Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 149: Received a Yan'an pocket watch, three big cakes together! Chu Yunfei has become a succubus? (Subscribe)
"This matter is indeed worth discussing. If we follow your strategy, the key point of this battle in the southeastern Shanxi region lies in whether we can annihilate the Japanese Fourth Brigade as scheduled."

Chu Yunfei nodded with a smile and looked at the deputy commander-in-chief: "Yes, my current idea is to engage in mobile warfare with the Japanese army as much as possible, and give full play to the characteristics of our army's large number of supporting artillery and high quality of artillery."

"If we were to go all out and fight the Japanese head-on, the combat effectiveness of my troops would not be unable to withstand the attack of the main Japanese forces. It's just that the casualties are hard for me to accept."

Seeing several people looking at him, Chu Yunfei smiled and introduced: "If the Japanese army's strength is at the regiment level, our army's heavy weapons firepower and support firepower are better than the Japanese army, and the light weapons firepower is basically the same."

"And I am 100% confident that the soldiers under my command, Chu Yunfei, are in no way inferior to the main force of the Japanese army."

Yes.

Chu Yunfei is so confident.

The Fourth Brigade, a special unit in TV dramas, had average combat effectiveness in Chu Yunfei's opinion.

"The Japanese army has air superiority. I am worried that the frequent reconnaissance activities of Japanese aircraft may detect our army's combat deployment in advance..."

The deputy chief of staff nodded after hearing what Brigade Commander Chen said: "Previously, the main force of our 129th Division failed in its operations in Xiyang because of the frequent reinforcements of Japanese fighter planes."

Chu Yunfei was already aware of the Eighth Route Army's concerns.

That was because they were worried about Japanese fighter planes.
Once the Japanese army launches an attack, the support from its air force will definitely not be small.

When facing the Japanese, you can use grenades to fight them or use machetes to chop them down.

However, facing the Japanese fighter planes, Chu Yunfei actually had no good solution.

"Yes... The Japanese fighter planes are difficult to deal with. Our army currently has no good air defense means. The anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by our troops can only interfere with them... It is difficult to shoot them down."

Since the new century, even netizens who do not pay attention to military affairs are likely to know the importance of air supremacy.

During this period, the air force in Shanxi region was almost non-existent.

For Japanese fighter planes.

During this period, and later.

Many people have come up with many solutions.

To enhance the concealment of troops, this is actually more practical in mobile warfare

There were also cases of setting up fake targets to make Japanese fighter planes waste bombs and machine gun bullets.

But the aviation soldiers in this book are not bad either.
Some ridiculously fake goals.

A single swooping sweep of their machine guns would reveal the problem.

Nor would they waste the bombs carried by fighter jets on such places.

With anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.

You can also try to hide the anti-aircraft machine gun during the battle.

Wait until the Japanese fighter planes relax their vigilance and launch a surprise attack.

The probability of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns hitting Japanese fighter planes was very low.

This was also the way Chu Yunfei fought in the Battle of Ru Yuekou.

It’s a pity that the full firepower only caused some injuries.

this period.

The best way to deal with Japanese fighter planes.

In fact, it was a surprise attack from the ground.

But looking at the entire history of the war, even from the Chinese perspective.

There are also only a handful of examples of successful battles achieved by raiding airports and bombing planes.

Chu Yunfei knew where the airport was.

But he didn't know where the fighter planes must be.

When the Japanese army was fighting.

Some fighter jets will be selectively deployed at front-line airports.

According to the Japanese.

There are three different types of airports: base, mobile and permanent.

Yangmingbao Airport had been abandoned by the Japanese army at this time.

During this period, the Japanese army had two main airports in Shanxi.

The first is Taiyuan Airport (base), and the second is the temporary airport in Fenyang area (mobile).

Taiyuan goes without saying.

Japanese First Army Headquarters.

The permanent troops basically consist of one to two infantry regiments or more.

Airport in Fenyang area.

This attack is relatively easier, but Chu Yunfei is not sure when there will be a plane inside.

The deputy commander sighed: "The way our army dealt with the Japanese fighter planes was to set up light and heavy machine guns and organize anti-aircraft shooting, but the efficiency was also very poor, and we could only drive them away.

Some rampant Japanese fighter planes even turned around and dived to attack our machine gun positions, causing heavy casualties.

If we can eliminate the Japanese air superiority, this battle will be much smoother for us..."

Brigade Commander Chen nodded and said: "Perhaps we can try to organize another attack like the one at Yangmingbao Airport."

The deputy chief of staff shook his head: "Yangmingbao Airport is just a temporary airport that has not been repaired yet. It doesn't even have barbed wire. And according to the report of Commander Chen, there are only about 200 Japanese guard troops stationed in the airport.

According to intelligence, the number of Japanese soldiers in the Taiyuan area is as large as two infantry regiments. "

Chu Yunfei understood what the deputy commander-in-chief meant.

If we can find a way to solve or improve it, that would be great.

If not, it will not affect our determination to fight this battle.

It is obvious that the deputy commander is inclined to fight this battle.

Chen and Zuo obviously had concerns.

The deputy commander-in-chief has a rather radical style and a bad temper, and swearing is commonplace for him.

Chu Yunfei naturally knew something about it.

He is known for his courage to fight big, tough and dangerous battles.

During the Long March.

Many of the fierce battles at the rear were commanded by him personally.

The mountains are high, the roads are long, the pits are deep, and the army is galloping. Who dares to draw his sword and mount his horse? Only I, General Peng!
The war that followed shocked the world.

He is also the commander.

This battle allowed the world to see it.

what!
They are the strongest light infantry in the world!
what!
This is the Chinese Army!

There was a discussion about the views on this battle and some specific details.

Several of them also had a deep understanding of Chu Yunfei's thoughts.

After talking for a while, Brigade Commander Chen and Deputy Chief of General Staff invited Chu Yunfei to have dinner.

The food at the headquarters is...relatively average.

Millet rice, pickles, and a pot of braised pork, it looked like they were specially prepared.

"Eat, start eating," said Brigade Commander Chen with a smile.

Chu Yunfei grinned and said, "Then I won't be polite?"

The dinner table.

Many soldiers looked at Chu Yunfei curiously.

Many people are very curious about it.

After all, the military uniform Chu Yunfei wore was different from that of others.

And I was able to have dinner in the company of the two leaders.

The identity is not difficult to guess.

For Chu Yunfei.

Many soldiers naturally admired him very much.

After all, the Eighth Route Army’s newspapers often reported on the military exploits of Chu Yunfei and his troops.

After lunch, Chu Yunfei, accompanied by Brigade Commander Chen, also strolled around the village.

The two further exchanged opinions on the possible outbreak of a major war in southeastern Shanxi.

Brigade Commander Chen was also involved in this exchange.

Feel Chu Yunfei's determination.

The two chatted for another half an hour, and Chu Yunfei said goodbye to Brigade Commander Chen on the pretext of going back to rest.

He turned around and gestured to Sun Ming to take out a few imported pens.
The photo was taken on the hand of Brigade Commander Chen.

"I have seen the spoils from the Battle of Handan. They are all good stuff. I will give them to you."

Brigade Commander Chen laughed and said, "As expected, you brought me something. I have prepared some for you as well."

As he spoke, he took out a pocket watch from his pocket and handed it to Chu Yunfei with a very serious expression.

"This pocket watch was given to me by Director Mao. I'm giving it to you now."

"That one?"

Brigade Commander Chen nodded slightly.

Chu Yunfei was extremely surprised and took it in his hands.

The two looked at each other in silence. After a moment, Brigade Commander Chen laughed and said, "Let's go. Go back and have a rest. I'll send someone to notify you of the meeting tomorrow morning!"

"it is good!"

Chu Yunfei smiled and nodded.

Sun Ming on the side frowned, his face solemn: "Sir, who is it?"

"Yes."

Sun Ming's tone was quite worried: "This gift is a bit hot."

"There's nothing to worry about... Just go back and report to Commander Yan and the chairman. It's just a pocket watch."

Chu Yunfei said as he stuffed it into his pocket.

"Sir... How do you feel about the Eighth Route Army?"

"There are huge concerns, but many people are inclined to fight this battle..."

Sun Ming naturally couldn't enter the war room. He scratched his head and said, "If that's the case, then our chances of winning this time are 80%."

"Eighty percent?"

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Not that high, but at least there is a 50% chance that we can keep Southeast Shanxi."

Sun Ming knew.

Chu Yunfei doesn't like to brag, every time he talks about this kind of thing.

They will be relatively conservative.

In the battle of Niangzi Pass, Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong each had only a 30% chance of stopping the Japanese army and buying time for Taiyuan.

Although the best expectation of holding on for half a year was not achieved.

But it successfully bought enough time for the evacuation of industrial equipment and population in Taiyuan and surrounding areas.

And they won several victories, annihilated more than 8,000 Japanese troops, and caused casualties that even exceeded 15,000 or even 20,000.

This time.

Chu Yunfei bluntly stated that he was 50% sure of holding on to southeastern Shanxi.
What does 50% mean?
Sun Ming firmly believed that they would win this battle.

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

Everyone had further discussion around Chu Yunfei's strategic ideas.

It’s not that the Eighth Route Army Headquarters did not formulate a corresponding combat plan.

It’s not that I don’t have my own ideas.

At this time, a group of senior commanders were having a heated discussion in front of the sand table in the operations room.

The Eighth Route Army's idea was to give priority to annihilating the 108th Division and the vanguard of the 109th Division.

Then they directly switched to guerrilla warfare.

After the Japanese army occupied the Changzhi area, its logistical supply line must have been the Handan-Changzhi Highway.

In this case, there is a lot of terrain suitable for an ambush.

Dongyang Pass, Xiangtangpu, Shexian, Lucheng.
If they could escape with one strike and the Japanese army pursued them, they could use the terrain of the Taihang Mountains to deal with them.

Wait for an opportunity to ambush the Japanese transport convoy on the highway.

In short, the operational ideas are basically not much different.

The few differences are the different goals of the initial decisive battle.

"If the Japanese army launches an attack from Qixian or Taigu, their attack distance will be longer and it will take more time."

"And if the Japanese army launched an attack from the Handan-Changzhi Highway, they could reach Changzhi in less than two days by car."

Brigade Commander Chen frowned slightly: "According to Chu Yunfei, they have detailed intelligence on the Fourth Brigade, including the commander and detailed organization structure.
We are currently unable to confirm the accuracy of the current intelligence.. but from a personal perspective, Chu Yunfei is unlikely to tell lies. "

The Deputy Chief of General Staff nodded: "Yes, Chu Yunfei is indeed as we talked about before. I feel that he seems to be 100% confident in this battle... Moreover, we can think about it."

"If the war breaks out in southeastern Shanxi, will it be another major battle on the scale of Xinkou-Taiyuan?"

The commander-in-chief shook his head: "It's hard to say for sure at the moment. Judging from the statement of Commander Yan from the Second War Zone, they seem to be very inclined to organize a large number of troops to keep the enemy out of the southeastern Shanxi region."

"In the Taiyue Mountain area, the Central Army and Sichuan Army currently have a conservative estimate of 30,000 to 40,000 troops... If Zeng Wan's army and Zhao Shoushan's division are included, it is conservatively estimated that we can deploy about 60,000 troops in this operation."

"On this basis, if Shancheng supports this strategic concept, it will certainly send reinforcements from other areas. The troops closest to us are the various units of the Shaanxi Army. Deng Baoshan and Sun Weiru can provide at least about 10,000 new troops."

The deputy commander nodded thoughtfully: "In other words, if all parties express their support for this battle and go all out, we can still organize a force of about 100,000 people."

"That's right... If we only rely on the existing combat forces in southeastern Shanxi... it will be difficult for us to win this battle. We can only focus on preserving our manpower and conduct extensive guerrilla warfare."

"So what this means is that if Shancheng and the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters both support this operation, then the main force of Fu Zuoyi's troops in the northwest of Shanxi can also launch a diversionary attack in the northern part of Shanxi and destroy the Beitongpu Railway."

The deputy commander was a little excited: "That's easy, isn't it just to ask Shancheng for their opinions?"

The commander-in-chief shook his head and said, "Let's ask Yan'an for their opinions first. As for Shancheng, there will naturally be someone to communicate with us."

This person...is naturally Yan Laoxi.

The Japanese are about to attack southeastern Shanxi.

The most anxious person was none other than Yan Laoxi, the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone Command Headquarters.

After learning the relevant information and Chu Xichun reported the combat plan proposed by Chu Yunfei.

The entire Second War Zone Command Headquarters has been discussing for three consecutive days how to hold the southeastern Shanxi region.

This is the crux of the issue under discussion.

How to protect southeastern Shanxi.

Chu Yunfei's battle plan was discussed for several days.

But many people shared the same idea as the senior commanders of the Eighth Route Army.

What they were considering was that the Japanese army would advance straight in and capture the Changzhi area.

Except for a few people who supported Chu Yunfei's battle plan.

The rest thought it was an extremely risky plan.

Seeing that everyone denied Chu Yunfei's plan, but couldn't come to a conclusion among themselves.

Old Yan was also becoming increasingly anxious.

To be honest, as a military expert, he was able to formulate such a genius combat plan as the Datong encirclement and annihilation campaign (battle).

This has indirectly proved that he did not fully understand the abilities of his generals and the strength of the army.

but.

The end of the Shanxi War made Yan Laoxi deeply realize one thing.

That is Chu Yunfei's command ability and his strategic command ability.

It was much stronger than he had imagined.

There is not much difference between him and Chief of General Staff Zhu and Deputy Chief of General Staff Chu Xichun.

After all, the two officers are known as the think tanks of the Jin army.

Having been giving advice to Yan Laoxi for a long time, he naturally has great confidence in their abilities.

At present, both Zhu and Chu have expressed their stance.

The combat staff below expressed their own opinions and were unable to come up with a proper plan.

But no matter what, the Japanese will not give them more time to continue arguing.

Rubbing his swollen temple, he tilted his head and asked, "Qingbo, did the Yamashiro call back?"

"The Chairman expressed that he would fully support the Second War Zone Command Headquarters' operation this time, but he also expressed that he wanted to know the detailed operation plan."

"That is to say... this battle plan will be drawn up by the Military Committee?"

Old Yan frowned, feeling slightly dissatisfied.

Before that, there were the Battle of Northern Shanxi, the Battle of Pingxingguan, and even the Battles of Xinkou, Taiyuan, and Niangziguan.

All operational plans came from the Second World War Commander's Headquarters.

Although they failed to defend Taiyuan in the end, their performance was still remarkable.
Now, Chiang Kai-shek's move made Yan Laoxi feel a little uneasy.

put before.

At most, Chiang Kai-shek would only ask him to hold on for a certain number of days, but would never interfere with the specific details of the combat plan.

But now..
It is obvious that as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army weakened, Chiang Kai-shek had begun to interfere in the military and political affairs of the Second War Zone.

Perhaps, the incident with the 38th Army Training Corps was just the beginning?
Yan Laoxi himself is also a little suspicious.

Now I feel even more regretful.

Maybe we shouldn't open this loophole?

But if this opening had not been made.

How could there be a great victory in Yangquan?

How could there be a chance to completely wipe out the Black Island Cavalry Regiment?

What enabled the Second War Zone Commander's headquarters to gain massive public support and have his name frequently appear in newspapers?

In fact.

Everything is secretly priced.

Chiang Kai-shek's political skills are pretty good.
"Harunami, the chairman's move..."

Chu Xichun hesitated for a moment, then signaled Yan Laoxi with his eyes.

"Brother Lansun, let's go back to my office and discuss this together."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)