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

Chapter 327 The cunning Neji Okamura (please subscribe)
Yumo Seizo, deputy chief of staff of the North China Front, is currently here in Luzhou City and is responsible for intelligence.

He learned about the combat strength of Shennong Mountain in the shortest possible time and reported it immediately.

After receiving the report, Okamura Neji showed a solemn expression on his face.

He was a little surprised by the previous series of actions, but the situation was all under his control.

However, there are only two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment here in Shennong Mountain, which can bring such pressure to the Sakuma Corps.

Okamura Neji wouldn't dare to pay attention to such a unit.

"I really didn't expect that the strength of three regiments could actually threaten the Sakuma Corps."

"Although they have a large number of Imperial Alliance troops, these Imperial Alliance troops are capable of undertaking combat missions."

"In one day and one night, they defeated the 24th Division of our Royal Association Army. Such combat effectiveness is really shocking."

"It is not difficult to see from this that the main force of the 201st Division and the independent detachment may be stronger."

"If we launch a full-scale offensive operation, I am afraid that even if we win, we will pay heavy casualties."

"Such a price is not something we can bear at the moment."

Okamura Neji pointed at the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

He looked at the location of Zhongtiao Mountain and couldn't help but start to think deeply.

Originally, the North China Front believed that the 201st Division and other troops would never enter the northern Henan area. After all, this is a death zone.

But now they have troops arrived at Shennong Mountain and have launched combat operations one after another.

The Sakuma Corps is currently only able to defend, they do not have offensive capabilities.

However, in Okamura Neiji's view, even if the Sakuma Corps defends, it will still be stressful given their current strength.

The most important point is that the Sakuma Corps was stationed in the Hanoi County area.

Then the frontline defenses of Jiyuan City, Wangwu Town, and Shaoyuan Town are empty.

The 201st Division and the independent detachment may come here at any time.

Even here can become a passage for them to obtain a steady supply of supplies from the south bank of the Yellow River.

In that case, the encirclement strategy formulated by the North China Front Army would obviously be meaningless.

"Your Majesty Commander, no matter what, their troops are beginning to disperse. There are only a few thousand people here in Shennong Mountain."

"If we deploy a corresponding portion of our troops here, we can be very confident in completely annihilating them."

"Why don't we mobilize the 27th Division to gather in Jincheng, and then go south to attack them."

"The cooperation of the 27th Division and the Sakuma Corps can completely annihilate this force."

At this time, Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake came to the map. He pointed at the map and gave operational suggestions.

After hearing this, Neji Okamura continued to ponder while looking at the map, without making a clear statement for the time being.

At this time, a staff officer came over with a message.

The message was sent from the First Army Headquarters, and Yoshio Iwamatsu reported on Yan Laoxi's situation.

Yan Laoxi arranged for Sun Cuiya to contact Zhao Yinfu and ask him to come forward to communicate with the little devil.

Yan Laoxi valued the 201st Division very highly. He hoped that the Japs would give up encircling the 201st Division.

After all, the 201st Division was still nominally a unit of the Shanxi-Sui Army at this time and was under the jurisdiction of Yan Laoxi.

Moreover, Yan Laoxi believes that as long as the 201st Division troops are brought back to the western Shanxi area, he will have a way to gradually control this troops.

Naturally, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, could not make a decision on such an important matter.

So he sent a message directly to report the matter to the front army headquarters.

After Okamura Neji heard the report, he looked at the map, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Withdraw the 27th Division to Jincheng and let them go south from Jincheng to directly attack the enemy troops in Shennong Mountain."

"At the same time, we called back the First Army and told them that the Jiangcheng area has been released and the 201st Division can transfer from Jiangcheng back to the western Shanxi area on its own."

"As long as the 201st Division troops are transferred from here, the various ministries will quickly attack Lishan and Xichengshan to annihilate the independent detachment troops here."

"As for the 201st Division, after leaving Zhongtiao Mountain, the 36th Division and other troops used all their strength to besiege it and wait for the main force to resolve the battle before dealing with them."

Okamura Neji pointed at the map and directly issued the combat order.

He is very cunning and wants to use Yan Laoxi to get the best battle plan for himself.

If the 201st Division moves along Jiangcheng, the independent detachment will become completely alone.

The Japanese and puppet troops launched an all-out attack. It was difficult for the two regiments of Ding Wei and Kong Jie plus an artillery regiment to defend Lishan and Xicheng Mountains.

With the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops, they will be completely annihilated soon.

As for the 201st Division's evacuation along Jiangcheng, Okamura Neiji would not really let them return to western Shanxi.

After all, for the North China Front, the 201st Division is a thorn in their side. If these 3 troops return to western Shanxi, they will still have trouble sleeping and eating.

As long as the 201st Division transfers, the 36th Division and other troops can quickly surround them.

After the main forces of the 21st Division and the 33rd Division eliminated the independent detachment, they dealt with the 201st Division and completely annihilated it.

It has to be said that Okamura Neji's strategy is very cunning.

Moreover, he has a strong ability to capture fighter planes, making him a very formidable opponent.

"Hi, Commander." Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake immediately agreed.

Immediately afterwards, the North China Front Army Headquarters issued a series of combat orders.

They contacted ministries and asked them to take action.

Tominaga Nobumasa's 27th Division began to gradually move towards Jincheng at 09:30 on the morning of July [-].

There are no Japanese and puppet troops in the area north of Hengling Pass.

At the division headquarters of Chu Yunfei's 201st Division, the message from the commander of the Second Theater Command was also sent quickly.

Yan Laoxi asked Chu Yunfei to immediately command the 201st Division troops and quickly move along Jiangcheng towards the western Shanxi area.

This time Yan Laoxi was very resolute in the message and said that if Chu Yunfei did not carry out the order, he would immediately be dismissed from his position as division commander.

After Chu Yunfei received the report, he frowned tightly.

The Japanese and puppet troops took the initiative to give up their position in Jiangcheng. What this meant was obvious.

"Master, Commander Yan is very resolute and wants us to take the troops back."

"If we continue to fight here, I'm afraid we will completely anger Commander Yan."

"Once Chief Yan issues an order to revoke all our positions, I'm afraid..."

Here at the headquarters of the 201st Division, Fang Ligong said with a serious expression on his face.

He held the telegram and looked at Chu Yunfei, waiting for Chu Yunfei's decision.

Chu Yunfei stood in front of the map at this time, looking at the labels of each department, and thought for a while.

After a minute or two, Chu Yunfei looked back at Fang Ligong.

"If we leave, we will have to bear the reputation of being a traitor for the rest of our lives."

"Brother, so many brothers died in battle, which is a great honor for our 201st Division."

"If we make a decision, we will be stigmatized as traitors."

"Call back to the commander's department. The humble army has the responsibility to defend the territory. Every inch of the territory does not dare to give up. Even if the battle is fought to the death of every soldier, it will not retreat."

"Sir Yan wants to remove all my positions. After the battle is over, if I survive, I will go to the chief's department in person to apologize!"

Chu Yunfei took a deep breath and said with a serious expression on his face.

He knew that he could not leave. Once he left, the Independent Detachment, Chen Ziyun and others would be annihilated by the Japanese and puppet troops.

And if he leaves the battlefield without any reason, he will definitely be stigmatized as a traitor!
After Chu Yunfei thought for a while, he made a decision, that is, he refused to carry out the order of the chief executive.

Even if he offended Yan Laoxi, Chu Yunfei would not hesitate.

After Fang Ligong heard these words, he nodded silently and directly arranged for the communications troops to send electricity to contact the commander's department.

The area north of Jiangcheng was very empty, but Chu Yunfei did not move his troops from here.

He continued to stay on the line from Hengling Pass to Yuanqu City, and continued to maintain a confrontation with the Japanese and puppet troops.

After Fang Ligong started generating electricity, Chu Yunfei did not stay at the division headquarters.

He went directly to the First Brigade position and met directly with the two regiment commanders Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujie.

Although the commander of the first brigade is Li Chongtao, the two regimental commanders under him are both Chu Yunfei's old subordinates.

After staying at the first brigade for a while and giving a detailed explanation, Chu Yunfei quickly went to the third brigade.

The third brigade was composed of stragglers from the first theater of Zhongtiao Mountain, and its brigade commander Liang Ruxian was also from the direct line of troops.

The two subordinate group leaders were also from Huangpu.

After Chu Yunfei arrived here, he directly explained the situation to them in detail.

Liang Ruxian and others were very supportive of Chu Yunfei's approach, so naturally they were unwilling to go to western Shanxi.

"Don't worry, Master, we will stick to our position and will never evacuate without authorization." "Even if the superior officer's department issues any order to revoke the Master's duties, we will still obey the Master's order."

Liang Ruxian and others made a statement on the spot in front of Chu Yunfei.

After there were no problems with the first and third brigades, Chu Yunfei was completely relieved.

Hao Shiwen's second brigade currently only has one 603 regiment, and its subordinate 602 regiment was taken away by Chen Ziyun.

Even if Yan Laoxi contacted Hao Shiwen, with the support of the First Brigade and the Third Brigade, Chu Yunfei naturally had no worries.

As for the second brigade, Chu Yunfei did not go there, but came to Yuanqu City.

Chu Yunfei found two leaders of the field supplementary group, Sun Yu and Lin Zhiqiang, to explain, and waited until about 10:30.

Hao Shiwen took the initiative to find Chu Yunfei, and he explained the situation in detail.

Yan Laoxi sent him a telegram, hoping that Hao Shiwen could take charge of the situation of the 201st Division.

But Hao Shiwen has called back and said that he does not have the ability.

After all, the troops he can mobilize are very limited, and he still owes Chen Ziyun a favor.

"Master, after this time, we have completely offended Commander Yan."

"I'm afraid we won't have any good fruits to eat here in the future."

"But please rest assured, Commander, our Second Brigade will fully support any decision made by Commander."

Hao Shiwen saluted Chu Yunfei and said vowedly.

Chu Yunfei nodded, and after a while of greetings, Hao Shiwen returned to the troops to take command.

Of course, now Chu Yunfei dares to directly refuse to carry out Yan Laoxi's order because he has a trump card.

After all, he has more than 3 troops in his hands, and he is sure to gain a foothold here in Zhongtiao Mountain.

The most important point is that Chu Yunfei would definitely not be able to accept Yan Laoxi's request to give up fighting the Japs.

If it were for other matters, maybe Chu Yunfei wouldn't be so decisive.

But there was no discussion on this matter with Chu Yunfei.

In the original drama, when Chu Yunfei was fighting in Ping'an County, he directly participated in the battle without any instructions and assisted Li Yunlong's troops in the battle.

This move will obviously offend Yan Laoxi, causing him to eventually return to his direct army.

Now, Chu Yunfei did the same thing.

At eleven o'clock, a message from the Second War Zone Commander's Department was sent again.

This cable was sent by Chief of Staff Guo Zaiyang, who explained the situation in detail.

He said that he would arrange for the 201st Division to break out, but the commander discovered a defensive loophole in the Japanese and puppet troops.

Moreover, they expressed their support for the 201st Division in fighting the Japs, and also stated that they would find a way to send the Eighth Army to establish contact with the 201st Division.

This message clearly shows that the commander-in-chief is giving in. After all, it is impossible for them to fall out directly with the 201st Division.

If Chu Yunfei was still the leader of the 5000-strong reinforcement group, it wouldn't matter if Yan Laoxi had a falling out.

But things are different now. Chu Yunfei is the commander of the 201st Division.

The 201st Division has a total of 3 troops, and they are well-equipped with weapons and equipment and have strong combat effectiveness.

As long as the news of Chu Yunfei and Yan Laoxi's falling out is conveyed, many people will definitely invite Chu Yunfei to put the 201st Division under their command.

Yan Laoxi was also worried that Chu Yunfei would be angry and directly lead his troops to join the direct troops.

In this way, his investment during this period will not yield any results.

Therefore, even if Chu Yunfei was resolute and directly refused the arrangement of the superior department.

But Yan Laoxi still made concessions!

After Chu Yunfei read the telegram, he sighed silently.

He gradually realized that Yan Laoxi was not the master of the Ming Dynasty!

At this time, the troops of the 27th Division had already assembled in Jincheng.

Division commander Tominaga Nobumasa personally directed the operations, while the search regiment and the heavy supply regiment stayed behind in Yangcheng, Jincheng.

The 5000st, [-]nd, and [-]rd infantry regiments stationed in the garrison, the mountain artillery regiment directly under the division, and the [-]-man engineer regiment attacked quickly.

This Japanese army advanced toward Shennong Mountain in a mighty manner, preparing to launch a combat attack on Shennong Mountain.

At the same time, the Sakuma Corps in Kawachi County has also established contact with the 27th Division, and they will fully cooperate in the operation.

The 20th Division of the Imperial Association Army stayed in Hanoi County. Sakuma Shigemori personally commanded the 21th Cavalry Brigade, and the [-]st Division of the Imperial Association Army blocked Shennong Mountain.

Once the new regiment and other troops in the Shennongshen area advance towards the northern Henan area, these troops will quickly launch a combat attack on them.

Around 11:30, Li Yunlong and Chen Ziyun received news one after another.

At this time, their troops have undergone obvious changes, that is, their overall weapons have been strengthened and their strength has also increased.

In addition to the original three battalions of the new regiment, they also expanded by two field supplementary battalions.

At this time, the total strength of the new regiment was more than 4000, and it was almost reaching 5000.

There were also changes on the 602nd Regiment's side. They selected suitable puppet prisoners and replenished combat losses.

As for the remaining puppet prisoners, after careful selection, 1000 people were mobilized to form a new regiment!

Chen Ziyun temporarily serves as the leader of the new corps.

Of course, this so-called new regiment is actually all veterans, and they also have combat experience.

It's just that they haven't been able to adapt to their new identities for a while. After all, before this, they fought with the little devils.

Moreover, most of these puppet soldiers believe that the little devils will win the final victory.

Even if Chen Ziyun's troops can temporarily win the battle, it will not change the final result.

"Brother Ziyun, do you have any ideas?"

On Shennong Mountain, Li Yunlong watched Chen Ziyun looking at the map and thinking. After a while, he smiled and said immediately.

"Brother Yunlong, if we all defend on Shennong Mountain, we will be fighting passively and can only defend and be beaten."

"The so-called best defense is attack. I am going to continue to divide our forces to fight. We will defend Shennong Mountain while you fight on the outside."

"It doesn't matter whether you go to fight the Japs or the puppet troops, as long as it can reduce the pressure on our defense."

"In addition, I will quickly contact the division commander and ask them to take action to support our battle."

Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and expressed his thoughts.

The total strength of the 602nd Regiment, the new regiment, and the mountain artillery regiment exceeds 5000.

These 5000 troops are stationed on Shennong Mountain. Even if the 27th Division comes to attack, Chen Ziyun is sure to hold his position.

Li Yunlong's troops are good at guerrilla warfare, and they can go to the periphery in advance to provide support.

Moreover, Li Yunlong's new regiment now has five infantry battalions, and Chen Ziyun can also assign eight mountain cannons to them.

These eight mountain cannons were captured from the 24th Puppet Division, and part of the number of shells was also captured.

Sun Xiong, deputy commander of the mountain artillery regiment, can bring some artillery to assist Li Yunlong in combat.

"Hehehe, that's no problem, brother Ziyun, just watch."

"I dare not say anything else. We are absolutely good at guerrilla warfare. I guarantee that the Japanese and puppet troops will not be able to gather their troops to attack Shennong Mountain with all their strength."

"I'm borrowing these eight mountain cannons from you. After the battle is over, I will also have to build an artillery battalion."

"The mortars and infantry artillery batteries directly under the regiment are too weak. There is no need to set up a mountain artillery battalion."

Li Yunlong smiled and agreed directly without any hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong began to mobilize troops to carry out operations.

In order to effectively assist Chen Ziyun in his defense, Li Yunlong also deliberately left Zhao Gang behind to transform the new corps.

At twelve o'clock at noon, Li Yunlong led his troops to leave Shennong Mountain.

Chen Ziyun, on the other hand, arranged for the troops to be stationed in the position.

The 24 mountain artillery pieces of the mountain artillery regiment were aimed at the north, ready to launch bombardment at any time.

The main force of the 602nd Regiment also quickly defended the north.

The Seventh Battalion is on guard against the south.

Zhao Gang has already arrived at the new corps to teach the newly reorganized puppet army prisoners!

Chen Ziyun raised his telescope and observed carefully for a while. The 27th Division had arrived at the location, but they did not launch an attack.

The little Japanese troops were having lunch, and they were obviously preparing to attack in the afternoon.

To the south, the Sakuma Corps' 5000 puppet troops tightly constructed blocking positions, while more than [-] cavalry were actively preparing.

Of course, these cavalry units are definitely unable to carry out offensive operations.

(End of this chapter)