Chapter 270 Field Division, the sense of oppression brought by the 27th Division
The Japanese First Army has quickly made deployment arrangements based on the situation of each department.
The aviation force continued bombing all morning, just to wait for the various units to get into position.
At this time, the First Army, with the 27th Division as the core, directly launched attack deployments.
The 27th Division was responsible for the frontal attack on Lancheng, and the independent Ninth Division was formed. More than 4,000 troops organized by the 16th Brigade assisted from the flanks.
Kojima Shinhsing of Xin County commanded the First Division of the Imperial Army, the special garrison was responsible for the frontal attack on Jingle City, and the independent mixed third brigade assisted from the flanks.
The Yamamoto special agent team is going to conduct a large-scale detour. They will carry out combat attacks on Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and others.
The morale of the 27th Division in this battle can be said to be high.
Lieutenant General Nobumasa Tominaga, the commander of the division, is also a new officer, and this time he is ready to seize the opportunity to gain military exploits.
Nobumasa Tominaga had just taken over as commander of the 27th Division in early December. He originally thought that he would not have the opportunity to command the troops in large-scale operations.
As a result, they are now directly transferred to Jin Province to assume the main offensive mission.
From Cangyun Ridge to now, this unit has been fighting again and again and training continuously. Their overall strength is very strong.
As Chen Ziyun arrived at the front line, an officer came over immediately.
They fired grenades of more than ten kilograms one after another, accompanied by deafening explosions.
However, these Japanese and puppet troops were unambiguous at all. They attacked with all their might and had no fear of death at all.
It's just that they don't know that in Lan City and Jingle City, the 48th Independent Brigade and other troops are already ready for defense.
The three infantry regiments, without any reservation, were all put into combat.
A cannonball landed not far away, and Chen Ziyun was hit by a stone on his shoulder.
The fighting in Jingle City temporarily stopped and the place became quiet.
The 358th Regiment is the unit that Chu Yunfei once served as its leader, and its current leader is Chen Ziyun.
In his opinion, a brigade's troops are no match for his field division.
"Some positions were so precarious that we had to use hand-to-hand combat to repel the little devils."
Not daring to delay, the two people quickly contacted the brigade headquarters and reported directly to the brigade commander Chu Yunfei.
After Chu Yunfei received the report from the front line, he had a serious expression on his face.
The little devils in the First Army are always clamoring to deal with the Jinsui Army and hitting their helmets with wooden sticks can scare them away.
The 27th Division only had one attack, and the troops almost rushed to the position.
The Jin-made Czech light machine gun fired bursts, and the Jin-made submachine gun pulled the trigger one after another.
After Chen Ziyun arrived at the front line, Wu Ziqiang and others breathed a sigh of relief, and they quickly reported.
When Chen Ziyun heard that it was the 27th Division, he couldn't help but look surprised.
Twelve 75MM mountain guns launched a blocker bombardment, and a large number of artillery shells hit the Japanese and puppet troops overwhelmingly.
As he watched, a bullet flew directly overhead.
Hao Shiwen's First Guerrilla Column has three detachments, each with about 2,000 troops.
But even though these two thousand-strong troops were fully engaged in defensive operations, they were still passively beaten when faced with the attack from the 27th Division.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, as the Japanese and puppet troops gradually advanced, the Chief's Department received the news immediately.
It lasted until around 2:30, when the Little Japanese Air Force ended its bombing and left the battlefield directly.
One mountain gun after another began to conduct intensive shelling on the position.
The probing attack of the first puppet regiment was quickly repelled, and Kojima Nobuhiro raised his telescope for observation.
As for their grenade launchers, they almost completely combined the man and the grenade into one.
One puppet soldier was hit during the advance and fell directly into a pool of blood.
It was at this time that the first and second detachments of Hao Shiwen's first guerrilla column began to fight the flanking Japanese troops.
The independent Ninth and 16th Brigade formed more than 4,000 little devils and stormed the first detachment on the south side.
Wu Ziqiang, the commander of the regiment, and Shi Yujie, the regiment commander, had their eyes widened with disbelief on their faces.
Many little devils can accurately hit targets from more than 300 meters away.
The Little Japanese Special Garrison has two special operations brigades and an artillery brigade, with a total strength of about 3,000 people.
"Ziyun, I'm afraid you will have to take command in Lancheng yourself."
It was at this time that the positions of the Second and Third Battalions showed signs of being breached.
The Fifth and Sixth Battalions suffered considerable casualties, and many of their weapons and equipment were destroyed.
But here in Lancheng, the 27th Infantry Division, under the personal command of the division commander Tominaga Nobumasa, quickly launched a fierce attack.
More than 1,000 people from the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 358th Regiment were responsible for frontal defense.
Although he has never commanded troops to fight against the Shanxi-Sui Army, he has heard about the situation here in Jin Province.
Immediately afterwards, a grenade fell on the ground in front of Chen Ziyun.
The second and third regiments of the puppet army, and the first and second brigade of the Japanese army were all dispatched.
Now we are directly dealing with one division of the 27th Division, and the pressure on preparing the 11th Regiment can be imagined.
Chen Ziyun shook his head directly, picked up the telescope with his right hand, and examined the situation in detail.
They have rich combat experience, and they have invested a lot of troops, but they are very scattered.
Four echelons launched a wave-like tactical attack.
Chen Ziyun looked serious and immediately warned.
Thousands of cavalry and engineering troops quickly charged towards the position.
Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yu were stunned, and they immediately nodded in agreement.
One by one, the Type 38 rifles were aimed, and then the trigger was quickly pulled, firing bullets one after another.
"Many of our heavy weapons were knocked out by their grenades, infantry guns, and rapid-fire cannons."
But it was at this time that Chen Ziyun personally commanded the field artillery battalion, which launched fierce artillery fire.
A large number of bullets were fired directly at the puppet troops.
The 27th Division also began to organize troops to conduct a tentative attack on the positions of the 5th and 6th Battalions of the 11th Preparatory Regiment in Lancheng.
On the one hand, he asked the troops to defend their positions, and at the same time, he quickly contacted Chen Ziyun and Li Yuanchun.
Especially the second and third battalions were under constant pressure, and the Japanese and puppet artillery began to launch shelling with all their strength.
Their weapons configuration is also weak, with eight heavy machine guns and four 81MM mortars.
With at most two grenades, they can hit the target accurately.
To block such an attack, joint infantry and artillery operations are required.
"Captain Chen is here!"
It was at this time that the Japanese and puppet troops from Xin County took the lead in arriving at the area east of Jingle City.
This puppet army has been fighting continuously, and they have rich combat experience.
Facing the probing attack by the puppet troops, the two battalion commanders were very calm and did not immediately launch a fire attack.
Immediately afterwards, the First Division of the Imperial Army Army took the lead in launching a probing attack.
At the same time, the first puppet regiment quickly retreated, reorganized its troops, and followed the second Japanese regiment at the rear.
Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujian stood in front of Chen Ziyun, and they said solemnly.
They directly bombarded the Japanese and puppet infantry, cavalry, engineers and other troops.
He himself is commanding the third detachment and responsible for the reserve team.
Chen Ziyun did not waste any time and quickly went to the reserve position of the 11th Regiment.
If you want to control the grenade through the sight to hit the target, it depends on luck.
Bullets were fired accurately towards the position. If anyone didn't pay attention, he would be hit quickly.
Countless shrapnel quickly spread in all directions, and the earth was shaking at this moment.
They built defensive positions based on the Jingle City highlands, villages, and roads, and were able to maintain contact with each other.
Moreover, Chen Ziyun also served as the commander of the 11th Reserve Regiment, so he was obviously the best candidate to command the battle.
Kojima Nobuki hurriedly withdrew his troops to avoid greater casualties.
Various bullets and artillery shells kept coming, and deafening explosions sounded one after another.
They fought before, but suffered a certain amount of casualties.
"We...we didn't fight well."
At the same time, under the cover of artillery, Japanese and puppet troops launched operations.
The fifth and sixth battalions of the 11th Reserve Regiment actively defended, but their own casualties continued to increase.
"This is the news just sent by the Chief's Department. The 27th Division, which is affiliated with the North China Front Army, has come to Jin Province to participate in the war."
After all, facing the Japanese army, even the beautiful Chinese troops armed to the teeth will suffer heavy losses.
The three infantry regiments of the Imperial Association Army currently have more than 6,000 troops. Together with the artillery battalion, engineer battalion and other troops, they have about 8,000 troops.
At four o'clock, the puppet cavalry battalion, engineer battalion and other troops quickly joined the battle.
Two puppet legions and two Japanese army groups were like waves, attacking the position one after another.
Especially in terms of shooting, Chen Ziyun constantly arranged for them to train to improve their hit rate.
Around 4:30, the two sides began to fight at a distance of two to three hundred meters.
Then, sixteen field guns started firing.
After securing the two chief officers of the 11th Reserve Regiment, Chen Ziyun went directly to the front line without any delay.
"I will ask the artillery to cooperate in the battle. Don't worry, we can hold our position."
Their artillery shells landed accurately on the Japanese and puppet artillery positions.
Liyang Sunxiong Artillery Battalion, six 94-type mountain guns and six Bofors mountain guns took the lead in firing.
Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a pile of scattered sand.
The commander of the First Guerrilla Column, Hao Shiwen, received the order from the commander-in-chief and did not dare to delay at all, and quickly mobilized troops to participate in the battle.
There are even special shooters who can hit machine gun shooters at a distance of four to five hundred meters.
Three infantry battalions and a mountain artillery company of the 11th Reserve Regiment all joined the battlefield.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese bombers came over the battlefield again, and they began to bomb.
It should be said that they also fought against field troops, but the elite third regiment was completely destroyed in several battles.
Thousands of Japanese puppet troops launched an echelon attack. The four echelons separated from each other and advanced toward the position in a mighty manner.
As long as he defeats them, the other Jinsui Army troops will naturally be vulnerable.
Let alone a division, even the main force of the division has not been mobilized.
How could they have imagined that the little Japanese army in front of them would have such terrifying combat effectiveness.
A large number of grenades were fired at the Japanese and puppet artillery positions one after another, accompanied by deafening explosions.
Behind them, there were Japanese and puppet artillery units providing fire support.
Six infantry companies, each company has nine light machine guns, nine grenade launchers, 15 submachine guns, and dozens of rifles.
The overall strength of Zhou Wenbo's field artillery battalion has been strengthened, with a total of sixteen field artillery pieces.
Lieutenant Colonel Nobuhiro Kojima of the Special Guards Corps personally directed the battle, and Lieutenant General Huang Daofeng, commander of the 1st Division of the Royal Association Army, also came to the front line.
These shells accurately landed on the Japanese and puppet troops. With the sound of explosions, shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.
After the shooting soldiers hit the target, they quickly moved to avoid being targeted by the firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The first puppet regiment in front was repulsed, and the first Japanese brigade in the rear quickly followed up.
Arriving at the area east of Jingle City, Xiaodao Xinxing met Huang Daofeng, and the two of them carefully observed the deployment situation.
There are eleven thousand people in this Japanese and puppet army, and their overall strength is not weak.
The puppet troops distanced themselves and advanced rapidly, trying to test the defensive firepower of the position.
Even if there is a system, even if you get a series of awards, people will still die in war.
Many firepower points will be destroyed on the spot, which will also cause greater damage to the position.
"Captain Chen, it's too dangerous here. Why did you come here?"
At this moment, Chen Ziyun once again felt the cruelty of war.
Chen Ziyun quickly hid in the trench and moved quickly.
Facing the Jinsui Army, Tominaga Nobumasa had great confidence.
There were some deviations in the four 88MM Jin-made field guns, and Chen Ziyun's headquarters quickly corrected them.
"Brothers, Captain Chen is here."
For a time, the little Japanese troops showed their superb combat skills, and all the light and heavy machine gun shooters were shooting at random.
For a time, the focus of the battle between the two sides was concentrated here in Jingle City. Although the main force of the attack here was the Japanese and puppet troops.
Six Japanese-style field guns and six Liao-made field guns all have detailed shooting parameter tables.
Three of the two cannon batteries and eight heavy machine guns have been killed!
Many Japanese and puppet soldiers were hit by shrapnel and fell directly into a pool of blood.
The Japanese and puppet troops that attacked Jingle City suffered heavy casualties.
They had led these troops single-handedly, and they were very distressed when they saw casualties among the troops.
Although the Japanese grenade had a sight, it was basically just a decoration.
By the time he arrived here, the first reserve battalion had quickly joined the battle.
"I'll go to the front line to see the specific situation. You guys wait here for my orders."
In addition, the Japanese infantry brigade also had rapid-fire artillery and infantry artillery. Each puppet army regiment also had mountain artillery, and each battalion also had mortars.
Under Zhou Wenbo's personal command, these artillery fire began rapidly.
After receiving the order from the commander, Hao Shiwen arranged for the first and second detachments to assume the defense on the south and north sides of the Independent 48th Brigade.
Kojima Nobuki commanded the 1st and 2nd regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army, and the 1st and 2nd Japanese Special Operations Battalions to storm the positions of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 358th Regiment.
During this period, the artillery troops continued to transmit messages through the forward artillery observation post, and they quickly calculated data.
At three o'clock, the Japanese and puppet troops began to organize artillery for shelling.
75MM Japanese field gun, 77MM Liao-made field gun, 88MM Jin-made field gun.
Among these artillery pieces, twelve large-caliber mountain cannons played a greater role.
Many officers and soldiers glanced at Chen Ziyun, and they continued to fight.
"This battle was personally directed by the commander-in-chief. Although the intentions of the commander-in-chief are not yet clear, they are very determined."
Eight Jin-made 105MM mountain cannons and four Type 99 105MM mountain cannons.
One after another, grenades were fired directly at the Japanese and puppet artillery positions.
Hundreds of cavalry among them were highly mobile and they advanced rapidly.
Later, when facing the 26th Division, they only transferred one or two brigades.
Eight Jin-made 75MM mountain cannons and eight Type 94 75MM mountain cannons.
Grenadier shooting relies entirely on feeling, and the grenade launchers of the Xiaojiazi Field Division have been fighting for a long time, and they can hit the target quickly.
As the First Guerrilla Column joined the defense operations in Lancheng and other areas, the Jinsui Army gathered a lot of troops here.
He quickly issued an order, requiring the first guerrilla column to quickly advance to both sides of the 48th Independent Brigade and assume the defense tasks on both sides of them.
A large number of aerial bombs fell on the position one after another, accompanied by deafening explosions and smoke filling the surrounding area.
However, as a large number of puppet troops approached the position, each squadron opened fire with rifles, light machine guns, and submachine guns.
The 3,000-strong independent mixed third brigade, the Imps, stormed the second detachment on the north side.
"If the battle continues like this, Commander Chen, even if all the 11th reserve regiment is exhausted, they still won't be able to stop the Japs from attacking."
Pain came and Chen Ziyun could hardly move his left hand.
"The troops gave up their positions as soon as the fighting started. Not to mention the commander's department, even the brigade would not agree."
"What the 11th Preparatory Regiment is facing must be the little devils from the 27th Division."
Chu Yunfei found Chen Ziyun, and as Chen Ziyun came to the brigade headquarters, he said solemnly.
The first regiment's more than 1,000 troops quickly advanced toward the position set up by the 358th regiment.
In just a moment, Chen Ziyun's whole body was covered in dust.
But as they attacked, their ferocious fighting power was fully revealed.
"Captain Chen, they are very powerful. Various weapons work closely together to fight, and they have strong strike capabilities."
At this time, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops were advancing towards Lancheng and Jingle City.
"It's almost impossible for two battalions of them to block an attack from a division."
The Second War Zone Chief's Department also organized the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army guerrilla troops here, with a total of six guerrilla columns.
"Otherwise, the 11th reserve regiment will not be able to stop the Japs' attack."
Looking at the 48th Independent Brigade, Chen Ziyun is the only person who can skillfully command joint infantry and artillery operations.
They are dispersed in different areas and carry out guerrilla operations. Of course, most of the time they are in a fishing state.
The puppet artillery has sixteen artillery pieces, and the Japanese artillery brigade also has twelve artillery pieces.
At half past three, fierce fighting started here in Jingle City.
Even though Nobumasa Tominaga felt that the 48th Independent Brigade might have some combat effectiveness, he still did not pay too much attention to this battle.
The 27th Division is a field force and has participated in large-scale battles involving millions of people.
And at that time, their troops also had an absolute advantage in strength and weapons.
"Boom boom boom."
Grenades were fired one after another, and explosions continued to sound.
Fortunately, Chen Ziyun moved quickly, otherwise, even if he didn't die, he would still be injured.
This shows how powerful the attack firepower of the 27th Infantry Division is.
(End of chapter)
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