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

Okamura Neiji did not plan to send the 21st Division back to continue fighting. He was worried that the 21st Division might suffer heavy casualties if it fought alone.

After all, the three divisions had previously fought in Zhongtiao Mountain without achieving any results.

The 21st Division has been fighting one after another. It is obviously dangerous to arrange for them to fight alone at this time.

Tanabe Moritake and others were very surprised by Okamura Neji's decision.

After all, if the 21st Division is not left to fight, the Fourth Cavalry Brigade and other units in the northern Henan region may suffer a devastating blow.

There is currently only one unit of the 35th Division in the northern Henan region. They are also responsible for defense and garrison in various places, and there is no way to mobilize troops for reinforcements.

Even if they reluctantly mobilize hundreds of troops to rush to the rescue, there will be no progress at all. Instead, these hundreds of people will pay the price of death.

Just when Tanabe Moritake and others were full of doubts, Okamura Neji issued a combat order.

Kojima Nobuki's special garrison quickly passed through Jincheng and moved south to join the [-]th Cavalry Brigade in breakout operations.

Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team went south through Jiangcheng and launched a combat attack on the independent detachment of the 201st Division in Nakatiao Mountain.

Okamura Neiji did not arrange for the 21st Division and other troops to support the operation, but he dispatched the Yamamoto Special Agent Team and the Special Guard Team.

Obviously, in this battle, Okamura Neiji hopes that these two troops can play their due role.

At the same time, Okamura Neiji contacted the aviation unit and asked them to mobilize with all their strength to support the Fourth Cavalry Brigade in combat.

These little Japanese aviation forces should focus on bombing Huaiqing City and other areas.

The Fourth Cavalry Brigade and other units were stationed in Hanoi County to wait for reinforcements from various ministries to arrive.

After the North China Front Army Headquarters issued the order, Sakuma Shigemori began to command the troops to stay in place and defend.

The Japanese and puppet cavalry troops began to gather in Hanoi County. They dismounted and built positions to defend themselves.

After Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong discovered the little devil's actions, they met immediately to discuss.

The troops currently assembled in the northern Henan region include the Mountain Artillery Regiment, the Guard Regiment, and the New Regiment.

The new regiment is a super reinforced regiment with a total strength of more than 5000 people.

The guard regiment is a multi-arms unit with strong combat effectiveness.

The mountain artillery regiment has a total of 32 mountain cannons, including a 105MM mountain cannon.

These three regiments are very strong, and the battle has continued until now, and their losses have been very small.

Apart from losses caused by aviation bombing, they suffered no major casualties.

After Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong discussed it, they decided to use the night to focus on shelling the little Japanese.

In the following time, the Mountain Artillery Regiment and the New Regiment Artillery Battalion continued to carry out combat operations.

They approached Hanoi County at night and launched shelling one after another.

A large number of artillery shells were continuously fired, and the intensive shelling caused heavy casualties to the Japanese and puppet cavalry units.

Until midnight on July [-]th, the Japanese and puppet troops in Hanoi County were beaten to a desperate state.

Even the Major General Shigemori Sakuma of the Fourth Japanese Cavalry Brigade was wounded.

The morale of these Japanese and puppet troops was very low, especially as a large number of seriously injured people died without timely treatment, and they began to become desperate.

But at this time, Nobuhiro Kojima commanded the special garrison and had already arrived on the battlefield.

At this time, the total strength of the Kojima Shinko Special Guards Force exceeded 3000.

They have two infantry brigades and one artillery brigades.

This artillery brigade has eight [-]-type mountain cannons and six custom-made field cannons.

The Fengzao field gun is lighter than the Type [-] field gun and is more suitable for mobile operations. The First Army Headquarters is specially supplemented by the special garrison.

The special garrison team moved south from Jincheng, and they gradually reached the area east of Shennong Mountain.

By one o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, the special garrison captured Mantou Mountain to the east of Shennong Mountain and north of Huaiqing City.

Kojima Nobuhiro quickly seized Mantou Mountain with his troops and immediately stationed his troops here.

Only a small number of troops are currently deployed in the Mantou Mountain area. They did not expect that Japanese troops would appear here at all.

Faced with the attack of more than 3000 troops from the special garrison, they would naturally not be their opponents.

At this time, Li Yunlong and Chen Ziyun were still commanding troops to shell the Japanese and puppet cavalry in Hanoi County. They did not know the situation at Mantou Mountain at all.

As the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops arrived in Hanoi County, Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong quickly adjusted their deployment.

The cavalry battalion of the Guard Regiment, accompanied by the combat artillery battalion, is deployed in Jiyuan City, west of Hanoi County.

The special agent battalion and the machine gun battalion are deployed in the Shennong Mountain area.

The artillery battalion of the New Regiment attached to the Mountain Artillery Regiment continued to bombard Hanoi County. The artillery position had the cavalry battalion of the New Regiment, and the first battalion was responsible for security.

The Second and Third Battalions of the New Regiment were stationed in Huaiqing City, and the 11th and [-]th Battalions were in the north and south areas of Huaiqing City.

The Tenth Battalion was responsible for the defense of the area north of Huaiqing City. The commander of the Tenth Battalion was very surprised after receiving the report.

"What's going on? Mantou Mountain was captured by the Japs. How did you defend it?"

"Organize troops immediately and launch a counterattack against Mantou Mountain. We must seize Mantou Mountain in the shortest possible time."

"At the same time, report to the deputy commander and ask them to dispatch troops to the position north of Huaiqing City."

"Mantou Mountain was lost from our hands, so we must take it back from our hands."

The commander of the 01th Battalion had a serious expression on his face. At 30:[-], hundreds of troops from the [-]th Battalion began to counterattack towards Mantou Mountain.

However, the special garrison team had already made preparations. After Captain Nobuhiro Kojima received the report, he immediately deployed.

"The First Battalion and the Artillery Battalion are going all out to defend Mantou Mountain!"

"The second brigade is ready to attack. We will achieve huge results in this battle."

Kojima Nobuki had a serious expression on his face and immediately issued the order.

Around two o'clock, the troops from both sides launched a fierce battle on Mantou Mountain.

The artillery brigade assembled fourteen artillery pieces to conduct shelling one after another. The first brigade launched defense on the spot and launched intensive firepower.

The second brigade quickly launched a flank attack at around [-]:[-].

The Tenth Battalion troops conducted repeated offensive operations, but faced the attacks of the three Japanese brigades, they made almost no progress.

Moreover, under the attack of various Japanese heavy weapons, the casualties of the Tenth Battalion continued to increase.

At 200:[-], the [-]th Battalion was forced to withdraw. At this time, they suffered more than [-] casualties.

Among them, there were about 100 dead officers and soldiers alone.

Even the commander of the [-]th Battalion was hit by a bullet during the battle and was injured on the spot.

The [-]th Battalion of the New Regiment was repulsed, and they suffered heavy casualties. The special garrison immediately launched an attack.

Two infantry brigades attacked one after another and launched a direct combat attack on the [-]th Battalion.

For a time, the troops from both sides launched a fierce battle in the area north of Huaiqing City.

Up to now, the overall weapons and equipment of the new regiment are not bad. Each battalion has three infantry companies and one machine gun company.

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

But the Japanese special garrison has stronger weapons and equipment.

"Deputy commander, it's bad, the troops of the [-]th Battalion were repulsed at Mantou Mountain."

"They were attacked by the main force of the Japanese army, and now the Japanese army is still pursuing them."

"The Tenth Battalion suffered more than 200 casualties, and many weapons were destroyed." In Huaiqing City, a cadre quickly came to the deputy commander Xing Zhiguo to report.

After hearing the report, Xing Zhiguo showed a surprised expression on his face.

He knew that the overall weapons and equipment of the [-]th Battalion were not weak, and they continued to fight, so they had a certain combat effectiveness.

At first, when Mantou Mountain was captured, Xing Zhiguo thought it was just a small force attack.

Xing Zhiguo believed that the Tenth Battalion would definitely be able to capture Mantou Mountain if it deployed with all its strength.

But the current situation shocked him.

"Contact the 11nd Battalion to coordinate the withdrawal of the [-]th Battalion, and at the same time order the [-]rd Battalion and [-]th Battalion to prepare for battle."

"The main force of the Japanese army appears on the north side, and they are likely to gather troops to carry out combat strikes."

"At the same time, quickly report to the detachment leader and explain the situation here."

Xing Zhiguo had a serious expression on his face and hurriedly issued the order.

The second battalion troops in Huaiqing City quickly dispatched and began to assist the tenth battalion troops to return.

It was at this time that Mount Nakajo came to Mount Li.

Currently, the 210th Division is responsible for the defense from Hengling Pass to Yuanqu City, as well as the west.

The defense of Lishan and Xichengshan is still left to the independent detachment, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

Lishan is relatively close to the front line, so Ding Weixin's Second Regiment was stationed here.

At the same time, the Tang Chun Mingshan Artillery Regiment was also deployed here in Lishan.

As the 21st Division and other troops withdrew one after another, the Lishan New Second Regiment and other troops were mainly resting and recuperating.

Of course, the Eighth Route Army was very vigilant, and they did not neglect it at all.

However, the special agent team that came here at this time was assisted by traitor agents.

At around two o'clock, they had already eliminated the outposts and outposts outside.

"Your Majesty Captain, Lishan is ahead, and the enemy troops on the periphery have been dealt with by us."

"Should we launch a direct attack on Lishan and capture Lishan quickly?"

"Judging from the current situation, it is still very easy for us to win Lishan."

The two lieutenants came to Yamamoto Kazuki and said with confident expressions on their faces.

After the special agent team has developed, they now have strong strength.

The former commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, paid great attention to it and continued to strengthen and supplement it.

At this time, Yamamoto's special agent team had grown to more than 2000 people, and they had two special agent brigades.

Each special agent brigade has six squadrons, and each brigade has about 1000 troops.

The overall strength of the current Yamamoto special agent team can be said to be very strong, and Yamamoto Kazuki is also very proud of it.

The new commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji, valued them very much.

In Yamamoto Kazuki's view, as long as his troops show a certain strength, they will definitely be rewarded by Okamura Neji.

"The Suzuki Group attacks from the east side, and the Ueno Group attacks from the north side."

"The new second regiment of the independent detachment and the artillery regiment are all stationed here in Lishan. We are going to inflict heavy losses on them."

"Don't aim at capturing Mount Li, and aim at killing enemy troops as your main combat goal."

"Contact the various ministries and let them launch operations. We must completely defeat the Lishan garrison."

Kazuki Yamamoto raised his telescope and looked at Li Shan, with an indifferent expression on his face.

"Hi, Captain." The two lieutenants agreed immediately.

At three o'clock, the Suzuki Brigade took the lead in attacking from the east side.

They directly attacked the troops of the Fourth Battalion of the New Second Regiment, and the two sides fought fiercely.

But the overall strength of the little devils is very strong, and the Suzuki brigade has three assault squadrons.

The assault squadrons took turns covering the advance, and the assault squads launched fire strikes one after another.

The German submachine guns, Czech semi-automatic rifles, sniper rifles and other weapons equipped by the little devils started shooting one after another.

After continuous operations, the Yamamoto Special Agent Team made repeated improvements and added a large number of advanced weapons and equipment.

They specially added German-made submachine guns and Czech-style semi-automatic rifles.

Intensive firepower was launched, and a large number of snipers fired one after another.

At the same time, grenade detachments continued to fire grenades.

A large number of grenades were fired towards the fourth battalion position, and the little Japanese troops advanced rapidly.

At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel Suzuki personally commanded the machine gun squadron, mortar squadron, and rapid-fire artillery squadron to provide cover.

All kinds of firepower was launched, and dense bullets, grenades, and armor-piercing projectiles were fired one after another.

The Lishan Fourth Battalion's position came under heavy fire, and the troops from both sides fell into a fierce battle.

However, the little Japanese Suzuki Brigade clearly had the advantage. They continued to advance, and the casualties of the fourth battalion continued to increase.

"Captain, something is wrong. These little devils are not ordinary Japanese troops."

"Their weapons and equipment are completely different. They have a large number of submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles."

"Even if it is a Japanese-style weapon, it is not a 6.5MM bullet, but a 7.7MM bullet."

"Captain, the number of killed in the fourth battalion has exceeded 100, and the casualties and losses are getting bigger and bigger."

Soon some cadres came to the group leader Ding Wei and said anxiously.

Ding Wei raised his telescope to check and frowned tightly.

He didn't waste any time, quickly picked up the phone and communicated directly with Tang Chunming.

At around three o'clock, the artillery regiment launched an artillery bombardment, and grenades were fired at the Suzuki Brigade.

But after hearing the sound of the cannon, the little Japanese had already taken cover, and their attack queue was very dispersed.

This shelling did not cause too many casualties to the little devils.

At 03:30, the Ueno detachment began to attack from the north.

The Yamamoto special forces launched an attack with all their strength, and the troops of the New Second Regiment were under greater pressure.

All the troops from both sides exchanged fire. The Yamamoto special agent team was very strong as a whole, and they had a high hit rate.

"The Yamamoto Agent Team, this is the Yamamoto Agent Team for the little devils."

"They haven't appeared on the battlefield for a long time. I didn't expect to meet them here."

"The artillery regiment no longer needs shelling. We don't have the capital to launch a coverage strike."

"At night, a small number of artillery shells will hardly pose a threat to them."

"Contact Lao Li and ask him to communicate directly with the 201st Division to see if they can rush to help."

Ding Wei had a solemn expression on his face and immediately ordered.

Starting at two o'clock in the morning on July [-], the Little Japanese Special Guards and the Yamamoto Special Agents launched attacks one after another.

Their attack can be said to have achieved great results! (End of chapter)