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

On the morning of May 21st, Chen Ziyun, the guerrilla commander of Zhongtiao Mountain, issued a combat order.

Each regiment quickly launched combat operations. Sun Xiong's First Artillery Regiment assembled twelve Type 105 mountain guns, twelve Bofors mountain guns, and eight Jin-made MM mountain guns.

Thirty-two artillery pieces fired fiercely in succession, and a large number of shells continued to hit Ziling Town as if they were free.

At the same time, Zhu Mingxuan commanded the First Guerrilla Regiment and Lu Zhenyu commanded the Fourth Guerrilla Regiment to launch a rapid attack.

The two infantry regiments, in battalion and company units, repeatedly attacked the Japanese positions.

The Japanese 69th Regiment stationed in Ziling Town assembled its troops and quickly deployed them southward. About Japanese soldiers took up positions and established tight defenses.

The troops of both sides engaged in fierce fighting in Ziling Town, with constant sound of gunfire and various bullets and artillery shells continuously fired.

Deafening explosions rang out one after another, and smoke was everywhere.

The fierce battle lasted until ten o'clock in the morning, when the 604th and 605th Regiments of the Third Brigade, which were deployed in the area north of Ziling Town, launched a decisive attack.

The task that Chen Ziyun gave them was to launch a flexible attack relying on the high ground, but the two regiment commanders still assembled the main force of 3,000 people to participate in the battle.

The two regimental commanders, Ling Feng and Fang Qing, commanded the battle despite being injured. The morale of the 3,000-some troops was high. They shouted slogans and attacked the Japanese positions one after another.

The 107th Regiment quickly dispatched troops to the north to intercept the troops of the rd Brigade.

At the same time, their field artillery regiment also provided artillery support.

But compared with before, the Japanese field artillery at this time was only conducting sporadic shelling.

They clearly did not have enough shells. If they launched an intensive bombardment, they would probably use up the remaining shells quickly.

Once the shells are used up, dozens of cannons will become decorations.

By that time, more than 2,000 artillerymen could be used as infantry.

But for the Japanese at this time, they needed more artillery support.

What's more, these artillerymen have only received artillery technical training, and they are not qualified infantrymen.

The battle lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon, and Chen Ziyun personally commanded the guard regiment to join the battle.

More than 2,000 officers and soldiers attacked quickly under the command of Chen Ziyun, and the Japanese troops were unable to withstand it.

The 107th Regiment, with more than a thousand troops, tried to intercept the enemy, but they were no match for the Guards Regiment.

At around 69: p.m., the th Regiment urgently dispatched people to provide assistance.

Even the field artillery regiment was forced to withdraw artillery for support.

In order to prevent the Guards Regiment from advancing further, the Japanese used twelve Type 90 field guns to fire continuously in an attempt to intercept the Guards Regiment.

Fierce fighting broke out in Ziling Town. By ten o'clock in the evening, the remaining strength of the three Japanese regiments was about 8,000.

By now they had already suffered certain casualties, and the three squadron commanders looked solemn.

They immediately sent a telegram to contact the 52nd Division's Lieutenant General Shunsaburo Mai, requesting tactical guidance.

Of course, the three wing commanders specifically stated that even if they could not send reinforcements quickly, they hoped that the air force could airdrop supplies.

The Japanese in Ziling Town are now short of combat supplies and are simply unable to sustain subsequent operations.

After receiving the report, the commander of the 52nd Division, Maki Shunsaburo, contacted the Ejima Detachment immediately.

He hoped that the Jiangdao Detachment could quickly break through the Qin River defenses and support the combat troops in Ziling Town.

However, Jiang Dao Huxiong feels like he has hit a wall at the moment, and Li Yunlong commands the independent detachment to defend tightly.

The New 1st Regiment, the New 3rd Regiment, the Artillery Regiment, and the Heavy Artillery Battalion were deployed on the west bank of the Qin River, and they built a complete position.

The Jiangdao Detachment assembled the 41st Regiment and the 150th Regiment to attack, but they were repelled each time. At the same time, Kong Jie of the Henan North Detachment commanded the independent regiment and six guerrilla battalions to harass repeatedly.

The Jiangdao Detachment was fighting very passively and their casualties were increasing.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the angry and humiliated Jiangdao Torao simply gave up the battle to cross the river.

He assembled the main force of the Jiangdao Detachment and directly launched a sweep against an infantry regiment and six guerrilla battalions commanded by Kong Jie.

Jiang Dao Huxiong attempted to quickly annihilate these troops and then deal with Li Yunlong's troops.

However, after Li Yunlong sent two guerrilla battalions to fight with the Northern Henan Detachment, he made another adjustment based on the situation on the battlefield.

Tang Chunming commanded 24 field artillery pieces to secretly cross the Qin River and also fought under the command of the Northern Henan Detachment.

In addition, the New 1st Regiment, commanded by acting regiment commander Zhang Dabiao, was also ready to cross the river at any time.

By midnight, the two sides continued to fight fiercely in the area east of Qin River.

The fighting continued until around seven o'clock in the morning on the 22nd, when Li Yunlong personally commanded the New 1st Regiment to cross the river and join the battle.

The two sides continued to fight fiercely, and by ten o'clock in the morning, the independent detachment had completely crossed the Qin River.

The independent detachment and the guerrilla detachment assembled three infantry regiments, six guerrilla battalions, an artillery regiment and a heavy artillery battalion to attack from multiple fronts.

The Jiangdao Detachment was able to conduct field battles at first, but gradually, they began to passively defend.

At twelve o'clock noon, the engineering regiment of the Jiangdao Detachment retreated hurriedly to the rear. They were ambushed and almost wiped out.

Li Yunlong has command capabilities. Now that he has enough troops, he will naturally seize the opportunity.

He used the most powerful New 41st Regiment to contain the 52st Regiment, while the other troops attacked the 150th Regiment of the nd Division and the Engineer Regiment.

The Engineer Regiment, in particular, suffered several attacks and was nearly annihilated, and was forced to hide behind the battlefield.

The Engineer Regiment will not participate in the war for the time being, but the 150th Regiment will suffer.

Twenty-four field guns, ten large-caliber mortars, and two howitzers bombarded it in succession.

The Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment launched an all-out attack, while the six guerrilla battalions took advantage of every opportunity to launch breakthrough attacks and harassment.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the 150th Regiment gradually retreated.

Jiangdao Torao's face turned pale. He commanded the 41st Regiment to launch a counterattack in an attempt to wipe out the New st Regiment.

However, Li Yunlong reacted quickly. As soon as the 41st Regiment launched a counterattack, the artillery regiment and heavy artillery battalion immediately covered it with artillery fire.

Fighting east of the Qin River, the Jiangdao Detachment gradually withdrew eastward, and they were getting farther and farther away from Ziling Town.

In Ziling Town, the Japanese air force carried out airdrops, but as Chen Ziyun commanded the regiments to continue to press forward, the defensive positions of the 69th Regiment and others were reduced.

A lot of supplies fell directly into the hands of Chen Ziyun's troops.

After obtaining these supplies, each regiment intensified their attacks and did not give the Japanese any chance at all.

The troops of both sides continued to fight each other, and the Japanese air force was unable to carry out bombing.

For a time, the Japanese were completely at a disadvantage in the fighting in northern Henan, and they fought very passively.

As for the 47th Regiment north of Jincheng, it has now begun to gradually withdraw to southeastern Shanxi.

Chu Yunfei commanded two brigades and one detachment to launch an all-out attack, causing increasing casualties to the 47th Regiment.

By the evening of August 47, the th Regiment had suffered more than a thousand casualties.

Colonel Colonel Masao Furukawa had a solemn expression on his face. He was forced to start sending a telegram to contact the North China Front Army Headquarters to report the situation here. (End of this chapter)