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

The highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain where Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment was stationed had been repeatedly raided by the Japs. The largest attack was by the main force of the 53rd Division.

However, the little devils never made any progress, and instead continued to lose troops and generals as a result.

For the little devils who control southeastern Shanxi, the existence of highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain effectively curbs their attempts to fight Zhongtiao Mountain.

If we say that Yangcheng and Jincheng where Chen Ziyun's troops were stationed were the outer positions of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Then the highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain are the most advanced warning positions, where the little devils in southeastern Shanxi can be restrained and prevented from going south.

The 201st Division and other troops in Zhongtiao Mountain were a serious threat to the Japs, and the North China Front wanted to eat them alive.

But because of the existence of these positions, the little devil has no way to take Zhongtiao Mountain.

However, after the 41st Regiment and the 47th Regiment secretly joined the North China battlefield, the little Japanese regained their confidence.

General Commander Okamura Neiji personally conducted the planning, and Deputy Chief of Staff Nakanishi Sadaki also came to the front line to coordinate and command.

At one o'clock in the morning on May 41, the 47st Regiment and the th Regiment, which have strong combat effectiveness, launched combat operations.

The two regiments attacked Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment from multiple directions, and for a while fierce gunfire began to sound.

Ejima Torao and Furukawa Masao have rich command experience, and they have both participated in large-scale battles.

The 41st Regiment is from the 47th Division, and the th Regiment is from the th Division.

These two divisions began to participate in the war in 37, and they were present in several battles.

After coming to the North China Front this time, they received a series of reinforcements.

Each regiment is subordinate to three infantry brigades and one artillery brigade, with a total strength of more than 4,000 people.

As they arrived at the North China battlefield, in order to enhance their combat capabilities, Okamura Neji adjusted their organization.

At present, these two regiments each have more than 5,000 troops and are equipped with sophisticated weapons and equipment.

And this time in the attack on the Laoxiong Mountain Highlands, the Japs also completely changed their combat tactics.

In the past, the little devils concentrated their attacks and wanted to break through from one point, but this time they attacked from multiple points.

Six infantry brigades used the main force to attack from different directions, and two artillery brigades provided support.

In addition, they also deployed six elite squadrons, equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars strengthened by the front army, to carry out infiltration operations.

After the guerrilla detachment faced an attack by the Japs, Ding Wei immediately made deployment arrangements.

At first, the cadres and soldiers found that the Japs were like headless flies, attacking in multiple directions. They also thought that the Japs were just feigning attacks.

However, as the two sides started fighting, the guerrilla detachment realized the ruthlessness of the Japs' tactics.

The Japs attacked in six lines, and there were also six lines of elite infiltration troops.

This style of play directly disperses the attacking forces. According to common sense, you should concentrate your forces during the attack to give full play to your advantage.

Once the troops disperse to attack, they will definitely not be able to form an effective attack force.

However, the 41st Wing is different from the 47th Wing. They have strong combat capabilities.

They divided their forces to carry out multi-channel attacks, which meant that the guerrilla detachment also needed multiple channels for defense.

If the guerrilla detachment wants to defend highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain, it must divide its forces for defense. In this way, the guerrilla detachment's combat strength will also be dispersed.

The two sides continued to fight fiercely on Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands. As the fighting continued, the battlefield situation soon changed.
The four guerrilla brigades faced attacks from the Japs and their positions were lost one after another.

The infiltration troops, reinforced with heavy weapons, repeatedly penetrated into deep operations to conduct raids.

When the fighting lasted until about three o'clock in the morning, the guerrilla detachment suffered a lot of overall losses and many positions were lost. Ding Wei gradually realized that something was wrong. He hurriedly adjusted his deployment and wanted to defend the high ground.

But the six-way infiltration force sent by the little devils has blocked the main roads.

These infiltration forces are organized into elite squadrons, reinforced with heavy machine guns and mortars, and have strong combat capabilities.

By four o'clock in the morning, Ding Wei was forced to arrange for four guerrilla brigades to move towards Jincheng.

He led the New Second Regiment to provide cover. The Japanese troops did not pursue directly, but adopted a steady and steady strategy.

The 41st Regiment and the 47th Regiment used their elite units to hold on to the captured positions, and the main forces gathered one after another to launch a pincer attack on the New Second Regiment.

"Captain, the kid didn't take the bait. They didn't send troops to pursue the guerrilla brigade."

A cadre quickly came to Ding Wei and hurriedly reported.

Ding Wei arranged for four guerrilla brigades to withdraw from the battlefield. On the one hand, he considered that their combat effectiveness was not strong and they suffered casualties.

On the other hand, Ding Wei wanted to attract the Japs to pursue him, so he directed the New Second Regiment to find fighters and drive the Japs away from the high ground.

However, the little Japanese did not fall for the trick. Instead, they stood firm and attacked the New Second Regiment with the main force.

The New Second Regiment was attacked by the superior Japanese and was forced to gradually abandon Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands.

At around five o'clock, the sky gradually became brighter.

The Little Japanese troops made great progress. They captured the high ground south of Luzhou City and successfully repelled the guerrilla detachment.

In other words, Ding Wei's commanding ability is very strong. If he were replaced by other troops, the whole army might be annihilated.

But even so, the overall casualties of the guerrilla detachment were still considerable, close to a thousand people.

After the Japanese troops captured Laoxiong Mountain and other high ground, they rested on the spot and did not continue fighting.

Ding Wei commanded the guerrilla detachment and quickly moved towards Jincheng and other areas.

At the same time, he hurriedly contacted Chen Ziyun and others to explain the situation in detail.

When Chen Ziyun got the report, it was already six o'clock.

The 52nd Little Devils Division assembled the main force to storm Wencheng and continued to fight against the New Regiment.

As the sky became brighter, the Little Japanese Air Force was dispatched and began to bomb Wencheng.

Li Yunlong commanded the new regiment to stick to the defense. They continued to fight, but there were also casualties.

"Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands were lost, and the elite troops of the Japs attacked and directly repelled the guerrilla detachment."

"What kind of army has such combat effectiveness? The 53rd Division in Southeast Shanxi?"

"This is impossible. The 53rd Division has been hit before, and they have deployed troops to defend the northern Henan area."

"Even if they mobilize troops to attack, it will be difficult to seize highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain in such a short period of time."

Chen Ziyun stood in front of the map and said with a solemn expression on his face.

The staff members on the side started talking softly, with shocked expressions on their faces.

After all, all the ministries had maintained a winning attitude in previous battles, but now the guerrilla detachment has been repelled and highlands such as Laoxiong Mountain have been lost, which will have a certain impact on morale.

Chen Ziyun took a deep breath, and immediately contacted Chu Yunfei and Ding Wei, asking them to pay close attention to the dynamics of the little devils in southeastern Shanxi.

At the same time, he called in several regiment leaders to prepare for a counterattack, thus quickly ending the operation in the northern Henan region. (End of chapter)