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

The New Regiment currently has five infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and one artillery battalion, for a total of seven battalions.

Zhao Gang was a little surprised when he heard that Li Yunlong wanted to continue to create a cavalry camp.

You must know that the cavalry army consumes an astonishing amount of horses. One cavalryman is enough to support several infantrymen.

There are more than 300 cavalry troops in a cavalry battalion, which is already a lot. This has already put a certain amount of pressure on logistics.

If Li Yunlong really formed two cavalry battalions, the logistics would probably completely collapse.

"Old Zhao, what are you thinking? How can we have such capital? A cavalry battalion will die."

"If there are two cavalry battalions, where can I find supplies for them? We can't afford to support two cavalry battalions."

"I want to continue to seize the weapons and equipment of a cavalry battalion, which is to be given to the old brigade commander."

"Otherwise, think about it, the new regiment has seven battalions. Can the old brigade commander agree?"

"Even if he doesn't care about our troop structure, he will definitely need weapons and equipment."

"Now we have to keep a close eye on our weapons and ammunition. After all, after this battle is over, it will be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future."

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang, shook his head and said.

He wanted to seize the weapons and ammunition of a cavalry battalion, not to establish an additional cavalry battalion, nor to form a cavalry regiment.

Li Yunlong's idea was very simple. He fought successively this time and achieved greater results.

After the battle, Commander Chen received a call. Li Yunlong would definitely have to take out some weapons and ammunition.

Now Li Yunlong was not willing to take out too many weapons and ammunition, so he thought of continuing the fight and seizing the weapons and equipment of a cavalry battalion to Commander Chen.

When Zhao Gang heard these words, he nodded in agreement.

But thinking about the current combat situation, Zhao Gang had a serious expression.

You must know that the number of Japanese and puppet cavalry exceeds tens of thousands. Although the new regiment has seven battalions, there are still about 5000 people.

But if the two sides engage in a war of attrition, it will definitely be very detrimental to the new group.

Especially the little devils and the aviation force. These aircraft may quickly support operations at critical times.

The 5000-man unit of the New Regiment has no way to deal with the aviation force.

"Old Li, these Japanese and puppet cavalry are not soft persimmons. We still have to be cautious."

"Otherwise, if the newly developed force suffers heavy casualties, the gains will outweigh the losses."

"Especially if you steal the chicken, you will lose the rice. It is completely unnecessary. I think this battle must be treated with caution."

"By the way, Lao Li, would you like to contact Commander Chen Ziyun? He is very good at defeating more with less, and he has a good way of arranging troops."

Zhao Gang felt that it was necessary to seize some weapons and equipment so that Commander Chen would have an explanation.

However, the number of Japanese and puppet troops is also quite large at the moment. They have tens of thousands of cavalry troops.

Although the new regiment has a lot of troops, it has no absolute chance of winning.

Zhao Gang was worried that Li Yunlong might suffer a loss, so he hurriedly made suggestions.

When Li Yunlong heard this, a smile appeared on his face. He immediately called the communications troops and quickly arranged to generate electricity to contact the 201st Division headquarters.

Others don't know it, but he, Li Yunlong, knows very well that most of the weapons and ammunition for his troops were obtained with the help of Chen Ziyun.

And they have made great gains by joining forces with Chen Ziyun's troops several times.

Li Yunlong felt that Zhao Gang's proposal was very correct, so he sent a message to Chu Yunfei, hoping that Chu Yunfei could send Chen Ziyun to assist.

The current situation here in Zhongtiao Mountain is very obvious. Whether it is the 201st Division or the independent detachment, they must cooperate in combat.

Otherwise, if they fight independently, the Japanese troops can easily eliminate them.

Now is the time for them to join a group to keep warm, so Li Yunlong will naturally not be polite.

At twelve o'clock at noon, Chen Ziyun saw the message sent by Li Yunlong at the 201st Division Headquarters.

At this time, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong had returned from the front line. Chu Yunfei asked Fang Ligong and Chen Ziyun what they thought.

After all, the overall casualties of various units of the 201st Division are not small as the battle is ongoing.

The three Japanese divisions here at Zhongtiao Mountain have no intention of attacking. They are just conducting a feint attack, so the pressure is not very great.

Chu Yunfei was not ready to continue the battle. He wanted to buy time for each department to rest and recuperate.

After all, if some troops continue to fight, they will be exhausted.

Under such circumstances, Li Yunlong wanted to continue fighting in the northern Henan region, but Chu Yunfei was somewhat reluctant.

"Ziyun, brother Ligong, the first brigade suffered heavy casualties and has not yet regained its combat effectiveness."

"The 602nd Regiment of the Second Brigade has withdrawn to the western area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain. They currently only have one brigade unit."

"The third brigade is also responsible for the defense and garrison tasks here at Hengling Pass. We don't have any troops here that can be mobilized."

"After all, there are tens of thousands of cavalry troops in the northern Henan region, and there are also enough artillery, armor and other troops."

"If we fight them in a large-scale decisive battle, we may not have a chance of winning, and the troops may suffer certain casualties."

"What I want is for Li Yunlong's troops to withdraw and stick to the frontline positions in Jiyuan City and Wangwu Town."

"There is no need to defend Hanoi County and Huaiqing City. After all, we are not suitable to continue fighting now."

Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong and Chen Ziyun, and said with a serious expression on his face.

The 201st Division was a force that Chu Yunfei had accumulated bit by bit. At this time, various units of the 201st Division suffered heavy casualties.

He was definitely not willing to continue fighting. If he continued to fight, the troops might suffer heavy casualties.

By then, it will definitely take a long time for the 210th Division to recover.

During this period, if the Japanese and puppet troops continued to launch offensive operations, the 201st Division would not be able to respond.

Especially now that the first and second theaters have reduced investment in the 201st Division, their situation is somewhat embarrassing.

"Master, we cannot give up easily in the northern Henan region, otherwise we will lose the depth of our defense."

"As long as we can control Hanoi County and Huaiqing City, the Japanese troops will need to deploy sufficient troops in northern Henan for defense."

"This will also reduce our pressure in Shanxi Province, and most of the more than 1 cavalry troops in northern Henan are puppet troops."

"After several battles, the strength of the puppet troops has become obvious. They are completely vulnerable. If we start a battle, we may not have no advantage."

"Master, I suggest that we assist Li Yunlong's troops in fighting in the northern Henan area. We don't need to bring too many troops there. One guard regiment is enough."

Chen Ziyun looked at Chu Yunfei in front of him and directly made suggestions.

Chu Yunfei looked at the map and fell into deep thought, but did not make a statement.

But after a while, Chu Yunfei looked at Chen Ziyun and nodded.

"Ziyun, what you said makes sense. In this case, supporting the operations in the northern Henan region will be left to you to command."

"The Guard Regiment and the Mountain Artillery Regiment are entrusted to you to command operations and assist the independent detachment in fighting in the northern Henan region."

"As for other troops, please refrain from mobilizing them for the time being. Another point is that casualties must be reduced as much as possible."

"Now we still maintain a full complement of troops, that is, the guard regiment, mountain artillery regiment and other troops."

After Chu Yunfei thought about it, he approved Chen Ziyun's combat proposal.

But this time, it was obvious that Chu Yunfei had completely different ideas from Chen Ziyun.

He wanted to stop fighting in order to quickly rest and recover. As for the northern Henan region, he was unwilling to invest too many troops in combat.

However, in view of Chen Ziyun's repeated combat suggestions in the past, they have effectively assisted the troops in improving their strength.

In addition, Chu Yunfei naturally couldn't refuse directly when the independent detachment opened his mouth, so he still chose to agree.

Chen Ziyun saluted Chu Yunfei and then left the division headquarters directly.

After Chen Ziyun left, Chu Yunfei glanced at Fang Ligong.

"Master, should we restrain ourselves a little and join forces with independent detachments to fight so closely?"

"Whether it's the first theater or the second theater, I'm afraid..."

"After all, Chief Guard has been transferred away now, and Chief Jiang is biased against us."

"In this battle, the troops in the first theater were stationary most of the time. If it hadn't been for the orders from the capital, they would have refused to save them."

"Commander Chen..."

Fang Ligong hesitated for a moment, then came to Chu Yunfei and said cautiously.

"It is still good for us to control part of the northern Henan region."

"Ziyun is still very considerate, but now we are losing troops and generals one after another, and we have paid a lot of casualties."

"That is to say, Ziyun made such a request. If it were anyone else, I would definitely not agree."

"That's all, let him go with this matter." "Brother Ligong, I still need to trouble you to make a trip to the headquarters of the first and second theater commanders."

"Without their support, it would be difficult for us to survive here with such a large number of troops."

"Even if they provide some supplies, it can effectively reduce our pressure."

Chu Yunfei pondered for a while and then spoke directly.

"Yes, Master." Fang Ligong was a smart man and agreed directly without any hesitation.

At one o'clock that afternoon, Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 201st Division, secretly crossed the Yellow River and arrived in the Luojing area of ​​Henan Province.

Of course, Fang Ligong was accompanied by many people, and Gold Bar Dayang was definitely indispensable.

It was at this time that Chen Ziyun had already gathered the mountain artillery regiment and the guard regiment here in Jiyuan City.

After Chen Ziyun looked at the map and thought for a long time, he quickly arrived at Huaiqing City on horseback.

He already had a combat idea. Of course, this Syria combat idea needed to be coordinated with Li Yunlong.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, in Huaiqing City, here is the headquarters of the New Regiment.

When Li Yunlong saw Chen Ziyun coming here, a smile appeared on his face.

When he came up, he gave Chen Ziyun a hug, and then he pulled Chen Ziyun into the room.

"Brother Ziyun, hey hey, this message is asking you to come over and assist in the battle. You really gave me Lao Li face."

"If this message is sent to Brother Yunfei, then Brother Yunfei may not send troops here."

"Brother Ziyun is quite interesting. What I didn't say is that from now on, brother Ziyun will be our brother."

Li Yunlong said directly and politely, he is very happy now.

Although Li Yunlong is usually a big-hearted person and seems to have no intentions, in fact he is very shrewd.

He could clearly see what Chu Yunfei was thinking and what kind of person Chen Ziyun was.

"Brother Yunlong, if you say this, I will be tricked by you again."

Chen Ziyun said with a smile. Li Yunlong laughed and led Chen Ziyun directly to the map.

"The Japanese and puppet cavalry indeed have a lot of cavalry, but most of the cavalry are puppet troops, and they don't have much combat effectiveness."

"If we want to eat them all, it will definitely be impossible, but it is still easy to eat some of them."

"Brother Ziyun, our old Li is definitely interesting. When it comes to drinking and eating meat, the first thing that comes to mind is you."

"Not even my old comrades-in-arms Ding Wei and Kong Jie are treated like this! This is not a plot against you, but someone who stutters. You have to think about your brothers."

Li Yunlong pointed to the area east of Huaiqing City on the map, looked at Chen Ziyun with a smile and said.

The two looked at each other and smiled, then started looking at the map and talking about business.

Zhao Gang personally poured a glass of boiled water for Chen Ziyun and handed it directly to Chen Ziyun.

Several people directly stated different combat concepts in front of the map.

Li Yunlong's intention was obvious. He intended to defend Huaiqing City and attract the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops.

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to conduct supporting operations on the periphery, and according to Li Yunlong's idea, he killed two to three thousand Japanese puppet cavalry.

As long as the two to three thousand Japanese puppet cavalry troops are eliminated, they will be defeated quickly, and Li Yunlong can also seize a batch of weapons and equipment.

Of course, Chen Ziyun couldn't come all the way here in vain, and he would definitely be able to share some weapons and ammunition.

"The combat capabilities of the puppet troops here are not very good. It is easy for us to eat them."

"With a little effort in this battle, at least more than 2000 puppet troops can be annihilated."

"If your brother Ziyun launches an all-out combat strike, you might be able to defeat one of their divisions."

"Brother Ziyun, with your ability, I think there will be no problem in winning this battle."

Li Yunlong pointed at the map and directly stated his combat ideas.

Before Chen Ziyun arrived, he repeatedly discussed with Zhao Gang, and finally decided to adopt such tactics to fight.

After hearing this, Chen Ziyun showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

Not long after, Chen Ziyun shook his head directly.

Li Yunlong's battle plan was definitely no problem before.

However, the Japanese and puppet troops were defeated one after another and suffered a certain amount of casualties.

Even if they besieged Huaiqing City, a large number of troops would be deployed nearby for reconnaissance and defense.

After all, these are cavalry units, and they are very mobile.

Li Yunlong wanted to hold on to Huaiqing City and let Chen Ziyun lead his troops to fight from the outside. This plan would basically not succeed.

As long as the Japanese and puppet troops set up cavalry scouts, these scouts will definitely notice it after Chen Ziyun commands the troops to launch an attack.

By that time, as long as the little devils get the news, they will have a response strategy.

Even the Japanese and puppet cavalry units may quickly counterattack, causing heavy losses to Chen Ziyun's troops.

All the tens of thousands of cavalry troops attacking could still pose a greater threat.

Even if the Japanese and puppet troops did not attack, they would quickly move after discovering the danger. With the speed of their cavalry, they could move very quickly.

Chen Ziyun's troops wanted to pursue the cavalry troops, but the results were predictable.

"Brother Yunlong, Zhao Zhengwei, I have a different view."

"We can do this..."

"As long as we follow this method, we may be able to achieve greater results."

"Even if the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops fled, they would still have to pay heavy casualties."

Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and directly stated his combat suggestions.

"Okay, okay, it's Brother Ziyun after all. He is so considerate."

"Brother Yunfei is really lucky to be able to get your help."

"If your brother Ziyun assists me in commanding the battle, then our new regiment may be able to grow into tens of thousands of troops by now."

"Brother Ziyun, your method is really good."

After listening to Chen Ziyun's explanation, Li Yunlong said with a smile on his face.

He was very supportive of Chen Ziyun's suggestions.

Zhao Gang nodded vigorously, saying that Chen Ziyun's battle plan was absolutely perfect.

After the three people finalized the combat plan, Chen Ziyun delayed and immediately began to return to prepare for deployment.

As for Li Yunlong, he hurriedly called for deputy commander Xing Zhiguo and explained it carefully.

The new regiment was divided into two, with Xing Zhiguo commanding the 11th Battalion and the [-]th Battalion moving towards the northern highlands.

Li Yunlong commanded three infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, and they stayed here in Huaiqing City.

Sun Desheng's cavalry battalion was deployed in Hanoi County for defense.

They were well prepared and waiting for the Japanese and puppet troops to attack.

At this time, here in the northern Henan region, the Japanese Cavalry Fourth Brigade was at the brigade headquarters.

Sakuma Shigemori's face was solemn, and he quickly found the two puppet army commanders.

After the puppet army commander arrived at the brigade headquarters, Sakuma Shigemori asked in detail.

The two division commanders reported truthfully. They claimed that they found more than 300 cavalry units of the independent detachment in Hanoi County.

Here in Huaiqing City, a large number of infantry troops were found, at least 3000 people.

"Taijun, we can confirm that the Eighth Route Army here has only about 4000 troops at full strength."

"Their main force is in Huaiqing City, and more than 300 cavalry are in Hanoi County. Their cavalry unit has just been formed."

"Our scouts saw that these cavalrymen don't know how to fight on horses."

"Taijun, as long as you are willing, I can quickly take Hanoi County and eliminate the more than 300 Tubal cavalry troops here with one attack."

The puppet army commander looked at Sakuma Shigemori in front of him and said with a confident expression on his face.

Sakuma Shigemori looked towards the location of Huaiqing City on the map, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

The 4000-man troops were still Li Yunlong's troops, which made him a little worried that his troops would lose the battle.

After all, even if the puppet army continues to suffer heavy casualties, he will have no way to explain it.

But thinking of the news he had just received, Sakuma Shigemori's eyes gradually became firmer. (End of chapter)