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

Yincheng Town, here is the headquarters of the 53rd Infantry Division.

Lieutenant General Shiro Baba, commander of the division, stood in front of the map and listened to the report from the colonel's chief of staff.

In the evening, under the unified command of Chen Ziyun, various ministries launched a counterattack. The little devil stood firm and blocked the attack.

Moreover, when the various units withdrew from the battlefield, the little devils' morale was high and they even took the initiative to pursue them, which was regarded as a victory.

However, this small Japanese army was continuously attacked by various regiments, and a certain number of artillery was also set up on the Laoxiong Mountain Highlands.

It is obviously impossible to say that the little Japanese troops did not suffer any casualties.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 119th Regiment has suffered more than casualties so far."

"The 128th Regiment also suffered more than casualties, and the Field Artillery Regiment, Engineer Regiment, and Search Regiment suffered different casualties."

"Currently our total casualties are around 1,200, and most of the casualties were caused by the enemy's counterattack last night."

"Based on the combat situation last night, we can basically confirm that the enemy's elite Chen Ziyun troops in the Zhongtiao Mountain area have also begun to participate in the battle."

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Chen Ziyun's army has a strong artillery unit, and the troops under his command are also relatively elite."

"It's not good news for us that they are coming to the battlefield to fight. We need to find a way to deal with them."

"Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for us to deal with the Eighth Route Army here."

The Chief of Staff stood aside and gave a detailed report.

Baba Shiro knew that his troops suffered casualties in the fierce battle last night, but he did not expect such losses.

The loss of more than a thousand people was almost the full strength of a field brigade.

"I really didn't expect that this Chen Ziyun would have such terrifying commanding abilities."

"After he came to the battlefield, he obviously posed a great threat. If we can't repel them, it will be difficult for us to solve the Eighth Route Army here."

"However, relatively speaking, our various wings still maintain the main combat force, and these troops still have strong combat capabilities."

"If we have a decisive battle with Chen Ziyun's troops here, we have a certain chance of winning."

"Find a way to force Chen Ziyun's troops to appear, so as to completely eliminate them."

Baba Shiro had a serious expression on his face and gave the order directly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The Chief of Staff immediately agreed.

Starting at nine o'clock in the morning on March 53, the rd Division gathered its main force and continued to attack Laoxiong Mountain.

Chen Ziyun had already made adjustments. He arranged for Monk Wei's guard regiment, attached to the Zhou Wenbo artillery regiment, and the heavy artillery battalion to stick to Laoxiong Mountain.

The guard regiment has many semi-automatic rifles, which can naturally give them an advantage in highland defense battles.

As for Ding Weixin's Second Regiment, Kongjie Independent Regiment and other troops, they were moved to other areas for rest and recuperation.

After all, they continued to fight and suffered certain casualties themselves.

Chen Ziyun has not made many deployments for the time being for the five guerrilla brigades of Ding Wei's detachment and the three guerrilla brigades of Li Yunlong's detachment.

He also heard the news that the soldiers of these guerrilla brigade had great complaints against him.

But in the afternoon, Ding Wei and Li Yunlong went directly to each brigade to do work.

Li Yunlong's work is simple and rough, and he scolds his mother every time, but the soldiers are all honest.

Ding Wei was relatively gentle and told a lot of truths, and the soldiers gradually understood.

In the following time, the 53rd Infantry Division continued to attack Laoxiong Mountain.

However, under the tenacious defense of the Guard Regiment and other troops, they made no progress. Instead, their casualties continued to increase.

On the night of March 10th, Baba Shiro realized something was wrong. After learning that Chen Ziyun's troops were stationed at Laoxiong Mountain, Baba Shiro temporarily stopped attacking Laoxiong Mountain.

He found several commanders of the Little Devils to discuss, and at 53 o'clock in the evening, the rd Division began to move.

They abandoned the captured Yin Town and Xihuo Town and headed south instead.

To the south of Luzhou City are highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain and Cilin Mountain.

But after passing through this highland, there is a large flat area. If you continue southward along these areas, you will reach Jincheng.

The 53rd Division went directly south and made a fierce attack on Jincheng.

Lieutenant General Shiro Baba, commander of the division, personally commanded, and the 119th Regiment and the 128th Regiment assembled about troops.

The Field Artillery Regiment and the Engineer Regiment have assembled 4,000 troops, while the Search Regiment has assembled about 1,000 troops.

A force of 12,000 men marched south to fight with great momentum.

When Chen Ziyun and others got the news, they were discussing the battle here in the highlands.

"Brother Ziyun, these little devils can't conquer the high ground and are advancing directly to the south. They are heading for Jincheng."

"Your guard regiment, cavalry regiment, artillery regiment, heavy artillery battalion and other troops are all fighting here in the highlands. The defense here in Jincheng must be empty."

"If the little devil takes the opportunity to seize Jincheng, then you will have to bear the responsibility..."

Li Yunlong's face showed a solemn expression, and he said with worry.

"Brother Yunlong, don't worry too much. It's almost impossible for the little devil to get results in Jincheng."

"From Yangcheng to Jincheng, there are troops stationed by the First Guerrilla and Second Brigade, as well as the First Artillery Regiment."

"These troops stick to the defense and it is not difficult to block the attack of the little Japanese troops."

"And this little Japanese army may not be going to Jincheng to fight."

Chen Ziyun said with a calm expression on his face, it is impossible for the little devil not to know the situation here in Jincheng.

Even if Chen Ziyun withdraws some of his troops, the defense from Yangcheng to Jincheng is not weak.

There are six infantry regiments and one mountain artillery regiment. If the 53rd Division wants to attack by force, it may not be able to achieve results.

And once Chen Ziyun unites with the guerrilla detachment to block their retreat, these little devils will be completely alone.

Chen Ziyun speculated that they were pretending to attack Jincheng, thereby attracting the troops from the highlands to take the initiative.

After these troops completely leave the highlands, the little devils will naturally be able to gain an advantage by fighting in the area south of the highlands.

"Contact the First Regiment of Li Yang Artillery immediately and advance quickly to Jincheng to strengthen the defense here in Jincheng."

"Contact Xu Chengpu, commander of the Second Guerrilla Brigade, and ask him to command the troops to enter combat status and prepare for battle."

"Zhangwu Cavalry Regiment, harass the little Japanese troops, slow down their advance, and report the situation of the little Japanese troops at any time."

Chen Ziyun called the communications soldier and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Yes, Commander." The communications soldier immediately agreed.

Orders began to be conveyed one after another, and Ding Wei and Li Yunlong also responded here.

A total of eight guerrilla brigades were mobilized directly by them.

Li Yunlong personally commanded these guerrilla troops to coordinate the actions of the cavalry regiment.

The security regiment and other troops are fully advancing to recapture towns such as Xihuo Town and cut off the little Japanese's escape route. (End of chapter)