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

In the 201st Division headquarters, Chu Yunfei stood in front of the map with a serious expression on his face.

The field artillery regiment attached to the first brigade was stationed here at Hengling Pass, and was continuously attacked by three Japanese divisions.

The 27th Division attacked from the north, the 21st Division attacked from the west, and the 33rd Division attacked from the east and south.

The troops from both sides continued to fight fiercely for several hours. Even though the first brigade had the advantage of the terrain, they also suffered heavy casualties.

Fang Ligong didn't want to continue fighting like this. After all, the 201st Division's wealth had been pieced together step by step.

To say that before, they could also get various supplements from the first and second theaters.

But the situation now is hard to say. They may not have any additions. If the troops are exhausted, there will be no more.

Fang Ligong's proposal was to abandon Hengling Pass. Even if he continued to hold on, other areas would be required to support the operation.

At present, the troops of the 201st Division are scattered in different areas, and their forces are not concentrated to fight together.

Two field supplementary regiments were in Yuanqu City to deal with the Second Division of the Imperial Association Army and three independent brigades.

The first brigade was assigned a field artillery regiment to station at Hengling Pass to deal with the three divisions of the Little Japanese.

The third brigade was equipped with eight field guns and was stationed at Lishan for defense.

The baggage regiment and the guard regiment stayed in the western area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain.

Xie Yunxia's cavalry battalion currently remains here at the division headquarters and serves as the division's security force.

Originally, their troops planned to attack with Chen Ziyun, but Chen Ziyun did not agree.

After all, it wouldn't work if there weren't any troops near the division headquarters, so the cavalry battalion stayed here.

Of course, there is a big difference between the cavalry battalion under the guard regiment and the cavalry battalion organized by Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong's cavalry battalion only has more than 300 cavalry troops, but the cavalry battalion commanded by Xie Yunxia currently has more than a thousand troops.

With such a large number of troops, they have strong combat capabilities. At least there is no problem in covering the evacuation of the division headquarters at critical times.

As for the second brigade and the mountain artillery regiment, they are currently here in Huaiqing City.

The Eighth Route Independent Detachment also dispersed its troops to fight.

Li Yunlong's New First Regiment is currently in Hanoi County, and the New Second Regiment, the main force of the independent detachment, the Independent Regiment, and the Artillery Regiment are defending at Xicheng Mountain.

Chu Yunfei made adjustments according to the battlefield situation.

That is, the First Brigade and other troops will continue to defend Hengling Pass, and the important areas here must not be abandoned.

However, the Third Brigade troops in Lishan dispatched troops such as the 604th Regiment to attack on the periphery to support operations.

At the same time, Chu Yunfei also contacted Ding Wei and Kong Jie, hoping that they could also send troops to support the defense of Yuanqu City.

At one o'clock in the afternoon on July [-], the defense forces located in Lishan and Xicheng began to take action.

They mobilized troops to go down the mountain and actively attack the Japanese and puppet troops, thus containing the Japanese and puppet troops from fighting.

As for here in the northern Henan region, Li Yunlong and Chen Ziyun got in touch again.

At this time, the total strength of their troops exceeded 1.

The new regiment developed into a reinforced regiment with five infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion, with a total strength of more than 5000 men.

Chen Ziyun also expanded a new corps, with about 1000 captured puppet troops.

After the two forces got in touch, they quickly strengthened their defensive deployment.

It was at this time that the mechanical sound of the system began to appear.

"Ding dong, congratulations to the host for completing the mission of annihilating the 20th and 24th Imperial Army Divisions and killing division commanders Li Tiejian and Liu Lan."

"The system commended the Type [-] Mountain Cannon and a batch of barrels and other parts for the Bofors Mountain Cannon."

"The system rewards 7000 and two hundred rounds of grenades, armor-piercing shells and other artillery shells!"

"The system rewards a batch of Soviet-style weapons and ammunition, and the system rewards a batch of medicines."

"The system rewards the host with the right to use drones twice, and the system rewards the host with a batch of gas masks."

After Chen Ziyun heard the sound of the system, his face showed excitement. These items were all he needed urgently.

After checking the relevant rewards in detail, Chen Ziyun thought for a while and directly stored some of the rewards here in Huaiqing City.

After the various ministries captured Huaiqing City, they had no time to clean the battlefield. They directly devoted themselves to the defensive battle.

This batch of weapons is stored in Huaiqing City and can naturally be obtained through seizure, so that it will not arouse other people's suspicion.

The two tasks issued by the system have been completed, but there is still a special task, which is to encircle and destroy the Sakuma Corps.

At this time, the three puppet divisions of the Sakuma Corps were either completely annihilated or severely damaged and routed.

Now only the Fourth Japanese Cavalry Brigade is left in this unit, and this unit has always been at full strength.

They have more than 5000 people, and they also have armor, artillery, cavalry and other units. This is a multi-arms combat force.

It is still very difficult for Chen Ziyun to completely deal with them.

Fortunately, the special combat missions released by the system will not be punished even if they are not completed.

"Commander Chen, we have made a big discovery. There is a little Japanese warehouse here in Huaiqing City."

"We found a lot of supplies and ammunition inside, as well as some artillery parts."

"Captain Li Yang of the Mountain Artillery Regiment has gone over to check. It seems that these things are useful to the artillery."

"I really didn't expect that there would be such a large amount of supplies and ammunition here in Huaiqing City."

"If we can capture Makino Castle, our 201st Division probably won't have to worry about food and drink."

Not long after, the brigade commander of the second brigade, Hao Shiwen, came to Chen Ziyun and said with an excited expression on his face.

Of course, most of what they discovered were rewards provided by the system.

Although there are supplies and ammunition in the Japanese warehouse, the quantity is not too much.

"Commander Chen, there are gun barrels in the Japanese warehouse, and our mountain cannon can replace parts."

"With the new parts, we can carry out precise bombardment again."

"In this way, the service life of the 24 mountain cannons in the mountain artillery regiment can be extended."

"This battle is a great harvest for us."

Not long after, Li Yang, the leader of the mountain artillery regiment, also quickly ran over and reported.

With this batch of awards from the system, the ammunition problem has been solved, and they are still very rich.

After Chen Ziyun learned about the situation of each department, he immediately arranged for them to supplement and prepare for defense at the same time.

After all, there are more than 1 Japanese and puppet cavalry troops to the east of them.

These cavalry troops are well prepared and may attack at any time.

Now Chen Ziyun's troops cannot make major moves, otherwise they will suffer losses.

For example, the troops abandoned Huaiqing City and moved to other areas.

A large number of troops leave their positions and the Japanese and puppet cavalry attack, which will also cause casualties to them.

"Brother Ziyun, you have made a fortune again. I heard that you have captured a lot of artillery shells."

"I really envy you. There are so many artillery pieces and so many shells."

"It's not like we are poor. We only have a few artillery pieces and not many shells."

"If you want to launch a bombardment, you have to be careful, otherwise you will burn out all the shells if you are not careful."

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yunlong came to Chen Ziyun.

He looked at Chen Ziyun and said with an expression of envy on his face.

The meaning is obvious, Li Yunlong wants a batch of cannonballs.

"Brother Yunlong, your harvest is not small. I guess you will have the weapons and ammunition for two more infantry regiments."

"The new regiment is under the jurisdiction of five infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and is also directly under the jurisdiction of an artillery battalion."

"This artillery battalion of yours is incredible. I'm afraid it won't be long before you can expand the artillery regiment."

"A regiment with seven battalions is unprecedented. When you organize two battalions, you have the strength of a division."

Chen Ziyun planned to spend nothing this time. After all, he gave Li Yunlong all the benefits he deserved.

I have to keep this little bit of my family fortune, after all, my brothers still have to settle the score.

The infantry artillery and mortar companies directly under the new regiment, including the captured mountain artillery, were directly organized into an artillery battalion.

This artillery battalion has six infantry guns, six 82MM mortars, and eight 75MM orogenic guns.

With a total of twenty artillery pieces, this is no longer an artillery battalion. After capturing a few artillery pieces, Li Yunlong can form an artillery regiment again.

Li Yunlong chuckled. He had gained a lot this time. If Chen Ziyun was unwilling to give it, he would not continue to ask for it.

"Brother Ziyun, the fighting over Zhongtiao Mountain is very lively now, and the main forces of the Japanese and puppet troops have gathered to fight." "Here at Hengling Pass, the little devils have assembled three divisions to attack; there are also many troops here in Yuanqu City. The puppet troops are attacking."

"Brother Yunfei is under great pressure. Your 201st Division has suffered a lot of casualties."

"On our side, we have to find a way to support you. If you suffer too much loss, I will feel bad."

"Brother Ziyun is good at strategy. Please tell us how we should carry out combat operations now."

Li Yunlong looked towards Chen Ziyun and asked directly.

At present, Li Yunlong's new regiment has seven battalions, with a total strength of more than 5000 people, which can be said to be a strong force.

Chen Ziyun also commanded the second brigade, mountain artillery regiment, and new corps.

Even though these troops continue to fight, they still have more than 7000 troops.

The total strength of the two armies exceeds 1, and their overall strength is very strong.

With the return of the eight artillery pieces seconded to Li Yunlong, the Mountain Artillery Regiment currently has 32 artillery pieces.

These more than 1 troops, with such firepower distribution, can pose a threat to the Japanese and puppet troops no matter where they fight.

Chen Ziyun came to the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

He knew that it was almost impossible to fight in the northern Henan region.

The Japanese and puppet troops have more than 1 cavalry troops. If the two sides engage in field battles and mobile warfare, the Japanese and puppet cavalry have the advantage.

Although the various ministries could contain these cavalry by holding on, the confrontation between the two sides obviously proved ineffective in the battle against Zhongtiao Mountain.

Unable to continue fighting in the northern Henan region, Chen Ziyun set his sights on Yuanqu City.

There are a large number of puppet troops here in Yuanqu City, and these puppet troops rely on their strength to continuously launch attacks.

The two field supplementary regiments had already suffered certain casualties.

Chen Ziyun was preparing to return overnight to attack the puppet troops here and completely defeat them.

After dealing with this puppet army, they can take advantage of the trend and move north at any time to support the first brigade to defend Hengling Pass.

Of course, here in the northern Henan region, troops must be left behind for defense.

Otherwise, after they evacuate, if a large number of Japanese and puppet troops come to suppress them, they will still be surrounded and attacked on three sides.

"Brother Yunlong, your troops are staying in the northern Henan area to contain the Japanese and puppet troops here."

"Our troops quickly withdrew and returned to Zhongtiao Mountain to support operations to defeat the Japanese and puppet troops' attack."

Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and expressed his battle ideas without hesitation.

After hearing this, Li Yunlong showed a thoughtful expression on his face, and then he nodded and agreed directly.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ziyun began to contact Hao Shiwen and the leaders of the regiments under the Second Brigade.

The new regiment troops were directly strengthened to the 602nd Regiment and 603rd Regiment of the Second Brigade.

The two regiments became reinforced regiments, with four infantry battalions attached to each regiment.

Of course, these four infantry battalions are not at full strength. After all, if they continue to fight, they will be consumed by combat.

After the second brigade rested and replenished, they began to stand by where they were.

The troops of the mountain artillery regiment were transferred in advance.

They began to withdraw to Xicheng Mountain, and 24 mountain guns were dismantled and transported.

The eight field guns were transported by mules and horses and quickly advanced towards Xicheng Mountain.

Time passed bit by bit, and the sky gradually became dark.

By nightfall, the Second Brigade troops quietly evacuated Huaiqing City.

Li Yunlong's new regiment assembled four infantry battalions and one artillery battalion and stationed them in Huaiqing City for defense.

An infantry battalion was stationed in Hanoi County, and the cavalry battalion was in the center to provide support.

Chen Ziyun commanded the [-]nd Brigade and other troops, and quickly returned to Zhongtiao Mountain with the help of night cover.

At this time, here in the northern Henan region, Major General Sakuma Shigemori, commander of the Japanese Cavalry Fourth Brigade, was commanding the operations.

Their overall strength is not weak either. They have one cavalry brigade of the Japanese army and two cavalry divisions of the puppet army, with a total strength of more than 1.

However, in view of the fact that they had been hit one after another and suffered heavy casualties, the morale of the Japanese and puppet troops was low.

They almost didn't dare to take the initiative and just stayed on the defensive for fear that Li Yunlong and other troops would threaten the northern Henan region.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, three divisions of the Imperial Association Army were annihilated, and some of their personnel were captured and directly added to the enemy's troops."

"According to the information sent by the intelligence agency, we have at least four regiments in front of us, and they have more than 1 troops."

"And they have an artillery regiment with sufficient ammunition. Now they are fully defending Huaiqing City. It is difficult for us to break through their position."

"But judging from the current situation, they don't seem to have any intention of attacking. After all, we are all cavalry troops and are very mobile."

"Your Majesty the Brigade Commander, the front army headquarters has issued an order asking us to contain the enemy troops here."

"You see if we have to send troops overnight and pay close attention to their movements."

At the Little Devil Brigade Headquarters, the Chief of Staff came to Sakuma Shigemori and reported quickly.

Sakuma Shigemori stood in front of the map and looked towards Mount Nakajo with a slightly dissatisfied expression on his face.

Of course, his dissatisfaction can only be in his heart and cannot be expressed.

In his opinion, three divisions attacked Hengling Pass and have failed to capture Hengling Pass until now. The 21st Division, 27th Division, and 33rd Division are simply useless.

But he definitely couldn't say these words, otherwise it would offend people.

"If the battle over Zhongtiao Mountain could end quickly and a large number of troops rush to help, our battle here would have ended long ago."

"In the face of enemy forces fighting one after another, although they will replenish a large number of Imperial Alliance troops, their own combat effectiveness will be reduced."

"It's just a pity that we are all cavalry troops. Otherwise, if we launch an attack now, we will definitely gain results."

"Contact the Royal Association Army Cavalry and ask them to dispatch three to four hundred cavalry troops to Huaiqing City and Hanoi County in batches to check the situation."

"Let them pay close attention to these enemy troops and contact me at any time if they make any moves."

Sakuma Shigemori had a serious expression on his face and immediately issued the order.

"Hi, Your Excellency the brigade commander." The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer immediately agreed.

They did pay attention to Chen Ziyun and other troops on the opposite side, but now it was obviously too late for them to send troops.

As night fell, everything was dark. At around eight o'clock in the evening, the deafening sound of gunfire gradually stopped.

Near Hengling Pass, 21st Division Commander Tanaka Kuichi, 27th Division Commander Tominaga Nobumasa, and 33rd Division Commander Sakurai Shozo gathered together with their staffs.

They did not expect that the three divisions continued to attack Hengling Pass but failed to capture it.

Instead, their troops continued to be hit and their casualties continued to increase.

Hengling Pass was like an insurmountable barrier that they could never break through.

"Three divisions and regiments attack the opponent's reinforced brigade. They have up to three regiments of troops."

"But so far, no progress has been made, and the front army headquarters is very angry."

"This is a message from the commander. He is reprimanding us. Do we need to use four or five divisions to deal with thousands of troops?"

"Especially our 21st Division, 27th Division, and the Third Regiment are field divisions."

The commander of the 21st Division, Tanaka Kuichi, presided over the meeting. He asked directly with an indifferent expression on his face.

At the same time, he took out the message sent from the North China Front Army Headquarters and handed it over to the other two division commanders.

Tominaga Nobumasa and Sakurai Shozo took the message and checked it, both of them lowered their heads in shame.

"According to information from the intelligence agency, the troops stationed at Hengling Pass are the 201st Brigade of the 358st Division, which is affiliated with the 601th Regiment and the [-]st Regiment."

"Li Chongtao, the brigade commander, is not Chu Yunfei's confidant, but the first brigade is Chu Yunfei's starting army."

"Chu Yunfei served as the commander of the 358th Regiment. The core of the 201st Division is this unit."

"If we can completely annihilate them, the morale of the 201st Division will be devastating."

"Gentlemen, we have three divisions. It would be a complete shame and a great disgrace if we cannot deal with them."

"So we must fight quickly and strive to seize Hengling Pass and annihilate the enemy troops in the shortest possible time."

Tanaka Jiuichi came to the hanging map. He pointed at the location of Hengling Pass on the map and said with an indifferent expression on his face.

At this time, the North China Front has been authorized, and Lieutenant General Tanaka Jiuichi of the 21st Division is responsible for unified command of operations.

Tominaga Nobumasa and Sakurai Shozo looked at Tanaka Kuichi in front of them, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.

It's not that they don't want to take Hengling Pass, it's just that the position here is too strong and they failed to make any progress despite several attacks. (End of chapter)