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

Colonel Kimura and Colonel Nakagawa knew their situation very well. They lost the battle and suffered heavy casualties.

The cavalry unit of more than 8000 people has suffered 2000 casualties, including two Japanese cavalry regiments that suffered heavy casualties.

If they go back like this, they will definitely not be able to explain to the brigade commander Sakuma Shigemori.

So they wanted to take the opportunity to seize the empty city of Wangwu Town, which was somewhat of a military achievement.

They began to dispatch troops for reconnaissance, and by nine o'clock in the morning, the puppet troops took the lead.

About two thousand puppet cavalry quickly advanced towards Wangwu Town, but they were soon attacked here.

Chen Ziyun commanded the mountain artillery regiment, and the guard regiment attacked decisively, attacking directly from the north.

The puppet cavalry troops were caught off guard, suffered certain losses, and were forced to quickly withdraw towards Jiyuan City.

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops but did not let go of the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops. He launched successive attacks.

It lasted until about eleven o'clock in the evening, when they stopped fighting.

At this time, the Kimura detachment and the Nakagawa detachment had already suffered heavy casualties, and the two captains of the Colonel's detachment had solemn faces.

They haven't reported to the brigade headquarters yet, but the brigade headquarters has already received the news.

Sakuma Shigemori has come to Jiyuan City in person, and he has inspected the situation of the two detachments in detail.

After continuous fighting, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy losses as a whole.

The third cavalry brigade assigned to them had only four cavalry field guns left.

In an armored vehicle squadron, only five armored vehicles were beaten.

The two cavalry regiments have only 500 combat troops, and the four puppet cavalry regiments have only more than [-] troops left.

This means that the number of their cavalry who were killed and seriously injured was more than 4000.

Such a large amount of losses made Sakuma Shigemori angry.

"Baga Yalu, how on earth did you conduct the command, and how could there be such heavy losses."

"I am not repeatedly emphasizing that if we encounter strong resistance, we must quickly withdraw and stop fighting."

"Why do you have so many casualties? The main force of the 201st Division and the Independent Detachment has always been in Zhongtiao Mountain."

"Except for a small number of elite troops, there are not many enemy troops here at all."

Sakuma Shigemori looked at the two commanders angrily and yelled.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Jinsui Army has deployed a mountain artillery regiment and more than 2000 troops in Wangwu Town."

"These more than 2000 troops are elite troops and are equipped with gas masks. We did not expect them to be so powerful."

"Several attacks have made no progress, even using special bombs to attack has made no gains."

"They... they are very powerful in fighting, we are no match at all."

"We have barely defended Jiyuan City until now after the fierce fighting. We are preparing to report to you..."

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, we...we should withdraw quickly, otherwise we may be in danger."

Colonel Kimura and Colonel Nakagawa looked at Sakuma Shigemori in front of them, lowered their heads and reported softly.

When Sakuma Shigemori heard these words, his face was livid with anger.

Without saying a word, he came to the two captains of the Colonel Corps and fired his bow left and right with both hands.

After slapping them hard, Sakuma Shigemori gradually calmed down his anger.

He looked at the two captains with a cold face. After a moment of silence, he asked the two colonels to command the troops to take action quickly.

Four cavalry regiments of the Imperial Association Army, with more than 3000 cavalry, stayed here in Jiyuan City.

Five hundred Japanese cavalry troops escorted the wounded to Hanoi County.

In addition, after careful consideration, Sakuma Shigemori contacted the front army headquarters.

This time, Sakuma Shigemori did not dare to hide anything, and he began to report truthfully.

He asked Jincheng to send troops quickly south to the northern Henan area to assist his brigade in combat.

In Sakuma Shigemori's view, the 201st Division had just experienced a large-scale battle and consumed a lot of ammunition.

Therefore, he analyzed that the Shanxi-Sui Army and other troops in the northern Henan region should not have much ammunition at the moment.

As long as the North China Front Army Headquarters can send troops over, they will have a chance to turn the tide of the war.

A message from the Fourth Cavalry Brigade was sent directly to the North China Front Headquarters.

But Sakuma Shigemori didn't know that the 27th Division fighting in Nakajo Mountain at this time also began to withdraw.

Currently, only the 21st Division troops remain in the area west of Hengling Pass in Zhongtiao Mountain.

And the 21st Division is also ready to evacuate.

It was almost impossible for the Fourth Cavalry Brigade to get support.

The 33rd Division has begun to return to the Jinzhong area for rest and replenishment, and the 27th Division has also begun to gather at the Tongpu Railway.

The 27th Division will soon leave by train and return directly to Ji Province.

After these troops completely leave the southern Shanxi area, the 21st Division troops will also withdraw directly and give up fighting in Zhongtiao Mountain.

The 36th Division, the 37th Division, and the 41st Division, which are attached to the two divisions of the Imperial Association Army, will assume the defense and defense tasks in the southern Shanxi region.

Of course, Kojima Nobuki's special defense team and Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team are now in Shannan.

However, these two forces will not undertake combat missions for the time being.

After all troops have withdrawn, they will launch combat operations and gradually consume the 201st Division and the independent detachment.

At twelve o'clock at midnight, here is the North China Front Army Headquarters.

After Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe received the report, he had a surprised expression on his face.

He originally thought that the Fourth Cavalry Brigade was on guard in the area east of Huaiqing City, but he did not expect that they would launch an attack to the west.

"Your Excellency, Commander, what's bad, the Fourth Cavalry Brigade and the Royal Association Cavalry were attacked in the area west of Huaiqing City."

"At present, they have suffered heavy casualties, and they may be besieged west of Huaiqing City."

"Sakuma Shigemori requested tactical guidance and hoped that we could deploy troops from the Jincheng area of ​​Jin Province to carry out supporting operations."

Tanabe Moritake read the telegram. He did not dare to delay at all and quickly found the commander Okamura Neiji.

After taking a rest, Okamura Neiji is still in the office, thinking about how to maintain security in the occupied area.

After hearing Tanabe Moritake's report, Okamura Neji couldn't help but frown, and hurriedly took the telegram and checked it.

Then he quickly came to the map and looked at the location of the northern Henan region with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After a moment of silence, Okamura Neji quickly called for the captain of the second class.

"Your Majesty Commander, we have received accurate information."

"Currently, in addition to Li Yunlong's new regiment, there is also an artillery regiment and guard regiment commanded by Chen Ziyun who are currently gathering for combat in the northern Henan region."

"Their guard regiment has sophisticated weapons and equipment and is the most elite unit of the 201st Division."

"The overall strength of these three regiments is very strong. What the Fourth Cavalry Brigade encountered in Wangwu Town was the Shanxi-Sui Army Guard Regiment and Artillery Regiment."

"As for Li Yunlong's new regiment, they are currently here in Huaiqing City. They are gradually blocking the retreat road of the [-]th Cavalry Brigade." After receiving the relevant orders, the Section Chief of the Second Section quickly conducted an investigation, and then went to Okamura Ning Reported in front of him.

After Okamura Neiji heard the report, he looked at the map with a solemn expression on his face.

After a moment of silence, Okamura Neji began to issue combat orders.

He asked the Fourth Cavalry Brigade to gather troops and quickly try to withdraw to the area east of Huaiqing City.

But Okamura Neji didn't know that Chen Ziyun had already adjusted his deployment.

The cavalry battalion was quickly equipped with twelve Bofors Mountain Cannons and rushed towards Huaiqing City for reinforcements.

Chen Ziyun has already contacted Li Yunlong, hoping that Li Yunlong would quickly block the north and south areas of Huaiqing City, thereby completely blocking the retreat of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.

After Li Yunlong received the message from Chen Ziyun, he quickly began to make deployments.

At three o'clock in the morning, Li Yunlong commanded the troops to launch the operation.

The new regiment artillery battalion in Huaiqing City conducted cover operations, and the first and second battalions began to attack quickly.

The two battalions advanced towards both sides and launched direct combat strikes.

At the same time, the 11th Battalion and the [-]th Battalion, which had been hiding in the mountains to the north and were on standby, also began to take action under the command of deputy commander Xing Zhiguo.

Four infantry battalions took the initiative to attack, and one artillery battalion fully cooperated.

Six infantry guns, six mortars, and eight mountain guns continued the bombardment.

An hour later, the puppet cavalry units deployed on both sides of Huaiqing City were defeated.

Li Yunlong began to quickly adjust his deployment, and the battalions under the new regiment were stationed in different areas to carry out defense.

Xing Zhiguo commanded the 11th and [-]th Battalions to defend Huaiqing City, while the [-]nd and [-]rd Battalions were deployed to defend the north and south sides of Huaiqing City.

The artillery battalion constructed artillery positions and was ready to support the four infantry battalions in combat.

The first battalion was deployed in the northern highlands and directly served as the general reserve force.

The cavalry battalion and a mountain artillery battalion dispatched by Chen Ziyun also quickly advanced here.

At this time, at the brigade headquarters of the [-]th Cavalry Brigade of Hanoi County, Major General Sakuma Shigemori, commander of the brigade, has returned.

Moreover, he has also received orders from the front army headquarters to prepare to assemble troops and move towards the east.

But just as a large number of Japanese and puppet troops were gathering to prepare for transfer, the puppet troops began to report.

"What, the troops on the north and south sides of Huaiqing City have been defeated, and now the Eighth Route Army has completely blocked our way back to the east."

"Baga Yalu, how on earth did you conduct the battle? You abandoned such an important position without authorization!"

"Immediately organize troops to launch a counterattack, quickly break through the positions south of Huaiqing City, and open a breakthrough gap."

"If we can't open the gap, there's no need for you losers to come back."

Sakuma Shigemori was so angry that he couldn't help but roar loudly.

Because he knew that he had stolen the chicken but lost the rice this time. Instead of getting any results, he had to pay heavy losses.

Those who had suffered losses before were all puppet troops, so the most he could do was to be revoked from his position as brigade commander.

However, now that the Japanese troops have suffered such losses, Sakuma Shigemori knows that he is likely to be included in the reserves.

His face was full of anger, and now he vented his anger on the puppet soldiers.

The 700rd Puppet Cavalry Regiment and the [-]th Puppet Cavalry Regiment assembled more than [-] cavalry troops and began to advance south of Huaiqing City.

But at this time, the Third Battalion of the New Regiment had already arrived at the southern position. Facing a large number of puppet troops, the Third Battalion did not panic.

After the puppet army invited troops to approach, the machine gun company directly under the battalion headquarters took the lead in launching an attack.

Six heavy machine guns launched intensive fire strikes, and the Type [-] heavy machine gun and Maxim heavy machine gun continued to fire.

A large number of bullets were fired at the puppet cavalry one after another like raindrops from a heavy rain.

At the same time, the four flat-firing cannons were constantly aiming at the right opportunity to attack the puppet heavy weapons.

The new regiment went to fight in the northern Henan region and made a fortune.

The 20th Division, the 21st Division, and the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army were successively annihilated, and Li Yunlong captured a large amount of weapons and equipment.

At the same time, he began to reorganize the captured puppet troops and recruited some soldiers.

Not only did the new regiment expand into seven battalions, but the weapons and equipment of each battalion were greatly improved.

Each machine gun battery has six heavy machine guns and four flat-firing cannons.

The third battalion's machine gun company launched a fire attack, resulting in many puppet cavalry being shot dead on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the mortar platoons directly under each company also launched an artillery bombardment, with 60MM mortars firing grenades quickly.

Each infantry company of the new regiment has three 60MM mortars.

With intensive firepower, the puppet cavalry troops had no way to get close to the position.

When the fighting lasted until after five o'clock, the puppet troops suffered more than 300 casualties.

The two puppet army commanders saw that the troops had almost no morale, and they temporarily stopped the attack.

Of course, they did not dare to go back to report, so they could only lead their troops to confront the third battalion.

At this time, Sakuma Shigemori gradually calmed down. He knew that it would be difficult to capture the position just by relying on puppet troops.

He began to gather the main officers of the Japanese and puppet troops together to discuss combat operations.

So far, the puppet troops have suffered heavy losses.

There are two cavalry divisions and six cavalry regiments with 9000 troops. Currently, there are only more than 5000 troops left.

Of course, the little Japanese's fourth cavalry brigade also suffered heavy casualties.

The two cavalry regiments have only 500 combat troops.

However, they have a cavalry artillery regiment and a certain number of artillery pieces.

Moreover, although six armored vehicles of the armored forces were destroyed, they still had more than [-] tanks and armored vehicles.

The strength of this artillery and armored force should not be underestimated.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, our east side is completely filled with Tubal troops."

"But they are a very large force. Their regiment has more than 5000 troops."

"They are completely defensive in the Huaiqing City area and completely cut off our retreat path."

"This unit is Li Yunlong's most elite new regiment."

The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade began to report.

Sakuma Shigemori had a solemn expression on his face. He did not expect that he would be blocked if he tried to withdraw now.

"Bagaya Road, what do these Tuba Road want to do? Do they want to encircle and annihilate us?"

"It's just nonsense, we're going to give them a fatal blow."

"We must quickly capture the position south of Huaiqing City in the shortest possible time."

Sakuma Shigemori came to the map and said with a gloomy expression. (End of chapter)