Yoshimoto Teiichi and Ojoto Sanji issued a series of combat orders, and they were preparing to launch a combat attack on Chu Yunfei's troops.

The reserve security force special operations brigade commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki quickly advanced towards Xinxiang City. They will become the main force of this counterattack.

The first, second and second security forces and the teaching group passed through Fengzhuang Town and Xuying Town to reach Wangtun Town and attacked Chu Yunfei's troops from the south.

The temporary 19th Division directly under the Fourth Route Army of the Puppet Army and the remnants of the Puppet Army's Third Army were organized together, with Zhang Tengxiao concurrently serving as the army commander.

These troops gathered in Xishan, and they were responsible for attacking Chu Yunfei's troops from the north.

After receiving the order, various ministries mobilized quickly and they assembled towards the designated area.

At this time, Lu Ming was commanding the armored regiment and the guard battalion troops were already advancing rapidly and were about to reach the designated area.

They completely blocked the retreat of the puppet troops and posed a threat to their rear.

The sky gradually turned dark, and the fierce fighting near Xinxiang City continued.

At this time, Lin Ningchun's Seventh Army, a subordinate unit of the Third Route Army of the Wu Wenhua puppet army, began to fully retreat to the city to fight.

Chu Yunfei commanded the 358th Regiment, and the temporary seventh regiment began to prepare for the siege with the assistance of the artillery regiment.

But Chu Yunfei didn't know that two groups of puppet troops appeared directly on both sides of him, trying to launch a pincer attack on him.

Qi Fuwan commanded the first, second, and more than 10,000 troops of the security army and the teaching group, and arrived at the designated area at 8:30 p.m.

Zhang Tengxiao commanded the temporary 17th, 18th, and 19th divisions under the puppet army's third army, with more than 10,000 men, and they were also ready to attack.

The vanguard of the special operations brigade commanded by Yamamoto Kazuki and Wei Hehe also entered Xinxiang City.

At nine o'clock in the evening, following the order from the headquarters, Yoshimoto Seiichi, various puppet troops began to attack Chu Yunfei's troops with all their strength.

The first to take action was Qi Fuwan's security army. Their six regiments, under the cover of the teaching group, accelerated towards Chu Yunfei's troops.

"Chu Yunfei's Jinsui Army only has a few thousand troops, and our strength is several times that of his."

"And with the assistance of other troops, we have an absolute advantage in this battle."

"Attack them all and kill as much as possible the Shanxi-Sui Army troops. We must obtain the greatest results."

"As long as I serve as commander-in-chief, the benefits will naturally come to you."

Qi Fuwan continued to boost morale. He asked these security forces to charge with all their strength and kill a large number of Chu Yunfei's troops.

The six regiments of the First Group and the Second Group of the Security Army advanced rapidly in a wedge-shaped formation.

But before they could get close to Chu Yunfei's troops, dense artillery shells quickly hit them.

Shrapnel shells and high-explosive shells fell one after another into the ranks of the security forces. Along with the sound of explosions, shrapnel and steel balls spread in all directions.

The security forces who were caught off guard suffered a large number of casualties and casualties, and they quickly dispersed to hide in all directions.

But at this time, the sound of mortar firing sounded one after another.

"Tongtongtongtong", the cannonballs fell into the barrel one after another and were fired immediately.

"Day after day", the shells quickly streaked through the air.

As the shells fell to the ground, explosions continued to sound.

This is when the independent regiment serving as a reserve force was dispatched. Under the command of regimental commander Xing Zhiguo and deputy commander Zhang Dabiao, the independent regiment began to participate in the war.

Their mission was to block the security forces with all their strength. At this time, the independent regiment launched a fierce bombardment.

The mortar company directly under the regiment has 120MM mortars, and the mountain artillery company has 75MM mountain artillery.

The 82MM mortars of each battalion's machine gun company, and the 60MM mortars of each company's small artillery platoon.

Dense artillery shells fell around the security forces, and these security forces were forced to move closer to the center.

However, as they approached, the grenade squads under each platoon fired illumination bombs one after another.

The dark night suddenly became brighter as the flares took off.

After four weeks of orders, the independent regiment launched a group-wide fire attack.

The Czech light and heavy machine guns continued to spray flames, and bullets were fired at the security forces one after another.

These security forces fell to the ground in pieces like harvested wheat.

Each battalion machine gun company of the independent regiment has five Czech heavy machine guns. This air-cooled heavy machine gun is equipped with two hundred rounds of ammunition.

The light machine guns of each class are mainly Czech-style ZB30, equipped with a thirty-round magazine.

Intense firepower was fired continuously, and the puppet troops were beaten without the ability to parry.

As soon as their mortars, heavy machine guns and other weapons started firing, they were immediately hit by various weapons.

The snipers of each squad, the grenadiers of each platoon, and the artillerymen of each company and small artillery platoon.

Bullets and artillery shells were fired, and the heavy weapons of the security forces were dealt with before they had time to fire.

"This...this is Tubal Road. How come they have so many heavy weapons!"

"Retreat, immediately order the troops to retreat, the teaching group will teach the artillery regiment, and the teaching sergeant regiment will do their best to cover the withdrawal of the main force."

"The guard group rushed over quickly to contain their attack."

Qi Fuwan stood behind, his eyes widened and he kept shouting.

At this time, Qi Fuwan's eyes were red, his hands were clenched tightly, and his body was trembling slightly.

These troops are all elite members of his direct line, and they are currently the most capable troops in the security army.

After receiving such a blow, Qi Fuwan knew that after this battle, his vitality would be severely damaged.

There was not much problem with Qi Fuwan's deployment, but he underestimated the capabilities of the troops around him.

The so-called guard regiment he mentioned was formed from the remnants of the Third Group.

Although this guard regiment has 3,000 troops, they have been defeated long ago and have almost no morale.

Let them attack and contain the independent group, and the results can be imagined.

The security army's attack on the south side was attacked by the independent regiment, and Zhang Tengxiao's puppet army's third army attacked on the north side, but was also intercepted by fire.

The puppet Third Army was temporarily formed by adding its remnants to the temporary 19th Division. Their total strength was about 1,000 people.

There are three subordinate divisions, each with an average of less than 4,000 men.

This time, Zhang Tengxiao directly dispatched the temporary 17th Division of the Third Army and more than 5,000 troops of the temporary 18th Division to take charge of the attack.

The temporarily organized 19th Division troops stayed in Xishan.

More than 5,000 puppet troops quickly launched into action and approached the north of Chu Yunfei's troops.

But not long after they advanced, the artillery regiment, under the command of regiment commander Tang Jingchun, began to launch a fierce bombardment.

Twelve Skoda 76.2MM field guns continued to bombard, and the shells were fired one after another.

The puppet troops who were attacked were instantly devastated. They had been shelled before and suffered heavy losses.

At this time, they were shelled again, and the puppet troops retreated frantically.

Many puppet troops even abandoned their weapons and equipment and quickly fled the battlefield.

The counterattack planned by Yoshimoto Seiichi did not achieve any results, but instead suffered heavy casualties.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, the Fangshan position held by Dou Dianguang's First Army fell.

Dou Dianguang commanded thousands of remaining troops to retreat quickly.

Li Yunlong commanded the New Second Regiment, and the New Third Regiment continued to pursue them.

The guerrilla detachment quickly stationed in Fangshan to support Li Yunlong's troops in the battle.

As time passes, the casualties of the puppet troops continue to increase.

At two o'clock in the morning, the security forces began a full retreat.

The independent regiment pursued one after another, and the puppet troops gradually began to be completely defeated.

At seven o'clock in the morning on February 19, the Fourth Route Army of Hu Lingchen's puppet army retreated to the line between Yunmeng Mountain and Lingshan in the area east of Hecheng.

They had more than 30,000 troops before, but now they have dropped sharply to more than 20,000.

The only one that kept its organization intact was Liu Fengyan's 10,000-man Second Army.

Their situation is pretty good, at least the main force has withdrawn.

Qi Fuwan's security forces were very unlucky.

Their troops attacked and were intercepted by the strong firepower of the independent regiment.

Afterwards, the troops finally evacuated and were pursued one after another by independent regiments.

Qi Fuwan was preparing to withdraw to Yuanyang City to garrison, but the Independent Regiment did not give them a chance to stay.

The regiment is directly under the artillery, cooperating with the first battalion in pursuit.

The other two battalions quickly launched roundabout attacks, while the security forces retreated all the way.

At around 5 a.m., they withdrew from Xinxiang City.

The armored regiment and guard battalion commanded by Lu Ming began to comprehensively intercept.
To be continued...