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There were not many defenders in Xin County. The 41st Division remained here, and the remaining troops were transferred to the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish.

The remaining security forces are not much stronger than the puppet army.

The combat effectiveness is only third-rate.

The security forces were all newly recruited Japanese soldiers who were drafted in to engage in public security operations after a brief three-month training.

It’s fine to bully ordinary people, but you are too young to fight against Ding Wei’s regular main force.

The heavy artillery regiment and the field artillery regiment pressed forward, and three regiments of Wang Chao's Fourth Column arrived in Xin County. After a brief rest, they opened fire.

Wang Chao himself also cherishes these few opportunities to attack.

Opportunities are hard to come by, we must let the Japanese get to know the men of the Northwest.

"Comrades, if you can take Xin County, I'll treat you to a drink. If you can't, just go back to the northwest and farm."

"We are not holding a firewood stick in our hands. If anyone doesn't have the guts, get out of here as soon as possible. My Fourth Column doesn't accept cowards. There are no cowards in the Suirecha Military Region."

The morale before the war was very good. After being reorganized from the puppet army security group, this unit had been placed in the rear to fight small-scale wars.

This was the first time they were pulled out as the main force to participate in the battle.

For Wang Chao, this was a sign of trust from Ding Wei.

For the troops, this is to prove that they belong to the main force and are definitely not a second-rate force in the Suirecha Military Region.

We must fight well and kill all the Japanese without leaving a single piece of armor.

The men in the Northwest dare to fight with swords and lick blood.

There were only about 2000 defenders in Xin County. It was unknown what the puppet troops and security forces were thinking when they saw the aggressive main force of the Sui-re-cha Military Region.

The artillery fire pressed in, and after entering the firing range, they began to skillfully build artillery positions.

Even if the defenders did not have any decent artillery, they had to follow standard procedures and surround the artillery with sandbags.

Observation, calibration, and fire coverage.

The large-caliber artillery opened fire in unison, with shells pressing towards the city defenses.

The 155mm howitzer was the best weapon for siege, and a group of 120mm mortars also fired from a close range of about 5000 meters.

The Japanese had several captured mountain cannons, but they only had a range of four thousand meters, and the quality of the Shanxi-made mountain cannons was not good enough.

There is no way to threaten the artillery regiment at all.

The shells whizzed down and suddenly a sea of ​​fire filled the place.

The defenders in the city defense were hit by the shells, and the shock wave blew away a large number of Japanese soldiers.

Just one wave of bombing turned the city defense into a mess.

The power of large-caliber artillery is so terrifying.

Wang Chao asked someone to inform Zhuzi not to waste artillery shells, as there were only 2000 defenders and they could be defeated with just one charge.

Save some of the shells for use when we attack Taiyuan.

After the artillery fire stopped, the assault team moved forward with ropes and climbed directly to the top of the city wall under the cover of heavy machine gun fire.

Using only a set of ropes, a group of strong men climbed up the city defenses.

The submachine gun fired in a burst, and when the bullets were exhausted, he drew his sword and chopped the enemy's head with the blade.

The man and his helmet were split into two.

Half of the devil's face fell to the ground, and then he fell straight to the ground.

Ding Wei was not directing the operation on the scene. When he heard the artillery fire stop, he immediately asked someone to contact Wang Chengzhu.

"Why did the gunfire stop?"

Feedback from the Xin County battlefield indicated that the troops had climbed onto the city wall, and the Fourth Column was pressing into the city, engaging in street fighting with the Japanese.

"Has it been broken in?"

Ding Wei was a little surprised. They had just started the attack and Wang Chao's men had already entered the city?

To be honest, not much attention has been paid to this unit.

Most of them are reorganized, which raises a question mark about their combat effectiveness.

Ding Wei formulated the strategy of attacking Xin County first and then surrounding the First Army Headquarters. He also pulled Wang Chao's troops out for practice.

Now it seems that there are really no cowards in the Suirecha Military Region.

Whether they are reorganized or the old soldiers who followed at the beginning, they are all ruthless men on the battlefield who dare to fight and fight.

"Old Kong, it looks like the battle in Xin County won't last two days. It can be over in one day. The next battle is Yangqu. Get your troops ready and push into Jinzhong."

Kong Jie glanced at the map and then looked at Ding Wei.

"Should I ask about Li Yunlong?"

In this attack on Zhengtai Road, his Jinzhong Column, the Fourth Column and the Fifth Column are all at the column level, and he let the independent detachment launch the main attack. It seems that Ding Wei is not paying any attention.

Does Li Yunlong need support? Is the firepower sufficient?

If they fail to capture it, the Japanese in Yangquan will attack us from both sides, and the Jinzhong Column will be attacked from both sides.

"If Li Yunlong had failed to capture Yangquan, he would have been shot by the division commander long ago. He has few opportunities to redeem himself. How can he turn things around if we don't give him some credit?"

No matter what, he is an old comrade.

Although he likes to brag and has a bad temper, we have fought together before.

Ding Wei intended to give him a huge credit by capturing the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade in Yangquan and taking the opportunity to turn things around and reinstate his original position.

If he is lucky and accumulates some military merits, he will be promoted to column commander ahead of schedule.

This can help us to implement military discipline in advance in future civil wars.

Otherwise, why would he be the commander of the Second Division, leading the assault personally, and end up lying in bed at the beginning of the three major battles?

He has no military achievements at all, and he's barely even a major general.

Besides, the independent regiment originally had 7,000 to 8,000 people. After being reorganized into a detachment, its strength was further enhanced. Li Yunlong now had tens of thousands of armed men under his command.

If you can't take over a security brigade of 5000 people, don't embarrass yourself and just continue to be a battalion commander.

Seeing that Ding Wei was determined, Kong Jie didn't say much.

He began to arrange his main forces to advance into the Yuci area, which is the gateway to and from the Taiyuan Basin and the core area of ​​the Zhengtai Line.

There are thousands of Japanese soldiers stationed there, making it a large stronghold.

The tanks pressed forward and the infantry charged forward, beating the Japanese into a daze.

These are all Japanese tanks. Why are they coming towards us?

Kong Jie is a bit too nice a guy. He has 1.6 troops under his command. He has artillery, tanks, and machine guns.

They could have entered the Jinzhong plain area long ago and fought against the Japanese around the county town.

Guerrilla warfare in mountainous areas was the Eighth Route Army's forte, but as the number of troops increased, they had to abandon the guerrilla habits and switch to mobile warfare, encirclement warfare, and roundabout maneuvers.

Things like tactics are often adapted to local conditions.

It depends on the timing, the terrain, and more importantly, the situation of both the enemy and ourselves.

In the past, I was at the mercy of others and could only move around in the mountains.

Now the situation is reversed. The Japanese have no power to fight outside the city except to defend themselves.

You can just shit on your opponent’s head, the harder you hit them, the more scared they will be.

Advance towards the ancient city of Yuci and wipe out the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops.

The Jinsui Army stationed in the Luliang Mountain area also saw the opportunity, seeing that the Japanese were sending reinforcements to the Yuci area and the county town was weakly defended.

They rushed out from the mountainous areas one after another, intending to recapture Fenyang, Xiaoyi, Lingshi and other areas.

Commander Yan is not having a good time either. Among the tens of thousands of people under his command, not a single one is capable of fighting.

If the Japanese had not lost the Battle of Midway, he would have already hung up the plaster flag and chosen to surrender to the Japanese.

Zhou Weiguo arrived at the front-line command post, saluted Ding Wei, then walked aside and fell silent.

I just arrived here, let me understand the situation first before I express my thoughts.

How the special operations battalion, armored tank brigade, and flying brigade should cooperate requires careful discussion.