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

On the position of the 33th Battalion of the 215th Regiment of the [-]rd Division, the Major Captain showed a solemn expression on his face.

At this time, they had already been under intensive shelling, and their positions were obviously destroyed. Moreover, their troops of about 800 people seemed a little weak.

The troops of Ding Weixin's Second Regiment and Kongjie Independent Regiment have launched offensive operations, and the two regiment commanders are jointly commanding.

The [-]th and [-]th Battalions of the New Second Regiment attacked from the front, while the [-]th, [-]th and [-]th Battalions of the Independent Regiment attacked on the flanks.

The Sixth Battalion is under control and directly serves as a reserve force.

The infantry artillery and mortar companies directly under the two regiments have been set up at different locations, and they are ready to fire.

Faced with such a large number of troops, the pressure on the Japanese troops can be imagined.

"Captain, there are a large number of Tubal troops on our north side, with more than 2000 troops."

"These Tubal forces are advancing step by step, and they are about to attack our flanks."

"Your Excellency, Captain, we need to mobilize the main force and quickly strengthen the flank defense."

"Otherwise, once this place is breached, our position will be completely lost."

A captain came to the major captain in a panic and quickly reported.

Captain Major Liang raised his telescope for observation. When he saw the situation on the battlefield, he frowned tightly.

"400 troops will defend the flanks, and 400 troops will defend the front. At the same time, we will report to the wing headquarters quickly."

"We must hold on to our position and we must not let Tuba Road break through, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

The major captain decisively issued the order. At this time, he did not hold back at all and completely arranged the troops to defend the position.

Fierce gunfire began, and the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment launched attacks from the front and flanks respectively.

Each battalion took turns to cover the advance, and the artillery directly under the regiment provided cover for them.

The machine gun battery began to set up positions at different locations, with flat-firing cannons and heavy machine guns set up one after another.

Each company quickly advanced toward the front, and the 60MM mortars directly under the company headquarters directly suppressed and fired at the Japanese positions.

As each company continued to approach the position, the Japs launched various types of firepower, including light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, firing one after another.

For a time, dense bullets and grenades were fired one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

Some soldiers were caught off guard and were hit directly, and some even died on the spot.

However, as the Japs' firepower was exposed, infantry artillery and mortars launched heavy shelling one after another.

Grenades continued to hit the position one after another, and the flat-fire cannons of each battalion's machine gun companies also began to fire armor-piercing explosive shells to hit the Japanese firepower points.

Heavy machine guns fired one after another to suppress the Japanese firepower.

The soldiers continued to advance forward with the help of various firepower, while some sharpshooters took precise aim with their rifles.

After locking on the little devil, they did not hesitate to pull the trigger and start shooting.

At this time, the Japanese Seventh Battalion only had 800 men, but they had to deal with two battalions of the New Second Regiment on the front and three battalions of the Independent Regiment on the flanks.

Moreover, the artillery troops in the Lishan area, under the command of Chen Ziyun, continued to conduct precise artillery strikes.

The grenades landed accurately on the Jaap position, causing casualties to the Japanese army one after another.

Each regiment of the independent detachment has six infantry guns, six 82MM mortars, and a special agent company reinforced with shell guns and submachine guns.

Each regiment has three infantry battalions, and each infantry battalion has three infantry companies and one machine gun company.

Their machine gun battery consists of two Japanese-built flat-fire cannons and four heavy machine guns of different models.

Each company has three grenades, one 60MM mortar, and nine light machine guns.

Of course, this is the organization before the independent detachment started fighting, but as various operations continued.

The establishment of these three regiments has undergone great changes. For example, the new regiment in the northern Henan region has now been greatly expanded.

They have five infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and one artillery battalion!

Each infantry battalion's machine gun company is equipped with four flat-firing cannons and six heavy machine guns of different models.

After completely annihilating the three divisions of the Imperial Association Army, Li Yunlong's new regiment was greatly expanded.

Ding Weixin's Second Regiment and Kong Jie's Independent Regiment defeated the puppet troops in Yuanqu City, and they also seized a batch of weapons and equipment.

Therefore, the weapons of each of their regiments were also strengthened, and the eight hundred little devils of the Seventh Brigade were attacked one after another.

They suffered heavy casualties, and their position could be breached almost at any time.

At the same time, in the southern position, the Japanese troops engaged in defense were the 215th Battalion of the [-]th Wing.

Their establishment is 900 people, but at this time they are facing Lin Zhiqiang's field supplementary second regiment, and the Lingfeng 604 regiment is attacking.

These two regiments should have more than 6000 troops at full strength, but they continued to fight and suffered casualties.

The 604th Regiment mainly defended Lishan. It did not receive much attack and the casualties were almost minimal.

However, the second field supplementary regiment fought fiercely in Yuanqu City, but suffered heavy casualties. At this time, their entire regiment only had about 2000 troops.

But these 5000 troops still maintain an absolute advantage over the [-] little devils.

And their weapons and equipment are naturally very sophisticated, which cannot be compared with the independent detachment.

After the battle started, the two regiments concentrated heavy weapons and launched a fierce bombardment.

Each battalion quickly moved forward, and the infantry guns and other weapons of the machine gun company fired one after another.

It was difficult for the little Japanese troops to withstand such a blow.

The fierce fighting continued, and the casualties and losses of the [-]th and [-]th Brigades continued to increase.

The Major Captain of the 215th Regiment had a solemn expression. He kept contacting the two Major Captains and asked them about the combat situation there.

The battle progressed to about [-]:[-], and the little Japanese's positions on the north and south sides were almost lost.

Under such circumstances, the captain of the Colonel Corps quickly contacted the puppet troops.

The two independent brigades of the puppet army currently have about 3000 troops defeated, with an average of only [-] troops per brigade.

Under such circumstances, the captain of the Colonel-General Division mobilized [-] puppet troops and prepared to rush to the north and south positions in two ways.

After the puppet troops received the order, they did not dare to delay and quickly mobilized their troops to prepare for the war.

At four o'clock, the four thousand puppet troops were divided into two and rushed towards the north and south sides to reinforce the positions.

But at this moment, Chen Ziyun mobilized three artillery regiments and launched an all-out bombardment.

Li Yangshan Artillery Regiment, Tang Chunming Artillery Regiment, Sun Xiong Mixed Artillery Regiment, 75MM caliber mountain cannons, and field artillery continued bombardment.

Intensive artillery shells were fired at the puppet troops one after another. The puppet troops who were preparing to rush to support the Japanese army were bombarded one after another.

As a large number of artillery shells fell on the puppet troops, these puppet troops who left their defensive positions became living targets!
"Boom boom boom."

Explosions sounded one after another, and countless shrapnel quickly spread around.

Dust was flying all over the sky, and thick smoke continued to cover the battlefield.

Of course, occasionally you can see broken arms and limbs falling from mid-air to the ground, and the smell of blood spreads along the air.

Many injured puppet soldiers wailed in pain, but their voices were completely obscured by the explosion of artillery shells.

At around [-]:[-], the three artillery regiments stopped firing.

But the twelve Bofors Mountain Cannon fired hundreds of rounds of shrapnel again!

Shrapnel shells were fired at the puppet troops one after another. After the explosions ended, the voices of the puppet troops crying for their fathers and mothers were heard everywhere.

The shrapnel is filled with a large number of small steel balls and small iron nails. After the explosion, the small steel balls and small iron nails will quickly spread around.

As long as these things don't hit the vital points, they are unlikely to be fatal.

But once it is hit, it will penetrate completely into the body, and the pain will be terrible.

The 4000 puppet troops had just left the central position, and before they could rush to the north and south positions for reinforcements, three artillery regiments completely disintegrated them.

The attacks of each regiment continued. Around 04:30, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy losses.

There were about 8000 troops, and more than 1000 people were killed at this time.

As for the injured, there were many.

The Colonel's captain's face was gloomy. He had no choice but to pick up the phone and contact the division headquarters directly, requesting tactical guidance from the division headquarters.

Of course, the so-called tactical guidance of the Japanese army was actually a request for support.

At this time, in the area south of Hengling Pass, the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops was assembled.

The main force of the 33nd Division and 1rd Division of the Imperial Association Army assembled more than [-] troops, and these troops were ready.

Lieutenant General Sakurai Shozo, the commander of the 33rd Division, is responsible for unified command. They want to ensure that the 21st Division and the 27th Division can break through Hengling Pass in an instant.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the position of the 215th Regiment was attacked by the enemy's main force, and the enemy assembled dozens of artillery pieces for bombardment." "At this time, they have suffered half casualties. If there are no reinforcements, they are likely to be completely destroyed." The army was destroyed.”

"The Jinsui Army dispatched two regiments, and the Eighth Route Army dispatched two regiments. A total of four regiments continued to attack fiercely."

"The 201st Division of Zhongtiao Mountain, the independent detachment is gathering in the Lishan area. They are storming the 215th Regiment's position."

"The 215th Wing called and asked for tactical guidance."

The Chief of Staff of the 33rd Division Colonel came to Sakurai Shozo and quickly reported.

Sakurai Shozo stood in front of the map with a solemn expression on his face.

The defensive position east of Hengling Pass was very close to here, so he could naturally hear the fierce gunfire there.

And he was always paying attention to the battlefield situation, but Sakurai Shosan did not send reinforcements for a long time.

Because Hao Shiwen commanded the second brigade troops and was in front of them, confronting the Japanese troops.

The second brigade created a great momentum, with thousands of troops forming a posture with tens of thousands of troops.

For a moment, Shozo Sakurai could not tell where the main force that appeared in Yuanqu City was deployed.

He was worried that he would dispatch troops to support the eastern position, and the second brigade opposite him would be the main force.

The defensive strength of the position here is weakened, and if the second brigade comes to press, it may quickly break through the position.

Under such circumstances, Sakurai Shozo naturally did not dare to mobilize troops without authorization.

However, after hearing the report from the Chief of Staff, he couldn't help but take a breath.

"Could it be...could it be that their main force is really in the Lishan area?"

"The enemy army in front of us is just a small force?"

"How is this possible? Even if the enemy army in front of us does not have tens of thousands of troops, there will be at least thousands of troops."

Sakurai Shozo had a solemn expression on his face. After thinking for a long time, he murmured to himself.

Just when he was hesitating whether to mobilize troops to reinforce the eastern position, Hao Shiwen had already commanded the second brigade to launch combat operations.

The second brigade was directly under the mountain artillery battalion, and ten Jin orogenic artillery launched a fierce bombardment.

Grenades were fired one after another towards the Jaap position. At the same time, Hao Shiwen commanded Sun Ming's 602nd Regiment and the 603rd Regiment to launch an attack.

The two regiments mobilized their main forces and quickly advanced to attack the Japanese and puppet army positions.

The heavy weapons battalions directly under the two regiments quickly deployed and launched suppressive fire with various weapons.

Machine guns, mortars, and anti-aircraft machine guns continued to fire.

The battalions advanced quickly and directly launched a fierce attack.

"Contact the First Division of the Imperial Alliance Army and ask Huang Sang's troops who are pretending to attack Lishan to attack with all their strength."

"Tell Huang Sang that all the enemy troops in Lishan have attacked, and Lishan's defense is now very empty."

"Now as long as they advance to Lishan quickly, they will definitely be able to capture Lishan."

"After their troops captured Lishan, they quickly destroyed the enemy's artillery units and supported the 215th Regiment in the battle."

"The 213th Regiment, the 214th Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, and the Second Division of the Royal Association Army are fully committed to holding their positions."

"The Mountain Artillery Regiment fully supports the operation to defeat the enemy's attacking forces."

Shozo Sakurai received a report from the front line. After learning that the second brigade was launching an attack, he decisively issued a combat order.

He was judging his own opinion and believed that the second brigade opposite him was the main force.

The troops attacking the positions on the east side were only defensive troops such as Li Shan.

Shozo Sakurai analyzed the combat strategy of Chen Ziyun and others, which was to mobilize his main forces here to weaken the defense south of Hengling Pass.

As long as the defense here is weakened, their main force can quickly break through and directly open the connection with Hengling Pass.

For this reason, Shozo Sakurai decided to hold on to the position south of Hengling Pass with all his strength. As for the position on the east side, he did not give up.

He directly contacted Huang Daofeng and asked the First Division of the Imperial Association Army to launch combat operations.

The First Division of the Imperial Association Army dispatched a reinforced regiment of more than [-] troops to conduct containment operations in the Lishan area. This puppet army was very alert.

They launched diversionary attacks several times and would not get close to Lishan to avoid being hit.

However, as Sakurai Shozo issued the order, Huang Daofeng did not dare to delay.

He hurriedly contacted the puppet troops and asked them to launch a fierce attack on Lishan immediately.

After this puppet army received the combat order, they naturally did not dare to neglect it.

"Brothers, the master has sent an order, and all the Lishan defense troops have gone down the mountain to support the battle at Hengling Pass."

"The defense here in Lishan is very empty. As long as we attack it, we can easily capture Lishan."

"As long as we capture Lishan, relying on Lishan will definitely bring a fatal blow to Tubal Road, Jinsui Army and other troops."

"As long as we fight with all our strength, both the master and the emperor will reward us heavily."

The troops sent by the First Division of the Imperial Association Army were the third regiment, and the commander of the puppet army summoned the officers together.

He read out Huang Daofeng's combat order. The puppet army commander was very confident about the next battle.

In his opinion, the defense here in Lishan is empty. If he launches an attack with a reinforced regiment of more than [-] troops, he will definitely be able to achieve victory.

Now, as long as they rush over quickly, they can easily capture Lishan.

After capturing Lishan, they will be able to attack from a commanding position, thereby maximizing the damage to the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops.

"Tuanzi, don't worry, we will never let you down."

"There are not many troops defending Lishan now. As long as we attack, we will definitely capture Lishan easily."

"Team leader, now the Imperial Alliance armies have suffered heavy losses. As long as we perform well, we will definitely get rewards."

"In the future, as our army continues to expand, the regimental seat will become the division seat, and our brothers will be promoted accordingly."

The puppet army officers all spoke with flattering expressions on their faces.

Immediately afterwards, more than [-] troops of the third puppet regiment quickly advanced towards Lishan.

But they didn't know that their every move was being observed by the Third Brigade troops.

Soon Liang Ruxian, the commander of the third brigade, quickly came to Chen Ziyun to report.

He explained the situation of this puppet army in detail, and Chen Ziyun asked Liang Ruxian to act according to the plan.

Fang Qing's 605th Regiment was ready, and Chen Ziyun also quickly issued combat orders.

Li Yangshan Artillery Regiment and Sun Xiong Mixed Artillery Regiment began to mobilize, and the artillery moved their positions one by one.

At around [-] pm on July [-], fierce fighting continued in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

The Japanese 21st and 27th Divisions continued their fierce attack on Hengling Pass, and the First Brigade stationed here suffered heavy casualties.

Zhou Wenbo and Zhu Mingxuan's field artillery regiment have been fighting until now, but they have also suffered a certain amount of casualties.

The artillery suffered more than 200 casualties. In addition, four [-]-type field guns and two Feng-made field guns were destroyed.

The first brigade had about 7000 troops, and 300 officers and soldiers died in action alone.

The leader of the 601st Regiment, Shi Yuzhen, was seriously injured and fell into a coma. He has been transported to the hospital for treatment.

Li Chongtao, commander of the 601st Brigade, immediately went to the [-]st Regiment to take over command of the operation.

After careful consideration, Chu Yunfei directly dispatched Fang Ligong to Hengling Pass to assist in commanding the operation.

Of course, outside the Hengling Pass, the troops from both sides continued to engage in fierce battles.

The New Second Regiment, the Independent Regiment, the Second Field Regiment, and the 604th Regiment continued to attack the Japanese and puppet troops stationed on the east side of Hengling Pass, resulting in heavy casualties.

At this time, the Ninth Battalion of the 215th Wing continued to fight on the front line. The Japanese and puppet troops of about 8000 troops suffered heavy casualties.

Many positions have been breached, and hand-to-hand combat has been repeated on some positions.

At [-]:[-], more than [-] troops from the First Division of the Imperial Association Army arrived at Lishan.

They advanced rapidly from the north in an attempt to quickly capture Mount Li.

These Japanese soldiers felt that Lishan's defense was empty and they could capture Lishan quickly.

But as they arrived in the Lishan area, they were greeted by fierce firepower from the 605th Regiment.

Czech light machine guns, Type [-] heavy machine guns and other weapons continued to fire, and intensive firepower came towards the puppet troops.

Grenades, infantry artillery and artillery fired one after another, and a large number of artillery shells fell directly into the puppet army.

As the shell exploded, shrapnel spread in all directions, and many puppet soldiers instantly fell into a pool of blood. (End of chapter)