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

On May 1942, [-], the Japanese North China Front Command officially ordered a large-scale mopping up operation in the central Hebei region.

This large-scale mopping up operation was personally planned by Neji Okamura, which mainly targeted the Jizhong area.

The 26th Division in the northern Shanxi region and the 41st Division in the southeastern Shanxi region will deploy troops to carry out support operations, and Shanxi Province will launch a certain scale of raids.

And here in Jinzhong, the little devils have assembled the absolute main force.

Lieutenant General Mamoru Iinuma, commander of the 110th Division, and Ryuzo Takeshita, chief of staff of the [-]th Division, commanded the main force of the division to participate in the battle from the northern Henan region.

The 139th Regiment, 163rd Regiment, Engineer Regiment, Search Regiment, Field Artillery Regiment, and the puppet cavalry regiment all participated in the battle.

They will advance along the Ping-Han Railway from the northern Henan area to the Shimen area in central Hebei.

The 21st Division dispatched the 82nd Regiment and the 83rd Regiment; the 27th Division dispatched the First Regiment of the Infantry Station, and the Mountain Artillery Regiment gathered in the northern Hebei region.

These four regiments started from the northern Hebei area and went directly south to the Shimen area to open up connections with the 110th Division.

The little Japanese finally assembled nine regiments and a puppet cavalry regiment in the Shimen area of ​​​​Jizhong.

Then they will use the railway as the basis to conduct large-scale raids on the towns and villages on both sides to completely eliminate all combat troops behind enemy lines in the central Hebei region.

Of course, the little devil also knows that the defense in the northern Henan area is still relatively weak at this time, although there are garrison troops and Imperial Alliance Army troops here.

But they knew that these troops were not enough to defend the northern Henan area, so they deliberately left the headquarters of the 110th Infantry Regiment in the northern Henan area.

As the commander of the 110th Infantry Regiment, Yanagawa Shinichi unified command of the 110th Infantry Regiment, heavy equipment regiment, garrison, and puppet troops to defend the northern Henan region.

At the same time, Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent unit stationed at Taihang Mountain Shicheng and CNR's front line will also deploy a unit to support the defense.

Their main force will launch combat operations in the Taihang Mountains to cope with the small Japanese's large-scale raids in Hebei Province.

At one o'clock in the morning on May [-]st, Okamura Neji began to issue combat orders.

At two o'clock in the morning, the various units of the little Japanese participating in the war completed their assembly one after another, and they began to advance along the Ping-Han Railway.

At this time, the overall strength of the two Japanese troops was not weak.

The North Road Little Devils are commanded by Lieutenant General Harada Xiongyoshi, the commander of the 27th Division. They have three infantry regiments and one mountain artillery regiment.

The 110th Division of the South Road Little Devils was commanded by Lieutenant General Mamoru Iinuma, the division commander. They had two infantry regiments, one for engineering, one for search, and one for field artillery.

In addition, the Nanlu Little Devils are also equipped with a puppet cavalry regiment of [-] people. This puppet cavalry regiment also has strong combat effectiveness.

The search wing directly under the 110th Division has strong strength, with more than a thousand troops, all of which are mechanized.

Moreover, the search wing also has direct combat vehicles and armored vehicles. Of course, the Japanese armored forces were completely toy troops compared with other armored forces at the same time.

Their so-called medium tanks, placed in the German army and other troops, are at most the standard of light tanks.

But against the guerrilla forces active in the Japanese-occupied areas, these vehicles are naturally invincible.

After all, these guerrilla troops don't have many ordinary artillery pieces, let alone anti-tank artillery.

Therefore, this small Japanese army still poses a great threat.

Moreover, Okamura Neiji also made a choice in the selection of personnel to command the operation.

The 110th Division has just been reorganized. It is the only elite field division currently controlled by the North China Front.

Moriji Iinuma needed to prove himself, and Neji Okamura directly provided him with this opportunity.

You must know that the 110th Division has sophisticated weapons and equipment, and is the only field division under the North China Front with more than [-] people.

Whether it is the headquarters of the dispatched army or the base camp, they all believe that Iinuma Mamoru's ability is not enough to command the 110th Division in combat.

They want to replace Iinuma Mamoru and find a more outstanding lieutenant general with rich command experience to serve as the division commander.

Okamura Neiji resisted the pressure from above and continued to stay as Iinuma Mamoru.

This battle in Jizhong is naturally the best opportunity for Iinuma Mamoru to prove his strength.

If he can't perform well, he obviously won't be able to convince the public.

As long as the 110th Division does not achieve enough results, he, the division commander, will probably be replaced.

As for Harada Xiongyoshi, who is commanding the operations on the North Road, he needs this fighter plane even more.

At present, the Southern Army's troops are constantly expanding, and there is also a lack of military-level commanders.

Harada Kumonaki has sufficient qualifications. He was transferred from the 35th Division of the Security Division to the 27th Division of the Field Division as the division commander.

Anyone who is not a fool knows that this is just a transition.

I'm afraid it won't be long before Harada Kumakichi will be promoted to the position of military commander.

Okamura Neiji arranged for him to command the North Road Japs troops in combat, so naturally he was given a chance.

As long as enough merits are achieved in this battle, it is very possible that Harada Kumonaki will be immediately transferred to serve as a military-level commander.

Therefore, the two division commanders who commanded the battle were both ambitious and wanted to win.

And the overall strength of the troops they command is not weak.

It may be difficult for these troops to attack Zhongtiao Mountain.

But the Jizhong area where they are going to fight is a plain area, which is conducive for the little Japanese troops to fight.

The troops operating here are troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, and their weapons and equipment are not very good.

The most obvious point is that Ding Wei came from here.

The 28th Regiment under his command has grown to more than [-] troops.

However, when he was transferred to Shanxi Province, he served as the commander of the new second regiment. The number of troops was only more than a thousand at the beginning.

But the veterans given by Brigadier Chen and the weapons and equipment provided by Li Yunlong stunned Ding Wei.

Up to now, the New Second Regiment has 82 troops. The regiment alone has six [-]MM mortars, six Type [-] infantry guns and other artillery pieces.

Even if he was given a commander here in Ji Province, Ding Wei would not go.

But even the troops of the New Second Regiment are no match for troops like the 110th Division, let alone the guerrilla troops here in Hebei Province.

Starting at around two o'clock, the troops from the north and the south of the Little Japanese Army began to adopt a counter-advance strategy along the Ping-Han Railway.

As for the little Japanese troops on the North Road, starting at three o'clock in the morning, they had begun to gradually form a fighting formation.

They advanced in horizontal formation, with three infantry regiments lined up in a row, gradually pressing toward the north.

The Mountain Artillery Regiment is at the rear, providing direct artillery support when encountering combat.

Around five o'clock in the morning, the 110th Division also began to enter the southern Hebei area.

Lieutenant General Mamoru Iinuma, the commander of the division, adopted a different strategy. The chief of staff of the division, Ryuzo Takeshita, unified the command of the search regiment, and the puppet cavalry regiment launched the attack.

They serve as vanguard troops, constantly searching and advancing. When encountering guerrilla forces, these troops use their mobility to quickly launch strikes. Two infantry regiments, one engineer regiment, and one field artillery regiment were advanced from behind under the unified command of Iinuma Mamoru.

Of course, they also adopted a drag-net approach to gradually eliminate guerrilla forces on both sides of the railway.

For a time, the troops in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region were attacked one after another. All the troops were almost unable to resist under the attack of the little Japanese troops.

At around six o'clock in the morning, the vanguard units of the Japanese troops from the north and south were almost reunited.

These two little devil troops are very strong, and it is almost difficult to encounter opponents.

It can be said that in the Pinghan-Han Railway area, almost no troops can fight against them.

At seven o'clock, in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, the headquarters of the 201st Division is here.

When Chen Ziyun came here, Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others were all there.

After they saw Chen Ziyun coming, they came directly to the map.

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong picked up the baton and began to introduce the current combat situation in detail.

"The Japs are moving north and south along the Ping-Han Railway in two directions. Their target should be here in Jizhong."

"Based on what we know so far, the Japs troops have dispatched the main force of two divisions."

"These troops have strong combat effectiveness. Here in Hebei Province, the guerrilla troops in the Japanese-occupied areas are no match for them."

"In addition, the 26th Division in northern Shanxi and the 41st Division in southeastern Shanxi have also launched combat operations on a certain scale."

"But their operation this time is very targeted. They are going to deal with the guerrillas, not us."

"But it is obvious that as long as these guerrilla forces are hit to a certain extent and cannot pose a threat to the little devils, then they will definitely take action against us."

"The 110th Division, 27th Division and other units are very strong. If they come to Zhongtiao Mountain again, we will be under some pressure."

"Commander Chen, your analysis last night makes sense. We must take precautions against the future."

Fang Ligong had a serious expression on his face and directly introduced the situation.

Originally, Fang Ligong thought that as long as the Japs didn't come over, the 201st Division and other troops would not fight them for the time being.

But after Chen Ziyun and Chu Yunfei explained it last night, he finally understood.

Now Fang Ligong knew the overall situation very well, so he also supported Chen Ziyun in launching combat operations.

"The 110th Infantry Division in the northern Henan region has indeed left troops to fight. The specific situation is still being investigated."

"But according to reports from our personnel, the overall strength of the Japs in the northern Henan region is quite large. Counting the puppet troops, there may be tens of thousands of troops."

"And they also have a special agent team here in the Taihang Mountains. This special agent team may enter the northern Henan region to fight at any time."

"The 41st Division of Southeast Shanxi is currently mainly fighting in the highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain south of Luzhou City. They want to completely wipe out the Southeast Shanxi guerrilla detachment here."

Ouyang He, the director of the Communications Department, began to report. She currently has a lot of information.

After hearing the report, Chen Ziyun looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

This time the Japs are going to launch a large-scale mopping up operation against Jizhong. It is obviously impossible for Chen Ziyun to command his troops to rush directly to help.

However, as the main force of the 110th Division heads to Hebei Province, the defense in the northern Henan region is still relatively weak.

As long as Chen Ziyun commands enough troops to go there, it is still possible to achieve results in the northern Henan region.

Even if some towns cannot be recaptured, it is still beneficial to bring a certain amount of consumption to the little devils.

Currently, there are the First Brigade and the Second Artillery Regiment in the area west of Qinhe River in northern Henan.

Chen Ziyun's guerrilla headquarters can also transfer some of its troops.

Moreover, Li Yunlong is also interested in offensive operations in the northern Henan region. Li Yunlong will definitely participate in such operations.

This means that Chen Ziyun can gather several regiments of troops to fight. Such strength can completely pose a threat to the little Japanese troops.

"Divisional seat, I will command the operations of the First Brigade and other troops. All we need to do here at the division headquarters is to guard against the Zhongtiao Mountain area."

"I need to return to Jincheng immediately for deployment, and then gradually mobilize troops to secretly gather in Hanoi County and other areas."

"Here at Li Yunlong's independent detachment, they can also mobilize troops to participate in the battle. This can effectively reduce our attack pressure."

"Master, if this battle can bring a certain degree of blow to the remaining troops of the 110th Division, then the 110th Division will not be able to pose a threat in a short time."

Chen Ziyun took the initiative to speak, but Chu Yunfei agreed directly without any hesitation.

At the same time, he personally sent a message to Li Chongtao, commander of the First Brigade in the northern Henan region, asking him to command the troops to fully obey Chen Ziyun's command for operations.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun began to return to Jincheng.

At this time, the Little Japanese troops had already launched combat operations, and the leading troops of the northern and southern Japanese troops in Hebei Province had already met in the Shimen area.

However, their main force did not continue to advance. Instead, they began to gradually advance towards both sides with the railway as the core.

At this point, the Little Devils' large-scale mopping up operations in the central Hebei region were officially launched, and nine regiments continued to attack.

For a time, the base area established by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei regional troops here in Hebei Province began to be threatened to a great extent.

In the afternoon, Chen Ziyun had arrived in Jincheng.

He had just arrived in Jincheng when Ding Wei, the leader of the new second regiment and the leader of the guerrilla detachment, came to Jincheng.

"Commander Chen, you are finally back. Southeast Shanxi is not peaceful right now."

"The 41st Division in Luzhou City deployed thousands of troops to carry out combat operations and continued to attack our troops."

"Up to now we have been forced to hide here on the high ground, but even if we hide here on the high ground, the little devils still haven't stopped fighting."

"They continued to lay ambushes and fired cold shots at us one after another. Our troops also continued to suffer casualties."

"Commander Chen, the 41st Division has mobilized elite troops, and I suspect that the Taihang Mountain Special Agent Regiment also participated in the battle."

"Our troops are a little difficult to deal with. Commander Chen still needs to give us some support."

"Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to stop the Jaap troops here, and they will be able to come to Jincheng."

After Ding Wei saw Chen Ziyun, he glanced at Yan Yu and directly stated his purpose.

Chen Ziyun came to the map and looked at it. The 41st Division launched a combat operation.

Chen Ziyun knew this, but he did not expect that they would pose such a threat to the guerrilla detachment.

The overall strength of Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment is not weak. They currently have more than [-] troops.

In addition to a new second regiment, there are also three guerrilla brigades.

But the little devil was able to force Ding Wei to such an extent, which shows that the combat effectiveness of this Japanese army is definitely not weak. (End of chapter)