Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 126: Sir, I have a good opinion! (Subscribe)
"Staff Officer Shen, I've said it three times, Commander Chu is different from the others. He not only agrees with our joint anti-Japanese war, but he has also cooperated with the Red Party's army before... The victory at Zhuanshui Village was led by his subordinate Luo Weiguo!"

"That time was a prime example of the two parties cooperating in battle. Commander Sun is overthinking it!"

Nanguan Town.

The 197th Regiment’s temporary rest area welcomed a “guest” from afar.

Staff Officer Shen sighed and continued, "Brother Kuishan, you also know that Commander Sun is not worried about what Chu Yunfei will do to you, but is worried about Nanjing!"

"Our elite troops of the Shaanxi Army were divided up and used on the battlefield. After the consumption of troops and equipment, they have not been replenished so far. He is seeking revenge for Xi'an!"

This forced Chiang Kai-shek to participate in a pajama mountain climbing competition in the middle of the night.

It was the temperature at that time.

It's lucky if you don't freeze to death.

Not to mention that Chiang Kai-shek himself is a very tolerant person.

They are also narrow-minded and hold grudges.

He Jingzhi was able to endure until the end of the Anti-Japanese War before taking any action.

The CC faction even waited until it had a siege in Taiwan before cleaning up.

Yan Laoxi thought the war was over
It’s okay for me to do a small business in Taiwan, right?

The result... house arrest until death
There are too many examples like this.

Summarize a paragraph.

The reason why Chiang Kai-shek did not take action immediately was not because he was broad-minded.

But he thought the time was not yet ripe.

Rather than unifying the Republic of China, it would be better to say that he glued the Republic of China together.
The subsequent struggle for power and authority lasted throughout the rest of his life.

Sun Weiru's worries are not without reason.

But Li Kuishan seemed to have determined Chu Yunfei at this time: "Staff Officer Shen and the Chairman have personally issued an order, and the troops are now preparing to reorganize the work process... At this time, how can I explain to Chief Chu?"

"What's more, Staff Officer Shen, has Commander Sun ever considered that our 38th Army Training Corps may be accused of disobeying orders and mutiny?"

"By then, if the chairman has issued an order and Chu Yunfei's army arrives, won't we, the brothers who fought side by side, still be angry?"

Staff Officer Shen remained silent and decided to run away with the troops and reorganize them, which would be a good idea.

However..
The Japanese 20th Division after capturing Taiyuan City.

Chasing and heading south along the Nantongpu Railway Line
Even if Li Zhenxi made up his mind to return to Shaanxi and disobey the orders from Nanjing, where would he go back to?

Don't we still have to go south through the Shangdang area? Wouldn't that just put us in Chu Yunfei's trap?
"Staff Officer Shen, besides, our Shaanxi Army still owes the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army a lot of favors. In the battle of Lvling, most of the Shaanxi Army's 17th Division was killed or wounded, and morale was bad. It was Chu Yunfei's troops who took over the defense line and allowed our 17th Division to retreat and rest."

"On the Zhangjiazhuang front, Chu Yunfei dispatched his 30th Artillery Regiment to assist and destroyed the Japanese front-line artillery positions, alleviating their pressure..."

"As for us, let alone..."

Li Zhenxi sighed, "If Commander Huang really threw us into the 27th Army to command that old man Feng Jingye, he would definitely let our training regiment take on the most dangerous offensive missions... or put us on the front line to grind meat so that their main force can preserve its strength."

After hearing this command, Staff Officer Shen said no more: "Since Brother Kuishan has made up your mind, I will not say anything more. I will just go back and report."

"I'll send someone to tell you that the Japanese army has begun to infiltrate the southeastern part of Shanxi."

"Thank you!"

Changzhi.

All work is progressing steadily.

At this time, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong also sent Chu Yunfei out to investigate the detailed situation in each region.

Just as Chu Yunfei was thinking about how to steadily promote industrial development.

A new piece of bad news came.

Japanese troops are gathering in the Hebei region.

There are about 1,500 of them, and they are currently advancing towards Handan.

Handan, Hebei.

It is very close to Changzhi area.

It’s only less than 200 kilometers away.

There is also a road about three meters wide between Chang and Handan that was repaired during the Republic of China period.

This road also has key areas such as Shexian and Licheng.
In the combat conference room.

Except for Fang Ligong.

Qian Bojun, Luo Weiguo, Wu Ziqiang, Zhuo Tianyu, Liang Guoping, Ma Keying, Song Ming, Ouyang Xianpeng and others gathered together.

Although there are military combat maps of the areas around Changzhi, the maps used were those drawn in the third year of the Republic of China.

Chu Yunfei simply used the bird's-eye view of the three-dimensional combat map in his mind and checked the marked points on the map.

Found a lot of errors.

But now it is too late to send people to survey and make modifications.

Zhang Dayun stood in front of everyone, pointing at the battle map hanging on the wall: "We have received the latest news... One day ago, the Japanese army on the northern front assembled a main force of about 1,500 people and advanced towards Handan. The latest news from this morning... Handan has fallen."

"This unit's number is the 108th Division."

Qian Bojun frowned and asked, "One Hundred and Eighth Division, do the Japanese have so many troops?"

Chu Yunfei immediately explained: "The Japanese army habitually leaves the main force of its regular divisions in the country. The so-called 108th Division is a new special division formed from its remaining troops."

"This division is not as powerful as the regular horse-drawn division. It is a special horse-drawn division. We don't know the division commander, but according to their custom, they should have called up the 8th Division Commander Shimomoto Kumamiya who just transferred to the reserve."

"This is also an old devil with rich combat experience...We can't underestimate them..."

Wu Ziqiang asked: "Captain Chu, can we compare their combat effectiveness with the Japanese 20th Division for reference?"

Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment, then continued, "The difference between the two lies in two main points. First, a special division is generally not equipped with heavy artillery. The largest caliber should be 75mm mountain artillery or field artillery, but there are quite a few of them, about to ."

"Secondly, their total number of troops is relatively small. It also depends on the specific situation. Whether this division is a four-regiment division or a three-regiment division will be clear after the battle."

The three-regiment division and the four-regiment division refer to the infantry regiments under the division.

A standing division has four infantry regiments under its command, which is standard.

The special divisions were not fixed and varied from period to period. The Japanese army's combat organization was relatively flexible and was often deployed.

The week before, the Japanese army was still fighting in brigade units.

Next week, the Japanese army will most likely draw a regiment from another friendly force and an artillery unit from another unit to form a detachment and select a veteran major general to command it.

"Last time, when you two, Qian Bojun and Liang Guoping, led your troops to flank a part of the 39th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army, most of the Japanese troops you fought were the Japanese Army's garrison troops and reserve forces, who were directly replenished."

"I'm sure you've noticed that although the Japanese's combat effectiveness has declined, it's not much and in terms of firepower and equipment, there hasn't actually been much change."

Qian Bojun and Liang Guoping's surprise attack on the 39th Brigade of the Japanese Army can be regarded as a successful sneak attack.

We killed a guard squadron on the Japanese flank and wiped out nearly two hundred Japanese soldiers.

Their own casualties did not exceed fifty.

Under the guidance of the reconnaissance platoon, the mountain artillery regiment also bombarded the Japanese support forces.

It caused a lot of casualties, and how many Japanese were killed?

The two men had no way of calculating but the Japanese were so angry and chased for thirteen kilometers.

There is a high probability that a lot of people were lost.

"One wave has not yet subsided, another wave has risen. Commander Chu... should we now focus our main efforts on guarding against the Japanese troops in Hebei?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head: "Don't worry, the Japanese army should not have any plans to attack Changzhi in the short term."

"The most crucial point now is that the troops in the entire southeastern Shanxi region include Zeng Wanzhong's Third Army, Zhao Shoushan's Seventeenth Division, part of the Eighth Route Army's 129th Division, and part of the 115th Division. There are also the Shanxi Youth Death Column and established by Commander Yan in cooperation with the Eighth Route Army. Oh, and there is also the Central Army's Thirteenth Army under Tang Enbo."

"If we are included, and judging from the surface, there are four or five forces intertwined together."

"The unification of command is the biggest problem at the moment. If we can't cooperate with each other in combat, it will also be a huge problem."

Speaking of the question of command, Qian Bojun asked, "Captain Chu, is there still no news about the 197th Regiment?"

Seeing Chu Yunfei looking at him, the cavalry battalion commander Ma Keying cleared his throat and replied in a muffled voice: "At present, the cavalry troops have searched along the way... There is no latest news yet..."

"There was no news from the Japanese army, the Second World War Zone Commander Headquarters, or Nanjing that this unit had been destroyed."

"After all, they used to be the 38th Army. Could they have returned to Shaanxi?"

Qian Bojun was a little worried: "If this is the case, it is not a good thing for us!"

"I, Chu Yunfei, am not a suspicious person. Since I choose to believe in Brother Kuishan, I believe that Brother Kuishan will not let me down."

"There's no need to say more about this matter, Lao Ma, you should pay more attention to this matter."

"Yes, sir."

"The 196th Regiment dispatched its main force, the First Battalion, led by Deputy Regiment Commander Luo and First Battalion Commander Bian Fucheng, to defend Dongyang Pass."

"Also, Staff Officer Zhang, take your men to Licheng tomorrow to check out the state of the national defense fortifications."

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei continued to talk about serious matters: "I judge that it is unlikely that a major war will break out in the short term. The Japanese army is not made of steel. They also need time to rest and resupply. They also need to re-formulate a strategic plan... Even if they are arguing about the direction of attack, it will take some time."

"The troops should complete the reorganization as soon as possible now."

"Let's talk about the 196th Regiment first... Qian Bojun, your regiment will follow the reorganization plan discussed in Taiyuan."

"It has five infantry battalions under its command, each with a heavy gun company that provides unified maintenance and support for light and heavy machine guns."

"Artillery No. 196 and Artillery No. were merged to form the th Regiment's direct artillery battalion."

"A new engineering company will be set up at the regimental level. Corresponding backbones will be selected from each battalion to take on the main responsibility. You will decide on the company commander yourself. Please submit your report and I will approve it."

"In addition, your regiment needs to form a special communications squad, and you yourself will also need to set up a guard platoon."

Qian Bojun grinned, feeling warm in his heart.

This was Chu Yunfei's concern for him, and he nodded immediately: "Yes!"

Chu Yunfei touched his chin and said, "At present, we only have 197 light machine guns, including the Type rifles, and the number of heavy machine guns is even pitiful. Even if we count the th Regiment and the newly formed infantry regiment, there are less than of them. This has a great impact on our combat effectiveness."

"Heavy weapons need to be used in a concentrated manner to achieve the greatest effect. I decided to concentrate the heavy machine guns and give priority to the 196th and 197th Regiments."

"Wu Ziqiang."

"Have!"

"Your new infantry regiment will not be equipped with heavy machine guns for the time being. The Czech-style light machine guns made in Jin will be transferred to the infantry platoon level to ensure that each infantry platoon can be equipped with a Czech-style machine gun made in Jin. In this way, a regiment will have 27 Czech-style machine guns."

"Ok!"

Wu Ziqiang nodded. He had no objection to any of Chu Yunfei's arrangements.

"We have the most heavy machine guns in our regiment... we gave them all away... and we only have so many light machine guns..."

Zhuo Tianyu muttered quietly, and Wu Ziqiang quickly poked him and reminded him quietly: "Don't talk nonsense."

Although Chu Yunfei didn't hear clearly, he could guess roughly. He leaned back slightly and asked with a smile: "Zhuo Tianyu, what are you talking about?"

"I"

Zhuo Tianyu thought of a solution in a hurry: "I think your opinion is great, sir!"

Chu Yunfei laughed: "Then tell me, what is my intention in doing this?"

Zhuo Tianyu thought for a moment and then tentatively said, "I think you want to use our infantry regiment as a new recruit regiment to take on the responsibility of training new recruits and backbones for the entire brigade."

Chu Yunfei smiled and nodded: "You are mostly right. I am also planning to set up a teaching team in the new regiment to be responsible for the rotation training of middle and lower-level officers."

"We officials cannot keep following the old tactics."

"We must learn to summarize. What should we summarize? Battlefield experience and battlefield skills."

"We also need to learn to innovate, and innovation naturally means tactics. We must learn to listen to the ideas and opinions of the soldiers."

Chu Yunfei glanced at everyone and continued with a smile: "There is a saying that goes, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang!"

Song Ming's eyes turned, and he immediately agreed: "The commander is right!"

"I think this is a good thing. We can't stand still."

"We are not as well-equipped as the Japanese, but we must seek corresponding breakthroughs in tactics. This time, when we attacked a part of the Japanese Fourth Division, we found similar problems... The Japanese adjusted their tactics based on ours.

This time, they were much more cautious than before. The guards not only built perfect field fortifications, but also set up secret sentries."

Today's update is late. I received a notice from the editor that some of the previous ones need to be corrected..
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