Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 125 Chu Yunfei has become a popular figure, and many forces are trying to win him over! (Subscribe)

Subtitle: Land reform, Chu Yunfei’s methods!
Shanxi.

In Jiaocheng County.

Fate is always such a coincidence
Yan Laoxi, who escaped from the city, and Huang Shaolong, deputy commander-in-chief of the war zone, met unexpectedly in this county town.

Before this, neither of them knew where the other had gone.

Since we already know that Yan Laoxi is in the city.

Huang Shaohong naturally couldn't pretend he didn't know, nor could he avoid it.

After a brief rest.
He immediately went to the "Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters" to meet Commander Yan.

For Shanxi, for the people of the Three Jins, and even for the Jinsui Army.

Huang Shaohong both made contributions.

The Niangzi Pass Battle, which he led and commanded, dealt a heavy blow to the enemy and achieved a brilliant victory.

Plus, Yan Laoxi was affected by the current situation.

The two people should have had a violent conflict over Taiyuan city defense strategy.

At this stage, they are still in harmony, and Yan Laoxi naturally treats him with courtesy.

"Commander Yan."

"Brother Ji Kuan~!"

The gray-haired Yan Laoxi didn't expect to meet Huang Shaolong here, and immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"Oh, I didn't expect to meet Brother Ji Kuan here. Come in."

The two chatted for a while.

Yan Laoxi then picked up a telegram on the table: "Our Taiyuan has been lost!"

Huang Shaohong knew that Taiyuan could not hold out for too long, but he never thought it would happen so quickly.

But...how long did it take for the Japanese army to start attacking after they left?

Four days or five days?

After picking up the telegram.

Huang Shaohong only then realized the murderous intent in the telegram.

The telegram came from Jinling.

The signature is Zhongzheng.

It was not sent by the Secretary's Office, but was written by the Chairman himself.
Ma Bingren, deputy commander of the city defense.

Can't say more than the review.

If you are interested, you can search it yourself.

Zeng Yanyi, Deputy Commander of the 35th Army
Speaking of which...this person is Fu Yisheng’s sworn brother.

They had studied together at the Baoding Military Academy and were close friends who had been through thick and thin together.

Because he deserted the battlefield.

Given Fu Yisheng's temper, the two of them would most likely go their separate ways.

Military law is engaged.

Really according to military law.

The most likely outcome for Zeng Yanyi is dismissal from his post, spending three years in prison, or stepping down and never leading troops again.

But now.

Let’s not mention the generals of the Central Army who died.

A number of generals of miscellaneous armies have also set an example by leading their troops to fight on the battlefield.

Zhao Shoushan, Zhang Jinzhao, Chi Fengcheng, Feng Anbang, Zeng Wanzhong, Chen Changjie, Tang Huaiyuan, Wang Mingzhang
Four-fifths of the entire Central Army group was wiped out, and only one in ten officers survived.

Will Chiang Kai-shek agree if you run away?
Someone always has to pay for the lost battles.

This person would not be Yan Laoxi, commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, because no one could replace him.

It couldn't be Huang Shaohong, because he was a guest soldier and commanded Niangzi Pass.

Naturally, it wouldn’t be Wei Lihuang.

Chiang Kai-shek is not mentally ill. There is no need for him to deal with an unrelated person from his own group.

As for Fu Yisheng.

Even though Taiyuan City was lost, he still made a contribution.

Responsibility for the Battle of Taiyuan.

Only Zeng and Ma could carry it on their backs.

Kill a chicken to show respect and to intimidate those who are wavering.

It is reasonable, legal and emotional.

Chiang Kai-shek's attack at this time was reasonable and legal.

Those who disrupt military morale and desert the battlefield should be killed without mercy!

Huang Shaohong sighed slightly.

"Brother Ji Kuan, what are your plans for the next step?"

"The chairman asked me to go to Wuhan to prepare a report... He wants to know in detail what happened at the Niangzi Pass battlefield."

Feng Jingye's performance has led to many people complaining
Chiang Kai-shek also intends to give it a try...but it still needs to be confirmed again and again.

After all, Feng Jingye is not Ma Bingyi, who has lost his military power, or Zeng Yanyi.
After all, he still has 20,000 troops at his disposal and is the de facto deputy commander of a war zone.

Chiang Kai-shek still needs to be handled with extreme caution.

Yan Laoxi sighed: "It seems that Jiang Gong has confirmed that he wants to move the capital to Chongqing?"

"Well, I got the news that an announcement of relocation of the capital will be issued soon..."

"The Japanese army was pressing hard. The Sixth Division defeated Wan Fulin's 52nd Army on the east side of the Pinghan Road. Kenji Doi also won a battle after two days of fierce fighting with Shang Zhen's 32nd Army."

Huang Shaohong sighed and added: "After the fall of Xingtai, Wu Keren's troops in the 67th Army were ordered to go north to fight against the main force of the 6th Division. After two days of fierce fighting, they confronted each other on the south bank of the Zhang River. I heard that his troops also suffered heavy casualties.

After Guan Linzheng's troops of the 52nd Army came to the rescue, a brutal hand-to-hand fight broke out between the two sides of the Zhang River after only one day of fighting. More than 3,000 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded in one day. After suffering heavy casualties, the Japanese army once again confronted each other.

Yan Laoxi frowned slightly and sighed: "The plains are not well defended, and the troops are sparse. The Japanese army marched straight into Xingtai, Handan, and Anyang."

"The 141st and 142nd divisions in Anyang have been fighting hard for days, and it is said that there are less than a thousand people left."

"The Japanese army has already penetrated Hebei's defense line and is heading straight for Henan!"

"Yes..now we are under tremendous military pressure"

Huang Shaohong lit a cigarette and frowned.

Most of the North China Plain fell, and the Japanese army in the south approached Nanjing.
Nanjing is the place where the former Prime Minister's mausoleum is located...the capital of the National Government.

No matter what the defensive conditions are, we must defend.

While the two were talking, Xie Ming walked to the door of the reception room.
Yan Laoxi frowned slightly and stood up slightly: "Brother Ji Kuan, wait a moment..."

"Commander Yan, please."

Walk out of the reception room.

Xie Ming immediately stepped forward to report: "Commander Yan's three attendants from Nanjing called to ask where our brother Yunfei and his men have retreated to..."

"Why are they asking that?"

Yan Laoxi, the third attendant, frowned, feeling that something was not right.

The First Division is responsible for military and intelligence affairs.

The Second Office mainly handles party affairs and political matters.

The Third Office is responsible for personnel investigation and assessment.

"It was said that it was an interview assignment for the JoongAng Ilbo, so that's why..."

"Interview assignment at this time?"

Yan Laoxi frowned slightly, very puzzled: "I just suffered a defeat, what is there to interview?"

Xie Ming advised: "Commander Yan can also take this opportunity to call on the military and civilians across the country to donate money and materials to support the war of resistance in Shanxi."

"Think about it. The Japanese army is so powerful that we can only hold on with difficulty."

"If we can get the full support of the military and civilians across the country, we may be able to reverse the situation of being dependent on the central government and avoid being controlled by the chairman."

"I have received news that the Chairman intends to reorganize the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and will most likely make adjustments to the organization."

Yan Laoxi snorted coldly: "This Chang Kai-shen! He always likes to use this trick of getting rid of the donkey after it has done its work."

"General Yan, why should you be angry? Everyone knows what Chiang Kai-shek is thinking."

"Kill the miscellaneous troops to eliminate internal strife, and kill the Japanese invaders to eliminate external threats."

"Commander Yan, this is not the time to hesitate. You should make some preparations."

As Xie Ming spoke, he took out the list of accompanying personnel from his pocket.

"Chen Zejun, Song Wenying?"

"Yes... I asked someone to investigate... Nanjing called back and said that this person is the nephew of that person. And the background of this Miss Song is even more elusive. She just returned from studying in the United States not long ago. It seems that she is the niece of the lady."

Yan Laoxi suddenly became panic-stricken.

Behind the two men stood three powerful "valves (clans)".

This actually represents an attitude that everyone is optimistic about Chu Yunfei.
Like him, Yan Laoxi..
"Yun Fei He"

Xie Ming smiled and said, "Chief Yan, is there anyone else who knows Yun Fei better than you?"

Yan Laoxi was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Loyal! Sincerity!
The wrinkles on her face were tightly furrowed, like a brilliant chrysanthemum.

"Yufa still understands my feelings... I trust Yunfei unconditionally~!"

Xie Ming was stunned. Commander Yan seemed to be really old.

The fifth day of the retreat from Shouyang.

That was the day after Taiyuan fell.

Chu Yunfei's troops entered the area surrounding Changzhi County.
Sun Weimou and Wu Ziqiang received the news two days in advance and had already sorted out the location of the base and the current situation in Changzhi area.

At this time, no Japanese troops came to Changzhi, and not even fighter planes visited.

Except for some ordinary people in the city.

As for the ordinary people living in villages and towns.

Most of them didn't even know that the Japanese army had already entered Shanxi.

Chu Yunfei doesn't like to show up in front of the people, so Chief of Staff Fang Ligong naturally needs to help him do this hard work.

He met Sun Weimou, Wu Ziqiang, and Zhuo Tianyu at the headquarters of the 196th Regiment.

inside the room.

Chu Yunfei looked through the reports from the past ten days.

Each copy was written by Sun Weimou himself, and he had colluded with Wu Ziqiang and Zhuo Tianyu to give his testimony.

even so.

Seeing Chu Yunfei looking so seriously.

The three of them were still somewhat nervous.

"You three... have been nervous since you saw me. So, what did you do?"

Sun Weimou was extremely stubborn. He was the most relaxed among the three people: "How could we possibly hide something from you, sir?"

"Oh?"

Chu Yunfei frowned and looked at Zhuo Tianyu with a smile: "Deputy Captain Zhuo, what do you say?"

"Deputy Head?"

Zhuo Tianyu was shocked: "Sir, is he really promoted?"

"How could it be false? The new uniforms will be delivered soon, as well as the commission. We have to wait for the promotion to military rank. Your qualifications are not yet sufficient, but the process is already underway. I believe Director Lin will give me this favor."

Zhuo Tianyu was delighted.

This is an official military rank!

It not only means that he got what he wanted and became a deputy head of the group.

And his monthly military salary will also increase from one hundred and forty dollars to two hundred dollars.

"You are smiling like a lotus flower, with the corners of your mouth almost reaching behind your ears. Are you happy because you think you can earn an extra 60 yuan a month?"

Zhuo Tianyu smiled and nodded: "I'm counting on this salary to buy some land in my hometown."

"You have to be mentally prepared..Taiyuan is gone."

"In the future, our salaries will most likely be paid according to the Central Army's "national crisis salary". It's not clear whether we can get it."

"National Disaster Salary?"

Zhuo Tianyu stopped smiling.

The national disaster salary is the salary issued by the Central Army after the September 18th Incident.

The higher the official position, the lower the actual payment ratio.

He fought to the death...he worked so hard to kill the enemy and serve his country.

Although he was promoted to a higher rank..
But the monthly salary of a major was 140 yuan.

It became a lieutenant colonel's "national crisis salary" of 100 yuan. It was strange that Zhuo Tianyu could laugh.

Originally, the minimum increase was sixty dollars a month, which was enough to buy an extra acre of land.

What now?
Judging from his current spending, let alone buying land in his hometown.

I can't even afford Mao.

"Yes."

Chu Yunfei paused and then spoke.

"Judging from the current speed of the Japanese attack, it won't be long before we have to raise a large part of our salaries ourselves."

"This means that the development of Changzhi is related to the salary payment of you and the soldiers below."

Sun Weimou, Wu Ziqiang, and Zhuo Tianyu looked at each other in bewilderment.
No wonder Chu Yunfei arranged in advance for him to bring Wu Ziqiang and Zhuo Tianyu here to claim the territory.

Changzhi is a relatively prosperous place in the entire Shanxi region.

Easy to defend but difficult to attack.

To the east, there is the Taihang Mountains as a barrier, and there are also guerrilla activities of the Eighth Route Army.

To the west, there is the Taiyue Mountains blocking the way.

To the north, at this stage, the Pingding and Xiyang areas are where Tang Enbo's Central Army and Zeng Wanzhong's Third Army are active, so they can rest easy for a short period of time.

To the south, there are Yangcheng, Qinshui, Jincheng and other places in Shanxi.

There is room for expansion and there is no direct threat from the Japanese army.

Chu Yunfei sighed, then emphasized: "The country is in crisis, the national strength is in trouble, and the people are poor."

"Only by liberating productivity and mobilizing all the people in Changzhi can we tighten our belts and overcome the difficulties together."

"Sir..what is productivity?"

Zhuo Tianyu looked at Sun Weimou and Wu Ziqiang who looked confused, and simply asked.

"We need to produce more food, mine more minerals, make salt, and open up wasteland. In addition to growing opium, we need to do whatever makes money. Otherwise, who will feed the more than 10,000 people under our command?"

Zhuo Tianyu suddenly realized...
Sun Weimou was worried: "Sir, if this is the case, it will be difficult for us to maintain the current scale of operations."

"That's why we need to vigorously develop our base. Changzhi, Qinshui, Jincheng, and Yangcheng areas...are our future base."

"We must not only mobilize the masses and encourage them to support our war of resistance, but also improve the efficiency of resource utilization. I asked you to count the amount of cultivated land in the county. What did you count?"

At this point, Chu Yunfei became a little angry and immediately slammed the report in his hand on the table.

"Changzhi County has 38,600 mu of cultivated land, of which 10,000 mu belong to wealthy households and landlords, accounting for 28 percent of the total cultivated land."

"What are the backgrounds of landlords like Zhou Tianzhang, Pei Baotang, and Chen Shende? Have you investigated them all?"

During this era, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and parts of the North China Plain.

With one hundred acres of arable land, the annual income can reach about one thousand dollars.

The arable land in Shangdang area is relatively barren, and the annual income is about 800 oceans.

In addition, they will engage in some work such as landlord exploitation and money lending.

The annual income may even be more than eight hundred.

One landlord owned two thousand acres, and several small landlords owned one thousand acres.

The little land owned by the rich peasants.

Chu Yunfei looked down upon it.

Just the things in the hands of these landlords can be obtained.

If you count it down.

I can earn 40,000 oceans a year.

After all, it is impossible for Chu Yunfei to lend money.

The calculation is based on a corporal making one hundred and forty dollars a year.

It can directly afford to pay the annual salary of nearly 300 people.

In the entire 196th Regiment, there were not so many soldiers with the rank of corporal.

This is just the arable land in Changzhi County.
Including the entire Shangdang area, there are also Jincheng, Yangcheng, Qinshui and other places in the south.
Agriculture alone is enough to feed Chu Yunfei's more than 10,000 troops with some surplus.

To know.

The reason why Yan Laoxi is so rich.

It's not relying on this relatively barren arable land.

It relies on coal, iron, copper, and even military industry.
The machinery of Yangquan Machinery Factory and some other small factories have basically been moved to Changzhi area.

It has been settled now.

The time for building the factory may be a bit rushed.

It will take at least a month to officially resume production.

However, Changzhi itself has a lot of industries.
Although Yan Laoxi implemented feudal rule in Shanxi.

But the development of Shanxi region is really quite good.

Take Changzhi County as an example...the fifth year of the Republic of China.

Huang Guoliang from Xiangyuan County opened the first coal mine in Changzhi area that used steam engines in Daogouping.

The mining area covers an area of ​​260 acres and the output is very considerable.

Not to mention business.

This place even has a public store set up by Yan Laoxi specifically for selling cigarettes.

During this period, there were not only photo studios in Changzhi City, but also many foreign gadgets could be bought there.

I won't go into detail, but in short...
Changzhi is a very good place for Chu Yunfei to develop. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also very prosperous.

The only drawback is that this place is prone to drought... nine out of ten years there is drought, and there is also the summer drought which is known as the bottleneck drought.

These things can be improved through modern water conservancy knowledge
Previously, Chu Yunfei was proficient in military history, and understood how to carry out earthworks to build defense lines and how to fight.
Even when it comes to naval tactics, air force tactics, modern strategic tactics, and even the history of equipment development, he can talk about them clearly.

But...I have never been involved in water conservancy.
Human energy is limited. Chu Yunfei believes that this is not his problem.

This dog-matching system seems to have only one function as a combat map.

anyway.

Chu Yunfei's questioning voice was deafening.
Sun Weimou sighed: "Commander Chu's big landlords all have people behind them... They all have their own sons and nephews serving in the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

"Some have died on the battlefield, and most of those who survived hold high positions."

"Do you think it's appropriate for us to do this at this time?"

Chu Yunfei was silent
On power.

Even Yan Laoxi's order could not change his determination to do things.

All the landlords were put together and killed, with perhaps a few innocent people.

But if we kill every other one, there will definitely be some that slip through the net.

But in terms of emotion.

Their sons and nephews died in battle, fulfilling their duties and responsibilities to this country.

Not to the last step.

Chu Yunfei really didn't want to use force to resolve this matter, and it shouldn't be done by their group of Jinsui Army.

"Send someone to talk to them and offer them 10,000 yuan..."

"Ten thousand oceans?"

Sun Weimou immediately rejected Chu Yunfei's idea: "Sir...10,000 dollars is just like giving alms to beggars."

Chu Yunfei also understood this truth, but the current 358th Brigade.

Being able to come up with one hundred thousand dollars is already the best you can do!

Once the money is spent, there will be no money for next month's salary.
Even among the troops under Chu Yunfei's command, not all soldiers fought to defend their country.

It’s because he, Chu Yunfei, is clear about rewards and punishments, and he will give them what they deserve.

Problems with money are the most difficult things to solve.

"I'll give you half a month, no, a week."

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."

"If they don't know what's best for them, don't blame me, Chu, for being ruthless."

Sun Weimou and Wu Ziqiang looked at each other, and only Zhuo Tianyu was still standing there stupidly.

"No.. Sir, can't you do it another way?"

Zhuo Tianyu was still thinking about returning home and becoming a small landlord after the war.

Naturally, I don't want to get rid of the landlord from the bottom of my heart.

Chu Yunfei waved his hand to signal Sun Weimou and Wu Ziqiang to leave.

Then he slapped the report in his hand in front of Zhuo Tianyu.

"Look for yourself. What's written here?"

【驴大滚: Borrow one dollar, pay back two dollars at the end of the month. If you can't pay it back, pay back four dollars next month. 】

[Bug profit: Borrow one dollar and pay back two dollars and fifty cents at the end of the month.]

[Skinning loan: A lends money to B at an annual interest rate of 1%, and B lends it to C at an interest rate of 3%, and A and B profit from it. ]

[Kickback: Four or five kickbacks. Equivalent to two dollars, you only get one dollar, but the interest needs to be calculated based on two dollars, which is equivalent to the front-end fees of illegal financial intermediaries now.]

The landlords in these places used temple fairs, Taoist temples, Buddhist halls, and religious societies as a cover to lend money and make money.

The means are extremely covert.

Sun Wemou's family came from a merchant family, so he was naturally very familiar with this.

Under its leadership, some of the black gloves who lent money were eliminated...but as for the stubborn problem of usury.

It's like scratching an itch through a shoe.

This is where Chu Yunfei is dissatisfied...
Zhuo Tianyu was born in a poor family. Before that, he could only rent land and work part-time in the homes of wealthy landlords.

The oppression and exploitation they have suffered are relatively high.
After seeing these things, I naturally feel hateful.

"Sun Weimou, that bastard, has never told me this before."

"Commander Chu, give me an order and I'll chop these bastards into pieces."

Zhuo Tianyu was indignant.

In the past, whenever farmers encountered natural disasters, man-made disasters, or weddings and funerals, they would inevitably borrow money from these wealthy landlords.

These heavy usurious loans will weigh heavily on the heads of these farmers.

The landlords counted on them to work and earn money.

They sold their houses and land and eventually became slaves of the landlords.

Whenever there is a major disaster, many poor people will starve to death.

There are some good landlords with good hearts...but they are very few.

The reason why Chu Yunfei was willing to give them a week's buffer time was also to prepare other means.

Things like fighting landlords and beating up the rich.

There are people who are more professional and do things more efficiently than them.
Of course, I am talking about the Eighth Route Army.

At this time, it was not yet the time for the Eighth Route Army to establish bases on a large scale.

There is no shortage of grassroots cadres
He, Chu Yunfei, is not Chiang Kai-shek.

There is no resistance to this group of people, and some even welcome them.

With Chu Yunfei's fame and military exploits.

I have never fought with them before...there is no hatred between us.

High and low are also targets of war.

Plus, we have collaborated several times before...whether it was the Yellow River ferry or the battle of Zhuanshui Village.

Chu Yunfei had gained a lot of favorability.

Given the status and qualifications of Brigade Commander Chen and Division Commander Liu within the Eighth Route Army.

Naturally, the Eighth Route Army would not make any small moves within his base.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei looked at Zhuo Tianyu who was still jumping up and down in the same place.

This kid is good at everything.

I'm just too impatient.

To put it nicely, it means hating evil.

Chu Yunfei liked it from the bottom of his heart.

only.

Zhuo Tianyu is not suitable for such delicate work.

If possible
Chu Yunfei naturally hoped that the 386th Brigade, which was active in the battlefield in southern Shanxi, would complete the land reform for him.

Sun Weimou, Wu Ziqiang or Qian Bojun.

It was just Chu Yunfei's plan B.
Now here lies the crux of the problem.

These landlords, don't they know what's best for them?
All characters appear for the subsequent plot. After all, no one writes a novel with a climax in every chapter.
Some readers are worried about the proportion of the heroine occupying the book. Don’t worry about it. All characters are only there to serve the advancement of the plot.
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