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

Chen Ziyun looked at the map for a long time, but still did not make a statement.

He naturally knew what Ouyang He wanted to do, but based on the current situation of the 201st Division, if he continued to fight, it would inevitably affect the combat effectiveness of the subsequent units.

If the troops continue to fight at high intensity, they will not be able to return to their peak combat level in a short period of time.

Zhongtiao Mountain looks calm on the surface, but in fact there are turbulent waves here.

If nothing else, the 110th Division troops in the northern Henan region are a huge threat.

As long as they launch an attack, it will be difficult for a small number of troops to deal with their combat strikes.

Now most of the troops of the 201st Division have just been replenished, and the troops have not yet been fully integrated.

Regarding this battle, Chen Ziyun was inevitably a little conflicted.

"Commander Chen, the division has sent a message asking you to report to the Zhongtiao Mountain Division Headquarters."

Soon, a communications soldier came to the room, saluted Chen Ziyun and reported.

Chen Ziyun took the message, read it, and nodded directly.

"Commander Chen, it seems you still don't support this battle."

"If that's the case, then I will follow you back to the division headquarters."

"If you don't want to, I don't think even Mr. Chu can force you."

"But I still hope that you can personally command this battle, because only if you do it will you have a greater chance of winning."

"And with your commander Chen's command ability, if you want to achieve victory with the lowest casualties, you can definitely do it easily."

Ouyang He stood up, looked at Chen Ziyun and said.

Chen Ziyun didn't say anything more, but started to leave for the Zhongtiao Mountain Division Headquarters.

It was at this time, at 10:30 pm, that the North China Front Army Headquarters in Hebei Province began to issue combat orders.

Okamura Ningji mobilized the main force of the 26th Division of the Mongolian Army, and the front army was directly under the main force of the 21st Division.

The attached independent mixed [-]st and [-]th brigades, as well as some directly-administered artillery, engineering and other units are ready for battle.

In addition to four infantry regiments and four artillery brigades, the two divisions have a total strength of about 2.

The strengthened independent mixed No. 2 and [-]th Brigades are equipped with directly-administered artillery and engineering units, and they also piece together a force of [-] people.

Forty thousand Japanese troops secretly completed their assembly, and the North China Front Army Headquarters began to issue combat orders.

These troops began to distribute combat supplies, and they would launch combat operations at four o'clock in the morning on August 21.

The main force of the 26th Division launched a front-line defensive blockade in the northern Shanxi area to limit the movement space of the troops behind enemy lines.

The main force of the 27th Division, the independent mixed No. [-], [-]th Brigade and other units will be the first to launch a dragnet sweep in northern Hebei Province.

Then they carried out a drag-net push towards Jin Province in the west, thus directly establishing contact with the 26th Division.

After these troops establish contact, they will continue to carry out grate and comb sweeps in the northern Shanxi area.

After the end, the troops continued to advance from northern Shanxi to Hebei Province.

They will repeatedly carry out drag-net raids, focusing on encirclement and annihilation operations against the Japanese-occupied forces behind enemy lines in northern Shanxi and northern Hebei.

In addition to these 4 troops, the Japanese North China Front also specially arranged a reconnaissance aircraft team to cooperate from the air.

Of course, the 36 reconnaissance aircraft under this reconnaissance aircraft team will also carry small aerial bombs and can carry out bombing at any time.

Okamura Neiji has been carefully preparing for this battle for a period of time, and he continues to improve it.

It can be said that the Japanese army was fully prepared for this large-scale mopping up operation.

And both in terms of scale and intensity, it is unprecedented.

You must know that in the past, when the little devils carried out mopping up operations, in most cases, they would only dispatch 2 or [-] troops at most.

And among the 2 troops, there are still many puppet troops to make up the number.

But this time, the little devils deployed the 21st Division and the 26th Division as the two main field divisions to take on the main force of the mopping up.

Two independent mixed brigades, which had received a series of reinforcements, joined the battle.

Such scale and intensity have never happened before.

The most important point is that unlike in the past, the North China Front Army Headquarters personally directed the operations this time.

In fact, it was Okamura Neiji who personally commanded these troops in combat.

Okamura Neji's commanding ability is not weak, and he has shown his skills in the previous battles.

In the Battle of Hankou, Hubei Province, the only defeat of the 11th Army was that the 106th Division of Wanjialing was severely damaged.

But this was also because Okamura Neiji overestimated the combat effectiveness of these ad hoc divisions. He found loopholes in the defense and arranged for the 106th Division to make detours.

If the 106th Division had enough combat effectiveness, the little devil would definitely achieve amazing results.

In the subsequent battle in Gan Province, Okamura Ningji faced heavy defenses from more than [-] divisions in the Ninth Theater.

He did the opposite and specially assigned the 101st Division, which had performed poorly in the Battle of Hankou, to the 106th Division as the main attack.

In this battle, Okamura Neiji used two ad hoc divisions of the 11th Army that were not the strongest in combat effectiveness as the main attack.

But he concentrated all the artillery and armor of the 11th Army.

In the end, within a short period of time, the little Japanese broke through the heavily defended positions in the ninth theater and directly captured the capital of Gan Province.

Okamura Neiji was serving as the headquarters of the North China Front at this time, and this large-scale raid was something he attached great importance to.

The previous battle at Nakajoyama was entirely an unauthorized attack by the 33rd Division, and Okamura Neiji was actually completely unaware of it.

Therefore, in the Zhongtiao Mountain battle, the Japs did not gain any advantage and suffered certain casualties.

Subsequently, the Fourth Cavalry Brigade fought without permission in the northern Henan region and suffered heavy casualties.

Of course, Major General Shigemori Sakuma, commander of the 33th Cavalry Brigade, did not have the good luck of Shozo Sakurai, commander of the [-]rd Division Lieutenant General.

Sakuma Shigemori was forced to commit suicide. This was Okamura Neji's attempt to scare the monkeys and prevent the North China Front from continuing to defeat its superiors.

"Establish direct contact with various ministries and require them to report on combat situations at any time."

"The first lesson is to keep abreast of the operations of each department at any time, the second lesson is to control battlefield intelligence at any time, and the third lesson is to ensure that all the ministries participating in the war have adequate supplies."

"The authority to mobilize aviation forces will be delegated to the infantry regiment and brigade levels."

"As long as the frontline needs it, the aviation force will be dispatched at any time to support operations."

"In addition, operations must be kept strictly confidential. The Shanxi Provincial Security Team and the Hebei Provincial Security Army must not let them get any information."

Okamura Neiji sat at the North China Front Army Headquarters and personally issued combat orders.

This mopping up operation was entirely carried out by the Japanese troops, and no puppet troops were deployed to follow.

Okamura Neiji's arrangement was naturally to ensure the suddenness of this raid to prevent the news from leaking.

After all, even if all parties get the news, they know that the Japanese army is about to launch a raid.

But they had no idea which troops were conducting the raids and where.

It was already August 41, and it was said that the Japanese army was about to launch a campaign southward.Of course, in the early days of the campaign south, the Japanese army won one after another, and the Sun Never Sets, Beautiful Country and other troops were completely unable to resist.

It was at this time that the North China region ushered in the most difficult time on the battlefield behind enemy lines as Okamura Neiji took office.

In the original play, Li Yunlong's new group dispersed and broke out, which also started at this time.

Of course, the Japanese army also went downhill from this time on.

After all, they are already trapped in the quagmire of war, and their defeat has gradually become clear.

At around 21 a.m. on August [-], Chen Ziyun and Ouyang He returned to Zhongtiao Mountain from the northern Henan region.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong never rested, waiting for Chen Ziyun's arrival.

For Chu Yunfei, he was unwilling to attack north this time to encircle and annihilate the two puppet army divisions.

After all, as the commander of the 201st Division, he is also aware of the current situation of the 201st Division.

When the 201st Division had its peak combat effectiveness, it attacked from the western Shanxi area and rushed to support the Zhongtiao Mountain battle.

However, after the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the 201st Division has greatly improved its strength and weapons.

However, because they recruited a lot of soldiers and replenished various weapons and equipment, their combat effectiveness actually declined.

In Chu Yunfei's view, they now need enough time to train before they can gradually regain their combat effectiveness.

If we continue to fight, it will actually be the veterans who are fighting.

As the number of veterans in the army gradually decreases, it is difficult for the 201st Division to muster combat effectiveness.

However, Chu Yunfei couldn't refuse the telegrams sent by the capital and the First War Zone.

He directly issued an order to call back the two field supplementary regiments; at this time, he recalled Chen Ziyun, which also showed his complicated emotions.

"Ziyun..." Chu Yunfei said directly after seeing Chen Ziyun.

"Master, do you think the 201st Division can still carry out high-intensity large-scale operations with the current situation?"

"On the line from Jiangcheng to Jincheng in the north, it seems that there are only two puppet divisions, but these two divisions have more than 1 troops."

"And behind their flanks, there are three divisions of Little Devils, who can provide them with support at any time."

"If we attack towards the north, even if we win, how many brothers will die in battle and for our country."

After seeing Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun saluted, and then said with a serious expression on his face.

Chu Yunfei took a deep breath and brought Chen Ziyun to the room.

Fang Ligong came over and wanted to smooth things over.

However, Chu Yunfei waved his hand towards him, indicating that he didn't need to speak.

After arriving in the room, Chu Yunfei came to the map.

After glancing at Ouyang He and thinking for a while, Chu Yunfei pointed at the map and expressed his thoughts.

The current main reinforcements of the 210th Division are from here in the first theater, with the recovery of Hanoi County, Mengcheng, Wencheng and other areas in northern Henan.

The 201st Division established contact with the troops of the First Theater on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the First Theater also began to make large-scale reinforcements.

As for the second theater, limited by the small Japanese troops in the Yunxian area and some personal thoughts of Yan Laoxi, their supplement was far lower than that of the first theater.

Under such circumstances, if Chu Yunfei ignores the combat orders from the capital and the first theater, the consequences can be imagined.

Of course, as Chu Yunfei comes from the Huangpu clan, both the first and second theaters have a certain place in his heart.

He is a native of Jin Province and a fellow villager of Yan Laoxi. It is natural for him to command the troops to defend Jin Province.

Similarly, Chu Yunfei was born in the fifth period of Huangpu and was a disciple of the Emperor.

Moreover, Jiang Mingsan, who currently serves as the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone, also served as an instructor in Huangpu.

It was reasonable for Chu Yunfei to obey their orders.

"Ziyun, I know the situation of the 201st Division, but the combat orders still need to be implemented."

"Originally, I planned to let you train in the northern Henan area, and I would personally command the battle."

"But after careful consideration, I think it is safer for you to take command."

"If we can make progress in this battle, it will be equivalent to gaining enough barriers for Zhongtiao Mountain."

"Otherwise, if the Japanese and puppet troops are stationed along the line from Jiangcheng to Jincheng, they can go south to carry out combat attacks on Zhongtiao Mountain at any time."

"And you also said that no matter how well-trained the troops are, it is better to pull them out for actual combat."

"I believe you can handle these things well. You are good at commanding operations and even better at cultivating elite troops."

After Chu Yunfei finished explaining, he looked at Chen Ziyun in front of him and spoke earnestly.

After Chen Ziyun heard this, he knew that Chu Yunfei also had his own difficulties.

"Commander Chen, you know our situation now. Zhongtiao Mountain is not suitable for planting. We have no other choice but to rely on the above for supplements!"

"If we don't carry out the order, I'm afraid the consequences will be very serious. Commander Chen, the division headquarters is also in trouble. I hope you can understand."

Fang Ligong also came over and spoke softly.

Chen Ziyun took a deep breath and sighed helplessly.

"If that's the case, then I can only obey the order."

"However, in the northern Henan region, the defensive force can only be increased, but cannot be reduced."

"Otherwise, once the 110th Infantry Division finds an opportunity, they will definitely launch an attack."

"If there is an accident there, our entire defense will collapse."

After pondering for a while, Chen Ziyun spoke directly with a serious expression on his face.

He knew that this battle must be carried out. Since there was no choice, Chen Ziyun could only accept it.

After all, if he were to command the battle, he could minimize casualties.

If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid the 201st Division would have suffered heavy losses.

But Chen Ziyun specifically emphasized one point, that is, the defensive strength of northern Henan must not be reduced.

Regarding this, Chu Yunfei directly agreed.

Chu Yunfei directly issued an order, and he transferred Liang Ruxian's third brigade to the northern Henan area to assume defense tasks.

Liang Ruxian commanded the 604th Regiment, the 605th Regiment, the third field supplementary regiment, the field artillery regiment, and the cavalry regiment to defend the northern Henan area.

The troops of these five regiments are responsible for the regional defense of Wencheng and Mengcheng. Such troops are very strong, with more than 1 people!
The defense of the northern Henan region is temporarily in charge of the Third Brigade Commander Liang Ruxian.

Chen Ziyun was transferred back to the Zhongtiao Mountain area and was responsible for selecting troops and preparing to launch an attack to the north.

After Chu Yunfei discussed with Chen Ziyun, he arranged for Chen Ziyun to rest first.

Chen Ziyun had a room here at the division headquarters, but he didn't feel sleepy at all at this time.

After arriving in the room, Chen Ziyun opened the map and looked at the location of the Jiangcheng area on the map, with a thoughtful expression on his face. (End of chapter)