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

The First Army Headquarters began to contact the North China Front Army Headquarters, and they hoped to mobilize the 33rd Division troops.

After receiving the report from the North China Front Army Headquarters, Okamura Neiji continued to discuss.

Considering the current combat situation, Okamura Neiji approved the First Army's request.

The troops of the 33rd Division began to strengthen the defense of the Zhengtai Railway in eastern Shanxi to ensure that the Zhengtai Railway would not be threatened by any threat.

The Japanese army began to make major adjustments, and the division headquarters of the 33rd Division was set up in the eastern Shanxi area.

The main forces under his command were all gathered in the eastern Shanxi area and deployed for defense along the Zhengtai Railway.

The independent mixed eighth brigade, which is also responsible for the defense of eastern Shanxi, is currently gathering in the far southwest direction to strengthen the connection between central Shanxi and southern Shanxi.

By the end of August, the Japanese First Army had made major adjustments to its defense deployment in Jin Province.

With the 21st Division commanded by Okamura Neiji in northern Hebei Province, the independent mixed first, [-]th Brigade and other units successively achieved results.

The North China Front Army Headquarters is about to begin commanding troops to enter the northern Shanxi region to fight, so the First Army has also made a series of adjustments here.

The 33rd Division is responsible for the defense of the Zhengtai Railway in eastern Shanxi, and the independent mixed third brigade is responsible for the defense of Taiyuan, the provincial capital and the military headquarters.

The independent seventh and eighth brigades were mainly assembled in the area north of Taiyuan. They cooperated with the 26th Division of the Mongolian Army in the northern Shanxi area.

The main force of the 26th Division has begun to mobilize. They will join forces directly under the front army to launch a large-scale raid in northern Shanxi.

Okamura Neiji was personally responsible for the command of this mopping up operation, so these little Japanese troops worked very hard.

Coupled with the fact that the overall strength of the dispatched Japanese troops was not weak, the Japanese troops made great progress in combat.

The First Army also made adjustments and deployments in order to cooperate with the operation.

The independent third, seventh, and eighth brigades were all deployed around Taiyuan and Taiyuan North.

The 33rd Division was fully responsible for the defense of the Zhengtai Railway.

Of course, after a period of rest and replenishment, the 33rd Division has recovered somewhat and its strength has gradually increased.

Therefore, they are fighting against the troops commanded by Commander Chen. They can not only carry out effective defense, but also launch counterattacks.

The two sides are currently fighting one after another in the Shandong area, and both sides have suffered casualties. It is almost a tug-of-war.

The Taiyue regional troops commanded by Commander Chen, in order to support the fraternal troops in Hebei Province, did not show any fear even when facing the 33rd Division.

They continued to engage in various operations, including offensive warfare, guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare and other tactics.

As long as they can hit the little Japanese troops, they will execute it without hesitation.

Of course, the main force of the Japanese First Army is not in the eastern and central areas of Shanxi. Their main force is in the southern Shanxi area.

Although the 10,000+ troops in the first theater stationed here in Zhongtiao Mountain were defeated, they were all moved to the area south of the Yellow River.

However, Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun's 201st Division, Li Yunlong's Independent Detachment and other troops quickly stationed in the Zhongtiao Mountain area and fought against the Japanese army several times.

After the failure of successive encirclement and suppression operations, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties.

The Little Devil's North China Front Army Headquarters had to make adjustments and was forced to start deploying the main force of the First Army in the southern Shanxi area.

Especially after Zhu Ziming delivered the news, the Japanese army began to strengthen the defense of Jiangcheng and other areas.

At this time, in the southern Shanxi area, there was the absolute main force of the Japs.

On the front lines of Jiangcheng, Yangcheng and Jincheng, there are two divisions of the puppet army, as well as the two most elite regiments of the Japanese army, the special agent regiment and the special operations regiment.

Here in Zijin Mountain, the troops of the 37th Infantry Division are hidden.

In the Yunxian area, there was the Japanese 36th Division; in the Luzhou City area in southeastern Shanxi, there was the 41st Division.

Pingyang City, an important town in southern Shanxi, also has the newly established 69th Division of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army deployed four divisions and two regiments, as well as two divisions of the Imperial Association Army in the southern Shanxi area.

These forces are in contact with each other and can coordinate operations at any time.

And now, in addition to commanding the mopping up troops to carry out operations, the North China Front Army Headquarters is also paying close attention to the combat situation in Jin Province.

Front Army Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake has already arrived at the First Army Headquarters. He represents the North China Front to assist in commanding operations.

The commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, and the chief of staff, Masaru Hanatani, both came from intelligence backgrounds, and they did not have strong command capabilities.

The Japanese base camp sent them here mainly in the hope that they could win over Yan Laoxi and get the Jinsui Army to join the Japs.

The base camp did not expect that Chen Ziyun and others would become a thorn in their side that they could not solve in such a short period of time.

After all, in the analysis of the Japanese troops, they believed that a regiment could deal with a division.

As a result, in the previous battle at Zhongtiao Mountain, the Japanese army dispatched three divisions, but they failed to completely solve the 201st Division.

Tanabe Moritake came to the First Army Headquarters nominally to assist in commanding operations, but in fact he was responsible for full command.

Of course, if he mobilizes troops for large-scale operations, he must still notify Okamura Neiji.

As for Iwamatsu Yoshio and Hanatani Masaru, they are only responsible for assisting in the battle.

The Japanese army's focus at this time was still on mopping up operations in northern Hebei Province and northern Shanxi Province.

Okamura Neiji personally conducted the command, and he directly adopted the so-called ashes tactics.

As long as the Japanese army advances to the base area, they will adopt the strategy of killing them all, robbing them all, and burning them all.

The main force of the 21st Division is about 1 troops. The independent mixed 1th and [-]th Brigades have been reinforced with many heavy weapons. They have more than [-] troops.

These more than 2 Japanese troops have successively achieved results in Hebei Province. At this time, they are about to advance towards the northern part of Shanxi Province.

They wanted to carry out drag-net and grate-comb sweeping tactics, which dealt a large blow to the resistance forces behind enemy lines.

By the time September [-] came, Li Yunlong, the leader of the independent detachment, was very anxious.

He had received orders one after another, but there was still no movement from Chen Ziyun and Ding Wei, but this made Lao Li unable to sit still.

Li Yunlong directly generated electricity and contacted Chu Yunfei, hoping to contact Chen Ziyun and Ding Wei through Chu Yunfei and ask them about the situation here.

Of course, let alone Li Yunlong, he also got some messages from Chu Yunfei.

Even the headquarters of the Second War Zone Commander sent a message to Chu Yunfei.

Yan Laoxi has been in contact with the Japs recently, but Yan Laoxi will not really become a traitor.

All he wants is to preserve his own strength. He will not make any promises to the little devil. Instead, he keeps asking the little devil for various weapons and equipment.

The little devil was also a little angry and kept threatening him.

Moreover, even the Japanese military officers did not take Yan Laoxi seriously, which made Yan Laoxi angry.

After learning about the results of the Japanese raids in northern Hebei Province, Yan Laoxi was a little worried.

Normally, he also hopes that other troops in Jin Province will be weakened, but he also knows the truth of the death of lips and teeth.

Therefore, as the Japanese army of more than 2 troops gained momentum and prepared to advance to Jin Province to fight, Yan Laoxi was full of worries.

He was worried that the Japs would gain victory in northern Shanxi and advance towards western Shanxi. Then the Shanxi-Sui army would have to face the Japanese troops directly.Yan Laoxi still knows what is going on with the Jin-Sui Army.

Currently, except for the 201st Division, the overall strength of the other units in the Jinsui Army is not very strong.

If the Japanese troops came over, it was completely unknown whether they could respond.

Under such circumstances, Yan Laoxi naturally hopes that Chu Yunfei can take action immediately.

Even here in the first theater, Jiang Mingsan hoped that the 201st Division would attack to obtain results and gain military exploits.

After all, Jiang Mingsan also vigorously assisted the 201st Division with various supplies. Now as long as the 201st Division obtains victory results, he will also take credit.

At ten o'clock in the morning on September [-], Chu Yunfei called to ask about Chen Ziyun's situation.

Chen Ziyun has spent the past few days commanding his troops to conduct training in the western part of Zhongtiao Mountain.

They were completely hidden, and not to mention the Japanese and puppet troops, even other troops of the 201st Division were unable to contact them.

Chu Yunfei sent a message, and then the connection with Chen Ziyun was established.

"Call back to the division headquarters and tell the division commander that we can make arrangements freely here."

"In the short term, we will immediately launch combat operations."

"In addition, please forward the message to the independent detachment. Captain Li Yunlong, please don't worry."

After Chen Ziyun received the report, he replied calmly.

Chen Ziyun has not arranged for the troops to carry out operations in the past few days. He focuses on running-in training for each department.

Of course, Chen Ziyun now fully understands the situation in Wenxicheng and other towns.

And for several nights, they also conducted combat simulations one after another.

By now, they have fully mastered the attack tactics, and the relevant participating troops also have a certain degree of cooperation.

The communications corps began to call back to the division headquarters, and at noon, Chen Ziyun summoned Li Chongtao and other officers together.

This time the 201st Division dispatched the first brigade and mountain artillery regiment to attack.

The independent detachment dispatched the New Second Regiment, which consisted of three infantry regiments, a mountain artillery regiment and an artillery battalion.

Wu Ziqiang, the leader of the 358th Regiment under the First Brigade, and Shi Yuzhen, the leader of the 601st Regiment, are Chen Ziyun's old subordinates.

When Chen Ziyun was the regimental commander, they were the battalion commanders under Chen Ming.

Moreover, it was Chen Ziyun who recommended them to their current positions.

"The Japanese army has basically completed its mopping up operations in northern Hebei Province, and its main force is about to enter Jin Province to fight."

"Not only the friendly troops are anxious now, but also Commander Yan is extremely worried."

"Messages from all aspects are constantly being sent to the independent detachment. Here in the 201st Division, Commander Chu and Captain Li are on pins and needles."

"So I decided that we will take action tonight and take the initiative to launch an attack on Wenxicheng."

"The goal of this operation is to strive to defeat the Japanese troops in Wenxi City and quickly capture Wenxi City."

"If there is a chance for a meeting, the new second regiment will be assigned to the mountain artillery battalion directly under the first brigade to severely attack the Japanese reinforcements."

"Other deployments will not be adjusted. The 358th Regiment will be assigned to the Mountain Artillery Regiment to launch an attack on Wenxicheng, and the 601st Regiment will serve as the reserve team."

After all the officers gathered together, Chen Ziyun spoke directly with a serious expression on his face.

"Yes, Commander Chen." The officers stood up and saluted.

Chen Ziyun's call back to Chu Yunfei said that combat operations would be launched in the short term, but in fact he planned to launch combat operations tonight.

He prepared to dispatch his troops at eight o'clock in the evening, enter the designated area to set up positions at ten o'clock, and launch the attack at twelve o'clock at midnight.

Considering the current deployment of Japanese troops in southern Shanxi, Chen Ziyun did not launch combat strikes in Jiangcheng and other areas.

He directly launched an attack on Wenxi City. At this time, the defense of the little Japanese troops in Wenxi City was relatively weak.

There is only the 36nd Regiment under the 222th Division, which is stationed in Wenxi City for defense.

Moreover, the 222nd Regiment's troops in Wenxi City are relatively dispersed, and its main force is engaged in defense within the city.

A brigade was equipped with some puppet troops and was stationed in the bunkers and gun towers along the railway near Wenxi City.

With the troops commanded by Chen Ziyun, it is not too difficult to completely eliminate them.

In the afternoon, the First Brigade and other units were actively preparing, and they were ready to attack.

Time is passing, night is falling, and at eight o'clock in the evening, as Chen Ming's combat order is issued, all ministries immediately take action.

The New Second Regiment, carrying ten Jin-made Type 17 75MM mountain guns, took the lead and advanced directly towards the designated area.

The 358th Regiment, carrying a mountain artillery regiment, commanded by Li Chongtao, quickly advanced towards Wenxi City.

Chen Ziyun commanded the 601st Regiment and followed behind.

In addition, he assigned radios to each regiment to ensure that he could contact each regiment at any time.

At this time, here in Yun County, the division headquarters of the 36th Division is located.

Lieutenant General Jing Guanren, commander of the division, was having dinner, with a satisfied smile on his face.

There was no such enjoyment in the little devil's country. After Jingguan Ren came to Jin Province, he experienced everything he had never enjoyed before.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Army Headquarters sent a message. The Army Headquarters requires us to strengthen our deployment to the north of the defense zone to strengthen the connection with Pingyang City."

"The Army Headquarters has instructed us to deploy at least one reinforcement wing on the north side to enhance the area's defense capabilities."

At this time, the chief of staff of the division came to Jingguan Ren and quickly saluted and reported.

After receiving the report, Jingguan Ren showed a slightly dissatisfied expression on his face.

He turned back and glanced at the map. He was naturally familiar with the defensive deployment of his division.

The defense area on the north side of the 36th Division is connected to the 69th Division in the Pingyang City area.

Here in Houma City and other areas, the 36th Division has deployed the 223rd Regiment with more than 3000 little devils, and its strength is not weak.

Now the First Army requires them to continue to strengthen the deployment of troops here, which inevitably puts Jingguan Ren in a bit of a dilemma.

The 36th Division is just a security division, with a total strength of only more than 1 troops.

But they need to defend many towns and are also responsible for the safety of the Tongpu Railway.

Such a defensive mission left them stretched thin.

Now the First Army wants to strengthen its forces in the north, but they don't have many troops to deploy.

After all, they still need to strengthen their defenses in the Yunxian and Wenxicheng areas to deal with the 201st Division and other troops here in Zhongtiao Mountain. (End of chapter)