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

Early on the morning of May 201, at around [-] o'clock, Li Chongtao, commander of the [-]st Brigade of the [-]st Division, commanded the troops to begin crossing the Qin River.

Wu Ziqiang's 358th Regiment served as the vanguard, and his troops quickly advanced towards Shanyang City, preparing to launch a combat attack on Shanyang City.

Shi Yuzhen's 601st Regiment, attached to the artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, followed behind and quickly advanced towards the flank of Shanyang City.

Thousands of troops from the First Brigade launched a large-scale operation, and naturally their whereabouts could not be completely concealed.

The First Brigade of the 110th Infantry Regiment stationed here in Shanyang City quickly received the news, and the Major Captain quickly contacted the nearby Japanese and puppet troops.

"Shrink the troops to main towns for defense, use existing positions and fortifications to conduct defensive operations, and gradually consume the enemy's troops."

"At the same time, we quickly contacted the wing headquarters to report the situation here in detail and asked the wing headquarters to be prepared."

"The troops are stationed in their positions, ready for battle, and will carry out operations in accordance with the established combat plan."

"Each squadron maintains close contact and must advance and retreat at the same time, and must not be cut off by the enemy."

The Major Captain had a serious expression on his face and decisively issued the combat order.

"Hi, Mr. Captain." The nearby communications soldier immediately agreed.

All of a sudden, combat orders began to be transmitted one after another, and the Japanese and puppet troops near Shanyang City immediately began to deploy.

By about [-]:[-], the troops from both sides had begun to make contact.

The Japanese garrison in northern Henan and the Imperial Army troops launched defensive operations at some important strongholds.

Of course, the overall combat effectiveness of these troops is not very strong. Faced with the attack of the 358th Regiment, they are almost in a state of collapse.

Originally, the little devil was counting on these troops to be able to resist the attack of Chen Ziyun's troops and buy more time for other troops.

But these troops were no match for them. Under the attack of the first brigade, they had no ability to parry at all.

"Retreat, retreat quickly, retreat quickly, don't stay here anymore."

"This Jinsui army is really different. It is too strong. We are no match for them at all."

"Evacuate quickly, otherwise we will all be left here."

"We are so unlucky. Not long after we arrived here, we encountered the 201st Division of the Jinsui Army."

"Maybe Chen Ziyun is personally directing the battle. Let's evacuate quickly, otherwise we won't even be able to save our lives."

A puppet army officer put away his rifle and immediately gave the order to retreat.

He did not hesitate and immediately fled in the direction of Shanyang City.

When the other puppet troops saw the officers running away, they quickly left their positions without any hesitation.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, some strongholds and villages near Shanyang City were completely abandoned by the Japanese and puppet troops.

The Major Captain of the First Battalion was worried that these little Japs and puppet troops from the garrison would affect the operations of his troops, so he evacuated them directly to the area east of Shanyang City to prevent them from fighting in the Shanyang City area, which would lead to a major disaster. A massive rout.

At eleven o'clock, Li Chongtao, commander of the First Brigade, commanded the troops to arrive at the Shanyang City area.

Under the cover of ten mountain cannons from the artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, the two infantry regiments began to attack Shanyang City.

The 358th Regiment attacked from the front, while the 601st Regiment launched a flank attack.

The first brigade of the 110th Wing of the Little Devils behaved very calmly, and they did not panic at all.

Four infantry squadrons, one machine gun squadron, and one artillery squadron were fully engaged in defensive operations.

The First Battalion of the Little Devils is part of the 110th Division. They are well-equipped with weapons and equipment.

It is equipped with Type [-] rifles, Type [-] light machine guns, and Type [-] sniper rifles.

Their machine gun squadron is also organized according to the field brigade, with a total of twelve heavy machine guns.

The artillery squadron has two infantry guns and two rapid-fire guns.

The troops from both sides launched a fierce battle, and the Japs relied on position fortifications for defense.

Facing the attacks of the 358th Regiment and the 601st Regiment, the little devil was still very cautious.

They launched fire strikes at a distance of two to three hundred meters, giving full play to their precise shooting skills.

Heavy bullets were fired one after another, and bursts of gunfire rang out.

The attacking force was hit and suffered casualties.

But soon the two regiment commanders organized firepower to suppress the shooting, and the heavy weapons battalion directly under the regiment took the lead in opening fire.

Four 20MM machine guns, four 82MM mortars, and six large-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns fired at the Jaap position one after another.

At the same time, the machine gun companies under each battalion launched fire at the same time.

Two infantry cannons, two 65MM mountain cannons, two flat-firing cannons, and five heavy machine guns fired one after another.

At present, the first, second and third brigades under the 210th Division are all strengthening their establishment.

Each regiment is well-equipped with many heavy weapons.

After the firepower started firing, the little Japanese troops were completely suppressed.

After all, they only have more than a thousand troops, but faced with the attack of two regiments of the First Brigade, the First Brigade was difficult to deal with.

Two regiments are directly under the heavy weapons battalion, and six infantry battalions are directly under the machine gun company to launch fire strikes.

A lot of the firepower of the little devils was suppressed and destroyed, and they were unable to form intercepting firepower.

Under such circumstances, the casualties of the Japs began to increase.

"Bagaya Road, this Jinsui army is indeed as well-equipped and powerful as the legend says."

"It's really terrifying that the enemy in front of us would mass such a large number of artillery."

"Contact the brigade headquarters immediately. We urgently need heavy weapons support, otherwise it will be difficult for us to block their attack."

The 358st Squadron, responsible for the defense of the outer positions on the west side of Shanyang City, is currently the key strike force of the [-]th Regiment.

Their position was continuously attacked by the 358st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment and the Heavy Weapons Battalion.

The regiment leader Wu Ziqiang even took charge personally and asked the first battalion to break through the position in the shortest possible time.

Although the captain of the first squadron of the Little Devils was fully defensive at this time, they were no match for them.

Although their weapons and equipment have been enhanced, the nine grenade launchers, nine light machine guns, nine sniper rifles, and dozens of rifles are no match for them.

The First Battalion received a lot of artillery support. Not to mention anything else, the machine gun company directly under them was enough to suppress the First Squadron of the Little Devils.

The five Czech heavy machine guns of the machine gun battery launched fire suppression one after another, and dense bullets were fired one after another.

The little Japanese position was tightly suppressed, with almost no chance to raise their head and shoot.

Once their light machine guns are exposed, they will be hit immediately.

There were three light machine guns, and before they had time to finish the 37-round magazine, they were hit by the [-]MM flat-fire cannon.

The two Liao-made 37MM flat-fire cannons fired armor-piercing projectiles one after another. Once the Little Japanese light machine gun was exposed, it would be shot out immediately.

As for the grenades of the little Japanese, the mortar company of the heavy weapons battalion directly under the regiment fired grenades one after another from four 82MM mortars.

The two infantry guns and 70MM infantry guns subordinate to the first battalion's machine gun company fired anti-personnel grenades one after another.

The 65MM mountain artillery also cooperated with the shelling, and a large number of shells were fired towards the Little Japanese trenches. Three infantry companies quickly advanced towards the front, and they took turns to cover.

Light machine guns, grenade launchers and other weapons continued to fire cover, while a large number of infantry crawled forward and quickly approached the position.

In Shanyang City, here is the headquarters of the first brigade of the Little Devils.

The Major Captain had a solemn expression on his face. He had already checked the combat situation.

Then he hurried back to the brigade headquarters and quickly contacted the wing headquarters.

The original plan of the little Japanese was to gradually withdraw and attract Chen Ziyun's troops to Makino City for encirclement and annihilation.

Here in Shanyang City, the Japs are preparing to rely on outer positions and inner city positions for defense.

However, so far, the Japs have suffered more than [-] casualties, and they are completely suppressed.

As the casualties continued to increase, Captain Shao Zuo knew that he could no longer hold on to Shanyang City.

Otherwise, if they all suppress and encircle them, their troops will be completely trapped in Shanyang City.

"Their weapon configuration is completely incomparable to ours. Facing two of their regiments, our group has almost no ability to fight."

"The infantry squadron quickly fired smoke bombs from grenades, gradually evacuated the position, and moved towards Makino City with alternate cover."

"The machine gun squadron and the artillery squadron moved first, followed by the group headquarters, and each squadron evacuated as planned."

The major captain showed a solemn expression on his face and hurriedly issued combat orders.

At around [-] noon, the Japs troops abandoned Shanyang City and gradually moved towards Makino City.

After the First Brigade regained Shanyang City, part of it stationed here for defense, while the main force quickly pursued Makino City.

As for Li Yunlong, he had already commanded a new regiment and quickly advanced all the way eastward along the north bank of the Yellow River.

The new group did not encounter any resistance. They advanced very quickly and had already arrived at Fengzhuang Town, southwest of Makino City.

At this time, they should pause, wait for the first brigade troops to advance to the area north of their troops, and then coordinate their advance towards Makino Castle.

However, Li Yunlong knew that the 110st Brigade easily defeated more than a thousand Japs in Makino City, so he felt that the [-]th Division was nothing.

So he did not stop, but pushed directly towards Yuanyang City south of Makino City.

He planned to quickly seize Yuanyang City, and then pass through Yuanyang City and directly attack Makino City in the north.

"The little devil is not very strong. Our group will attack first. Maybe we can recover Makino City in advance."

"The fighting over there in Jizhong is very fierce. The Japs troops have an absolute advantage. We have to create pressure on the Japs here."

"Otherwise, if we cannot attract the main force of the 110th Infantry Division of the Jizhong Province, there will definitely be heavy casualties in the central Hebei area."

"Old Xing, contact all battalions and quickly advance towards Yuanyang City. We must advance to Makino City before four o'clock in the afternoon to fight."

Li Yunlong checked the map and immediately issued the combat order without any hesitation.

"Yes, detachment leader." Xing Zhiguo, deputy commander of the new regiment on the side, immediately replied.

The new regiment of troops began to set off early, and they marched directly towards Yuanyang City.

But they didn't know that the new regiment had more than [-] troops, and the Japs must have known about such a large-scale operation.

The whereabouts of the new regiment were soon known to the little devils, and they were passed directly to the 18th Regiment.

Captain Matsutaro Tanabe of the Colonel Corps knew that a force of [-] troops was advancing along the north bank of the Yellow River and was about to advance to Yuanyang City. He directly sneered.

The 18th Regiment is scattered and hidden near Makino City, and there is a brigade of their troops here in Yuanyang City.

Moreover, one of the heavy weapons assigned to them by the Little Japanese North China Front Army, twelve 90MM mortars, is also nearby.

Matsutaro Tanabe didn't hesitate at all. He quickly commanded a brigade and marched directly towards Yuanyang City.

He planned to assemble the fourth and fifth brigades here, attached to the mortar squadron transferred from the North China Front Army Headquarters, to directly attack the new regiment.

Although these troops only have more than [-] little Japs, Matsutaro Tanabe believes that there will be no problem with such a large number of troops to solve the problem of more than [-] Tubal Road.

The troops from both sides marched towards Yuanyang City at the same time. At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the little devils arrived at Yuanyang City in advance.

Matsutaro Tanabe picked up the document and carefully looked at the introduction about Li Yunlong.

Then he showed a disdainful expression on his face, obviously he didn't take Li Yunlong seriously.

The Fourth Brigade has already been dispersed and deployed, while the Fifth Brigade is hidden in the area north of Yuanyang City.

Twelve 90MM mortars followed the fifth group.

As for Tanabe Matsutaro, he directly sat in Yuanyang City and commanded the operations.

At this time, Li Yunlong didn't know that the main force of the 18th Elite Regiment of the Little Devils was gathering here in Yuanyang City to prepare for combat.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the new regiment arrived at Yuanyang City through a forced march.

"Detachment leader, the reconnaissance team reported that there are more than a thousand Japs in Yuanyang City, and they are spreading out for defense."

"This group of little devils is probably a garrison, carrying out decentralized defense on the scale of a squadron."

"Such a sparse defense does not give us a chance to defeat them all."

"Detachment leader, I think we should just encircle and eat this little Japanese army."

Xing Zhiguo, the deputy leader of the new regiment, came to Li Yunlong and gave a detailed report.

"Li Chongtao's First Brigade defeated more than a thousand little Japs in Shanyang City, so we must eat these little Japs."

"Lao Xing, you lead the third battalion, the fourth battalion, and the cavalry battalion to outflank them from the north and cut off their retreat to Makino City."

"I will lead the first battalion, second battalion, and artillery battalion in a frontal attack. I didn't say anything. I will eat these little devils in one bite. I must not let them escape."

Li Yunlong chuckled and directly issued the combat order.

He felt that there were only more than a thousand little devils in front of him, and they were still spreading their defense.

The new regiment is currently very strong, with more than [-] troops, and there will be no problem in eating them.

At [-]:[-], a new regiment of troops began to take action.

But the little Japanese troops saw a large number of troops charging over, but they didn't panic at all.

They had already made preparations and were waiting for the new group of soldiers to attack.

The Fourth Battalion of the 18th Regiment of the Japanese Army is currently organized as a squadron for defense.

Four infantry squadrons, equipped with three heavy machine guns, are deployed in different areas for defense.

The two infantry squadrons are also equipped with infantry guns and rapid-fire guns respectively.

They seem to have very sparse defenses, but they can actually support each other, and this is a common defense method used by the little devils.

The Japanese defense emphasizes point-based defense, building a strong fire support point to defend an area.

In the defensive area, they have strong combat capabilities.

Especially the old elite alliances like the 18th Regiment, they have rich combat experience. (End of chapter)