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

After listening to the report, Sakuma Shigemori showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

At this time, he commanded the troops to capture Hanoi County and Jiyuan City successively.

And judging from the situation, the main force of the new regiment in Huaiqing City was surrounded by them.

Ouwu Town was hit here, and Sakuma Shigemori was somewhat hesitant whether to continue advancing towards the west.

He specifically asked about the situation in Zhongtiao Mountain of the 21st Division, and found out that the main force of the 201st Division and the independent detachment were still in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Sakuma Shigemori could basically tell that the line from Wangwu Town to Shaoyuan Town should be guarded by Chen Ziyun's most elite troops.

The Japanese army knew this unit very well. After all, they had suffered heavy losses from this unit in several battles and suffered heavy casualties.

"They should have more than 1000 troops, but their weapons and equipment are very sophisticated."

"There are a large number of Jin-made shell guns and submachine guns, as well as a certain number of Czech-style semi-automatic rifles."

"They have very strong weapons and are made up of veterans, not to mention the Imperial Alliance Army."

"Even our troops have a hard time defeating them. It is indeed the best choice for these troops to stick to Wangwu Town."

"If our cavalry troops attack by force, they will probably have to pay heavy casualties, and they may not be able to capture this place."

Sakuma Shigemori had a serious expression on his face as he stood in front of the map and said.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, judging from the current situation, this is indeed the case. We can only give up attacking Wangwu Town."

"Now the main force of our brigade can quickly gather in Hanoi County and Jiyuan City, thereby cutting off the connection between the Tuba Road troops in Huaiqing City and other troops."

"At the same time, we can now request aviation support to bomb Huaiqing City. In this way, we will be certain to capture Tubal Road here."

"Annihilating about [-] Eighth Route Army troops and retaking Huaiqing City, Hanoi County, and Jiyuan City successively are considered good military achievements."

The chief of staff came to Sakuma Shigemori and he spoke carefully.

In his opinion, the [-]th Cavalry Brigade should retreat at this time.

If we continue to attack Wangwu Town, there may be greater casualties and losses.

After listening to the suggestion, Sakuma Shigemori nodded slightly, but he did not issue an order.

He looked at the map with a solemn expression on his face, lost in thought.

It wasn't until about five o'clock in the afternoon that Sakuma Shigemori made a decision.

He directly arranged for the lieutenant general's chief of staff to send a message to the front army headquarters and request the aviation force to dispatch the bombing of Wangwu Town.

In Sakuma Shigemori's view, as long as the aviation force carpet bombs Wangwu Town, they can completely destroy the elite troops of the 201st Division here.

After annihilating this elite force, they will naturally be able to advance to the west unimpeded.

Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff wanted to persuade him, but Sakuma Shigemori was very firm.

He believed that the current results were not enough to retain his position as brigade commander.

Therefore, he will continue to advance towards the west to recapture Shaoyuan Town and Wangwu Town.

Only by restoring the situation before the battle, encircling and annihilating the elite troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and annihilating thousands of Eighth Route Army troops can we make up for our mistakes.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade began to generate electricity, and the report was quickly received at the North China Front Army Headquarters.

At present, Okamura Neiji has decided to stop fighting here in Nakatiao Mountain, and at this time, the 33rd Division of Nakatiao Mountain has withdrawn.

Okamura Neji has not had a good rest in the past few days, so he is still resting now.

Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe received the report and read the message carefully.

Naturally, the Fourth Cavalry Brigade would not report that they were going all out to fight. They would only report that the reconnaissance troops had discovered that elite troops of the Jinsui Army had gathered in Wangwu Town.

Tanabe Moritake hesitated for a moment and then made a decision directly. He contacted the aviation unit and asked the aviation unit to dispatch the bombing of Wangwu Town.

After all, in his opinion, sending aviation troops to bomb Wangwu Town would not be a big problem.

Even if there are not many troops here, a bombing can still damage the morale of the Jinsui Army.

If there are Jinsui Army troops gathering, then their bombing will definitely yield results.

At about [-]:[-], the Little Devil Air Force dispatched four bombers.

They came to the sky above Wangwu Town, and the bombers gradually lowered their altitude.

After a careful inspection, the bombers began to bomb.

One after another aerial bombs fell, and there was a deafening explosion.

In an instant, Wangwu Town was almost covered in gunpowder smoke.

Many houses collapsed one after another, and huge craters appeared on the ground!
After the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops saw this, their morale became high.

Colonel Kimura raised his telescope for observation, and looked at Wangwu Town, which was almost in ruins, with a sneer on his lips.

"The first and second regiments of the Royal Association Cavalry quickly launched an attack from the east."

"The 25th Cavalry Regiment, quickly launch an attack from the south, and the Third Cavalry Artillery Battalion will shell the south side of Wangwu Town with all its strength!"

"Armored Vehicle Squadron, prepare for impact!"

Colonel Kimura did not hesitate to issue the order. This time, he sent all his troops out.

In order to quickly break through the Wangwu Town defense line, and also to completely annihilate the elite Shanxi-Sui Army troops here in Wangwu Town.

Sakuma Shigemori made a series of deployments. While he sent a message to request aviation assistance, he directly dispatched twelve armored vehicles.

And he asked the Kimura detachment and the Zhongchuan detachment to launch attacks at the same time to quickly break into the town and completely eliminate all the Shanxi-Sui Army troops in the town.

"The Fourth Cavalry Regiment and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Association Army immediately attacked from the west."

"The main force of the 26th Cavalry Regiment attacked from the north, while a portion stayed behind to closely monitor the dynamics of the highlands on the north side."

"Kill them, quickly break into the town and completely eliminate the enemy troops."

At this time, here in the north of Wangwu Town, Colonel Nakagawa had drawn his saber and roared loudly.

At six o'clock, two detachments composed of four puppet cavalry regiments and two Japanese cavalry regiments launched attacks at the same time.

These Japanese and puppet cavalry units began to attack Wangwu Town from all sides simultaneously.

As the Japanese aviation bombing ended, a large number of cavalry arrived, and they quickly approached Wangwu Town.

The four bombers also began to withdraw from the battlefield. There was smoke everywhere in Wangwu Town, and flames were still burning in some places.

The mountain artillery regiment, guard battalion, and machine gun battalion remaining in Wangwu Town suffered casualties.

But Chen Ziyun had expected this a long time ago, so all ministries were prepared for air defense.

Although they suffered some casualties, the main force was not affected at all.

Faced with attacks from all sides by the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops, Chen Ziyun decisively issued the artillery bombing order.

The Li Yangshan Artillery Regiment immediately launched an artillery bombardment, and the three artillery battalions launched bombardments in different directions.

24 75MM mountain cannons shelled in all directions, and eight 105MM mountain cannons paid close attention to the battlefield situation.

Wherever the advance is fastest, these eight 105MM mountain cannons will immediately bombard the place.

Not long after, the machine gun battalion began to fire.

Light and heavy machine guns fired one after another, and dense bullets hit the Japanese and puppet cavalry.

The 13MM heavy machine gun is very powerful, and it fires as these heavy machine guns fire.

Many Japanese and puppet cavalry and war horses were directly beaten into meat sieves.

Broken arms and limbs were everywhere, minced meat could be seen everywhere on the ground, and the smell of blood spread along the air. "Kill me!"

The 25th Japanese Cavalry Regiment quickly launched a surprise attack from the south, with more than a thousand cavalry advancing rapidly.

The heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and light machine guns assigned to the wing began to be deployed at different locations to provide direct fire cover.

The little Japanese cavalry advanced quickly with sabers waving. At this time, after the aviation bombing, the stone walls around Wangwu Town had already been destroyed.

A large number of cavalry began to approach, trying to quickly rush into the town to fight.

Colonel Kimura personally commanded the 25th Cavalry Regiment in combat. With a serious expression on his face, he urged the Japanese army to advance quickly.

This group of little devils advanced very quickly, but they were quickly hit by artillery.

Six Bofors Mountain guns opened fire one after another, firing at their exposed light and heavy machine gun grenades.

As the Japanese cavalry advanced rapidly, the third battalion deployed four 105MM mountain guns to assist in the shelling.

Grenades were fired at the Japanese cavalry one after another. As the shells exploded, shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.

Many cavalry and horses fell to the ground one after another, and painful wails were heard one after another.

The machine gun battalion also assembled three 13MM heavy machine guns and six Type [-] light machine guns to start shooting.

At the same time, the guard battalion's machine gun company also quickly arrived to assist in the battle, and two infantry guns fired shrapnel one after another.

Six heavy machine guns were quickly set up and fired dense bullets.

7.7MM bullets were fired one after another, and the Japanese cavalry was beaten into a panic.

In particular, the guard battalion dispatched two platoons to defend. The two guard platoons assembled six Czech light machine guns to cooperate with the shooting.

Four 60MM mortars opened fire one after another, while each commando replaced the Jin-made submachine gun.

As the Japanese cavalry advanced into the firing range, one after another Jin-made submachine guns began to fire.

The firepower network with no blind spots hit the Japanese cavalry troops, and the little devils of the 25th Cavalry Regiment suffered heavy casualties.

Their number of casualties gradually exceeded 300. Colonel Kimura saw this scene with a solemn expression on his face.

In particular, a large number of their weapons were destroyed, and the 25th Cavalry Regiment almost lost its combat effectiveness.

"Baga Yalu, this...this is their main force."

"They have at least one artillery regiment here, and their main force is actually here."

"Withdraw quickly and the 25th Cavalry Regiment ceases operations."

Colonel Kimura's face was solemn and he couldn't help roaring.

Hundreds of Japanese cavalry quickly withdrew, and the corpses of Japanese cavalry and horses were everywhere on the ground.

Some of the two puppet cavalry regiments attacking in the west broke into the town.

But they soon came under intense fire and were shot dead one after another.

The artillerymen quickly concentrated their fire and fired to intercept and bombard the following cavalry units.

The fierce fighting continues here in Wangwu Town. At this time, the casualties and losses of the Japanese and puppet troops are increasing!

Time passed bit by bit, and the sky turned dark unconsciously.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops stopped their offensive operations.

Colonel Kimura and Colonel Nakagawa gathered together, with solemn expressions on their faces.

Their two cavalry detachments had more than 8000 cavalry troops, but after a fierce battle at this time, the two detachments suffered varying degrees of casualties.

The Kimura detachment suffered more than 800 casualties and about 500 wounded.

The Nakagawa detachment suffered more than 500 casualties and about 200 wounded.

The two armies suffered about 2000 casualties. Such heavy losses were already equivalent to a quarter of their strength.

"They have an artillery regiment with more than [-] mm caliber artillery, and their elite troops number at least several hundred people."

"These infantrymen have a lot of submachine guns, shell guns, semi-automatic rifles, and they have plenty of ammunition."

"What's even more frightening is that their marksmanship is so accurate that within 300 meters, they are almost fatal."

"We...we can't possibly take over Wangwu Town!"

"Currently, the Imperial Army has suffered more than 700 casualties, and nearly a cavalry regiment of the Imperial Association Army has been killed and injured."

"Such a heavy loss has dealt us a fatal blow. We should quickly give up attacking Wangwu Town and withdraw to Jiyuan City immediately."

Colonel Nakagawa had a serious expression on his face, and he suggested directly.

Colonel Kimura frowned and looked at the map in silence.

At this time, his detachment suffered the greatest loss, with more than 1000 people. If he went back like this, he would definitely bear the responsibility.

He wants to stay here and fight to gain some results.

And he believed that the high-intensity combat would definitely consume a lot of ammunition for the Wangwu garrison.

If their troops carried out a night attack at night, they might be able to achieve results.

"If we go back like this, we won't be able to explain to the brigade commander at all."

"What's more, if we go back now, we will give them a chance to recuperate."

"If such an elite force cannot be annihilated, it will cause us greater casualties in the future."

"They are also expendable. If we launch a night attack, we may be able to annihilate part of their forces."

"So I think now, we should continue to fight here and find a way to capture Wangwu Town!"

Colonel Kimura had a serious expression on his face and spoke directly.

Colonel Nakagawa frowned and wanted to continue to defend.

But at this time, staff officers came to the wing headquarters.

"Your Excellency, detachment leader, it's not good, the enemy army... the enemy army..."

"Baga Yalu, what happened to the enemy? They won't take the initiative to fight back."

Colonel Kimura looked at the staff officer angrily and roared angrily.

The staff members looked anxious, but they were unable to make detailed reports.

"Your Excellency, detachment leader, you'd better go outside and check it out yourself." The staff officer lowered his head and said.

The two colonel detachment captains looked puzzled and led the staff directly outside.

At this time, here in Wangwu Town, a huge white cloth was hung.

There was a bonfire burning under the white cloth, which could be seen from a distance.

For those who didn’t know better, they thought the Wangwu garrison was going to surrender.

But on the white cloth, a huge turtle was drawn in ink.

But here in the turtle shell, there are two lines of characters.

One line of characters is the text of the little devil, and one line of characters is Chinese characters.

After the two colonel detachment leaders came out, they observed carefully.

Several officers of the puppet army also came over immediately and looked over here. (End of chapter)