, talking about relationships can lead to weapons and ammunition?"

"Go, go, stay somewhere cool."

"I can't even hear the polite words. Old Zhao, let Zhang Dabiao lead people to get the weapons and equipment back as soon as possible."

"These machine guns and light and heavy machine guns, let's form a machine gun battalion."

Li Yunlong stared at Ding Wei and Kong Jie in front of him and shouted directly at the top of his voice.

It is not easy to get out the weapons and equipment in his hands.

Brigadier Chen and some people can do it, but Ding Wei and Kong Jie can't. They said Potian and Li Yunlong would not let go of weapons and equipment easily.

Chen Ziyun of the independent detachment had agreed to coordinate the operations and returned to the 201st Division station.

Chen Ziyun and Chu Yunfei reported, and then met directly with Sun Yu, Zhang Wu and others.

Sun Yu currently serves as the leader of the field supplementary regiment. The regiment's organization is the same as other field regiments.

Zhang Wuze served as the commander of the special forces regiment, which consisted of machine gun battalions, cavalry battalions, special agent battalions and other units.

These officers are all Chen Ziyun's old subordinates, and many of them were promoted by Chen Ziyun.

Chen Ziyun was relatively worry-free when he led them into combat this time. At least they could execute orders 100%.

After giving them detailed instructions, these officers began to go back for deployment.

Chen Ziyun returned to the division headquarters again and talked with Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others.

The 201st Division currently has strong troops, but their situation is also very delicate.

If it can fully deal with the Japanese and puppet troops in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain, the 201st Division will not be under too much pressure.

But once they are attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops from east to west, the situation will be very dangerous.

Most of the nearby friendly forces are friendly forces in name only, and they may not be able to support the operation desperately.

Regardless of the fact that Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun had commanded their troops to fully support their operations several times before.

But at a critical moment, these people may directly choose to abandon the 201st Division in order to protect themselves.

Therefore, Chen Ziyun made some suggestions to ensure that the 201st Division troops would not suffer too many casualties.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong will naturally fully adopt these suggestions.

As night fell, the sky became pitch black. At eight o'clock in the evening on May [-], Chen Ziyun led his troops and began to secretly advance toward the west of Zhongtiao Mountain.

At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops launched a dragnet-style sweep and search in the western part of Zhongtiao Mountain, but they did not gain much, so they did not stay any longer.

The 36th Division, the 37th Division, and the 16th Brigade were independently combined, and the Second Division of the Royal Association Army were all assembled in the area west of Yuanqu City.

These Japanese and puppet troops paid close attention to the dynamics of the 201st Division and were waiting for combat orders from the headquarters.

As for Pinglu City, Xiacheng, Wenxi City and other areas, there are almost no Japanese and puppet troops stationed there.

Chen Ziyun led his troops to leave the battlefield at around ten o'clock in the evening and arrived at the western part of Zhongtiao Mountain without encountering any Japanese and puppet troops.

On the contrary, as we advanced along the way, we occasionally encountered some stragglers. Of course, these soldiers were all injured and there were not many in number.

By two o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, Chen Ziyun led his troops to the area south of Wenxi City and east of Xia City.

At present, the troops he brought mainly include Sun Yu Field Supplementary Regiment, Zhang Wu Special Forces Regiment, Li Yangshan Artillery Battalion, as well as some heavy supplies and communications troops.

Chen Ziyun opened the map and arranged for various ministries to station in the main areas, build fortifications and prepare for defense.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun led the cavalry battalion to visit various mountain villages to check the conditions of these mountain villages.

Most of Zhongtiao Mountain is covered with mountain forests and the land is barren, but there are many mountain villages.

If the army wants to gain a foothold here, it must have a good relationship with the local people.

Otherwise, without the support of the people, it would be difficult for them to stay here for a long time.

Chen Ziyun plans to visit these mountain villages and inquire about the situation in each village. If conditions permit, he plans to form some militia troops.

With the militia troops assisting in the defense, it is natural to gain a foothold in Zhongtiao Mountain.

In the next time, Chen Ziyun will definitely be busy here in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain.

However, with the withdrawal of the Fifth Army troops here, no one paid attention to it.

At this time, the focus of both sides' operations was on the line from Jiangcheng to Yuanqu City, as well as the eastern area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain.

The Little Japanese North China Front Army has assembled a heavy troop group here, and the first theater has also deployed a large number of troops for defense.

At about five o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, the commander of the First Theater Command issued a combat order.

Commander-in-Chief Liu of the 14th Group Army unified the command of the Ninth Army, the 15th Army, the 27th Army, the 93rd Army, and the 98th Army.

Its main force was deployed in the highlands south of Jincheng and Yangcheng for defense.

The Ninth Army was deployed at the gate of Fengmeng, and at the same time dispatched a unit to maintain contact with the main force of the group army.

The independent detachment of the 201st Division maintained operations on the front line from Zijin Mountain to Yuanqu City.

The Chief of the First Theater Command requested all ministries to use their established positions to defend with all their strength to kill and consume Japanese and puppet combat troops.

The 17th Army, the 43rd Army, two corps and four divisions are supporting operations on the periphery and assisting the 14th Group Army in operations.

This time the operational plan for the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain is the result of discussions from many parties.

Wanting a decisive battle, they deployed a retreat.

If you want to retreat, you have to fight another battle to save face.

Such deployment is very common in battles.

The current situation here in Zhongtiao Mountain is obvious. If the ministries continue to hold on, they may suffer a devastating blow.

Especially when the western part of Zhongtiao Mountain has been lost and the entire Fifth Army has withdrawn to the south bank of the Yellow River.

But giving up like this cannot explain all aspects, so we can only continue to arrange troops to fight a defensive battle.

When forced to do so, the ministries quickly evacuated the battlefield.

At this point, Wei Junru must not be able to completely decide how the Zhongtiao Mountain defenders will fight.

After the ministries received the order, the officers had no choice but to execute it.

But they knew in their hearts that sooner or later a retreat order would be issued from above.

Therefore, these officers have no idea of ​​fighting to the death and will inevitably have some thoughts of preserving their strength.

At this time, at the First Army Headquarters in Jincheng, Yoshio Shinozuka had already drawn up a combat plan based on the situation of each department.

His combat plan was also quickly reported to the North China Front Command here in Pingyang City, allowing Commander Tada Shun to decide whether to adopt it.

By six o'clock in the morning, the frontline headquarters of the Pingyang City Front issued a series of combat orders.

The Japanese aviation force took the lead in launching combat operations, and Akiyama Toyoji's [-]st Flying Regiment and Endo Saburo's [-]rd Flying Regiment were dispatched one after another.

They directly targeted Gao Pei's 17th 43th Army and Zhao Chuanbi's [-]rd Army.

Reconnaissance planes closely followed the dynamics of the two armies, and a large number of aviation troops continued to arrive.

As bombers appeared in the sky, aerial bombs were dropped one after another.

Deafening explosions sounded, and the two military units were heavily bombed.

They also continued to fight. The two armies and four divisions only had more than 2 troops.

After such carpet bombing, the troops suffered a certain degree of casualties.

By 09:30, the First Army's headquarters in Jincheng began to issue combat orders.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade quickly circled north, and the 21st Division, 27th Division, and 33rd Division simultaneously launched combat operations.

The First Army assembled three divisions and a cavalry brigade and began to encircle and annihilate the 17th Army and the 43rd Army.

After Gao Peiwu and Zhao Chuanbi discovered the abnormality, they hurriedly ordered the troops to evacuate.

At this time, the two troops with different origins had different choices.

Gao Peiwu commanded the 17th Division of the 84th Army and quickly fought towards the Taihang Mountains area on the east side.

Zhao Chuanbi commanded three divisions of the 43rd Army and immediately moved towards western Shanxi.

They evacuated frantically towards Zijin Mountain, preparing to move directly to western Shanxi through here.

But this time, the little devils were merciless. Reconnaissance planes were always hovering over their heads to learn more about their breakout route.

The 33th Cavalry Brigade and the 17rd Division attacked the [-]th Army with all their strength.

The 21st Division and the 27th Division went hand in hand to pursue, encircle and annihilate the 43rd Army troops.

As for the 41st Division and other troops, they continued to stand by and paid close attention to the situation of the defenders at Zhongtiao Mountain.

By noon, the first and second theaters respectively sent messages to support the operation.

Some troops were mobilized, but two flying groups of the Little Devils came to Zhongtiao Mountain and launched a carpet bombing.

The various ministries were bombed by the Little Japanese Air Force and were temporarily unable to take action.On the 17th, the little devils mainly fought outside Zhongtiao Mountain, attacking the 43th Army and the [-]rd Army with all their strength.

For this reason, they directly abandoned the Shunwangping position, allowing the 201st Division to completely open up the connection with the 14th Group Army.

However, the 201st Division needs to fully garrison the first-line positions in Yuanqu City, and they do not have the extra troops to garrison at Shunwangping.

Until four o'clock in the afternoon, the 15th Army mobilized a reinforced regiment of more than 2000 troops and came to Shunwangping to garrison.

As time passed, the sky gradually became dark. At around 17 o'clock in the evening, the [-]th Army completely withdrew from the battlefield.

After this battle, the 17th Army, which had only one division, had a total combat strength of less than 6000 people.

Gao Peiwu directly sent troops to the First Theater Command Headquarters. His troops moved to the Taihang Mountains for rest and recuperation, and were temporarily unable to participate in the war.

At about 43:61 p.m., the [-]rd Army, supported by the [-]st Army of the Eighth Group Army, began to withdraw to Ningcheng and other areas in Shanxi Township.

The three divisions of the 43rd Army originally had about [-] troops, but after this continuous attack, they suffered heavy casualties.

There are only more than 1 troops in the entire army, with an average of only about 4000 troops per division.

After this battle, Yan Laoxi will not send any Shanxi-Sui army troops to fight in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Even at eleven o'clock in the evening, Yan Laoxi specially sent a message to Chu Yunfei, asking him to deal with the battle in Yuanqu City and other areas, and then quickly withdrew.

He will arrange for the Eighth Army to advance to the Fenhe area of ​​Jishan City to prepare the 201st Division for its withdrawal to the western Shanxi area at any time.

Of course, Chu Yunfei would definitely not do this. At this time, he already had his own ideas under Chen Ziyun's suggestion.

At twelve o'clock at midnight, the two corps and four divisions that were supporting the battle outside Zhongtiao Mountain were completely repulsed.

They withdrew to the Taihang Mountains and the western Shanxi area, and it was obvious that they could no longer come back to participate in the war.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade and other units quickly withdrew, and the First Army headquarters began to make adjustments.

The 21st Division, 27th Division, and 33rd Division were stationed on the line from Jincheng to Yangcheng.

These three divisions participated in the war with full strength. Although there were casualties in the continuous fighting, they still had more than 5 troops.

Moreover, the main force among their various ministries still exists, and they can carry out high-intensity offensive operations.

Yoshio Shinozuka arranged them on the Yangcheng and Jincheng lines in order to suppress the 14th Army Group of Nakatiao Mountain from the north.

The 41st Division, the 35th Division, the independent 20th Brigade, the 21th Division, the 24st Division, and the [-]th Division of the Royal Association Army gathered in the Qinhe area on the east side of the battlefield.

Here, two Japanese divisions and an independent mixed brigade participated in the battle without full strength, and suffered heavy casualties.

But they were able to piece together 2 troops, plus the 2 troops of the Imperial Association Army, there were about [-] Japanese and puppet troops here.

They are assisting here, and their main task is to block the area east of the battlefield and prevent the Zhongtiao Mountain defenders from evacuating eastward.

At the same time, in the area west of Yuanqu City, there are the 36th Division, the 37th Division, independently mixed into the 16th Brigade, and the Second Division of the Imperial Association Army with more than 3 puppet troops.

These more than 3 puppet troops gathered in the area west of Yuanqu City to contain and attack Yuanqu City.

Sakuma Shigemori's [-]th Cavalry Brigade of about [-] cavalry troops is used as a general reserve.

First, the Third Flying Regiment has more than 21 aircraft, fully equipped with the 27st Division, 33th Division, and [-]rd Division.

Tanaka Kuichi, Tominaga Nobumasa, Sakurai Shozo!

These three Japanese lieutenant general division commanders established direct contact with the two little Japanese flying regiments.

This means that they can call in air support at any time to help them quickly break through the position.

"Contact Jing Guanren and the two commanders of the Anda 23rd Division, and ignore Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's troops."

"Even if they command troops to support the eastern battlefield, do not attack them."

"Their mission is to gather together and pay attention to the situation in Yuanqu City."

"As long as the defense force here in Yuanqu City weakens, they must launch an attack quickly and completely capture Yuanqu City."

"Remember, their forces must be absolutely concentrated and cannot be dispersed in any way."

The commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, began to generate electricity himself at two o'clock in the morning on the [-]th.

As for the combat deployment here at the First Army Headquarters, the North China Front Army Headquarters must have approved it.

In fact, Yoshio Shinozuka's commanding ability is not weak. After he arrived at the front line, he was able to understand the situation at any time and make deployment quickly.

Shun Tada did not interfere too much. After all, Yoshio Shinozuka has rich theoretical and practical experience.

Various Japanese military units began to mobilize overnight. After completing the assembly, they took a rest.

On May [-], the sky gradually became brighter. At seven o'clock in the morning, a large number of aviation troops arrived over the battlefield.

The 32nd Bomber Squadron and the 90th Bomber Squadron directly carried out carpet bombing on the joint areas of the 93rd Army and the 27th Army.

The reconnaissance aircraft of the 83rd Squadron and the 44th Squadron bombed the positions of the 93rd Army and the 27th Army respectively.

Two independent flying squadrons are responsible for reconnaissance and cover tasks, paying attention to the battlefield situation.

At around eight o'clock, after the bombing ended.

The 21st Division, the 27th Division, and the 33rd Division assembled three artillery regiments and one artillery battalion and began bombing the junction.

The 27th Division, which was relatively complete and had stronger combat effectiveness, began to storm the joint positions under the command of the division commander Tominaga Nobumasa.

At this time, the junction position underwent continuous bombing and artillery fire, and all position fortifications were almost completely destroyed.

After the 27th Division launched a combat strike, the 93rd Army and the 27th Army wanted to deploy troops to strengthen defense.

However, they were restrained and attacked by the 21st Division and the 33rd Division respectively, and there was no way to mobilize too many troops.

As for the 98th Army units, they are currently defending the 41st Division and other units to the east.

By the time the 15th Army dispatched troops to rush over for reinforcements, the 27th Division had already captured the junction.

At ten o'clock in the morning, as the junction was attacked, the connection between the 93rd Army and the 27th Army was cut off, and the two armies were forced to fight independently.

Fortunately, they are all direct members of the Central Army, and the two commanders are also classmates in the first phase of Huangpu.

They can also communicate via radio to ensure they can advance and retreat together.

If this were other troops from different backgrounds, they might have left the battlefield without even saying hello.

When the fighting lasted until twelve o'clock, the 93rd Army and the 27th Army gradually retreated. They and the 15th Army stayed in the second line of defensive positions.

At this time, the focus of the little devil's attack changed again.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, under the command of Yoshio Shinozuka, the Little Japanese Air Force focused on bombing the junction between the 98th Army and the main force of the 14th Group Army.

At the same time, the 27th Division is responsible for maintaining containment and attacks against the 93rd Army, 27th Army, and 15th Army.

The 21st Division and the 33rd Division stormed the junction between the 98th Army and the 14th Group Army.

The 41st Division and other troops also began to mobilize troops to attack the 98th Army with all their strength, trying to encircle and annihilate it!

By four o'clock in the afternoon, the 98th Army's retreat was cut off by the 21st and 33rd Infantry Divisions.

The little Japanese troops quickly launched an encirclement, trying to encircle them and carry out annihilation operations.

After Commander Wu of the 98th Army noticed the anomaly, he quickly directed his troops to break out to the north!

This choice is crucial. At this time, the little devils strengthened their forces in the west, southeast, and tried to completely annihilate the 98th Army.

However, the 98th Army broke through to the north and caught the Japanese army off guard.

They had no idea that the 98th Army would give up going south to join the main force, and instead break out alone.

After Yoshio Shinozuka received the news, he decisively issued a combat order, and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade in reserve quickly launched a blockade.

The 21st Division troops quickly launched a pursuit and completely annihilated the 98th Army troops.

As for other troops, continue to act according to the scheduled plan and maintain the combat strike against the 14th Group Army!

"Contact the Eighth Route Army and request them to quickly coordinate the 98th Army's evacuation to the north."

"The Ninth Army and the 201st Division will stick to the Fengmenkou and Yuanqucheng area ferries."

"Each unit gradually resisted, and after nine o'clock in the evening, they gradually moved towards the ferry."

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the first theater commander's headquarters began to issue combat orders.

After receiving the combat order, the morale of each department became even lower.

Fortunately, a main division of the 21st Division pursued the 98th Army. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

At around five o'clock, Brigadier Chen had already commanded the troops of the 386th Brigade to quickly arrive on the battlefield.

They immediately launched combat operations and fully supported the 98th Army in breakout operations.

The 386th Brigade is called a brigade, but it actually has the strength of four regiments: the 772nd Regiment, the 16th Regiment, the 17th Regiment, and the 18th Regiment.

Brigadier Chen is also the commander of the Taiyue Regional Force and concurrently the brigade commander. He has many troops under his command.

At around 386:[-], the main force of the [-]th Brigade engaged the Fourth Brigade of the Little Devil Cavalry, and the troops from both sides launched a fierce battle.

Brigadier Chen commanded the 772nd Regiment, quickly established contact with the 98th Army, and assisted them in moving towards the Purple JS area.

(End of this chapter)