Chapter 184: Stick to Xinxian County

At four o'clock in the morning, northeast of Qicun Town.

The artillery company directly under the 358th Regiment and the field artillery company directly under the 48th Independent Brigade came there one after another and built shelter positions.

Six Jin-made mountain guns and four Liao-made field guns were set up at different locations, and there were telephones and radios to maintain contact with the artillery observation post in front.

Three infantry battalions, the First Battalion, the Second Battalion, and the Seventh Battalion, all followed, and they were responsible for building fortifications around the artillery positions.

It can be said that Chu Yunfei has the main force of those troops under his control, and the person directing them to fight at this time is Chief of Staff Fang Ligong.

In addition, Qian Bojun, the acting commander of the 358th Regiment, also took the initiative to apply and followed Fang Ligong there to conduct command operations.

The Seventh Battalion's position was here, and Qian Bojun and Zhang Fuyonghuo finally got together.

"Regiment leader, he doesn't know how to be red. Brigade leader arranged for other troops to come over. Why did you let him take the initiative to ask for a fight, and you also asked to come in person."

"There is no terrain advantage over there. If not, the main force of the Moon Army will attack them with all their strength. They may lose their lives at any time."

"And you think Chen Ziyun and the others can take the east county seat, but that's not true. Even if the county has a small number of troops to defend it, they can't take the east county seat."

"The county seat of Xinxian County is very strong. If they want to make a breakthrough, it is almost impossible."

Zhang Furun looked at Qian Bojun with confusion on his face and asked directly.

Those troops were sent by Chu Yunfei, specifically to block and intercept the main force of the independent mixed fourth brigade, which was withdrawn.

Chu Yunfei immediately made deployment arrangements based on the situation he learned.

Of course, he had no idea that the county seat had been captured by the First Battle Group, but he firmly believed that what Chen Ziyun was trying to do would definitely succeed.

Therefore, Chu Yunfei sent the main force to attack and deploy, preparing for the Moon Army troops to intercept and attack.

Bu Nao Zhang Fuli would not believe that the small force sent by Chen Ziyun could really take over the eastern county seat.

"Before there is a suitable price tag, what we can do is continue to improve our own value."

"I don't know the price the little devil is offering. Give him a regimental commander at school, and give me a lieutenant colonel deputy commander."

"Then they have to bring enough troops there. Do the little devils not take us seriously at all?"

"He will be the regimental commander there, and I will be the battalion commander. With such a small price, I want them to betray me. This little devil's calculation is really good."

"As for the Jinsui Army, I also saw it, so I begged him that Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun could develop in the Jinsui Army safely."

"With Commander Yan's character, he will definitely not reuse them. They will not seek to be second to Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun."

Qian Bojun glanced into the distance and said with an indifferent expression on his face.

When Chen Ziyun served as the infantry artillery commander of the 358th Regiment, he was very dissatisfied with Chu Yunfei.

By now he has already had the idea of ​​rebellion. If you ask him for a suitable price, he will rebel at any time.

No matter whether it was Bu Cong or the little Japanese, or Yan Laoxi, he couldn't pay too much attention to it.

The little devils even directly gave conditions. Qian Bojun and Zhang Fuyun came over with enough troops and gave them the positions of regimental commander and deputy commander.

Qian Bojun was dissatisfied with the price, so he ignored it at all.

As for Yan Laoxi, although Qian Bojun was attracted, Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun wanted to stay outside the Shanxi-Sui Army establishment.

Then Yan Laoxi would never reuse Qian Bojun. Even if Yan Laoxi was confused, he would not let Qian Bojun and Zhang Fuli replace Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun.

"Leader, are you obviously weakening their command authority now?"

"They want to improve their own value, but it may be difficult to do so."

"Please tell me if they can go to other Shanxi-Sui army units, I'm afraid they won't even have their current positions."

"Look, otherwise we will find an opportunity to sell Chen Ziyun... In that case, the little devil will definitely give us a high price."

Zhang Fuyun made a gesture of wiping his neck and said carefully.

"Confused, of course we can get some benefits by dealing with him, but what about in the future? Will the little devil take them seriously?"

"What they want to do now is to continue to follow Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun to gain military exploits and improve their positions."

"And if you try your best to control the army, you must have enough soldiers and horses. Either side of Buhu will pay them a high price."

"The county seat of Xinxian County will definitely be taken away by the 11th Preparatory Regiment. Whatever Chen Ziyun wants to do, he will definitely do it."

"In that attack, they didn't come out of nowhere, and their military exploits were not equal to those of others."

"But if they come over, Bufu can get a piece of the pie no matter what."

Qian Bojun had a playful smile on his face, and he directly expressed his thoughts.

Zhang Furun was not a smart person either, and Ma Zaiming became popular with Qian Bojun.

The two men discussed quietly, and not long after, the sound of artillery firing began to sound.

Mitake Tsuda knew that the county seat of Xin County had been lost and that the engineering team and the baggage team had been completely annihilated. He did not hesitate and immediately gathered his troops.

Thousands of Lunar Army troops began to withdraw toward the hilly area, preparing to quickly return to the county town for fighting.

However, their whereabouts were locked by the artillery observation station, and groups of data were transmitted.

Six Jin-made mountain guns and four Liao-made field guns opened fire immediately.

Do those ten artillery pieces have detailed firing parameter lists so that they can carry out precise artillery fire?

A large number of grenades began to fall on the Moon Army. As the explosions sounded, shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.

The unprepared little devil instantly suffered casualties.

After Qian Bojun heard the sound of the cannon, he immediately began to return to his command position.

Qian Bojun had previously controlled the main force of Juecuo, but he was no longer his old boss who had followed Chu Yunfei for many years.

Is he arrogant and domineering? He feels that he can give orders within Chu Yunfei's army.

He didn't even take Chu Yunfei seriously. But after Chen Ziyun appeared, the situation completely changed.

Chu Yunfei supported Chen Ziyun and continued to reorganize the troops to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fuyun challenged Chu Yunfei several times and made mistakes, and they began to gradually become marginalized.

After realizing this, Qian Bojun knew that he had to ask for changes, so he took Zhang Fuyin and took the initiative to ask for a fight.

Of course, the change he wanted was to repent of his past mistakes and actively fight against the Japanese.

Does Qian Bojun want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain military exploits and continuously increase his own value?

Chu Yunfei is currently unaware of that point.

These two people are also a time bomb buried in the 48th Independent Brigade that will explode at any time.

I wonder if Chen Ziyun knows their thoughts, and whether Chen Ziyun is the only one who can prevent them from exploding and posing a threat to the 48th Independent Brigade.

The 4th independent mixed brigade came under heavy shelling on the way back, and the brigade commander Mitake Tsuda was filled with anger.

He was forced to order Dongda, begging the troops to disperse immediately.

At the same time, he rushed to organize his troops and quickly advanced to attack the artillery of the Shanxi-Sui Army.

"Bagaya Road, damn the Jinsui Army troops, he must beg them to be cut into pieces!"

"Attack, attack quickly, deal with the artillerymen of the Shanxi-Sui Army and chop off their heads!"

"The cavalry quickly outflanked them. We must not let them retreat to the high ground!"

"The artillery troops immediately set up positions to conduct suppressive shelling and cover the troop movements."

Mitake Tsuda stared with a pair of red eyes and said with a gloomy expression.

At this time, his mentality was obviously a little irrational. After all, the county seat was captured, and the troops returning for reinforcements were bombarded. A series of events had a great impact on him.

The little Japanese troops launched an operation, but they wanted to achieve victory, which was not an easy task.

Three infantry battalions have already established defensive positions.

At around four o'clock, the Lunar Army's attacking force encountered a tenacious defense.

A large firepower network came over, and three infantry battalions effectively assisted Dong with ten artillery pieces, blocking the attack of the Japanese troops.

After Tsuda Mitake got the news, his face was full of anger, and he began to personally command the troops to fight.

While they were fighting, at five o'clock in the morning, the sky became brighter.

At this time, Chen Ziyun commanded Wu Ziqiang's fifth battalion and Liang Guoping's artillery battalion quickly arrived at the county seat of Xin County.

Shi Yujian and other officers immediately went out of the city to greet them and reported in detail the situation outside the county seat.

Chen Ziyun used the radio he brought over and immediately contacted Chu Yunfei's brigade headquarters to report.

After arriving in the county seat, Chen Ziyun talked with officers from various departments to learn more about their situation.

Currently outside Xin County, there are Wu Ziqiang's 5th Battalion, Shi Yuzhen's 6th Battalion, and Liang Guoping Artillery Battalion.

In addition, there are guard companies, cavalry companies, reconnaissance platoons and other units.

The total strength of those troops is more than 2,000, and the Bu Nao artillery unit alone has 500 troops.

Although there are eleven mountain cannons in the artillery battalion, there are quite a lot of soldiers in those mountain cannons.
To be continued...