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

Chen Ziyun completed the combat deployment, and Li Yunlong commanded three regiments to garrison Wencheng and Mengxian for defense.

The two regiments were deployed on the battlefield and in the rear as reserves, while Chen Ziyun personally commanded the four regiments to assemble in Baixiang Town.

There is also a regiment of troops deployed on the battlefield to undertake mobile combat tasks.

The elite troops gathered here in Baixiang Town, not to mention the cavalry regiment and the guard regiment.

The First Artillery Regiment is an elite artillery unit led by Chen Ziyun himself. They have twelve Bofors Mountain Cannons and twelve Type 94 Mountain Cannons.

These twenty-four mountain cannons are all 75MM caliber, and they also have eight Jin-made 105MM mountain cannons.

Originally, these eight Jin-made large-caliber mountain cannons were left in the Zhongtiao Mountain area. They were relatively bulky and had poor maneuverability.

However, this time Chen Ziyun also transferred them to participate in the battle, which meant that the First Artillery Regiment currently had thirty-two artillery pieces.

As for Fang Qing's 605th Regiment, it is also armed to the teeth. The regiment has a mortar company, an anti-aircraft machine gun company, and a small artillery company directly under the regiment.

Each battalion machine gun company has 65MM mountain guns, 70MM infantry guns and Czech heavy machine guns.

These sophisticated weapons and equipment were all acquired by Chen Ziyun.

Of course, after the third brigade was directly subordinated to the commander's department in the later period, this direct lineage of Huangpu was also directly supplemented by the commander's department of the first theater.

In combat, the overall performance of the 605th Regiment was not too bad and quite satisfactory.

This was mainly due to the previous battle in Shanyang City in the northern Henan region, where they did not suffer too many casualties.

The regiment's old foundation of long-term battles is still there, so it still has certain combat capabilities.

Chen Ziyun is now taking a stand and directly confronting the 52nd Division of the Little Devils. The four regiments in Baixiang Town are directly facing the main force of the Little Devils Division.

At this time, the main force of the 52nd Division in Ziling Town and Hanoi County wants to advance westward, so they must deal with the four regiments in Baixiang Town.

Otherwise, if the Japs advance westward along Ziling Town, Chen Ziyun's troops in Baixiang Town can effectively flank them.

As for the little devils in Hanoi County who want to advance westward, Baixiang Town is a roadblock. They cannot pass Baixiang Town unless the troops here are dealt with.

The headquarters of the 52nd Little Devils Division learned about the situation in detail and they actively conducted operational discussions.

When this division entered the war, their overall progress was very smooth.

With the assistance of the Takeshita Ryuzo advance team, they relatively easily completed the combat tasks of breaking through the Qinhe defense line and capturing Hanoi County.

But after Chen Ziyun commanded the main force to arrive, the little devil wanted to continue to break through, and naturally he felt a little pressure.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, this is the news we have just received. The enemy heroes Chen Ziyun and Li Yunlong of Zhongtiao Mountain have led their troops to rush over quickly for reinforcements."

"According to our observation, Li Yunlong commanded three regiments to station in Wencheng and Mengxian area defense, with two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment."

"At the same time, Chen Ziyun personally commanded four regiments to station in the Baixiang Town area and directly confront the main force of our division."

"In the Kejing Town area west of Ziling Town, there is an enemy regiment. This regiment is the 604th Regiment that we defeated in Hanoi County."

"In addition, there are two regiments of troops in Gudan Town and Fantian Town. The enemy has assembled ten regiments of troops to fight in the northern Henan area."

"And the troops of the 41st Division and the 53rd Division, who are responsible for staying in the occupied areas in northern Henan, reported one after another."

"The Eighth Route Guerrilla Force, which is active in northern Henan, continues to carry out raids and harassment."

"And in the Qinhe area, an enemy field group is gradually gathering, and it seems possible to participate in the war."

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, judging from the current situation, the enemy will have more than ten regiments fighting against us."

"Behind us, an enemy regiment may attack at any time to attack us." At the headquarters of the 52nd Division, the Chief of Staff came to the division commander Toshizaburo Mai to report.

Toshizaburo Mako stood in front of the map with a cold expression on his face.

He set his sights on Wencheng. The 150th Wing was responsible for launching a fierce attack on Wencheng, but no progress was made.

This resulted in Wencheng Li Yunlong's detachment being placed to the south of the main force of the 52nd Division like a nail.

This nail could strike at any time and cause casualties to them.

Therefore, the focus of Toshizaburo Mai's next operation was directly on Wencheng. He wanted to capture Wencheng quickly.

As long as Wencheng is captured, the 52nd Little Devils Division can advance westward in a single line and quickly deal with Chen Ziyun and other troops facing them.

He also knew that if he did not capture Wencheng and marched directly westward, the battle would be very passive.

"Ignore the enemy troops behind us for the time being. These Tubal Roads will not pose much threat to us."

"On the contrary, we are the real main combat force when we face the enemy. If we cannot deal with them, the consequences will be disastrous."

"We must attack Wencheng decisively. After capturing Wencheng, we will take advantage of their unstable foothold to launch a full-scale attack, thereby defeating the enemy's troops."

"Contact the advance team and ask them to find a way to infiltrate Wencheng and support us in capturing Wencheng."

"The field artillery regiments are gradually gathering for combat operations in Wencheng. The 150th Regiment is responsible for the main attack and the 107th Regiment is responsible for assisting."

Toshizaburo Mako had a serious expression on his face and immediately issued the order.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The Division Chief of Staff agreed immediately without any hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, the Little Japanese communications troops began to deliver combat orders, and the Little Japanese troops began to mobilize.

About 150 troops from the 107th Regiment gathered in the area east of Wencheng, and troops from the th Regiment gathered in the area north of Wencheng.

The field artillery regiment dispatched more than 2,000 people, equipped with twenty-four Type 38 field guns and twelve Type 90 field guns, ready to assist in the battle.

The little devils gathered more than 8,000 troops in the Wencheng area in one go, preparing to quickly capture Wencheng.

At this time, Li Yunlong personally commanded a new regiment of 4,000 troops and stationed in Wencheng for defense.

In Xiangyun Town, west of Wencheng, the Tang Chunming Artillery Regiment is deployed. They are equipped with 75 custom-made MM field guns.

As for Xing Zhiguo's new third regiment, which is deployed for defense in the Mengxian area, the regiment has just been formed and has not yet fully gathered its combat effectiveness.

In a battle of this kind, Li Yunlong would definitely not let them directly take on the main task.

A large number of Japs troops began to gather in the Wencheng area. At twelve o'clock at midnight, the Japs artillery began to carry out fierce shelling.

The 107th Regiment and the 150th Regiment quickly approached Wencheng with the help of artillery cover.

At a little after one o'clock, Wencheng fell into fierce fighting, and the sound of gunfire continued.

The dark night became brighter due to various lights. The Xinyi Group defended Wen City and directly defended against the attacks of the Japs.

It was at this time that the 41st and 47th Infantry Regiments came to the southeastern Shanxi region through a forced march.

They quickly approached Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands south of Luzhou City, and the front army's deputy chief of staff Nakanishi Sadaki personally took command.

The two captains of the Colonels, Ejima Torao and Furukawa Masao, commanded their respective troops to attack from different areas. (End of chapter)