185. Chapter 185 A new regiment rushes to Xin County’s aid
Chapter 185 A new regiment rushes to Xin County’s aid
Mitake Tsuda personally commanded the main force of the independent mixed fourth brigade and quickly advanced towards the county seat of Xinxian County, preparing to quickly annihilate the Jinsui Army outside the city and recapture the county seat.
After the three infantry battalions and two artillery batteries commanded by Fang Ligong and Qian Bojun were repelled, they immediately reported to Chu Yunfei.
At this moment, the Japs have completely given up on the first-line control of the villages and towns in Cuoqi and Hesuo Town. The main force is advancing towards the county town, while the rest of the group is sticking to the hilly area.
Chu Yunfei once again pushed the brigade headquarters to Qicun Town for command, and quickly summoned the officers for combat discussions.
"The main force of the 11th Reserve Regiment is assigned to the cavalry company directly under the brigade headquarters, and the guard company has been stationed in the county for defense."
"The main force of the Moon Army brigade is rapidly advancing towards the county town. There will definitely be a fierce battle there."
"The main force of the brigade should take the eastern hilly area in the shortest possible time and annihilate the Moon Army troops there."
"Then they quickly advanced to the county seat and strongly prepared the 11th Regiment for defensive operations in the county seat area."
"At present, the Eighth Route Army units are actively carrying out raiding operations. Ziyun has captured the county seat of Xinxian County and cut off the Tongpu Railway. Will the Cuoyue Army have a fatal blow?"
"So what about Bufu? They all asked for support to prepare the 11th regiment for combat to ensure that they can hold on to the county for a long time!"
After the battalion officers gathered at the brigade headquarters, Chu Yunfei came to the map and said with a serious expression on his face.
Currently, Chu Yunfei has five infantry battalions, two artillery companies, as well as a supply company, a communications company and other troops. The total strength does not exceed 3,000 people.
Of course, both the baggage company and the communications company are not combat soldiers, so their combat troops actually number more than 2,000 people.
The two artillery batteries in the port, the six Shanshan cannons, and the four Liao cannons all have detailed firing parameter tables provided by the system, allowing them to carry out precise artillery strikes.
Moreover, the two company commanders Zhu Mingxuan and Zhou Wenbo were artillery officers who had followed Chen Ziyun for a long time and had strong professional command capabilities.
Among the five infantry battalions, the four east infantry battalions of the 358th Regiment have a strong overall combat effectiveness and have a lot of actual combat experience.
Will these forces be able to exert stronger combat capabilities when they join forces in combat?
They wanted to deal with the hundreds of little Japs from the First Independent Field Battalion in the hilly area. They wanted to use tactics properly and it would not be a difficult task.
"There are hundreds of Lunar troops defending the hilly area. They have the advantage of the terrain, and with such a large number of troops defending the hilly area, Mitake Tsuda will definitely be equipped with poison gas bombs."
"Brigade, if they attack directly, they will not only be hit by the full firepower of the Moon Army, but they may also encounter poison gas attacks, which will cause huge losses."
"So he suggested not to carry out a strong attack in the hilly area, but to find ways to attract them out and then annihilate them."
"There is no need for them to rush to Xinxian County for quick reinforcements. Commander Chen has strong command ability. I believe he can definitely buy fluorene to defend the county seat."
"In that case, will they have enough time to deal with the Lunar Army in the hilly area and strive to achieve maximum results with minimum casualties?"
Fang Ligong came to Chu Yunfei and directly made suggestions.
As the chief of staff of the 48th Independent Brigade, Fang Li was very capable, and Chu Yunfei had great trust in him.
"Brother Ligong said it is absolutely true. Wu Ziqiang's fifth battalion, Shi Yuji's sixth battalion, Liang Guoping artillery battalion, Zhang Wu cavalry company, and Chu Yu guard company."
"Zi Yun is very good at commanding those troops, and in defensive operations, does Zi Yun have unique abilities?"
"Although the Yue army has assembled the main force of the brigade to attack, it is not a simple matter if they want to take over Dong County."
"They don't need to rush to the rescue anxiously, rather they want to completely annihilate the Moon Army troops in the hilly area with minimal casualties."
Chu Yunfei nodded, fully agreeing with Fang Ligong's suggestion.
The headquarters of the 48th Independent Brigade began to discuss how to attract the First Independent Field Brigade out so as to completely annihilate them.
And they also knew that the little Japanese troops staying in the hilly area must have poison gas bombs.
Fang Ligong even speculated that in addition to irritating gas bombs, the little devils there may also have lethal gas bombs.
Therefore, they need to plan actively and not dare to neglect at all.
At that time, too far away, the new regiment troops had completed the reinforcement annihilation operation organized by the independent mixed ninth brigade.
The 1,200 and 300 Yuan troops were annihilated, and the new regiment once again captured a large amount of weapons and ammunition.
Especially if the two Type 41 mountain cannons were completely captured, would that make Lao Li happy?
He incorporated the two mountain cannons directly into the artillery company. Now the new regiment has three infantry cannons and two mountain cannons.
At this time, Li Yunlong was directly ordered to come to the brigade headquarters. After seeing Brigadier Chen, Li Yunlong had a smile on his face.
After successive battles, more than a thousand Japs were completely annihilated, and the New Regiment's own casualties were limited to 400.
Such results can be said to be very eye-catching.
"Brigadier Commander, he has to thank you for giving them the opportunity to fight with the New Regiment."
"I beg you, if it weren't for your arrangements, their new regiment wouldn't be able to win such a battle."
"He really wants to kneel down and kowtow to you. Can we, the Eighth Route Army, not like that?"
"Brigadier, he really doesn't know how to thank you."
Seeing Brigadier Chen standing in front of the map without saying a word, Li Yunlong came over and said excitedly.
Previously, Ding Weixin was transferred from the second group, and Li Yunlong kept complaining.
Now that his troops have won the battle and captured a large amount of weapons and equipment, Li Yunlong is very happy.
He also knew that without the deployment arrangements of the brigade commander, the new regiment would not be able to win such a victory.
"Li Yunlong, I want to thank him. That's not easy."
"That time our new group got rich again, I just gave him a batch of weapons and ammunition."
"He didn't ask for too much. He sent a batch of rifle grenades, light and heavy machine guns, and ammunition."
"Forget it, let's continue to rest as a new group. He can just arrange for people to come and collect it."
Brigadier Chen looked back at Li Yunlong and said with a smile.
When Li Yunlong heard this, he immediately refused.
"Brigadier, you must not..."
"No, please don't do that. I'll keep the weapons and ammunition and give him the artillery."
"Li Yunlong, let me think for myself, whether I should leave Dongdong's artillery, or whether I should keep Dongdong's weapons."
"It doesn't matter that I won the battle. Over in Xinxian County, the Shanxi-Sui Army with more than a thousand troops directly took over the county seat of Xinxian County!"
"I also know about the situation of the independent mixed fourth brigade. Is it possible to have more than 8,000 Lunar Army field troops?"
"More than a thousand Jin-Sui troops recaptured the county seat of Xin County right under their noses. Only then will the battle be truly won!"
Brigadier Chen looked at Li Yunlong in front of him and said with a serious expression on his face.
Anyone who is familiar with Li Yunlong knows that Lao Li is serious about fighting and just wants to win the battle, so he will definitely feel a little arrogant.
At that time, if Qiu Fu took the opportunity to praise him a few words, then Qiu Qiu would definitely do something bad, and he, Lao Li, would be in trouble immediately.
So did Brigadier Chen deliberately use the record of the 48th Independent Brigade to beat Li Yunlong to prevent him from getting into trouble?
"They...they actually recovered the county seat of Xin County."
"Has Chu Yunfei really grown up in skills? Now he dares to attack the county town."
"It doesn't matter if Bu Nao regains the county seat of Xinxian County. If there is help from the artillery troops, he can recover too far."
"Brigade Commander, he can give you all the weapons and ammunition you requested. But their troops have suffered casualties. Please see if the brigade headquarters can give you some supplies."
"Of course he won't ask for new recruits. He doesn't have time to train and train them. Give him a group of veterans, at least those who have fought against the Japs."
Li Yunlong showed an unconvinced expression, he looked at Brigadier Chen and said.
Because of this, Brigadier Chen agreed to come east without any hesitation.
"The county seat of Xinxian County has been lost, and the connection between the north and south areas of the Tongpu Railway has been cut off, which will be beneficial to their follow-up operations."
"The Burning Command has paid attention to that point, so it has specifically contacted the division headquarters."
"After repeated discussions with him, the division commander decided to fully support the 48th Independent Brigade of the Shanxi-Sui Army to defend the county seat of Xin County."
"Our new regiment is advancing towards the Taihang Mountain area east of Xinxian County, and at the same time dispatching reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance in the north and south areas."
"The Mongolian troops stationed in northern Shanxi and the First Army in Taiyuan want to send troops to fight in Xinxian County. We all want to attack quickly."
"Even if they mobilize thousands of troops to rush for reinforcements at the same time, our new regiment must stop them on the outskirts of Xin County and not allow them to fight in Xin County."
Immediately afterwards, Brigadier Chen brought Li Yunlong to the map. He pointed at the location of Xin County and said with a serious expression on his face.
The county seat of Xin County was recaptured, and the Eighth Route Army received the news immediately.
The general headquarters quickly contacted the division commander. After all, the north-south connection of the Tongpu Railway was cut off, which would be of great benefit to their follow-up operations.
The division commander directly found the brigade commander, and the two discussed whether they would decide on a new regiment to carry out the blocking mission.
The new regiment requested to advance quickly to Xin County to support the 48th Independent Brigade in the battle.
Li Yunlong's troops do not need to assist Chu Yunfei's brigade to form an independent fourth brigade to attack the moon, but they want to block the reinforcements that may appear in the north and south areas.
"Brigadier, don't worry, as long as they are here, I guarantee that no little Japs will be sent to help fight in Xin County." Li Yunlong said with confidence.
Brigadier Chen gave detailed instructions and gave orders directly to the East to transfer some soldiers to supplement the new regiment.
Li Yunlong left the brigade headquarters happily and quickly returned to the new regiment.
Although a large amount of loot was not saved that time, as far as Lao Li is concerned, the two mountain cannons were enough to keep Dong Lai, which is already very good.
What's more, they are about to go to Xin County to fight. Li Yunlong thinks that that combat mission will definitely make a fortune.
"Brigadier Commander, we have determined whether the troops of the 11th Regiment under the command of Chen Ziyun are responsible for recapturing the county seat of Xinxian County."
"Currently, according to reliable information, Chen Ziyun has personally come to Xinxian County to command operations. It seems that they are determined to hold on for a long time."
"The brigade headquarters has arranged for the new regiment to be responsible for blocking the reinforcements of the Moon Army. How about we also ask the new regiment to assist them in their defense?"
"Please tell me if the Yue army can retake the county seat again, and then the Tongpu Railway can restore the north-south connection, which will be very disadvantageous for their subsequent operations."
Wang Zhengwei came to Brigadier Chen and made suggestions.
"Chen Ziyun can defend the county seat. If you ask him to do anything, there is nothing he can't do."
"That Chen Ziyun is very capable. I can't deny that he has a bad leg."
"The 4th Independent Mixed Brigade fought fiercely with the 48th Independent Brigade one after another. It suffered heavy casualties and was physically exhausted."
"They want to get the Dong County seat, which is not a simple matter. That Chen Ziyun is far more demanding than they imagined."
Brigadier Chen glanced into the distance and said with a smile on his face.
Since knowing that Chen Ziyun assisted Li Yunlong and other troops in combat several times, has Brigadier Chen been paying attention to Chen Ziyun?
He learned about Chen Ziyun's situation in detail and gradually gained a clear understanding of him.
The fourth independent mixed brigade looks very powerful, but Brigadier Chen knows that they may not deny Chen Ziyun's fault!
But at this time, it was too far away, in the headquarters of the First Army.
Lieutenant General Commander Yoshio Shinozuka's face was gloomy, his legs were clenched into fists, his eyes were red, exuding strong dissatisfaction.
Mitake Tsuda did not dare to report the news of the fall of Xinxian County, but the second section of the headquarters was not a vegetarian.
After Section Chief Major Zuo learned about the situation, he immediately came over to report.
When it was known that the county seat of Xin County had been recaptured by the Shanxi-Sui Army troops, the entire army headquarters was in an uproar.
After all, can the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade have more than 8,000 field troops? They have strong combat capabilities.
Moreover, there are eight Liao-made artillery reinforcements, which is a strengthened field brigade with high hopes.
However, now, they can't even defend the county seat of Xin County, which is unacceptable to everyone in the military headquarters.
"That idiot Mitake Tsuda, how does he command?"
"Even if Chu Yunfei's 48th Independent Brigade has strong strength, they will not lose the county seat of Xin County."
"The county seat was lost and the Tongpu Railway was cut off. They cannot bear the series of consequences."
"Even though the fourth independent mixed brigade on Bagaya Road has been strengthened and became a field force, their performance is far inferior to that of the independent mixed brigade."
"Even the value played by Yamamoto's special agent team in combat cannot be compared with them!"
Shinozuka Yoshio's face was full of anger, he gritted his teeth and cursed.
Can the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade be used as the main force to participate in the follow-up operations, but it turns out that they have a problem with the county town being lost.
In such a short period of time, they will definitely not be able to devote themselves to the battle of the Zhengtai Railway.
"Commander Ge Dong, according to the second lesson report, the commander of the Tsuda Mitake Brigade has directed the main force of the brigade to quickly advance towards the county seat."
"There are about 2,000 Jinsui Army troops in the county seat of Xinxian County. With the main force of the independent mixed fourth brigade returning, I believe they will definitely take back the county seat."
"Moreover, the 48th Independent Brigade of the Jinsui Army fought fiercely and suffered casualties. It would be difficult for them to defend the county seat."
Kusuyama Hideyoshi walked over quickly, with a serious expression on his face, and immediately tried to persuade him.
Of course, as the chief of staff of the military, Kusuyama Hideyoshi was obviously unqualified if he could not even analyze the combat effectiveness of both sides.
The 48th Independent Brigade is very powerful in combat. Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun commanded Collet very well, but Kusuyama Hideyoshi was very relaxed.
Whether to rely on the troops of both sides to fight a decisive battle to the west of Xin County, fierce offensive and defensive position battles continued.
The 48th Independent Brigade can quickly regain the county seat under such circumstances.
From that point alone, it is not difficult to see that the battlefield command capabilities of the Independent 48th Brigade are far inferior to those of the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade.
But Kusuyama Hideyoshi did say that. As for the purpose, which is very simple, it is to stabilize the military morale of everyone in the headquarters.
The First Army Headquarters has the brains of all the Lunar Forces in Jin Province, and asks if there is any problem there, and whether it can be fatal to the Lunar Forces of Jin Province.
Yoshio Shinozuka took a deep breath, glanced at Kusuyama Hideyoshi, and his mood gradually stabilized.
"Contact the aviation unit and ask them to find a way to dispatch bombers to Xin County for support operations."
"At the same time, contact the headquarters of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade and ask them to restore control of the county seat in the shortest possible time."
"Order, the 8th independent mixed brigade will make every effort to secure the position along the Shota Railway, and the Yamamoto special agent team will assist in the defense."
Immediately afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka began to convey the battle orders.
"Hi, Commander Kadou." Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi immediately agreed to come.
Time is passing, it’s twelve o’clock at noon, Xinxian County is too far to the north.
The main force of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Moon Army has arrived in the area west and south of the county. Following Mitake Tsuda's order, the Japs quickly made preparations.
Eight Type 38 field guns, six Type 94 mountain guns, four Liao-made field guns, and four Liao-made howitzers immediately constructed an artillery position.
A total of twenty-two artillery pieces were set up in artillery positions at different locations.
Each artillery piece, with its black muzzle, was aimed in the wrong direction of Xinxian County.
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th independent field brigades, a force of 3,000 troops, immediately established starting positions.
The fifth independent field brigade has a cavalry force of more than 1,000 people directly under the brigade. Otherwise, it is controlled by the brigade and serves as a reserve force.
At half past twelve o'clock, in Xiaojia Village, southwest of the county seat, the independent mixed brigade headquarters of the Fourth Brigade was established there.
The majors and captains of five field brigades and the lieutenant commander of an artillery team all came there.
Tsuda Mitake's face was solemn, and he stood in front of the window without saying a word.
The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff will give a detailed introduction in front of the map and directly reach the operational deployment.
After the chief of staff finished explaining, everyone looked at Mitake Tsuda.
Tsuda Mitake took a deep breath before he spoke.
"Gentlemen, the military headquarters has learned that the county town has been lost, and the headquarters has contacted the aviation force to cooperate with them in the battle."
"So they must seek to take over the eastern county seat as quickly as possible in the shortest possible time, otherwise it will be a shame they cannot wash away."
"When we wait until Nadong County, we can launch a sweep, and there will be no interference from the brigade headquarters."
Tsuda Mitake's eyes showed murderous intent, and he spoke directly.
The raids he mentioned naturally did not include burning, killing, and looting.
"Hi, brigade commander Ge Dong." The little Japanese officers immediately agreed to come.
Immediately afterwards, they began to prepare to return.
At one o'clock in the morning, the artillery troops began to launch fierce shelling in the county town.
The city gate on the south side of the county seat was not the key target for the Moon Army's artillery.
Not long after, as rounds of artillery shells were fired, the south gate of Xin County was completely destroyed, and a defensive gap appeared there.
