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

Masao Furukawa commanded the 47th Regiment to retreat to the area north of Jincheng and temporarily stopped the attack.

He sent reconnaissance troops in succession to check the specific situation of the garrison in Jincheng area in detail.

Soon he received a report and learned that there were three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment in Jincheng.

In addition, there was a detachment of the Eighth Route Army outside the city. Faced with such a large number of troops, Furukawa Masao was somewhat surprised.

Of course, Masao Furukawa commanded troops in battles one after another, especially since he had once belonged to the 6th Division.

During the Battle of Hankou, the Sixth Division fought along Anhui Province and had direct and fierce battles with the troops of the Fifth War Zone.

They also participated in many battles afterwards, and each time they won with fewer troops.

Although Masao Furukawa was somewhat surprised by such a scene, he was not afraid, nor did he run away.

Taking into account that his troops had been fighting continuously and had consumed a lot of physical energy, Masao Furukawa arranged for his troops to build positions and began to rest overnight.

At the same time, he contacted the 53rd Division in Southeast Shanxi and requested the 53rd Regiment's logistics troops to transport relevant combat supplies.

Up to now, the 47th Regiment has suffered some casualties, but its main force is still intact.

Masao Furukawa planned to take a short rest and then continue the attack with all his strength to completely eliminate the Jincheng defenders.

Of course, he didn't know that the fighting in the Jincheng area had already attracted the attention of Chu Yunfei, commander of the 201st Division.

After Chu Yunfei learned about the combat situation in Jincheng, he immediately made arrangements and Li Chongtao's First Brigade assembled quickly.

At the same time, the 3rd Artillery Regiment directly under the division headquarters also began to meet with the troops of the 1st Brigade.

After the separation, there were conflicts between the 201st Division and the Zhongtiaoshan Guerrilla Command.

But after things were talked out, everyone was able to forget their grudges and laugh it off.

After all, these two armies are brothers who are connected by broken bones, and many of them have gained friendship by crawling out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Now that they are fighting together, they will no longer have any conflicts, and everyone is thinking actively about killing the enemy.

On the afternoon of May 20th, Chu Yunfei personally commanded the First Brigade and the Third Artillery Regiment to rush to Jincheng for support.

With the arrival of Chu Yunfei, the combat command of the area naturally fell on his shoulders.

Chu Yunfei adjusted the deployment according to the battlefield situation. Ding Wei's guerrilla detachment was assigned to Chu Yu's guard regiment to block the retreat route of the 47th Regiment.

Xu Chengpu's First Guerrilla Brigade, equipped with the Second Artillery Regiment, launched a counterattack directly from Jincheng.

Li Chongtao's First Brigade, equipped with the Third Artillery Regiment, launched an attack from the flank.

By three o'clock in the afternoon, under the command of Chu Yunfei, four infantry regiments and two artillery regiments launched an all-out attack.

One Soviet field gun after another and one Fengzhuang field gun after another launched fierce bombardment.

More than 10,000 troops from four infantry regiments launched an attack from the south and west.

There was constant fierce gunfire and deafening shouts of killing.

The 47th Regiment was still preparing to continue the attack after resting, but at this time they were forced to go into a defensive state.

When the battle was going on until after eight o'clock in the evening, Ding Wei commanded the New Second Regiment, the Guard Regiment, and the Guerrilla Brigade to attack from the north.

At one time, a large number of troops attacked from three sides. The casualties of the 47th Regiment continued to increase, and the positions they built were also precarious.

Chu Yunfei assembled six infantry regiments, four guerrilla battalions, and two artillery regiments with a force of more than 20,000 people to encircle and annihilate the enemy on three sides.

The 47th Regiment was under great pressure. At this moment, they could only defend their positions and could not launch any offensive.

Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Masao Furukawa had a gloomy face, but he was not panicking at all.

He even discussed with his officers the idea of ​​using a defensive battle to kill a large number of attacking troops, and then launching a full-scale counterattack.

However, as the fighting continued, their casualties continued to increase, and it became apparent that it was difficult for the Japanese to launch a counterattack.

At the same time, in the northern Henan region, Li Yunlong commanded the independent detachment and the northern Henan detachment to block the Qin River with all their strength. They assembled three infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, and six guerrilla battalions to fight repeatedly.

Even with the support of the air force, the Jiangdao Detachment failed to make any progress in its attack.

These Japanese soldiers were intercepted in the area east of Qin River and had no way of crossing the Qin River to establish contact with the main force of the 52nd Division.

As for the main forces of the 52nd Division, the 69th Regiment, the 107th Regiment, and the Field Artillery Regiment that were besieged in Ziling Town.

They were attacked by seven regiments commanded by Chen Ming, and their situation was also bad.

Before this, the Japanese still had the ability to organize troops to launch a counterattack and constantly tried to support the Jiangdao Detachment in crossing the river.

However, by midnight on the 20th, as their casualties and losses continued to increase, the Japanese completely lost their ability to launch a group counterattack.

The seven regiments commanded by Chen Ziyun are now fully staffed except for the First Artillery Regiment.

The other regiments suffered casualties. They blockaded Ziling Town from all sides and tightly encircled the Japanese troops.

Each regiment continuously organized troops to launch fierce attacks, posing threats to the Japanese troops at all times.

At four o'clock in the morning of the 21st, Chen Ziyun adjusted his deployment according to the battlefield situation.

He assembled the 604th and 605th Regiments of the rd Brigade to attack north of Ziling Town.

These two regiments were the first to join the battle and suffered relatively heavy losses. Their full strength consisted of about 7,000 people.

However, as the fighting continues, the two regiments have only more than 4,000 combat troops left.

Regiment commanders Ling Feng and Fang Qing were both commanding the battle while injured.

Chen Ziyun deployed them on the north side and asked them to rely on high ground deployment and launch flexible attacks.

In addition, Zhu Mingxuan's First Guerrilla Regiment and Lu Zhenyu's Fourth Guerrilla Regiment assembled a force of 5,000 people on the south side. They were assigned to the First Artillery Regiment to fight and take on the main attack mission.

As for Wei Heshang's guard regiment, it was deployed on the east side by Chen Ziyun, and they were responsible for carrying out diversionary attacks.

There are no troops stationed on the west side. The cavalry regiment is deployed in the Hanoi County area as the general combat reserve.

By eight o'clock in the morning, as Chen Ziyun issued the combat order, the various regiments launched a fierce attack.

The regiment commander and battalion commander personally went to the front line to command, and each company quickly advanced forward to attack the positions of the Japanese troops.

The fighting continued in Ziling Town. The Japanese were completely cut off from contact and they consumed a lot of ammunition and supplies.

The field artillery regiment, in particular, had always been the defensive support point. With artillery fire one after another, they did not have many shells left.

As various units launched attacks from different areas, the Japanese could only defend themselves with force.

Although there were no troops in the west, they still held on and did not dare to retreat to the west.

Because the further west they advanced, the farther they were from the Japanese Jiangdao Detachment.

The Japanese even thought that Chen Ziyun deliberately left a loophole to drive them westward.

The Japanese fought desperately to defend Ziling Town, and fierce fighting broke out between the two sides in Ziling Town.

Chen Ziyun has already arrived at the front line in person, and he is fighting with his guard regiment.

Although the main attacking force is on the south side, Chen Ziyun has high hopes for the guard regiment on the east side.

After all, this army is well-equipped with weapons.

At its peak, both infantry battalions of the Guards Regiment were equipped with three rifles.

Czech-style semi-automatic rifles, Jin-made submachine guns, and Jin-made Mauser pistols.

Unfortunately, they split up later and Chu Yunfei broke them up, so their fighting power was weakened.

However, compared with other regiments, the Wei Heshang Guard Regiment, which is directly under the command of the Zhongtiao Mountain Guerrilla Command, is still at its peak in terms of combat effectiveness. (End of this chapter)