Chapter 208 Artillery Concentration Operation

As night falls, the lights begin to shine.

The fighting in the Xin County area is still continuing, and the Yue puppet troops did not stop fighting because of the coming of night.

The first, second and third garrison units of the Puppet Mongolian Army, and the remnants of the independent fourth brigade, with more than 3,000 troops, continued to attack the new regiment in Xinkou Town.

Major General Mitake Tsuda, commander of the brigade, personally commanded nineteen artillery pieces, otherwise he launched artillery bombardments one after another to support the infantry in combat.

The 7th Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army deployed in the northeast of Xinkou Town also began to take action, and eight Liao-made field guns continued to shell.

More than 700 cavalrymen continued to conduct tentative feint attacks, harassing the new regiment from the north and east sides of Xinkou Town.

The new regiment was led by Li Yunlong, the regiment leader, and Dong Dong, commanded by the commander Zhao Gang, calmly responded to the challenge.

So far, although their troops have suffered casualties, their positions are still firmly in control, and the puppet troops have not made any progress.

At that time, Chen Ziyun commanded more than a thousand men from the 6th and 7th Battalions of the 11th Reserve Regiment to continue the attack.

The two battalions successively attacked from the hilly area on the south side, and they fought with the reinforcements of the Mongolian army.

It was only at nine o'clock in the morning that the 11th Reserve Regiment stopped combat operations.

The puppet troops, who had not gained anything, also temporarily began to withdraw their troops, rest and recuperate, and discuss follow-up combat plans.

The battlefield gradually returned to silence, but one by one the Shanxi-Sui Army troops began to secretly advance towards the 11th Reserve Regiment.

South of Xin County, too far from the capital of Jin Province, the First Army Headquarters is located.

Major General Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi took documents one after another and came directly to Army Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.

By now, the Lunar Army troops have gradually come to their senses from the initial state of confusion. Whether they can block the attack, they are no longer so confused.

In just a few days, the Eighth Route Army could mobilize a large number of troops to participate in the war.

In Jin Province alone, there are dozens of regiments. If we count the local troops participating in the war, the combat strength will be countless.

After the Japs occupy the area, they will heavily defend the towns along the railway.

At the same time, those important towns along the railway usually have roads connecting them to other towns on both sides of the railway.

Therefore, the little devil's cage strategy is to use railways as pillars, highways as chains, and bunkers as locks to cut off the connections between the various departments of the Eighth Route Army and gradually disintegrate the base area.

The Moon Army can quickly maneuver through railways and highways to ensure that the Eighth Route Army troops are completely blocked.

Moreover, the large number of bunkers and artillery towers they built could not effectively contain the Eighth Route Army and prevent them from getting in touch with each other.

Such a strategy would be of great help to the Moon Army in controlling the occupied areas.

By the 1940s, the development of the various departments of the Eighth Route Army was greatly restricted, the connections between the departments were cut off, and there were Moon Army artillery towers and bunkers everywhere outside the base area.

Moreover, the Moon Army could rely on those bunkers and artillery towers to carry out continuous raids and weaken the influence of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines.

But if the Eighth Route Army had quickly found a loophole in these two little devils, their headquarters would have directly launched a large-scale raid.

"Many parts of the Zhengtai Railway have been completely destroyed, and various departments cannot quickly communicate with each other."

"The Tongpu Railway was also damaged to a certain extent because Xinxian County to Ming Dynasty was captured by the Shanxi-Sui Army, so they could not connect the north and the south."

"Moreover, the related roads connecting the two railways have also been severely damaged, making it impossible for vehicles to pass at all."

"At the same time, the fortresses, turrets and strongholds they spent a lot of manpower, financial resources and energy to build were also destroyed one after another."

"Commander Ge Dong, after that battle, they want to return to the defense level in front of the station. Will it be difficult?"

"The Eighth Route Army showed amazing strength in this battle. Of course, the appearance of the 48th Independent Brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army also affected the entire battle situation."

"The 48th Independent Brigade is a hateful journey at all. If given the chance, they must seek to completely annihilate it."

Kusuyama Hideyoshi opened his mouth to give a report. When Chu Yunfei's troops were mentioned, could he grit his teeth?

Shinozuka Yoshio looked towards Xin County, how could he not know how hateful that army was.

There are more than 8,000 troops in the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade. If there is no independent 48th Brigade to attack, they can quickly advance to the Zhengtai Railway Operation.

If such a large number of troops come to the Zhengtai Railway, they will definitely be able to inflict heavy losses on the Eighth Route Army.

They were severely damaged by the 48th Independent Brigade and were unable to participate in any battles. Even Xinxian County could not be defended.

"The reinforcements sent by the Mongolian Army have not made any progress. The only thing they can do at this time is to contain them in Xin County."

"The 48th Independent Brigade has caused them heavy losses one after another. If that force cannot be annihilated, it will definitely become a thorn in their side."

"Of course they don't have enough troops to deal with them now, but sooner or later he will have to personally annihilate that hateful trip!"

Yoshio Shinozuka said in a cold tone, now he is very resentful towards the 48th Independent Brigade.

As for Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't wait to cut them into pieces.

Yoshio Shinozuka and Hideyoshi Kusuyama knew how hateful that unit was, and they also knew how powerful they were in combat.

So they discussed it and started powering Harada Kenzo and Tsuda Mitake one after another.

By now, the request from the First Army Headquarters is very simple.

Do they just hope that the Yue puppet troops in Xin County can contain the 48th Independent Brigade?

As for the annihilation of the 48th Independent Brigade, they will not propose it because they know that the Yue puppet army in Xin County definitely does not have that strength.

After sending the message, Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the map with his eyes.

The captain of the first lesson will start marking on the map.

At this time, the three security divisions in southern Shanxi mobilized three infantry regiments, and more than 10,000 troops had begun rushing north along the Tongpu Railway to provide reinforcements.

Moreover, those troops have successively launched operations against the Eighth Route Army who are conducting raids in southern Shanxi. Do they have a greater advantage?

The most important thing is that the reinforcements dispatched by the Front Army Headquarters, with the 110th Division as the core, will soon enter Shanxi Province.

The battle plan previously drawn up by the First Army has gradually begun to be carried out.

They are preparing to combine the reinforcements sent by the 110th Division into an independent eighth brigade and deploy them to defend the Zhengtai Railway.

The reinforcements dispatched by the three security divisions met with the First Division of the 16th Independent Mixed Brigade and then advanced toward the east.

They tried to encircle and annihilate the 129th Division troops in the area south of the Zhengtai Railway.

At this time, their troops seemed to have that strength.

Once the reinforcements from various ministries are in place, the Moon Army can gather more than 20,000 troops.

Such a large number of troops launching a north-south pincer attack with all their strength would put a lot of pressure on the 129th Division.

The First Army Headquarters began to actively make deployment arrangements. At this time, their target was the 129th Division.

They will focus on fighting in the east, definitely to encircle and annihilate the 129th Division.

As far as Xin County is concerned, the First Army will only need to ask the puppet troops to contain the 48th Independent Brigade.

Time is passing, it’s one o’clock in the morning on August 27th.

To the south of the hilly area of ​​Xin County, there is the starting position of the 11th Regiment.

Chen Ziyun glanced towards the Jaap camp to the north. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything.

It was at that moment that he waved his leg directly.

Wu Ziqiang's 400-strong fifth battalion began to disperse, and they launched an attack directly.

At around 1:30, two field infantry brigades that were defending in the hilly highlands immediately launched fire interceptions.

The little devils of the two brigades had already received Harada Kenzo's order. They knew they were responsible for Chen Ziyun's preparation for the 11th Regiment.

They mistreated such an elite force, so naturally they didn't dare to be careless.

Even if it's one o'clock in the morning, they still have a large number of troops on guard.

Moreover, they set up many obstacles in front of the position, and the fifth battalion troops launched a night attack, which they quickly discovered.

"Shoot, shoot him hard, don't let them get close to the position."

"Those Jinsui troops don't think they have defeated the 13th Independent Infantry Regiment, so they don't need to be taken seriously."

"Let them know the true strength of their 26th Division now and use all their strength to intercept with firepower!"

The captain of the little devil major commander kept giving orders, and said with a contemptuous expression on his face.

The 3rd and 4th Field Battalions, which defended south of the hills, were both drawn from the 26th Division.

Are they from the 11th and 12th Independent Infantry Regiments? These two brigades have stronger overall combat effectiveness.

After the Third Field Battalion arrived in Xin County, it launched an attack on Qicun Town.

The Fourth Field Battalion initially served as a reserve force, but subsequently made a sneak attack on the field artillery company's position, was attacked by the guard company, and was forced to withdraw.

The continuous fighting cost them 300 casualties, with an average of more than 100 people per brigade.

I would like to know whether the battle in Qicun Town was continuously bombarded, and whether the third field battalion could directly block the fifth battalion's attack from the west.

As for the Fourth Field Battalion, it would not be able to face the attack of the elite guard company.

Such casualties and losses are not too great.

The two infantry guns were destroyed, but they were also knocked out by the long-range artillery of the field artillery battery.
To be continued...