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

The Japanese First Army previously only governed the Jin Province area, and they seemed to have a lot of troops in Jin Province.

There are five divisions under their organization, as well as two reinforced independent mixed brigades and two special regiments.

Each independent mixed brigade has more than 8000 troops, its overall weapons configuration is not weak, and it has certain field capabilities.

Not to mention the strength of the special agent wing and special operations wing, which are the absolute number one elite unit of the Japanese army.

On the surface, these troops are very strong, but among the five divisions, three belong to the security division.

The other two are C security divisions. These two divisions don't even have artillery with a caliber exceeding 70MM!
Therefore, it is difficult for the Little Japanese First Army to deal with the troops in Taiyue Mountain, Zhongtiao Mountain, and Taihang Mountain.

Even Ding Weixin's Second Regiment can easily rely on Yangcheng to gradually develop the guerrilla zone northward.

It can be seen how passive the little devils are in fighting. It is almost difficult for them to break this situation.

Last year, the North China Front changed its generals, and Okamura Ningji took office.

He directly commanded the troops to launch a large-scale raid, and the combat troops behind enemy lines in northern Hebei and northern Shanxi were hit to a certain extent.

Therefore, the Japanese army's goals this year are mainly in southern Shanxi, eastern Shanxi and other areas. They want to completely defeat these armed forces behind enemy lines.

As long as these armed forces are dealt with, they believe that they can gather more troops for combat and easily deal with the Jinsui Army and other forces.

Neji Okamura is definitely not a loser. On the contrary, he is relatively capable in the Japanese army and can be called a famous general.

Even the deputy commander-in-chief has high confidence in him.

After completing the mopping up operations in northern Shanxi, Okamura Neiji carefully inspected the situation in the North China region.

In order to solve the embarrassing situation of the First Army, he deliberately placed the 110th Division and the northern Henan area under the jurisdiction of the First Army.

At this time, the First Army was reinforced by the 110th Division, which seemed to be even more powerful.

Yoshimoto Teiichi came to the 110th Division in person this time, hoping that they would dispatch troops to join forces with the 41st Division of Southeast Shanxi to carry out mopping up operations in the Taihang Mountains.

There is a Pinghan-Hankou Railway in the northern Henan region, but as far as the Yellow River, the railway is completely cut off.

The first theater stationed in the area south of the Yellow River to prevent the Japanese troops from crossing the river and fighting south.

However, there are many highlands to the west of the Pinghan-Hankou Railway in the northern Henan region, and these highlands all belong to the Taihang Mountains.

Yoshimoto Teiichi's combat strategy is very simple. The 110th Division attacks from the northern Henan region, and the 41st Division attacks from the southeastern Shanxi Province.

The main forces of the two divisions launched a pincer attack from the east and west, thereby opening up connections in the Taihang Mountains and destroying the base here.

After solving the base area here in Taihang Mountain, it will naturally be much easier for the First Army to deal with Commander Chen's troops in Taiyue Mountain.

When the Taihang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain and other troops are completely eliminated, the First Army will naturally be able to assemble the absolute main force and attack Zhongtiao Mountain with all its strength.

"Iinuma-kun, according to detailed information, the command center of the Tubal 129th Division is currently located here in the Taihang Mountains, and its main force is also deployed nearby."

"This time the 41st Division joined forces with your division to adopt a pincer attack and attack it, thus completely destroying its so-called base area."

"The Front Army Headquarters will dispatch aviation troops to support the operation. I believe this battle will be won easily."

"The 110th Division is an absolutely strategic heavyweight group of the front army. Each unit has sophisticated weapons and equipment, and also has strong combat effectiveness."

"I believe that in this battle, you will definitely play the main role and completely eliminate the enemy forces in Taihang Mountain."

Yoshimoto Teiichi looked at Mamoru Iinuma, the commander of the 110th Division in front of him, and said with a smile on his face.

There are nearly 110 troops in the 3th Division. Mamoru Iinuma, the division commander, naturally has a certain say in the situation.

In particular, although the 110th Division was assigned to the First Army, their identity as the strategic mobile force of the North China Front did not change.

This means that Mamoru Iinuma can use this reason to mobilize a small number of troops to cooperate in the battle, so Yoshimoto Teiichi can't say much.

Therefore, Yoshimoto Sadashi's attitude toward Iinuma Mamoru was very good. He hoped that the 110th Division could mobilize its main force to participate in the war.

"Don't worry, Commander, our division will definitely deploy no less than 1 troops to carry out the battle against Taihang Mountain."

"Tuba Road in the Taihang Mountain area has also been constantly launching operations and harassing us. It would be great if we can deal with them this time."

"Our 110th Division will fully obey the commander's orders and carry out combat operations with all our strength to complete the military commander's combat deployment."

Iinuma Mamoru immediately responded and said that he made a statement on the spot.

When Yoshimoto heard this answer, a smile appeared on his face.

Next, he stated the specific combat deployment and related combat time.

The First Army is preparing to launch combat operations at the end of February and strive to end the operation at the end of March.

Its specific combat plan is to mobilize more than 2 troops and adopt an east-west pincer attack strategy.

In addition, a reserve team of 8000 people will be assembled here in the southeastern Shanxi region to be able to respond to various emergencies at any time.

The scale of this battle is not too large, but the 2 troops are selected to be relatively capable of fighting, and they will also be equipped with various weapons.

In Yoshimoto Teiichi's view, it will not be too difficult to deal with the troops in the Taihang Mountains with such a deployment.

After all, the troops here are not the Zhongtiao Mountain troops. They do not have sophisticated weapons and equipment.

It was not until evening that Yoshimoto Sadashi left the northern Henan region and returned directly to the headquarters of the First Army of Shanxi Province.

Immediately afterwards, Yoshimoto Sadat began to secretly issue combat orders, requiring the 41st Division in Luzhou City in southeastern Shanxi to prepare for battle.

The Japanese troops began to prepare, and they were about to launch a combat attack on the Taihang Mountains.

Of course, at this time, the little devil's troops in the southern Shanxi area have also been strengthened.

The 36th Division in the Yunxian area, the 37th Division in the Jiangcheng area, and the 41st Division in the Luzhou City area all received some heavy weapons.

As for the 69th Division stationed in the Pingyang City area and the 59th Division stationed in the Shandong area, they are simply performing defensive tasks and have not been strengthened.

It is worth mentioning that the first and second divisions of the Imperial Association Army were severely hit.

Not only did they lose troops and generals, they also lost a lot of weapons and equipment, which made the Japanese army very angry.

So at this time, the remnants of the two divisions were organized together, and the 1-man troops were organized into six Jing'an garrison regiments.

Huang Daofeng and Xu Chengpu were dismissed from their positions as division commanders, and they assumed the positions of commander and deputy commander of Jincheng City Defense.

The task given to them by the Japanese army is to defend Jincheng with all their strength and ensure that no mistakes will be made in Jincheng.

The little devil also issued a death order this time, that is, when Jincheng was lost, it was the time for them to die and apologize.

For this reason, the little devils specially arranged a 200-person gendarmerie team here in Jincheng to supervise them.

With this tightening curse, Huang Daofeng and Xu Chengpu had no time to fight.

The two people directly assigned themselves to the defensive range, concentrated on strengthening their own defensive range positions, and made preparations for comprehensive defense.

They knew very well that the little devil never joked. If Jincheng was lost again, their lives would definitely not be saved.

Time passed, and on the night of January [-]th, night fell and the lights began to turn on.

At the Jincheng City Defense Headquarters, Xu Chengpu was hosting a banquet for his subordinates and his confidants, with a smile on his face.

After Xu Chengpu's repeated applications, the Japanese army had divided the defense areas in detail and made representations.Huang Daofeng commanded three regiments of 6000 men to be responsible for the defense of the west side of Jincheng, and Xu Chengpu commanded three regiments of 6000 men to be responsible for the defense of the east side of Jincheng.

Relatively speaking, the west side of Xu Chengpu only needs to strengthen the defense against Zhongtiao Mountain in the south.

Huang Daofeng not only needs to strengthen the defense on the south side, but also on the west side. After all, to the west of Jincheng is Yangcheng.

"Commander, with Taijun's order this time, we don't have to worry."

"Even if the 201st Division troops come over, it will be Huang Daofeng who fights first. If he loses his western position, he will not be able to save his head."

"I hope that the 201st Division troops will come directly, so that Huang Daofeng will be dealt with by Taijun."

"Of course they can't completely recapture Jincheng, otherwise our place will also be affected."

"Taijun is very serious this time. If Jincheng is lost, our lives will not be saved."

Several close officers looked at Xu Chengpu and spoke one after another.

The defense areas that Huang Daofeng was responsible for were all areas that would be targeted by key attacks once a war started. People like Xu Chengpu were naturally very happy.

Xu Chengpu nodded, agreeing with what his confidants said.

"Commander, I have received news that Huang Daofeng is spending a lot of money to purchase various weapons."

"Taijun also sent money, hoping to get a supply of weapons, and he is constantly buying all kinds of weapons on the black market."

"I heard that he even got two large-caliber artillery pieces and they will be sent over soon."

"Huang Daofeng is very wealthy, has enough money, and has so many weapons. His side is not impregnable."

Immediately afterwards, another officer came to Xu Chengpu and said solemnly.

Hearing this, Xu Chengpu smiled on his face.

He has naturally received news about this, and also knows that Huang Daofeng has been purchasing weapons and equipment recently in order to strengthen his defense.

But for Xu Chengpu, he had a better way.

After all, in his opinion, no matter how good the weapons and equipment are, it is difficult to block the attack of the 201st Division.

But as long as the 201st Division does not attack, Xu Chengpu can save his life.

As for how to prevent the 201st Division troops from attacking his defense area, Xu Chengpu naturally had his own way.

"Don't worry, Huang Daofeng is seeking death."

"Don't talk about them. What can Taijun do against the 201st Division troops?"

"What kind of person is Chen Ziyun? As long as he is willing to attack, the troops in Yangcheng are not enough to fill his teeth."

"If he wants to fight against the 201st Division, he is seeking death."

"Don't worry, I have a way to save my life."

Xu Chengpu had a smile on his face. He drank wine and said confidently.

When the officers heard Xu Chengpu's words, they were completely relieved. They had followed Xu Chengpu for many years, so they naturally trusted him very much.

It was at this time, in Yangcheng, inside the Zhongtiao Mountain guerrilla headquarters.

Chen Ziyun sat on the chair and looked at the officers such as Monk Wei and Xie Yunxia in front of him with a smile on his face.

"The first guerrilla regiment and the second guerrilla regiment are set up first. The officers are fully equipped first, and the soldiers will be added later."

"Captain Wei, Commander Xie, you have been under my command for many years. This time, two guerrilla regiments are handed over to you. I hope you will lead these two regiments."

"If you have any need, you can come to me at any time. I will solve the officer problem first and then the soldier problem."

Chen Ziyun looked at the officer in front of him and said directly.

The two field supplementary groups have been training for some time now, and Chen Ziyun plans to arrange them for actual combat.

Of course, if the two field supplementary regiments leave Yangcheng for actual combat, then the troops must be left here for solid defense.

Under such circumstances, Chen Ziyun began to form two guerrilla groups.

The two deputy commanders of the Guard Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment were directly transferred by Chen Ziyun to serve as the commanders of the guerrilla regiment.

"Don't worry, Commander Chen, we won't let you down."

"We are confident that we will select good officers before mid-term and ensure that the two guerrilla regiments are fully equipped with officers."

"As long as you help us, before the end of February, we can complete the recruitment of two guerrilla groups and have certain combat capabilities."

Monk Wei and Xie Yunxia looked at Chen Ziyun and saluted.

Chen Ziyun nodded, he still fully trusted the abilities of these two people.

After talking with them, Chen Ziyun asked them to go back and rest.

At around 09:30 in the evening, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong and Communications Director Ouyang He began to arrive in Yangcheng.

Chen Ziyun had a chat with them, and at ten o'clock, everyone came to the conference room.

"This is Chen Ziyun, the commander of the Zhongtiao Mountain Guerrilla Command and the infantry artillery commander of the 201st Division."

"This is Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 201st Division, and Ouyang He, chief of communications."

At this time, in the conference room, a major staff officer began to introduce a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was wearing a robe and hat with a smile on his face.

"Commander Chen, Chief of Staff Fang, Director Ouyang, I have long admired your names." The middle-aged man said with a respectful expression, clasping his hands.

This middle-aged man is Sun Pingan, a businessman with connections in all aspects.

Doing business these days is not something ordinary people can do.

"Boss Sun, let's get straight to the point."

"I know you have donated a lot of materials and support the fight against the Japanese."

"But what you did this time was somewhat over the line."

"If I had been a lobbyist for a hard-core traitor, I would have been killed long ago."

Fang Ligong looked at Sun Pingan in front of him and said with a calm expression on his face.

"Yes, yes, Chief of Staff Fang, I would like to thank you all for giving me face this time."

"This time the puppet army Xu Chengpu wants to use me to send a message to the 201st Division."

"Xu Chengpu hopes that your department will not carry out combat attacks on his troops in the future, and he can hand over some money."

"Even when necessary, he can provide some information about the Japanese and puppet troops."

Sun Pingan said hurriedly with a smile on his face. (End of chapter)