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

Chen Ziyun anticipated the danger and quickly arranged for Yan Yu to quickly send electricity to contact the headquarters of the 201st Division.

Yan Yu didn't dare to delay here and hurried back to the communications office to generate electricity.

The communications corps sent the message out, and the 201st Division began to receive the message.

However, with the mobilization of the 210th Division at this time, the 605th Regiment of the Third Brigade Fangqing had quickly attacked towards the east bank of the Qin River.

The troops of the Chu Yu Guard Regiment also quickly carried out large-scale detour operations towards the mountains on the north side.

These two regiments moved very quickly, and the 605th regiment had already advanced to the west bank of the Qin River.

Dozens of officers and soldiers began to cross the river for reconnaissance. After confirming that there were no problems, the main force of the 605th Regiment gradually began to cross the river.

It's just that they have no idea that every move they make is completely under the control of the little Japanese army.

Yanagawa Shinichi, the major general commander of the 110th Infantry Regiment, commanded the 139th Regiment, and the Cavalry Regiment directly ambush.

They pretended to attack Shanyang City, but in fact they were hiding in the east bank area.

As long as the 605th Regiment crosses the Qin River, they will quickly attack to carry out encirclement and annihilation operations.

The 139th Regiment has currently received a series of reinforcements. Their total strength is about people.

Not counting the baggage troops and other auxiliary troops, their combat troops exceeded 4,000.

As for the cavalry regiment organized by the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops, there were more than 2,000 people.

If this force attacks the 605th Regiment with all its strength, it will be a greater threat to the 605th Regiment.

The fierce fighting was about to break out at about two o'clock in the morning on November 19th.

The main force of the 605th Regiment crossed the Qin River one after another, but Fang Qing was still more cautious.

After the 201st Division Headquarters received Chen Ziyun's message, Chu Yunfei did not hesitate and quickly contacted the two regiments participating in the battle.

He asked Fang Qingtuan and Chu Yutuan to continue to implement combat orders and quickly respond to the Shanyang City battle.

But he also asked the two regiments to be more vigilant to prevent them from being attacked, which would result in heavy casualties.

After Fang Qing read the telegram, he was a little suspicious, so he was more cautious now.

The baggage company directly under the regiment stayed directly in the area on the west bank of Qinhe River.

After the three infantry battalions crossed the river one after another, the fourth battalion began to set up defensive positions on the east bank. They stationed themselves in favorable positions for defense.

The fifth battalion gradually spread out and searched forward.

As for the Sixth Battalion, they were on guard to prevent sudden attacks by the Japanese troops.

Fang Qing temporarily came to a village near Qinhe River and directly set up a regiment headquarters.

The heavy weapons battalion directly under the regiment also stayed in the area on the west bank of the Qin River.

The heavy weapons battalion carries machine guns, mortars, and anti-aircraft machine guns. These weapons are relatively precious.

Unable to determine the situation on the east bank, Fang Qing did not dare to let them cross the river rashly.

"Regiment seat, the message from the division headquarters was reminded by Commander Chen."

"This is a message from the brigade headquarters. The brigade headquarters has established contact with Commander Chen."

"Commander Chen speculates that the Japs want to adopt a strategy of encirclement and reinforcements. They deliberately surrounded Shanyang City to attract reinforcements from our troops."

"As long as our troops cross the Qin River and approach Shanyang City, they may be attacked by heavy Japanese and puppet troops."

Fang Qing had just arrived at the regiment headquarters, and soon a staff officer came over to report.

After hearing such a report, Fang Qing did not dare to neglect and quickly took the file to check.

After carefully checking the content of the message, Fang Qing showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

After pondering for a while, he decisively issued the combat order.

He withdrew all his troops and built defensive positions directly on the east bank of the Qin River.

Fang Qing is very aware of Chen Ziyun's abilities.

In his opinion, Chen Ziyun's speculation was definitely correct. What he had to do now was to quickly shrink the defense line to prevent the troops from spreading out and giving the Japanese and puppet troops an opportunity to attack.

After receiving the order, the 5th Battalion immediately began to retreat.

It was also at this time that Yanagawa Shinichi received the report.

When he knew that the hundreds of troops advancing forward suddenly retreated, he knew that the other party must have discovered something.

Yanagawa Shinichi immediately issued the combat order without any hesitation.

The artillery brigade directly under the 139th Wing took the lead in opening fire and bombarding, and twelve 75MM mountain guns fired grenades one after another to strike.

Its two infantry brigades, totaling more than 2,000 troops, quickly advanced forward and directly attacked the fifth battalion.

As for the more than 2,000 cavalry troops in the cavalry regiment, they were also engaged in sorties. They were advancing towards the rear of the fifth battalion.

At the same time, the cavalry artillery company directly under the cavalry regiment, with six 75MM field guns, quickly carried out artillery bombardment to attack the fifth battalion troops.

The troops of the fifth battalion were hit by heavy artillery fire from the Japs, and the troops suffered casualties.

The battalion commander carefully inspected the battlefield situation. When he learned that a large number of cavalry troops appeared at the rear, the battalion commander made a decisive decision.

Hundreds of troops stopped retreating and quickly set up positions on the spot to prepare for defense.

Three infantry companies and one machine gun company began to build positions at different locations.

Fortunately they made such a decision, otherwise they would have continued to retreat and the Japanese and puppet artillery would have continued to fire, which would have caused them greater losses.

At the same time, a large number of cavalry troops attacked, which still posed a great threat to the retreating infantry.

But after they were stationed in place, the situation was completely different.

As the cavalry troops charged over, each squadron's light machine guns fired one after another.

The five heavy machine guns of the machine gun company also opened fire, and dense bullets were fired, making it impossible for the Japanese and puppet cavalry troops to get closer.

When the 139th Regiment attacked, the fifth battalion also launched firepower and attacked with all its strength.

The troops from both sides fought fiercely together. Facing the attacks of the superior Japanese and puppet troops, the Fifth Battalion's casualties continued to increase, but they were still able to hold their position.

After Fang Qing heard the sound of gunfire, he immediately contacted the battalions.

Immediately after the combat orders were issued, each battalion immediately established their positions.

The fourth and fifth battalions held on to their positions, while the sixth battalion moved forward to establish a joint to ensure that the entire regiment could get in touch.

The heavy weapons battalion left the anti-aircraft machine gun company to set up positions on the west bank, and the small artillery company and mortar company rushed over quickly for reinforcements.

Time was passing by, and by the time it was past seven o'clock in the morning on the 19th, the sky had not yet become completely bright.

The troops of the 605th Regiment set up a column position on the east bank of the Qin River. The one at the front was naturally the th Battalion.

Of course, the overall losses of the Fifth Battalion at this time were not small. They already suffered more than 200 casualties.

If they hadn't stayed in place in time and the Sixth Battalion rushed over to help, their losses would have been even greater.

After the regiment leader Fang Qing learned about the situation in detail, he ordered all ministries to stick to their guns. At the same time, he quickly reported the situation here to the division headquarters.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the northern Henan area became quiet, and the Japanese and puppet troops stopped attacking.

But not long after, planes began to appear over the battlefield.

The little devil's North China Front dispatched a total of sixteen bombers for bombing this time!

Aerial bombs fell one after another on Shanyang City and the area on the east bank of the Qin River.

The Little Japanese Air Force focused on bombing the positions of the 604th and 605th Regiments.

By 8:30, the bombers ended their bombardment, but they did not leave the battlefield immediately.

The Japanese air force began to lower its flying altitude and strafed the ground directly!

The aviation machine guns fired one after another, and a string of bullets hit the ground.

After some showy shooting, the sixteen bombers slowly withdrew from the battlefield. After they left the battlefield, the Japanese and puppet troops began to attack with all their strength.

All the more than 139 combat troops of the 605th Regiment were dispatched to continuously launch combat attacks on the th Regiment.

The cavalry regiment carried out raids and cooperated with the little Japanese troops in combat.

Facing the attack by the superior Japanese and puppet troops, the 605th Regiment's casualties continued to increase, and they gradually fell into a bitter battle.

By 12 o'clock at noon, the Japanese and puppet troops not only did not stop attacking, but they intensified their offensive.

The artillery regiment of Sun Shaoyun's puppet army also came to the east bank of the Qin River to participate in the battle.

As the artillery regiment of the puppet army joined the war, the pressure on the 605th regiment increased.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the regiment's casualties exceeded 800, which was already the combat strength of an infantry battalion.

"Regiment seat, the Japanese and puppet troops have assembled a large number of artillery shells and bombarded them one after another. Our position has long been destroyed."

"Now we don't have any defensive positions at all. Our brothers are fighting entirely with flesh and blood."

"The Japanese and puppet troops have no intention of stopping fighting. They are constantly strengthening their combat forces. Sooner or later we will be broken through."

"It's better to quickly mobilize troops to break out towards the west bank of Qinhe River while we still have enough strength."

"Otherwise, if we continue to stay here, I'm afraid we will be annihilated sooner or later."

As the casualties of the troops continued to increase, an officer hurriedly came to the regiment leader Fang Qing and said.

Fang Qing frowned tightly. He knew that his troops were now very passive in combat.

The little devil troops completely have the advantage, and their weapons and equipment are not weak, and their attack tactics are completely suppressing their own troops.

So far, they have not only suffered hundreds of casualties, but some heavy weapons have also been destroyed one after another.

If the fight continues in this state, the troops will definitely suffer heavy losses.

But withdrawing to the west bank of Qinhe River means that they will not be able to assist Shanyang City in the battle.

The brigade headquarters and the 604th Regiment here in Shanyang City have suffered greater losses. They are in urgent need of reinforcements.

Withdrawing like this, Fang Qing felt sorry for Liang Ruxian and Ling Feng.

"Contact...contact Commander Chen directly to report the situation here."

"Commander Chen, please provide us with combat suggestions based on the battlefield conditions."

"As long as Commander Chen is willing to take command, there is definitely a chance of victory."

"Hold on until night and mobilize the anti-aircraft machine gun company from the other side to join the battle."

"The little devils will definitely stop attacking at night. We will use the night to reinforce our positions and continue our defense."

Fang Qing had a firm expression on his face and spoke directly.

Seeing Fang Qing's firm attitude, the officers could only agree.

Time passed, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark.

In November, it's chilly after five o'clock.

The battle on the east bank of the Qin River continued, and the Japanese and puppet troops continued to launch fierce attacks in an attempt to quickly annihilate the 605th Regiment.

However, the 605th Regiment is not a soft persimmon, even if their positions are destroyed one after another.

However, facing the overwhelming advantage of the Japanese and puppet troops, the officers and soldiers fought desperately and still blocked their attacks again and again.

Fierce fighting continued, with deafening gunfire.

At six o'clock, Chu Yu's guard regiment had arrived at the north side of the highland.

At this time, here at the 201st Division headquarters, adjustments were made directly based on the battlefield conditions.

He arranged for the Guard Regiment to deploy a battalion and secretly attack from the northern highlands to support the 605th Regiment's operations.

As for the main force of the guard regiment, they continued to make a detour towards Shanyang City to meet the 604 regiment and other troops to break out.

After Chu Yu received the combat order, he immediately began to divide his troops for combat.

But they didn't know that their actions at this time were completely watched by the Japanese advancing team.

Takeshita Ryuzo commanded an advancing team of more than a thousand people. They were already in disguise and they were ready.

At about half past six, when the 605st Battalion of the Guard Regiment was advancing towards the th Regiment, they encountered an armed force.

There are dozens of these troops, armed with outdated old sleeves and other weapons.

"Are you a member of the Jinsui Army?"

"Aren't your troops fighting fiercely with the Japs in the northern Henan region? Why did you come here?"

"Fortunately you met us here, otherwise you would have been in trouble if you continued walking forward."

"In order to prevent the little devils from coming from the northern Henan area, we buried a lot of mines on the mountain road ahead."

"If you go directly, many people will be killed."

After these personnel discovered the first battalion of the Guard Regiment, they immediately spoke.

The first battalion troops remained alert and looked at the people in front of them. The first battalion commander analyzed that they might be guerrilla troops organized in an eight-way formation.

After all, these troops are everywhere, and the first battalion commander is not surprised.

"Is there a minefield ahead? We need to quickly pass through here and rush to the northern Henan area for reinforcements."

"Is there any other road that can pass? We have to rush to the battlefield to join the battle."

The commander of the first battalion said with a wary face, he still arranged for the troops to remain vigilant.

"Other roads are steeper and difficult to walk."

"Let's do this, we will take you through the minefield."

"We have buried these mines, and we can take you there."

One of the leading men pretended to think before he spoke.

The first battalion commander nodded, and he let these dozens of people lead the way, while he followed behind with his troops.

After walking for a while, these dozens of troops, wearing shabby clothing and outdated weapons, began to clear the road.

Land mines began to be cleared one by one. Seeing this scene, the battalion commander gradually relaxed his vigilance.

He knew that these guerrillas had backward weapons and equipment, and their landmines were also homemade.

Everything now shows that this force is indeed the local guerrilla force of the Eighth Route Army.

"Your weapons and equipment are too poor. Do you often stay here?"

"After this battle is over, I will get you some Japanese weapons."

"Anyway, you guys have been a big help, otherwise we would definitely have suffered casualties."

"And if the sound of gunfire comes from here, it may alert the Japanese and puppet troops."

The first battalion commander looked at the people in front and said that he now fully believed that these people were guerrillas.

"Thank you so much. We all dream of having 38 big ones."

"If we can have a big cover, we can fight against the little devils in the future."

The person in front said with a smile on his face, and they continued walking forward.

After walking for a while again, these people suddenly stopped and fell directly to the ground one by one! (End of chapter)