Chapter 248 Japanese and puppet troops attack in Xin County

Chen Ziyun arranged for the cavalry battalion to be stationed in Jiaoqu Town, naturally in order to cut off the connection between Lancheng and the ancient Japanese army.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Lancheng are equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, and these weapons require ammunition.

Especially when these Japanese and puppet troops fought against troops like the 358th Regiment, their ammunition consumption was even more astonishing.

However, Gujiao was unable to provide ammunition, and there was no way for the Japanese and puppet troops in Lancheng to be replenished.

As the battle continues, these Japanese and puppet troops will definitely face a shortage of ammunition.

At this moment, Chen Ziyun has already adjusted the deployment of various departments in Lancheng, and the reconnaissance platoon directly under the regiment is responsible for mobile reconnaissance tasks.

Monk Wei commanded the reconnaissance platoon to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops in the eastern highlands, and any situation needed to be reported to Chen Ziyun at any time.

Chu Yu commanded the Seventh Battalion to advance quickly and deploy in the area west of the highlands to confront the Japanese and puppet troops.

The artillery battalion set up positions in the county area and was prepared to support artillery strikes.

"All machine guns and artillery fired continuously to suppress the firepower of Tubal Road."

Kojima Nobuki did not arrange for troops to attack, but asked to hold on.

The artillery battalion directly under a brigade of the puppet army has eight mountain artillery and field artillery, which obviously has a huge advantage.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Chen Ziyun asked each battalion to conduct a siege and not launch any offensive operations for the time being.

In order to avoid excessive casualties in the troops, Chen Ziyun must formulate a more complete combat plan.

Ding Wei had an overall view of the situation. He carefully analyzed the battlefield situation and made an immediate judgment.

So this time, he wanted to achieve results so that he could stay here in Jin Province and unify the puppet troops in Jin Province.

Of course, their tactics are still the same as before, frontal attack, coordinating the onslaught, and rapid penetration.

The third battalion is responsible for staying here in the county seat, while the fourth battalion is gradually advancing towards the area north of the highlands.

At half past four, Shigeharu Yanashita issued the order to attack.

However, in head-to-head combat, it is still difficult for them to achieve maximum results with minimum casualties.

"Anyone who evacuates without authorization, whether an officer or a soldier, will be shot on the spot."

At five o'clock, the sky gradually turned dark, and the fierce fighting began in the highlands on the west side of Xin County.

He knew that the 48th Independent Brigade going south to attack Lancheng could threaten the Taiyuan First Army, so he could coordinate the Li Jiapo battle.

If we launch an all-out attack, even if we can capture the position and annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops, I am afraid that the troops will suffer heavy casualties.

Groups of puppet troops were like a tide, quickly surging towards the position.

For these little Japanese officers, this is a good reward, so they fight very actively.

He was planning to use the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment to hold on to the high ground on the west side, thereby intercepting the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops and buying enough time for the 48th Independent Brigade to fight.

Many puppet soldiers who were caught off guard were hit by bullets and fell in a pool of blood on the spot.

Huang Daofeng has also figured out his own set of tactics over the years. At this time, he personally commanded the troops in combat.

Dense artillery shells hit the high ground on the west one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

They have light and heavy machine guns, 60MM, 82MM mortars, and plenty of ammunition.

Originally, the high ground on the west side of Xin County was defended by Li Yunlong's New Regiment and Kong Jie's Independent Regiment.

After reaching a certain distance, they threw grenades directly, and then charged directly with rifles.

They formulated a series of combat plans, and Yanashita Shigeharu also changed the previous combat routines here.

For a time, the front of each position was filled with smoke and dust, and the puppet army's covering firepower was somewhat affected.

Hand-to-hand combat began in some positions.

His brigade headquarters advanced directly to Qicun Town and directly commanded operations at the front line.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun was at the county regiment headquarters and began to formulate a follow-up battle plan.

After each battalion arrives at the designated location, it needs to build a position in time and maintain contact with the regiment headquarters.

Various positions of the independent regiment were suppressed, and some soldiers just raised their heads to observe the situation outside.

These supervisory teams set up light and heavy machine guns one after another. As long as someone retreated without permission, they would not hesitate to pull the trigger.

These puppet troops have been reinforced with heavy weapons, and their overall strength is very strong.

On the one hand, Ding Wei quickly commanded the New Second Regiment and quickly advanced towards the high ground on the west side.

Kojima Nobuxing glanced at them with a very calm expression on his face.

All the puppet troops seen in the TV series are just a bunch of rabble, without any combat effectiveness at all.

"Pass the order, now we must comprehensively save all kinds of materials."

In addition, Chen Ziyun arranged for the artillery battalion to deploy two 94-type mountain guns to serve as mobile units.

The troops from both sides fought equally, and both sides suffered casualties.

All troops attack head-on, whether it is the Jinsui Army or the Central Army, they are no match at all.

But even though we were outnumbered, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment did not give up the fight.

A large number of puppet troops, under the command of their respective regiment and battalion commanders, quickly advanced toward the western highlands with the help of artillery cover.

Under his command, the two regiments quickly launched an attack.

"The military headquarters has arranged for Xinxian troops to launch an attack to support our operations here."

Grenades were fired at the puppet troops one after another. With the sound of explosions, shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.

"But once we continue to stand still and let them encircle us, it will probably be very difficult for us to break out."

"With our current strength, we are fully capable of annihilating one of them, thereby easily breaking their tactical siege."

All of a sudden, all the machine guns and artillery of the puppet army started firing violently, and bullets and artillery shells were fired towards the independent regiment's position as if they were free.

The puppet troops at the front were all equipped with broadswords, obviously preparing for hand-to-hand combat.

Once each battalion is attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops, these two mountain guns can quickly rush over and provide artillery support when they are out of the range of the artillery.

Huang Daofeng waved his sword and began to issue general attack orders.

With the sound of explosions, two infantry regiments of the Imperial Association Army, with a total of 4,000 troops, attacked from Hesuo Town and Qicun Town respectively.

The two thousand troops of the Independent Regiment are responsible for the defense of such a large area, and their strength is obviously insufficient.

In the early days of 1937, the Japanese army's combat tactics were executed perfectly.

However, after the firepower here on the high ground was exposed, the puppet troops immediately assembled 60MM mortars and 82MM mortars to start firing.

After discovering that the Japanese and puppet troops had not taken any action, Chen Ziyun was not surprised, but quickly established contact with each battalion.

"Light and heavy machine guns and mortars, shoot out all the bullets and shells for me!"

"What we need to do now is to stick to the high ground, wait for the battlefield to change, and then make a decision."

The artillery battalion, under the command of a Japanese captain, assembled six Jin-made mountain guns and two Liao-made field guns for direct effective fire.

As for artillery, the Independent Regiment only had two infantry cannons, but these two infantry cannons were borrowed by Li Yunlong.

"As we continue to fight in Lancheng, we will consume a lot of combat materials. Once they complete the encirclement, the consequences will be disastrous."

The 5,000-man troops of the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army were directly deployed at the front lines of Hesuo Town and Qicun Town. They were ready to attack.

Huang Daofeng raised his telescope from behind to check the frontline combat situation, and said with a serious expression on his face.

Otherwise, the 358th Regiment would be restrained in the Lancheng area by these puppet troops for more than a thousand days, and they would not be able to pose any threat to Taiyuan at all.

The 13th and 14th regiments of the Imperial Association Army began to attack the high ground on the west side.

Although there are many puppet security forces and security groups here in Jin Province, the number of large-scale puppet troops is very small.

The Japanese and puppet troops continued to defend the high ground on the east side of Lancheng, but they did not take any action.

However, the independent regiment continued to defend itself with grenades, light machine guns, and rifles.

Huang Daofeng previously served in the Mongolian Army, but it was very difficult for him to control the Mongolian Army.

"Your Excellency, Captain, it seems that Chen Ziyun has already deployed his troops and secretly moved behind us to cut off the connection between us and our ancient friends."

The Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army took the lead in taking action, and the artillery battalion directly under its brigade headquarters launched a fierce shelling directly on the high ground to the west of Xin County.

The grenade squads under each platoon started firing grenades one after another with Japanese-style grenade launchers.

"Taijun has given us a lot of ammunition, so fight hard!"

In large-scale battles such as Songhu and Hankou, puppet troops often participated in the battle.

"Your Excellency, Captain, don't hesitate any longer. We should launch combat operations quickly."

The puppet army riflemen worked in groups of several, and they rushed forward quickly under the cover of various firepower.

Huang Daofeng once served in the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army respectively, and after joining the Japanese army, he also followed the Japanese army in mopping up operations.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the light machine guns of each squad began firing.
To be continued...