People are shining their swords, secretly helping the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi

On the afternoon of May 18, the little devils successively launched combat operations in the northern Henan area and the southeastern Shanxi area.

After Ejima Torao's 41st Regiment arrived in the northern Henan region, the commander of the 52nd Division, Toshizaburo Mako, met with him in person.

In order to quickly support the main operations of the Ziling Town Division, the 52nd Division Headquarters formulated a combat plan.

They planned to quickly eliminate Kong Jie's Henan Detachment east of the Qin River, and then quickly cross the Qin River to establish contact with the main force of the Ziling Town Division.

For this reason, the little devils formed the Jiangdao detachment east of the Qinhe River to carry out relevant combat tasks.

The Jiangdao detachment is organized into the 41st Regiment, the 150th Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, and the Search Regiment.

Although fully three of these four regiments were organized by the 52nd Division, Toshizaburo Maki arranged for Torao Ejima to be responsible for unified command of the operations.

The 52nd Division is directly under the Baggage Regiment, and is assigned to the Field Artillery Division to stay in the relevant towns for defense.

The Jiangdao detachment quickly completed its formation, and their total strength was more than 10,000.

Captain Ejima Torao, the captain of the Colonel-General's Regiment, did not expect that he would have the opportunity to command such a large number of troops.

For this battle, Edao Torao was even more ambitious.

In his opinion, his trip to North China will definitely be fruitful.

The rank of major general and the position of brigade commander seemed to have appeared in front of him. As long as he grasped it, the military rank and position could be promoted.

Starting at four o'clock, the Jiangdao detachment came with great momentum and directly fought against the Henan North detachment that was blocking the Qinhe River.

The northern Henan detachment is mainly composed of the Kongjie Independent Regiment. In addition to the independent regiment, there are also four guerrilla brigades.

The full strength of the troops exceeds 8,000, but after continuous fighting, they also suffered certain casualties. The current strength is more than 7,000.

Before the arrival of the 41st Regiment, the Henan North Detachment was still able to take the initiative when facing the 150th Regiment and other units.

But now facing the Jiangdao detachment, the Henan detachment is gradually losing ground.

Especially Ejima Torao's 41st Regiment is very ferocious.

The two sides fought for less than an hour, and the 41st Wing caused heavy losses to the Henan North Detachment.

There were more than two hundred soldiers killed in battle alone.

After the detachment leader Kong Jie received the report, he couldn't help but gasped. He had rarely encountered such an elite Japanese army.

On the one hand, Kong Jie organized troops to hold on and continued to block the Qin River to prevent the Japanese troops from crossing the river.

On the other hand, he quickly contacted Chen Ziyun and reported in detail the situation here.

At this time, Chen Ziyun was organizing various ministries to storm Ziling Town. Six infantry regiments and two artillery regiments continued to attack.

A large number of artillery shells were fired towards Ziling Town one after another, and each regiment organized troops to advance the attack in turn.

The 69th Regiment and the 107th Regiment of the Little Devils held on desperately, and the Field Artillery Regiment launched counterattacks one after another.

The battle between the two sides gradually became intense, and some positions had already fallen into hand-to-hand combat.

The sound of metal colliding continued, and bodies were everywhere on the ground.

The smell of blood spread along the air, and black smoke enveloped the entire battlefield.

When the fighting lasted until after five o'clock, several regiment leaders were defeated, but they were still directing the battle on the front line.

Not to mention these group leaders, even Chen Ziyun fell into the trap.

A cannonball fell nearby, and Chen Ziyun was scratched on the head by a stone.

If Chen Ziyun had reacted slower, this inconspicuous stone would definitely have killed him.

"Commander Chen, there are Japanese reinforcements on the east side of Qinhe River."

"According to the report from the northern Henan detachment, the Little Devils organized two infantry regiments, one engineering regiment and one search regiment to carry out operations." "One of the infantry regiments of the Little Devils has just arrived for reinforcements and may have appeared in southeastern Shanxi. Elite Field Wing."

"They are well-equipped with weapons and equipment and have strong combat effectiveness. The Henan North Detachment is under great pressure. They may not be able to continue to block the Qinhe River."

"In addition, Master Chu also sent a telegram. The little devils attacked from Laoxiong Mountain and other highlands and gradually advanced towards Jincheng."

"This group of little devils is an elite force with more than 5,000 troops. It has already begun to engage the Jincheng defenders."

At 5:40, Chen Ziyun received a detailed report.

The staff quickly marked the map, and Chen Ziyun looked at the map with a thoughtful expression.

After a moment of silence, Chen Ziyun contacted Li Yunlong immediately.

The strength of the Japs east of the Qinhe River has increased, and the North Henan detachment is unable to cope with it.

If these little devils cross the Qin River, the entire operation will fail.

By that time, let alone expel the Japs to the east of Qinhe River and restore the situation before the war.

After these little Japanese troops reunite, they may even be completely defeated, thereby completely controlling the northern Henan region.

Chen Ziyun contacted Li Yunlong, hoping that Li Yunlong could quickly mobilize troops to coordinate the operations of the North Henan detachment and continue to block the Qin River.

As for the southeastern part of Shanxi, Chen Ziyun contacted Chu Yunfei and asked Chu Yunfei to conduct operations to ensure that Jincheng and other towns were defended.

In addition, Chen Ziyun sent the Chu Yu special agent group transferred from the 201st Division back to be used as a reserve team.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yunlong mobilized the New Third Regiment to evacuate and besiege Ziling Town, directly crossing the Qin River to assist the Northern Henan Detachment in combat.

After careful consideration, Yang Ming began to mobilize the fourth reserve guerrilla regiment to join the battle and besiege Ziling Town.

As for the cavalry regiment, one part was used to blockade the area north of Ziling Town, while the main force was pushed to Hanoi County to serve as the general reserve force.

Fierce fighting continues, and the two sides engage in fierce fighting in the northern Henan region.

And here in southeastern Shanxi, the 47th Infantry Regiment has already reached the Jincheng area.

The 47th Regiment has received a series of reinforcements. They have sufficient artillery and more than troops, basically all combat soldiers.

The 47th Regiment was once affiliated with the 11th Brigade of the Sixth Division. After the Sixth Division was reorganized into a three-regiment, the regiment was transferred out.

The Sixth Division of the Little Devils has strong combat effectiveness, and its troops are murderous and are completely beast troops.

They once carried out large-scale massacres in Jinling, and their hands were stained with the blood of innocent people.

Masao Furukawa commanded the 47th Regiment all the way south, and their progress was relatively smooth.

After arriving in Jincheng, the little Japanese did not immediately organize troops to storm the county seat.

Furukawa Masao directly sent a surrender letter to the city, asking Xu Chengpu, commander of the First Guerrilla Brigade, to surrender with his troops.

Xu Chengpu came anyway as a puppet soldier, and the little devil used psychological warfare this time.

Jincheng currently has Sun Yu's 606th Regiment, Lin Zhiqiang's 607th Regiment, and troops directly under the brigade headquarters, with a total strength of more than .

In addition, the Second Artillery Regiment of Zhou Wenbo has been mobilized quickly and rushed over for reinforcements.

Chu Yu's special agent team also quickly moved towards Jincheng from the northern Henan region to provide support.

Of course, it will still take some time for these troops to arrive in Jincheng.

Faced with Furukawa Masao's letter of persuasion to surrender, Xu Chengpu responded directly.

The two regiments in Jincheng were directly under the artillery force and began to conduct crazy shelling on the little Japanese.

This is Xu Chengpu's reply, he will not continue to be a traitor! (End of chapter)