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

Toshizaburo Mako knew very well that the approximately 117 troops of the 605th Regiment would be difficult to block the attack of the th Regiment, the Guard Regiment, and the First Artillery Regiment commanded by Chen Ziyun.

However, at this time, he did not immediately arrange for the main divisions assembled in Wencheng to return for reinforcements. After all, these troops were attacking Wencheng with all their strength.

Moreover, the main forces of the 150th Regiment, the 117th Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, and the Field Artillery Regiment still have advantages.

Takeshita Ryuzo's advance team was also cooperating, and the little Japanese tried to take this opportunity to quickly capture Wencheng.

Of course, it is almost impossible for them to withdraw to Hanoi County to fight.

Because Li Yunlong commanded the main force of the independent detachment to gather in Wencheng, Li Yunlong's detachment not only defended, but also actively attacked to contain the little Japanese.

Under such circumstances, Toshizaburo Mako made deployment arrangements.

The 69th Regiment stationed in Ziling Town, attached to the Artillery Regiment , quickly advanced into Baixiang Town.

The three regiments commanded by Chen Ziyun all set off from Baixiang Town. The Japs raided Baixiang Town, obviously intending to cut off their retreat.

However, Chen Ziyun had already prepared for this. The Zhangwu Cavalry Regiment was equipped with twelve mountain cannons, specifically to contain the Japs in Ziling Town.

What's more, there is still the Fourth Guerrilla Regiment stationed here in Baixiang Town. It is still difficult for the little devils to capture Baixiang Town.

At around 117 noon, the fierce fighting in Hanoi County continued. The remaining troops of the th Wing were hit one after another, and their combat situation was very passive.

The 69th Infantry Regiment that set out from Ziling Town was intercepted by the cavalry regiment. This group of Imps could not reach Baixiang Town for the time being.

In terms of overall operations, the 52nd Infantry Division was very passive.

Lieutenant General Toshizaburo Makoto, the commander of the division, continuously arranged for staff members to make notes based on frontline reports, with a solemn expression on his face.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the operation in Hanoi County is very urgent, and the remaining troops of the 117th Wing may suffer a devastating blow at any time."

"In addition, our heavy supply regiment deployed in the area on the west bank of the Qin River is currently being attacked by two enemy regiments and is also in a bitter battle."

"The 69th Regiment and the Fourth Field Artillery Battalion departing from Ziling Town were intercepted by enemy cavalry units and are temporarily unable to attack Baixiang Town."

"The main force of the division here in the Wencheng area is fighting fiercely with Li Yunlong's troops of the Eighth Route Army. Both sides are currently suffering losses from each other."

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, judging from the current situation, we are likely to lose Hanoi County."

"As for the troops left behind by the 117th Regiment, the heavy equipment regiment may suffer a devastating blow."

The chief of staff of the division had a solemn face and quickly reported to Toshizaburo Mako.

After Toshizaburo Mako listened to the report, he looked at the map and frowned tightly.

After pondering for a while, he did not dare to delay and hurriedly began to report in detail to the front army headquarters.

In addition, the headquarters of the 52nd Little Devils Division quickly made adjustments and arrangements. The main force of the division gave up the attack on Wencheng and quickly headed to the west bank of the Qinhe River to meet up with the heavy supply unit.

After these troops reunited, they moved directly towards Ziling Town, while the 69th Regiment gave up the attack on Baixiang Town and quickly headed to Hanoi County.

The 69th Regiment will meet the remaining troops of the 117th Regiment in Hanoi County and withdraw to Triling Town.

The little devil plans to gather the main force in Ziling Town, and then make adjustments and deployments according to the battlefield conditions.

In the following time, various units of the 52nd Division gradually gave up fighting and moved towards Ziling Town.

However, Chen Ziyun arranged for various ministries to continue to carry out combat strikes. It was not until about nine o'clock in the evening that the little devils withdrew to Ziling Town.

It was at this time that the lost Hanoi County was recovered.

Chen Ziyun made timely adjustments and deployments based on battlefield conditions. He took the lead in contacting Li Yunlong and arranged for Li Yunlong's independent detachment to undertake the defense of Wencheng and Hanoi counties.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun directly discussed with Kong Jie, the leader of the Henan North Detachment, and Kong Jie began to direct the independent regiment to withdraw to the east bank of the Qin River.

The other guerrilla brigade of the Northern Henan Detachment also gradually gathered towards the east bank of the Qin River, preparing to completely block the Qin River.

As for the third brigade troops, Chen Ziyun gathered them in Kejing Town and Chengliu Town.

Fang Qing, the commander of the 605th Regiment, temporarily acted as the brigade commander and unified the command of the brigade in operations.

The main force of the third brigade is to be assembled in Kejing Town so that it can move eastward at any time and launch a combat attack on Ziling Town.

As for the cavalry regiment and other troops commanded by Chen Ziyun, they began to assemble in Baixiang Town.

Various ministries began to mobilize, and by two o'clock in the morning on May 17, there were major adjustments in the northern Henan region.

The main force of the third brigade, more than 4,000 troops, gathered in Kejing Town, west of Ziling Town.

The Zhongtiao Mountain Guerrilla Command assembled a main force of 6,000 people, including the cavalry regiment, guard regiment, first guerrilla regiment, and first artillery regiment, in Baixiang Town.

The independent detachment assembled the New 1st Regiment, the New 3rd Regiment, and the main artillery regiment of 6,000 people in Hanoi County.

At the same time, 8,000 troops from the Northern Henan Detachment gathered on the east bank of the Qin River one after another to directly blockade the Qin River.

The Fourth Guerrilla Regiment is deployed in Fantian Town and other areas to serve as the general reserve force.

More than 52 troops have gathered near Ziling Town, and strategically they have begun to form an encirclement of the nd Division stationed in Ziling Town.

More than 52 troops from the 107nd Division's 150th Regiment, 117th Regiment, th Regiment, Engineer Regiment, Field Artillery Regiment, and Heavy Troops Regiment were fortified in Ziling Town.

As for the search wing directly under the division, it has been quickly withdrawn to Shanyang City. This is also the last reserve team controlled by the 52nd Division Headquarters.

The little devils of the 52nd Division continued to strengthen the defense of Ziling Town, and several regiment captains also repeatedly communicated with the division headquarters.

However, the 52nd Division Regiment Headquarters had no idea how the next battle would unfold. They were waiting for orders from the Front Army Headquarters.

At the North China Front Army Headquarters, Okamura Neiji and his staff continued to discuss.

The 41st Regiment and the 47th Regiment captured the highlands of Laoxiong Mountain south of Luzhou City and repelled the guerrilla detachment here.

The little devil is very happy. These two elite field units have shown strong combat capabilities.

Regarding the use of these two wings, the front army headquarters gradually had different ideas.

Okamura Neiji wanted to continue arranging for them to go south to attack Jincheng, taking advantage of the absence of Chen Ziyun and other main forces to kill and injure their combat forces as much as possible.

After all, although these two regiments captured Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands, the guerrilla detachment was not wiped out.

In Ningji Okamura's opinion, if these troops cannot be annihilated, they will be able to recover quickly in a short period of time.

So he wanted to continue fighting south and kill a large number of combat soldiers.

However, the 52nd Division was in a very passive combat situation, and some staff members made suggestions.

That is to arrange for the 41st Regiment and the 47th Regiment to quickly return to the northern Henan region to participate in the war.

They felt that with the strength of these two alliances, they would definitely be able to achieve greater results.

For a while, the front army headquarters was unable to make a decision, and they were still discussing. (End of chapter)