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Chapter 329 The new regiment creates a cavalry camp (please subscribe)

Time is ticking and night is falling.

Originally, Li Yunlong planned to encircle the point and provide reinforcements. Unfortunately, Li Tiejian, the puppet army commander stationed in Hanoi County, was full of confidence.

He believed that his troops could handle the two field supplementary battalions, so he did not ask Sakuma Shigemori to dispatch the main force to rush over.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Li Tiejian personally commanded 3000 troops to begin the attack.

He planned to completely annihilate more than 1000 troops from two field supplementary battalions to gain military merit.

After Xing Zhiguo discovered the actions of the puppet troops, he contacted Li Yunlong immediately.

When Li Yunlong received the report, he was shocked. After all, he did not expect that the puppet troops would have such courage.

However, Li Yunlong had rich combat experience, and he quickly adjusted his deployment.

Sun Xiong carried eight orogenic guns, and with the cooperation of Zhang Dabiao's first battalion, he quickly rushed to help Xing Zhiguo fight here.

Li Yunlong personally commanded the main force of the new regiment and quickly raided Hanoi County.

At around eight o'clock, Xing Zhiguo commanded the troops to gradually move toward the area west of Hanoi County.

Jiyuan City and other areas in the west are currently defended by only a few Japanese and puppet troops, which are almost indistinguishable from empty cities.

Li Tiejian commanded the troops to quickly pursue them. The more than 1000 troops retreated, which made him even more confident.

"Brothers, do you see that these are local troops on Tubal Road and don't have much combat effectiveness?"

"They are no match for us. Now that we have the advantage in strength, we can completely eat them up."

"As long as they all attack, we will be able to completely defeat them."

"The annihilation of more than 1000 Tubalu is a great achievement. The Taijun will definitely reward us heavily."

"Hurry up and hurry up. We must not let them escape. We must annihilate them this time."

Seeing Xing Zhiguo leading his troops to evacuate, Li Tiejian loudly issued orders.

The morale of the puppet troops also became high because Li Tiejian personally commanded the battle.

They quickly pursued and continuously carried out combat attacks on the field supplementary battalion.

However, at about nine o'clock, Xing Zhiguo commanded the field supplementary battalion troops to meet with Zhang Dabiao's first battalion.

Zhang Dabiao and his first battalion had already built a blocking position, and Sun Xiong commanded eight Fengzhi cannons and also built an artillery position.

Xing Zhiguo commanded the two field supplementary battalions to evacuate quickly and began to enter the position.

The puppet troops would never have thought that there would be an infantry battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness here, and there would also be eight cannons.

"Brothers, rush over quickly, don't let these idiots escape."

"Destroying them is a military achievement, and Taijun will definitely reward us heavily."

"Hurry up and attack, block their troops, and completely annihilate them."

"All of them rush over, and they have to be fast, otherwise if they run to Zhongtiao Mountain, we won't be able to pursue them."

The commander of the puppet army shouted orders, and from time to time he waved his shell gun and fired into the sky.

About three thousand puppet troops advanced at full speed. It was so late at night that they did not see the front position.

But as they got closer, flares began to be fired.

Immediately afterwards, the first battalion, under the command of battalion commander Zhang Dabiao, quickly started shooting.

The machine gun battery consisted of four heavy machine guns and two flat-firing cannons opened fire first.

Soon three infantry companies concentrated six 60MM mortars to fire.

The grenades of each platoon and the light machine guns of each squad also fired.

A large number of grenades and bullets were fired at the puppet troops, and a large area of ​​the puppet troops who were caught off guard were knocked down in an instant.

The rest of the puppet soldiers had expressions of surprise on their faces. They had never expected that there would be such firepower here.

They quickly dispersed and took cover, preparing to launch a counterattack.

But Sun Xiong commanded the eight mountain guns and began to bombard. The grenades landed accurately on the puppet army.

As the explosion sounded, shrapnel spread in all directions, and many puppet soldiers were killed instantly.

The injured puppet soldiers were wailing in pain, but no one would treat them.

After Xing Zhiguo commanded two field supplementary battalions to garrison the position, they also launched a fire attack.

These soldiers relied on their positions to shoot, which actually improved their hit rate.

For a time, intensive firepower hit the puppet troops, causing heavy casualties to the puppet troops.

The face of the puppet army commander was full of astonishment. He did not expect that the other party would set up a position here.

"Master, we have been fooled. This is their main force."

"They gathered a lot of firepower and started shooting. Now our troops have suffered at least 600 casualties."

"Master, what should we do now? Do we need to evacuate quickly?"

"If the fight continues, our little wealth may be completely wiped out."

The puppet army commander immediately came to the division commander Li Tiejian and quickly reported.

Li Tiejian raised his telescope and looked forward, frowning tightly.

How could he have imagined that when he led his troops in pursuit, he would encounter such a blow.

Originally he thought the other party was just a local armed force, but now he realized that it might be a trap.

Of course, Li Tiejian didn't know that this trap was not originally prepared for him.

If he had asked for help obediently, the other Japanese and puppet troops would have been beaten.

As a result, Li Tiejian was smart and thought he could kill more than 1000 troops from two field supplementary battalions, which led to him being beaten.

"Boom boom boom."

"Da da da."

Li Tiejian didn't know for a moment whether to continue attacking or to retreat.

But at this time, violent gunfire came from Hanoi County behind him.

This is Li Yunlong commanding the main force of the new regiment to launch combat operations, and the main force of the new regiment continues to attack fiercely.

At this time, most of the 2000 troops left in Hanoi County were engineers, cavalry, baggage troops and other non-combatants.

Facing the main attack of the new group, they naturally have no ability to respond.

In a short period of time, Li Yunlong commanded a new regiment to rush into the city to fight.

The puppet troops in Hanoi County, let alone defense at this time, would not be able to escape even if they wanted to.

"Look out for me and don't fight with the war horses. I still want to create a cavalry camp."

"I have captured all the puppet soldiers who can be captured. Let Zhao Zhengwei teach them a lesson later."

"Don't break the heavy weapons. I have captured them all."

Li Yunlong held a broadsword and kept giving orders.

Fierce fighting continued in Hanoi County, and the puppet troops were beaten to a pulp and were no match for the New Regiment.

Under such circumstances, they tried their best to escape, but the new regiment had troops specifically to intercept them.

In the end, many puppet troops obediently gave up fighting. They threw away their weapons and equipment and raised their hands.

After Li Tiejian heard the sound of gunfire in Hanoi County, he decisively issued the order.

The puppet troops gave up the battle and quickly moved north.

Zhang Dabiao's first battalion saw that the puppet troops were about to run and quickly launched an attack.

Sun Xiong also commanded eight mountain cannons and carried out continuous bombardment.

The puppet troops gradually appeared in a sheep-herding state and suffered heavy casualties.

By about ten o'clock, the puppet army's 20th Division had less than 2000 troops left.

Li Tiejian ran very fast and retreated directly to the Fourth Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese Army.

Major General Sakuma Shigemori, commander of the [-]th Cavalry Brigade, showed surprise after receiving the report.

Almost without any hesitation, Sakuma Shigemori personally commanded the troops to launch the attack.

More than 2000 cavalry, with the cooperation of some cavalry artillery, quickly moved south to sweep and attack.

However, Xing Zhiguo, deputy commander of the new regiment, has already commanded the troops to withdraw to Hanoi County.

At about [-]:[-], the little Japanese noticed the presence of many troops in Hanoi County.

Their cavalry units made a tentative attack and then quickly withdrew.

At this time, the new regiment troops had already captured Hanoi County, and they dealt a major blow to the remnants of the puppet 20th Division.

Li Tiejian had about 5000 troops, but now there are only more than 1000.

More than [-] troops were either killed or seriously wounded, or became prisoners of the new regiment.

Li Yunlong quickly made selections to make up for the combat losses of each department.

At the same time, he began to strengthen the new regiment. Each infantry company organized a mortar platoon and equipped it with three 60MM mortars.

Each battalion's machine gun company has four flat-firing cannons and six heavy machine guns.The two field supplementary battalions, considering that most of them were new recruits and captured puppet troops, were not equipped with heavy weapons and were only issued rifles.

Only individual companies will be equipped with light machine guns.

Some of the newly recruited puppet troops were not even issued guns.

At this time, Li Yunlong's new regiment had three infantry battalions, each with a strength of more than 800 men.

Its overall weapons and equipment have also been greatly improved.

So facing the little devil cavalry troops, they didn't have the slightest fear.

"Hehehe, I'm getting rich, I'm really getting rich."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I really didn't expect that our old Li could still create a cavalry battalion."

"Sun Desheng, please keep an eye on these cavalrymen. It doesn't matter if one person or one horse is missing."

"You don't have any combat missions, but you can protect these 300-odd cavalrymen, together with their weapons and equipment, for me."

In this battle, most of the puppet cavalry battalion of the 20th Division became prisoners.

Counting the cavalry company of the new regiment, they pieced together more than 300 cavalry.

Li Yunlong looked at these cavalry troops, not to mention how happy he was.

At this time, the overall strength of the new regiment was very strong. Not counting the two field supplementary battalions, the entire regiment had more than 3000 troops.

If two field supplementary battalions are included, they have more than 5000 troops, as well as eight cannons assigned to combat operations.

Of course, the 20th Division of the Puppet Army had an artillery regiment before, but it was captured by Li Yunlong as early as the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain.

The mountain artillery of Li Yunlong Artillery Regiment was still captured by them.

Therefore, in this battle, Li Yunlong did not capture the mountain artillery, but only some mortars.

But with this result, Li Yunlong is already very satisfied.

The New Regiment won a victory in Hanoi County and gained a lot.

Chen Ziyun commanded the mountain artillery regiment. The 602nd regiment was in Shennong Mountain and blocked the 27th Division's continuous attack.

At night, the 27th Division gradually stopped attacking.

At this time, the first regiment of the garrisoned infantry that participated in the battle suffered total casualties of about 800 people.

The Second Infantry Regiment and the Engineer Regiment stationed in the garrison also suffered more than 300 casualties.

The 602nd Regiment suffered more than 200 casualties in total. After all, their weapons and equipment were not weak, and they also had the advantage of the terrain.

The 27th Division lost almost a brigade of troops, and Nobumasa Tominaga was very dissatisfied with the result.

At around twelve o'clock in the evening, he summoned the captains of the Major Alliance together.

The Captain of the First Regiment of the Garrison Infantry, which suffered the greatest losses, was severely reprimanded by him.

If the follow-up troops hadn't been fighting, Tominaga Nobumasa would have wanted to give him a few slaps!

"This is a message from the Sakuma Corps. The enemy troops in Shennong Mountain have divided their forces for combat."

"The Tuba Road in the mountains has already gone to Hanoi County in northern Henan to fight and dealt a heavy blow to the 20th Puppet Division."

"This means that the Jinsui Army troops fighting on the mountain will not have too many troops."

"But we have assembled the main force of the division to fight, but there has been no progress at all. This is simply a shame."

"The Second Infantry Regiment in the garrison, the Mountain Artillery Regiment, and the Engineer Regiment continue to attack fiercely. We must advance to Guandi Temple before dark."

"The First Regiment of the Garrisoned Infantry will continue its offensive operations against Yushuping and Tiancangyu."

"The Jinsui Army on the mountain only has more than 3000 troops at most. We have an absolute advantage. We must fight quickly!"

Nobumasa Tominaga looked at the captains of the Colonel-General Alliance and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The captains of the regiments replied immediately.

After detailed deployment, Nobumasa Tominaga directly arranged for these wing captains to return to the army for preparation.

After these captains left, Tominaga Nobumasa stood on the map and meditated.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Jinsui Army in Shennong Mountain is indeed small in number, but they are very alert in fighting."

"The person commanding this Shanxi-Sui army must be an absolutely ordinary officer."

"The independent detachment of the Zhongtiao Mountain 201 Division has been surrounded, and this force broke into the northern Henan region."

"They have a large number of troops, and the northern Henan region is a dead zone. Under such circumstances, even if they don't send elite troops, they will send good generals."

"So I speculate that the one currently commanding the operations in Hanoi County must be the Eighth Route Army general Li Yunlong."

"And the person commanding the battle in Shennong Mountain is probably Chen Ziyun, the leader of the Shanxi-Sui Army!"

At this time, the chief of staff of the 27th Division came to Nobumasa Tominaga, and he said with a serious expression on his face.

Nobumasa Tominaga heard this, with a surprised expression on his face.

He glanced at the Chief of Staff and thought about it carefully. He quite agreed with this.

"Your analysis makes sense. From this point of view, the person commanding at Shennong Mountain must be Chen Ziyun."

"Only he has such strength that he can block the attack of one of our divisions with a small number of troops."

"Immediately contact the front army headquarters and ask them to quickly coordinate aviation units to support our operations."

After Nobumasa Tominaga thought for a while, he immediately made arrangements and said.

The Chief of Staff did not dare to delay and hurriedly contacted the communications corps to generate electricity.

The attack of the 27th Division was frustrated and there was no progress for the time being.

But in comparison, their situation is much better than that of the Sakuma Corps.

The Sakuma Corps was formed when Shun Tada was the commander of the North China Front. At that time, its strength was more than 3.

Under its jurisdiction are the Japanese Fourth Cavalry Brigade, the 20th Division, the 21st Division, and the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army.

However, up to now, the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army has been annihilated and the division commander Zhang Yanfeng has been killed.

The 20th Division of the Imperial Association Army suffered a devastating blow, with only more than 1000 troops left.

The division commander Li Tiejian survived, but Sakuma Shigemori was full of anger against him.

When he saw Li Tiejian, Sakuma Shigemori didn't hesitate and opened his bow with both hands.

Each slap hit Li Tiejian hard on the cheek, causing Li Tiejian to panic.

"Taijun, we...we didn't expect them to be so cunning."

"We are fighting so actively because we also want to obtain the results and share them with the Taijun."

"Taijun, please give me a chance. I promise to make meritorious service."

Li Tiejian hurriedly begged for mercy. He was afraid that Sakuma Shigemori would kill him directly in anger.

Sakuma Shigemori's hands were numb from the beating, and then he stopped.

If it were another puppet army officer, maybe Sakuma Shigemori would really kill someone.

But Li Tiejian's situation is different. He was the focus of training by the little devil.

Even if he loses the battle, he can still be given a chance. After all, hardcore traitors like Li Tiejian are what the little devils need.

"Now it is basically confirmed that Li Yunlong's elite troops are in Hanoi County, with more than 4000 troops."

"This force is well-equipped with weapons and equipment and has strong combat effectiveness. It may be difficult for us to deal with them."

"The Fourth Cavalry Brigade is good at mobile operations and cannot undertake offensive operations. This enemy force is firmly entrenched in Hanoi County. There is nothing we can do against them."

"After the Sakuma Corps was established, it did not achieve any results, but suffered heavy losses one after another."

"This is simply a shame, so even if the enemy has the advantage, we will still carry out combat strikes against them."

"After daybreak, I will contact the front army headquarters and request aviation support."

"Liu Sang, Li Sang, are you determined to follow me in attacking Hanoi County, so as to completely annihilate the Tubal Road in Hanoi County!"

Sakuma Shigemori drew out his saber. He looked at Li Tiejian and Liu Lan and said with a serious expression on his face.

Liu Lan is the commander of the 21st Division of the Royal Association Army. Currently, his unit has not suffered too many casualties and still maintains full strength.

If the Japanese and puppet troops want to attack Hanoi County, they must rely on infantry.

The little Japanese cavalry troops have no way to attack the enemy. The next person to undertake the main combat task must be the 21st Division of the Puppet Army.

"Taijun, our troops have already been prepared and can join the battle and attack at any time."

"Please rest assured Taijun, we will definitely capture Hanoi County and annihilate the puppet troops here."

"This time our Imperial Alliance Army troops will definitely produce a satisfactory result!"

Liu Lan looked at Sakuma Shigemori in front of him and made a promise.

"円西!" Sakuma Shigemori nodded with satisfaction.

The Sakuma Corps is preparing to assemble all troops to launch a combat attack, thereby attacking Hanoi County and annihilating Li Yunlong's troops here.

But it was at this time that the 201st Division headquarters was located in the Henglingguan area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain.

Chu Yunfei found Hao Shiwen, the commander of the second brigade, and he was ready to deploy combat missions to the second brigade!
Hao Shiwen arrived at the division headquarters overnight without any delay.

(End of this chapter)