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

On the afternoon of May 13th, after careful consideration, Yamamoto Kazuki decided to deploy troops and gradually try to move towards Makino Castle.

It was at this time that the 110th Regiment began to mobilize its main forces southward to prepare to support the 18th Regiment in combat.

Chen Ziyun quickly made adjustments and deployments based on the battlefield situation.

The machine gun battalion and other troops quickly returned to the guard regiment, and the guard regiment set up a blocking position south of Makino Castle with all its strength.

The 601th Battalion troops returned to the 18st Regiment to assist the troops in fully attacking the th Regiment.

The first guerrilla regiment of Wei Monk was stationed in Hanoi County; the second guerrilla regiment of Xie Yunxia was stationed in Shanyang City!

The Guard Regiment's two infantry battalions, a combat artillery battalion, a machine gun battalion, and a field artillery battalion attached to the Second Artillery Regiment set up blocking positions.

In addition, the cavalry battalion of Li Yunlong's new regiment is also assigned to the command of the guard regiment. Their mission is to fully block the Japanese troops in Muye City.

Chen Ziyun's combat order to Chu Yu and other officers was to require them to hold on to their positions with all their strength and intercept the Muye City 110 Regiment and other troops.

No matter how much casualties they pay, the 110th Regiment and other troops cannot rush to support the 18th Regiment in combat!

These troops mobilized quickly and gathered towards the designated areas.

As for Chen Ziyun himself, he quickly came to the battlefield in the northwest area of ​​Yuanyang City. He wanted to personally coordinate various departments to attack the 18th Regiment.

Li Chongtao's 18st Brigade, the st Division of the nd Artillery Regiment, and Li Yunlong's New st Regiment, reinforced by the artillery battalion, are mainly responsible for attacking the th Regiment.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, each unit arrived at the designated area. At this time, the special agent team had already arrived at Makino City.

Kazuki Yamamoto did not stay too long in Makino Castle. They began to push towards the south with all their strength, preparing to rush to support the 18th Regiment.

As for the 110th Regiment here in Makino City, it mobilized its main force to attack. Its regiment was directly under the artillery, and both infantry brigades were all launched.

At this time, there is only one infantry brigade left in Makino City.

As for the howitzer brigade directly under the 110th Regiment's Field Artillery Regiment, this time it came out in full force.

Fierce fighting continues in northern Henan, and both sides' troops have made adjustments to their deployments.

At the same time, here in the southeastern Shanxi region, the commander of the Little Japanese First Army, Yoshimoto Teiichi, was personally commanded.

The 37th Division came out in full force and attacked Yangcheng with all their strength.

Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 201st Division, was urgently dispatched to coordinate various ministries in commanding operations.

The 606th Regiment, the 607th Regiment, and the First Artillery Regiment were stationed in Yangcheng for defense, and directly engaged in fierce battles with the 37th Division.

The troops on both sides continued to fight, and both sides suffered casualties. However, the 37th Division of the Little Devils had an advantage in terms of strength and weapons and equipment.

Therefore, the defense of these two regiments is still under pressure, and they may be lost here in Yangcheng at any time.

Fortunately, the 41st Division troops departing from Luzhou City in southeastern Shanxi were intercepted by Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment in the mountainous area south of Luzhou City.

Ding Wei commanded the New Second Regiment and other troops to defend with all their strength, temporarily blocking the 41st Division troops.

Therefore, Xu Chengpu's guerrilla brigade stationed in Jincheng can deploy troops to strengthen the defense here in Yangcheng.

In addition, the cavalry regiment directly under the 201st Division also began to take action to support the defense here in Yangcheng.

However, the troops from both sides gradually assembled a certain number of troops in southeastern Shanxi. The First Army continued to create pressure on the 201st Division and the independent detachment.

Naturally, they want to influence the operations in the northern Henan region, so that the troops here in the northern Henan region can take the absolute initiative.

Time passed unconsciously, night fell, and the surroundings began to become dark.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, on the battlefield in the northwest area of ​​Yuanyang City, the headquarters of the 18th Regiment was here.

Li Chongtao's First Brigade and other troops continued to fight fiercely. After Chen Ziyun came over, he had already begun to order the troops to take a temporary rest.

The kid had a short break, and Captain Matsutaro Tanabe immediately contacted the captains of each brigade.

The 18th Wing is a field wing belonging to an elite permanent division, which is usually reinforced during combat situations.

Especially the Third Division to which it was previously attached was one of the few elite permanent divisions under the 11th Army.

The 11th Army is the only strategic mobile combat corps of the Little Devils in the pass. This is not an ordinary military-level organization.

They have a large number of troops, with a total strength of more than 200,000 at their peak, and they also have aviation and other units directly under them.

The strength of such an elite field unit is astonishing.

The 18th Regiment has three infantry brigades under its full strength, each with troops.

At the same time, it has artillery brigade, transportation squadron and other units directly under it, with a strength of 4,300 people.

After the North China Front intercepted them to fight in the northern Henan area, Okamura Ningji strengthened them and gave them a mortar squadron and a machine gun squadron.

At its peak, the 18th Regiment had more than troops, and they had strong combat capabilities.

An ordinary division would be instantly disintegrated under their attack.

However, now they continue to be hit, and their own casualties and losses are increasing.

"The Fourth Brigade suffered more than 500 casualties and currently has less than 800 combat troops."

"The Fifth Battalion suffered more than 200 casualties, the Sixth Battalion suffered 300 casualties, and the Artillery Battalion also suffered dozens of casualties."

"Currently our total casualties exceed 1,000, and there are more than 600 killed and seriously injured."

"In addition, the enemy's weapons and equipment are well-equipped, and we lost a certain amount of heavy weapons during the battle."

"The artillery unit, as well as the heavy weapons assigned to us by the front army headquarters, have lost artillery and heavy machine guns."

"Your Excellency, Captain, judging from the current situation, we...we should take advantage of the cover of night to retreat to Yuanyang City immediately."

"If we cannot withdraw to Yuanyang City and continue to fight here, I am afraid we will suffer greater casualties."

"It is simply impossible for the 110th Regiment, the Special Agent Regiment, and the Howitzer Battalion to come to the battlefield and participate in the battle in a short period of time."

After all casualties were reported, the commander of the 18th Wing hesitated for a moment and then said solemnly.

"Bagaya road!"

"Our elite troops have to pay such heavy losses."

"You must know that the enemy forces we face are only the Jinsui Army and the Tubal Army."

"Although they have a numerical advantage and a weapon advantage, we should not suffer such losses if we hold on with all our strength."

"What on earth are these bastards from the 110th Wing doing? With their strength, they are fully capable of rushing over for help quickly."

Matsutaro Tanabe had a cold expression on his face, and he roared loudly.

For Matsutaro Tanabe, such a result is unacceptable to him.

After all, the 18th Wing has been holding its position for a day, and what they are facing is an absolute main force attack.

However, the 110th Regiment and the Special Agent Regiment faced only a small number of troops to contain them, but they were unable to rush to help.

Matsutaro Tanabe was naturally dissatisfied with this, and a cold light appeared on his face.

After thinking in front of the map for a long time, Matsutaro Tanabe personally called the communications troops and began to send electricity to the North China Front headquarters.

He wanted to directly accuse the 110th Regiment and other units with Okamura Neiji, and let Okamura Neiji put pressure on these units.

In addition, Matsutaro Tanabe did not adopt the combat proposal for the alliance to withdraw to Yuanyang City. After all, Matsutaro Tanabe is the captain of the elite field regiment. He is not a loser.

Although he did not take the 210th Division and the independent detachment seriously.

However, he still checked the war situation report issued by the North China Front in detail.

These troops are good at field combat, and Matsutaro Tanabe is still very clear about this.

He believed that if the troops evacuated their positions at this time and moved directly towards Yuanyang City, they would definitely suffer various attacks.

If the Japanese troops lose the cover of their positions and fortifications, they will definitely have to pay greater casualties.

Therefore, Matsutaro Tanabe believes that it is obviously better to stay here and continue to defend.

What's more, there are more than a thousand troops in the special agent wing, and the main force of the 110th Wing can dispatch at least people.

The most important thing is that these troops can also carry twelve 105MM howitzers. Such a number of howitzers can play an important role.

As long as these troops rush to help, Tanabe Matsutaro believes that his troops will be able to win the final victory.

Moreover, Matsutaro Tanabe is not willing to be passively beaten all the time. He will mobilize elite troops and directly launch a night attack.

He wanted to recruit an elite force of more than a thousand people to find the right time and opportunity to attack directly and carry out combat strikes against the troops facing them.

The 18th Regiment continued to stay in place, and at this time Chen Ziyun had already met Li Chongtao and other officers.

"The guard regiment is fighting very hard, with more than 300 casualties."

"Even if all these troops are used up, I'm afraid it will be difficult to completely intercept the little Japanese troops."

"So we are here to fight quickly. If we cannot pose a threat to the 18th Infantry Wing, then we can only evacuate in embarrassment."

"Brigadier Li, as long as we don't launch an attack, the 18th Wing will definitely be unable to bear it any longer, and they will definitely launch a counterattack."

"Be prepared here. As long as the little devils take the initiative to attack, you here will launch an all-out attack to severely damage them."

"Brother Yunlong, if the new regiment is going to adopt mobile operations, Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team will definitely not be able to stay idle."

"They're not going to attack conventionally, which means they're probably going to be able to use a wide range of detours."

"If Kazuki Yamamoto comes, your new group must stop them and not let them launch a surprise attack."

Chen Ziyun had a serious expression on his face. He stood in front of the map and explained in detail.

At this time, after Chen Ziyun's repeated analysis and research, he had already speculated on the possible combat operations of the little devil.

As for whether we can continue to play, it also depends on the performance of each department tonight.

If the various ministries still don't make much progress, then Chen Ziyun can only temporarily arrange for the withdrawal of troops and give up the battle.

Li Chongtao and Li Yunlong immediately nodded and agreed without any hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, they began to return to their respective units and went directly to preparations.

Chen Ziyun looked at the map and frowned tightly.

At this time, Chen Ziyun had already received a report and knew the situation on the battlefield in southeastern Shanxi.

The troops currently stationed in Yangcheng and Jincheng are all affiliated with Chen Ziyun's Zhongtiaoshan Guerrilla Command.

Chen Ziyun naturally knows the situation of these troops very well.

They can still exert a certain combat effectiveness in a short period of time, but if they continue to fight, their morale will be affected.

Especially Xu Chengpu's guerrilla brigade. They are puppet troops anyway. There are likely to be changes in this unit.

If the battle here in the northern Henan region cannot be resolved for a long time, the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, Chen Ziyun hopes that the battle here can quickly obtain results and end the battle.

However, the 18th Regiment is difficult to deal with. The st Brigade and other units have not been able to take the absolute initiative until now.

As for the 110th Regiment, they also have combat effectiveness themselves, not to mention that they also have howitzers to assist them in the battle at this time.

As for Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team, there are still more than 1,200 troops at this time.

If Chen Ziyun were to choose, the combat effectiveness of the Agent Regiment would definitely be higher than that of the 18th Regiment.

It's just that there are not many troops participating in the special agent wing at this time, so it doesn't show its power.

After all, Chen Ziyun personally set up an ambush and only defeated their more than 200 troops.

Time passed, and at nine o'clock in the evening, the special agent wing was currently conducting roundabout operations.

The howitzers attached to the 110th Regiment continued to attack from the front. Even an elite unit like the Guard Regiment was under great defensive pressure.

After all, the 105MM howitzer explodes a large area, and a grenade is still very lethal when hit.

That is to say, elite troops such as the Guard Corps can disperse and hold on to prevent the little devils from advancing.

If it were another army, even three or four thousand people, I'm afraid they would have been defeated long ago.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the front army headquarters has sent another message."

"His Excellency, the commander of the front army, asked us to quickly bypass the blocking position and quickly move towards the 18th Wing."

"If you disobey orders, the Front Army Headquarters..."

At this time, while the special agent team was making a detour, a communications soldier immediately came to Yamamoto Kazuki.

After receiving the message from Matsutaro Tanabe, the North China Front Army Headquarters immediately sent a message to the special agent wing.

They asked Yamamoto Kazuki to command the troops to quickly move towards the 18th Regiment, but Yamamoto Kazuki called back and told him his battle plan.

The Guard Regiment is currently facing greater pressure from the main force of the 110th Regiment, and the Special Agent Regiment is preparing to conduct a surprise attack from the side and rear.

Yamamoto Kazuki is very ambitious and is ready to cooperate with the 110th Regiment. The howitzer unit will completely eat up the guard regiment.

Regarding this, Yamamoto Kazuki is still very confident. He believes that with the strength of his troops, it is completely possible.

But no matter how perfect Yamamoto Kazuki's plan is, no matter how confident he is in combat.

The front army headquarters ignored it at all and directly issued a death order.

The communications soldier did not dare to continue talking. Yamamoto Kazuki took the message and checked it.

It is clearly recorded on it that if Yamamoto Kazuki disobeys orders, he will be immediately removed from his position as Captain of the Special Agent Regiment.

The Lieutenant Colonel of the First Battalion took over the command and led the troops closer to the 18th Wing.

Obviously, the North China Front Army Headquarters was very resolute and must have asked them to rush to the aid of the 18th Regiment.

As for the operational plan to encircle and annihilate the guard regiment, Okamura Neiji and others did not care at all.

Yamamoto Kazuki took a deep breath, with an unhappy expression on his face.

In his opinion, the 18th Regiment is currently capable of holding its position, and his troops can now take the opportunity to encircle and annihilate the guard regiment.

Kazuki Yamamoto really didn't want to miss such an opportunity. (End of chapter)