Chapter 281 The First Glory Division is in a dilemma
At the end of April, as the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, led the army headquarters personnel to Pingyang City, an important town in southern Shanxi, the various departments of the Japanese and puppet troops basically completed their combat deployment.
The First Army Headquarters began to set up a front-line headquarters in Pingyang City to uniformly command various units for operations.
The 21st Division, 35th Division, 33rd Division, 4th Cavalry Brigade and other units that launched an attack on the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain arrived at designated positions one after another.
The commander of the Little Devil Division and the brigade commander constantly summoned officers, deployed combat missions, and issued combat supplies.
The various groups of Japs that were attacking the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain were also gathering towards the battlefield.
The 41st Division and the Independent Ninth Brigade have about 20,000 troops gathered in Jiangcheng and other areas. They will take advantage of the trend and go south to capture Yuanqu City.
Yuanqu City is where the joint headquarters of the 5th and 14th Army Groups are located in Zhongtiao Mountain. The mission of this Japanese army is to cut off the connection between the two armies.
The 36th Division, the 37th Division, and the 7th Imperial Association Army formed a force of more than 30,000 people and gathered in Yunxian, Wenxicheng and other areas.
They will mainly attack the Fifth Army and complete the deployment of encirclement, annihilation and annihilation of the Fifth Army.
As for the independent mixed 16th Brigade, they were strengthened by the Puppet Mongolian Army. They had more than 10,000 troops and launched an attack from the west side of Zhongtiao Mountain.
"It would be the best thing if we could capture some of their generals."
These Japanese and puppet troops have more than 50,000 troops. If the Fifth Army does not strengthen its frontal defense, it will be easily broken through quickly.
However, the widest part between the north and the south is only fifty kilometers, and the narrowest part is only ten kilometers. There is no defense depth at all.
Chen Ziyun commanded the artillery regiment to also be stationed in Yunqiu Mountain. At the same time, Chen Ziyun unified command of all the above troops.
"To fully assist the first theater of operations, that will definitely make Commander Yan angry."
The cavalry battalion and machine gun battalion were directly under the brigade headquarters and secretly advanced to the area north of Jishan City.
At this time, Deputy Division Commander Hao Shiwen hesitated for a long time. He slowly stood up and directly made suggestions.
"You are completely responsible for commanding the infiltration force. You must cut off the communication between the various departments of the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison in the shortest possible time."
Li Chongtao, deputy commander of the 48th Independent Brigade, commanded the 358th Regiment and prepared the 11th Regiment to station in Yunqiu Mountain.
The 17th Army under the Fifth Group Army is directly responsible for the defense of the junction of the two group armies.
The Glory First Division is part of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the First Theater Division is seconded this time.
At that time, they will definitely suffer a devastating blow, and no troops will come to help.
He immediately reported to Chu Yunfei. As for the detailed deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops, Chen Ziyun certainly could not say.
At twelve o'clock at noon, Chu Yunfei, commander of Xiangningcheng's Glory First Division, immediately held a combat meeting.
In nearby Wenxicheng and Yunxian County, there are more than 30,000 troops of the 36th and 37th Infantry Divisions!
When Chu Yunfei heard Chen Ziyun's suggestion, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
"In order to defeat the Japanese attack attempt, we should take advantage of enemy aircraft and actively carry out guerrilla and other combat methods to crush the Japanese attack preparations."
As long as they take the initiative to go there, they will probably be eaten by the little devils in an instant.
"The 14th Army may not be able to deploy its main force to attack, and we will become the target of public criticism."
In addition, the Zhongtiao Mountain area on the map is also densely marked with the detailed locations of the First Theater Defending Army Group Headquarters, Military Headquarters, Division Headquarters, etc.
The 27th Division is a three-armed field division, which consists of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd infantry regiments in the garrison.
Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and directly made suggestions.
The total strength of the division is close to 15,000, of which about 13,000 are combatants.
Chen Ziyun has a system, but he can't change everything.
The 27th Division was seconded to Jin Province and now serves as a mobile unit, ready to support operations anywhere.
At the same time, the first theater troops here on the south bank can't even think of crossing the river to support the battle here in Zhongtiao Mountain.
During this night, the First Glory Division was secretly mobilized.
There was no expression on Chu Yunfei's face. He looked at the map and fell into deep thought.
On May 2, the highest command organization in Peidu began to issue combat orders.
Immediately afterwards, the officers began to have detailed discussions.
"Please rest assured that we have organized a Suzuki detachment and they can respond quickly."
If they mobilize their troops to go south with all their strength, they will definitely be able to eat up the more than 10,000 puppet troops.
In his opinion, Yamamoto Kazuki's new tactics can work.
Chen Ziyun had a solemn expression on his face. He looked at Chu Yunfei in front of him and said hurriedly.
Although Yan Laoxi did not send a clear message, his series of actions have already explained his attitude.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, combat orders began to be passed from the commander's headquarters one after another.
"Of course, if conditions permit, I hope you can achieve amazing results and destroy their command structure."
"This operation was carefully planned by the front army headquarters, and there must be no surprises."
If others don’t know, how can he know the seriousness of such an arrangement!
There are 41 divisions in Yicheng and Jiangcheng areas, which are independently combined into the ninth brigade.
The situation of the 14th Army was checked by Chen Ziyun on the map of the Chief's Department a few days ago.
After Chu Yunfei heard Chen Ziyun's report, he looked at the map.
After seeing off Kazuki Yamamoto, Yoshio Shinozuka quickly contacted the 27th Division headquarters without any delay.
"Hi, Commander."
Let them all take the initiative, there is no difference between this and death.
What's more, these four armies are short of major generals, and their overall strength is not very strong.
The 13th Reserve Regiment, the baggage battalion and other troops stayed in Xiangningcheng.
Chu Yunfei waited until the officers arrived at the division headquarters, and then he came to the map in person.
Of course, Chen Ziyun also knows that the Glory First Division is a bit thankless now.
It is obvious that the Jinsui Army will not fight with all its strength here!
"According to our inside information, a meeting of senior military officers was held not long ago in the first, second, and fifth theaters of Luojing in western Henan."
"Even here in Pingyang City, there are heavy Japanese troops. If we attack eastward, we will easily be attacked from three sides."
There are not many troops left behind, but they are responsible for a large area of occupation, and its defense is very weak.
So this time, he defied all odds and put Kazuki Yamamoto in charge of commanding the infiltration troops.
"Your Excellency, Commander, please rest assured that we will not let you down in this battle."
There are 20,000 Japanese troops here. If they hold on with all their strength and the Glory First Division passes, they will definitely fight a tough battle.
Not to mention that he can't fully command more than 10,000 people. Even if he can command 20,000 to 30,000 troops, so what.
"Once the troops of the Glory First Division appeared on the battlefield, the Suzuki detachment quickly attacked them and contained their troops."
As well as non-combat troops such as communication teams, field hospitals, and sick horse factories.
The Jinsui Army and its direct troops can do anything.
The 14th Army dispatched the 93rd Army to take the initiative, and the Fifth Army dispatched the 14th Army to take the initiative.
In view of the situation in Zhongtiao Mountain, they advocated launching combat operations immediately.
By that time, even if they have sophisticated weapons and equipment, they will be annihilated in an instant.
This is also their only flaw, that is, their main forces are concentrated on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain.
The troops here in Zhongtiao Mountain will not come out in full force.
Its total strength is close to 20,000, and its overall strength is very strong.
"Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun made an exception to attend this meeting, so I concluded that their troops may participate in the next battle."
Not all of the 36th Division, 37th Division, and 41st Division of the First Army of Shanxi South were dispatched.
"Then the main force of our division will take action quickly to attack their troops with all our strength and prevent them from participating in the battle in the Zhongtiao Mountain area."
Nobumasa Tominaga had a serious expression on his face, and he answered directly.
Chu Yunfei obviously did not expect these circumstances. Chen Ziyun immediately stood up and came directly to Chu Yunfei.
What's more, here in Pingyang City, there are still remaining troops such as the 41st Division, as well as the 27th Division that was temporarily seconded to the First Army.
This army has been under the establishment of Wei Junru's First War Zone for a long time, and it is a direct line unit, so it naturally receives much attention.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong made annotations. Although there were no details about the Japanese and puppet troops, the combat situation was very clear.
Because of the annihilation of the battlefield observation group, no one mentioned the new tactics of Yamamoto's special agent team.
According to the orders of the superior officer, the Glory First Division must deploy quickly and prepare for battle.
These troops are able to maneuver quickly to quickly advance to designated areas for combat.
After Tominaga Nobumasa and his party came over, Yoshio Shinozuka said with a serious expression on his face.
However, Yan Laoxi only sent troops to advance symbolically to Pucheng and other areas, and his main force was not mobilized at all.
Thousands of troops counterattacked in Yunxian County, and there were more than 30,000 little Japs in Wenxi City, so there was no chance of victory.
Not long ago, they repelled the 48th Independent Brigade in northwestern Shanxi and captured Lancheng and Jingle City.
After a moment of silence, he nodded and agreed.
"So your division must be prepared at all times. Once you discover their troops, you must attack quickly."
The 14th Army was founded by Wei Junru, who once served as its commander.
It seems that the more than 10,000 Japanese puppet troops attacking on the west side are completely a combat loophole.
After Chen Ziyun heard Chu Yunfei's deployment, his scalp exploded instantly.
Even with the Japanese army as their formidable enemy, they can still fight against each other!
"Master seat, the main force of the division can gather at Yunqiu Mountain south of Xiangning City and stand by."
During this period of time, Yamamoto Kazuki has been here in southern Shanxi. He himself also put on makeup several times and followed the spies and traitors to Zhongtiao Mountain for reconnaissance.
Chu Yunfei will lead these troops to advance to the Guanwang Temple in the east of Xiangning City and Dongyue Town to assemble on the front line and wait for follow-up orders from the chief.
Shinozuka Yoshio looked at Yamamoto Kazuki and said with an expectant expression on his face.
After hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka nodded thoughtfully.
"No matter what, we must intercept them and prevent them from sabotaging our combat operations."
Unfortunately, their 85th Division is currently on the south bank of the Yellow River, and their 94th Division is defending at the joint between the 5th and 14th Group Armies.
The Glory 1st Division in the west and the 27th Army in the east also launched operations.
Their total strength is about 5,000, and they are equipped with a large number of trucks and sidecars and motorcycles.
But in fact, the Fifth Army has to deal with the 36th Division, the 37th Division, the 41st Division, and the independent Ninth Brigade.
After receiving the order from the First Theater Command Headquarters, it quickly issued the order on May 3.
During this time in southern Shanxi, Yamamoto Kazuki also focused on training these spies and traitors to ensure that they had certain combat capabilities.
On the evening of May 3rd, the Glory First Division began to conduct secret mobilization.
These troops will immediately penetrate into depth after the battle, attack the command organs, and cut off the communication between the various departments of the garrison.
This means that the two divisions of Yunxian and Wenxicheng, with more than 30,000 troops, may attack the Glory First Division from the south at any time.
"Chief Yan, as long as we win the battle and keep our troops from suffering too many casualties, we won't be held accountable."
Yamamoto Kazuki immediately bowed and said with a respectful expression.
"At the same time, you must also unite with the airborne troops to quickly seize favorable terrain and cooperate with the main force to quickly break through."
"If we follow Commander Chen's words and advance eastward with all our strength, it will be dangerous."
The 27th Division maintains its complete organization. If they attack from the north to the south.
The more than 10,000 soldiers of the Glory First Division have to bear the attack of 78,000 to 80,000 puppet troops.
"Teacher, we still have to implement the orders from the superior department tactfully, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"
As long as the Glory First Division advances towards the east, it is very likely that it will be surrounded from all sides.
How to grasp the scale well, so as not to offend Yan Laoxi and not offend the First War Zone, is the most important thing.
They had previously participated in the Battle of Hankou with the 11th Army, and later assumed the task of guarding the occupied areas in Hebei Province.
Counting the Fifth Army, which is directly under the 80th Army in the theater, they have the strength of four armies.
Once these Japanese and puppet troops establish contact, the entire retreat of the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison will be completely blocked.
The 14th Army, which is cooperating with them, will take the initiative from the Zhongtiao Mountain area and attack the Wenxi and Yunxian areas.
At present, the 27th Division has followed to the Pingyang City area, and they are deployed nearby as a mobile force.
The 14th Army can currently mobilize only one 83rd Division.
It was completely impossible for them to retreat to the south bank through the Yellow River.
The overall strength of their three divisions is not weak. If they all go out to fight, they will definitely be able to contain the little Japanese troops.
Directly under the division headquarters are the search regiment, the engineer regiment, the heavy equipment regiment, and the mountain artillery regiment.
Shinozuka Yoshio nodded with satisfaction, he explained in detail, and then directly asked Yamamoto Kazuki to prepare.
After all, they occupy favorable terrain for defense and are no match for the little devils.
However, after Chen Ziyun appeared, a series of butterfly effects appeared.
Although he was subject to greater restrictions and oppression, Yoshio Shinozuka still supported Kazuki Yamamoto.
However, the 17th Army only had one 84th Division and its strength was weak, so the 14th Army's 94th Division was transferred to coordinate the defense.
This group of Japanese and puppet troops is rapidly advancing eastward along the north bank of the Yellow River. They want to directly connect with the 21st Division and 35th Division from the northern Henan region.
You must know that the capital side also personally sent a message to Yan Laoxi, requesting the Shanxi-Sui Army deployed in western Shanxi to attack the Tong-Pu Railway with all their strength.
There are no loopholes in the little devil's deployment this time.
"The reconnaissance platoon of the cavalry battalion and the reconnaissance connection company of the artillery regiment conduct reconnaissance. The Japanese and puppet troops have assembled many troops."
"We will show results to prove our strength."
Zhongtiao Mountain is long and narrow from east to west, covering hundreds of kilometers.
Even if Chu Yunfei stood still and remained loyal to Yan Laoxi.
The artillery regiment, cavalry battalion, machine gun battalion, and guard communication battalion directly under the division headquarters will fight together.
The main force of his division moved eastward and prepared to attack Fenxian, Yicheng and Jiangcheng.
"At the same time, we will dispatch an elite team to advance to the east of Xiangning City, Guanwang Temple, and Dongyue Town to provide first-line security."
At this time, here in Pingyang City, in the frontline headquarters set up by the First Army.
At present, the Glory 1st Division has two infantry brigades under its jurisdiction, which are directly under the jurisdiction of the artillery regiment, cavalry battalion, machine gun battalion, guard communication battalion and other units.
At the same time, they will also seize favorable terrain and cooperate with the main force to break through.
As for other troops, they followed the division headquarters and stayed in the Xiangningcheng area on standby.
Hao Shiwen's words are reasonable. No matter what the Glory First Division does, it is wrong.
"Master, now we are in a dilemma."
The 12th Reserve Regiment under the 11th Reserve Brigade, attached to the mountain artillery company at the brigade headquarters, advanced to Guanwang Temple and Dongyue Town to gather and guard the front lines.
Not long after, Kazuki Yamamoto, wearing a military uniform, quickly came to the room.
At around nine o'clock in the evening, Nobumasa Tominaga, the commander of the 27th Division, Colonel Fukuda, the chief of staff, and Norihisa Suzuki, the commander of the 37th Infantry Regiment, all came to the headquarters.
"We will deploy first and wait for subsequent orders. Based on the subsequent orders, we will decide how to launch the operation."
In order to carry out the combat orders of the commander-in-chief, Chu Yunfei planned to personally command the 48th Independent Brigade and the 11th Reserve Brigade (the 13th Reserve Regiment) to fight eastward.
The North China Front Army Headquarters and the Expeditionary Forces General Headquarters were very upset about this incident.
Chief of Staff Huagu was leading the staff to mark the map, and the locations of the various units of the Little Japanese Army were marked in detail.
However, after the tragic defeat at Zhongtiao Mountain, the capital was furious, and it was inevitable that Yan Laoxi would push Chu Yunfei and others out as scapegoats.
"Yamamoto-kun, this is the best time to prove you."
In addition to arranging a large number of field troops here, the First Army also used spies and traitors to organize infiltration troops.
"But if we sit back and watch, if something happens in the first theater, everyone will be furious, and we will become the scapegoats again."
The Suzuki detachment is composed of the first regiment of the garrison infantry, the search regiment, and the first brigade of the mountain artillery regiment.
They only mobilized the main force to participate, and left one to be responsible for the defense of the occupied area.
As long as the Glory First Division launches operations at full strength, if they encounter any danger, the Jinsui Army will not send out rescue.
According to the plan, the 14th Army will take the initiative to attack them.
"The Deli Division will secretly advance to the area north of Jishan City on the Fenhe River, pay close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese and puppet troops south of the Fenhe River, and wait for opportunities."
It is inevitably very difficult for people to survive in the cracks.
Of course, the Japanese and puppet troops on the west side have more than 10,000 troops, which is not too many, and most of them are puppet troops.
Then he began to issue orders to mobilize some armored units and artillery units to strengthen the Suzuki detachment.
The Suzuki detachment that has received these reinforcements will naturally have stronger combat effectiveness.
Until now, Yoshio Shinozuka is still very cautious towards Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun's troops, and does not dare to be careless in the slightest.
The little devil was actively preparing here. At this time, Li Yunlong, who had not been seen for a long time in the Taiyue Mountain area, hurriedly found Brigadier Chen.
(End of chapter)
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