Chapter 228 The Xinxian battle ends

The 358th Regiment immediately launched combat operations under the command of regiment leader Chen Ziyun. Each battalion quickly executed the order and directly launched the attack on the puppet troops.

Gunfire continued, artillery boomed, and the puppet troops began to receive fierce attacks from the west.

Six Bofors Mountain Cannons rushed to the designated area, immediately loaded armor-piercing shells, and carried out shelling on Moon Army armored vehicles.

The two infantry battalions opened a skirmish line and advanced rapidly, firing all kinds of weapons with full firepower, and firing dense bullets and artillery shells one after another.

As the 358th Regiment entered the war, the situation on the battlefield changed instantly.

The puppet troops were beaten to a desperate state, and their casualties and losses continued to increase.

Originally, they could probably press the Eighth Route Army while gradually moving towards the north.

After Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to launch an attack, the Yue puppet army was forced to stay in place and launch defensive operations.

Fierce fighting continues, and time passes bit by bit.

Around 4:30 in the morning, eight armored vehicles of the Moon Army were destroyed one after another.

After losing the cover of armored vehicles, the puppet troops became more passive in combat.

In Mitake Tsuda's headquarters, staff members picked up the microphone and kept in touch with various departments.

Could it be that with the continuous fighting, their phone lines were destroyed and their connections with various ministries were gradually cut off.

Although a messenger was quickly dispatched, those messengers never came back.

So far, four infantry battalions and one artillery battalion of the 358th Regiment are fully engaged.

The Eighth Route New Regiment, the New Second Regiment, and the Independent Regiment also attacked from different directions.

Faced with such an attack, the puppet army troops were obviously unable to withstand the attack.

Its combat strength now amounts to more than a thousand people. Even if it is included in the artillery unit, there is not much strength left.

Especially if they are faced with constant attacks from other troops, they may be completely annihilated at any time.

"Brigade Commander Ge Dong, judging from the current situation, they simply cannot break out."

"They suffered heavy casualties, and the various ministries gradually lost contact. Now it is very difficult for them to block their attacks."

"The only thing they can do now is to stay put and wait for support from the military headquarters."

"I'm afraid that the team from the Port Army Headquarters may not be able to mobilize many troops..."

"So...so they can choose to die with them."

"They can contact the aviation force, request the aviation force to dispatch quickly, and launch carpet bombing at their place."

Several staff officers came to Mitake Tsuda and said with serious expressions on their faces.

At present, there are enough four regiments to attack them, and there are two regiments near them that can join the battle at any time.

Under such circumstances, the Yue puppet army's attempt to break out of the encirclement was completely delusional.

The staff analyzed various possibilities, and they chose a method that could bring a devastating blow to the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army.

Then contact the aviation unit and ask them to carry out carpet bombing.

At this time, the troops of both sides are fighting together, so they ask the aviation force to carry out bombing, and they will surely achieve victory.

Mitake Tsuda's face showed surprise when he heard that suggestion.

He looked over at the staff officer and frowned tightly.

Even if Mitake Tsuda knew that such a defeat had occurred, it was almost impossible to save his life.

Maybe he doesn't want to be blown up by his own aviation force, and he won't even leave his intact body?

Mitake Tsuda stood in front of the map and had not yet made a decision.

The staff members did not dare to say anything more, so they stood aside and waited for Mitake Tsuda's decision.

But at that time, the reconnaissance platoon of the 358th Regiment was east of Wei Monk's command and had already arrived near the Moon Army headquarters.

Under Wei Monk's command to the east, the reconnaissance platoon immediately launched an attack operation.

Czech semi-automatic rifles, Czech light machine guns, 60MM mortars, and Mauser sniper rifles fired one after another.

Bullets and artillery shells were accurately fired at the Japs' troops, and dozens of Japs responsible for the security of the headquarters were successively eliminated.

Tsuda Mitake hurriedly picked up the southern leg gun with a solemn expression on his face.

All the personnel in the headquarters quickly armed themselves with rifles and other weapons and wanted to shoot.

But a string of bullets were fired one after another, and many little devils were instantly beaten into pieces by light machine gun bullets.

Seeing many people die in front of him, Mitake Tsuda no longer had any worries.

He hurriedly went to Dongda and ordered the aviation force to dispatch immediately to carry out carpet bombing.

However, just as his order was completed, leg grenades fell on the ground one after another.

As the explosion sounded, the only communication soldiers were killed and wounded one after another.

Mitake Tsuda fell directly into a pool of blood, his face full of pain and his mouth wailing.

The Sanmin Assault Leg quickly charged over with Jin-made submachine guns. Seeing that the man was alive, they did not hesitate to pull the trigger.

Intense bullets were fired, and several bloody holes appeared in Tsuda Mitake's body one after another.

As early as 5:27 in September, Major General Mitake Tsuda, commander of the fourth independent mixed brigade of the Yuan Army, was shot dead.

At this time, the situation on the battlefield near Douluo Town was completely one-sided.

Although the Yue puppet army wants to hold on tenaciously, they will not be able to face attacks from all departments, and they have absolutely no ability to counterattack.

It is worth mentioning that the Japanese artillery unit fully implemented Mitake Tsuda's orders.

When their position was attacked, the artillerymen quickly blew up the artillery pieces one by one.

After several battles, the artillery of the Lunar Army has become popular. If those artillery are captured by the Jinsui Army, the strength of the artillery of the Jinsui Army will continue to increase.

If the two sides are fighting one after another, the artillery of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army will develop into a situation that cannot cope with the situation in the future.

So if the artillery is threatened now, their first reaction is to blow up the artillery quickly.

At 5:40, the battle order came from the headquarters of the 48th Independent Brigade.

11 reserve regiments and one supplementary regiment will each be dispatched to the battlefield to participate in the battle.

Chen Ziyun, who was commanding operations on the front line, was also transferred back to the brigade headquarters.

Did Chu Yunfei ask to discuss with Chen Ziyun the deployment situation of the 48th Independent Brigade after settling the puppet troops?

The sky gradually became brighter. As early as seven o'clock, the fiery red sun was already hanging high in the sky.

The Yue puppet army currently has less than 800 combat troops, and they are fighting tenaciously.

The various units that were attacked by Bu Nao have gradually withdrawn from the battlefield, instead of being scattered nearby, using machine guns and other firepower to kill them.

The puppet troops wanted to make an initial struggle, thus causing casualties to the attacking troops.

The attacking troops were not stupid either. They knew that if they continued to fight eastward, there would be casualties.

What's more, the Japs had the aviation advantage, so they voluntarily gave up the attack.

Those troops were dispersed nearby, using machine guns and artillery to attack the puppet troops, constantly killing and killing them.

At eight o'clock, the Little Japanese Air Force arrived on the battlefield.

They had obviously received the order, and when they came to the battlefield, bombers dropped bombs directly from the sky one after another.

Aerial bombs fell on the ground one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

The puppet troops were not spared either. They were also bombed and they suffered casualties.

The Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army scattered in different areas also suffered casualties due to that bombing.

But after the bombing ended, various ministries quickly launched a fierce attack, catching the puppet troops off guard.

At ten o'clock in the afternoon in September, the puppet troops began to be completely annihilated.

Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 48th Independent Brigade, and Lin Zhiqiang, chief of staff, immediately began to communicate with the Eighth Route Army.

Ding Wei, leader of the new second regiment, and Zhao Gang, a member of the new first regiment, came forward to discuss with them.

After repeated discussions, the two sides determined the distribution of the spoils.

Eight destroyed armored vehicles, as well as some of the destroyed artillery Zhai Lu loot, belonged to the 48th Independent Brigade.

The remaining loot will belong to the New Regiment and other troops.

Immediately afterwards, troops from both sides began to clean up the battlefield.

At the same time, officers and cadres such as Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong contacted their superiors one after another to report on the situation of their troops.

Kenzo Harada, Major General of the 26th Eastern Infantry Regiment of the 26th Division of the Lunar Army, and Mitake Tsuda, the Major General of the independent 4th Independent Brigade of the Lunar Army.

The bodies of the two little Japanese major generals were transported directly to the headquarters of the Seventh Army.

Fang Ligong, along with their sabers, guns and other personal belongings, will also go to the group army headquarters, theater commander's headquarters, and deputy commander's headquarters.
To be continued...