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Chapter 305 Japanese and puppet troops besieged Yuanqu City (please subscribe)

As night fell, on the evening of April 98, the [-]th Army moved to Zijin Mountain.

The troops commanded by Brigadier Chen also gradually broke away from contact with the Fourth Cavalry Brigade and moved to Zijin Mountain.

After the Japanese cavalry 21th Brigade, [-]st Division and other troops pursued them to the relevant area, they stopped advancing.

After consulting the First Army Headquarters, the two troops did not continue the pursuit, but immediately returned to the battlefield to participate in the battle.

After Chu Yunfei got the 98th Army and moved it to Zijin Mountain, he immediately sent a message to Chen Ziyun.

After the two people communicated via radio, Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 201st Division, immediately set off for Purple Mountain.

The 98th Army has 42 divisions and 169 divisions under its jurisdiction. This is a Shaanxi army unit.

After Zhang and Yang connected the whole country in 36, the Shaanxi army under Yang was gradually disintegrated.

Up to now, these Shaanxi Army troops have been divided into different battlefields to fight, and they have always been greatly suppressed.

The weapons and equipment of the 98th Army are not very good, but they have a tenacious will to fight, and they can take the lead in the garrison at Zhongtiao Mountain.

The Japanese army continued to launch fierce attacks on it from the beginning of the war, but the gains were never very great.

Now they have assembled a large number of troops and cut off the contact between the 98th Army and the 14th Group Army. The 98th Army was forced to withdraw from the battlefield.

Even though they had experienced such a large-scale battle, they still maintained a total army of 1 troops.

In addition to the troops directly under the military headquarters, there are more than [-] people in each division, and even if they break through, they do not abandon their heavy weapons.

The current situation is obvious. It is impossible for the 98th Army to move to the south bank through the Yellow River.

As for if they go to fight in the southeastern Shanxi region, they will definitely become a lone army.

After discussing with Chen Ziyun, Chu Yunfei decided to invite the army to develop in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain.

It was at this time that a message from the First War Zone Commander's Department was sent.

They asked the 98th Army to quickly get in touch with the 201st Division, quickly advance to the area south of Jiangcheng, and be ready to respond to the main force crossing the river.

The 98th Army first received a message from the commander's department, and then met with Fang Ligong, Chief of Staff of the 201st Division.

After discussion, at ten o'clock in the evening, the 98th Army secretly moved toward the west of Zhongtiao Mountain.

At this time, here in the east of Zhongtiao Mountain, various units of the 14th Group Army successively received orders to move across the river.

Now the Japanese troops have changed their tactics. They have adopted joint breakthrough tactics to continuously cut off the connections between various departments.

The 21st Division, 27th Division, and 33rd Division became their main combat forces.

Under such circumstances, if we continue to hold on to the eastern positions of Zhongtiao Mountain, the various ministries may suffer a heavy blow.

Therefore, after discussions between the commander of the first theater area and the capital, they had to carry out combat transfers overnight.

The 14th Army, the 15th Army, the 93rd Army, and the Ninth Army retreated to the front-line defense position at Fengmenkou.

The troops of the 27th Army took the lead in transferring through the ferry in the sealed entrance area, while the other armies provided cover.

Starting at eleven o'clock, the three divisions of the 27th Army passed through the ferry one after another and moved towards the south bank of the Yellow River.

When the various little Japanese ministries discovered that the defenders had begun to evacuate, they immediately reported it.

Yoshio Shinozuka synthesized all aspects of intelligence and realized that all the defenders at Nakajoyama planned to evacuate, so he decisively issued a combat order.

The 36th Division, the 37th Division, and the 16th Brigade were independently combined, and the Second Division of the Imperial Association Army attacked Yuanqu City with all their strength!

The 21st Division, 27th Division, and 33rd Division continued to press and attack from the north to the south.

The 41st Division, 35th Division and other units launched a fierce attack from the east side towards the closed gate.

Shinozuka Yoshio asked all ministries to operate overnight, with the goal of seizing the front line from Yuanqu Castle to Fengmenkou.

The troops on both sides were involved in fierce battles. They continued to fight against each other, and some positions were repeatedly contested.

The fighting continued until the morning of April 15, when troops of the [-]th Army began to evacuate from Fengmenkou Ferry.

However, they were continuously bombed and strafed by the Little Japanese Air Force, and the troops crossing the river suffered certain casualties.

The Ninth Army and the 93rd Army still held their positions.

The two army commanders quickly contacted each other. They knew that crossing the river in the daytime was almost the same as risking death.

So they continued to hold on to their position, planning to hold on until night and quickly move to the Yuanqu City area.

But at this time, they were facing several times of attacks by Japanese and puppet troops, and their own casualties were increasing.

Also here in Yuanqu City, the 36th Infantry Division, the 37th Infantry Division and other troops continued to attack.

Currently, the 201st Brigade under the 358st Division is stationed here. Brigade Commander Li Chongtao commands the 601th Regiment, and the [-]st Regiment launches defensive operations.

However, the Japanese and puppet troops continued to attack fiercely, and the aviation forces continued to carry out bombings.

Under such circumstances, at ten o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, Chu Yunfei ordered Hao Shiwen to command the second brigade to advance towards Yuanqu City to support his battle.

The fighting lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon, and the front-line positions at the sealed gate were full of loopholes.

After Chu Yunfei received the order from the Chief of the First War Zone, he began to command Liang Ruxian's third brigade to attack eastward and coordinate with the Ninth Army. The 93rd Army retreated to Yuanqu City.

Time passed, and the sky gradually became dark.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, the main force of the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison retreated to the south bank of the Yellow River after suffering certain casualties.

Chu Yunfei's 201st Division and other troops were defending here in Yuanqu City.

At nine o'clock, the Ninth Army and the 93rd Army began to gradually cross the river under the cover of the 201st Division and evacuate to the NA area of ​​the Yellow River.

It was at this time that the 201st Division troops were under unprecedented pressure.

Chu Yunfei commanded the baggage regiment, artillery regiment, first brigade, and second brigade directly under the division headquarters to all transfer to the Yuanqu City area to fight.

At around ten o'clock, the 21st Division and the 27th Division captured positions south of Jiangcheng.

A large number of troops are approaching Yuanqu City one after another. The Japanese and puppet troops are preparing to eat up the 201st Division, the Ninth Army and other troops here!
"Completely press the remaining enemy troops into Yuanqu City, assemble all troops, and completely annihilate them overnight."

"The 21st Division, 27th Division, and 33rd Division are responsible for the main attack tasks, while other troops are supporting from the outside to form a double encirclement."

"This battle focuses on annihilating Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's 201st Division, and strives to completely annihilate them."

"The portraits of Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun were distributed to various ministries, and they were captured alive, promoted to two levels of positions, and given a reward of 5 yuan!"

"Whoever kills Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun will be promoted to a first-level position and rewarded with a reward of 3 yuan!"

"Whoever discovers his body and helps capture him alive will be rewarded with a reward of 1 yuan!"

The First Army began to issue combat orders one after another at its headquarters in Jincheng.

The portraits of Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun were also immediately distributed to all the participating ministries.

For a time, fierce gunfire sounds continued in Yuanqu City.

The dark night became as bright as day!
It was at this time that Chen Ziyun had urgently received Chu Yunfei's message.

After he had a detailed conversation with Commander Wu Mianzhi of the 98th Army, the western position of Zhongtiao Mountain was handed over to the 98th Army for defense.

Chen Ziyun, on the other hand, commanded the special forces, field supplementary regiment, and mountain artillery battalion to quickly launch operations.

At three o'clock in the morning on May [-], they met up with Liang Ruxian's third brigade troops in the Jiangcheng area.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun and Liang Ruxian also came to Jiangcheng.

"Brigade commander, this is Chen Ziyun, commander of the infantry artillery of the 201st Division."

In Jiangcheng, Li Yunlong began to introduce Chen Ziyun to Brigadier Chen.

Chen Ziyun looked at Chen Ziyun in front of him, feeling extremely excited.

"Brigadier Chen." Chen Ziyun saluted proactively.

He came to Liang Ruxian and wanted to introduce him.

Liang Ruxian took the initiative to salute: "Hello, company commander!"

Brigadier Chen carefully looked at Liang Ruxian in front of him and gradually came to his senses.

"Liang Ruxian, I remember you. You are from Shaanxi Province and a member of the Fourth Infantry Division."

"I led you as an enlisted student, and I was still the captain of your student team after that."

Brigadier Chen said with a smile, and when Chen Ziyun heard this conversation, he realized that Liang Ruxian was actually from the fourth phase of Huangpu.

"Commander Chen, your name is well known to me."

"You fought very beautifully and wonderfully in several battles. It's really rare that we get together this time."

Brigadier Chen looked at Chen Ziyun and others and said directly.

After being polite, the group quickly arrived at the house.

The current situation can be described as urgent. The troops here in Yuanqu City have endured several times the attacks of the Japanese and puppet troops, and their situation is in danger.

Wei Junru contacted Brigadier Chen through the general headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, hoping that they could fully respond.

Brigadier Chen currently has an independent detachment, the 386th Brigade, the Third Brigade, and Chen Ziyun's troops.

These troops are quite large. The Eighth Route Army has seven regiments with more than 1 troops, and they are all the main field regiments.Liang Ruxian's third brigade, field supplementary regiment, special forces regiment, and mountain artillery battalion commanded by Chen Ziyun also have more than [-] troops.

There are more than 3 troops assembled in Jiangcheng area, and the overall strength is not very weak.

"I have received the message from the Chief of Guard. These troops are united for combat."

"There are more than 3 troops, enough for a little devil to drink a pot."

"Of course, if we go directly south to fight and join the Yuanqu City battlefield, I'm afraid it won't be of much use."

"The Japanese and puppet troops have mobilized all their troops to fight here in Zhongtiao Mountain. Their total strength here exceeds 10."

"If we go south to fight, we will be completely unmatched and it may turn into a war of attrition."

"If we want to solve the battle in Yuanqu City, we have to take a two-pronged approach!"

"One unit went north along the Tongpu Railway and directly attacked Pingyang City, the important town in southern Shanxi."

"The whole way is to quickly advance westward, seize Jincheng and Yangcheng, and attack their rear areas."

"In addition, the location here in Purple Mountain is equally important. We have to allocate one unit to stay here."

Brigadier Chen looked over at Chen Ziyun and his party, and said with a serious expression on his face.

There is still the Fourth Brigade of the Little Devil Cavalry here in Jincheng and Yangcheng. Their 5000-man troops are not weak.

The Eighth Route Army lacked heavy weapons, so it would be difficult to defeat this cavalry force.

Therefore, Chen Ziyun did not hesitate and offered to command the third brigade, special forces regiment, and field supplementary regiment to advance to Jincheng and Yangcheng to fight.

As for the Liyang Mountain Artillery Battalion, six Bofors Mountain Artillery were deployed to cooperate with the operation.

The remaining six Type [-] mountain guns were commanded by Li Yang and assigned to Brigadier Chen for combat.

Brigadier Chen also stated on the spot that he would personally command the 386th Brigade and other troops to fight north along the Tongpu Railway.

At four o'clock in the morning on May [-], various ministries began to carry out combat operations separately.

Chen Ziyun commanded the Third Brigade and other troops to accelerate their advance towards the Jincheng and Yangcheng areas.

He knew that the battle here in Yuanqu City was extremely urgent. The longer the delay, the greater the losses of these troops would be!

"Ding dong, the system has issued a mission!"

"Occupy Jincheng and Yangcheng and hold on for 24 hours!"

"The system reminds you that the more enemies you kill in this mission, the more rewards you will receive!"

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to advance quickly towards Yangcheng and Jincheng, and the system's mechanical sound sounded.

After hearing the system reminder, Chen Ziyun did not hesitate and directly chose to accept the task.

Now he has three infantry regiments, a special forces regiment, and a mountain artillery battery.

With such strength, it won't be a big problem to capture Jincheng Yangcheng. As for how to hold on, Chen Ziyun is very good at defensive operations.

At around five o'clock in the morning on May [-], Chen Ziyun's troops came into contact with a small number of cavalry from the Japs in the Qinshui City area northwest of Yangcheng.

The two sides fought, and the little devil cavalry was repulsed.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ziyun immediately made deployment arrangements based on the situation.

Liang Ruxian commanded the troops of the third brigade to quickly circle north and launch combat attacks on Jincheng and Yangcheng.

Six Bofors Mountain Cannons were assigned to them for combat.

Chen Ziyun commanded the field supplementary regiment, and the special forces regiment set up ambush positions on the spot.

At this time, it was only Sun Yu's field supplementary regiment that was fighting against the Little Japanese cavalry, and the opponent only had more than 100 cavalry troops.

Chen Ziyun judged that the Japanese army would definitely not be able to identify the true strength of their troops in a short period of time, so he planned to set up an ambush position on the spot.

At six o'clock, the Little Japanese reconnaissance planes arrived over the battlefield.

Fortunately, the third brigade commanded by Liang Ruxian had left quickly, so the reconnaissance plane only saw the field supplementary regiment troops.

The four reconnaissance planes began to drop the small number of aerial bombs they carried at low altitude, and then they quickly evacuated the battlefield.

The major general commander of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade received a report from the aviation force and determined that there were only more than 2000 direct troops in Qinshui City.

So after asking for instructions from the First Army Headquarters, he quickly started to attack with the main force of the brigade.

This time Sakuma Shigemori commanded the 25th Cavalry Regiment, the Cavalry Artillery Regiment, and the armored convoy with more than 3000 troops dispatched.

The remaining more than 1000 people stayed in Jincheng and Yangcheng.

In his opinion, the direct troops that appeared in Qinshui City must be the stragglers who were defeated in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Because the 201st Division has been surrounded in Yuanqu City, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops are conducting annihilation operations against them.

Moreover, more than 100 cavalrymen encountered them, but they failed to completely annihilate these cavalry units. This made Sakuma Shigemori judge that these were not elite troops.

Otherwise, if it is an elite force with more than 2000 troops, it will definitely be able to cleanly eat these more than 100 cavalry troops.

Of course, Sakuma Shigemori would not have thought that the 201st Division was expanded to accommodate various units, so the military uniforms they wore were very confusing.

The [-]st and [-]nd brigades were a little better, both wearing Jin-Sui Army troops.

However, the field supplementary regiment and the third brigade troops mainly still wear the military uniforms of their direct line troops.

So they appeared here and were mistaken by the little devils as the defeated troops in Zhongtiao Mountain.

"Advance quickly and rush to the battlefield quickly. We must not let them escape."

"This force must be moving towards the Taihang Mountains. This time we kill them and we must completely annihilate them."

"There are more than 2000 defeated troops, and we have more than 3000 people. We have an absolute advantage."

"In this battle, we must completely eliminate them and not let anyone go."

The Major General of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade, Brigade Commander Sakuma Shigemori, had a serious expression on his face as he gave the order directly.

The Little Japanese cavalry troops accelerated their advance, and various vehicles continued to increase their accelerators to follow.

Around eight o'clock in the morning, the Japs troops arrived on the battlefield one after another, and Sakuma Shigemori acted cautiously.

He mobilized dozens of cavalrymen and quickly searched forward.

After confirming the position of the field supplementary regiment, Sakuma Shigemori immediately issued an attack order.

The main force of the cavalry artillery regiment it carried quickly built artillery positions.

Two field artillery brigades and 24 cavalry 75MM field guns set up positions and immediately launched a bombardment.

Grenades were fired towards the field supplementary regiment position one after another. More than 25 cavalrymen from the 1000th Cavalry Regiment quickly charged towards the position.

At the same time, their armored convoy gathered the absolute main force to follow them into the battle.

More than forty tanks and armored vehicles quickly moved forward.

Rapid-fire cannons followed behind, ready to cover.

Chen Ziyun raised his telescope to observe the situation of the Japanese troops, and he began to issue a series of combat orders.

Zhang Wu commanded the special forces to conduct large-scale roundabout operations, directly attacking the Japanese cavalry and armored units on the flanks with the main force of the regiment.

The subordinate cavalry battalion units quickly advanced to the field artillery positions and destroyed the little Japanese field artillery units as much as possible.

Sun Yu's field supplementary regiment entered the position to conduct defensive operations.

The companies under the heavy weapons battalion were immediately ready to fire.

According to the field regiment organization, the heavy weapons battalion has four machine guns, six mortars, and five anti-aircraft machine guns.

However, the field supplementary regiment only has four Oerlikon 20MM machine guns, six 82MM mortars, and five [-]-knot heavy machine guns.

The anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by each regiment are all imported and very difficult to find.

Therefore, some troops in the field supplementary regiment had to use heavy machine guns to make up the numbers.

However, their other weapons and equipment are relatively complete. After all, Chen Ziyun has found a lot of weapons and equipment from the battlefield.

As the Japanese troops continued to approach, Sun Yu contacted the commanders of each battalion one after another.

A large number of cavalry advanced rapidly, and the light and heavy machine guns, grenade infantry guns and other weapons in the 25th Cavalry Regiment began to be set up.

The little devils drew out their sabers. They wanted to use the cover of these weapons to quickly break into the position.

In the eyes of the Japanese cavalry, these were just broken troops, and they would certainly not be able to organize firepower to intercept them.

As long as they break into the position, these stragglers will be slaughtered by their sabers!

"1000 meters, 500 meters..."

"Be prepared for shooting, heavy weapons battalion machine guns, focus on attacking the little Japanese tanks."

"Mortars and heavy machine guns must suppress their cavalry. They must not be allowed to break through the position."

This was Sun Yu's first battle as the regiment leader. He had a serious expression on his face as he issued battle orders one after another.

(End of this chapter)