Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 148: Chiang Kai-shek gives full support; Chu Yunfei meets with the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army! (Subscribe)

"Commissioner, the Japanese troops in Shanxi have begun to adjust their deployment and seem to be preparing to attack the southeastern part of Shanxi."

"Ah."

Chiang Kai-shek continued to look down at the report in his hand.

"Chu Yunfei called me last night and bluntly expressed his desire to gain your support. He believes that if you can dispatch some more fresh troops to Shanxi, you can effectively contain the main force of the Japanese army."

Chiang Kai-shek looked up at the tall and handsome Qian Dajun and asked, "What does he want?"

"Food and medicine."

"No guns and ammunition?"

Chiang Kai-shek was slightly puzzled and asked, "I remember the recent report pointed out that he was organizing a new recruits regiment, right?"

"Yes."

Qian Dajun nodded: "According to the information we have received so far, this unit was formed by dismantling Li Kuishan's regiment, and he arranged his "trusted and direct descendant" Qian Zhaoyou to serve as the chief of staff of the 197th Regiment."

Chiang Kai-shek became interested and asked, "Did Li Kuishan agree to this?"

Qian Dajun then told what Chu Yunfei had done and the reorganization of the 197th Regiment.

Chang Kaishen said expressionlessly: "Chu Yunfei's courage seems to be a little lacking."

In Chang Kaishen's view.

In this situation, the best way to deal with it is to kill Li Kuishan directly.

Physical elimination.

Although I said this, I was very pleased in my heart.

Although he habitually likes to use underworld methods to solve some solvable problems.

But the motto of Huangpu.

But it was the love and sincerity that Chiang Kai-shek personally approved.

"Love" means that all revolutionary comrades should "love each other".

The motto of our school is "精" means "keep improving" and "誠" means "sincerity".

obviously.

Chu Yunfei attaches great importance to the friendship with his classmates at Huangpu Military Academy.

This is a good thing for Chiang Kai-shek.

If there are concerns and constraints, it will be easier to control.

He was not worried about Chu Yunfei becoming famous, nor was he worried that Chu Yunfei would be careless and suffer a Waterloo.

With him, Chang Kaishen is here.

Even if all the troops were wiped out, he could still help Chu Yunfei to get back on track.

"Chu Yunfei claimed on the phone that Commander Yan from the Second War Zone provided a large amount of ammunition and weapons."

"Their current reserves are enough to keep them fighting for more than half a month."

"It seems that Brother Baichuan still has some extra reserves..."

Chiang Kai-shek chuckled and continued, "Then coordinate and allocate some food and medicines over there."

Seeing Qian Dajun still standing there.

Chiang Kai-shek then asked, "Anything else?"

"Chu Yunfei hopes that the chairman can provide help and recruit some chemical experts. He wants to open an explosives factory in Changzhi to produce grenades."

"Ok?"

Chang Kaishen was a little confused: "What did Brother Baichuan say?"

"Without providing corresponding support, Chu Yunfei firmly believed that weapons such as grenades would play an extremely important role in the war, so he was eager to build an explosives factory..."

Explosives Factory..
There is so much to consider.

Even the explosives factories before the war actually had insufficient productivity.

Yan Laoxi originally had a corresponding explosives factory in Taiyuan area.

But now, these equipment are still being moved to Shaanxi.

Can't provide help in a short time.

Chu Yunfei just wanted to use this excuse to build a military-industrial system in southeastern Shanxi.

The fundamental purpose is to get rid of the partial dependence on Yan Laoxi.

"The artillery school, the repair shop, and now the explosives factory. Is this brat planning to open a weapons factory in Changzhi next?"

Qian Dajun was silent for a while, then handed over a telegram.

"According to the news from the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters, Commander Yan rejected Chu Yunfei's request and only agreed to open a repair shop."

Both of them are smart people.

Naturally, I know what Chu Yunfei is thinking.

only.

Chang Kaishen was very happy to see Chu Yunfei moving closer to him.

He pondered for a moment and then made arrangements: "You take care of this matter. The construction of the arsenal will not be considered for the time being, but some chemical engineering talents will still be transferred over."

"Yes!"

Chiang Kai-shek thought Chu Yunfei was getting closer to him.

Actually.

The next day, Chu Yunfei was leading his guard platoon to Hongdong County in Linfen area.

The Eastern Route Army Command of the Second War Zone, that is, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, was located here at this time.

"Drive~!"

The paved road was covered with dust, and Chu Yunfei and others were spurring their horses.

In the southeastern part of Shanxi at that time.

If we don't count the local armed forces, the number of troops is indeed a little over 40,000.

But if we count these detachments of the Eighth Route Army
The conservative estimate of the number of troops is around 60,000.

Although the combat effectiveness of these new troops and various detachments is relatively poor.

But for the guerrilla warfare they are about to conduct, consider it from the perspective of combat effectiveness.

It has reached a level where it can be used if it can be armed.

It can even cause some trouble to small Japanese troops.

Of course, there are also different troops.

Some of them are detachments formed by veteran soldiers from the Red Army period.

In some cases, the combat effectiveness of the new army is very different.

It can be said to be first-rate and second-rate...it is impossible to make a direct comparison.

"Sir, it looks like we're almost there."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "This time we are going to their headquarters, so pay attention to your own quality and cultivation."

Seeing that everyone was silent.

Chu Yunfei's eyes swept over everyone.

Then he emphasized: "Remember the purpose of our trip."

“I don’t want anything unpleasant to happen.”

"But I won't let others bully you either."

"Some of their soldiers have fought against the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army before, so some of them may take provocative actions."

"But the probability of this happening is not high, so you don't have to worry."

"If something like this happens, report it to me directly and someone from the Eighth Route Army will definitely handle it."

The guards answered in unison: "Yes!"

Ma Mu Village.

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

Chu Yunfei and others had already dismounted from their horses at the entrance of the village.

What no one expected was that not only were there colorful flags waving, but there were even slogans prepared in advance.

Sun Ming pointed to the red words on the wall with a smile: "Sir... look."

Warmly welcome General Chu Yunfei~
"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome~!"

Very familiar feeling.

Chu Yunfei grinned and nodded to the people on the roadside.

"Commander Chu~!"

The cadres of the Eighth Route Army came forward to greet them.

The two sides saluted each other.

Then the man introduced enthusiastically: "Our headquarters just moved here not long ago. It was previously in Gaozhuang Village."

"Gaozhuang Village, that village is too small."

The cadre smiled and nodded, but he was extremely shocked in his heart.

It's just a place name.

Chu Yunfei immediately said that Gaozhuang Village was a small village.
hard to imagine.

To what extent does Chu Yunfei know the situation in the entire Shanxi region?
Regarding the changes in the location of the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

People who study war history basically know something about it.

"Have Commander Zeng, Commander Zhao and the others arrived?"

"Well, they were farther away, so they arrived early."

Chu Yunfei chuckled and continued to follow the cadres to the resettlement place.

Sun Ming and Xiao Li followed Chu Yunfei to meet the commander-in-chief.

The rest of the guard platoon were resting in the room.

After all, it is the territory of the Eighth Route Army.

It is impossible to have a platoon of guards around you at all times.

The Eighth Route Army did a really good job in building its garrison.

Even with Chu Yunfei's critical eyes.

He couldn't find too many problems, but after all, he had only moved here recently, and he was already very surprised to see such a big change.

In the war room at this time.

The commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief and others heard that Chu Yunfei had arrived.

Everyone looked at each other.

I am still very curious about Chu Yunfei.

Before this, only Brigade Commander Chen, Cheng Shifa, Li Yunlong, Zhong Zhicheng and others had seen him.

They knew about Chu Yunfei through newspapers and other people's words.

Chu Yunfei's Jinsui Army uniform was still very eye-catching in the courtyard.

What's more, he himself looks very heroic.

He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his height stands out among the crowd.

"Commander Chu, this way please"

As soon as he stepped into the operations room, the Deputy Chief of General Staff came out to greet him.

After taking a quick glance, Chu Yunfei immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Senior!"

"Chu Donkey Palm~!"

Chu Yunfei laughed: "Senior, just call me Yunfei. The superiors are here."

"Yes, Chen Geng is here too, but he is currently in a

Chu Yunfei had already heard the argument coming from the operations room.

He immediately laughed: "I didn't expect that senior would also have such a moment..."

When formulating a battle plan.

Many opinions are completely diametrically opposed. After all, everyone knows that there is no perfect plan.

Everyone has their own ideas and their starting points are different.

Therefore.

Many commanders have bad tempers.

He slams the table and curses at people.
Battle of Guanjiazhai.

Even Brigade Commander Chen and even Division Commander Liu.

They have all been scolded by the deputy commander-in-chief.

"Yun Fei, this is the first time we meet."

Chu Yunfei smiled and nodded: "So I also prepared a small gift for the superiors and seniors." "Gift?"

The deputy chief of staff laughed and said, "Let me guess, a fountain pen or a pocket watch?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head, his face full of mystery and pride: "You will know it later, senior."

This strange expression made the deputy chief of staff smile in silence.
Why are you still so proud?

See the Deputy Chief of General Staff and Chu Yunfei walk into the operations room.

Everyone's eyes turned over.

Chu Yunfei naturally knew who was the commander-in-chief and who was the deputy commander-in-chief.

He quickly stepped forward and saluted.

"Commander Zhu, Commander Peng!"

Chu Yunfei's mood.

It's hard to describe with words..
This feeling is even more difficult to describe than the feeling of meeting Sun Cuiya and Yan Laoxi.

The two men returned a symbolic military salute.

Chu Yunfei also had a direct understanding of this at this time.

What a brave and extraordinary general, what a “young hero”!
Chu Yunfei is 28 years old at this time. At this age, he can achieve such a level.

not much.

But not nothing.

The commander of the New Fourth Army was a...
Compared to that person, Chu Yunfei has other merits besides his military exploits against Japan.

The other aspects are still slightly inferior.

Brigade Commander Chen walked forward with a smile: "Why are you so nervous..."

Chu Yunfei grinned and said, "Senior Chen."

"sit."

The deputy commander motioned Chu Yunfei to sit on a bench nearby.

The commander-in-chief nodded slightly and continued to study the battle plan with the others in front of the map.

"Sir, please."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff sat aside, as did Brigade Commander Chen, and the four of them chatted in a corner of the operations room.

Just when Chu Yunfei was about to take the initiative to start a conversation.

The deputy chief of staff grinned and said, "Yun Fei came here this time and said he brought us a gift. Can you tell me now?"

Chu Yunfei chuckled.

"Is it a pen or a pocket watch?"

The deputy commander-in-chief also guessed in this direction at this time.

During this period, an imported fountain pen was not only a rare item, but also something they could use in their daily lives.

It is a very common gift.

Chu Yunfei came here hoping that the Eighth Route Army would help, so naturally he wouldn't be so stingy.

He smiled and shook his head.

"It's intelligence from the Japanese army."

"Japanese intelligence?"

Chu Yunfei nodded: "We have obtained the most detailed intelligence on the enemy commander and the corresponding combat plan."

"This"

Several people were extremely shocked and asked again and again: "Operation plan?"

Chu Yunfei nodded: "Although it is not a detailed battle plan, it is not difficult to see that the Japanese army's intention is to go south to Jincheng."

"The fundamental purpose of the pincer attack on Changzhi is to destroy the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi."

This is just an inference of the current strategic situation.

Chu Yunfei also knew.

Although each has its own corresponding source of intelligence.

Similarly, although a war may seem to involve tens of thousands of people, it actually involves millions of people.

The deputy commander-in-chief and others naturally couldn't believe it easily.

Chu Yunfei went on to introduce: "The commander of the 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army is named Pinglu Yongfu. In terms of organization, they have two infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment under their command."

"But after the Black Island Cavalry Regiment was completely wiped out by our army in Yu County, they are currently temporarily under the command of two infantry regiments, and have not yet been replenished."

"Intelligence shows that they are likely to mobilize the Pseudo-Mongolian Cavalry Division to participate in this combat operation."

The deputy commander frowned slightly and then asked, "Which unit is it?"

"The 27th Mongolian Cavalry Division is currently stationed near Gang County..."

"This unit participated in a mopping-up operation in northern Shanxi some time ago."

Brigade Commander Chen frowned slightly and then asked, "Any other information?"

"The commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army was named Sakata Nobutsu and the chief of staff was Uratomo. The tactical style of the unit was known for its radical and bravery."

"The organization and equipment of this unit are slightly different from those of the 22nd Infantry Regiment under the 4th Brigade."

"The commander is Kasahara Koizumi."

"The 22nd Infantry Regiment is equipped with a large number of field guns, mountain guns, and Type 92 infantry guns."

"But the 3rd Infantry Regiment's main support weapons are 90mm mortars and a small number of Type 92 infantry guns."

"The Sakata Regiment has five infantry battalions under its command, with a total combat strength of over 6,000 men."

"The Kasahara Regiment has four infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, with a total combat strength of about 5,000 people."

"There are differences in their combat effectiveness."

The Fourth Brigade had fought against their Eighth Route Army.

But the battle did not allow them to take prisoners.

Details of the commander of the 4th Brigade are also unknown.

Naturally, the Second War Zone didn't have any of this either. Old Yan wouldn't hide such a thing from them.

What's more, many of the people in the Second War Zone are from the Eighth Route Army.

Even if you want to hide it, you can't.

After Chu Yunfei said so much, the three of them actually believed most of it in their hearts.

If I hadn't really gotten the relevant information
How could he have such an understanding of the Japanese army's situation?
The deputy chief of staff suddenly realized something, and asked, "So, the combat effectiveness of the Sakata Regiment is somewhat inferior to that of the Kasahara Regiment?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head: "On the contrary, according to our intelligence, the main source of the Sakata Regiment's troops is the former Kwantung Army. I speculate that most of them are the expansion of the Kwantung Army's local garrison battalion in the northeast region.

The Kasahara Regiment was newly formed last year, and some of its soldiers came from the Korean Peninsula.

It was formed relatively recently, and did not perform well at the Battle of Xinkou.

Chu Yunfei wasn't talking nonsense about Nobutsu Sakata.

The Sakata Unit conducted anti-mopping-up operations in the winter...it is highly likely that they had undergone corresponding cold-resistance training.

In the history of war, there were several sweeps in the autumn and winter seasons.

Its main force was either the Chahar Corps or the Mongolian Army that was later transferred to the North China Front Army. All of these people were originally from the Kwantung Army stationed in the Northeast. After freezing a lot, they got used to it.
anyway.

If chasing after the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and fucking it hard is not considered a brilliant performance.
Forget it, don’t break up when things are tough.

However, it may also be within Chu Yunfei's cognition.

It was normal for the Japanese army to chase the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and attack it fiercely.

Not a brilliant performance.

Brigade Commander Chen and others were silent.

Pinglu Yongfu's specific command ability.

Just from a few simple clips in film and television dramas, one can analyze this person's command style.

What Chu Yunfei was most impressed by was.

This old devil likes to command in person on the front line.

Flag signal soldiers can issue orders directly to cavalry regiments and infantry regiments.

This means that he himself is at least within three kilometers.

He is very brave and not afraid of life or death.

The combat commands are also very simple, intuitive and easy to understand.

The performance in film and television dramas alone is enough to prove that this is a difficult Japanese devil to deal with.

Not to mention Nobutsu Sakata, his command level is very good.

It’s just that his opponent Li Yunlong is not a person who plays by the rules.

Plus because he is the protagonist of a film or TV series.

A force of several hundred men was able to defeat the Japanese Army's 3rd and 5th Infantry Battalions head-on.

Charge forward 500 meters.

The master gunner Wang Chengzhu destroyed the Sakata Regiment’s headquarters with just two shots.

An infantry regiment of the Sakata Regiment was able to surround the 386th Brigade and attack it fiercely.

Needless to say, the combat effectiveness is excellent.

Although I don't know what level Nobutsu Sakata is at now.

But Chu Yunfei felt that the commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, Kasahara Koizumi, was most likely a fool.

Li Yunlong hid in the village.

The village was surrounded by open areas, and based on experience, they were certain that this was a place that was easy to attack but difficult to defend.

then.

He rode straight in.

He didn't even send anyone to scout.

It's just stupid to a certain extent.

Sun Tzu said: War is the art of deception.

Therefore, if you can, you can show what you can't, if you use it, you can show what you don't use. If you are near, you show it's far.

You can say he is arrogant or conceited.

In the original drama, Li Yunlong was shot and sent to hell.

The other little devils must be hard to deal with.

The 4th Brigade is relatively the easiest persimmon to exploit.

The reason why Chu Yunfei participated in the meeting so actively this time.

The biggest goal is to persuade the Eighth Route Army.

Able to participate in the combat mission of severely attacking the 4th Brigade and even encircling and annihilating the main force of the 4th Brigade.

As for why persuade.

It will also be because of the battles in Pingxingguan, Zhuanshui Village, and Xiyang.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army suffered a lot of losses.
In a head-on confrontation with the Japanese army, the difference in firepower between the two sides was too great to gain an advantage, so the main force was engaged in the battle.

The Eighth Route Army is also being extremely cautious at this stage.

Chu Yunfei did not expect the Eighth Route Army to be able to withstand the attack of the Fourth Brigade.

I just hope to fully utilize the advantages of his military strength and guerrilla warfare... and fully support his combat plan this time.

after all
Chu Yunfei had no intention of handing over this place in southeastern Shanxi to the Japanese.

There is a 30% chance of holding on to southeastern Shanxi.

He will not switch to a guerrilla warfare posture.

Just like the point of view Chu Yunfei expressed to Chu Xichun before.

He then explained his own strategic thinking to the three people present.

In the first stage, we should seize the opportunity and severely damage the Japanese army. (Offense is the best defense)

The second stage is to fight back and wear down the Japanese army. (The stalemate stage consumes the Japanese army's manpower.)
The third stage is to launch pursuit and expand the results. (The counterattack stage is to beat the fallen dog!)

As long as the southeastern Shanxi region can be preserved.

The basic foundation is still there.

If the Japanese attack us.

His main force fled in panic.

Even if the Japanese were driven away later.

Whether the local people are still willing to believe him, Chu Yunfei, is still unknown.

Anyway... just from the eye contact between the deputy commander-in-chief, the deputy chief of general staff and Brigade Commander Chen.

Chu Yunfei could feel that they had listened to him.
(End of this chapter)