Chapter 140 Chen Ziyun takes the initiative to attack
The Moon Army troops were ready for battle, while the puppet troops were already advancing towards Hesuo Town.
The lieutenant colonel of the puppet army who was in charge of the command naturally hid at the front. He constantly urged the Imperial Army and the security group to speed up their advance.
More than 600 puppet troops kept advancing toward the front carrying Chinese, Czech, and Hanyang-made rifles.
At the same time, there are also Czech-style light machine guns and other weapons in their troops. Those weapons follow the rifle legs.
The puppet troops cautiously advanced forward, and it was only at four o'clock that they advanced to Hesuo Town.
Looking at the deserted Hesuo Town, all the puppet soldiers couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
After all, they also knew that the Japs did not regard them as cannon fodder at all.
If there were troops defending Hesuo Town, they would definitely have to pay heavy casualties.
"The operations were dispersed. Three hundred people advanced to attack Yangpo Village, and three hundred people advanced to attack Xihui Village."
"The good news about Taijun's troops is waiting for us behind. We don't want to have other ideas, otherwise Taijun's light and heavy machine guns will not be polite."
"When the troops attack, they keep a distance from each other, seek alternate cover and advance from each other, and quickly hide themselves when attacked."
"Taijun has already deployed the artillery positions. Just ask them to expose their firepower. Taijun's artillery will definitely suppress it as soon as possible."
The puppet army lieutenant colonel left dozens of his direct followers in Hesuo Town, while a team of 600 people divided into two groups to attack Yangpo Village and Xihui Village.
All the puppet soldiers looked at each other. Although they were very reluctant, they bravely took action.
Because they knew that if Qifu refused, the Moon Army would shoot at them without hesitation with a large amount of firepower.
The 600 puppet troops began to march in two directions, and the puppet lieutenant colonel immediately took his direct descendants into hiding.
At this time, Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujie had received reports from the front line, and they also discovered hundreds of puppet troops advancing towards their positions.
The two battalion commanders immediately arranged for the signal troops to contact Chen Ziyun's headquarters to report in detail the situation in front of their positions.
After Chen Ziyun received the report, he was not too surprised.
The Moon Army doesn't take the life and death of those puppet soldiers seriously, so it's normal to let them come over for a test attack.
In fact, even in some large-scale battles, the Moon Army will arrange for those puppet troops to follow.
In the earliest battles outside the Pass, the Moon Army began to let the puppet troops fight together.
A year later, during the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Moon Army even dispatched puppet troops such as the Puppet Mongolian Army and the Puppet Manchu Army to assist in the battle.
"Those traitors are really willing to sacrifice their lives for the little devil."
"Since they come here to seek death, then he will fulfill them."
"Contact Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuji, the two battalion commanders, and ask them to prepare."
"The puppet troops advanced less than fifty meters away from the position, and each squadron of submachine guns launched a fire attack."
"The rifle legs throw leg grenades, which directly miss the puppet troops for combat strikes."
"Strive to completely annihilate those puppet troops, and the firepower points deployed in the port positions must not be exposed."
After Chen Ziyun looked at the map and thought for a while, he gave the order directly.
The signal corpsman rushed to agree to Donglai's request, picked up the microphone, and quickly established contact with the two infantry battalions.
The puppet troops slowly advanced towards the two highlands, their faces full of nervousness.
As they approached the high ground, the puppet troops became very cautious.
As for the speed at which they were advancing, let alone the slow pace, no one wanted to rush to the front.
"The village of Yangpo is just ahead. You can get there in just a few steps. Why does it take so long?"
"Hurry up and rush forward. Otherwise, if Taijun finds out that they are staying there, he will have to use light and heavy machine gun fire to attack them."
"We have advanced there, but there is no reaction at all from the front. It seems that the Jinsui Army has probably run away long ago."
"Don't be afraid. The village ahead must be the same as Hesuo Town. It is completely empty. They will not encounter any attack."
The puppet company commander and platoon commander saw that their legs were gone and they were advancing forward. They took the shell guns and shouted loudly to encourage morale.
After hearing their commander's words, most of the puppet soldiers were afraid that the little Japs would shoot, so they pushed forward bravely.
As they continued to approach, the 5th Battalion of the Independent Infantry and the 6th Battalion of the Independent Infantry successively launched combat attacks.
The squad leaders of each class started shooting with Jin-made submachine guns, firing 11.43MM bullets one after another.
Strings of flames sprayed out, and dense bullets hit the bodies of the puppet soldiers hard. Each puppet soldier was caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another.
The puppet troops were hit by such intensive firepower, and they tried to dodge quickly.
But one leg grenade after another began to be thrown towards them.
Deafening explosions sounded one after another, shrapnel quickly spread in all directions, and the puppet troops couldn't help but howl.
Two infantry battalions launched a fire attack, using submachine guns and leg grenades.
The puppet troops fighting at close range suffered heavy casualties, and other puppet troops instantly lost their courage to fight.
The remaining puppet military bases all evacuated towards Hesuo Town, hoping to save their lives.
But the submachine gun continued to fire, and grenades landed on their heads one after another.
By the time the puppet troops retreated to Suohe Town, only about 200 of the 600 puppet troops were left.
The two hundred or so puppet troops were hiding in civilian houses, their whole bodies trembling.
Silence returned to Yangpo Village and Xihui Village again, and the Moon Army troops in the rear did not make any move for the time being.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato observed through a telescope. When he discovered that the high ground was being attacked with Jin-made submachine guns and leg grenades, he did not order the artillery to fire.
After all, those foxes are relatively scattered, and even if the artillery fires, they will not achieve any results.
"Detachment leader Ge Dong, they request that the troops be deployed in Yangpo Village in the north and south areas of Hesuo Town, and in the highlands of Xihui Village."
"As you may have guessed, they obviously intend to take advantage of the terrain to engage in a decisive battle with them."
"If they launch an offensive operation, they can completely rely on the terrain advantage to attack them."
"Now let's see if they wait for the Harada detachment to arrive and join forces with them to fight, which is the best option."
"Otherwise, with their current strength, it would be difficult for them to pose a threat, and instead they would suffer heavy casualties."
The three major captains came to the detachment leader, Lieutenant Colonel Sato, and they all put forward suggestions.
There are two battalions in Yangpo Village and Xihui Village respectively for defense, and the artillery battalion sets up artillery positions in Lijianao behind.
Wherever the little devil attacks, he will be hit by positions in other areas.
And if they attack dispersedly, it will weaken their attack power and make it difficult to obtain results.
Therefore, in the view of the Moon Army officers, their more than 4,000 troops were ready to wait for the Harada detachment to arrive for combat.
Nakasa Sato stood in front of the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.
After a moment of silence, Sato Nakazato gave the order to dispatch a squadron to advance to Suohe Town and join the puppet troops there.
At the same time, two squadrons were deployed to monitor Yangpo Village and Xihui Village respectively.
Once it is discovered that the troops there have evacuated, those troops will quickly launch an attack to contain the Shanxi-Sui Army troops.
In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Sato once again sent electricity to contact the Harada detachment, hoping that they could accelerate their advance towards the battlefield.
Each of the three independent brigades allocates one squadron to perform different combat missions, while the other small Japanese troops are on standby.
At about 4:50, the Yue puppet army assembled a team of 500 people in Suohe Town.
Although there may be a puppet lieutenant colonel there, the command right must lie with the captain of the Yue Army captain squadron.
The Suohe Zhenyue puppet army has not yet established a position and has no intention of attacking.
They then monitored Chen Ziyun's troops and waited for the Harada detachment to arrive.
"Commander Chen, there are currently no signs of attack by the Yue puppet army. They have increased their combat strength in Suohe Town."
"And they have a squadron of troops advancing over there, monitoring their actions in Yangpo Village."
"It's a bit unusual for the Japanese troops to have a confrontation with them. They must have other intentions."
At this time, Chen Ziyun arrived at Yangpo Village, and Wu Ziqiang, the battalion commander of the 5th Independent Infantry Battalion, came over to report.
Chen Ziyun raised the telescope and observed it. He could guess it without thinking.
If our troops currently occupy a perfect terrain advantage, they would not have much advantage if more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers rushed to support them from too far away.
After some testing by the puppet army, it became clear that the Yue army had misunderstood Chen Ziyun's deployment.
They did not carry out an attack, but arranged troops to pay close attention to the situation in Yangpo Village and Xihui Village.
Obviously, they did not want to wait until the little Japanese troops from the north came over, and then carry out coordinated operations.
Chu Yunfei has sent a message, and Chen Ziyun knows whether there are Yuan troops advancing in northern Shanxi.
Whether it was Chu Yunfei or Chen Ziyun, neither Chu Yunfei nor Chen Ziyun knew how many people there were in the Bu Nao Jin Northern Moon Army.
But if more than 4,000 reinforcements who have set out from far away are waiting for them to come and fight together, it obviously shows that their strength is not too small.
"Two squadrons went to Yangpo Village and Xihui Village respectively for surveillance. There are also a certain number of puppet troops in Suohe Town."
"The Moon Army doesn't want to suffer too many casualties, but they are also worried about letting them escape. They are very conflicted now."
"But they can't let them wait for reinforcements, otherwise they will be very passive in fighting."
"If the guard company is currently on the east side of the Moon Army, they can launch harassment operations. Even the cavalry company in the north can participate in the battle."
"Let them harass and contain part of the Moon Army, and the two infantry battalions take the initiative to attack!"
"Even if we can't eat all the front-line troops deployed in Suohe Town, the two squadrons monitoring Poyang Village and Xihui Village will be eaten!"
Chen Ziyun's face showed a firm expression, and he made a decision directly.
Continue to confront the Lunar Army troops and head east. When other reinforcements from the Lunar Army arrive, the troops will be very passive in combat.
Chen Ziyun would not be willing to simply give up the battle and move westward.
After all, that time they took the initiative to attack, otherwise they would attack the Moon Army troops and coordinate the operations of the Zhongtiao Mountain defenders.
Under such circumstances, they definitely want to achieve results.
The Yue army did not intend to attack, so Chen Ziyun simply took the initiative to counterattack.
After all, when it comes to advantages, they have some.
As long as there is a suitable opportunity, then it is possible to obtain certain results.
Chen Ziyun immediately contacted Shi Yujian, the commander of the 6th Independent Infantry Battalion, and several people started discussions.
Soon a combat plan was drawn up, and various ministries began to receive different combat orders.
As early as five o'clock, Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujie began to command the troops to take the initiative to attack.
Four infantry companies and two machine gun companies began to monitor the Japanese troops in Yangpo Village and Xihui Village.
Are those troops secretly advancing towards the Lunar Army, getting as close as possible to the Lunar Army and launching an attack?
By 5:20 minutes, two cannon batteries were set up at different locations.
Of course, the moon-type 90MM mortars they are equipped with have a range of 2,800 meters, so those mortars can carry out shelling while staying on high ground.
The ones dispatched with the troops were only the heavy machine guns of the Dongfeng Cannon Company.
"Boom boom boom."
One after another, 90MM lunar mortars began to bombard, and grenades were fired at the Lunar Army troops.
Along with the deafening explosion, shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.
The person monitoring the Fifth Independent Infantry Battalion of Yangpo Village at this time was the Eastern First Squadron of the Sixth Independent Infantry Battalion of the Yue Army.
The people monitoring the 6th Battalion of the Independent Infantry in Xihui Village were the 5th Squadron of the East Branch of the 7th Independent Infantry Battalion of the Moon Army.
The first and fifth squadrons were bombarded one after another, with four mortars firing continuously.
At the same time, two infantry companies quickly approached the Lunar Army squadron and directly missed it to launch a combat attack.
The infantry relied on artillery cover to shorten the attack distance as much as possible.
The Buluoyue Army reacted quickly, and two lieutenants and squadron leaders immediately commanded the troops to intercept.
The Moon Army's light machine guns, grenade launchers, and rifles fired one after another.
Troops from both sides began to fire randomly, causing casualties on both sides.
After the Yue puppet troops in Suohe Town heard the sound of gunfire, the captain of the ninth squadron of the East Branch of the 8th Independent Infantry Brigade stationed there quickly contacted the detachment headquarters.
After all, do they have the 500-month puppet troops there? At this time, they can attack quickly and directly hit the flank of Chen Ziyun's attacking troops.
Does the captain of the ninth squadron have any thoughts of going out for combat now?
"Tu tu tu tu."
"Bah bang bang."
"Da da da."
Weapons such as light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and submachine guns fired continuously.
At this time, with the strength of the troops, the two infantry battalions would have an advantage in sending attack troops.
They targeted a squadron of about 200 troops in the current Lunar Army and invested two infantry companies and a machine gun company.
Can those three companies have more than 400 troops?
They have six grenades, eighteen light machine guns, eighteen submachine guns, two mortars, and four heavy machine guns.
Then a squadron of little devils needs to face a huge fire attack. As both sides continue to fire, the troops of each company advance one after another.
The casualties of the 1st and 5th Squadrons are constantly increasing, and their temporary positions may be breached at any time.
(End of chapter)
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