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Chapter 323 Special Challenge Mission (Please subscribe)

Chen Ziyun was in constant discussions with Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong here in Yuanqu City.

In the end, they decided to send a unit to fight in the northern Henan region, thereby disrupting the encirclement operation of the Japanese and puppet troops.

In view of the terrain of northern Henan and other reasons, they cannot send too many troops there, and of course the number cannot be too small.

After repeated discussions, the new regiment of the independent detachment, the 201nd Regiment of the Second Brigade of the 602st Division, and the Mountain Artillery Regiment went to the preparation area to participate in the battle.

As for the selection of the commander, Li Yunlong will personally command the new regiment to fight.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie are both capable, so leaving them in Lishan and Xichengshan will definitely be no problem.

Here in the 201st Division, Chen Ziyun took the initiative to ask for help. He would personally command the 602nd Regiment and the Mountain Artillery Regiment in combat.

Of course, after these three regiments secretly left Zhongtiao Mountain, Chu Yunfei also needed to make adjustments.

Li Chongtao's first brigade had two regiments, including a field artillery regiment, stationed at Hengling Pass.

The New Second Regiment of the Independent Detachment, the Independent Regiment, and the Artillery Regiment were stationed in Lishan.

The two field supplementary regiments of the 201st Division are responsible for the defense of Yuanqu City and the area north of Yuanqu City.

Liang Ruxian's third brigade has two regiments, equipped with eight field guns, responsible for the defense of Xicheng Mountain and the junction of Xicheng Mountain and Lishan.

Hao Shiwen's second brigade was deployed in the area east of Yuanqu City, responsible for the connection between Yuanqu City and Xicheng Mountain. Of course, they lacked an infantry regiment.

In addition, the eight field guns of the Liyang Mountain Artillery Regiment were assigned to the third brigade for combat. They only carried 24 mountain guns for combat.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong continued to set up their division headquarters in the mountain village near Hengling Pass.

The cavalry battalion commanded by Xie Yunxia serves as the general reserve force.

Li Yunlong and Chen Ziyun commanded a new regiment, the 602nd Regiment, and the Mountain Artillery Regiment secretly assembled, and they advanced towards the east.

Of course, it is up to Li Yunlong and Chen Ziyun to decide how to launch the battle.

Chu Yunfei is responsible for unified command of the combat troops in Zhongtiao Mountain. They want to contain the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops.

At one o'clock in the morning on July [-]th, the attack troops were assembled and they began to operate secretly.

The Bofors Mountain Cannon and Type [-] Mountain Cannon of the Mountain Artillery Regiment were broken down into parts and transported directly by packhorses and mules.

Because the connection between the baggage regiment and the main force of the division was cut off, they had no way to obtain follow-up artillery shell replenishment.

So now they only set out to fight with less than half of their ammunition base, with the number of artillery shells being around 850 rounds.

If these shells are used up, the mountain artillery regiment will have no combat effectiveness.

And it is worth mentioning that the mountain artillery of the mountain artillery regiment is always maintained under high-intensity shelling operations.

Their losses are relatively serious. Until now, whether it is the Bofors Mountain Cannon or the Type [-] Mountain Cannon, there have been shooting deviations caused by attrition.

With such losses, they certainly cannot carry out continuous bombardment, otherwise problems such as bombardment may occur.

Normally, these artillery pieces need to be replaced with barrels and other parts. Unfortunately, the 201st Division does not have this condition.

The 201st Division is often able to achieve amazing results, mainly relying on these artillery.

With a detailed shooting parameter table for system awards, artillery units can quickly and accurately bombard targets.

These artillery pieces can quickly inflict heavy damage on the Japanese and puppet troops. Of course, this is also the reason for their attrition.

Along the way, Li Yunlong looked at the mountain artillery regiment with great envy.

Even though he already had an artillery regiment, he knew in his heart that the maximum range of his mountain artillery was only 6000 people.

In the mountain artillery regiment commanded by Chen Ziyun, the twelve Bofors mountain cannons have a maximum range of 300 meters, and the twelve Type 300 mountain cannons also have a range of [-] meters.

This kind of strike range makes Li Yunlong envious.

But he didn't know that Chen Ziyun was worried that the mountain artillery regiment had no way to replace parts.

"Ding dong, the system has issued a task."

"Annihilate the 20th Division of the Imperial Association Army and kill the division commander Li Tiejian!"

"Annihilate the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army and kill the division commander Zhang Yanfeng!"

On the way to march, the system issued a mission.

Regarding these two tasks, Chen Ziyun did not hesitate and chose to accept them directly.

After all, completing tasks will result in rewards, and Chen Ziyun urgently needs rewards from the system.

Especially the annihilation of two puppet military divisions, one of which was severely injured, Chen Ziyun felt that it was not too difficult.

"Ding dong, the system has released a special challenge mission!"

"Annihilate the Sakuma Corps and kill the Major General of the Japanese Fourth Cavalry Brigade, Sakuma Shigemori!"

Not long after, the system's voice sounded again.

And the system specially reminds you that even if you fail the special challenge mission, you will not be punished in any way.

This time the system released three tasks, but Chen Ziyun reacted immediately.

The annihilation of two divisions of puppet troops probably won't be rewarded very well. After all, these two tasks are relatively easy to complete.

But if you complete the special challenge mission, you will definitely gain a lot.

However, the Sakuma Corps is not weak, with three puppet divisions and a Japanese cavalry brigade.

Their total strength currently exceeds 2, and even the 20th and 24th Divisions of the Imperial Association Army are in the Sakuma Corps.

However, after annihilating them, Chen Ziyun could not guarantee whether he could still annihilate the 21st Division of the Imperial Association Army and the [-]th Japanese Cavalry Brigade.

After all, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly. With their current strength, it is difficult to kill a Sakuma Corps.

If we fight forcefully, it may cause too many casualties to the troops.

However, the system also introduced that it didn't matter even if the special challenge mission failed, Chen Ziyun could only try it.

At present, Li Yunlong and Chen Ziyun command this force with 7000 troops, of which more than [-] are from the mountain artillery regiment.

The mountain artillery regiment has defensive capabilities and is equipped with a certain number of weapons.

The rest are two infantry regiments. Needless to say, the new regiment. When it comes to weapons and equipment, the new regiment is definitely not as good as the infantry regiment under the 201st Division.

But when it comes to combat effectiveness, the new group is definitely at the ceiling.

The 602nd Regiment was transferred this time, formerly the Reserve Regiment, and can be regarded as a force developed from the 358th Regiment.

Its leader is Sun Ming, who previously served as Chu Yunfei's adjutant. His abilities in all aspects are pretty good.

Among the regiments of the 201st Division, the 602nd Regiment's combat effectiveness can be considered to be at the front.

But compared with the 358th Regiment, there is still a gap. As for the New Regiment, it is even worse.

This is why Chen Ziyun came to take command in person. He could give full play to the 602 Regiment's own advantages by commanding operations.

"Brother Ziyun, let's first station ourselves in the Shennong Mountain area south of Jincheng, and use this as a base to launch operations against the south."

"In the initial stage of the battle, just let our new regiment take on the combat tasks. You can have a good rest in Shennong Mountain."

"I have asked Zhang Dabiao to take the first battalion to take action in advance. It is estimated that they will be stationed in Shennong Mountain before dawn to respond."

At around three o'clock in the morning, Li Yunlong found Chen Ziyun and expressed his thoughts directly.

Chen Ziyun took out the map, looked at it, and nodded in agreement.

The ruler is long and the inch is short.

Li Yunlong commanded the troops to conduct guerrilla operations and found a place to settle down, which Chen Ziyun certainly could not match.

These are not what the 201st Division is good at, so he fully agreed.

South of Shennong Mountain is Hanoi County, where there is a Qin River, which belongs to Henan Province.

To the west of Hanoi County is Jiyuan City, to the east is Huaiqing City, and from Huaiqing City to the northeast is Muye City, an important town in northern Henan.

There is an airport here in Makino City, and the Third Flying Regiment of the Little Devils is stationed at the Makino City Airport and is responsible for supporting the Zhongtiao Mountain Operation.

There is absolutely no problem with Li Yunlong's deployment and arrangement, and he is very clever. This is an important place that can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating.

The ministries quickly moved towards Shennong Mountain, and at about six o'clock, they arrived at Shennong Mountain.

Zhang Dabiao's First Battalion had already captured this place, and there were only a small number of puppet troops on guard duty here.

Shennong Mountain is located at the junction of Jin Province and Henan Province. Currently, the 27th Division is responsible for the defense of Jincheng.

The main force of the Japs from the 27th Division was gathered in Jiangcheng, ready to go south to attack Hengling Pass at any time.

There are not many defense troops here in Jincheng, so Shennong Mountain belongs to the Sakuma Corps for defense.

It's July now, and there are a lot of mosquitoes, snakes, and ants in the mountains, but the Japanese troops haven't come yet.

They only arranged for the puppet troops to send troops for security. In fact, they felt that it was unlikely that Li Yunlong's troops and Chu Yunfei's troops would break out eastward.

After all, if these troops are forced to the northern Henan region, it will be a dead end.

The 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army received the order and only sent dozens of puppet troops.

These puppet troops faced Zhang Dabiao's battalion, and the results were predictable. "Detachment leader, um..." Zhang Dabiao said hesitantly when he saw Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong coming over.

"Hey, Zhang Dabiao, why are you like a girl? You have something to say."

"Don't say that we are fighting together now, but we are not fighting together. There is something that we cannot let Brother Ziyun know."

Li Yunlong stared at Zhang Dabiao in front of him and said.

"Detachment leader, we have already contacted our local comrades."

"The defense of Hanoi County in the south is handled by a squadron of the 35th Division, as well as some security teams, with a strength of 600 people."

"But in the east of Hanoi County, there is a main division of the Royal Association Army, with more than 6000 people."

"The dozens of puppet troops who were eliminated in Shennong Mountain were under the command of this puppet army. Their designation was the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army."

Zhang Dabiao saluted Li Yunlong and reported directly.

Li Yunlong smiled when he heard the news.

Speaking of which, when there were more than 1000 people in the new group, there was really no way to face the county town where 600 people were defending.

After all, the Japanese and puppet troops were firmly entrenched in the county. They had light and heavy machine guns. The New Regiment only had 60MM mortars at that time and could not carry out offensive operations.

But now, the weapons and equipment of the new regiment have been greatly improved. The troops directly under the regiment alone have six infantry cannons and six 82MM mortars.

Twelve artillery pieces can play a decisive role in combat.

"We will take the troops to rest first, and we will deal with the Japanese and puppet troops in Hanoi County at night."

"Brother Ziyun, I plan to destroy the Japanese and puppet troops in Hanoi County first, and then gradually penetrate into the northern Henan region."

"If we encounter the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops, we will withdraw directly and attack them if we have the opportunity."

Li Yunlong gave direct instructions, and at the same time he told Chen Ziyun his battle ideas.

Chen Ziyun opened the map he carried with him and found the location of the northern Henan region.

He nodded in support.

The troops have just arrived, and it would obviously be unfavorable to launch a large-scale battle directly.

After all, the Japanese and puppet troops here are waiting for work. The various units have just completed their transfer and are not suitable for immediate combat.

In the following time, Chen Ziyun led his troops to Shennong Mountain to rest.

Li Yunlong took the new regiment into action and continued to attack and fight.

Here in Zhongtiao Mountain, the Japanese and puppet troops continued to adopt a siege strategy.

Of course, their reconnaissance planes are constantly dispatched for reconnaissance, and they want to know the detailed deployment of each department.

There is no command here at the First Army Headquarters. The Japanese and puppet troops in the Zhongtiao Mountain area have completely established contact with the North China Front Army.

The front army headquarters is responsible for commanding this operation.

For this reason, Deputy Chief of Staff Yu Mojingsan came to Luzhou City specifically to collect various intelligence.

Okamura Neiji was not going to take action until he was absolutely sure.

He even wanted to let the 201st Division and the Independent Detachment take the lead in taking the lead, so as to find a loophole and allow the Japanese and puppet troops to launch an attack.

But Okamura Neji would not have imagined that Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong had already arrived in the northern Henan region with a small force.

At around eight o'clock in the evening on July [-]th, the new regiment began combat operations in Hanoi County.

The more than 500 puppet troops here were annihilated.

When Li Yunlong came back with his troops at around three in the morning, all the cadres and soldiers brought a lot of loot.

Military boots, helmets, bullet boxes, rifles, grenades.

All kinds of canned food. Li Yunlong brought back a lot of things from this trip.

Chen Ziyun also took a special look and saw that Li Yunlong's new group had hundreds more people.

After asking around, I found out that Li Yunlong had recruited more than 100 recruits from Hanoi County.

In the morning, the troops stationed at Shennong Mountain had hot food.

Chen Ziyun was convinced. Li Yunlong's ability to be self-sufficient was absolutely unparalleled.

At this time, the person responsible for the defense of the northern Henan region was the 35th Regiment under the 219th Division. They were equipped with one heavy supply troop and one engineer troop.

This Japanese army has about 5000 people, and they are all commanded by Major General Taijiro Iida, the commander of the 35th Infantry Regiment under the 35th Division.

Of course, even though they have 5000 troops, they need to be stationed in different towns and villages in northern Henan.

Moreover, the Japanese army also has to bear the responsibility of defending Makino Castle Airport, so its troops are very dispersed.

Taijiro Iida received the report at around seven o'clock in the morning, when he learned that the puppet troops in Hanoi County had been completely annihilated for more than 500 days.

He was shocked because he did not expect that the northern Henan region would be attacked.

After considering the location of Hanoi County, Iida Taijiro made arrangements directly.

On the one hand, he reported to the division headquarters, and on the other hand, he contacted the Sakuma Corps.

The Sakuma Corps has more than 2 troops, is highly mobile, and is very close to Hanoi County.

Therefore, Iida Taijiro seems to think that it is most appropriate for them to handle matters here.

If it is left to the 35th Division, they will still need to assemble their troops, which will take some time.

By eight o'clock in the morning, the commander of the 35th Division, Harada Kumakichi, was also in direct contact with the Sakuma Corps.

They hope that the Sakuma Corps can dispatch troops to Hanoi County to deal with the enemy troops appearing nearby.

"Zhang Sang, more than 500 garrison troops in Hanoi County were completely wiped out last night, and the main force of your division is nearby."

"Didn't you notice anything unusual or even hear any gunshots?"

At around eight o'clock, here in Jiyuan City, Sakuma Shigemori found Zhang Yanfeng, the commander of the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army.

He stood in front of the map, looked at Zhang Yanfeng in front of him, and said in a cold tone.

Zhang Yanfeng's two infantry regiments, plus the cavalry directly under the division headquarters, and about 6000 artillery troops are in the area east of Hanoi County.

They are very close to Hanoi County. If there is any movement here, they will hear it.

"Taijun, we heard gunfire last night, but it was not very intense."

"The Tai Qun troops in Hanoi County often carry out raids at night, so we thought they were carrying out raids again."

"Before this, we heard the sound of gunfire and rushed over to help, but the Taijun over there blamed us for being nosy and delaying their sweep..."

Zhang Yanfeng looked at Sakuma Shigemori and answered cautiously.

Hearing this, Sakuma Shigemori nodded and said nothing more.

Last night's battle in Hanoi County was fought by Li Yunlong commanding the new regiment. Li Yunlong was very stingy and would save ammunition if he could.

The new group had an absolute advantage, and they ended the battle almost entirely in hand-to-hand combat.

The sound of gunfire here was not very intense, so the puppet troops thought it was the little devils launching a sweep and did not dare to go there.

"To be able to eliminate more than 500 enemy troops in Hanoi County must have strong combat capabilities."

"This force is most likely the main force of the Eighth Route Army coming from the Taihang Mountains. They should be here to support the operations in the Zhongtiao Mountain area."

"Your division will be stationed in Hanoi County, maintain contact with the troops on the east and west sides, and at the same time dispatch cavalry units to search for the location of this enemy force."

"After finding their location, you go out with all your strength and carry out annihilation operations against them."

"Zhang Sang, I am very optimistic about you. After this battle is over, as long as you have enough military exploits, I will recommend you for promotion."

"The Imperial Association Army troops here in Henan Province can be left to your command, and your troops can also be expanded."

Sakuma Shigemori looked at Zhang Yanfeng in front of him and said with a smile on his face.

"Hi, Taijun."

"Please rest assured, I will not let you down."

"We will find this enemy force in the shortest possible time and completely annihilate them."

When Zhang Yanfeng heard that he could be promoted to a unified position and command the puppet troops in Henan Province, he felt as if he had been given a shot of blood and hurriedly replied.

Sakuma Shigemori did not pay too much attention to the matter in Hanoi County. He felt that sending Zhang Yanfeng's 1 troops there would be enough to solve the problem.

Now his focus is on besieging the 201st Division, the independent detachment.

In the morning, the 24th Division of Zhang Yanfeng's puppet army began to station in Hanoi County.

More than 300 cavalry troops were also sent out to search the surrounding areas.

By the afternoon, Zhang Yanfeng also began to receive reports.

That is, the dozens of troops stationed in Shennong Mountain have lost contact!
(End of this chapter)