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

On the morning of March 11, the Little Devils conducted an airdrop, but were hit by anti-aircraft firepower organized by Chen Ziyun.

Dense bullets and artillery shells were fired at the Little Japanese plane one after another, and the Little Japanese plane could no longer lower its altitude to launch precise airdrops.

The 53rd Little Devils Division only received a small amount of supplies.

In the next few days, Chen Ziyun continued to organize troops to carry out raids, so that the little Japanese troops could not get a rest.

On the 53th, Chen Ziyun contacted various ministries and began to attack the rd Division.

The first, second, and third artillery regiments and heavy artillery battalions participated in the battle.

A large number of artillery units continued to shell, and countless grenades were fired at the little Japanese troops.

With the deafening explosion, the Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, and New Second Regiment launched attacks from different areas.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun also commanded the guard regiment, the 606th Regiment, and the 607th Regiment to participate in the battle.

A large number of troops attacked one after another, and the troops from both sides fought fiercely.

The 53rd Little Devils Division continued to fight, which consumed a lot of physical energy and almost did not have much fighting willpower left.

Under the attack of various regiments, the little devils could only carry out defensive defense.

At the same time, the division commander Shiro Baba quickly contacted the 151st Regiment and asked them to quickly break through the high ground south of Luzhou City and rush to help quickly.

However, there are still eight guerrilla brigades in the highlands to intercept, and the Zhangwu Cavalry Regiment is also conducting cooperative operations.

It is almost impossible for the 151st Infantry Regiment to rush over quickly for reinforcements.

Fierce fighting continued in the area north of Jincheng, with both sides engaging in large-scale operations.

Chen Ziyun personally commanded from the front line. The artillery units continued to bombard the positions, while the infantry repeatedly attacked the positions.

The battle lasted until about the 20th day, and the overall casualties of the Little Japanese troops were already very high.

Under such circumstances, considering that the 151st Regiment was unable to make a breakthrough, the main force of the Little Devils 53rd Division was forced to stop fighting.

The North China Front Army Headquarters personally made arrangements and deployments, and a large number of aviation troops were dispatched to assist in the operation.

The main force of the 53rd Division quickly retreated northward, and the Japs began to quickly evacuate northward under the cover of aviation.

A large number of Japs planes were dispatched repeatedly. They carried out bombing and even low-altitude strafing to cover the evacuation of troops.

After Chen Ziyun discovered that the Japs had evacuated, he adjusted his deployment after considering the situation of various ministries.

The artillery units dispersed to carry out shelling, and each regiment blocked the attack layer by layer and continued to harass.

They fought mainly to consume the little Japanese soldiers. The little Japanese soldiers continued to suffer casualties on the way back.

By the beginning of April, the 53rd Division gradually withdrew to Luzhou City, but their casualties and losses were already huge.

When the two infantry regiments, the 119th Regiment and the 128th Regiment, attacked, their full strength exceeded men.

But when they retreated, there were only more than 6,000 people including the wounded.

This means that the two infantry regiments continued to fight, and the casualties were already a quarter.

As for the search wing, engineer wing, and field artillery wing, there were also different casualties.

Although the 53rd Division reached Jincheng in this battle, they failed to complete their set combat goals.

Not to mention the annihilation of Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment, even the victory of annihilating a guerrilla brigade was not achieved by them.

On the contrary, they suffered certain casualties as they continued to fight, and if it were not for the full assistance of the aviation force, they might have suffered greater losses. And if the 201st Division and other units continue to deploy troops to participate in the war, the 53rd Division may be in danger of being completely annihilated.

After Baba Shiro returned to Luzhou City with his troops, his face was gloomy.

Several wing captains stood in the conference room of the division headquarters, all of them no longer as arrogant as they had just come to the battlefield in North China.

When they first came here, whether it was the Eighth Route Army or the Shanxi-Sui Army, they didn't take it seriously at all.

In their view, it would be easy for such an elite field division to annihilate these troops.

But after this battle, they realized that the Eighth Route Army and other troops in southeastern Shanxi did have strong combat effectiveness.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the main purpose of this battle is to fully assemble the enemy troops to fight together."

"The front army headquarters believes that there is a conflict between Chen Ziyun and Chu Yunfei. We will take the opportunity to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army without interference."

"But in fact, when we entered the war, Chen Ziyun had already dispatched troops for reinforcements. In the later stages of the battle, the 201st Division also dispatched troops to participate in the war."

"The main force of our division has already faced more than a dozen of their regiments. It's pretty good that we can achieve such results."

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, this is the combat situation I have planned. Please review it."

The division chief of staff came to the division commander Baba Shiro, and he saluted directly.

When Baba Shiro heard these words, he had a thoughtful expression on his face.

He began to take over the document and look at it in detail. When he saw it, it detailed that Chen Ziyun and other troops effectively assisted the Eighth Route Army in fighting, leading to the final failure of the 53rd Division.

Regarding this point, Shiro Baba smiled. After all, this reason could be regarded as an explanation to the North China Front Army.

After all, the North China Front only asked them to encircle and annihilate the guerrilla detachment before, but the scale of subsequent operations continued to increase.

However, the combat strength of the little devils has never been increased.

"Even though the combat situation is beyond our imagination, we have to admit that the enemy troops here are indeed powerful."

"It is said that the enemy general Chen Ziyun is always commanding the battle. This Chen Ziyun still has strong command ability."

"Immediately contact the front army headquarters and request quick replacement of our losses."

"In addition, we must pay close attention to the dynamics of the Eighth Route Army in the southern highlands. They have been fighting one after another and have already suffered casualties."

"If a fighter plane appears, we must seize it decisively and deal a fatal blow to them."

Baba Shiro stood up, looked at the officers, and said with a serious expression on his face.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The officers agreed immediately.

Time passed, and on April 5th, the North China Front Army Headquarters held a combat meeting.

Okamura Neiji called the staff together, and they repeatedly simulated the 53rd Division's battle in southeastern Shanxi.

It can be said that the battle of the 53rd Division ended in failure. They failed to complete the combat mission deployed by the front army.

However, the combat capabilities displayed by General He and the 53rd Division in this battle were highly recognized by the Front Army Headquarters.

After all, faced with the joint attack by Chen Ziyun, Chu Yunfei, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and other troops, the 53rd Division was not wiped out although it suffered casualties.

They even reached Jincheng at one point. If they received effective support later, they could even capture Jincheng.

This point gave Okamura Neji hope of victory in the battle. (End of chapter)