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

The cavalry regiment directly under the 110th Division has more than a thousand cavalry, and the puppet cavalry regiment has more than two thousand cavalry.

This Japanese and puppet cavalry force of more than 3,000 people quickly moved south along the Ping-Han Railway. They could enter the northern Henan area to fight at any time.

After Fang Ligong finished his report, he directly put forward his own suggestions.

He thought that it would be enough to immediately mobilize Chen Ziyun's troops back and use all their strength to defend Shanyang City and other areas.

As for fighting in the northern Henan region, it will definitely stop.

Otherwise, if more than 3,000 cavalry troops came to the battlefield, the consequences would be disastrous.

Chu Yunfei couldn't help but show a worried expression on his face, and he came to the map to check it.

Currently in the northern Henan region, as Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to launch operations one after another, they have successively taken control of many towns.

The first and second guerrilla regiments are currently stationed in San Duong City, Hanoi County.

As for other troops, they all went to the battlefield to fight.

The overall casualties of these troops are increasing. They continue to fight, and the consumption in all aspects is staggering.

If more than 3,000 cavalry troops came to the northern Henan region, the consequences would be disastrous.

After all, the plains in northern Henan are very suitable for cavalry troops to fight. When they come to the battlefield, they will definitely pose a threat to various ministries.

Even as long as the Japanese and puppet cavalry units carry out effective operations, they can bring a fatal blow to the troops.

Chu Yunfei looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Immediately report the information to Ziyun, and let him decide on his own as to how to conduct command operations."

"Brother Ligong, Ziyun is still capable. He can handle the battle in the northern Henan region."

"If Ziyun hadn't predicted this time, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"If the 110th Division ends the Jizhong operation and we have no response, then we will have no way to deal with them."

"Ziyun's battle in the northern Henan region can be said to be a prediction of the unknown. The results he has achieved so far are already very good."

"Ziyun can decide on his own how to fight in the northern Henan region."

"Let's get in touch and dispatch a mountain artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters to Yangcheng."

"The heavy artillery battalion operating in Yangcheng will wait until the mountain artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters arrives and gradually move to the northern Henan region."

After looking at the map and pondering for a long time, Chu Yunfei said with a serious expression on his face.

He did not make a decision directly. As for whether to continue fighting, Chu Yunfei left it to Chen Ziyun to decide.

Of course, Chu Yunfei also knew Chen Ziyun's character. He knew that Chen Ziyun would probably continue to fight in the northern Henan region.

Therefore, he deliberately freed up the heavy artillery battalion and prepared to dispatch it to support operations in the northern Henan region.

"Yes, Master." Fang Ligong agreed immediately.

Chu Yunfei's telegram was quickly sent to the northern Henan region. After Chen Ziyun got the telegram, he didn't hesitate.

The battle is now the most critical time, and it is absolutely impossible to make Chen Ziyun give up the battle.

Chen Ziyun also made targeted adjustments for the more than 3,000 cavalry troops.

Li Yunlong's new regiment quickly evacuated towards Yuanyang City. They wanted to station in Yuanyang City for defense.

The 18st Brigade, attached to the nd Artillery Regiment, gradually conducted containment operations against the th Regiment in order to consume and kill the Japanese troops.

As for the cavalry regiment, the guard regiment monitors the 110th Infantry Regiment and other units.

As long as these little devils from the 110th Regiment rush to support the 18th Regiment, the Guard Regiment and other troops will immediately launch a combat strike.

Even if these troops do not rush to support the 18th Regiment, then the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops come to the battlefield, and the guard regiment and cavalry regiment can attack the Japanese and puppet cavalry.

The guard regiment and the cavalry regiment are both relatively elite troops. If they launch an attack, they will definitely achieve results.

As the Guard Corps troops evacuated the battlefield at this time, they were able to rest and recuperate. After all, they had suffered certain casualties due to continued fighting.

Throughout the afternoon, the 18st Brigade and other troops continued to carry out combat strikes, and the th Infantry Regiment was forced to fight.

They had more or less received some airdropped supplies, so they were able to hold their position.

Matsutaro Tanabe personally took command at this time. He urged all ministries to conduct full defense to ensure that they held their positions.

At this time, if the 18st Brigade troops want to attack with all their strength, they will definitely not be able to deal with the th Regiment, but they will pay heavy losses.

Therefore, the first brigade and other troops can only carry out diversionary attacks to consume them.

It was not until after eight o'clock in the evening that the First Brigade stopped attacking.

The Japanese 110th Regiment has retreated to Makino Castle to strengthen the defense of Makino Castle.

They were worried that Chen Ziyun would command troops to raid Makino City. After all, the defense of Makino City was still very empty.

However, in the area south of Makino Castle, the 700-man special agent unit was commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki.

The more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet cavalry troops were equipped with 12 howitzers for combat.

These troops must go south and directly connect with the 18th Wing.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops were equipped with twelve howitzers and began to move south.

As for the 700-man troops commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki, they disappeared into the night and they wanted to start the battle on their own.

As the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops began to move south, Zhang Wu commanded the cavalry regiment and Chu Yu commanded the guard regiment to launch attacks one after another.

These troops contained the Japanese and puppet cavalry units to prevent them from moving south quickly.

However, the Japanese and puppet cavalry are very mobile, and they also have howitzers to assist them, so it is difficult for the two regiments to pose much threat to them.

"Brother Ziyun, stop fighting. If you continue fighting like this, I'm afraid the losses will be huge."

"The Guard Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment are two sharp knives. Such elite troops cannot be defeated."

"Otherwise, the morale of the troops here will be greatly affected."

"Your troops will gradually move their defenses towards Shanyang City. We will defend Yuanyang City here."

"Now that various ministries continue to fight, there are casualties and losses, and the soldiers are also very tired."

"We will temporarily retreat to the town defense to rest and recuperate, and then we will look for an opportunity to have a decisive battle with the Japanese troops."

At around eleven o'clock, Chen Ziyun and others gathered near the 18th Regiment's position.

Li Yunlong frowned, looked at Chen Ziyun, and said with a solemn expression on his face.

The New Regiment has suffered certain casualties so far. Facing more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet cavalry troops, Li Yunlong is still under pressure.

And he didn't want to see Chen Ziyun lose his mind and forcefully fight.

After all, if they fight forcefully, they will definitely suffer heavy losses, and may even lead to a complete defeat of all ministries.

Such a result is not what Li Yunlong wants to see.

"Commander Chen, although the Japanese and puppet cavalry are very mobile, they are equipped with howitzers, which still affects the marching speed."

"If the Guards and Cavalry Regiments are fully contacted, they will be difficult to come here before they are on dawn. If we fight all our best, we may not be able to get the results." "If you say that if we are the main attack, we are willing to fight hard with the little devil's forces, so as to thus Come to encircle and annihilate the 18th Infantry Regiment."

"Even if we cannot annihilate the 18th Infantry Regiment, we are sure to severely damage them and make them completely lose their combat effectiveness."

The brigade commander of the first brigade, Li Chongtao, had a serious expression on his face and asked Chen Ziyun directly for a fight.

Chen Ziyun had a calm expression on his face. He looked at Li Chongtao and immediately made combat arrangements.

Regarding all this, Chen Ziyun still had predictions, and he had already made preparations.

He has a way to deal with the little Japanese troops, and he will definitely not let go of the 18th Wing.

At twelve o'clock at midnight, various ministries began to mobilize.

For a time, various units operating in the northern Henan region gradually disappeared from the battlefield.

At four o'clock in the morning on May 18, the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops arrived at the 18th Regiment's position and established direct contact with the th Regiment.

The 18th Regiment had suffered a certain amount of casualties at this time. Their combat strength was only over , and many heavy weapons were also lost.

After they reunited with the cavalry troops, they originally planned to evacuate towards Yuanyang City.

But there is a new regiment stationed here in Yuanyang City, and the little Japanese cavalry troops have no ability to attack fortresses.

Eventually, the Japanese and puppet troops began to move towards Makino City, and the 18th Regiment was going to rest and recuperate in Makino City.

By two o'clock in the afternoon, the 18th Wing returned to Makino City in disgrace.

Now Matsutaro Tanabe no longer had the arrogance and arrogance he had before, and he was completely lost.

After returning to Makino City, he arranged for the troops to rest and replenish themselves, and at the same time he locked himself in his room to meditate.

As for the Japanese and puppet cavalry units, after escorting the 18th Regiment back to Makino City, they briefly rested in Makino City and then left Makino City directly.

This time when they left Makino City, they took many artillery troops with them.

The 110th Regiment, the artillery brigade directly under the 18th Regiment, has a total of eighteen Type 75 105MM mountain guns and six MM howitzers.

The Japanese and puppet troops assembled a force of 4,000 people and came to Yuanyang City and other areas one after another. They were ready to fight.

The North China Front Army Headquarters hopes that they can gradually launch combat operations to attack Chen Ziyun and other troops here.

"The enemy troops have suffered heavy casualties after continuous fighting. They are now retreating to the city to rest."

"We must seize the opportunity decisively and directly launch offensive operations to completely solve it."

"Although we are a cavalry unit, with such a large number of artillery reinforcements, we still have a good chance of breaking through their position."

"Get in touch with the intelligence agency immediately to learn more about the enemy's troops."

The captain of the Little Japanese 110th Wing, the Colonel, had a serious expression on his face and gave the order directly.

These 4,000 Japanese puppet troops adopt mobile operations and are ready to attack at any time.

At present, Chen Ziyun, Li Yunlong and other troops have retreated to the town defense, but the little devils have howitzers.

Although there are not many 105MM howitzers, these six howitzers are enough to open any city defense position.

A large number of cavalry troops were prepared, and they could launch a combat strike at any time.

Wait until night, in the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Okamura Neiji, Adachi Twenty-san and others stood in front of the map, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is something unusual about Chen Ziyun's troops. It is impossible for them not to know about such a large-scale move by our more than 3,000 cavalry troops."

"With Chen Ziyun's ability, if he wants to block it, he can still do it. And with their strength, they will attack the 18th Wing with all their strength."

"Then even if the 18th Regiment is not annihilated, they will be severely damaged, but the enemy did not do this."

"Your Excellency, Commander, Chen Ziyun is not someone who would back down like this. He must have something up his sleeve."

"Our cavalry unit should withdraw to Makino City, and wait until the 18th Regiment and the 110th Regiment have recovered, and then start operations together again."

Adachi Twenty-Three looked at Okamura Neji and directly made suggestions.

The North China Front Army Headquarters did not want Chen Ziyun and other troops to have time to rest, so they asked the cavalry troops to continue to maintain mobile operations.

These forces will strike quickly if given the opportunity.

But after Anda Twenty-san thought carefully, he thought that Chen Ziyun might have other plans.

It was very risky for the cavalry to act like this.

Once Chen Ziyun launches combat operations again, it may cause a heavy blow to the troops.

If these cavalry units suffer heavy casualties, it will obviously be that the battle in northern Henan will be completely over.

"The 110th Regiment and the 18th Regiment currently have only about combat troops, which include non-combatants such as baggage troops."

"Their physical energy consumption in continuous combat is staggering, and all aspects of ammunition and weapons also need to be replenished. It is difficult for them to regain their combat effectiveness in a short period of time."

"Chen Ziyun and other main forces still exist, and their fighting will seems to be higher than ours."

"This means they can still continue fighting. As long as they are given time to rest, they can recover immediately."

"As long as Chen Ziyun's troops recover, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Although the cavalry troops are not good at attacking fortified areas, they can still attack fortified areas with sufficient assistance from artillery units."

"What's more, in the northern Henan region, as long as they want to evacuate, no troops can intercept them."

"This is the Tuba Army in Yuanyang City. They have about 3,000 troops."

"We can quickly defeat Yuanyang City tonight and inflict heavy losses on this enemy force."

Okamura Neji had a serious expression on his face, and he naturally had his own considerations.

At this time, he pointed to the location of Yuanyang City and said with a firm tone.

He didn't want to give Chen Ziyun and other troops any time to rest and recover, so he wanted a quick victory.

The new regiment of Yuanyang City became their key target in the next battle.

The new regiment has received a series of reinforcements and has a full strength of 5,000 troops.

But now that they continue to fight, they have also suffered casualties, and a large number of wounded have been transported to Zhongtiao Mountain for treatment.

Some dead cadres and soldiers were even buried on the spot, and now the new regiment only has more than 3,000 troops.

Moreover, as they continued to fight, their weapons and ammunition were also being depleted.

Okamura Neiji believed that with a force of 4,000 cavalry and artillery troops attacking Yuanyang City, victory was certain.

What's more, in the towns east of the Pinghan-Han Railway in northern Henan, there are still Japanese garrison and puppet troops.

The combat effectiveness of these troops is not very strong, but after all, they can participate in the battle to make up the number of people.

Okamura Neiji is preparing to dispatch a thousand Japanese puppet troops to rush over to enhance the combat strength here. (End of chapter)