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

Starting at one o'clock in the morning on March 53, the rd Infantry Division continued to be hit while moving south.

Li Yunlong commanded eight guerrilla brigades and continued to carry out guerrilla operations, harassing the Japanese troops one after another.

At the same time, the Zhangwu Cavalry Regiment also quickly established contact with Li Yunlong. Under Chen Ziyun's order, the Cavalry Regiment was assigned to Li Yunlong to command the battle.

These troops launched attacks one after another. They attacked from all directions and continuously attacked the little Japanese troops.

The roads leading to Jincheng from the little devils were also destroyed one after another, which greatly affected their progress.

Chen Ziyun commanded the guard regiment, the second artillery regiment, and the heavy artillery battalion to defend themselves on high ground such as Laoxiong Mountain.

Kong Jie commanded the independent regiment, and Ding Wei commanded the new regiment to gradually advance the operation. They attacked the 53rd Little Devils Division from the side and rear.

Time passed, but the fierce fighting did not stop. At eight o'clock in the morning, the little Japanese troops temporarily stopped fighting south.

They were constantly attacked and forced to hold on to their positions.

Lieutenant General Shiro Baba, the commander of the division, continuously dispatched search teams to search and reconnoiter around, wanting to learn more about the situation nearby.

At the same time, the Little Devils also dispatched aviation troops to directly cooperate with the 53rd Division troops in combat.

However, as the Japs stood firm in place, the various ministries stopped attacking and took no further action.

After all, this Japanese army is well-equipped with weapons and equipment. If they attack when they are defending, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Until after ten o'clock in the morning, the little Japanese troops still had no gains.

Baba Shiro discussed repeatedly with several captains, and they prepared to advance towards Jincheng in the south again, thus attracting the exposure of various ministries.

As long as the various ministries are actively exposed, they will quickly launch combat strikes.

The 119th Regiment and the 128th Regiment mobilized elite troops and prepared for the pursuit.

As they advanced south, Li Yunlong commanded all the troops to attack again.

The two sides fought, and both sides suffered casualties.

The 53rd Infantry Division had just been transferred from outside the customs, and they were not very familiar with the terrain here.

On the contrary, the ministries commanded by Li Yunlong are very familiar with the terrain. Under such circumstances, it will definitely be difficult for the Japs to capture and annihilate these troops.

By the afternoon, although the Japs inflicted more than 300 casualties on the guerrillas, they also suffered more than 100 casualties themselves.

Such a comparison of casualties is not what Baba Shiro is willing to accept.

So at six o'clock in the afternoon, the little devil stopped moving again.

They built their positions on the spot and prepared for defense.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Shiro Baba, commander of the 53rd Division, directly contacted the First Army Headquarters.

The 53rd Division and the 41st Division were swapped and directly assumed the defense of southeastern Shanxi.

This time they set out from Luzhou City to the south and went to Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands to fight, so as to encircle and annihilate the guerrilla detachment here. This was the combat order issued by the North China Front Army Headquarters.

In terms of organization, the 53rd Division is naturally under the command of the First Army in the southeastern Shanxi region.

However, their combat orders were issued by the North China Front Army Headquarters, which must have an impact on the 53rd Division's operations.

After continuing to attack the high ground, no results were obtained.

Baba Shiro tried to pretend to attack south to attract and mobilize Ding Wei and other troops to attack.

However, now Li Yunlong is commanding many troops to continue to attack and harass them repeatedly.

It's just that these troops are very flexible in combat. As long as there is an opportunity, they will attack quickly.

After the fight, they quickly moved around. Although the terrain of the 53rd Division's route was flat, there were highlands on the east and west sides. Each unit will leave after the fight. If the Japs don't pursue them, they will disperse and hide in different villages and towns.

If the little Japanese pursues them with all their strength, these troops will quickly move towards the high ground.

When we come to the high ground, the little devils will naturally not pursue them, so that the little devils will not be able to pose much of a threat to the various ministries.

"Sooner or later we will suffer greater casualties if this continues, which will affect the combat effectiveness of our troops."

"Now we have only two choices. The first is to quickly withdraw to Luzhou City and stop this battle."

"The second is to advance all the way south and launch a fierce attack on Jincheng, threatening the enemy's core area."

"As long as the enemy's core area is threatened, the enemy will definitely rush to help with all their strength."

"And if they come for reinforcements, we can naturally fight them in Jincheng."

"Based on the current situation, in positional warfare, the enemy's combat effectiveness is far inferior to ours."

With a confident expression on his face, Baba Shiro spoke directly to the captains of each subordinate team.

The First Army Headquarters quickly received a report, and Lieutenant General Commander Yoshimoto Teiichi learned about the battlefield situation.

Considering that this battle was commanded by the North China Front Army Headquarters, Yoshimoto Teiichi did not interfere too much.

He sent the message directly to the North China Front Army Headquarters and asked Okamura Neiji to make the decision.

And Okamura Neiji, who was at the North China Front Army Headquarters in Hebei Province, showed a solemn expression on his face after receiving a report from the staff.

He did not expect that the 53rd Division continued to attack, but never achieved any results.

The high ground south of Luzhou City was not captured, nor was Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment able to deal with it, but they had already suffered a certain amount of casualties.

Under such circumstances, Okamura Neiji discussed in detail with Chief of Staff Adachi Twenty-san, Deputy Chief of Staff Miyazaki Monday, and Arisu Seizo.

At nine o'clock in the evening, they approved the 53rd Division's combat plan.

In addition, in order to prevent the 53rd Division from fighting alone in depth, the North China Front requested the First Army Headquarters to direct the troops of the 37th Division in the Jiangcheng area to attack Yangcheng.

In addition, the 52nd Division, which is directly under the Front Army Headquarters and currently stationed in the northern Henan region, will also conduct diversionary strikes with troops west of the Qinhe River.

At the same time, Okamura Neiji directly contacted the aviation force and asked them to dispatch more bombers to support the 53rd Division in combat.

As for the 53st Regiment of the 151rd Division that stayed in Luzhou City, it also assembled the main force.

They are deployed in the area south of Luzhou City. If the front line is needed, they will be dispatched at any time to provide support.

At eleven o'clock in the evening on March 11, Chen Ziyun and others gathered together again.

The little devil is now staying put and almost does not carry out any combat operations.

Such abnormal behavior naturally made Chen Ziyun suspicious.

He could also roughly guess that the little devil must have changed the battle plan.

Otherwise, they will not stay for a long time, after all, their back road is currently blocked.

"Perhaps the little devils are trying to make the lie come true. They were planning a feint attack on Jincheng before."

"But now, I'm afraid they are really going to attack Jincheng."

"If they continue their fierce attack on Jincheng, all our troops will show up and fight them directly."

Chen Ziyun looked at Li Yunlong and others with a serious expression on his face and said with a serious expression on his face. (End of chapter)