Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 163: The right path is the hardest to take, with great resistance, but it doesn’t matter, just kill them all! (Subscribe)
Chu Yunfei stood in front of a group of company commanders headed by First Company Commander Zhou Daxing.

Behind him stood the commander of the 196th Honor Regiment Qian Bojun, deputy commander Luo Weiguo, and a group of battalion commanders under their command.

These ones.

They are all true descendants of Chu Yunfei who have followed him for at least three years and at most ten years.

Even Luo Weiguo.

In terms of working for Yan Laoxi.

Chu Yunfei also maintains a high degree of unity and is trustworthy!

“Brothers, many people are actually very curious.”

"Why did they have to march all night and come to Linfen in a mysterious manner right after defeating the Japanese?"

Chu Yunfei walked in front of the crowd with his hands behind his back: "Now, I can tell you."

"Not far behind me is Linfen City."

"The Second War Zone Commander's headquarters is located in the city."

"There is a group of bureaucrats from the Second World War Commander's Headquarters in the city."

"They not only embezzled our war supplies, but also our pensions."

"Commander Yan ordered someone to investigate this matter a month ago."

"Now, this matter has basically come to fruition."

The company commanders were very surprised.

They seemed to have a premonition.

They seem to be doing something big now!
Something unprecedented.

If you are not careful, you may lose your head.

No one dared to speak out.

Everyone's eyes were still on Chu Yunfei.

“And we have two things to do.”

"First, assist the gendarmerie in arresting people. If you encounter anyone who resists violently, shoot them immediately without asking why, to ensure your own safety."

"Second, maintain order in the Linfen area. No one, whether friendly or Japanese, is allowed to approach until this matter is completely over."

Chu Yunfei paused for a moment and made specific arrangements.

"First Battalion, enter the city to maintain order and assist the military police in arresting people."

"The rest of the battalions will be on guard against friendly forces and Japanese troops in the direction of Hongdong County, Gu County, and Pu County."

"The Guard Company is responsible for protecting the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters and ensuring the safety of Commander Yan and others."

"Remember the military rules and strictly abide by the discipline. I don't want to hear about anything that shouldn't happen."

"Don't think that no one will dare to deal with you just because you have won a great victory."

"If there is any disturbance, I will kill him myself. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei looked down at the watch in his hand.

Waiting for Xie Ming's arrival.

In no time.

Xie Ming and others rode their horses to the outside of the city and met Chu Yunfei, whom Yan Laoxi had been waiting for for three days.

Chu Yunfei immediately stepped forward, and Xie Ming was the first to salute.
"Brother Yufa, this way please"

"Brother Yunfei, the good news is that they haven't noticed anything unusual yet. We will take action this afternoon and try to end this farce within two days."

Xie Ming then looked at the people under Chu Yunfei's command: "There is also bad news. Someone from Shancheng just arrived today. I am worried that the news will spread over there."

"Who?"

"Zhu Peiji."

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly: "This is the chairman's trusted deputy guard chief and personal guard officer...what is he doing here at this time?"

"This time, all the troops in the Second War Zone won a victory of some size, which was of great help in boosting the confidence of the military and civilians throughout the country in the war of resistance."

"The chairman intends to provide four tactical regiment-level combat units for the reorganization of the Shanxi New Army. At the same time, Commander Yan revealed that Zhu Peiji came here mainly to represent the chairman and Commander Yan to discuss matters concerning you."

"about me?"

"Yes, it's a long story."

Xie Ming was about to continue speaking.

It’s a long story so I won’t go into details.

It’s important to do serious work first.

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows and looked down at the watch in his hand: "Brother Yufa, since it's a long story, I'll talk about it after this matter."

"To be honest, I've long been fed up with these corrupt bureaucrats."

"When our 358th Regiment went north to Ruyuekou to support the front line, these people dared to embezzle even cement and steel bars."

"The planned national defense projects at Niangzi Pass are a mess."

"Even if only one-third of these funds were allocated, at least several thousand deaths of our frontline soldiers would be avoided."

"It can be said that many of my soldiers died not at the hands of the Japanese, but at their hands!"

Chu Yunfei naturally hated this group of people.

It is true that power breeds corruption.

But why is Chu Yunfei not corrupt?

He never asked these damn bureaucrats and clerks of the Republic of China to be saints.

Chu Yunfei said nothing as he took what he should take.

After all, in this era, many people are like this, just kill them all.

There are also few people who can do these jobs.

It's the helplessness of the times.

But the repair funds for national defense projects.

This matter is of great importance and concerns the entire Shanxi and even the national anti-Japanese war situation.

This kind of money is money that should not be touched.

From Chu Yunfei's perspective.

Why does Yan Laoxi support this anti-corruption campaign so much?

That is also because national defense fortifications are essential for Yan Laoxi's defense of the country and the war of resistance.

It is extremely beneficial.

Even Yan Laoxi does not think there is any problem with his command so far.

Chu Yunfei’s troops are an example.

After all, it was he who asked Chu Yunfei to go north to Ru Yuekou and then rush to Yuanping for help.

It was also he who ordered Chu Yunfei to go to the front line of Niangzi Pass to fight.

Even if he was not the one in charge of the specific command, he was still in charge from a strategic perspective.

There is no big problem with Yan Laoxi.

The matter of anti-corruption.

For Yan Laoxi, for the entire Jinsui Army, and for the entire Shanxi.

It’s all good stuff!
No matter how much resistance he faces, he will continue to implement it.

Now Chu Yunfei's troops have arrived.

Yan Laoxi knew that this was the most loyal, purest and most combat-effective troop that he could secretly mobilize at the moment.

Chu Yunfei is not greedy or corrupt, and he has grudges against this group of people.

Yan Laoxi knew very well what tricks the rebels had played in the southeastern part of Shanxi.

Originally, he was still thinking about playing the power balance game.

Limit Chu Yunfei's rise in status in the Jin Army.

But now, after Xie Ming's investigation results came out.

Yan Laoxi suddenly felt
Those Red Party members who raided his home by the river were more pleasing to the eye than this group of subordinates.

Yes.

When the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region Government was just established.

The work team that remained in the Wutai Mountain area raided Yan Laoxi's hometown in Hebian Village.

This incident was also a misunderstanding.

At that time, many cadres had not changed their working model from the Red Army.

Yan Laoxi was furious about this and immediately protested to the Red Party.

Aren’t you talking about fighting against the Japanese? I, Yan Laoxi, am also fighting against the Japanese. Why did you ransack my hometown?
With the combat effectiveness of Chu Yunfei's troops.

An entire Japanese brigade could be defeated.

If anything goes wrong, even if two brigades have problems.

Yan Laoxi believed that his safety could be guaranteed.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, with 358B written on their armbands, entered the city of Linfen.

Many people noticed that something was wrong.

The first to react were the roadside vendors.

There was no movement before the arrival of this force.

Many people thought that the Japanese were going to attack, so they immediately asked their families to pack up and prepare to leave.

Wait until all the troops of the first battalion enter the city.

The second, third and eighth companies took over the city defense work respectively and formed patrol teams.

Luo Weiguo and others quickly posted notices at the city gate and everywhere, requiring the people to go home immediately and not go out unless necessary.

For a while.

The people in the city were still very cooperative. After all, that shiny automatic gun was not just for decoration.

When Chu Yunfei stepped into the headquarters of the Second War Zone Commander.

Everyone who received the news seemed to have reacted.

The military police quickly broke into various departments and offices and arrested people according to the list.

Chu Yunfei's guard company also quickly occupied various defensive positions, checkpoints, and commanding heights to ensure the safety of the Second War Zone Commander's headquarters.

At this time, Yan Laoxi walked out of the operations room with his hands behind his back.

The look he gave Chu Yunfei was full of admiration and love: "Yunfei."

Chu Yunfei walked forward quickly with firm steps and stopped about five or six steps away from Yan Laoxi.

He stood at attention and saluted, his voice was loud and spirited: "Commander Yan!"

"Yun Fei, I haven't seen you for almost half a year. You've lost a lot of weight."

Chu Yunfei pursed his lips and smiled in front of Yan Laoxi.

He slightly restrained his arrogance and sharpness.

Just like a junior waiting for praise, he hides himself very well.

"Come to my office, Brother Lansun. I'll trouble you to chair the meeting for me. Qingbo, you come too."

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei nodded to his other colleagues, then followed Yan Laoxi, Chu Xichun and others into Yan Laoxi's office.

Laughter and joy were soon heard in the office.

The guards had no idea what Chu Yunfei was talking about, but Yan Laoxi was actually happier than if he had won a battle.

Yan Laoxi was happy, Chu Yunfei got rid of his anger and changed the status quo.

Some people are unlucky.

However, in just about fifteen minutes, almost one-third of the officials of the entire Shanxi Administrative Office were arrested.

The vast majority of them have been confirmed to have engaged in corruption.

Another small part was revealed by this group of reliable teammates.

In the combat conference room.

No one was in the mood to hold a meeting anymore.

Soon, Zhou Daxing and his men broke into the conference room.

He raised his hand slightly and saluted, "Commander Zhu, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Staff Officer Li, Staff Officer Zhao, and Commander Sun, please come with us."

The gendarmerie soldiers moved forward quickly.

Commander Sun sighed and walked ahead silently.

The remaining two combat staff officers looked at each other and were very cooperative.

Sun Ming and others came quickly and left quickly.

Even the people attending the meeting didn't understand what had happened.

"Chief Staff, what on earth is going on?"

Chief of Staff Zhu shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. Until this matter is over, you will stay at the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters. All your food and lodging will be arranged by the Special Service Battalion."

The officers attending the meeting looked at each other in bewilderment.

No wonder Yan Laoxi wanted to gather them together for a meeting...
This is a big move.

The military commanders in the areas surrounding Linfen were not with the troops.

It is clear.

Old Yan had sensed something was wrong and had already wielded his butcher knife.

But they don't even know if it will fall on them.

"General Zhu, may I have a word with you?"

Zhu Peiji stepped forward and came in front of Chief of General Staff Zhu.

Zhu Shouguang nodded, and the two of them walked out of the combat meeting.

"Captain Zhu, what exactly happened?" In the corridor.

The sporadic gunshots in Linfen city were clearly audible.

Zhu Shouguang shook his head: "I'm sorry, Special Dispatcher Zhu, Commander Yan said that this is our own business in Shanxi."

Zhu Peiji smiled and didn't care.

He turned around and went back into the room.

That's the attitude.

Zhu Peiji did not expect to be able to report the matter to Chiang Kai-shek in a short time.

It is better to cooperate with the work of the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters.

This night.

The gunfire continued until late at night.

There are people who bow their heads, admit their mistakes, and cry bitterly.

There are also many who resist stubbornly.

When I heard the news about Guo Lu's unusual movements.

Yan Laoxi sighed.

Chu Yunfei and Chu Xichun looked at each other.

Nothing more was said.

All three of them knew it.

It's just an ordinary infantry brigade, with only more than 3,000 people.

If something really happens, a battalion under Chu Yunfei can defeat it.
After a while.

A phone call came in.

Guo, the brigade commander of a brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, personally apologized to Yan Laoxi.

Yan Laoxi sighed: "You have followed me for thirteen years. Come back on your own and admit your mistakes. I will be lenient with you."

"Yes!"

He saw Chu Yunfei and Chu Xichun looking at him.

Yan Laoxi sighed and continued with his Shanxi dialect: "Shortcomings cannot be protected, if you protect them, they will become shorter. Mistakes cannot be covered up, if you cover them up, they will end up being wrong."

Just as the Shancheng side was still arguing about how to reward Chu Yunfei and the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters.

The Japanese army also spent the whole night debating and strategizing on whether to attack Xuzhou and the southeastern Shanxi region.

This is the Second World War Commander's Headquarters.

It’s also a different kind of scenery.

Blood soaked the streets.

The speed at which the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield also came in handy at this moment.
All the streets were cleaned again before noon.

There is still a slight smell of blood in the air, but it doesn't affect anything.

soon.

It was noon the next day.

Luo Weiguo sent soldiers to make the announcement in the city.

The operation in the city has now ended.

Normal production and living order has been restored in Linfen City.

Xie Ming and the officers and soldiers of the gendarmerie were very efficient.

Forty-seven officials were arrested and thirty-nine stubborn resisters were killed overnight.

There are seventeen private residences in Linfen city alone.

In addition, there were gold, silver dollars, jewelry, etc. hidden in his house.

The amount of assets in Linfen City alone reached three million.

It is an astronomical figure at that time.

This group of officials from the Pacification Office and the Second World War Commander's Headquarters.

What is the concept of three million?

This is equivalent to embezzling one-tenth of Shanxi’s fiscal tax revenue before the war, which was equivalent to the annual military expenses of two infantry divisions!

this number.

It’s simply outrageous!
The whole of China is so big.

No one knows what other properties these bastards have.

Which commercial companies have been invested in?

If it was in the occupied area, Yan Laoxi naturally had no choice.

But if it was in the area controlled by his side...this money could be used to support his career of defending the territory and fighting the war!
Yan Laoxi himself naturally knew this too.

This is a great opportunity.

So he decided to cut the weeds and root them out.

Since Old Yan didn't want to sleep, Chu Yunfei naturally needed to stay by his side.

Others need to be in the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters.

Right next to Yan Laoxi.

Only in this way can everyone in the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters feel at ease.

As for the specific command work.

It was handed over to Qian Bojun.

Being an executioner is not an easy job.

But Qian Bojun had no choice.

Chu Yunfei's body was already covered in blood.

As Chu Yunfei's subordinate.

Qian Bojun naturally couldn't avoid it.

After consulting Chu Yunfei and getting a clear answer.

Qian Bojun returned to his command position.

Xue Jie stepped forward and asked, "Commander, are we still going to kill them?"

"Commander Chu often says that the right path is the most difficult to take and has the greatest resistance."

"How can we fight peacefully with this group of insects?"

Seeing Xue Jie's solemn expression and firm eyes.

Qian Bojun patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "It has been confirmed that the officer involved was involved in the embezzlement of national defense project funds."

"After the interrogation, once the location of the family property and where the property was hidden was confirmed, they were all shot."

"Chief Chu said not to give them the time and opportunity to operate."

“As for those damned bureaucrats.”

"Capture them all and continue to torture them to see if we can dig out something more. Commander Yan will be in charge of these people."

"Yes!"

Qian Bojun nodded with satisfaction: "The Third Battalion has no battalion commander yet, so I will hand it over to you to command. You and Liu Wang will split up and go to various garrisons. Don't let anyone on the list go."

"If there are any unusual movements of troops, suppress them directly. Don't be afraid of them."

"If anything goes wrong, I, Qian Bojun, will be responsible."

"Yes!"

The movements in Linfen City and the unusual movements in the surrounding areas soon attracted the attention of the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Hongdong County.

The commander-in-chief immediately contacted the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters.

Want to confirm the situation.

No one responded to the telegram, and after Chief of General Staff Zhu answered the phone he just kept repeating the same things.

No useful news at all.

The commander-in-chief realized that something was not right and immediately and strongly requested to have a dialogue with Yan Laoxi.

After Yan Laoxi answered the phone.

The commander-in-chief finally felt relieved.

Fortunately, it was not a premeditated action to overthrow Yan.

just.

Why are the commander's headquarters and surrounding areas suddenly so lively?

"Report to the commander, a frontline observation post reported that a group of Jinsui Army cavalrymen went to the friendly troops' garrison, and a small-scale exchange of fire broke out between the two sides. It has now subsided..."

The commander-in-chief looked at Brigade Commander Chen who was standing beside him and said, "Brigade Commander Chen, take the special forces battalion and confirm the situation."

"Yes!"

Just when they were halfway there, they ran into the cavalry battalion commander Ma Keying who was riding back on his horse.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army waving, Ma Ying signaled everyone to stop.

Turn over, get off the horse and move forward.

He has good eyesight.

The first thing I saw was the badge in front of Brigade Commander Chen.

"Hello, sir."

Brigade Commander Chen confirmed the identity of the person in front of him.

Several Shanxi-Suiyuan Army officers were also found tied to the horses at the back.

So he asked immediately: "I am Chen X, I believe your Chief Chu should have told you about me, what is this matter?"

Mark Ying refused in a muffled voice: "I'm sorry, sir, this is a military secret. I'm sorry, I have no right to disclose it."

"So what happened to the fight just now?"

"Several guards refused to surrender and dared to fire back at us. They have all been killed."

Brigade Commander Chen frowned slightly and guessed what had happened.

Ma Keying saluted, then mounted his horse and left.

The direction they were heading towards was Linfen City.

After returning to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, he reported the news.

The commander-in-chief guessed the key to the problem at the first moment.

"Do you think that the news that our comrades passed on earlier is that the Second War Zone is really conducting an internal review to purge corrupt officials?"

Brigade Commander Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do they have such means?"

"It is very likely... Chu Yunfei's troops were secretly transferred to the Linfen area. This shows one thing... Yan Laoxi may not trust the troops in the surrounding areas."

"I think Yan Laoxi wants to take advantage of this great victory, when morale is high and the army is stable, to conduct an internal purge. Regardless of whether it is real corruption or fake corruption, after this, he will definitely have a more stable control over the Sixth Army in the combat sequence of the Jinsui Army in the Second War Zone."

"Before, he wanted to carry out reforms in southeastern Shanxi and change the local power structure and order, and he did it through us. I used to think that Chu Yunfei was a person who valued his reputation, but now it seems that I underestimated him."

The commander-in-chief said this and then asked, "I remember that according to our intelligence, the person in charge of investigating the corruption this time is Xie Ming, a major general and senior adviser of the General Staff Office, who has always been known as a think tank.

A Wutai native who has close ties with Chu Yunfei, it is very likely that Yan Baichuan had already planned this matter."

The deputy commander nodded: "Before this incident, the corruption in the local armory and ammunition depot was also exposed. Chu Yunfei seemed to have planned it long ago. Even the incident in Southeast Shanxi was premeditated."

The deputy chief of staff was filled with emotion: "Yes, but I didn't expect that Yan Baichuan, at this age, would still have such courage."

"This Chu Yunfei is the courage of Yan Laoxi. With him around, Yan Laoxi will naturally be determined to make progress." The commander-in-chief hit the nail on the head and pointed out the key point: "But after this time, Chu Yunfei will really become Yan Laoxi's lone minister."

"Lone minister" is not a nice word.

Chu Yunfei even killed his fellow villagers.

Is there anything that can’t be done?

"But he still went forward without hesitation. This is Chu Yunfei!"

Brigade Commander Chen's tone was complicated. At this moment, he was sitting on a bench, holding the pen that Chu Yunfei gave him, his eyes lost in thought.

In fact

Yan Laoxi had no choice.

Chu Yunfei had no choice.

The country's strength is already in difficulty.

The financial resources are barely enough to support the existing army.

under these circumstances.

Chu Yunfei is an officer of the Jin Army in the Second War Zone.

No matter how many military achievements he has made.

There is also no way to reach out to the mountain city or Wuhan to clean out the parasites under Chiang Kai-shek's command.

Even though he already knew who the corrupt officials were.

But in Shanxi.

With the support of the Second World War Commander Headquarters.

With the momentum of this great victory, Yan Laoxi's prestige as the war zone commander-in-chief reached its peak.

There should be no problem in cleaning out the pests within the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

If you missed this opportunity.

The next battles and battlefield situation are bound to be more difficult.

Killing is necessary and essential!

For the overall situation of the War of Resistance, for the people of Shanxi, and for himself.

Even if my hands are stained with the blood of my "colleagues"
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