Chapter 284 Is Zhao Chuanbi capable?
At 3:30 in the morning on May 8, a company of the 358th Regiment's vanguard troops engaged in a fierce battle with the 41st Division in Zijin Mountain.
The Little Devils invested 4,000 troops here for defensive operations, and they relied on the high ground to hold on.
Although they don't have many heavy weapons, they have strong troops and have the advantage of the terrain.
Facing a company of the 358th Regiment, the Japanese army had a complete advantage.
After the company tried several attacks without making any progress, it was forced to stop the attack and retreat to wait for the main force to arrive.
Around four o'clock, the 48th Independent Brigade, artillery regiment and other troops arrived at the Zi JS area under the command of Chen Ziyun and Li Chongtao.
Chen Ziyun learned in detail about the defense situation of the Purple Mountain Japs and arranged for the artillery regiment to build positions as soon as possible.
The artillery regiment, under the command of Liang Guoping attached to the regiment, battalion commanders Zhou Wenbo, and Li Yang, quickly established positions.
Thirty mountain guns and field guns were set up in shielding positions.
The observation team directly under the regiment also immediately set up an artillery observation post to measure relevant data.
At this time, the 41st Little Devils Division, the main force of the independent ninth brigade, was still attacking with all its strength.
It's just that Yan Laoxi also has a problem with remote control command, and constantly requires the troops to break out of the encirclement, so as to preserve their strength.
One grenade launcher began to fire illumination bombs, and the surrounding area began to become brighter.
The dense bullets came down like heavy raindrops, and the Fourth and Seventh Battalions suffered some casualties.
"There are a lot of little Japs here, but not many heavy weapons. I think if we attack with all our strength, we will definitely be able to end the battle before dawn."
The 358th Regiment and the 11th Reserve Regiment each deployed a battalion and immediately launched a tentative attack on Zijin Mountain.
Even if the Purple Mountain Japs are finally eliminated and the Purple Mountain is captured, the artillery shells will not be used up, and there will still be a large consumption.
As of now, the 48th Independent Brigade has two regiments with identical weapons and equipment.
"Deputy brigade commander, how do you think we should deploy?" Chen Ziyun looked at Li Chongtao and asked with a smile.
Now he serves as the commander of the 43rd Army, and he is only thirty-five years old.
Around four o'clock, the Japanese troops on Purple Mountain directly launched a fire attack.
In 1939, the Little Devils had not yet expanded their troops on a large scale, and most of the additional soldiers were trained.
Chen Ming glanced at them and frowned slightly.
"As long as the Zijinshan Japs are mobilized, we will use all our strength to surround and annihilate them."
Chen Ziyun felt that if the 43rd Army could defend with all its strength at this time, it might turn the tide of the war here.
However, the Japanese troops were condescending, and they immediately organized special shooters to attack the grenade launchers of the Jinsui Army with all their strength.
Chen Ziyun pointed at the map and directly made suggestions.
They took advantage of the terrain to defend, constantly consuming and blocking the Glory First Division.
At this time, the Glory First Division has two areas to detour through, heading east to Jiaozhen and west to Liyuanzhen.
If this problem persists and the Glory First Division has no concept of superiors and subordinates and only recognizes its own people, something will happen sooner or later.
The four team leaders of the four groups must always stay within range of hearing the squad leader's combat commands.
You must know that the Jinsui Army is relatively famous. The famous general Fu Yisheng, who is known for his offensive and defensive skills, was thirty-six years old when he served as the commander of the 35th Army.
To directly attack by force, two regiments of the 48th Independent Brigade would be equipped with heavy weapons, plus thirty artillery pieces from the artillery regiment.
The 41st Division was not weak in strength. It was organized in June of 1938 and its general name was He.
During the Pacific War, these ten security divisions were gradually transferred to the Southern Army, and they also served as the main divisions of the subordinate armies of the Southern Army.
At the same time, Chu Yunfei immediately contacted the 43rd Army headquarters, explained the situation here in detail, and asked them to stay put and wait for reinforcements.
He was smart since he was a child. After graduating from the Yan Lao Northwest Military Academy, he was directly recommended to the Army University!
In addition, there are more than 200 rifles, a dozen shell guns, four heavy machine guns, and two infantry cannons.
There are four thousand little Japs stationed at Purple Mountain, and they have already occupied all the commanding heights.
The key is that they hide in different locations and launch attacks one after another.
Chen Ziyun pointed at the map to introduce the situation in detail, and directly expressed his thoughts.
So it is relatively safer to go east.
On the contrary, the 33rd Division and other troops here in Yangcheng and Jincheng not only have to deal with the 14th Group Army in the south, but also the 27th Army in the east.
Looking at it this way, a battalion has hundreds of people, twenty-seven light machine guns, twenty-seven grenade launchers, and forty-five submachine guns.
If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid the troops would have been in a state of herding sheep, causing heavy losses to the troops.
Among them, the platoon leader, deputy platoon leader, and squad leaders of the three infantry squads are all equipped with Jin-made submachine guns.
Each of their battalions has two Japanese-style infantry guns and four Japanese-style heavy machine guns.
As long as these little devils leave the high ground, the 358th Regiment can inflict heavy losses on them with the number of heavy weapons they have deployed.
The squad leader is responsible for directing the entire squad to conduct operations through observation.
The troops on both sides engaged in a burst of rifle fire, and the crisp sound of Type 38 rifle shooting sounded one after another.
Under the attack of the 36th Division and the 37th Division, the Fifth Army was unable to compete and gradually retreated.
Chen Ziyun still has to test it out for himself as to how the defense deployment of Purple Mountain is going.
If the Japanese troops in Zijinshan stand still, the Glory First Division will go directly to attack Jiangcheng, threatening the 41st Division and forming an independent 9th Brigade in the rear.
To the east of the Glory First Division, some distance away is the Yangcheng and Jincheng areas, where there are more than 20,000 troops of the 33rd Little Devils Division and the 4th Cavalry Brigade.
No matter how you say it, Li Chongtao is the deputy commander of the 48th Independent Brigade, and he was also appointed by Chu Yunfei to lead the operations of the 48th Independent Brigade.
After seeing Chen Ziyun, Chu Yunfei immediately asked.
However, after Chu Yunfei's message was sent, Zhao Chuanbi immediately contacted the commanders of each division.
He came to Shanxi Province in October and was incorporated into the First Army. He assumed the garrison duty in southern Shanxi for a long time.
After all, when they did this, they obviously did not take deputy brigade commander Li Chongtao seriously at all, and did not give Li Chongtao any face.
The troops of the 4th and 7th Battalions quickly organized their machine gun batteries to launch a fire attack. Type 92 heavy machine guns and Type 92 infantry cannons started firing.
This is also the reason why the ten security divisions organized by the Little Devils in 1939 were able to gradually develop into main field divisions.
To the west, Li Yuanzhen, is Wenxi City and other areas, where there are the 36th Division and the 37th Division, with a main force of more than 30,000 troops.
These special shooters have very precise strike capabilities, and almost all of them have the ability to be snipers.
The troops of the Fourth and Seventh Battalions moved forward quickly in squad units.
You must know that although other troops have many rifles, they have very few machine guns and automatic weapons.
Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujian led the battalion commanders to Chen Ziyun and said swornly.
You must know that the heavy baggage troops of the 37-year standing division were very fierce and could completely crush many troops.
"Ziyun, what's the situation? Can we take the Purple Mountain?"
Others don't know, but Chen Ziyun knows it very well.
Zhao Chuanbi, the commander of the 43rd Army, is not a simple man. He has also participated in many battles.
"There shouldn't be many little Japs here in Jiangcheng. It won't be a big problem for us to capture this place."
There is absolutely no problem in taking the Purple Mountain, but Chen Ziyun has to consider one thing, and that is the issue of army ammunition.
The special shooter of the little devil is the sharpshooter.
As for the soldiers in each group, as long as they can hear the combat orders of their group leader.
But there are a lot of little devils here, and they occupy the high ground.
There are four regiments and fourteen infantry battalions, with numbers ranging from the 1st to the 14th.
The so-called division management area refers to the recruitment area of soldiers belonging to the division.
Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuji both followed Chen Ziyun, and Chen Ziyun also served as the leader of the two groups.
Although the 48th Independent Brigade is under the unified command of Deputy Brigade Commander Li Chongtao, the actual command power lies with Chen Ziyun.
Each platoon has three grenades, three light machine guns, five submachine guns, and twenty-seven rifles.
The vanguard company of the 358th Regiment reported that the Japanese troops in Zijinshan had a lot of troops but not many heavy weapons.
Obviously, if you go west, you may be surrounded by Japanese and puppet troops.
But Chen Ziyun cannot use this as a basis for combat deployment. After all, the Japanese army is likely to directly hide heavy weapons.
The 358th Regiment sent four battalions to attack, and the 11th Reserve Regiment sent seven battalions to attack.
The 84th Division, 94th Division, 43rd Army and other troops stationed at Henglingguan and Shunwangping were under great pressure.
However, Yan Laoxi directly sent people to move up and down, and then transferred them back to the Shanxi-Sui Army.
"The Chief's Department sent a message that the Japanese troops in Pingyang City have been mobilized. Thousands of their leading troops will arrive on the battlefield at noon at the latest."
Even the 41st Division and the main force of the independent mixed ninth brigade could quickly withdraw and use all their strength to encircle and annihilate the Glory First Division.
Then the Japanese army organized rifles and light machine guns to fire concentrated fire, and dense bullets were fired from the high ground.
In the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, Zhao Chuanbi's 43rd Army did not have many military exploits, but they managed to save most of their troops and break out safely.
Then in the next battle, the artillery regiment will not be able to play a decisive role, and they may even become a decoration.
At this time, the Japs on Purple Mountain gathered their strength and fully deployed their rifle and light machine gun firepower.
Three rifle groups and nine riflemen advanced in an inverted triangle formation, with two rifle groups of six riflemen in front and one rifle group of three riflemen in the back.
Even if they mobilize troops to move west quickly to assist in the battle, it will still take time.
After all, interception positions were set up on the main roads leading to the highlands.
But not long after, the heavy machine guns and infantry artillery deployed by the Japs on the high ground also launched a counterattack.
Chu Yunfei and others readily adopted Chen Ziyun's suggestion.
The troops of the Fourth and Seventh Battalions gradually advanced, and they were getting closer and closer to the Zijin Mountain position.
You must know that the Japs here have deployed a heavy group of troops. Zhao Chuanbi commanded the 43rd Army to break out safely, which is considered capable.
The Glory 1st Division joined forces with the 43rd Army, and about 40,000 Shanxi-Sui Army troops tried their best to defend the high ground in the Shunwangping area.
After their repeated discussions, the 43rd Army decided to hold on to Shunwangping and other positions with all their strength, wait for the Glory First Division to arrive for reinforcements, and then break out.
After all, until now, the system has not continued to replenish ammunition.
"What's more, according to Commander Yan's written order, the position of infantry and artillery commander is second only to that of the division commander. You will make the deployment, and I will obey the command."
Some bullets hit accurately, causing casualties among the troops.
At 5:40, Chu Yunfei brought Chief of Staff Fang Ligong to the front line.
After graduating from Army University, he was made an exception and stayed in the direct army.
Company commanders, deputy company commanders and above are equipped with Jin-made shell guns.
The squad leader holding a submachine gun is responsible for coordinating the operations of the four groups.
In the famous Battle of Pingxingguan, there was a fierce battle in Xiaozhai. The 686th Regiment used its absolute main force to encircle and annihilate hundreds of troops from the Nakanishi Squadron and Yajima Squadron of the Fifth Division.
"We will go east and return to the Jiangcheng area through Jiaozhen to fight."
"Commander Chen, you're welcome. Although I have the command from the division commander to uniformly command the 48th Independent Brigade in combat operations, you are the unified commander of all regiments in combat operations."
The Japanese army relied on good marksmanship to inflict heavy casualties on the troops.
Not to be outdone, the grenade squads in each platoon quickly set up and fired grenades, hoping to suppress the machine gun firepower of the Japs.
What's more, if you go eastward, if you have to, you can quickly rush to the Shunwangping area and open up contact with the 43rd Army.
There are also a large number of riflemen scattered and concealed, serving as security posts.
Two battalions of thousands of troops directly opened the skirmish line and quickly advanced towards the Zijin Mountain position.
Then even if the main force of the little devils comes to attack, it will be difficult to kill them in a while.
"Just give the order directly, and we promise to obey your command."
The artillery regiment has a limited number of artillery shells. It will take a lot of artillery shells to bombard the huge highlands of Purple Mountain and suppress the Japanese troops.
At around five o'clock, the Fourth and Seventh Battalions were defeated, and they suffered more than a hundred casualties.
Just in terms of organization, the 358th Regiment has a four-battalion organization, and the 11th Reserve Regiment has a three-battalion organization.
"Chief Yan wants us to establish contact with the 43rd Army before noon and help them break out."
The machine gun group here provides cover. Only when the three rifle groups in front stabilize and are safe will the machine gun group advance quickly.
Chen Ziyun carefully observed the entire combat process. Through repeated observations, he basically determined that Zijin Mountain did not have many heavy weapons.
This kind of weapon configuration can be said to be very powerful.
"Commander, how should we attack Purple Mountain next? Should we attack according to the previous tactics?"
This shows the arrogance of these little devils and their combat strength.
Heavy weapons opened fire, temporarily suppressing the firepower of the Japs.
The battalion has three infantry companies with nine subordinate infantry platoons, all equipped with the same weapons and equipment.
Thousands of troops advanced here and soon attracted their attention.
Of course, the 43rd Army did not plan to defend desperately. They retained their main force and prepared to execute Yan Laoxi's order and break out quickly.
Of course, if these little devil special shooters are compared with the gun master Zhang Yaofang, there is a huge difference.
If the Glory First Division were to fight directly with the Japanese army in Purple Mountain, then they would completely agree with the little Japanese.
Even though there are only half of the little devils and heavy troops here in Zijin Mountain, these little devils and heavy troops also have certain combat capabilities.
This was an answer that no one could offend, but Chen Ziyun didn't care.
These two divisions currently have enough troops to mobilize.
Therefore, Chen Ziyun suggested bypassing Purple Mountain, mobilizing the Japanese troops in Purple Mountain to attack as much as possible, and annihilating them through field battles and mobile warfare.
Li Chongtao only came from the first guerrilla column to balance the two forces. It was basically impossible for him to command the 48th Independent Brigade.
Each squad was divided into one machine gun group and three rifle groups, which alternately covered the advance.
"The commander of the First Theater Command here requires us to attack Jiangcheng with all our strength, capture Jiangcheng as soon as possible, and assist the 17th Army and other departments in the defense."
As for the 4,000 men of the 41st Division deployed in Purple Mountain at this time, half of them were heavy troops, but they also had combat capabilities.
There are more than a thousand troops. As the battle formation unfolds, they are very scattered, with distances in front and behind.
Although it is not as good as the heavy equipment of the 37-year permanent division, the overall level is not bad. At least they have the capital to fight against the Jinsui Army.
Chu Yunfei immediately generated electricity and contacted the 43rd Army Headquarters directly.
At that time, the Purple Mountain kid will definitely be mobilized.
But the Fourth and Seventh Battalions also have veterans who have experienced battles for a long time.
They could see the little lights that appeared when the Japanese troops were shooting, and then quickly counterattacked.
Zhao Chuanbi began to adjust his combat deployment. The 70th Division, the main force that had been serving as a reserve force, was directly deployed on the front line by him.
When the 27th Division comes over, they can attack the Glory First Division from both front and rear.
The overall combat effectiveness of the 43rd Army is not very strong, but they are not without the ability to fight.
As the light machine guns of each squadron of the Jinsui Army started firing, the little devils became quiet.
The 41st Division is a three-detachment security division formed in 1939 by the Little Devils. It was organized in the Little Devils' country.
The breakthrough of the Little Japanese North Road troops may be broken, which will turn into an opportunity to save the combat troops here as much as possible.
And the place where they were organized was also the division management area of the 14th Division of the Little Japanese Elite Standing Division.
This time the Glory First Division was reorganized, and the numbers of each unit were adjusted.
Even at a distance of four to five hundred meters, they can hit the target.
By that time, the First Glory Division will become the target of public criticism.
The Japanese riflemen were the first to start shooting, firing 6.5MM bullets at the officers and soldiers one after another.
The face that should be given was given, and Chen Ziyun was not polite and quickly began to make arrangements.
And what he used was the Mosin-Nagant rifle. The shooting accuracy of this rifle was not as good as the Type 38 rifle.
In more than a year, they have participated in many battles, and their combat strength is not weak.
At the same time, prepare the main force of the 11th Regiment to gradually move eastward and prepare to bypass the Purple Mountain defense line.
Zhang Yaofang was able to use mechanical aiming and set a record of killing enemy troops from a distance of 700 meters.
This little Japanese army was able to send a team of dozens of people to seize the commanding heights of the Laoye Temple despite the huge disparity in military strength between the two sides.
The two battalion commanders came to Chen Ziyun with their heads lowered, eager to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
Li Chongtao looked calm and answered directly.
Wu Ziqiang's 358th Regiment was on the left, and Shi Yujie's 11th Reserve Regiment was on the right. They quickly established a starting position and prepared for the attack.
The temporarily established 46th Division is responsible for in-depth defense, while the temporarily established 47th Division is responsible for taking the initiative and adopting guerrilla tactics to harass the Japanese.
At this time, there were four thousand Japs troops in the Shunwangping area. They were commanded by Major General Kenkichi Ikegami, commander of the independent ninth brigade.
Originally, they continued to launch feint attacks and were able to gain some results, gradually overpowering the 43rd Army.
However, Zhao Chuanbi adjusted the battle plan and mobilized more than 17,000 troops, and the situation was instantly reversed.
(End of chapter)
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