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

Out of his own interests, Yan Laoxi must try his best to defend Yangcheng.

Chu Yunfei considered all aspects and had to defend Yangcheng.

But here in Luojing, western Henan, and here at the First War Zone Commander's Department, Jiang Mingsan had a different view.

Jiang Mingsan was one of the five tiger generals who accompanied the principal of the capital, and was known as the flying general.

Of course, as a flying general, he didn't mean to escape.

But in the previous battles with local troops, he got such a title because he was good at mobile combat.

"Confused, just downright confused."

"Sir Yan wishes that the 201st Division could attack with all its strength and directly counterattack southern Shanxi to attract the attention of the Japanese army."

"In this way, after the battle in northern Shanxi is over, the Japanese army will never take advantage of western Shanxi, and all eyes will be focused on the 201st Division."

"How could Chen Ziyun make such a low-level mistake? He went around in circles and played quite well."

"But he should not stop, but should continue to maneuver so that the Japanese and puppet troops cannot lock his whereabouts."

"This kind of battle can only continue. Now we are defending Yangcheng. Isn't this asking for death?"

"The elite troops cannot face the continuous attacks of the Japs. Yangcheng will definitely fall, and Chen Ziyun will definitely be defeated!"

"This Chen Ziyun is so resourceful, how could he have the idea of ​​clinging to Yangcheng!"

Jiang Mingsan stood in front of the map, frowning tightly, and said with confusion on his face.

Originally, Jiang Mingsan came to serve as the commander-in-chief of the first theater, but there was no suitable candidate.

His idea is just to go through the motions, focusing all his energy on wealth and sex.

After all, Tang Keqin, who serves as deputy commander-in-chief, has always been ambitious and wanted to be the king of the Central Plains.

Jiang Mingsan was too lazy to get involved in these disputes, he just wanted to gain some benefits.

But the last time he accompanied the capital principal's anger, it sounded a wake-up call for Jiang Mingsan.

He also gradually realized that if he did not have enough military exploits, he might have to step down at any time, and he might even be in danger.

So now Jiang Mingsan is preparing to use the 201st Division to gain enough military exploits to serve as his own life-saving talisman!

Jiang Mingsan didn't care about the life and death of the 201st Division before, but now the situation is completely different.

He also wanted to use the 201st Division to gain military exploits, so at this moment he paid more attention to the combat situation of the 201st Division than anyone else.

After all, they are an old army that has been in battle for a long time, and Jiang Mingsan is not just an armchair strategist. He has rich experience in leading troops in combat.

Chen Ziyun's deployment at this time made Jiang Mingsan very confused. In his opinion, this was a fatal situation.

"Sir Jiang, Chen Ziyun has always been an expert in strategy and courage."

"This time he commanded the troops to stick to Yangcheng. He must have made arrangements."

"Looking at Chen Ziyun's battles, there are countless battles in which chestnuts are extracted from the fire."

"But every time it seemed like a losing battle, he would win."

"Presumably this time, Chen Ziyun still has plans. If he was not sure of winning, he would not make such arrangements."

"If they can defend Yangcheng, it will be like an additional barrier for Zhongtiao Mountain in the future."

"And here we can sit back and relax. The little devils can't even conquer Yangcheng, let alone cross the Zhongtiao Mountain and cross the river to get here."

Guo Jiqiao, Chief of Staff of the First Theater Zone, stood aside and introduced the situation directly.

When Jiang Mingsan heard this, he thought for a while and then nodded.

"Contact the logistics department to provide the 201st Division with necessary combat supplies."

"There is also a heavy mortar battalion, which is quickly advancing towards Yangcheng to support the operation."

"This heavy mortar battalion will be officially assigned to the 201st Division."

After thinking for a while, Jiang Mingsan gave the order directly with a serious expression on his face.

As one of the five tiger generals who accompany the principal of the capital, Jiang Mingsan has a lot of qualifications. In addition, he is greedy for money and lust, so he has acquaintances in all aspects.

Therefore, Jiang Mingsan was able to find some weapons and equipment that others could not obtain through connections.

Since he had the idea of ​​using the 201st Division to gain military exploits, he also made some arrangements.

He specially organized a heavy mortar battalion, equipped with ten Type 29 150MM mortars!
These ten 150MM mortars are all the latest heavy-duty mortars produced and developed.

Of course, although the model is a 150MM mortar, the actual caliber is 152MM. This is a self-produced mortar.

Moreover, it was not until the 40s that production began to be installed in the army. Due to insufficient materials, the output was not large.

This is Jiang Mingsan. If it were anyone else, even the commander of the theater, he might not be able to obtain such a large number of heavy mortars.

"Yes, Sir Jiang." Guo Jiqiao immediately saluted and agreed.

Jiang Mingsan had doubts about Chen Ziyun's deployment, but in the end he did not issue any stopping orders.

Instead, he secretly deployed himself in a heavy mortar battalion on the north bank of the Yellow River and quickly transferred to Yangcheng to participate in the battle.

Of course, Jiang Mingsan also had his own motives for doing this. This heavy mortar battalion was all organized by direct troops.

The battalion commander also graduated from the Army Artillery College, and his subordinate company commanders and platoon commanders were all graduated from Huangpu.

Arranging such a unit to the 201st Division is obviously an attempt to gradually make it a direct line.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the heavy mortar battalion rapidly advanced towards Yangcheng.

A large number of packhorses and mules were transported, and ten 150MM mortars were rapidly advancing along the road towards Yangcheng.

At this time, here in Yangcheng, the Little Japanese Air Force has stopped bombing.

The twelve bombers did not leave the battlefield immediately; they began to lower their altitude.

Strings of flames shot out from the aircraft machine guns, and dense bullets were fired towards the ground.

The Japanese aviation troops fired at the ground for more than ten minutes before slowly evacuating the battlefield.

After the bombers left, the Japanese and puppet troops were basically deployed.

Captain Nobuhiro Kojima of the Osaka Regiment personally took command, and the artillery units began to launch suppressive bombardments.

The Special Operations Wing and the First Division of the Imperial Association Army assembled more than twenty mountain artillery pieces and continuously bombarded Yangcheng.

At the same time, the puppet troops began to directly attack under the command of Kojima Nobuhiro.

The 3000 puppet troops were divided into three echelons, keeping distance from each other. They slowly advanced from the west of Yangcheng.

Huang Daofeng, the division commander of the First Division of the Imperial Association Army, led 500 troops behind to serve as a reserve force.

Three thousand puppet troops carried out a wave-like tactical charge and gradually advanced towards Yangcheng from the west.

Around 04:30, the troops from both sides started fighting.

Because the puppet troops were threatened by the supervising team behind them, these puppet troops did not dare to neglect at all and continued to advance towards the position.

Of course, if you look carefully, there are some short puppet soldiers among these puppet troops.

They were not attacking, but were constantly issuing orders, and the semaphore soldiers not far away kept sending out semaphores.

These are naturally puppet soldiers who have been redressed by the Japanese army. They are mainly responsible for directing the puppet troops to attack.

Kojima Nobuki's intention was obvious, to use three thousand puppet troops to conduct a wave-like tactical attack.

These puppet troops are constantly consuming ammunition and at the same time exposing their firepower points in advance.

As long as it reaches a certain level, the Japanese special operations wing will attack immediately to quickly capture Yangcheng.However, it is obviously impossible for Chen Ziyun to fall for this little trick.

After Chen Ziyun received Wu Ziqiang's report, he immediately realized what the little devil was thinking.

He began to issue orders, requiring that heavy weapons should not be exposed, and that each company's 60MM mortars, each squad's light machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles should be concentrated for combat.

As long as the puppet troops advance to a position less than 200 meters away from the position, these weapons will focus their fire and start shooting.

The 358th Regiment is Chu Yunfei's core unit, and its unit's combat effectiveness far exceeds that of other regiments.

In terms of weapon configuration, they also select the best weapons and equipment.

"Clap clap clap."

"Suddenly."

"Boom boom boom."

Light machine guns, submachine guns, and mortars fired continuously.

Intensive bullets and artillery shells were fired at the Japanese soldiers one after another, and a famous Japanese soldier fell into a pool of blood in an instant.

The fighting started at 04:30 and lasted until six o'clock. The puppet troops suffered hundreds of casualties.

Not to mention breaking through the position, they had no chance even within 100 meters of the position.

Huang Daofeng's face was solemn when he saw that his troops had suffered such heavy losses.

After all, for these puppet troops, they have everything if they have troops. If they lose their troops, they lose everything.

At [-]:[-], Huang Daofeng couldn't help but come to the Xinxing United Headquarters on the small island.

"Tai-kun Kojima, Tai-kun Yamamoto, our troops cannot continue the attack."

"The enemy's firepower is very fierce. They have a large number of light machine guns and submachine guns. It is difficult for us to break through their positions."

"The covering fire was hit by their 60MM mortars one after another, and the artillery behind them did not provide fire support."

"Taijun, our casualties have exceeded 600. If we continue to fight, we may be completely disabled."

Huang Daofeng came to the Japanese coalition headquarters. After seeing Nobuhiro Kojima and Kazuki Yamamoto, he hurriedly begged.

Yamamoto Kazuki personally came to the Kojima Shinko Alliance Headquarters to discuss a plan to jointly attack Yangcheng.

They are preparing to join forces to quickly capture Yangcheng.

"Huang Sang, withdraw your troops."

"You performed very well, and I will take credit from you."

"At the same time, be prepared, you will still have to attack next."

"If we can break through Yangcheng this time, you will have a lot of credit."

Kojima Nobuxing looked at Huang Daofeng in front of him and said with a calm expression on his face.

"Yes, Taijun, please rest assured, Taijun, we will definitely not let you down."

Huang Daofeng nodded and bowed hurriedly with a flattering expression.

At 06:30, all puppet troops withdrew and immediately stopped the attack.

At this time, Kojima Nobuhiro personally commanded the 4000 people of the special operations wing and began to slowly enter the attack position.

At the same time, the 3000 troops of the special agent wing commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki also began to secretly assemble towards the area north of Yangcheng.

Time passed, and the little Japanese troops did not launch any attack, but they were actively preparing.

A large number of little devils began to secretly advance forward, setting up different weapons in different areas.

Weapons such as light and heavy machine guns, grenadier infantry guns, and sniper rifles.

These little devils have very precise shooting skills, and they can effectively suppress the position.

It was around seven o'clock in the afternoon on September [-]th. Because it was summer, the sky was still bright.

"Boom boom boom."

At 07:30, without any warning, the Japanese and puppet artillery began to gather artillery and launch an artillery bombardment.

Grenades were fired one after another towards Yangcheng.

With the deafening explosion, the little Japanese troops quickly started maneuvering.

At eight o'clock, the sky gradually turned dark, and all the main forces of the Japs were dispatched to launch a two-sided attack on Yangcheng.

For a time, the special operations wing and the agent wing continued to fire with various weapons.

A large number of bullets and artillery shells were fired towards the Yangcheng position one after another, and for a while the firepower on the position was greatly suppressed.

These Japanese troops are not comparable to the puppet troops. They are proficient in using various weapons and have a high hit rate.

The soldiers on the position were almost suppressed and had no chance to shoot.

In just a few minutes, the 358th Regiment suffered more than 100 casualties.

"Commander Chen, there are Japanese troops to the west and north, and there are quite a few of them."

"There are only more than 2000 people in the north and more than 3000 people in the west. They are attacking the position with all their strength."

"We have suffered more than 100 casualties so far. The Japanese weapons are so precise that we have almost no chance to shoot."

"See if you can contact the artillery unit and ask them to launch artillery attacks to support our operations."

"Otherwise, it may be difficult to hold the position. These little devils are all elite troops!"

At 358:[-], Wu Ziqiang, the leader of the [-]th Regiment, immediately called Chen Ziyun. He said in a very anxious tone.

"Captain Wu, I already understand the situation. The first and second battalions continue to hold their positions and must not retreat."

"Your regiment's heavy weapons battalion will provide support to suppress the Japanese troops. I will arrange for the artillery unit to carry out artillery bombardment at the appropriate time."

"Hold the position and never let them break into the city. Those who abandon the position without authorization will be severely punished!"

Chen Ziyun had a serious expression on his face and immediately spoke into the microphone.

Wu Ziqiang had no choice but to agree after receiving such an order.

Fierce gunfire continued, and the Japs continued to press from both sides.

The two infantry battalions responsible for defense were under greater pressure at this time.

Even with the support of the heavy weapons battalion directly under the regiment, they were still under great pressure.

Especially the first battalion defending the north. They faced the attack of the special agent team, and the number of dead officers and soldiers in the entire battalion almost exceeded 100.

Time is passing, and by nine o'clock, the first battalion's position is in danger and will be broken through at any time.

At this time, Chen Ming began to issue orders, and Li Yang commanded the mountain artillery regiment to launch a bombardment.

Twelve Type [-] mountain cannons and twelve Bofors mountain cannons began to fire.

The grenades were fired directly at the little Japanese troops.

There was a deafening explosion, and the shrapnel quickly spread around.

Nobuhiro Kojima and Kazuki Yamamoto, who were directing the operation, observed the situation on the battlefield with sneers on their lips.

Obviously, the shelling by the mountain artillery regiment was completely expected by them! (End of chapter)