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

In Yuanyang City, here is the headquarters of the 18th Infantry Regiment.

Four major captains from three infantry brigades and an artillery battalion under the 18th Regiment gathered here one after another.

Captain Tanabe Matsutaro stood in front of the map. He picked up the baton with a serious expression on his face.

There was no fighting going on here in Yuanyang City, and the 18th Regiment originally planned to wait until the howitzer troops came over, and then launch a direct attack.

However, the howitzer troops moved slowly. They were also preparing to lure Chen Ziyun and other troops to attack, and then carry out the attack.

Up to now, Yamamoto Kazuki is commanding these troops to gradually advance towards Makino City, preparing to take the lead in meeting the 110th Regiment here in Makino City.

After receiving these reports, Tanabe Matsutaro couldn't sit still.

He analyzed it in detail and soon had a battle plan.

"To the north of us is the Youtuba Army. They have set up blocking positions in an attempt to cut off the connection between Makino City and Yuanyang City."

"And on our west side is the Jinsui Army. This Jinsui Army is not weak, with more than 5,000 troops."

"It is not difficult to see that they are preparing to attack Yuanyang City, but with elite troops like ours stationed in Yuanyang City, they obviously do not have this capability."

"So there is no need for us to continue to defend here. We must take the initiative to launch an offensive to quickly neutralize the enemy's threat to the northern Henan region."

Matsutaro Tanabe had a serious expression on his face. He looked at the four major captains and said with a serious expression.

"Your Excellency, Captain, we have defeated these two enemy forces in the Yuanyang City and Makino City areas."

"Although they have a certain fighting capacity, they are far from our opponents. If we take the initiative to attack, we will definitely be able to achieve results."

"Your Excellency, Captain, our Sixth Battalion is willing to take the lead in attacking and defeat the Tuba Road troops north of Yuanyang City."

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, our Fourth Battalion is willing to attack the Shanxi-Sui Army troops on the west side."

Several captains stood up one after another and said with vowed expressions on their faces.

Matsutaro Tanabe nodded with satisfaction. He picked up the baton and began to issue combat orders.

He set the combat target here at the New Regiment, and all the main forces of the regiment went out to fight.

The Fourth Battalion, the Fifth Battalion, and the Artillery Brigade were close to 3,000 troops, and they directly carried out combat attacks on the First Battalion, Second Battalion and other units of the New Regiment.

As for the Sixth Battalion, they strengthened the heavy weapons units assigned to them by the North China Front Army Headquarters and stayed here in Yuanyang City.

Matsutaro Tanabe personally commanded the main force of the regiment to attack, while Yuan Yangcheng was handed over to the captain of the 6th Battalion Major.

Of course, this Japanese army radio is assigned to the brigade level, so they can contact each other via radio at any time.

After Matsutaro Tanabe issued the combat order, the four young Japanese captains immediately agreed.

At twelve o'clock at noon, the little Japanese troops started to have lunch.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the 18th Regiment began to attack in a mighty manner, heading straight for the blocking position of the new regiment.

As for the troops commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki, they have already arrived at Makino Castle.

As these troops arrived at Makino Castle, the number of Japanese troops here instantly increased a lot.

The 110th Wing has more than troops, and the Special Agent Wing dispatched a reinforced brigade of about troops.

The howitzer brigade has about 600 troops. At this time, the little Japanese troops in Makino City are close to 6,000.

The troops of the Third and Fourth Battalions commanded by Li Yunlong failed to effectively contain their advance.

At the same time as the 18th Regiment attacked, Matsutaro Tanabe also began to generate electricity to contact the troops here in Makino Castle.

The 110th Regiment is also under the command of Matsutaro Tanabe, so they must obey the command of Matsutaro Tanabe.

As for the special agent unit that commanded the troops to come to Makino City, the North China Front Army Headquarters also sent a message.

Okamura Neiji did not hand over the command of more than a thousand special agent units to Tanabe Matsutaro, but he also did not withdraw his troops from the northern Henan region.

On the contrary, in order to better coordinate the operations in the northern Henan region, the North China Front Army Headquarters left them to fight in the northern Henan region.

Yamamoto Kazuki can command these more than a thousand troops to conduct operations on his own and carry out combat strikes against Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong's troops.

After receiving this order, Yamamoto Kazuki began to command the troops to actively attack the area north of Makino Castle.

He was prepared to command the troops to completely eliminate the third and fourth battalions of the New Regiment in the shortest possible time.

Previously, Kazuki Yamamoto was responsible for protecting the safety of the howitzer unit, so there were restrictions in all aspects.

At this time, the howitzer was safely escorted to Makino City, and he naturally didn't have the slightest worry.

In his opinion, it would be easy for him to deal with the two battalions of the New Regiment, which had more than a thousand troops.

At this time, Japanese troops attacked from Yuanyang City and Makino City.

At this time, the little devils obviously did not cooperate. Otherwise, if they launched a north-south pincer attack on the first battalion, second battalion and other units of the New Regiment, the consequences would be disastrous.

Of course, Yamamoto Kazuki was also aware of this, but he did not do so. He believed that the new regiment north of Makino City was still a threat.

It was said that he wanted to quickly deal with this force and then fight south.

As for Tanabe Matsutaro, he did not take Li Yunlong and other troops seriously at all. He believed that his three brigades were fully qualified for combat missions.

The Japanese troops launched combat operations, and Chen Ziyun was quickly reported here.

When he learned that there were more than a thousand troops in Makino City attacking north, and nearly three thousand troops in Yuanyang City attacking north, he showed a surprised expression.

After all, if these two groups of little devils adopt the strategy of advancing from the north to the south at the same time, the new regiment south of Makino City will still be a great threat.

"The special agent team that attacked Makino City came to the battlefield in northern Henan with the howitzer unit."

"The 18th Regiment is attacking from Yuanyang City. All the main forces of the Regiment are attacking. It seems that they are preparing to storm the blocking position of the new regiment."

"If the blocking position south of Makino City is breached and the little devils Makino City and Yuanyang City are connected, it will be more difficult for us to fight against them."

"Commander Chen, should we take the initiative and launch a strong attack on Yuanyang City first to attract the main force of the 18th Wing?"

Li Chongtao, the commander of the first brigade, came to Chen Ziyun and quickly reported.

Chen Ziyun looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Chen Ziyun's move was completely unexpected by the Japanese army, but he also knew that if the troops stormed Yuanyang City now, they would definitely not gain anything.

The 18th Regiment is an elite regiment of the Japs. Their main force is dispatched, and there are still defenders here in Yuanyang City.

Once the first brigade's strong attack is contained and the main force of the 18th Regiment returns, the first brigade will fall into a very passive combat.

"The strength of the remaining troops here in Yuanyang City must be strong. We are going to attack Yuanyang City. If the main force of the 18th Regiment returns, we will have to fight them decisively."

"And we have to take the initiative to attack the main force of the 18th Regiment. The troops here in Yuanyang City must quickly attack to support us. In the end, we still have to fight them."

"The goal of the 18th Wing's dispatch this time is not to open up the connection between Makino City and Yuanyang City. They want to attract us to attack."

"So I can predict that no matter what we choose, we will fall into the trap of the Japanese army."

Chen Ziyun looked solemn and analyzed directly. And the little Japanese strategy he saw through was exactly Tanabe Matsutaro's battle plan.

He did not attack the first brigade troops, but went to attack the blocking position of the new regiment.

The purpose is to have the 18st Brigade take the initiative to attack, and then the th Regiment will gather together to carry out an annihilation operation.

The 18th Regiment's attack force consisted of two infantry brigades and an artillery brigade with nearly troops!

This group of little devils is very strong. Even if they encounter the main force of the first brigade, they are still capable of fighting.

As for the Japanese troops staying in Yuanyang City, they look weak, but in fact they are not weak.

The Sixth Brigade is equipped with twelve mortars and twelve heavy machine guns.

They rely on Yuanyang City to defend with all their strength. If they want to defend Yuanyang City and block the attack of the first brigade, there is absolutely no problem!

So no matter how Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to fight at this time, it was what Matsutaro Tanabe wanted to see.

As long as the first brigade attacks, they will be completely trapped.

Chen Ziyun had a solemn expression on his face, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Time was passing, and at around two o'clock in the afternoon, fierce gunfire continued to be heard from the north of Makino City.

The troops of the third and fourth battalions were attacked by Japanese troops one after another. Yamamoto Kazuki personally commanded the Japanese troops to exert strong combat effectiveness.

The Little Japanese Agent Brigade has a strengthened organization. Each brigade has four assault squadrons, a machine gun squadron, a mortar squadron, and a rapid-fire artillery squadron.

The brigade commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki was reinforced by a mortar squadron, with a total strength of 1,500 people.

At this time, they had two mortar squadrons, equipped with 60MM mortar units and 82MM mortar units, which played a great role in the battle.

They continued to bombard the new regiment and carried out combat strikes one after another.

At first, Li Yunlong planned to gather troops and find the loopholes of the little Japanese to attack.

However, the two sides conducted several battles, and the Japanese troops had an absolute advantage.

The overall weapons and equipment of the Little Devils are well-equipped, and the new group is obviously incomparable.

Li Yunlong then commanded the troops to disperse and fight, but they were still no match.

"Captain, our squad has one light machine gun and ten rifles."

"But a team of little devils has six submachine guns, two semi-automatic rifles, two sniper rifles, and a light machine gun."

"Our light machine gun is a captured light machine gun with a crooked handle. The bucket is loaded with six five-round bullet bridges, but the little devil used a similar Czech-style light machine gun."

"They have thirty-round magazines that can be replaced at any time and can maintain firepower."

"As for semi-automatic rifles, sniper rifles are more powerful. As long as we encounter them, we will be hit by fire immediately."

"Each of their teams has more than 60 people, and they are followed by heavy troops, so they can maintain long-term operations."

"If we continue to fight like this, we may have to pay heavy casualties."

"Captain, why don't we move to the western highlands first? We can't stay here to fight any longer."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, several cadres came to Li Yunlong with solemn faces, and they reported one after another.

The Little Devils Agent Team is still very strong. On the plains of northern Henan, they can show the strongest combat effectiveness.

The strength of the troops on both sides is similar, but there is a big gap in weapons and equipment.

No matter how the third and fourth battalions fought, they fought very passively.

Li Yunlong frowned, but he did not expect that the special agent team would have such combat effectiveness.

The Little Devils Agent Wing and the Special Operations Wing are both elite units, but there is still a gap between the two sides.

Although the weapons of the Special Operations Wing have been improved, the overall structure is still similar to that of other units.

However, the special agent wing has undergone a lot of changes. Semi-automatic rifles, sniper rifles, and submachine guns have been issued to the detachment level.

Moreover, each of their brigade is directly under the machine gun squadron, mortar squadron, and rapid-fire artillery unit.

Their machine gun squadron is not equipped with the bulky Type 92 heavy machine gun.

At Kazuki Yamamoto's request, the First Army and the North China Front specially transferred the previously captured MG13 general-purpose machine guns.

This machine gun is the originator of air-cooled machine guns and can be equipped with a twenty-five-round magazine and a seventy-five-round drum magazine.

On the battlefield, its portability is not comparable to that of the Little Devil Type 92 heavy machine gun.

So when the two sides fought, the Little Devils Agent Wing took advantage of their weapons and completely crushed the third and fourth battalions.

The expression on Li Yunlong's face was not very good. After all, he was repelled by the 18th Regiment in Yuanyang City before.

Now he failed to intercept the Japanese howitzer and let its heavy artillery enter Makino City.

At this time, facing the special agent team, the third and fourth battalions were gradually unable to cope, which made Li Yunlong hold back his anger.

"What's wrong? This little devil has three heads and six arms. You can't beat him."

"You're just here, and you're thinking of retreating. What's wrong with the Japs' special agent team? It's not like I haven't fought with them before."

"Didn't the Special Operations Wing also brag about being an elite wing and be annihilated by me anyway?"

"This special agent team with more than a thousand troops will scare us into retreating from the battlefield in embarrassment."

"Hehehe, if the special agent team comes to attack in the future, our new group must escape quickly, otherwise we will be annihilated by them."

"I don't believe in evil. Not only will we continue to fight, but we will also look for opportunities to eat one of them."

Li Yunlong stared with a pair of eyes and said with a serious expression.

When several cadres saw Li Yunlong getting angry, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

But at this moment, Chen Ziyun came directly to Li Yunlong.

When Li Yunlong saw Chen Ziyun, he smiled slightly awkwardly.

In front of others, Li Yunlong was proud of being a big boss.

However, in front of Chen Ziyun, Li Yunlong was very gentle and could not wait to think that he could also express his words well.

After all, the new regiment has the current weapons and equipment, but Chen Ziyun owes a lot to it.

He didn't want Chen Ziyun to see his rough side, for fear that Chen Ziyun would distance himself from him.

"Brother Ziyun, why are you here? You didn't even say hello."

Looking at Chen Ziyun in front of him, Li Yunlong said awkwardly. (End of chapter)