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

On March 53, the main force of the rd Infantry Division went south and began a fierce attack on Jincheng.

119th Regiment, 128th Regiment, Field Artillery Regiment, Engineer Regiment, Cavalry Regiment.

The five regiments, under the command of division commander Baba Shiro, advanced to Jincheng at 11 o'clock in the morning.

After arriving in the area north of Jincheng, the Little Japanese troops took a short rest, and then the field artillery regiment began shelling.

The 75MM field guns fired one after another, and a large number of shells were fired towards Jincheng.

At twelve o'clock at noon, sixteen bombers of the Little Devils came to the sky over Jincheng and launched a direct bombing.

Aerial bombs fell on the position one after another, and with the sound of explosions, the entire Jincheng was instantly covered in gunpowder smoke.

Starting at one o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the Japs was dispatched and launched successive attacks on the highlands of Baima Temple Mountain and Longwang Mountain.

These two highlands are the regional barriers to the north of Jincheng. As long as the little devils capture these areas, they can easily suppress the firepower of Jincheng.

But here, the Jincheng defenders also deployed the absolute main force for defense.

Sun Yu's 606th Regiment, Lin Zhiqiang's 607th Regiment, and Li Yang's First Artillery Regiment. More than people from three regiments were deployed in the highlands and nearby villages for defense.

The troops on both sides began to fight fiercely, and the Japanese troops continued to attack fiercely.

They continued to attack with the cooperation of aviation and artillery, and fierce battles began one after another.

Although the Little Japanese troops have suffered casualties so far, their main force is still there.

Moreover, the overall combat strength of these little devils is very strong, and they still have strong attack capabilities.

Facing the attack by the Japanese troops, Chen Ziyun had quickly issued orders.

Xu Chengpu, the commander of the First Guerrilla Brigade, unified the command of the 606th Regiment, the 607th Regiment, the First Guerrilla Regiment, and the First Artillery Regiment.

Three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment were stationed in the Jincheng area for defense, fully intercepting the troops of the 53rd Little Devils Division.

In addition, Kong Jie commanded the Independent Regiment, Ding Wei commanded the New Second Regiment, and Wei Monk commanded the Guard Regiment attached to the Second Artillery Regiment to rapidly advance the attack from the north.

Eight guerrilla brigades were stationed at Laoxiong Mountain, Cilin Mountain and other highlands south of Luzhou City to defend against possible reinforcements in the Luzhou City area.

The Zhangwu Cavalry Regiment is deployed in the highland area on standby. Once reinforcements from the Japs pass through the highlands, they will assist in intercepting them.

In addition, the heavy artillery battalion's ten 150MM heavy mortars and two 100MM howitzers also advanced to the high ground to assist in defensive operations.

Li Yunlong also left immediately to return. He was about to command a new regiment to come to Jincheng to join the battle.

After repeated discussions with Chen Ziyun and others, they prepared to mobilize nine regiments to attack the 53rd Division.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the 53rd Little Devils Division made progress. They gradually cleared the peripheral defense forces of the highlands and began to siege the highlands.

The combat effectiveness of the first guerrilla brigade is naturally not as good as that of other regiments. Facing such an elite unit of the 53rd Division, they are somewhat difficult to withstand.

Fortunately, they have terrain advantages. Each regiment relies on the high ground to defend desperately, and can temporarily block the 53rd Division troops.

By eight o'clock in the evening, troops from both sides launched a large-scale battle in Jincheng.

The Independent Regiment, the New Second Regiment, the First Guerrilla Regiment, the Guard Regiment and other units attacked one after another. They carried out pincer operations from the north and the south.

A large number of troops rushed towards the little devil, and deafening gunfire sounded one after another.

In the dark night, as the flares hit the air, it was as bright as daytime. People on both sides continued to fall in a pool of blood.

The smell of blood could be clearly smelled from a distance, and the fierce fighting in the Jincheng area lasted until about three o'clock in the morning.

The little Japanese troops gave up their offensive operations and began to retreat to nearby villages for defense.

After Shiro Baba saw that the regiments had stopped attacking, he immediately mobilized elite troops to counterattack.

About two thousand Japs quickly launched a fierce attack on Longwang Mountain, but the Sun Yu 607 Regiment, which was stationed here, blocked the attack with the assistance of the artillery unit.

After daybreak, the little devils began to withdraw. At eight o'clock in the morning on the 13th, the Little Japanese Air Force came to the battlefield again.

Aerial bombs fell on Longwang Mountain and Baima Temple Mountain one after another, and the little devils carried out carpet bombing.

For several days, troops from both sides were fighting in the Jincheng area.

The little Japanese troops of more than 10,000 people, supported by the aviation force, continued to attack.

Chen Ziyun, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and others successively commanded the troops to fight.

However, the 53rd Division has artillery and aviation advantages, so they have not made much progress for the time being.

Moreover, the Little Japanese First Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters also issued orders.

The 37th Division in the Jiangcheng area dispatched troops and continued to attack Yangcheng.

The 52nd Division of the Northern Henan Region also dispatched an elite unit to directly attack the Third Brigade west of Qinhe River.

The battle continued until the night of the 16th, and the Japs still held the initiative overall.

These little devils of the 53rd Division are very difficult to deal with. As soon as each regiment launches an attack, they will immediately retreat to defend.

Each regiment stopped attacking, and they continued to mobilize elites to counterattack.

When these little devils gather together, they are like a lump of iron. It is difficult to annihilate them quickly!
From an overall perspective, the 53rd Division is now surrounded.

But they have aviation units, which can obtain supplies at any time and maintain combat effectiveness for a long time.

Even after some of their wounded were treated, they were able to gradually recover and continue to participate in the war.

"These little devils are not simple, their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of other troops."

"And when they come together, they show greater fighting power."

"Throughout the battle, although they have suffered casualties, their main force still remains."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to eat them, and of course they won't be able to gain victory."

"We can't afford to spend more if this stalemate continues."

At nine o'clock in the evening, Li Yunlong frowned and found Chen Ziyun.

Chen Ziyun's troops under the Zhongtiaoshan Guerrilla Command can be supplemented by the first and second theaters.

But Li Yunlong and other troops relied on capture for everything.

However, although they have killed some little devils now, they have gained nothing.

Not to mention weapons and ammunition, just bullets, boxes, water bottles, etc. If you can take them away, take them away, and if you can't, destroy them.

"This group of little devils is indeed difficult to fight. Now it seems that we are not capable of eating them."

"But by now, I understand the little devil's tactics."

"As long as we carry out targeted deployment, we can still be sure to inflict serious damage on them."

"Brother Yunlong, the battle has progressed to this point."

"If you just give up like this, all your previous efforts will be in vain."

Chen Ziyun looked at Li Yunlong and encouraged him directly.

Li Yunlong took a deep breath, and after hesitating for a moment, he nodded.

Just as the two of them were discussing, the signal soldier came in and saluted quickly.

"Commander Chen, the meritorious chief of staff of the 210th Division would like to see you." The communications soldier quickly reported. (End of chapter)