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

Chen Ziyun looked at the message sent by Li Yunlong in detail, with a very serious expression on his face. He took this matter very seriously.

After all, the teacher's recommendation is absolutely correct. He must pay special attention to it, otherwise if he is ambushed, the consequences will be disastrous.

Of course, at this time, at the headquarters of the North China Front of the Ji Province, General Commander Okamura Neiji stood in front of the map with an indifferent expression.

Chief of Staff Adachi Twenty-three, Deputy Chief of Staff Miyazaki Mon, and Arisue Seizo stood aside.

This time, the North China Front mobilized its directly affiliated troops to carry out operations, and the operations in the central Hebei region were entirely under their command.

However, the Japanese troops have an absolute advantage at this time, so the front army headquarters does not need to pay too much attention to command.

The commander of the 110th Division, Mamoru Iinuma, and the commander of the 27th Division, Harada Kumakichi, are in charge of command, which is completely enough.

These little Japanese troops are currently carrying out cannibalization tactics, advancing step by step and attacking steadily.

In just a few days, they had already achieved a lot of results.

After this battle, the little devils are very confident that they will completely wipe out all the resistance forces in central Hebei and ensure complete control of the area.

Now the main attention of the North China Front Army Headquarters is completely concentrated on the northern Henan region.

Currently, there is the 110th Regiment under the 110th Division in the northern Henan region, and the heavy equipment regiment remains behind.

At the same time, there are also garrison troops organized by the front army headquarters and more than [-] puppet troops.

They have a lot of troops, tens of thousands of them, but the Japanese garrison and puppet troops hardly have much combat effectiveness.

The weapon configuration is also very weak, with not many heavy weapons.

These troops can still cope with the guerrilla forces, but if they face the troops commanded by Chen Ziyun, they have no ability to parry.

Therefore, these more than [-] days of puppet troops are completely useless. This is also clear to the Little Japanese Front Army Headquarters.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we are really lucky. We originally wanted to second troops from the Kwantung Army, but now we don't need to at all."

"As long as Chen Ziyun is dispatched this time, if he commands the troops to enter the northern Henan region to fight, then we will definitely make it impossible for them to come back."

"Even if Chen Ziyun's troops are at stake, they will not be a match for Tanabe-kun's troops. As long as they come to fight in the northern Henan region, they will definitely be annihilated."

"We have deployed heavy weapons from the directly affiliated troops to strengthen the strength of Tanabe-kun's troops."

"Tanabe-kun heard that he was only dealing with the Tubal troops of the Jinsui Army. He said that even if their main force was dispatched, they would be able to deal with it."

"But they don't want to be commanded by Commander Yanagawa Shinichi of the 110th Infantry Regiment. They want the authority to fight on their own."

"You also know that these troops are very arrogant and cannot accept being commanded by generals from special divisions."

Deputy Chief of Staff Miyazaki came to Okamura Neji on Monday and spoke directly.

"Call Captain Tanabe back and tell him that we can completely agree to this request."

"However, there are limits to their own operations, and they need to ensure that they do not affect the overall operation."

"In addition, contact Shinichi Yanagawa of the 110th Infantry Regiment and ask him to make some appropriate concessions to avoid conflicts between the troops."

"In this battle in the northern Henan region, the Tanabe Regiment will assume the main combat mission, and other units need to fully cooperate."

After hearing the report, Okamura Neji nodded directly with a serious expression on his face.

The North China Front Army of the Little Japanese Army has repeatedly discussed here, and they have made various plans before the battle.

If the main force of the 110th Division leaves the northern Henan region, the defense in the northern Henan region will be empty.

Chen Ziyun would definitely not miss such an opportunity. They knew that Chen Ziyun would definitely command the troops to launch combat operations.

Therefore, the North China Front Army has prepared two sets of combat plans. On the one hand, it is to conduct an ambush in the northern Henan region, and on the other hand, it is to launch a mopping up operation in the central Hebei region.

The mopping up operations in the central Hebei area are now progressing very smoothly, and the 110th Division and other units are exceeding their operational plans every day.

Then the attention of Okamura Neiji and others is naturally focused on the northern Henan region.

Prior to this, they planned to second the troops with the Kwantung Army to enhance the combat strength in the northern Henan region.

However, an order from the dispatched army headquarters made them overjoyed!
  After the outbreak of large-scale combat in 37, troops from both sides continued to fight fiercely.

By 38, the principal of the capital city took the lead in proposing to abolish the establishment of each brigade and let divisions command each regiment's operations.

At the end of 39, the divisions under each theater gradually abolished the brigade-level establishment.

The Little Devils also proposed in 39 to cancel the brigade-level establishment and let the divisions command the operations of each regiment.

However, the Japanese army currently has a large number of occupied areas, and many of their troops are performing combat missions.

So in their 42nd year now, some divisions still maintain brigade formations, and they can only gradually cancel them.

In this regard, the little devil is different from each war zone. Each war zone can take turns to conduct training and cancel the establishment of each brigade.

When Okamura Neiji was reorganizing the 110th Division, the Third Division belonging to the Japanese 11th Army also began to undergo reorganization training.

The base camp ordered the Third Division to complete the reorganization before July and cancel the brigade establishment.

The 29th Brigade and [-]th Brigade under the [-]rd Division were cancelled.

In April, these two brigade headquarters had been abolished, and the 29th Regiment affiliated with the 18th Brigade was also transferred out.

According to the orders of the base camp, the 18th Regiment gradually drove directly from the front line of Hubei Province to outside the customs and was incorporated into the 29th Division.

At the end of April, the 18th Regiment arrived in Hebei Province via the Tianjin-Puzhou Railway.

At this time, the North China Front Army was preparing to second its troops with the Kwantung Army.

After Okamura Neiji learned about the situation of the 18th Regiment, he personally communicated with the dispatched army headquarters and the Kwantung Army headquarters successively.

The 18th Regiment was seconded for combat operations, and all parties quickly approved it.

Okamura Neiji served as the commander of the 11th Army, and the Third Division also received his command.

They are also willing to leave the 18th Wing to assist in the battle.

The intercepted 18th Regiment is the North China Front's trump card in fighting in the northern Henan region, and it is also their trump card.

This little devil force is not simple, and its combat strength is far beyond what other security divisions and ad hoc divisions can compare with.

The 18th Regiment, affiliated with the Third Division, participated in a series of battles.

As a field wing under the elite standing division, the 18th Wing has a very powerful combat capability.

As one of the first six battle stations of the Japanese army, the Third Division is definitely a veteran division.

Not to mention the Sino-Japanese War and other battles, after the full-scale outbreak in 37, the Third Division will be present in almost every large-scale battle.

Songhu and Jinling in 37; Xucheng and Hankou in 38; Suizao and the first battle in the capital of Hunan Province in 39.

Zaoyi in 40 years, and the second battle in the capital of Hunan Province in 41 years.

In each large-scale battle, the Third Division participated in the battle with the absolute main force.

In the first three years, they had to fight two large-scale battles every year.

The combat effectiveness of such a unit can be imagined. It is also for this reason that the 18th Regiment is qualified to make requests, and is more qualified not to take these ad hoc divisions seriously.

After all, their battles were all large-scale battles, and the number of participating troops on both sides started at [-].

Troops that have experienced such combat will naturally not take the garrison troops responsible for the occupied areas seriously.

As for the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, they even sneered!

In their eyes, they have fought in elite troops, let alone these troops!

Matsutaro Tanabe, captain of the 18th Regiment, knew that he was going to deal with the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, and he even made wild remarks.

He directly stated in the message that even if the 201st Division's 201 to [-] troops attack the northern Henan area, as long as they are there, the [-]st Division will not be able to regain northern Henan!

With the 18th Regiment stationed in the northern Henan region, Okamura Neiji and others were completely relieved.

And until now, they still arranged for the 18th Wing to remain concealed, thereby ensuring that they could deliver a fatal blow to Chen Ziyun's troops.

Okamura Neiji and others made detailed arrangements, and the little devils here in the northern Henan region were ready.

As long as Chen Ziyun's troops come over, they will take action immediately.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon on May [-], Chen Ziyun once again called Li Chongtao and others together.

At the same time, accompanying these brigade commanders and detachment leaders were the heads of each regiment.

In the previous battle in the northern Henan region, Chen Ziyun commanded troops to severely damage the Japanese and puppet troops, thus seizing control of the towns west of the Qinhe River in the northern Henan region.

Up to now, the two sides are facing off across the Qin River, and Hanoi County, Wencheng and other areas are controlled by the 201st Division.

Currently, here in this area, participating troops are gathering one after another, with a full strength of seven regiments.

These troops are all under the command of Chen Ziyun.

Among these troops are those with combat effectiveness, including Li Yunlong's new regiment.

In addition, there are the 358th Regiment and the 601st Regiment under Li Chongtao's First Brigade.

The leaders of these two regiments are also Chen Ziyun’s old subordinates, Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuzhen!

Of course, there is also Chu Yu's guard group. This is an elite force trained by Chen Ziyun, and its overall combat effectiveness is very strong.

The Guard Regiment currently has two guard battalions under it, one machine gun battalion and one combat defense artillery battalion.

They are well-equipped with weapons and equipment, and their four battalions are all elite soldiers.

However, the northern Henan region requires elite defense, so the guard regiment has been stationed here most of the time to assist in defense.

During this period of time, they had not participated in any decent battles.

"The current defense in the northern Henan area is very weak for us. We can defeat them without all seven regiments being deployed."

"But the little devil didn't pay attention to such an empty defense at all. There is inevitably something wrong here. Maybe there are other Japanese troops here."

"But the current situation does not allow us to think too much. If the main force of the 110th Division ends fighting in Hebei Province and comes back directly, we will have no chance."

"Everyone, the division headquarters has already reported the situation of the 110th Division. They are the absolute elite troops of the North China Front."

"If we give them enough time to gather their strongest combat effectiveness, then we will be their ultimate goal."

"Instead of being passively beaten, it is better to take the initiative and take advantage of their division of troops to eat the troops they left in the northern Henan region first."

"As for whether there are other troops in the northern Henan region, we can only decide what to do. We can't afford to wait any longer."

Chen Ziyun looked towards the officers and said with a serious expression on his face.

"We will kill as many little devils as there are in the northern Henan area."

"I don't believe they have the ability to hide a division in northern Henan?"

"Commander Chen, strike first to gain the upper hand, and strike later will suffer disaster, so we have to strike early."

"Let's see, our new group will take the lead!"

Li Yunlong looked at Chen Ziyun and said with a confident expression on his face.

He had been holding it back for a long time. Now that he had such a large-scale combat opportunity, how could Li Yunlong miss it.

What's more, Li Yunlong's new regiment is now very strong. After being strengthened by an artillery battalion, the new regiment has more than [-] troops!
  Li Yunlong was full of confidence, and with Commander Chen and other orders, he was now able to fight directly without any restraint.

"Hahaha, Captain Li, your independent detachment can fight, and our First Brigade is not a soft persimmon."

"Go and find out how many tough battles the 358th and 601st regiments under the First Brigade have fought."

"I think you guys should cooperate in guerrilla warfare. This kind of warfare is most suitable for you."

"If we want to attack the enemy, our First Brigade will bear the brunt. We will not let you guerrilla troops take the lead."

When Li Chongtao heard what Li Yunlong said, he said with a sneer on his face.

Li Chongtao was born in the Jin-Sui Army, so he was inevitably biased against Li Yunlong.

Moreover, the 201st Brigade is also the absolute elite of the 358st Division. The 601th Regiment and the [-]st Regiment are both troops led by Chen Ziyun.

The combat effectiveness of these two regiments is not weak. They have been the absolute main force in combat before and have fought many tough battles.

They also have ideas for this battle in the northern Henan region.

At least in the eyes of Li Chongtao and other officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army, Li Yunlong's independent detachment must not be allowed to steal the spotlight in the battle in the northern Henan region.

Seeing that the two of them were about to have a conflict, Chen Ziyun hurriedly stepped in to stop it.

He picked up the baton and directly introduced the combat tasks of each department.

Until evening, Li Yunlong and others returned to the army.

This time the two sides fought together, Li Chongtao and Li Yunlong were a bit gunpowder.

However, Chen Ziyun could also expect this. After all, the two sides did not directly fight, which was enough to give him face.

Starting at eight o'clock in the evening, various ministries began to prepare for combat.

Li Yunlong's new regiment went directly to the north bank of the Yellow River. They would advance along the north bank of the Yellow River and make a large-scale detour.

The mission of the new regiment is to detour into the depth of the Japanese and puppet defenses, disrupt the defensive deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops, and thereby mobilize the Japanese and puppet troops.

Li Chongtao's First Brigade took the initiative. They crossed the Qin River and directly attacked Shanyang City and Muye City.

The second artillery regiment cooperates with the first brigade in combat.

The two guerrilla groups of Wei Monk and Xie Yunxia temporarily stayed in Hanoi County and other areas for defense, serving as the final reserve team.

Chu Yu's guard group was the strongest, and Chen Ziyun came directly to take command. They wanted to take action as a battalion.

The guard regiment must secretly advance to the area east of the Qin River to prepare.

If there is an ambush by Japs in the northern Henan area, the security regiment troops must quickly mobilize to carry out operations to connect various departments to fight and avoid heavy losses to each department. (End of chapter)