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

Chen Ziyun originally planned to stabilize the situation first and wait for the fighter planes to appear and launch an attack.

However, changes occurred in the southeast of Shanxi, and elite troops of the Japs took control of Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands.

These highlands are controlled by the Japs, and Jincheng and Yangcheng are the first to bear the brunt.

You must know that there are troops from the 37th Infantry Division in the Jiangcheng area to the west of these areas.

Once the Japs move south to fight from the Laoxiong Mountain Highlands and the 37th Division moves east from the Jiangcheng area, Jincheng and Yangcheng will be in danger.

Moreover, the elite Japs who can quickly repel the guerrilla detachment are very strong overall and should not be underestimated.

There are currently five regiments remaining in the Zhongtiao Mountain Guerrilla Command, four infantry regiments and one artillery regiment.

However, among these four infantry regiments, there are two guerrilla regiments, and their combat effectiveness is weak.

There are currently four guerrilla regiments in the troops under Chen Ziyun's command.

Among these four regiments, two regiments were recruited by the puppet army anyway. They have combat experience, but they have not fully gathered their combat effectiveness.

The remaining two regiments were formed by Chen Ziyun himself. They had many new recruits and their combat effectiveness was not very strong.

The second guerrilla regiment and the third guerrilla regiment currently left behind do not have strong combat effectiveness and cannot deal with the elite troops of the Japs.

"The 52nd Infantry Division invested a large number of troops to storm Wencheng. The independent detachment can still block their attack for the time being."

"The defense here in Hanoi County is relatively empty. We can take the opportunity to counterattack and strive to regain Hanoi County."

"As long as we continue to control Hanoi County, the Japs will be very passive, and we will have the ability to drive them to the east of the Qin River."

"The independent regiment of the Northern Henan Detachment has contacted us, and they will also cooperate with us."

"This time all our main forces are dispatched to counterattack Hanoi County at the same time!"

When the regiment leaders arrived at Baixiang Town, Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and expressed his thoughts on the battle.

He planned to use the 604th Regiment to defend Kejing Town and Chengliu Town to prevent the Japs from continuing to advance westward.

The Fourth Guerrilla Regiment is responsible for the defense of Gudan Town and Baixiang Town and serves as a combat reserve team.

The first guerrilla regiment made a detour from Fantian Town to the west bank of the Qinhe River to attack the Japs' transport troops in the west bank area.

The cavalry regiment is attached to the artillery unit to contain the Japs troops in Ziling Town.

The 605th Regiment, the Guard Regiment, and the First Artillery Regiment conducted counterattacks against Hanoi County.

At the same time, Kong Jie's independent regiment will quickly launch attacks from the east bank of the Qin River to quickly establish contact with the first guerrilla regiment and control the positions on the west bank of the Qin River.

Chen Ziyun issued detailed combat orders, and the regiment leaders took notes one after another.

At nine o'clock in the morning, each regiment began to take action, and they immediately assembled towards the designated area.

At this time, the 52nd Infantry Division attacked Wencheng with the main force of the 150th Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, the Field Artillery Regiment, and the main force of the 107th Regiment, hoping to capture Wencheng.

About 107 troops from the th Regiment stayed in Hanoi County, and troops from the Heavy Troops Regiment were responsible for guarding the west bank of the Qinhe River.

The 69th Regiment is attached to the First Battalion of the Field Artillery and is stationed in Ziling Town.

All its divisions have crossed the Qinhe River to fight, and their division headquarters continue to command in Shanyang City.

As for the occupied areas such as Shanyang City, troops dispatched by the 41st Division and the 53rd Division were responsible for defense tasks.

At around nine o'clock, in order to cooperate with Chen Ziyun's counterattack in Hanoi County, Li Yunlong began to assemble the main force of the independent detachment for combat.

The New Regiment deployed its 1st and 2nd Battalions with heavy weapons to carry out counterattacks, while the 3rd and 4th Battalions continued to defend Wencheng.

The New Third Regiment deployed five and six battalions to provide support, and the artillery regiment also fully launched artillery support operations.

The independent detachment fought fiercely with the 150th Infantry Regiment and other troops in Wencheng. Li Yunlong personally commanded the troops to counterattack to contain the Imperial Army. By :, the first guerrilla regiment of Zhu Mingxuan advanced to the junction area of ​​Hanoi County and Wencheng.

The Japs left a small number of troops here for defense. These troops were directly dealt with, and the first guerrilla regiment quickly advanced towards the west bank of the Qin River.

At the same time, the 605th Regiment, the Guard Regiment, and the First Artillery Regiment quickly advanced towards Hanoi County.

At ten o'clock, the first artillery regiment assembled twelve 75MM Bofors mountain guns and eight Jin-made 105MM mountain guns to launch a bombardment.

The Guard Regiment attacked directly from the west, while the 605th Regiment detoured to the south to attack.

The two regiment commanders Wei Monk and Fang Qing commanded the troops to advance rapidly with the help of artillery cover. Each regiment's heavy weapons established positions at different locations for cover.

At around 10:10, fierce gunfire began to ring out in Hanoi County.

The captain of the 117th Regiment was stationed in Hanoi County to command two infantry brigades for defense. As a large number of troops appeared nearby to attack the city.

The captain of the Colonel's Wing immediately organized troops for defense, but the artillery directly under their wing was assigned to the Fourth Brigade for combat, and went to Wencheng to fight.

At this time, their two infantry brigades only had infantry artillery and rapid-fire artillery. Facing attacks from three regiments, one can imagine the pressure.

Two thousand Japs dispersed for defense, but after the exchange of fire between the two sides, the casualties of the Japs continued to increase.

Whether it is the Guard Regiment or the 605th Regiment, they have strong firepower to provide cover.

The guard regiment assembled the machine gun battalion and the battle defense artillery battalion provided cover.

A large number of light machine guns, mortars, large-caliber heavy machine guns, and combat artillery fired violently.

Dense bullets and artillery shells were fired one after another, and the little devil's firepower was suppressed.

The two guard battalions quickly approached and directly attacked the city defense position.

As for the 605th Regiment, the regiment is directly under the control of 20MM machine guns, 82MM mortars, and 13.2MM anti-aircraft machine guns for cover shooting.

The three infantry battalions alternately provided cover, and the machine gun companies of each battalion assembled infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and heavy machine guns to cover the impact.

The remaining troops of the 107th Wing suffered more than casualties in a short period of time.

As the First Artillery Regiment continued shelling, gaps appeared one after another in the city wall.

Each battalion advanced rapidly, and by 10:30, some troops quickly entered the city to fight.

The heavy infantry regiment deployed on the west bank of the Qin River soon discovered the fighting situation in Hanoi County. The captain of the Colonel Corps did not hesitate and immediately mobilized troops.

If there is danger among the various units of the Little Devils, they will definitely rush to help quickly, but it is no longer possible for the Little Devils' heavy troops to rush to help Hanoi County in the battle.

Because the independent regiment commanded by Kong Jie had quickly assembled on the east coast to launch a fierce attack, the First Guerrilla Regiment commanded by Zhu Mingxuan was also advancing rapidly.

The heavy baggage regiment was attacked from a flank and they were forced to stay where they were.

As the independent regiment continued to pass through the Qinhe River, the casualties of the heavy infantry regiment increased rapidly.

At 52:, the nd Division Headquarters received the report.

The commander of the Lieutenant General Division, Toshizaburo Mako, had a solemn face. He looked at the map and frowned tightly.

He did not expect that the troops commanded by Chen Ziyun would launch a counterattack so decisively.

But at this time, Toshizaburo Mako was prepared, and he began to issue a series of orders.

The Japanese troops who attacked Wencheng quickly returned to assist Hanoi County to fight.

The 69th Regiment in Ziling Town quickly advanced towards Baixiang Town. (End of chapter)