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

Two elite Japanese field regiments were secretly prepared and would attack immediately after nightfall.

At this time, on the battlefield in northern Henan, the battles in Hanoi County and Wencheng were intensifying.

The 107th Regiment and the 150th Regiment continued their fierce attack, with a total of thirty-six field guns providing artillery support for them.

The 52nd Division Regiment Headquarters controls the main force of the Engineer Regiment and the Heavy Troops Regiment, and pays close attention to the battlefield situation.

The First Regiment of Sun Xiong Artillery assembled twenty-four mountain artillery pieces and provided continuous support to assist the Third Brigade in its defense.

The 604th Regiment and the 605th Regiment fought tenaciously relying on the city defense positions built in advance.

These two regiments also knew that there was no way out now, so they all defended desperately.

One continued the fierce attack, and the other defended on the spot. Fierce fighting could be seen everywhere, and the sound of gunfire was endless.

The pungent smell of gun smoke and blood filled the air.

The overall weapons and equipment of the third brigade are not bad. The brigade headquarters also has ten Jin-made 75MM mountain cannons directly under its command. These mountain cannons have a range of meters.

But the little devils have obvious advantages. They have stronger combat capabilities.

When the battle lasted past eleven o'clock, the defenses of both Hanoi County and Wencheng were obviously under pressure, and some positions began to be lost.

As for the little devil's roundabout troops, they made greater progress. They advanced quickly and captured Ziling Town.

The 69th Regiment took a short rest with artillery, engineers, and baggage troops to search for the regiment's cavalry, while the mechanized infantry made a tentative attack on Baixiang Town.

Guard regiment troops are deployed in the Baixiang Town area, and the position of the First Regiment of Sun Xiong Artillery is in Gudan Town, south of Baixiang Town.

After a tentative attack by the Little Japanese Search Regiment, at 12 noon, hundreds of heavy troops stayed in Ziling Town, and their main force advanced towards Baixiang Town with all their strength.

The 69th Regiment, assisted by twelve field guns and hundreds of engineers, began a fierce attack on Baixiang Town.

Dense artillery shells fell one after another on Baixiang Town, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

The three infantry brigades of the Little Devils advanced slowly from different areas, and behind them were the mountain artillery directly under the regiment to cover them at close range.

The field artillery unit provided long-range fire cover, and the little devils were menacing.

However, they encountered a tough situation here in Baixiang Town. Wei Monk, the leader of the guard regiment, commanded the first battalion and the machine gun battalion was stationed in Baixiang Town for defense.

Although these two battalions are completely at a disadvantage in terms of strength, they are well-equipped with weapons and equipment.

Especially the machine gun battalion is equipped with a large number of Type 91 light machine guns, and these light machine guns are equipped with scopes.

The troops from both sides fought fiercely in Baixiang Town. The guards taught the little devils a lesson and let them know the advantages and disadvantages of the guards.

The little devils launched several group charges, trying to quickly break into the town with their strength and artillery superiority.

However, the 1st Battalion of the Guard Regiment and the Machine Gun Battalion responded calmly. They waited until the little Japs approached and then started shooting violently.

A large number of light and heavy machine guns, grenade mortars fired, and Czech semi-automatic rifles launched precise strikes.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, more than 200 little Japs had been killed, and many were lightly or seriously wounded.

The captain of the 69th Regiment, who was commanding the operation, had a solemn face, and he had to temporarily stop the attack.

After raising the binoculars and observing in detail, the captain of the colonel wing immediately found the captain of the search wing.

"This enemy force is the most elite guard regiment under Chen Ziyun. Only they have a large number of automatic and semi-automatic weapons and equipment."

"If we want to quickly seize Baixiang Town and annihilate the defenders inside, it may be difficult to accomplish it."

"Even if we can win, we will end up paying a lot of casualties, which is very detrimental to the next battle." "So I plan to quickly make a detour, bypass Baixiang Town, and directly raid the enemy artillery in the Gudan Town area. force."

"And you are assigned to the First Field Artillery Battalion and can carry out diversionary strikes against the enemy forces here in Baixiang Town."

"As long as they attack, you can quickly contain and intercept them. If they stay in place, you don't need to pay attention."

The captain of the 69th Wing gave the order directly. He was responsible for unified command of the roundabout troops for combat.

The captain of the search team, the Lieutenant Colonel, immediately nodded in agreement without any hesitation.

The little Japanese troops began to divide their forces for combat. The 69-man troops of the th Regiment quickly advanced towards the position of the First Regiment of Sun Xiong Artillery in Gudan Town.

The search team, equipped with twelve field guns, stayed in place and paid close attention to the situation in Baixiang Town.

But at this time, Zhang Wu commanded the cavalry regiment troops to rush to the battlefield quickly.

When he discovered that the 69th Regiment was advancing directly towards Gudan Town, Zhang Wu did not hesitate and immediately organized his troops to launch an attack.

The cavalry regiment started fighting with the 69th Regiment. For a while, it was difficult for the 69th Regiment to advance to Gudan Town.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the 52nd Division Headquarters issued a combat order.

Lieutenant General Toshizaburo Makoto, commander of the division, asked the 69th Regiment and other units to quickly withdraw to the defense of Ziling Town and stop all offensive operations.

After receiving the combat order, the captain of the 69th regiment quickly moved towards Ziling Town.

The main reason why Toshizaburo Mako issued such a combat order was that he had already received intelligence and knew that Chen Ziyun and other troops were rushing to help quickly.

The 52nd Division Regiment Headquarters asked the 69th Regiment and other roundabout troops to stick to Ziling Town and wait for follow-up combat orders.

As for the main force of the division, they will naturally attack Hanoi County and Wencheng with all their strength.

By four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Ziyun had commanded the leading troops to reach the Gudan Town area.

The First Guerrilla Regiment and the Fourth Guerrilla Regiment followed Chen Ziyun to Gudan Town.

Wei Monk, the leader of the guard regiment, rushed over and reported to Chen Ziyun in detail the combat situation.

At this time, the operations in Hanoi County and Wencheng were still relatively passive.

The Japanese 107th Regiment and the 150th Regiment have successively seized peripheral positions and are now beginning to attack the city.

The two sides repeatedly fought fiercely on the city wall. The commander of the third brigade, Liang Ruxian, personally took command and was able to hold on to the town and block the attack of the Japanese troops.

"The little devils here in Ziling Town are not weak. They have about 4,000 infantry, 600 artillery, 800 engineers, and 600 heavy equipment."

"In addition, they have hundreds of cavalry and mechanized infantry, with a strength of nearly 7,000. They also wanted to capture Baixiang Town before."

"But after being attacked by us, they were forced to give up the battle. They were intercepted by the cavalry regiment as they advanced towards Gudan Town, and now they have withdrawn to Ziling Town and stayed there."

"Commander Chen, should we concentrate our forces to attack Ziling Town and try to completely eat up the little Japanese troops here!"

Monk Wei came to Chen Ziyun and reported directly.

Before Chen Ziyun had time to reply, a staff officer came to Chen Ziyun with a panicked face.

"Commander Chen, Hanoi County has been lost, and a large number of Japs have invaded the city."

"The 604rd Brigade Headquarters and the 604th Regiment headquarters completely lost contact, and the th Regiment suffered a massive rout."

The staff officer saluted and reported hurriedly. (End of chapter)