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

South of Pingyang City, an important town in southern Shanxi, in Fencheng, here is the headquarters of the 37th Division.

At present, the 37th Division headquarters is established here, and Lieutenant General Anda 23, the division commander, is sitting at the division headquarters to command operations.

At this time, the little devils had broken through the position, and their situation was excellent.

Anda 23 believed that it was absolutely certain to completely encircle and annihilate Chen Ziyun's troops at this time.

Just at this time, the Chief of Staff quickly came to Anda 23 to report.

After hearing Chen Ziyun command the troops to break out quickly, Anda 23 showed a solemn expression on his face.

"There is the Special Operations Regiment to the west, the 59th Brigade to the north, and the main force of our division to the south."

"They will never break out from these three directions. Their biggest breakout direction is here in the east."

"In the afternoon, they continued to send troops to harass here and prevent the 224th Wing from building a position."

"This Chen Ziyun is really cunning. He has already expected that he will not be his opponent, so he has made preparations for a breakout in advance."

"It's just a pity that they want to break out of the siege under the siege of our heavy troops. It is simply a wishful thinking."

"Order, search for the wing. The 225th Wing quickly advances to the east to assist the 224th Wing to strengthen its defense."

"The 224th Wing is fully committed to its position and must not allow Chen Ziyun's troops to break out."

"The 226th Regiment, the 227th Regiment, and the Field Artillery Regiment quickly searched and advanced to the east."

"Special Operations Wing, 59th Brigade continues to hold its position."

Anda 23 quickly came to the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

He judged that Chen Ziyun would command the troops to break out to the east. After all, in the afternoon, Ding Weixin's Second Regiment continued to harass the 224th Regiment.

Until now, the 224th Wing has not built an effective defensive position east of Pingyang City.

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to break out from here, so they naturally had a great chance of breaking out.

As for Pingyang City in the north, although the 59th Brigade is not very strong, the positions and fortifications they are stationed in are all built on a semi-permanent basis.

It is difficult for the mountain cannon controlled by Chen Ziyun to blow up these fortifications.

Therefore, if Chen Ziyun charges towards the north to break through, I am afraid that he will be overtaken by the main force of the 37th Division before he can break through the position.

As for the west side, the strength of the special operations wing goes without saying. Even without taking into account the position, with their strength, they can still block Chen Ziyun's troops.

Therefore, Anda 23 quickly made arrangements to strengthen the defense here in the east, preparing to encircle Chen Ziyun's troops and completely block their breakout route.

There is no problem with the overall deployment here at the 37th Division Headquarters, but Anda 23 will inevitably make some mistakes.

That is the special operations wing with the strongest combat effectiveness. Whether it is the previous attack operation or the current pursuit operation, he has not mobilized it.

Looking at it all day long, let them blockade the west to prevent Chen Ziyun from breaking out towards western Shanxi, and also to block the Shanxi-Sui army in western Shanxi from rushing to reinforcements.

There is absolutely no problem with this deployment, but if the special operations wing is allowed to attack, they will obviously be able to play a greater role.

Especially now, the special operations wing is pressing from the west, and it is difficult for Chen Ziyun's troops to resist.

Anda 23's deployment in this way inevitably has some thoughts.

The Japanese army is not monolithic. There is a great conflict between the navy and the army. Even here in the army, there is constant competition.

When Central China dispatched troops, the North China Front did not care in order to seize Xu City.

In the subsequent battle of Hankou in Hubei Province, the Second Army and the 11th Army, which are also affiliated with the Central China Expeditionary Force, will also adjust their deployment in order to take the lead in capturing Hankou.

The actions of the 37th Division at this time were nothing more than fear that the Special Operations Wing would take away the credit that originally belonged to the 37th Division.

Anda 23, as the lieutenant general commander of the 37th Division, naturally would not give the military exploits that severely damaged Chen Ziyun's unit to the special operations wing.

Especially now that there is a chance to annihilate Chen Ziyun's troops. With such military achievements, Anda 23 will not be given to other troops.

This kind of deployment is actually to allow the 37th Division to gain military exploits.

But Anda 23 would not have thought that Chen Ziyun would have already assembled his main force towards the northwest of Pingyang City.

He placed the breakout location at the joint headquarters of the Special Operations Wing and the 59th Brigade.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Chen Ziyun issued the combat order.

The commander of the mountain artillery regiment, Li Yang, was under unified command, consisting of twelve [-]-type mountain cannons, twelve Bofors mountain cannons, and ten Shanxi orogen cannons.

In addition, there are twelve Type 358 infantry guns from six machine gun companies of the 601th Regiment and the 37st Regiment, and twelve [-]MM flat-fire cannons.

As well as the artillery battalion of the New Second Regiment, four 82MM mortars, four Type [-] infantry guns, and four Shanxi orogenic guns.

A total of seventy artillery pieces of different calibers and models launched a fierce bombardment.

A large number of artillery shells were fired towards the joint position. Stationed here was a strengthened squadron of the Special Operations Wing, with more than 300 people.

Their weapons configuration is not weak, including light and heavy machine guns, infantry cannons, and mortar grenades.

In terms of rifles, in addition to the conventional [-]-type rifles, there are also sniper rifles.

But these 300 or so little devils never dreamed that the position they were stationed in would be hit by such intensive firepower.

As a large number of artillery shells fell, the positions where the Japanese troops were stationed were blown up one after another.

Immediately afterwards, all the troops rushed over quickly. By the time the little devils reacted, the troops had already arrived in front of them.

The Jin-made Thompson submachine guns fired one after another, and intense firepower came over.

Many little devils were instantly beaten into pieces, and the captain in charge showed a surprised expression.

He looked at the situation in the position and hurriedly picked up the phone, wanting to report quickly.

However, a large number of troops continued to attack, and the little Japanese troops were quickly driven out of their positions.

Chen Ziyun commanded various ministries to alternate cover and quickly break through.

The three infantry regiments broke out directly from the junction position and quickly advanced towards the area north of Pingyang City.

By the time Nobuhiro Kojima, the commander of the Little Japanese Special Operations Wing, received the report, these troops had already broken out one after another.

Kojima Nobuxing was shocked, but he reacted quickly.

More than 3000 troops from the special operations wing quickly assembled and they were ready to launch a quick pursuit.

It was after nine o'clock, when more than 3000 little devils launched a pursuit.

The mountain artillery unit deployed on the high ground on the west side, responsible for covering the evacuation, began shelling.

Intense artillery shells were fired at the little Japanese, and the pursuing little Japanese suffered a certain amount of casualties.

Kojima Nobuki reacted quickly and immediately withdrew his troops to Pingyang City, thus avoiding greater casualties.

By the time Anda 37, commander of the 23th Division, arrived at the front line at ten o'clock, the situation on the battlefield had changed dramatically.

There was no trace of Chen Ziyun's troops. After receiving this report, Anda 23 was very angry. "Bagayalu, you are just a bunch of stupid pigs. You can't stop them from breaking out even if you stay where you are."

"How on earth did you launch a defense? So many troops broke through right under your nose."

"Damn idiots! You should bear all the responsibility!"

Anda 23 roared angrily, his face filled with anger.

In fact, Anda 23 will definitely bear all the responsibility for Chen Ziyun's troops breaking out this time.

If he hadn't made a mistake in judgment and pulled all the main forces to the east side to defend and pursue, Chen Ziyun's troops would not have broken through so quickly.

Moreover, he issued an order to contact the Special Operations Wing, the 59th Brigade, which also had an impact on them.

Kojima Nobuhiro and others knew that Chen Ziyun's troops were breaking out in the east, so their vigilance was inevitably a little lax.

Especially the junction position was something they had not expected at all.

However, it has to be said that the special operations wing is not weak. Although the more than 300 troops were hit to such a degree, more than 100 people still evacuated their positions safely.

This time, Chen Ziyun's ministries also suffered more than 100 casualties in breaking out from the junction.

It can be seen that the strength of this force cannot be underestimated.

If Anda 23 had directly allowed them to participate in the war, the battlefield situation would have already undergone a huge change.

"The search wing quickly conducted a search to the north, and at the same time contacted the military headquarters to report the situation here."

"The special operations wing launched a pursuit to the west, entangled their artillery units, and tried to completely annihilate their artillery units."

"The 224th Regiment withdrew to Fencheng and returned to the 36th Division for defense."

After Anda 23 calmed down, he decisively issued the combat order.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The Chief of Staff immediately agreed.

Immediately after the Xiaojiazi signal corps conveyed the order, various Japanese military departments received the order and launched combat operations one after another.

As for Chen Ziyun, after leading his troops to break through the encirclement to the north, they marched directly towards the eastern Shanxi area.

They adopt a strategy of breaking up the whole into parts and carry out operations in battalions and companies.

After daybreak, they dispersed and hid themselves to keep their troops absolutely hidden.

In the following time, the 37th Little Devils Division directly stationed in Pingyang City, and the main force of the division continued to search towards the north.

However, for several days, the Japanese troops never located the whereabouts of Chen Ziyun's troops.

The capital of Jin Province is too far away, the headquarters of the First Army.

The chief of staff of the North China Front, Moritake Tanabe, was full of anger. The Japanese army had absolute initiative in this battle.

However, in the end, they still fell short. Of course, this responsibility cannot be explained clearly.

The commander of the 37th Division, Adachi 23, made command errors. The commander of the Special Operations Regiment, Nobuhiro Kojima, and the 69th Brigade of the 59th Division were also responsible for the poor defense.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, based on the information and judgment obtained by the intelligence agency, it is very likely that Chen Ziyun's troops will join forces with the Tubal Road troops."

"The strength of the Tubal troops fighting in eastern Shanxi has been significantly enhanced in the past few days, and the combat strength of its artillery units has also been improved."

"So we speculate that Chen Ziyun is likely to command the troops and Tubal Road to work together to fight in the eastern Shanxi area."

"Their purpose is obvious, which is to destroy the Zhengtai Railway and attack the 33rd Division to coordinate operations in the northern Shanxi region."

"At this time, the 21st Division and other troops under the command of the Front Army Headquarters have gradually entered northern Shanxi to fight. They want to contain our troops."

"And Chen Ziyun has cooperated with Tubal Road several times, and it is not surprising that they are now united together."

"Especially the Jinsui Army also feels threatened. After all, after we maintain public security in northern Shanxi, we will pose a greater threat to the Jinsui Army in western Shanxi."

"So it is natural for the Second Theater Command to arrange for Chen Ziyun to assist Tubal Road in fighting."

On the evening of September [-]th, First Army Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu and Chief of Staff Hanatani Masaru came to Tanabe Moritake to report.

The 37th Division was unable to capture the whereabouts of Chen Ziyun's troops, and the strength of Commander Chen's troops fighting in the eastern Shanxi region increased.

This allowed the Little Devil Intelligence Agency to quickly make a judgment. They believed that Chen Ziyun had arrived at the battlefield in eastern Shanxi.

Moreover, the troops under his command directly joined Commander Chen's troops to fight together.

At this time, Yansong West and Huagu proposed to transfer the 37th Division to eastern Shanxi to strengthen the protection capabilities of the Zhengtai Railway.

After all, the Zhengtai Railway is the main transportation line connecting Jin Province and Hebei Province, and the 33rd Division is stationed here.

Although the 33rd Division is here in Jin Province, they are directly under the front army.

If this division suffers too many casualties in eastern Shanxi, the First Army will have no way to explain to Okamura Neiji.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, if we secretly gather the 37th Division here in Shandong, we will fight together with the 33rd Division and the 37th Division."

"Then I believe they can not only ensure the absolute safety of the Zhengtai Railway, but also launch an appropriate counterattack against Chen Ziyun and the Tubal Road troops."

"As long as they are commanded properly, they can even cause heavy casualties and achieve huge results."

"Chen Ziyun's troops and the Tubal Road troops were hit, so the subsequent operations in the northern Shanxi region will not be affected at all."

"As for Zhongtiao Mountain, there is absolutely no problem with Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team to contain it."

"There will be no problems if the special operations wing is stationed here in the southern Shanxi region."

Yoshio Iwamatsu came to the map, he pointed at the map and introduced it.

Tanabe Moritake looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After being silent for a while, he nodded and agreed directly.

The First Army Headquarters began to issue orders overnight, and the 37th Division began to secretly advance along the railway, preparing to rush to support the 33rd Division in the battle.

Tanabe Moritake is preparing to assemble the 33rd Division and the 37th Division for a decisive battle in the Shandong area!
The Japanese troops began to mobilize, and at this time they were in the area south of the Zhengtai Railway in eastern Shanxi.

Commander Chen personally commanded the four main regiments of the 386th Brigade with more than 1 troops in combat. Their mission was to harass the Zhengtai Railway.

However, as the 33rd Division moved to the Zhengtai Railway, they did not make much progress.

But now the situation is different, because just as Xiaojiazi analyzed, the troops commanded by Chen Ziyun are indeed reunited with Commander Chen's troops.

Moreover, the Li Yangshan Artillery Regiment and other units also participated in the battle one after another, assisting the 386th Brigade in launching combat attacks!
At nine o'clock in the evening, in a village south of the Zhengtai Railway.

Commander Chen was warmly greeting Chen Ziyun for dinner, and Ding Wei, the leader of the new second regiment, was accompanying him.

"Commander Chen, we have limited conditions here, and I feel sorry for you." Commander Chen personally poured a glass of wine for Chen Ziyun.

"Commander Chen, what you said makes me feel ashamed." Chen Ziyun waved his hand hurriedly. (End of chapter)