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

Chapter 96

The night was dark, at three o'clock in the morning, the capital of Jin Province was too far away, in the headquarters of the First Army.

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka stood in front of the map, looking at the Yangcun area with a look of anticipation on his face.

Shinozuka Yoshio attaches great importance to the upcoming encirclement and suppression operations.

Although the Japanese and puppet troops had suffered relatively large losses before this, he felt that the front-line troops could continue to fight.

And Shinozuka Yoshio firmly believed that the Japanese puppet army, which had an absolute advantage, would definitely win a big victory.

Before the end of the month, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment and Li Yunlong's Xinyi Regiment will completely disappear from the battlefield in Jin Province.

"Your Excellency, the two field artillery squadrons have rushed towards the front line."

"They were able to quickly reconcile with the main force before dawn, so as to participate in this encirclement and suppression operation."

"With these two field artillery squadrons participating in the battle, our artillery unit must be able to take the initiative."

"Even shortly after the start of the war, the elite artillery unit of the Jinsui Army will be easily destroyed by us!"

At this time, Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi came to Shinozuka Yoshio and said with a smile on his face.

After the artillery unit of the independent mixed fourth brigade was strengthened, it was equipped with eight [-]-type mountain cannons and eight [-]-type field cannons.

However, the range of these sixteen artillery pieces is about 300 meters, which is far less than the range of Bofors Mountain Cannon over 9000 meters.

Taking this into consideration, the First Army Command specially deployed two field artillery squadrons to support front-line operations.

These two field artillery squadrons are equipped with four 14-modified field artillery and four Liao-made Type [-] field artillery.

And these two field guns have a range of more than 1000 meters!
Obviously, these eight wild cannons were specially used by the little devils to deal with Chen Ziyun's artillery troops!
"24 mountain cannons, 36 mortars, and dozens of heavy machine guns."

"I want to see how these two regiments can withstand our heavy weapons."

"This encirclement and suppression campaign can be said to be killing chickens with a sledgehammer, and they will surely perish!"

Shinozuka Yoshio showed a smile on his face, and he said confidently.

The independent mixed fourth brigade is a defensive brigade and lacks heavy weapons and equipment.

The First Army gave them a series of enhancements to make up for their shortcomings.

Don't talk about Li Yunlong's new regiment at this time, it is Chu Yunfei's 358th regiment, and the number of artillery is far behind the Japanese army.

What the 358 regiment can currently produce is only twelve mountain guns and six mortars.

The First Army Command is full of confidence in the ensuing encirclement and suppression operations. Yoshio Shinozuka and Hideyoshi Kusuyama firmly believe that they will surely win.

And in the western Shanxi area, Kenanpo, the Chief of the Second War Zone is here.

"Mr. Yan, the Japanese army is serious this time. It is said that they assembled a brigade and equipped with dozens of artillery pieces."

"And the planes at Jinnan Airport have started to mobilize. It seems that this time the Japanese army is going to completely wipe out the 358th regiment of Chu Yunfei."

"In such a battle, if we still act according to the previous plan, it will be easy to steal chickens and lose money."

Zhao Yinfu, the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army, rushed over, and when he saw Yan Laoxi, he said solemnly.

Originally, according to Yan Laoxi's intention, after the 358th regiment was almost beaten by the Japanese army and suffered certain casualties, the Jinsui army took action to rescue them.

In this way, Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun will definitely feel grateful and give their allegiance to Yan Laoxi.

At first, Zhao Yinfu thought that Yan Laoxi's strategy of adding candied dates with a big stick was good, but the situation is different now.

The Japanese army went to war here, and Zhao Yinfu was worried that if he made a move, the Japanese army would directly launch a fierce attack on the Seventh Army.

Even though he had two armies under his command, facing a strengthened brigade, Zhao Yinfu was still frightened, fearing that the troops would be defeated.

"Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun still have abilities, but they are simple-minded."

"If the little devil is so easy to deal with, how can our Jinsui army be so safe?"

"After the battle at Cangyunling and Yangcun, they didn't even know to stop. They completely angered the little devil in the battle at Qingshan Town!"

"It's okay this time, the Japanese army has assembled such a heavy force, let's see how they defend!"

"However, this is also good. Only after a big loss will you be able to settle down."

"The 358th regiment can't keep it. When its entire army is wiped out, find a way to rescue Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun."

Yan Laoxi couldn't help complaining, and he ordered directly.

In his opinion, if the Japanese army dispatched such troops, the 358 regiment was destined to be wiped out.

Of course he would not go to war with the Japanese army in order to keep the 358 regiment, so Yan Laoxi just planned to keep Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun.

Yan Laoxi felt that they would be grateful to him for saving them when they were at their worst.

The battle has not yet begun, and the Chief of the Second War Zone has already sentenced the 358 regiment to death!
After six o'clock in the morning, the sky has become brighter.

In the Zhongtiao Mountain area, the deputy commander of the second theater is here.

Wei Junru took the document handed over by Chief of Staff Guo Jiqiao, stood in front of the map to check it, and fell into deep thought.

"Mr. Wei, according to the latest battle report, Chen Ziyun of the 358th Regiment can not only command artillery operations, but also command infantry operations."

"The Battle of Qingshan Town shows that its command ability is extraordinary. At present, the strength of the 358th Regiment has grown to 6000, and the overall weapons and equipment are excellent."

"Can we issue an order in the name of the Deputy Commander's Department to let them move in advance, so as to avoid being encircled by the Japanese army?"

"After all, once they fight, the Jinsui army will definitely not support them. We are beyond our reach here. It would be a pity if such elites were defeated."

Guo Jiqiao looked at Wei Junru in front of him, and said worriedly.

They have also obtained relevant information here. In Guo Jiqiao's view, the 358th regiment may not be able to block the Japanese attack, and they may be severely injured.

"Chief of Staff, the 358th Regiment is a unit of the Jinsui Army after all. If I command directly, it will inevitably irritate Chief Yan."

"What's more, real gold is not afraid of fire. Whether this army can take on the heavy responsibility depends on their ability."

"If Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun want to stand out in the Jinsui army, they must have extraordinary skills."

Wei Junru pondered for a moment, then said with a firm expression on his face.

He decided not to interfere with the 358 regiment's battle. Wei Junru wanted to see how they would behave.

Of course, if Wei Jun in the 358th Regiment has invested his capital, he will not just watch this army be wiped out.

The defense area of ​​the 358th regiment is close to the Eighth Route, and Wei Junru has a good relationship with the boss of the Eighth Route Headquarters.

At critical times, Wei Junru can still ask the Eighth Route Army to carry out rescue.

For a while, the command organizations of the two sides made different judgments, and the First Army Command and the Second Theater Command both believed that the 358th regiment would be completely wiped out.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the second war zone believes that they have the ability to fight, but they feel that the Chu Yunfei regiment may not be able to win.

(End of this chapter)