Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 174: Annihilate the Japanese and burn the prisoner-of-war camp! (Subscribe)

After a loud explosion.

Before the smoke and dust had cleared, the soldiers of the Second Battalion rushed into the prisoner-of-war camp.

At the same time, flares suddenly rose into the sky.

The strictly trained Japanese soldiers immediately launched a fire blockade on the south gate of the prisoner-of-war camp.

"Da da da~!"

There was a burst of gunfire.

The sound of gunfire from the Type 38 rifle and the Type 99 rifle was like the crackling of frying beans.

However, when the Japanese reacted and opened fire.

The first batch of commandos have already rushed into the prisoner-of-war camp.

Following the flames from the Japanese invaders' guns.

Led by Liu Wang, the commandos quickly pulled the trigger and fought back.

"Da da da!"

The sound of the Thompson submachine gun was like a typewriter, extremely clear on the battlefield.

The firepower of a dozen men’s submachine guns was enough to suppress and beat up an army of Japanese soldiers that was more than twice their number.

What's more, the support troops for these Japanese devils have not arrived yet.

The only ones carrying out suppressive fire are the sentries!

Nothing to fear at all.

Inside the prisoner-of-war camp at this time.

When a group of Chinese soldiers heard the familiar gunshots, they burst into tears: "Brothers, someone is here to save us!"

"From the sound, it should be our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Long live Commander Yan!"

"Fuck the Japs! Brothers, let's fight them!"

"Keep your voice down and don't attract their attention. We don't have guns."

Someone in the crowd spoke up to stop the riot: "Don't make any noise, reduce your presence, and don't let the Japanese have the energy to think about us."

"Old Sun, are you fucking scared?"

"Bullshit! The Japs can't beat the brothers who saved us, and they can't kill us either. Shut up you idiots!"

Hearing Lao Sun’s reminder.

Everyone stayed where they were obediently.

"What Old Sun said makes sense!"

"Brothers, be quiet, or you'll be found by the devils."

The Japanese soldiers who were resting in the barracks also rushed towards the direction of the explosion with rifles.

In this way, this group of Japanese devils ran head-on into the commando team led by Liu Wang.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

"boom!"

"boom!"

In narrow terrain, Thompson's firepower advantage was fully utilized.

As for the Japanese devils at the higher points outside.

They were killed one by one by the sharpshooters on the periphery as soon as the battle started.

After the commandos launched the attack, Xue Jie immediately ordered his men to launch an attack simultaneously, and the commandos provided full support.

The short battle soon came to an end.

The bodies of the Japanese soldiers soon filled the entire prisoner-of-war camp.

The medics rushed forward to rescue the seriously injured soldiers.

Some of the lightly wounded soldiers stopped bleeding with the help of their comrades and waited for help from medical soldiers.

In the prisoner-of-war camp, gunshots were heard from time to time.

All the wounded Japanese soldiers were quickly killed.

The prisoners of war who watched were very relieved: "Well done!"

"Kill these damned Japs and chop off all his genitals!"

"Fuck the little Japanese, Xiao Shuanzi, did you see that? These bastards are finally dead!"

"The sky has eyes, the sky has eyes!"

"Stop arguing!"

Liu Wang turned around and roared.

He had just finished a battle and was full of murderous intent and extremely ferocious.

Suddenly, the crying and shouting in the prisoner-of-war camp decreased a lot.

Xue Jie quickly took over the battlefield command and continued to issue new orders.

"Commando, secure the prison camp."

"Second Battalion, First Company, Third Company, Third Battalion, First Company, take away everything that can be used in the prisoner-of-war camp."

"The stretcher team will rescue the prisoners, the medical team will give priority to taking care of the wounded, and the rest of you will quickly clean up the battlefield."

"Yes!"

After a moment, a soldier stepped forward quickly and said, "Sir, we have captured a little Japanese prisoner."

"Kill it."

Xue Jie emphasized loudly: "All the brothers in the squad died, and he was the only one alive. He must feel bad."

"I am a kind-hearted person like the officers. I can't bear to see the little devil go through such a separation of life and death. Let's send him off with us."

"I can't control other camps, but in my camp, if you encounter this kind of thing again, don't blame me for cursing if any bastard comes to me for instructions!"

"Yes!"

Bang, with a crisp gunshot, the Japanese soldier was executed on the spot.

Xue Jie sighed and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, in the next life, I hope I can be reborn as a normal person, not an animal again."

I saw the Japanese soldier still kneeling on the ground.

Xue Jie sighed, stepped forward and kicked the Japanese soldier to the ground.

With a look of complete coldness on his face, he said, "Gather the Japs together and burn them down along with the prisoner-of-war camp."

"Yes!"

The officers' room in the prisoner-of-war camp at this time.

The warriors are searching around for something usable.

Everything, including the Japanese officers' uniforms and coats, were taken away.

There’s no telling what role these things will play in the future.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

"A call from the Japanese?"

"Squad leader, do you want to answer it?"

"Call the boss."

After receiving the report, Liu Wang walked over and answered the phone.

On the other end of the phone, a middle-aged male voice sounded, with a slightly heavy tone: "Moshimoshi!"

"Moximoxi?" Liu Wang responded.

"Koizumi-kun, please report on the situation in the prisoner-of-war camp."

"Moximoxi." Liu Wang repeated.

"Koizumi-kun, can you hear me clearly? Please report the situation in the prisoner-of-war camp. We have received a report that there was an explosion in the direction of the prisoner-of-war camp."

"Moximoxi." Liu Wang continued to repeat.

The Japanese soldier who noticed something was wrong immediately started cursing: "Bageyalu, stupid XXX, @!#!#!"

This is really annoying!
Liu Wang chuckled.

He hung up the phone with a click.

Then he frowned and thought for a moment before issuing a new order.

"These little devils seem to have learned their lesson. Inform the communications squad to check where the telephone lines are located and why they were not discovered during reconnaissance."

"Yes!"

The soldiers followed the direction of the telephone lines and finally dug out the buried telephone lines in the ground.

Telephone lines are also a strategic resource for military weapons.

The soldiers of the communications squad are led by the squad leader.

The engineer shovel was wielded very quickly.

Nearly three kilometers of telephone lines were dug out in just one hour.

"Bring all the stuff back, damn, we're going to get rich this time!"

"Yes!"

These are all counted as their spoils of war, and they have also made contributions!
Reward those who have made contributions, this is Chu Yunfei's principle of doing things.

Inside the prisoner-of-war camp, the work of cleaning up the battlefield was coming to an end.

As Xue Jie threw the torch.

The entire POW camp and even the bodies of the Japanese soldiers were instantly set on fire.

Under the blazing fire, the sky was illuminated red.

"Retreat. Be careful to wipe out all traces of our march. Don't let the Japanese find our evacuation route and marching direction."

"Yes!"

Shanxi, Taiyuan City.

Inside the First Army Headquarters.

Mizu Umejiro (this person is a war criminal, and he avoids this request in the hope of understanding) had just arrived at the First Army Headquarters from the country.

Umezu was recognized by many important members of the General Staff as having a gentle temperament, a clear mind, and being extremely cautious in his work.

He had a firm and decisive attitude towards major events and made contributions to the military purge after the February 26 Incident.

The "He-Umezu Agreement" created conditions for Japan's invasion of North China, and was therefore highly appreciated by the emperor and military personnel.

He has just taken office.

Before the new official had time to make his first move, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had already started another one for him.

The prisoner-of-war camp in the Battle of Xinkou was raided, and the garrison squadron and a squad of new recruits were all killed.

All the prisoners of war were rescued and the battlefield was cleaned very cleanly. Except for a few bullet shells, there were no weapons left at the scene.

"General, we were unable to find any traces on the battlefield. Perhaps it was because of the cold north wind that completely obscured their marching tracks."

Mizumejiro shook his head. He knocked on the table and frowned slightly. "No, they were probably hiding their tracks when they evacuated. It's highly unlikely that it was done by the Eighth Route Army active in the area."

"The prisoners held in the camp were those who surrendered or were captured after the Battle of Xinkou. They were mainly composed of the main forces of the China Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

"The battle ended quickly and the cleanup was exceptionally clean. It was most likely done by the enemy's elite troops."

"The only ones left in this direction are the 358th Army Group, the elite main force of the Central Army, and the th Brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

Thinking of this, Mizu Umejiro ordered: "Lieutenant Colonel Tagami, you should return to the base first. You must be exhausted after the overnight raid. Please have a good rest."

"Hai!"

Mizumejiro ordered the operations staff officer nearby to call over the intelligence staff officer of the Special High Technology Department.

About ten minutes later.

The intelligence officer stood outside Mizumejiro's office, somewhat nervously and even terrified. "Report!"

"Come in."

Mizumejiro put down the telegram in his hand, stood up and walked over: "Staff Officer Kawazawa, do you have any recent information about the 358th Brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the nd Division of the th Group Army of the Central Army?"

"I'm very sorry, General. According to the information we received, the headquarters of the Second Chinese War Zone carried out an unprecedented purge operation. Our undercover personnel were affected and suffered heavy losses. The only two remaining undercover agents have not delivered any information for a long time."

Mizu Umejiro nodded in understanding, and then asked, "Have you intercepted any relevant telegrams?"

"Recently, Wuhan has been in close telegraphic exchanges with the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters. It seems that this is because of the combat meeting held in Wuchang not long ago, which has something to do with the redivision of the China War Zone."

Staff Officer Kawazawa did not hesitate. Facing Mizumejiro's puzzled gaze, he slowly said, "The Chinese troops are planning a counterattack in Shanxi, and even a plan to support the operations of China's Fifth War Zone."

"They plan to use the main forces of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to counterattack and retake Taiyuan in order to achieve the operational goal of containing our army."

Mizumejiro nodded thoughtfully: "I understand, Staff Officer Kawasawa."

"I'll resign from this position."

Mizumejiro nodded.

He was still very wary of the troops under Yan Laoxi's command in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Its troops were replenished in a very short time.

What's more, how much military equipment did the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army have at this time?

Even the intelligence personnel lurking in the headquarters of the Second War Zone Commander.

They don't understand either.

What's more, the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters was actually formulating a combat plan to counterattack Taiyuan at this time.

Moreover, the main force of the counterattack on Taiyuan was the 35th Army under Fu Zuoyi.

According to the description in the war history.

This campaign began to be planned in January (after the Wuchang Conference).

The order came down in February.

It can be called a brilliant move, but also a risky one.

Many confusing things happened in the process.

The retreat of the Second War Zone Commander's headquarters after the fall of Linfen occurred at the end of February, and the fall of another important city, Yuncheng, occurred in early March.

根据2月17日下达的反攻命令，傅作义作为左翼军总司令，率领第35军、第71师、新编第6旅和骑兵第1军(欠骑兵第1师）进攻汾河西岸太原至汾阳公路上的文水、交城，策应汾河东岸沿同蒲铁路北上的卫立煌所部中央军。

Taking advantage of the situation, they attacked Yuci and Taiyuan again, and sent another part to the south of Taiyuan to "disrupt transportation, wipe out the remaining enemies, and block the enemy's reinforcements."

However, as the Jinsui Army in the Luliang Mountain area suffered repeated blows, the 14th Army Group suffered a defeat in the battle at Hanhouling (before this, Wei Lihuang asked him to implement the predetermined plan to attack Wenshui and Jiaocheng and disrupt the Japanese army's rear transportation lines.

However, Fu Zuoyi ignored the warning and did not send a part of his troops to Jiaocheng and Wenshui until February 2. However, by then, the 20th Army had already retreated to Shikou Town, south of Jiaokou County, and the Japanese army had already pursued southward.
In the following ten days of fighting, the Japanese army opened up the Fenyang-Lishi Highway and cut off the north-south traffic in the Luliang Mountain area. A part of the army even crossed the Yellow River and occupied Wubao in Shaanxi.

Fu Zuoyi's troops not only did not continue to carry out the counterattack mission.

Instead, they continued to retreat northward, getting closer and closer to Suiyuan.

It’s hard to tell how many twists and turns there are.

Even so, the activeness of Fu Zuoyi's troops and the Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi caused great trouble to the Japanese invaders.

For this reason, the Japanese army had to adjust its relevant deployments while maintaining smooth traffic on the Tongpu Railway Line.

Send troops northward to sweep away the Eighth Route Army and Fu Zuoyi's troops in northwestern Shanxi.

This battle is also known in military history as the first anti-siege operation by the military and civilians in northwestern Shanxi.

Except for the 35th Army under Fu Zuoyi, which put up a brief resistance, the rest of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army retreated to the banks of the Yellow River.

It can be said that the first anti-siege battle of the military and civilians in northwestern Shanxi was basically fought by the Eighth Route Army.

While the frontline struggles to maintain its independence.

Fu Zuoyi also sent personnel to Wuhan to persuade the Military Commission to decide that he would lead his troops to recapture Suiyuan.

3 month 2 day.

The Military Commission issued an order to the Second War Zone to send Fu Zuoyi, commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army, to recapture Suiyuan.

Fu Zuoyi also summoned all military cadres to implement this order.

Reconnaissance personnel were sent out to understand the situation, and to establish contact with various troops operating in Suixi and Suinan, and preliminary preparations were made.

However, Linfen had just been defeated at that time.

Yan Xishan was in a state of panic, so Fu Zuoyi's plan to retake Suiyuan would naturally not be approved by Yan.

The counterattack on Taiyuan planned by Wei Lihuang and Yan Laoxi ended in failure.

Just for General Fu Zuoyi.

The counterattack on Suiyuan.

It was implemented under the guise of counterattacking Taiyuan.

Fu Zuoyi believed that since it was necessary to mobilize the Japanese army and support the Xuzhou battlefield.

It would be better to directly counterattack Suiyuan, which "connects to Baotou in the west and Tianjin in the east."

"We can attack Gansu and Xinjiang from the west and cut off the international transportation line between China and the Soviet Union.

To the south, we can follow the Tongpu Line to reach the bank of the Yellow River, penetrate into the Central Plains, threaten Xi'an, and support Xu Hai.

Only by taking this place can we truly "strike the snake at its most vulnerable point".

The reason is very good.

After all, at this point in time, Taiyuan had "deep trenches and high ramparts, strong fortifications, tight defense, and convenient transportation. Reinforcements could arrive in an instant, and the enemy had nothing to fear."

only.

If we really follow the battle plan drawn up by General Wei Lihuang and attack Taiyuan City around February 25th.

Only some Japanese troops were stationed in the garrison area in Taiyuan city.

It is unpredictable how the war will develop further.
anyway.

At this time, Mizu Umejiro had just taken office and did not have a thorough understanding of the troops under his command.

The Japanese in Shanxi area were under attack because of Chu Yunfei's troops.

Incurred many losses that should not have been borne.

The number of troops that Mizumejiro could mobilize was actually very limited.

In addition to the main forces stationed along the Tongpu and Zhengtai railways to ensure smooth supplies.

Only the two infantry regiments of the 108th Division could be mobilized to attack the Linfen area.

The total number of troops is less than 8,000 if they go south to attack the Linfen area.

There is also the possibility of being attacked from the flank by the 14th Army in the Taiyue Mountain area.

The more I think about it, the more difficult it becomes.

Mizu Umejiro firmly believed that the corrupt situation in Shanxi needed to be resolved as soon as possible after the Battle of Jinpu Road.

Before that, how to stabilize the current situation in Shanxi is also a top priority.

After thinking it over again and again, he immediately walked to the confidential room, drafted a telegram, and sent it to the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters.

The core idea of ​​the telegram was that it was necessary to draw some reserve troops from the Kwantung Army and even the country to form a new independent mixed brigade to support his operations in Shanxi.
The two telegrams were placed on Chu Yunfei's desk almost at the same time.

But at this moment, Chu Yunfei was not in the mood to watch.

Now he is faced with new problems again.

The recruitment propaganda slogan is so effective!
This decree and political slogan was issued in 43.

During this period, unexpected results were achieved.

It might be because the situation was difficult at that time, or it might be because Chu Yunfei was still in high spirits after his great victory.

The enthusiasm of the people in southeastern Shanxi far exceeded Chu Yunfei's expectations.

Even the newly formed infantry regiments had to be dispatched to various places to maintain order.

The number of young people who have received secondary education alone who have registered has exceeded one thousand.

Only five short days had passed!
Among them, a large number of people have not yet had time to register.

The reason for not registering is that we have run out of paper!
Yes, that’s right, it’s used up!

Paper and even pen ink were also quite precious resources during the Republic of China period.

The enthusiasm far exceeded previous expectations, and even the Eighth Route Army troops were borrowed by Chu Yunfei to maintain order.

The commander of the new regiment, Li Yunlong, was sitting in Chu Yunfei's office at this time.

His mouth was wide open, and he looked as happy and excited as if he had married a wife.

"Brother Yunlong, I'm sorry for your help in maintaining order this time."

Li Yunlong laughed: "Commander Chu, you are too polite. We are all members of the National Army. We are one family and we should not have different opinions. Look, so many people have signed up to join the army. Can you help recruit soldiers for our New First Regiment as well?"

Chu Yunfei chuckled.

Li Yunlong is still the same Li Yunlong, shameless.

"Brother Yunlong wants to recruit soldiers, and I, Chu Yunfei, will never stop you. While the people are so enthusiastic about enlisting, I suggest that Brother Yunlong set up a recruitment office for your army not far from ours."

Li Yunlong stood up immediately after hearing this: "Commander Chu, you are a high-ranking official, and a word of spit is a nail, you can't go back on your word!"

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond, but I have to say this in advance. Brother Yunlong's main job is to maintain order in the Recruiting Office. Recruiting soldiers is just a side job."

Chu Yunfei looked up at Li Yunlong who was excited, and then poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Please rest assured, Commander Chu..We definitely know!"

Li Yunlong left happily.

Sun Ming on the side laughed out loud: "This Captain Li is really interesting. He is such a grown man, but he is so shameless."

"He is only thinking about making money and even asked me for 100 new uniforms. This Li Yunlong will suffer losses wherever he goes."

Chu Yunfei picked up the telegram in his hand and sighed.

They need to recover their combat effectiveness as quickly as possible in order to prepare for the next major battle.

As for the supplementary regiment, their current task is training, and it would be a waste of time to ask them to come out to maintain order.

Most of the troops of the newly formed infantry regiment were dispersed in the various townships below to support the construction of the military-civilian support bases.

The two infantry battalions stationed in Changzhi area had only about 800 people, and they were really overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the villagers.

Chu Yunfei then thought of Li Yunlong and asked him to bring people over to help.

Everything was fine on the phone.

After arriving, I also work seriously.

Then, today Li Yunlong came over to ask for his wages.

He looked like a scoundrel who wouldn't leave unless he was given something to eat, and he still wanted to feed him.

Chu Yunfei is a man of status.

Naturally, there was no way he could argue with Lao Li, so he just gave him a hundred cotton coats and got rid of the problem.

"The battle at the prisoner-of-war camp is over. We have wiped out the Japanese garrison and killed about two hundred Japanese soldiers."

"These beasts actually used our soldiers to practice assassination with the new recruits."

"According to the reports from these soldiers, they were sent in batches, and the previous ones should have all died at the hands of the Japanese."

Chu Yunfei snorted coldly and immediately slammed the telegram on the table: "Send a notice to all troops and even militia teams. In the future, when fighting against Japan, it is not allowed to take prisoners. Whoever disobeys orders will be punished by law!"

Sun Ming scratched his head and asked in a low voice: "Sir, how are the brothers in the prisoner-of-war camp?"

"We have rescued more than a hundred people. I'll leave this to you. On the one hand, make sure they are healthy. After they recover, carefully screen them to see if there are any scumbags among them. If they are willing to stay with us, demote them by half a level and assign them to other units."

"If there are officers with good skills or certain command capabilities, please report to me and I will pay special attention to them."

"Yes"

Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment, then continued, "After this matter is dealt with, you have to take someone to the field hospital for me to visit the wounded and bring some gifts. There are too many things to do, and I really can't get away. Please say hello to my brothers for me."

Some readers seem to not understand. Let me explain. This prisoner-of-war camp is similar to a training base, which is equivalent to using living people to practice assassination.
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