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

Chapter 328 Lao Li gathers around for help (please subscribe)

South of Jincheng, Jinmiaopu Town, after the troops of the 27th Division arrived here, their division headquarters was established in the town.

The terrain around Jinmiaopu Town is relatively flat, but if you continue to push towards the south, you will enter the Shennong Mountain area.

There are many peaks near Shennong Mountain, the highest of which is Zijinding.

Tominaga Nobumasa carried out the combat order of the North China Front Army Headquarters this time, and they were going to launch a fierce attack on Shennong Mountain.

Of course, it would be best if the 27th Division could deal with Li Yunlong and Chen Ziyun's troops on the spot.

Even if they cannot deal with these troops, they will press them to the northern Henan area, so as to unite with the Sakuma Corps to annihilate them.

It can be said that Okamura Neiji is not sure of the battle without fighting. The 27th Division has more than 1 troops to the north of Shennong Mountain, and the Sakuma Corps has more than 1 troops to the south.

These more than 3 Japanese and puppet troops naturally have an absolute advantage against the new regiment, the 602nd regiment.

As long as they don't make too many mistakes in their deployment, this battle will definitely be a complete victory.

The 27th Division of Tominaga Nobumasa is not weak in combat effectiveness. They were one of the first seven three-regiment field divisions formed by the Japanese army.

Its predecessor was the garrison corps, and it was they who started the all-out war.

This unit has participated in large-scale battles and has strong combat effectiveness.

As Chen Ziyun assisted Chu Yunfei in gradually developing, the 27th Division was transferred from Hebei Province to fight in Jin Province.

Originally, they were specifically designed to deal with Chu Yunfei's troops, but during the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain, they were never able to pose a threat to Chu Yunfei's troops.

Up to now, both the North China Front Army and the First Army have undergone major changes. The Japanese base camp hopes that these troops can change the combat situation in North China.

Okamura Neiji has now personally arranged for the 27th Division to undertake combat tasks. This can be regarded as Okamura Neiji's first combat in the North China Front.

Speaking of which, the 27th Division has a connection with Okamura Neji. After the 27th Division was organized, it was directly placed under the 11th Army.

However, Okamura Neiji served as the commander of the 11th Army and commanded the 27th Division and other troops to attack Hankou.

Lieutenant General Nobumasa Tominaga, the division commander, attached great importance to this battle.

Tominaga Nobumasa's command ability is not weak, and the 27th Division has not suffered too many casualties so far.

After setting up the division headquarters in Jinmiaopu Town, he held combat discussions with his subordinate commanders.

If the attack is carried out according to conventional tactics, the Japanese troops will definitely attack directly from the front.

However, Nobumasa Tominaga knew very well that according to such an attack, not much progress would be achieved, but casualties would be incurred.

So he focused his attack on the east side, and he was preparing to deploy troops to launch penetration attacks from the east side.

"The First Infantry Regiment in the garrison conducted a diversionary attack from the front, and the Second Infantry Regiment in the garrison was assigned to the Engineer Regiment to launch an attack from the east."

"The Third Infantry Regiment in the garrison serves as the reserve team, and the Mountain Artillery Regiment supports various ministries in operations."

"The enemy's troops are not very large. If they want to defend here, they will definitely disperse their troops for defense."

"As long as the flanking troops can quickly penetrate their deep positions, they can completely disrupt their defensive deployment."

"In this way, our follow-up troops can advance quickly to cooperate with the annihilation operation against the enemy forces in Shennong Mountain."

"According to the battle report from the front army headquarters, the enemy troops here are no more than 8000, and we have a complete advantage."

"What's more, there is the Sakuma Corps to the south. It will be very easy for us to completely annihilate them."

When the Colonel Captains arrived at the division headquarters, Nobumasa Tominaga held the baton.

He came to the map with a serious expression on his face and directly issued the combat order.

The 27th Division did not perform very well in the previous battle at Zhongtiao Mountain.

After the battle, there was even news from the front army headquarters that Tominaga Nobumasa would be dismissed from his post as division commander.

But later there was a big change in the front army, and there was no further follow-up to this matter.

However, among the North China Front, there is a saying that Nobumasa Tominaga is simply not capable of commanding field divisions in combat.

Tominaga Nobumasa was very angry about this, and in this battle, Tominaga Nobumasa wanted to prove his commanding ability.

Moreover, Nobumasa Tominaga felt it was very necessary to perform well in front of the new commander of the front army.

He thought over and over again and personally drew up a relatively complete combat plan.

Even issues such as where to deploy the division headquarters and where to deploy the artillery units were all solved by Nobumasa Tominaga himself.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander."

Several captains looked at Nobumasa Tominaga and saluted and replied.

This time, not all the 27th Division was dispatched, and the heavy baggage regiment and search regiment stayed in the Jincheng and Yangcheng areas.

But the three infantry regiments, plus the artillery regiment and the engineer regiment, they also have 5000 troops.

Moreover, the 27th Division is not a security guard division that will be formed later, but a pure field division.

Their engineering troops are capable of combat and have corresponding weapons and equipment.

The five captains of the regiment are also very concerned about this battle. After all, if the battle results are achieved, their names will be remembered by the commander of the front army.

If this gets the attention of General Commander Okamura Neiji of the North China Front, then the future path will naturally be easy.

Everyone in the 27th Division, from the division commander to the regiment commander, all hope to gain military exploits in this battle.

After some deployment, Nobumasa Tominaga explained in detail the specific marching routes of each ministry and various issues.

Several colonel captains kept it in mind, with strong murderous intent in their eyes.

"Capture the Eighth Route Army general Li Yunlong alive and completely annihilate the enemy troops in Shennong Mountain."

"Except for Li Yunlong, don't take any prisoners and annihilate them completely."

"This time, let them know how terrifying the anger of the Imperial Field Division will be."

Around 02:30 in the afternoon, Nobumasa Tominaga showed an indifferent expression on his face and roared loudly.

The five captains immediately bowed and began to return to their respective units.

After returning to the army, two infantry regiments and one engineer regiment were immediately dispatched.

The Xiaoguizishan Artillery Regiment has set up three artillery positions.

These artillery positions are very concealed. Each artillery position has twelve Type [-] mountain cannons.

This mountain gun is very light and can be maneuvered quickly.

At the same time, it can also be disassembled into parts for transportation, which is very suitable for mountain combat.

Around three o'clock, the first regiment of the 27th Division's garrisoned infantry had already launched operations.

More than 3000 little Japs marched toward Shennong Mountain in a mighty manner. They began to launch diversionary attacks on Tiancangyu on the west side of Shennong Mountain and Yushuping in the middle.

The Second Infantry Regiment and the Engineer Regiment stationed in the camp secretly marched towards the east side of Shennong Mountain.

This group of little devils advanced directly along Heishiling Village, passing Qianwan Village and Houwan Village, and headed towards Guandi Temple.

If they encounter resistance on this front, they will quickly break through.

If they do not encounter any resistance, this Japanese army will move to the highlands of these villages, and then penetrate and penetrate westward with all their strength.

Many generals in the Japanese army have no vision in strategy, but in terms of tactics, they have a number of relatively capable ones.

And being able to become a lieutenant general division commander of a field division will definitely not be a waste of money.

Tominaga Nobumasa's abilities are not top-notch, but he is still considered capable.

In several battles, he did not achieve much results, nor did he suffer much casualties.

The deployment of the 27th Division this time is still threatening overall.

Especially when Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong fought separately, they stretched their performance to the maximum extent.

Chen Ziyun only had the 602nd Regiment and the Mountain Artillery Regiment at his disposal, although their total strength barely exceeded 5000.

However, the 1000-man new regiment is currently not fighting alone, and Zhao Gang is still working on them.

The mountain artillery regiment has its own guard troops, but they are artillery troops after all and cannot be used as infantry.

In particular, the 201st Division now has a lot of artillery units. These old artillery units can be put to great use.

At [-]:[-], the little Japanese from the north launched an attack. They began to fight with the Seventh Battalion on the Tiancangyu and Yushuping front lines.

The hundreds of troops in the 3000th Battalion faced the attack of more than [-] Japanese troops. The pressure can be imagined.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun quickly received a report. He knew that there were a large number of Japs secretly advancing on the east side.

"Commander Chen, the Japanese attack to the north is just a diversionary attack. Their main attack is here on the east side."

"If we let them keep advancing, they will completely block the road to our east."

"And if they attack from the east, we will be very passive."

"Should we immediately deploy our troops to defend Qianqianwan Village with all our strength to prevent them from advancing southward?"

Sun Ming, the leader of the 602nd Regiment, quickly came to Chen Ziyun and reported with a serious expression on his face.

Chen Ziyun looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.According to the situation on the battlefield, Chen Ziyun made detailed deployment arrangements.

Sun Ming commanded the [-]th Battalion, and the heavy weapons battalion advanced to Qianqianwan Village to hold on to prevent the Japs from the east from moving south.

Chen Ziyun personally commanded the Seventh Battalion, Eighth Battalion, and Mountain Artillery Regiment to fight in the Tiancangyu and Yushuping areas.

The Japanese army in the north was conducting a diversionary attack, and Chen Ziyun planned to concentrate his troops to attack them.

At about [-]:[-] in the afternoon, Chen Ziyun began to personally direct the battles in Tiancangyu and Yushuping.

At four o'clock, Chen Ziyun ordered the Seventh Battalion to abandon Tiancangyu and retreat to Yushuping for defense.

The first battalion of the first regiment of the garrisoned infantry, with more than a thousand people, quickly advanced towards Tiancangyu.

"Move forward quickly. Did you see that these Jinsui troops are no match for us in the face of our absolutely superior strength?"

"Immediately station in Tiancangyu, and quickly get in touch with the wing headquarters to report the situation here."

"Although we are not the main attacking force in this battle, we may be able to quickly dismantle the defenses of Shennong Mountain before other troops."

"Apply with the wing headquarters and assign the rapid-fire artillery squadron directly under the wing to us for combat."

"With the assistance of the rapid-fire artillery squadron, we can quickly advance in depth and disrupt the enemy's defensive deployment!"

After seeing the breakthrough of his troops, the Major Captain of the First Battalion said with an excited expression on his face.

He hurriedly directed the main force of the brigade to advance towards Tiancangyu, and at the same time reported to the wing headquarters.

The First Battalion wanted to continue to advance toward the in-depth defense position, thus disrupting Chen Ziyun's defense.

After the captain of the First Infantry Regiment in the garrison received the report, he transferred the rapid-fire artillery squadron there.

However, the captain of the Colonel-General did not approve the First Battalion to continue to advance southward, but asked them to advance eastward quickly.

The Captain of the Colonel Wing assigned the mountain artillery squadron directly under the wing to the Second Battalion and asked them to attack Yushuping directly from the front.

The rapid-fire artillery squadron directly under the wing was assigned to the First Battalion, allowing them to attack from Tiancangyu, harass Yushuping from the flanks, and distract the defensive firepower of Yushuping.

The captain of the Dazuo Alliance is still relatively cautious. He wants to win Tiancangyu and Yushuping to advance together.

Once a point is broken through, quickly advancing in depth is a common method used by the Japanese army.

This will quickly disrupt the overall defense and cause the entire front to collapse.

However, the Japanese army knew that the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army here in Shennong Mountain were elite.

The captain of the Colonel-General Alliance did not dare to arrange for the First Battalion to go deep alone. He was worried that the First Battalion would be surrounded and annihilated.

At about 800:[-], the main force of [-] people from the first brigade quickly attacked.

They pushed towards the east from Tiancangyu, preparing to attack Yushuping.

Four Type [-] rapid-fire cannons followed them to attack.

However, while this group of little devils were advancing towards Yushuping, the mountain artillery regiment, under the command of regiment leader Li Yang, was ready for the bombardment.

Five minutes later, Li Yang commanded the mountain artillery regiment to launch intensive shelling.

Twelve Type [-] mountain guns and twelve Bofors mountain guns fired simultaneously.

One after another, grenades were fired at the little Japanese troops.

The attacking troops of the first brigade were subjected to intensive artillery fire, and their troops quickly dispersed and hid themselves.

But while they were dispersed, the Eighth Battalion took the initiative.

Under the cover of the artillery, they quickly approached the first brigade of the Little Japanese.

The battalion headquarters was directly under the machine gun company, and five heavy machine guns took the lead in firing.

Four Type [-] heavy machine guns and one [-]-knot heavy machine gun formed a dense fire cover.

Two infantry cannons and two flat-firing cannons were already ready to fire.

Wait until the Japs heavy machine guns, infantry cannons, and rapid-fire cannons start firing.

These four artillery pieces opened fire quickly to suppress the exposed heavy weapons of the Japanese army.

Each company advanced rapidly, and the infantry platoons under the three infantry companies took turns to cover, constantly approaching the little Japanese.

A grenade launcher fired grenades one after another, and a series of light machine guns opened fire.

The squad leaders of each squad commanded with submachine guns, and the soldiers moved forward with rifles.

The approximately 800 troops in the First Brigade have already suffered heavy casualties.

The Major Captain who was commanding the operation also wanted to command the troops to evacuate, but under the attack of the Eighth Battalion, they were unable to evacuate at all.

Intensive firepower came over and the little Japanese suffered heavy losses.

At around five o'clock, they abandoned more than 300 corpses and evacuated toward the north in confusion.

The Eighth Battalion troops quickly advanced towards Tiancang Valley without any hesitation.

With the support of the mountain artillery regiment, the Tiancangyu position was quickly recovered.

The first brigade of the garrisoned infantry abandoned Tiancangyu. At this time, their total casualties exceeded 500, accounting for half of their strength.

Moreover, a lot of their heavy weapons were destroyed, and two rapid-fire cannons in the rapid-fire gun squadron were destroyed.

One of the two infantry guns of the artillery squad was also knocked out, and a total of six heavy machine guns of the machine gun squadron were blown up.

After receiving the report, the captain of the First Regiment in the garrison turned pale.

When the Major Captain of the First Battalion came to him, the Major Captain opened his arms with both hands and slapped him more than ten times!

It was at this time that the Second Regiment and the Engineer Regiment of the garrison gathered about 6000 troops to advance with all their might.

But here in Houwan Village, they encountered Sun Ming commanding troops to intercept.

Troops from both sides continued to engage in fierce battles in Houwan Village, but the Ninth Battalion and the Heavy Weapons Battalion seized the commanding heights and continuously repelled the attacks of Japanese troops.

The fighting lasted until past five o'clock, but the Japanese troops still made no progress.

The attack of the 27th Division was not very smooth, and they suffered casualties one after another.

At this time, near Hanoi County, Li Yunlong's troops had appeared here, and they set up an ambush position.

Li Yunlong prepared to encircle the point and call for reinforcements, thereby killing and injuring the Japanese and puppet troops.

The specific deployment was that Xing Zhiguo commanded two field supplementary battalions to feint to attack Hanoi County, and the new regiment was equipped with eight orogenic guns to set up an ambush position.

At six o'clock, Li Yunlong issued an order and all ministries launched operations.

Two field supplementary battalions with more than 1000 troops, under the command of Xing Zhiguo, deputy commander of the New Regiment, began to attack Hanoi County.

At this time, the 20th Division of the Royal Associated Army was stationed in Hanoi County.

Originally this was a force supported by the Japanese army, with a total strength of more than 1.

However, during the previous battle at Zhongtiao Mountain, they were encircled and attacked, and three regiments were wiped out.

At this time, including non-combat troops, they only had 5000 troops. They were responsible for the defense of Hanoi County.

The puppet army commander Li Tiejian deployed the main force for defense in the city, preparing to defend the county seat and fight.

After the attack by two field supplementary battalions, the troops from both sides began to fight.

However, things did not proceed according to Li Yunlong's development. After being hit, Li Tiejian quickly checked.

The two supplementary battalions commanded by Xing Zhiguo have good weapons and equipment, but most of them are recruits and there are only a few veterans.

They conducted offensive operations and were unable to demonstrate any combat capability.

Many people shot randomly from a distance, unable to pose any threat to the puppet troops.

On the contrary, the puppet troops used heavy weapons to defend themselves and launched continuous fire strikes, which caused casualties to the two field supplementary battalions.

Xing Zhiguo commanded the troops to fight for a while and quickly withdrew the troops.

Otherwise, if the fighting continues, both battalions will suffer heavy casualties.

Most of the two field supplementary battalions formed by the new regiment were new recruits without any combat effectiveness.

They came to pretend to attack the county town, and obviously they would not pose a threat to the puppet troops.

After all, there are still 20 people in the 5000th Division of the puppet army, and about [-] troops have strong combat effectiveness.

"Master, there is a telegram from Taijun asking us why there are gunfire sounds here."

Soon a communications soldier came to Li Tiejian and quickly reported.

"Call Taijun back and tell them that they are just some Tuballu without any fighting ability."

"They probably want to contain our troops so they can cooperate with the Shennong Mountain battle."

"At most, these troops are guerrillas organized by Tubal Road. We are fully capable of dealing with them."

Li Tiejian showed a confident expression on his face and immediately arranged for a communications soldier to return the call.

(End of this chapter)