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

Colonel Kimura and Colonel Nakagawa gathered together to discuss.

After taking Hanoi County and Jiyuan City effortlessly, the two captains of the Colonel detachment inevitably had some ideas.

At this time, they not only wanted to capture Wangwu Town, but also wanted to completely annihilate the defenders in the city.

The two people discussed repeatedly, formulated relevant strategies, and prepared for the attack.

However, when they sent the message to the brigade headquarters, Major General Sakuma Shigemori, the commander of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade, did not agree.

Sakuma Shigemori is still very vigilant in his combat thoughts. He believes that facing the 210th Division, the independent detachment cannot be careless at all.

Otherwise, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties. He felt it was very risky for two cavalry detachments to carry out encirclement and annihilation operations.

In his view, if the two cavalry detachments were separated, they might be attacked and suffer casualties.

Sakuma Shigemori's reply to them was simple, asking them to work together to fight and quickly capture Owu Town.

At this time, he didn't care about how many enemy troops were annihilated. What Sakuma Shigemori wanted was to quickly restore to the situation before the battle.

As long as Wangwu Town, Shaoyuan Town and other towns are captured, this can be regarded as a military achievement.

And after capturing these towns, the new main force in Huaiqing City will be completely alone.

Then the fourth cavalry brigade combined with the puppet cavalry troops could naturally quickly encircle them.

As long as Huaiqing City is surrounded, Sakuma Shigemori will be sure to gradually annihilate the Eighth Route Army in the city.

The two colonels got the message from the brigade headquarters. After knowing the brigade commander's thoughts, they could only give up the idea of ​​​​encirclement and annihilation operations.

Immediately afterwards, they began to deploy Japanese and puppet cavalry units to conduct detailed searches and investigations near Wangwu Town.

Before they advance to Wangwu Town to fight, they must ensure that there are no ambush troops here in Wangwu Town.

It was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that the Kimura detachment and the Nakagawa detachment determined that there was no problem, and they began to rapidly advance towards Wangwu Town.

The Kimura detachment directly assumes the main force of the battle, and they are directly responsible for the frontal attack.

The Nakagawa detachment marched on its north side to prevent troops from supporting operations in the northern highlands.

Once troops launch support from the northern highlands, the Nakagawa detachment will quickly launch a combat strike.

As the two cavalry detachments began to advance to Wangwu Town, the Japanese and puppet cavalry gradually approached the core position held by the 201st Division and other troops.

Sakuma Shigemori believed that there might be a certain number of troops stationed in Wangwu Town and Shaoyuan Town.

In order to enhance the attack capabilities of the Kimura detachment, he specially transferred a cavalry artillery brigade from the cavalry artillery regiment to assist in the offensive.

At around two o'clock, twelve cavalry field artillery pieces began to build an artillery position in the area east of Wangwu Town.

Colonel Kimura contacted the puppet cavalry troops, equipped them with explosive bags, and asked these puppet cavalry to quickly open the gap.

The puppet cavalry naturally knew that this was a job that would lead to death, but facing the little devil, they naturally did not have the courage to refuse.

At about [-]:[-], the Japanese cavalry field artillery began a bombardment.

Grenades were fired one after another towards Wangwu Town, and deafening explosions sounded.

There is a stone wall outside Wangwu Town. This stone wall is about two meters long.

These stones are cast using ancient methods such as glutinous rice juice and are relatively strong.

The little devils fired grenades one after another, and explosions were heard, but some stone walls were still intact.

Of course, some areas were bombarded one after another, and gaps appeared.

Dozens of puppet cavalry began to take action. They galloped on horseback and quickly approached the stone wall.

Some of these puppet troops carried explosive bags, while others carried nothing at all.

They advance in a dispersed manner. The puppet troops who do not carry explosive bags are naturally cannon fodder. They must focus on attracting firepower.

Dozens of puppet troops accelerated their advance, but they did not know that a full mountain artillery regiment was stationed in Wangwu Town at this time.

This mountain artillery regiment is equipped with 32 mountain cannons, including a 105MM mountain cannon.

Of course, artillery units will not be used to deal with these puppet troops.

But the machine gun battalion and guard battalion troops were already ready for battle.

The machine gun battalion has a series of light and heavy machine guns, directly building a firepower point at the commanding heights.

At this time, the machine gun shooter was able to lock on the puppet cavalry through the scope, but Chen Ziyun did not ask the machine gun battalion to shoot.

The Type [-] light machine gun equipped by the machine gun battalion is equipped with a scope, which can carry out precise strikes more effectively.

Chen Ziyun personally took command. He contacted Chu Yu, the battalion commander of the guard battalion, and Wei Heshang, the deputy battalion commander.

The guard battalion currently has three guard companies and one machine gun company. This is the unit that Chen Ziyun focuses on training.

He armed the unit exactly as a special forces unit and trained it himself.

Its combat tactics were also completely drawn up by Chen Ziyun.

Here in the west of Wangwu Town, the first company of the guard battalion is already in place, with more than 100 people deployed in different locations.

Three guard platoons were responsible for the defense on the west side of Wangwu Town.

"Commander Chen is directing the battle from behind. You have to give me a good face."

"Did you see that there are more than 60 puppet cavalrymen carrying explosive bags?"

"If we let them come here, the stone wall here will definitely be blown up."

Deputy battalion commander Wei Monk personally directed the first company of guards to fight. He looked at the officers and soldiers and said with wide eyes.

Monk Wei adopted the three-gun equipment of an assault soldier, with a shell gun on his waist, a submachine gun slung across his body, and a Czech semi-automatic rifle in his right hand.

The guard battalion's weapons and equipment are very sophisticated. Each squad has two sniper rifles, one light machine gun, and nine assault troops.

These assault troops all use three-gun equipment.

"Deputy battalion commander, don't worry, these devils, I guarantee they will never come back."

"They still want to blow up the stone wall. Don't dream about it. With us here, they are a living target."

"This time, brothers, we are all ready. Let Commander Chen test our combat effectiveness."

"We are all trained by Commander Chen, we will definitely not let him down!"

The captain and company commander looked at Monk Wei in front of him and said with confidence.

More than 60 puppet troops gradually approached the stone wall, and the soldiers were ready to shoot with their rifles.

As these puppet troops reached a distance of about 300 meters from the position, the soldiers took aim and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bullets were fired one after another, and the bullets hit the puppet soldiers directly.

One puppet soldier was shot in an instant and fell off his horse one after another.

As if in the blink of an eye, more than 60 puppet soldiers were shot and killed one after another.

Moreover, all the bullets hit the puppet cavalry accurately and did not cause any damage to the war horses at all.

Colonel Kimura, who was observing from behind, had a surprised expression on his face. He looked at this scene in disbelief.

"The enemy's elite troops are defending Wangwu Town. These troops have strong combat effectiveness." "Their marksmanship is really amazing and they can hit the target accurately. It seems that the enemy wants to defend Wangwu Town."

"Order the Third Battalion of the Cavalry Artillery to continue bombarding the stone wall and try to expand the gap."

"Contact the puppet troops and ask them to deploy troops to attack in a roundabout direction to the south and see how the firepower of their defensive positions on the south side is."

Colonel Kimura decisively issued the order, and the Japanese artillery unit continued the bombardment.

Cannonballs hit the stone wall one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

The stone wall on the east side of Wangwu Town was bombarded one after another. As grenades exploded, gaps appeared one after another in the stone wall.

The Japanese artillery troops intensified their shelling and continued to expand the gap.

At the same time, puppet cavalry troops also appeared here on the south side of Wangwu Town, and they launched a tentative attack.

Of course, there were troops defending here on the south side. The puppet troops quickly retreated after suffering dozens of casualties.

At around [-]:[-] in the afternoon, the stone wall on the east side of Wangwu Town was damaged one after another, and many gaps appeared here.

A proud expression appeared on Colonel Kimura's face, and he began to organize his troops to attack.

Of course, he already knew that there were elite troops guarding the eastern position, so he did not dare to be careless.

The cavalry troops of the 400st Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Association Army, consisting of approximately [-] men, were the first to attack here.

Under the coercion of the Japanese army, a large number of puppet cavalry troops advanced in dense formations.

The three cavalry battalions advanced rapidly. Taking battalions as units, they quickly advanced towards Wangwu Town.

"Hurry up and rush over. As long as they enter the town through the gap, they will have no way to start shooting."

"Wangwu Town is not large. We entered the town and quickly seized the favorable terrain. Their infantry was unable to intercept our cavalry attack."

"Taijun said that as long as we can capture Wangwu Town, we will be rewarded heavily."

"Hurry up and attack them. They will never be our opponents. We will definitely be able to capture Wangwu Town."

The puppet army commander and battalion commander kept shouting loudly, and they encouraged the puppet army to rush over quickly.

A large number of puppet troops quickly advanced towards Wangwu Town, with some light and heavy machine guns, mortars and mountain artillery shelling continuously.

Dense bullets and artillery shells hit the stone wall, and the puppet cavalry quickly advanced forward with the help of fire cover.

At this time, the first guard company, under the command of Deputy Battalion Commander Wei Heshang, gradually deployed all its firepower.

Nine infantry squads and nine Czech light machine guns took the lead in firing.

Three mortar squads assembled six 60MM mortars and carried out shelling one after another.

The snipers of each squad were holding Type [-] sniper rifles and quickly aimed and locked.

Bullets are fired one after another, and these snipers will hit the target when they fire. It can be said that the gun bites the flesh.

"Boom boom boom."

"Clap clap clap."

Heavy bullets and artillery shells fell one after another on the puppet cavalry, and a large number of puppet cavalry and war horses were hit one after another.

After a while, the screams of war horses and the painful wails of puppet cavalry sounded one after another.

One by one, the commandos began to shoot, and one after another Czech semi-automatic rifles pulled the triggers one after another.

Bullets hit the puppet cavalry one after another, and each puppet cavalry instantly fell in a pool of blood.

The twenty-round magazine of the Czech semi-automatic rifle provides continuous firepower.

In a short period of time, the puppet cavalry troops advancing towards Wangwu Town seemed to have encountered an iron plate.

They have never been able to overcome the past, and instead they continue to pay casualties.

There were more and more corpses of the puppet soldiers on the ground, and the horses, which had lost their cavalry, fled in all directions.

"Bagaya Road, this enemy force is the elite force under Chen Ziyun."

"They're equipped with sniper rifles, and they also have semi-automatic rifles!"

"Damn it, they actually stationed themselves in Wangwu Town and quickly withdrew!"

"Contact the [-]st Cavalry Regiment of the Royal Association Army and ask them to withdraw immediately and stop attacking Wangwu Town."

"The Third Battalion of the Cavalry Artillery provides cover and fully supports the withdrawal of the Royal Association's cavalry."

Colonel Kimura, who was watching the battle from behind, couldn't help roaring, his face full of shock.

The puppet troops quickly evacuated, and the Japanese artillery continued to provide shelling cover.

When it was past four o'clock, the First Cavalry Regiment of the Royal Association Army gave up the attack and retreated directly to the starting position.

However, they were attacked by intensive firepower from the guards and suffered heavy losses.

Their total casualties were around 400. Most of the puppet troops here were either dead on the spot or seriously injured, with only dozens of people slightly injured.

The remaining 1000 puppet cavalry were frightened and now did not have any courage to continue the attack.

"Quickly contact the Zhongchuan detachment to ask them to be more vigilant and tell them that the enemy's elite troops are appearing in Wangwu Town."

"At the same time, we reported to the brigade headquarters that there are elite troops under Chen Ziyun in the Wangwu Town area, and they are well-equipped with weapons and equipment."

"The number of enemy troops in Wangwu Town is currently unknown, but it is certain that they are very strong and have strong combat capabilities."

"Whether we want to continue to attack here, please ask the brigade commander for operational guidance."

Colonel Kimura raised his telescope for observation, with a serious expression on his face.

The communications troops did not dare to delay at all and quickly contacted various ministries.

The Japanese and puppet cavalry stopped attacking for the time being. They began to dismount and build a starting position.

Colonel Kimura and Colonel Nakagawa met immediately, and the two discussed in detail.

They first need to determine how many elite troops under Chen Ziyun's command are here in Wangwu Town.

Facing such an elite force, they were a little wary. After all, the opponent had a variety of automatic and semi-automatic weapons.

At the headquarters of the Fourth Brigade of the Little Japanese Cavalry, Sakuma Shigemori received reports one after another.

He stood in front of the map, his brows furrowed.

After learning that there were elite troops under Chen Ziyun in Wangwu Town, he became a little worried.

He immediately contacted the 21st Division and other troops and asked them in detail about the situation there.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the 21st Division Headquarters will call back to inform you."

"201 Division, the main force of the independent detachment is still in the Zhongtiao Mountain area."

"They don't have too many troops in the northern Henan region, so there may not be many elites under Chen Ziyun here in Wangwu Town."

"With the strength of the Kimura detachment and the Nakagawa detachment, they should be able to win Wangwu Town."

Soon, the Chief of Staff came to Sakuma Shigemori and reported quickly. (End of chapter)