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Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment showed his courage for once and confronted the Japanese Mito Regiment head-on, but ended up getting badly injured.

The reinforced regiment of 1500 people suffered more than casualties, which was directly caused by serious damage.

In contrast, the Mito Regiment lost only over 1 soldiers, and the casualty ratio between the two sides was about 4:.

As I said, Chu Yunfei is a man, but the elite troops of the Jinsui Army under his command had long been defeated, and the remaining ones were all of poor combat effectiveness.

In the several major battles in the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army fought hard. If it had not been for its indecisive command, it would never have suffered such a terrible defeat.

Chu Yunfei had never suffered such humiliation before, and he questioned his front-line commander Qian Bojun, asking why they were retreating and who told them to retreat.

I was scared to death when I saw blood. How can I be a soldier with such little courage?

The closest to Chu Yunfei's defense zone was Li Yunlong's independent regiment, which had long ago arranged light and dark sentries to keep a close eye on the movements of the Japanese army.

Seeing the Japanese heading west, Li Yunlong was very happy.

"Old Zhao, do you know what Chu Yunfei said when we ambushed the Japanese observation group at the Huting stronghold last time?"

Zhao Gang was commanding two battalions of the independent regiment to guard the headquarters at the time and had no idea of ​​the specific circumstances of the ambush by Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei.

I asked curiously, what did you say to make you, Li Yunlong, so happy today?

"Hehe, Chu Yunfei said that your army has always fought if they can win, and ran away if they can't. Today, the Mito Regiment attacked the 358th Regiment's position fiercely. I think Chu Yunfei's Jinsui Army ran faster than anyone else."

Zhao Gang frowned. After all, they were brothers in arms. "Old Li, should we provide support?"

Li Yunlong quickly waved his hands, saying there was no need. Chu Yunfei's family was wealthy and his 358th Regiment could not be completely defeated by a mere Mito Regiment.

Even if Chu Yunfei couldn't win the fight, if he couldn't even defend himself, then Li Yunlong would really look down on him.

"If I had that much weapons and equipment, I wouldn't be afraid of a Mito Regiment, let alone a Mito Regiment."

Listening to Captain Li bragging, Political Commissar Zhao turned and walked away, pretending he didn't hear anything.

The Japs sent another regiment to carry out a sweep, and another fierce battle is about to begin.

Notify the brother troops of the news and make preparations for counter-mopping up in advance.

If you can fight, fight. If you can’t, move away quickly.

Zhao Gang, a top student who graduated from Yan University, improved his military literacy rapidly and gained more and more experience in counter-mopping-up operations.

Arriving at the northern Shanxi border together with the Mito Regiment was the 26th Independent Infantry Regiment of the 12th Division of the Northern Army stationed in Mongolia.

Ding Wei received intelligence that the 12th Regiment had arrived in Gang County and joined the rd Independent Mixed Brigade.

This unit deserves a separate discussion. It belongs to the Mongolian garrison and is the only large-scale corps stationed inside and outside the Great Wall.

It was equipped with a cavalry group. The cavalry regiment it encountered before, led by Colonel Kuroshima Morita, was from the 26th Division.

On the basis of the cavalry brigade, it was equipped with vehicles, which increased the baggage capacity, made it highly mobile and had strong combat capabilities, making it a powerful force outside the Great Wall.

The division was mainly responsible for garrisoning large areas in northern Shanxi, eastern Suiyuan and southern Shanxi, and the area it was responsible for was even larger than that of the First Army.

However, the number of troops stationed in Mongolia was very small, only about 26, including the 2th Division, the Cavalry Group, and the nd Independent Mixed Brigade.

"Old Zhong, the Japanese are coming again. The good news is that Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment is exchanging fire with the Mito Regiment in the western part of Xin County.

The bad news is that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is unreliable. Chu Yunfei wants to fight, but the commander of the Second War Zone does not want to fight."

Zhong Zhicheng frowned. The Japanese mobilized two more regiments to the vicinity of Hutuo River. The purpose was very clear, which was to sweep the Fourth Military Sub-district.

They come with great force and don't give us any time to rest.

"Notify Kong Jie. I suspect that a small force from Fuping will also enter the mountainous area to support the battle. An infantry battalion of Gangshan Regiment? The county military police + the puppet army, estimated to have 2000 troops, the New Second Regiment will be under pressure."

"They often used mine warfare to harass, used the steep terrain to block, and destroyed the road surface."

The mountain road is rugged and it is the rainy season in summer. Kong Jie has experienced many raids before, so the New Second Regiment led by him is more than capable of handling the situation.

"Old Zhong, I am worried about the First and Second Guerrilla Battalions. They are in need of a reliable commander. I want you to go to the Yunzhongshan area to coordinate the work of the two guerrilla battalions and the development of the local base area as the prototype of the new Fifth Regiment."

Zhong Zhicheng said no problem and immediately got up to pack his things.

He was also worried that the situation in the Yunzhong Mountain area was complicated and the two guerrilla brigades would not be able to cope with it well.

It is Ding Wei's blessing to have a political commissar with whom he cooperates well.

"Signalman, notify Zhang Dabiao's new third regiment to give the Japanese in Dingxiang and Xinxian areas a stab."

Passive defense is not Ding Wei's character. The Japanese two infantry regiments and an independent mixed brigade are gathering. Before the enemy assembles, he must take the initiative to harass them and delay their troop assembly.

There is another benefit of Zhang Dabiao sending troops. Seeing that the Japanese invaders have fallen, should he arrange for the 9th Independent Brigade to return for support, or should he arrange for the Mito Regiment to split up?

If it's the latter, then it's worth being happy about.

Chu Yunfei was in a head-on confrontation with the Mito Regiment, and Ding Wei wanted to add fuel to the fire of the friendly forces.

With the name of Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, would it be a problem for him to take care of half of the Mito Regiment?

If that's the case, Chu Yunfei should leave northwestern Shanxi as soon as possible. He doesn't deserve the reputation.

When Zhang Dabiao received the order, he had been itching to do something, so he destroyed eight artillery towers in one breath.

Even though we have artillery in hand, we don't waste time talking to the Japanese and puppet troops.

Just open fire with infantry artillery, destroy the firing point, and then the brothers rush up and kill them all.

The puppet army's combat effectiveness was poor, and the Japanese in the gendarmerie were just so-so, far from a regular field force.

Their combat awareness, combat will and combat experience are far inferior to those of the Japanese veterans.

Even though he was 200 meters away, he still couldn't shoot accurately and was shot in the head by the sharpshooter in the team.

"Report to the commander, we have encountered the commander of the friendly independent regiment, Li."

Zhang Dabiao picked up his hat from the ground and asked in confusion, "Captain Li Yunlong?"

"Yes!"

"I'll go over and take a look."

Li Yunlong smelled the meat and brought a battalion of the independent regiment to join in the fun.

The Japanese had only so many artillery towers, and Zhang Dabiao destroyed them all. What did he eat and drink?

I saw it from a distance, with its head tilted and a cocky look on its face.

He immediately accused Zhang Dabiao, "Dabiao, you are not a decent person. You attacked the artillery tower secretly, and you didn't even bother to take your old boss to eat some meat."

"Look at what you said. I, Zhang Dabiao, am not that kind of person. If the independent regiment takes a fancy to a certain artillery tower, I will have someone bring infantry artillery to help you overthrow it."

Li Yunlong's eyes kept wandering over the infantry gun.

What does it matter if it's a gun tower or not? It's so formal. If we borrow the guns for a few days, all the problems will be solved.

Zhang Dabiao is also a smooth person. Although Li Yunlong is his old superior, they now belong to different military sub-districts.

The independent regiment is under the command of the brigade commander, and Zhang Dabiao is under the command of Ding Wei's Fourth Military Sub-district. Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, so the brother units must also settle accounts clearly.

What is yours is yours, and no one can take it away from you.

But if it’s not yours, I can give it to you, but you can’t snatch it away.