Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 16 A strong country uses military force as its weapon, while a weak country uses determination as its backing!
"Commander Yan, the latest news is that Ruyuekou has been lost, the major commander of the 427th Regiment, Li Dashan, was killed, and the brigade commander Liang Jiantang was seriously injured and his life or death is unknown..."

"The Japanese invaders have broken through Chu Yunfei's direction, and the main force of the 358th Regiment has already headed to Jiaochang Village to deploy defenses."

In order to stabilize the situation, Yan Laoxi has arrived at the front-line headquarters west of Yanmen Pass.

However, as soon as he arrived at the front line to supervise the battle, he received a telegram from the 358th Regiment.

Ru Yuekou lost!

Yan Laoxi quickly stood up and looked at the battle map.

It took him a while to find the location of Jiaochang Village on the large-scale battle map in front of him.

A combat staff officer quickly stepped forward and replaced a military map of the northern Shanxi region for him.

Jiaochang Village is actually just south of Chu Yunfei’s position.

The distance is very close, less than five kilometers.

Behind him, there was only one passage.

The mountains on both sides are steep.

It's all rock, and there's no way to even build fortifications.

If you are determined to die, it is not impossible to set an ambush.

But such a steep terrain means there is really no way out.

On the one hand, Chu Yunfei couldn't afford to waste time.

On the other hand, they cannot afford the consequences of taking risks.

What if the Japanese invaders discovered the whereabouts of the ambush troops in advance.

There is no need to even send troops to attack, the artillery bombardment alone is enough to cause heavy casualties.

Sun Cuiya took a quick glance and knew the situation of the 358th Regiment.

The loss of Fanzhisi County would result in the entire Pingxingguan and Yanmenguan line of troops being attacked from the flanks.

However, the Chahar Corps was still hundreds of kilometers away from the Fifth Division.

What's more, according to the deployment of the 358th Regiment, the main force of a battalion has already gone to Fanzhisi County to build defensive fortifications.

Most likely you can buy some time.

The vast majority of generals believed that the war situation had not deteriorated to the point where they could no longer fight.

Among them, General Fu Zuoyi's views were the most sharp.

He believed that they could not only defend the Yanmen Pass and Pingxing Pass lines.

There is even a chance to completely wipe out the recklessly advancing Suzuki Brigade.

Not only can it break the crisis, but there is even a chance to repeat the great victory of Ru Yuekou.

The truth is that a strong country uses military force as its weapon, while a weak country uses determination as its backing.

Old Man Yan understood.

However, under the terrible battlefield situation.

The commander-in-chief of the Second World War Zone was the commander-in-chief of more than 200,000 troops in the Second World War Zone.

He is the King of Shanxi.

At this time, I was actually starting to feel scared.

His most elite 358th Regiment and the high hopes placed on Chu Yunfei were unable to "defend" Ru Yuekou.

How can we fight this battle?
Yan Laoxi felt in his heart that it was not just the war situation that was dangerous.

And his own safety!

At this time, Yan Laoxi no longer had the ambition to protect the country and the people as he had before the war, and the last bit of his passion was completely extinguished by the danger.

In front of everyone, Yan Laoxi pretended to be calm, asking when the support troops would arrive and the current situation of the Chahar Corps.

"Commander Yan, there are many Mongolians in the Chahar Corps who have the tradition of worshipping Mount Wutai every year. They are familiar with every road from Fanshi County to Wutai County."

"The cavalry is very fast. If they cut off our retreat, it will affect our logistics supply."

"There is a high possibility that our army will be trapped and die at the Pingxingguan and Yanmenguan lines."

The person who said this was Yan Laoxi's fellow villager from Mount Wutai, and also the commander of the Sixth Army, Yang Aiyuen.

As Yan Laoxi's confidant, Yang Aiyuen naturally caught Yan Laoxi's panic.

He then acted as a substitute and expressed what Yan Laoxi was most worried about.

As expected, no one had a suitable solution.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Yan Laoxi had already thought about escaping at this time, and he had already made up his mind.

All it takes is one more person to tell the danger of the war.
He would then slam the table and announce his retreat.

"I think the situation is irreparable. If we retreat any further, we will probably be wiped out. It is better to withdraw the whole army."

However, everyone remained silent, looking at Yan Laoxi, waiting for his decision.

The disadvantage in northern Shanxi was indeed not that great, and Yan Laoxi was also worried that ordering a retreat at this time would likely severely damage the morale of the troops.

The battle is fought for this kind of morale. Once it is lost, it is very likely to cause real irreversible consequences.

Just as Yan Laoxi was frowning and thinking.

Liu Tao, director of the confidential office, stepped forward quickly: "Commander Yan, an urgent message from the 358th Regiment!"

Yan Laoxi quickly took the telegram, glanced at it, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Everyone!"

"Yun Fei has already annihilated the reckless Pseudo-Mongol cavalry outside Jiaochang Village. The remnants of the 203rd Brigade, led by Commander Xu, are heading to Fanshi County for defense."

Fu Zuoyi saw the opportunity and suggested again: "Commander Yan, this opportunity cannot be missed!"

"Yisheng, just do as you say!"

"Strike bravely and annihilate the stubborn enemy!"

"Yes!"

That afternoon, our own air force support arrived and destroyed the Japanese invaders' two observation balloons.

The Japanese invaders briefly lost the eyes of their artillerymen.

The 27th Mongolian Cavalry Division originally wanted to take advantage of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's retreat.

Pick some fruit and make some contribution.

Just chased to the outside of Jiaochang Village.

Hidden on both sides of the mountain road and firing at the firing points inside the village.

Under the prepared fire attack.

The pursuing pseudo-Mongol cavalry suffered two to three hundred casualties in a short period of time.

The rest quickly turned their horses around and fled.

In this way, the battle line was briefly stabilized at Jiaochang Village.

Under Chu Yunfei's command, Qian Bojun made another contribution.

"Commander, Commander Yan called back. Let us continue to hold out for three days. Reinforcements are on the way..."

"The Second War Zone Command Headquarters believes that it is possible to annihilate the first part of the Suzuki Brigade and repeat the great victory of Ruyuekou"

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly.

The entire 358th Regiment only had one-fourth of its previous ammunition left.

Casualties have exceeded one third and are approaching half.

Except that the third battalion, which had previously served as a reserve force, was in good condition.

The second battalion suffered most of its casualties, and the fourth battalion suffered three quarters of its casualties.

The current 358th Regiment actually only has one main battalion that is truly capable of confronting and besieging the Japanese army.

But the main force battalion needed to defend its position during the next three days of fighting.

Strength will inevitably be consumed.

Fortunately, according to the current deployment of the commander-in-chief.

The entire Fifth Division was also at risk of being surrounded and annihilated.

The 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army has reached Lingqiu, and Chen Changjie's st Army has joined the battlefield.

Even counterattacks have been launched in some areas.

The Fifth Division fought hard for half a month and suffered nearly 10,000 casualties.

Another main infantry regiment was withdrawn, and the number of enemies that can be fought now is only a few thousand.

No matter whether it was the 61st Army that opened up the situation.

The situation still needs to be opened up outside Fanzhisi County.

There are opportunities to completely wipe out the Japanese Suzuki Brigade or the Fifth Division.

The generals were naturally very excited; they saw hope.

And hope during this time and in this historical period is something more precious than gold!

(End of this chapter)