Chapter 272 Chen Ziyun Fire Fighting Captain

Hao Shiwen's First Guerrilla Column is currently responsible for the defense tasks on both sides of the 48th Independent Brigade, but their weapons and equipment are slightly inferior.

Moreover, these troops have been in a state of fishing for a long time, and they rarely engage in fierce battles with the Japanese troops.

It is not easy for them to persist in fighting today and continue to block the Japanese attacks from both sides.

If we continue to let them fight, the consequences can be easily foreseen.

After paying a certain amount of casualties, their morale will be affected, leading to a complete defeat.

Once they are defeated, they will definitely enter a state of herding sheep, and it will even affect the operations of the 48th Independent Brigade.

Chen Ziyun is currently not worried about the combat situation of the 11th Reserve Regiment, but is very worried about the First Guerrilla Column.

If they were defeated, it would have a great impact on the battles in Lan City and Jingle City.

At the same time, Chen Ziyun also put forward some suggestions for flank defense.

Therefore, Yan Laoxi hopes to achieve certain results in this battle.

Yan Laoxi's idea is very simple, that is, to directly fight the Japanese army head-on in Lancheng and Jingle City.

They directly launched an attack on the Japs troops on the south side. At this time, the Japs troops here did not expect that the Jinsui Army troops would launch a night attack.

And with this series of propaganda from the Chief Department, the 48th Independent Brigade and other troops naturally have to work hard to fight in Lancheng and Jingle City.

But here in the 48th Independent Brigade, such a situation would never exist when faced with two people.

After completing the combat mission, they will also stay directly on the periphery to fight.

At present, the 48th Independent Brigade and the First Guerrilla Column are completely occupying positions and defending their positions, and are very passive in combat.

These troops are organized into mobile combat units, and Chen Ziyun, the infantry artillery commander of the 48th Independent Brigade, is responsible for unified command of operations.

There was a crisis here in the 11th Reserve Regiment, and Chen Ziyun went to the 11th Reserve Regiment without stopping to fight.

Chu Yunfei would not interfere with issues such as how to fight, when to fight, where to fight, etc.

Chen Ziyun has now become the firefighting captain of the 48th Independent Brigade. He will go wherever he is needed.

At four o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to start setting off.

The officers naturally did not have any different suggestions for Chen Ziyun's plan, and they all expressed their agreement.

And they also specifically emphasized that in this battle, they took the initiative to cover the evacuation of the Eighth Route Army before launching a fierce battle with the Japs.

He issued death orders directly to several commanders one after another, asking them to launch an attack directly at five o'clock in the morning.

The Jinsui Army they faced was more than 10,000 strong.

"The 48th Independent Brigade and other troops actively fought against the Japanese troops in Lancheng and Jingle City to cover the evacuation of the first section of the Eighth Route Army of friendly forces."

The Japanese army launched the attack completely taking the initiative.

The little Japanese officers who commanded the battle were completely confused.

It is difficult for troops in a regiment to accept the command of other regiment commanders.

After these officers arrived, Chen Ziyun began to discuss the next combat operations with them.

The machine gun company under the cavalry battalion also began to advance rapidly, and various weapons were directly set up.

In fact, the 48th Independent Brigade stayed in place. Although it had the purpose of covering the transfer of the independent detachment, they also fought to ensure that the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was not attacked.

Then Yan Laoxi can completely take the initiative when negotiating in the future.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, Hao Shiwen, the commander of the First Guerrilla Column, was also invited to the headquarters of the 48th Independent Brigade.

And now the Second War Zone Commander's Department has also changed from normal, they are no longer hiding.

He repeatedly talked with battalion commanders and subordinate company commanders, admonishing them how to fight defensive battles and how to better reduce casualties and hold their positions.

Yan Laoxi attached great importance to this battle and kept sending messages to inquire.

Because the Jinsui Army had not produced many results before, the little devil felt that the Jinsui Army was vulnerable.

Otherwise, if anyone has a problem, it will be equivalent to directly destroying Yan Laoxi.

The first guerrilla column's ability to persist in holding its position is also related to this aspect.

Prepare the first, fifth and sixth battalions of the 11th Regiment.

"The Chief's Department has specially submitted an application to expand the 48th Independent Brigade into the 1st Division of Glory in the Second Theater!"

"Do you want to be the result of the 48th Independent Brigade and the first field division they defeated?"

But Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to come here and directly launched a combat attack on them.

At the same time, he will also be able to take a great deal of initiative in future negotiations with the Japs.

"No matter what, we must break through the position quickly. We must take Lancheng today!"

The 358th Regiment is directly under the cavalry battalion, the brigade headquarters is directly under the guard company, the machine gun battalion, and the 358th Regiment is directly under the reconnaissance platoon.

Chen Ziyun only needs to make his own decision. Chu Yunfei has 100% trust in Chen Ziyun.

Even though they actively tried to win over Yan Laoxi, the Japanese army was very arrogant during the negotiations and did not take the Jinsui Army seriously at all.

The reason is very simple: the First Army Headquarters was furious.

At 4:30, all units launched direct fire strikes.

He summoned the cavalry battalion commander Zhang Wu, the machine gun battalion commander Sun Yu, the guard company commander Xie Yunxia, ​​and the reconnaissance platoon leader Wei Heshang.

More than a dozen officers gathered together to discuss the next defensive operation.

But Chen Ziyun was not idle and began to set off to various camps.

After the light machine guns and grenade launchers of each company arrived at their positions, they began to provide cover.

Not long after, three cavalry companies began to attack.

Many little devils had just woken up from their sleep, and some were killed directly before they could even get their weapons.

Seven infantry battalions are responsible for the first-line defense of Lan City and Jingle City, and they will set up positions according to defense in depth.

The little Japanese troops were caught off guard, and within ten minutes, more than 200 of them were killed.

After receiving the reprimand message from the First Army Headquarters, the officers commanding the operations quickly held a meeting.

Then Yan Laoxi directly applied for troop establishment, weapons and supplies, but the capital could not issue them.

The cavalry battalion and other troops quickly gathered together, and Chu Yunfei gave Chen Ziyun great freedom of command.

The Japanese troops had an absolute advantage, but they were unable to achieve quick results. Yoshio Shinozuka was very angry.

Tominaga Nobumasa was very ashamed. After all, the 27th Division was a field division and they had the largest number of troops.

Qian Bojun, Zhang Fugui's 12th Reserve Regiment, serves as the general reserve team.

At around two o'clock in the morning on the 28th, Chen Ziyun returned to the cavalry camp and other troops.

"Otherwise, our 27th Division will become a laughing stock."

Fang Ligong even thought over and over on the map to improve the combat suggestions put forward by Chen Ziyun.

They were very dissatisfied with the operations of the 27th Division and other units, and Yoshio Shinozuka sent reprimanding messages one after another.

Six heavy machine guns and two flat-firing cannons also started firing.

Some directly-affiliated units, when incorporated into other units to fight, will rely on their being directly-affiliated units and will not easily obey orders.

As long as he can achieve results, then the Principal of Accompanying Capital cannot say that he will not fight against the little devil.

One is Chu Yunfei, and the other is Chen Ziyun.

Instead, they caused hundreds of casualties to the defending first guerrilla column. The little devil felt that the Shanxi-Sui Army in front of them was nothing more than that.

Even if it is the 12th Reserve Regiment, they can easily take over the command if they go there.

They wanted to organize troops for defense, but these troops simply had no way to launch an effective defense.

Now Yan Laoxi has completely let go, and the Second War Zone Commander's Department has begun to make extensive reports.

The Sun Yu Machine Gun Battalion seized advantageous terrain, built a machine gun position, and was ready to fire at any time.

This means that Chen Ziyun has enough prestige in the 48th Independent Brigade. Otherwise, he may not be able to command the various units in combat at will.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The three captains immediately saluted and agreed.

The second, third, fourth and seventh battalions of the 358th Regiment.

"Chief Yan claimed that officers such as Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are not only the glory of the Jinsui Army, but also the glory of the three Jins!"

But the little devil obviously didn't buy it and kept threatening and intimidating Yan Laoxi.

Xie Yunxia commanded the guard company to advance quickly and directly seize the favorable terrain.

Through this battle, Yan Laoxi wants to take the initiative in all aspects.

As for Monk Wei's reconnaissance platoon, four reconnaissance squads have quickly advanced into the Japanese positions to conduct operations.

The 1st Battalion, 5th Battalion, and 6th Battalion are responsible for the defense of Lancheng. Wu Ziqiang, commander of the 11th Reserve Regiment, and Shi Yujie, affiliated with the regiment, are responsible for command.
To be continued...