Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 153: If I cannot completely wipe out the Fourth Brigade, I, Chu Yunfei, might as well go back to Wutai to carry manure and farm (Subscription Request)
As Chu Yunfei gave the order.

The entire Changzhi area began to operate rapidly.

All the previous efforts were demonstrated at this moment.

Some key strategic materials factories have begun to adjust their shifts.

For example, steel mills changed from an eight-hour work system to a twelve-hour work system.

Of course, these are only temporary.

Once the needs for strengthening the defense line are met, the workers will naturally get time to rest.

When Fang Ligong sent people to Changzhi City to recruit laborers according to Chu Yunfei's request.

As soon as the recruitment office sign was hung up.

Many young and strong people gathered around and came forward.

Consult Xu Youlan, deputy director of the Recruitment Department, and others about whether they want to recruit soldiers.

Xu Youlan and others patiently answered the people's questions one by one.

He also stated that there were no plans to recruit soldiers directly from the city in the short term.

If you want to join the military, you can.

Go to the new recruit replacement regiment’s base for consultation.

It is not far from Changzhi City, only five kilometers.

And here they are.

Only civilian laborers were recruited to support the battle, and the flatbed carts, mules and horses in the city were requisitioned for transporting supplies.

The enthusiasm of these people remains unabated.

Even before hearing Xu Youlan mention the benefits, they signed up spontaneously.

"Count me in, I'm going to help!"

"I'm going too, sir. Look at my body. I'm as strong as a calf!"

"Brothers, fellow citizens, please listen to me first."

Xu Youlan cleared his throat.

Then, in accordance with the previous requests of Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong, the treatment of the civilian workers who provided support to the front was explained.

"The young and strong who deliver supplies to the front line receive a stipend of 30 cents per day, and the families who rent carts or mules and horses to us receive a stipend of 50 cents per day.

We provide three meals a day for the young and strong, and they are all hot meals.

We can’t promise that everyone will be well fed.

But I will never let you go hungry.

There is one more thing I need to emphasize, this perk only lasts until the end of the battle.

That is to say, after we defeat the Japanese, those of you who are willing to go can come back with us. Even though we don’t have money, we will still provide food.”

These things must be made clear.

Chu Yunfei doesn't have much money, so he has to spend it wisely.

As soon as the words are finished.

The enthusiasm of these people remains unabated.

They are not doing this for the thirty or fifty cents a day allowance.

It’s not for food.

Instead, they truly wanted to support the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in the war and truly wanted to fight against Japan.

After all, there are risks as long as you go to the battlefield.

The Japanese would not show mercy just because they were civilian laborers helping with transportation.

With Chu Yunfei sending people to promote it with all their efforts.

The people also knew about the Japanese devils' cruelty.

What if the Japanese occupied Changzhi City.

The people in Changzhi area will no longer have a good life.

But once the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army defeated the Japanese.

They will be able to continue living their peaceful lives as before.

Ever since the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army arrived.

There is no more forced buying and selling in the market, and those damn bureaucrats, gentry, and clerks no longer have the courage to oppress the people.

If any problem occurs, they can find the Jinsui Army in the city and report it up the chain of command, and someone will definitely seek justice for them.

This was also one of the means arranged by Chu Yunfei to win over the hearts of the local people.

There are many similar policies and measures.

These are all summaries of later experience. In short, they are very useful.

The people can not only see the benefits, but also see their future.

Some factory workers also clamored to sign up, but Xu Youlan immediately refused after learning about the situation.

He also said loudly: "You guys are making a contribution by staying in the factory and working honestly."

"It's not spring yet, so we are mainly recruiting farmers and some merchants in the off-season."

"Our superiors said that we won't do anything that affects the livelihoods of the people!"

A worker was silent for a long time, then muttered quietly: "Aren't you trying to dampen our enthusiasm?"

"Oh, you've read a book?"

Xu Youlan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you also know the word enthusiasm?"

The young student-looking man nodded: "Yes, I studied for a few years."

“Where did you see this word?”

"I can still understand the notice posted on the city wall. Didn't Commander Chu say that in order to stimulate the production enthusiasm of the people in Changzhi area, he would pay for all the abundant strategic materials?"

"That's right...but think about it carefully, is Commander Chu doing this to dampen your anti-Japanese enthusiasm, or is he doing this for the sake of Changzhi, Shanxi, and the people?"

Xu Youlan smiled and explained: "If the factory is not producing, where will we get the supplies to ship to the front line? What factory do you work in?"

"Quanhe Steel Plant."

Xu Youlan nodded: "Quanhe Steel Plant, I heard from our superiors that it seems to be a good job."

"Of course, what I actually want to say is, if all the workers in your steel mills come to join the army, where will our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army get the steel to repair the defense line?"

The young man was a little confused: "Is it okay for me alone to have any impact?"

"Yes, sir, he is alone. Won't he be back after a while?"

Some people took up the conversation.

Xu Youlan smiled and then asked, "Do you have any friends coming with you?"

The young man looked at the people around him and said, "We are all together."

"Then let me ask you, if I want him but not you, are you willing?"

"Why?"

"Yeah, how can we be worse than this guy?"

"That's right. It's just that I've been to school for a few years. Driving a mule or pulling a flatbed cart is not something you can do well just by being literate."

Xu Youlan smiled and said, "Do you understand now? This is called treating everyone equally."

The young man was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I understand, Commander Xu, I will definitely shine in my own position, do my best to produce qualified steel, and contribute my own strength to the cause of the War of Resistance."

"Well said, this is what we most want to see!"

Xu Youlan took the lead in applauding.

The audience around him who didn't understand what was going on also applauded.

"What do you mean by saying that?"

"Just let us do the work at hand well and support the war of resistance!"

"Is it so easy to support the war of resistance?"

The soldiers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who were mixed in the crowd cooperated and said, "Of course, as long as we contribute our own strength, we will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese and maintain peace in our Changzhi area."

"That's right. After all, those little devils have a head on their shoulders. I don't believe that General Chu's troops can't defeat them!"

"I understand now. Supporting the war of resistance does not mean carrying a gun and fighting the devils. We also support the war of resistance by cooperating with the local Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and doing a good job. That is also fighting the devils!"

The Eighth Route Army cadres who were mixed in the crowd also spoke out in cooperation.

It's only about a day.

This idea spread throughout the city of Changzhi.

Not far from the recruitment office.

Miss Manli and Song Wenying kept adjusting the angles and captured a lot of shots.

Especially when everyone signed up enthusiastically.

Song Wenying put down the camera in her hand, her face flushed red from the cold: "Sister Manli, shall we follow Chief of Staff Fang's instructions and publish a front-page headline?"

"That's right. This issue of the newspaper is all used to publicize this matter and cooperate with their war mobilization work."

"Ok!"

Song Wenying nodded, and the few of them quickly returned to the newspaper office.

That night.

An article was finalized after several revisions.

"Changzhi area war mobilization, the people in the city actively participated. "

Subtitle: Doing your job well is the greatest support for the war of resistance!
Go to the end of the article.

It published the location where Chu Yunfei's troops were recruiting soldiers and the corresponding requirements.

In addition to the rigid requirement of not being an only child.

The other conditions are actually in principle.

After all, we can't dampen the enthusiasm of the people to join the army.

The army was particularly welcoming of literate citizens.

And said that once the recruit training is completed.

He will be directly adjusted from the rank of private to private first class.

In essence, it means improving treatment.

It still has great appeal to some people who have received basic education.

The treatment of Chu Yunfei's troops is very good.

There was a man in the family who served in the army and became a private first class.

It is enough to support a family's expenses.

It can be said that this army was built entirely with money.

The attraction is naturally extremely high.

In principle.

Chu Yunfei hopes that all workers will stay in the factory and continue to work.

For example, the production capacity of some factories in the same industry can fully meet the needs of the entire southeastern Shanxi region.

Then some factories in this industry will be eliminated accordingly.

Some places with low efficiency and high risks will be closed.

For the southeastern Shanxi region at this stage.

There is actually not much meaning in their existence.

After all, they had no way to supply other areas, and excessive blind production would only result in a waste of resources at the current stage. That night, the leaders of the various groups basically returned to their respective bases.

197 regiment headquarters.

The regiment commander Li Kuishan gathered together all the battalion commanders and chief of staff Qian Zhaoyou.

The battle plan was immediately announced.

Their 197th Regiment was responsible for garrisoning Nanguan Town.

The engineering company is also required to build a preset blocking position in Jing Village in advance.

The Japanese artillery fire was very fierce, and everyone knew that.

Naturally, it is impossible to construct it according to the standards of conventional field fortifications.

"The mortar company of the first battalion (Yan Weiliang), the second battalion (Pang Junming), and the third battalion (Zhong Qigong) set out first to build a defense line in Nanguan Town."

"After the preparations are completed, the Fourth Battalion, the Fifth Battalion, the Engineer Company, and the Logistics Company will go to Jing Village to build a defense line. Once the work is completed, the Fourth Battalion and the Fifth Battalion will immediately reinforce Nanguan Town. There must be no mistakes."

"Yes!"

Li Kuishan looked at everyone present and said, "Brothers, you must all be aware of the performance of our Shaanxi Army colleagues on the battlefield. We must not lose our prestige and must not disgrace the number of the 197th Regiment."

"Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Commander Chu has never failed to deal with the Japanese. This time, he personally drafted the battle plan and submitted it to the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters and the Shancheng side, which all passed it unanimously. What does this show?"

Pang Junming pushed up his glasses and said, "This means that this battle plan has been approved by the superiors. It must be a nearly perfect battle plan."

"That bastard Lao Pang is right."

"Right, then we just need to follow the plan."

Li Kuishan nodded with satisfaction: "Chief of Staff Qian, you will lead the vanguard troops to reach Nanguan tomorrow."

"it is good!"

the other side.

Inside the 196th Regiment Headquarters.

Qian Bojun also gathered everyone together.

"Commander Chu once said, 'The prestige of the country and the military is in the hands of our Jin army.'"

"In this battle in southeastern Shanxi, our regiment was tasked with encircling and annihilating the main force of the Japanese army."

"I believe you all know that our army has a heavy responsibility in this battle. Whether we can protect southeastern Shanxi and our hometown, the people of the Three Jins are watching from behind!
This time, we must not be as cowardly as we were when we lost Taiyuan!"

"Yes!"

Qian Bojun said nothing and remained silent.

His eyes swept over everyone.

Qian Bojun knows the power of silence.

This can actually be regarded as an imitation of Chu Yunfei.

It can be regarded as a subconscious imitation of the person you admire.

However, although this imitation is a bit rough, it obviously still achieved considerable results.

Everyone's eyes were on Qian Bojun, and they were waiting attentively for his instructions.

After a while, Qian Bojun thought the time was about right, so he began to give orders.

"Deputy Captain Luo."

Luo Weiguo stood up and said, "Yes!"

Qian Bojun then instructed: "Before setting off, be sure to check and verify all the equipment, gear, and quantities to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Yes!"

"Zhang Fugui."

Zhang Fugui immediately stood up and straightened his chest: "Yes."

"Consult your superiors. You will be in charge of the confidential room and the communications platoon. Make sure they are safe and that communications are smooth."

"Yes!"

"Captain Bian, you lead the first battalion to set off first. After reaching Nanguan Town, your company will advance to Tuancheng Village for garrison. Please note that once you detect the movement of the Japanese army, you must evacuate the people in advance to reduce the casualties of the local people."

Bian Fucheng said loudly: "Yes!"

"Other battalions, follow me and march out as soon as we wait for friendly forces to take over the defense line!"

"In this battle, Commander Chu's minimum expectation is to severely damage the 4th Brigade, but I, Qian, have even greater expectations for you."

Qian Bojun looked at everyone with a serious expression: "I hope we can achieve Commander Chu's best expectations and completely wipe out the main force of the 196th Brigade, so that everyone in the country will know what kind of unit we are, the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, our Honorable 358th Regiment, and our th Brigade!"

"Do you understand everything?"

"understand!"

"National prestige and military prestige!"

Everyone shouted in unison: "It must be the Jin army!"

Each unit moved to the planned combat position according to the plan.

The entire Changzhi area is extremely lively.

Whenever the soldiers went to war, they would pass by a village along the road.

The local people would give them a warm farewell under the organization of the local garrison or the Eighth Route Army cadres.

Some provided steamed corn bread, while others placed boiled eggs in a basket.

When the soldiers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army saw this scene, they all puffed out their chests with pride.

This is the hometown they are guarding, and these are their elders from the Three Jins.

They fight to protect these ordinary people.

Among them are the parents of comrades-in-arms and my own parents.

How could the soldiers not be motivated?
"No, fellow, we have discipline!"

"Kid, take it, Auntie has already cooked it!"

The platoon leader stopped where he was and reported the situation to the first battalion commander, Bian Fucheng.

"Cadres above the platoon level, use the money in your pockets to replace the things in the hands of the people."

"Yes!"

Bian Fucheng's empty left sleeve attracted the respect of the people.

He grinned and said, "We were interrupted by the Japanese before, but don't worry, folks, we will definitely win this battle, don't you think?"

The soldiers echoed in unison: "That's right!"

Bian Fucheng raised his right hand and saluted, then continued to move forward.

The common people stared in amazement at the departing Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

One of the old men sighed: "These are all good young men."

"These damn Japanese devils just won't stop!"

"When our second son grows up a little, we will let Shunzi join the Shanxi Suiyuan Army and fight the Japanese with guns!"

The Eighth Route Army cadre standing by sighed silently in his heart.

Aunt Wang, you said yesterday that you wanted Shunzi to join the Eighth Route Army.
Compared with this group of Jinsui Army who are all equipped with the same standard weapons and carrying small cannons.

They, the Eighth Route Army, seemed a bit shabby.

Even regular army troops.

Many people's uniforms were patched.

The New 1st Regiment looks relatively good... these people are still wearing the uniforms of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

In terms of manpower, how could they possibly compete with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?
This job is so difficult!
Inside the garrison headquarters at this time.

Song Wenying reported the situation of the newspaper to Chu Yunfei in detail.

And he said that the response from the people in the city was enthusiastic.

Not only did it achieve the highest sales since its founding.

Currently, newspapers are being transported to various central villages as per the original plan.

Judging from the current progress, it will take less than three days.

The entire Changzhi area will know that war is approaching and that Chu Yunfei's troops have the support of the vast majority of the people.

It controls the largest propaganda agency in Changzhi area and has its own propaganda force.

In this regard, no matter how hard the Eighth Route Army cadres tried.

It can only allow the people to receive patriotic education.

Let them choose a place to serve as soldiers between Chu Yunfei's troops, the 386th Brigade, and the 129th Division.

That must be the 358th Brigade under Chu Yunfei's command.

Not only were the treatment and equipment good, but more importantly, they were the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!
The Jinsui Army defends our hometown and our country!
The commander frequently appears in newspapers as the god of war Chu Yunfei who has made many military achievements!
"Very good, thank you Miss Wenying, you are really capable at work."

Hearing Chu Yunfei's praise, Song Wenying smiled and nodded: "My uncle said that this is also a small contribution to the fight against the Japanese invaders."

"Give my regards to Mr. Song."

Chu Yunfei smiled and turned back to signal Sun Ming: "Sun Ming, send Miss Song back for me. Be careful."

"Yes!"

After Song Wenying left, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said jokingly, "The way this little girl looks at you seems a little strange."

"Sun Weimou also said so. It's time for this kid to come back. Why did it take so long?"

"We have already sent a cavalry unit to contact them. They said they have already persuaded their old man and won the support of many local gentry in advance... When our troops go there, I believe the work will go very smoothly."

Chu Yunfei laughed: "This kid is such a bastard, he said he believed me, but in the end he was still afraid that I would take action against his family."

Fang Ligong pushed his glasses and smiled without saying anything.

After all, there is the Eighth Route Army as a precedent.
It is normal for Sun Weimou to have some of his own little thoughts.

The current Eighth Route Army cadres in Changzhi area have completely become propagandists for Chu Yunfei's troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Of course...Chu Yunfei was also very nice to them. He not only provided them with new cotton-padded clothes (the same style as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army).

They also provided new cloth shoes and a three-yuan food allowance per person per month.
Although these things can easily cause misunderstandings among the Eighth Route Army.

But Brigade Commander Chen accepted it calmly and expressed the hope that Chu Yunfei could give more.

After all, this is a real support for their work and can also relieve their own pressure.

Chu Yunfei naturally would not agree.

Brigade Commander Chen was also well aware of his little thoughts.

But both of them knew it in their hearts.

These small actions and little thoughts.

It is impossible to affect the cadres of both sides, and it will only bring the cooperation between the two sides closer.

After all, Chu Yunfei’s political views on many issues are exactly the same as theirs.

and so.

Both of them tacitly agreed that this was going on.

Chu Yunfei's troops actually cooperated deeply with the Eighth Route Army at the grassroots level.

It also had the full support of the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army led by Yan Laoxi.

Shancheng received full support from Chiang Kai-shek and the Military Commission.

A main division was also drawn from a war zone where the fighting was intense to provide support.

under these circumstances.

If Chu Yunfei still cannot completely wipe out the 4th Brigade.

Then Chu Yunfei might as well go back to Wutai to carry manure and farm!

I am really sorry, because of the lack of time, I didn't check this chapter, some typos and word order errors appeared... I won't sleep anymore, I will add one more chapter to make up for it...
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