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

In the North China Front Army Headquarters, General Commander Okamura Neiji stood in front of the map with a solemn expression on his face.

Lieutenant General Chief of Staff Adachi 23, Major General Deputy Chief of Staff Miyazaki Monday and others stood nearby.

The battle situation of both sides is clearly marked on the map, and the focus of the little devil's attention is naturally here in the northern Henan region.

In the mopping up operations here in the central part of Hebei Province, the Little Japs operation went very smoothly. The main force of the 110th Division achieved great results with the cooperation of various departments.

Therefore, the operations here in Hebei Province do not require the attention of the front army headquarters at all.

But fighting here in the northern Henan region makes the Little Japanese Front Army Headquarters very worried.

Because the fighting here continues to this day, even though the 18th Regiment and other elites participated in the battle, they still have not achieved great results.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 18th Regiment suffered a certain amount of casualties. Although the Special Agent Regiment continued to pass, it failed to achieve results."

"The 110th Wing continued to attack with the cooperation of the howitzer unit, but was also intercepted by the enemy's elite troops."

"Currently, the three regiments operating in the northern Henan region have suffered varying degrees of casualties."

"The howitzer brigade consumes a lot of shells, and they still need to replenish it."

"Based on the combat situation in northern Henan, it is difficult for our troops to cause large casualties to the enemy in a short period of time."

Deputy Chief of Staff Miyazaki pointed to the northern Henan region on the map on Monday and began to introduce the situation directly.

Okamura Neji couldn't help but take a deep breath. He didn't expect that the battle situation in the northern Henan region would turn out like this.

You must know that the 18th Wing is an elite field wing, and they have strong combat capabilities.

But even if they are now the 18th Regiment, they have suffered a certain amount of casualties, and they have not achieved the expected results.

"The enemy is currently gathering a large number of troops in the northern Henan area. The troops crossing the Qin River to participate in the battle include the 201st Brigade of the st Division, the Guard Regiment, and the Artillery Regiment."

"There is also a new regiment under the independent detachment. They have four infantry regiments and one artillery regiment."

"In Hanoi County, Sanyang City and other areas, there are still two enemy infantry regiments defending."

"Although the new regiment is called a regiment, they have strengthened their organization, with a total strength of more than 5,000 people."

"Among them, the elite guard regiment under Chen Ziyun has strong combat effectiveness and well-equipped weapons and equipment. They are trying their best to block the 110th Regiment."

"Your Excellency, Commander, our three regiments in the northern Henan region cannot gather together to fight. This is very passive."

Immediately afterwards, Chief of Staff Anda Twenty-three said solemnly.

"Chen Ziyun must be conducting operations in the northern Henan region, otherwise it would be difficult for the enemy troops to deal with such an attack by our troops."

"What we need to do now is to quickly bring the three wings together, otherwise it will be difficult for them to achieve results if they fight separately."

"The 18th Regiment is fully committed to its position and is fully capable of blocking the enemy's attack. The Special Agent Regiment..."

"If the special agent wing cannot quickly defeat the enemy forces in front of them, it can quickly withdraw to support the 110th Wing."

"The aviation force has increased combat support in the northern Henan region to ensure that it can assist the ground forces to quickly obtain results."

Okamura Neji had a serious expression on his face. He looked at the map and said in a solemn tone.

When giving the order, Okamura Neji couldn't help but take a deep breath.

You must know that last night, Yamamoto Kazuki continued to emphasize the need to attack the Guard Corps.

However, Okamura Neiji was worried that the 18th Regiment would suffer too many casualties and forced them to quickly advance towards the 18th Regiment's position.

However, now, the front army headquarters asked them to quickly withdraw to support the 110th Wing in breaking through the Guard Regiment's position.

Such changes of orders from day to day showed the embarrassment of the little devil, and also showed that the little devil had no way to deal with Chen Ziyun.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 110th Division is directly under the cavalry regiment. Can the puppet cavalry regiment be deployed to fight in the northern Henan region?"

"These cavalry units have more than 3,000 troops, and they played a large role on the battlefield in central Hebei."

"According to reports, these cavalry units have a strong combat effectiveness on the battlefield in central Hebei. If they go to the northern Henan area, they can also be effective."

"If they can go to the northern Henan region, they will definitely enhance our combat strength here."

"Although enemy units in the northern Henan region have caused us some trouble, their casualties and losses are also increasing."

"If this enemy force can be annihilated in the northern Henan region, then we will definitely have an absolute advantage in the subsequent operations."

At this time, Chief of Staff Anda Twenty-three pointed at the map and made suggestions.

The cavalry units of the Japanese and puppet troops are very powerful, and even the puppet troops have undergone special training.

These puppet cavalry units have strong combat capabilities, and they have demonstrated strong combat effectiveness in the Jizhong Plain.

Fighting here in the Jizhong area, the little devils have a complete advantage, and they will not face any risks.

So at this time, Anda 23 proposed to mobilize the Japanese and Chinese puppet cavalry troops to quickly advance towards the northern Henan region.

Okamura Neji glanced at the map, and after a moment of silence, he shook his head.

He does not intend to deploy these Japanese and puppet cavalry units to fight here in Jizhong, and Okamura Neiji must make sure that there are no problems.

Now he wants to use aviation to fight, so as to once again take the initiative in combat.

In the next few days, the little devils will focus on launching operations in the northern Henan region.

They directly dispatched three bomber squadrons, and thirty-six bombers continued to support operations in the northern Henan region.

The little Japanese special agent wing, the 110th Wing, continues to carry out combat strikes.

They focused on attacking the Guard Regiment troops in an attempt to completely and severely damage them, forcing them to lose their combat effectiveness and withdraw from the battlefield.

However, Chen Ziyun continued to make adjustments according to the battlefield situation, Li Yunlong unified the command of the new regiment, and the guard regiment went all out to defend.

The troops from both sides fought until May 16th, with both sides suffering casualties.

After the Zhangwu Cavalry Regiment arrived in the northern Henan region, Chen Ziyun became even more confident.

On the evening of the 16th, Chen Ziyun summoned Li Chongtao and others together.

At this time, the 18th Little Devils Regiment was stationed in the northwest area of ​​Yuanyang City. They were still stationed here for defense for the time being.

As for the Special Agent Wing and the 110th Wing, although they met south of Makino City, they were never able to break through the defenses.

Li Yunlong commanded the new regiment, and the guards of the regiment tried their best to block the attack.

"Brother Yunlong, there is a lot of pressure on your side. You have been working hard during this period."

"The Japs howitzers are very powerful. It's not easy for you to be able to hold your position."

"The New Regiment is indeed an elite group. With you, Brother Yunlong, personally taking command, I feel completely relieved."

"But then you still need to defend with all your strength to block the attack of the little Japanese troops."

"In the next battle, we will focus on the 18th Wing."

At ten o'clock in the evening, Chen Ziyun summoned the officers together. Li Yunlong came here after a long journey. After seeing Li Yunlong, Chen Ziyun walked over quickly and said with emotion on his face.

The Little Devils Agent Wing and the 110th Wing have already joined together, and they still have twelve howitzers to fully assist in the battle.

These troops are very powerful. If the new regiment did not rush to help quickly, the consequences would be disastrous.

But even if the New Regiment and the Guard Regiment jointly defended, they still faced a lot of pressure.

"Brother Ziyun, as long as we are here, the Japs will never be able to attack you. Whatever you want to do, do it boldly."

"In addition, Sun Desheng's cavalry battalion can come to join the battle at any time. As long as your brother Ziyun says a word, they can come immediately."

"But Brother Ziyun, if we annihilate the 18th Regiment, we have to let our troops come over and join in the fun no matter what."

"Even if the main force of our regiment cannot come, I can dispatch one or two battalions to assist in the battle."

Li Yunlong looked at Chen Ziyun in front of him and said with a smile on his face.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and then Chen Ziyun came to the map.

Chen Ziyun summoned the officers together this time, naturally to encircle and annihilate the 18th Infantry Regiment.

Now the 18th Wing has been besieged for several days, and they have almost exhausted all kinds of supplies.

At this time, the little devil will definitely take action, and Chen Ziyun will launch a combat attack on him.

He was preparing to assemble four regiments: the First Brigade, the Second Artillery Regiment, and the Cavalry Regiment to encircle and destroy the 18th Regiment.

In the following time, Chen Ziyun continued to make deployments.

At midnight, the officers began to return to their units to prepare for combat.

Although Li Yunlong also wanted to mobilize troops to join the war, Chen Ziyun did not agree.

After all, the Little Japanese Agent Wing and the 110th Wing have howitzers to assist them in fighting. If they cannot intercept them, the consequences will be serious.

Starting at six o'clock in the morning on May 18, under the unified command of Chen Ziyun, various ministries began to attack the th Regiment.

The Second Artillery Regiment, under the command of commander Zhou Wenbo, fired grenades one after another with twenty 76.2MM field guns.

Grenades landed on the position one after another, explosions sounded, and shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.

Li Chongtao, commander of the 358st Brigade, commanded the 601th Regiment and the st Regiment to launch an attack with all their strength.

For a time, the troops from both sides launched a fierce battle, and even if the Little Devils Air Force arrived on the battlefield, they could not carry out bombing.

Because the troops from both sides were already fighting together, if the Little Japanese bombers carried out bombing, they would definitely accidentally injure the Little Japanese.

The 18th Regiment faced the continuous attack by the First Brigade. They stood firm and were able to block the First Brigade's attack.

Only for this day, the attacks of the First Brigade troops did not stop.

The Second Artillery Regiment also continued to carry out shelling, and a large number of artillery shells were fired towards the position of the Little Japanese troops.

The two infantry regiments of the 18st Brigade continued to attack repeatedly, and the casualties of the th Regiment continued to increase.

Under Chen Ziyun's personal command, all units attacked continuously. Until the 18th, the th Regiment was still holding its position.

However, after continued fierce fighting, the overall casualties and losses of the 18th Wing continued to increase.

Here at the wing headquarters of the 18th Wing, it’s eight o’clock in the evening on May th.

Matsutaro Tanabe had a solemn expression on his face. He stood near the radio and looked at the communications soldier.

So far, the 18th Regiment has blocked the attacks of the First Brigade for four days and three nights. Their combat strength has been reduced sharply to less than men.

The most important thing is that the combat supplies they carry are almost exhausted, and many little devils are starting to fight hungry.

In particular, the lack of ammunition made some of their heavy weapons completely useless.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, our various units have suffered heavy losses. Three infantry brigades and one artillery brigade currently have a combat strength of more than 2,800 people."

"The mortars and heavy machine guns assigned to us by the North China Front Army Headquarters have suffered significant losses, and they also have no ammunition."

"We no longer have any food. The enemy troops continue to attack. Although there are casualties, they are still able to launch attacks."

"And their cavalry units that appeared on the battlefield before have not yet gone out to fight."

"Once they attack across the board, it will be difficult for our troops to block their attack, and we may even pay heavy losses."

"And if we break through, we won't be able to break out safely in the face of their attacks."

"So now we can only ask for reinforcements to rush over to ensure that we will not suffer a devastating blow."

In the wing headquarters, the wing officer came to Matsutaro Tanabe with a solemn face and immediately made suggestions.

Matsutaro Tanabe looked at the map and took a deep breath.

He directly arranged the signal corps troops and asked them to continue generating electricity.

During this period, the 18th Infantry Regiment was hit one after another, resulting in heavy casualties and almost depleted materials in all aspects.

As for the special agent wing, the 110th Wing was stubbornly blocked. Even if they made a detour, they would not be able to come to the rescue.

Under such circumstances, the 18th Wing is in danger, and they may suffer a devastating blow at any time.

Matsutaro Tanabe directly contacted the North China Front Army Headquarters, hoping that the Front Army Headquarters could quickly mobilize troops to rush over.

Moreover, he hoped that the front army headquarters could arrange aviation troops to airdrop supplies to them to ensure that they could continue to fight.

After the telegram was sent, Tanabe Matsutaro took a deep breath. He sat on the chair and held the saber tightly with both hands.

At this time, in the area south of Makino City, the headquarters of the special agent wing is here.

Yamamoto Kazuki was also standing in front of the map, his brows furrowed tightly.

This time he brought 1,500 troops to escort the howitzers to the northern Henan area, and then he stayed here to fight.

But now their number of casualties and serious injuries exceeds 700, and their combat strength is only over 700.

Among these more than 700 troops, there were some lightly wounded, and they continued to fight and were very tired.

"Your Excellency, Captain, the 400 troops we dispatched were attacked by Tubal Road in Taihang Mountain after dispatching from Taihang Mountain."

"Now these four hundred troops have completely lost contact. They must have suffered a devastating blow."

"And the morale of our troops is currently low. I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue fighting."

"We need to go back to rest and recuperate, otherwise if we continue to fight, we will definitely pay heavy casualties."

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, we...we simply can't break through the enemy's position in front of us!"

A major came to Yamamoto Kazuki and said with a serious expression on his face. (End of chapter)