Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 196: Report to the principal, student Yun Fei has the belief that he will win. With me, there is no enemy. Without the enemy, there is no me! (Request for subscription)

"Damn it! An army of more than 100,000 people actually thinks they can't fight. A group of senior generals can't even ask themselves how they can be worthy of the country and the people."

"It has been nearly a year since the outbreak of the war of resistance. So much land has been lost, and so many people and civilians have been injured or killed. It would be fine if we didn't recover the lost land, but now that the opportunity to fight has been established, you are still hesitating. How can I live my life as a human being?"

Wang Shihe stood aside in silence, waiting for Chiang Kai-shek to vent his anger, and then quietly reminded him, "Chairman, not everyone advocates maintaining the current strategic situation. There are still generals who advocate the offensive."

Chang Kaishen let out a long sigh and asked, "Who is it? Could it be that kid Chu Yunfei?"

Wang Shihe smiled and nodded: "Chairman's guess is correct. Chu Yunfei had previously advocated a direct attack on the main force of the Seya Detachment from the direction of Lincheng, and believed that ten birds in the bush are not as good as one bird in the hand."

"Based on the current deployment and strategic situation of the Japanese invaders, Chu Yunfei believes that instead of missing the opportunity, it is better to continue to attack. Even if we cannot completely wipe out the main force of the 10th Division, we can still severely damage it and force it to lose its offensive capability like the main force of the 5th Division."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction: "Please connect me to Chu Yunfei's unit."

"Committee Chairman" Wang Shihe wanted to explain something, but Chiang Kai-shek said, "It doesn't matter if the call fails. According to his previous command habits, he is most likely on the front line."

"Yes!"

Wang Shihe subconsciously straightened his Mao suit and walked to the phone: "Connect to the 358D Command Center, looking for Chu Yunfei."

"Hello, I'm Wang Shihe from the First Aide-de-Camp, looking for Chu Yunfei."

the other side.

Chu Yunfei put down the pencil in his hand when he heard the voice.

At Sun Ming's signal, he picked up the phone: "Mr. Wang, this is Chu Yunfei."

[Hello, is this Yunfei? ]

A Fenghua accent came from the phone.

"Report to the Chairman, yes."

[The Japanese have discovered our army's intention to encircle and annihilate us, did you know that? ]

"Student Yun Fei already knows about this."

[Well, let me ask you, if I give you an order to launch an immediate attack, are you sure you can annihilate the main force of the 10th Division with the cooperation of friendly forces? ]

"Report to the principal, student Yunfei and his officers and soldiers firmly believe that we are invincible, and we are not as powerful as the enemy. Regarding the battle of Taierzhuang, we firmly believe in victory and will definitely annihilate the stubborn enemy."

[Then I'm relieved. Wait for my order.]

"Yes, I'll wait for the principal's instructions!"

After hanging up the phone, Chiang Kai-shek's originally bad mood improved a lot.

Although Chu Yunfei would not take the initiative to express his loyalty to him.

But at the critical moment, every time he was supported with all his strength and even firmly.

Chiang Kai-shek was deeply moved.

I have been writing a diary for many years.

So far, there are only two people whom Chiang Kai-shek has met and never scolded.

One is Mr. Zhou and the other is Chu Yunfei.

Even Tang Enbo, Chen Cixiu, Hu Zongnan, Gu Mosan and others who were always loyal were often scolded in their diaries.

"Only such obedient and good students can have a bright future. In my opinion, Chu Yunfei can really take on the important task..."

Chiang Kai-shek muttered to himself.

Wang Shihe on the side remained silent, as if he had not heard anything at all.

If Qian Dajun was still the chief of the imperial guards and the director of the first attendant department, he would certainly echo his voice.

By the way, praise Chu Yunfei.

But things are different now. Even if Wang Shihe wanted to agree with Chiang Kai-shek and make him happy, he didn't know how to start.

Before he was thirty, he had made outstanding military achievements.

His status and military achievements have actually threatened many people.

I'm not afraid of a person who can fight, I'm afraid of a person who can scheme.

In the eyes of others, Chu Yunfei now has no base of his own.

He has all the rest.

Whether it was from Chiang Kai-shek or Yan Xishan.

All of these are enough to make him rise to the top.

Either the suspension period is not enough or the qualifications are insufficient.

At this time, Chu Yunfei already had two gold stars.

Even so, Chiang Kai-shek had made up his mind.

Wait until the Battle of Taierzhuang is over.

No matter how great the internal pressure is, Chu Yunfei's position must be moved.

Chiang Kai-shek sat back in his office and thought for a long time, and finally gave an order: "Send a telegram to Enbo in my name."

That night.

Bai Jiansheng came to the headquarters of the Second Army accompanied by Sun Lianzhong.

After understanding the battle situation and the enemy's intentions, he believed that "the enemy will use part of its forces to contain our Tang Corps, and use its main force to attack Taierzhuang, thereby destroying the pivot of our flanking army."

"My decoy troops became the enemy's main attack target, and my main attack troops became the enemy's containment target. The "axis rotation" combat plan carefully planned by the Fifth War Zone had already "collapsed" since the second day of the battle."①
Sun Lianzhong shared the same sentiment: "According to the original battle plan, all units of our army should have launched a full-scale attack on the second day of the battle. As a result, only Chu Yunfei's troops launched a round of attack in the northeast direction of our 30th Division."

"Oh?"

Bai Jiansheng was very surprised. He asked, "Commander Sun, what happened next?"

"Later, we lost contact with Chu Yunfei's troops. However, the Japanese did not attack the 30th Division's position again. The 30th Division sent two regiments to support the 31st Division. Otherwise, Taierzhuang would have fallen into the hands of the Japanese."

"The Battle of Taierzhuang attracted global attention. The chairman not only came to Xuzhou to supervise the battle, but also asked the deputy chief of the General Staff Lin Wei and the chief of the Operations Department Liu Fei to stay to coordinate the command. He also brought General Falkenhausen and others from the German Officer Advisory Group to Xuzhou."

"I understand Taierzhuang. I will do my best to defend Taierzhuang and ensure the personal safety of the chairman!"

Sun Lianzhong's determination is visible to the naked eye.

Originally, his command center was less than five kilometers away from the front line.

Now the Second Army’s headquarters has been pushed forward to a small village less than two kilometers away from Taierzhuang.

According to relevant combat regulations, the army group's headquarters must be at least 20 kilometers away from the front line.

But Sun Lianzhong led their staff to the front line to personally boost morale.

Determined to live and die with Taierzhuang.

The Japanese attack became more and more fierce. After the attack of more than 2,000 infantrymen was blocked, the old devil Seya Kei sent two more Japanese squadrons and a field artillery squadron to reinforce the attacking forces that night.

The entire Taierzhuang, and most of the town, had already been reduced to ruins under the bombardment of the Japanese invaders.

The Fifth War Zone responded to Bai Jiansheng.

The original combat deployment was adjusted for the third time.

The 31st Division, which was originally under the command of Tang Enbo, was put back under the command of Sun Lianzhong.

In order to defend Taierzhuang, Sun Lianzhong immediately decided to send Zhang Jinzhao's troops of the 30th Division, which had not suffered a serious blow, to the village for support.

In addition, the main force of Huang Qiaosong's 27th Division was also advancing rapidly towards Taierzhuang.

The baggage battalion and artillery were transported directly to Taierzhuang South Station by train.

At this time, Sun Lianzhong made up his mind to fight the Japanese head-on.

Chiang Kai-shek's arrival also added a lot of offensive power to the Fifth War Zone.

Not only was an additional artillery battalion (carrying ten 75mm field guns) deployed.

A mechanized field heavy artillery company (carrying two 150mm howitzers) was also added
The 3rd Armored Vehicle Squadron also urgently reinforced Taierzhuang, and all of them were assigned to the 31st Division under Chi Fengcheng.

So far, looking at the overall situation, except for Tang Enbo who is a jerk... everyone else has performed very well.

Guan Linzheng's troops also received direct orders from Chiang Kai-shek and, under the cover of the 59th Army, quickly moved to the area east of Zaozhuang.

Overnight.

After a forced march of eighty kilometers, these are the elite Central Army under Guan Linzheng.

31st Division Headquarters.

Chi Fengcheng expressed his final determination to the Second Army Commander-in-Chief Sun Lianzhong on the phone: "Please rest assured, General Sun, even if our 31st Division is wiped out, we will firmly pin it on the south bank of the canal and will not retreat a single step."

At this time, Chi Fengcheng originally thought that the dawn of victory was about to come.

However, little did they know that the latest intelligence from Wuhan arrived.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had originally made up his mind and was ready to launch an all-out attack, fell into hesitation again.

because.

The main forces of the North China Expeditionary Army, the 14th Division and the 16th Division, have shown a trend of gathering and moving south.

But for the time being, all this has little to do with the frontal battlefield in Taierzhuang.

The next morning.

The Japanese army bombarded the wall of Taierzhuang again.

The village wall collapsed in many places, and there were even countless large gaps in the entire northern part of the village wall.

Several Japanese troops once again broke into the village under the cover of artillery fire.

The commander of the 186th Regiment, Wang Zhen, and the deputy commander Jiang Changtai led the reserve force to provide emergency reinforcements.

The defenders' light and heavy machine guns opened fire at full force to suppress the enemy.

The Japanese army continued to charge despite continuous casualties.

The two sides immediately engaged in a melee.

The Japanese bayonet fighting skills were indeed difficult for the National Army soldiers to resist at that time.

It often took five or six people to kill one Japanese soldier. Even if the Japanese soldier was alone, it would take heavy casualties to kill him.

During the battle, both Wang Zhen and Jiang Changtai were seriously injured.

Chi Fengcheng immediately sent Deputy Division Commander Kang Faru to replace Wang Zhen in command.

Deputy Division Commander Kang was seriously injured as soon as he arrived at the front line.

Chi Fengcheng had no choice but to send Senator Wang Guanwu to take command.

After a fierce battle, the officers and soldiers of the 31st Division finally forced back the Japanese troops that had broken into the village.

The attack was thwarted again.

After learning of this situation, Lianjie Jitani immediately dispatched Colonel Fukuei of the 63rd Regiment to lead the 3rd Battalion to Taierzhuang to command the offensive.

In fact, Sun Lianzhong had no other choice at this time except to defend Taierzhuang to the death.

The originally planned encirclement and annihilation plan was disrupted again, which caught Sun Lianzhong off guard.

Attack is the best means of defense at the moment. He ordered his troops to launch a night attack under the cover of darkness and launch a feint attack on Mengzhuang.

The main forces attacked the Sonokami Village where the main Japanese forces were stationed.

The Japanese were stationed in civilian houses and blockhouses, and the counterattacking troops suffered heavy casualties due to the artillery fire.

These soldiers of the 31st Division did not actually master any advanced infantry squad tactics.

They like to gather in groups when charging.

If they don't gather in groups... they won't be able to organize an effective attack.

at this point.

Even now, after the losses of a large number of grassroots officers and veterans in the Battle of Songhu and Nanjing, the main forces of the Central Army are bound to fail.

The 31st Division was also helpless at this point.

Even Chu Yunfei's troops have now completely lost contact.

Although Chu Yunfei felt deeply sympathetic towards the fate of the 31st Division.

But at this time he could not launch an attack directly.

The Japanese army retreated much faster than they attacked.

The relevant experience has been summarized in the Linyi counterattack.

If Tang Enbo's troops did not take the initiative to attack and cut off the Japanese army's retreat.

Then the Seya Detachment would at most suffer heavy damage from the first wave of counterattacks, rather than being completely wiped out.

The soldiers of the 31st Division would have sacrificed their lives in vain.

Chu Yunfei originally had a good impression of Tang Enbo and his Thirteenth Army because of the great victory in Yangquan.

He had been cursing Tang Enbo at the headquarters for two days.

In Chu Yunfei's opinion, Tang Enbo is simply an incompetent rat!

Not only is its command and deployment extremely absurd.

He is so cowardly and afraid of fighting, yet such a person is actually a legion commander!

Even though Chu Yunfei could understand Tang Enbo's difficulties, it didn't mean that he would stop scolding Tang Enbo.

Since the counterattack was launched on the 31st, they have fought all the way to Liujia Lake.

The 182nd Regiment's counterattack in the direction of Canglang Temple also achieved results.

Chi Fengcheng personally led the Third Armored Squadron from Taierzhuang to the north and arrived at the northern end of Nanluo Village at six o'clock in the morning.

Even though the 31st Division tried its best to reinforce the Beiluo front line.

But it still failed to stop the attack of the main Japanese army.

After two companies of defenders died gloriously, the Liujia Lake position east of Nanluo was lost again.

In this battle, a very brave battalion commander emerged.

This man's name is Gao Hongli, the third battalion commander of the 185th Regiment, which is affiliated with the 93rd Brigade.

He has a straight-forward and rough character and has always been brave in battle.

After discovering the Japanese artillery positions in the small pine forest.

Gao Hong immediately gathered all the troops in the wheat field and pointed at the Japanese artillery position: "Look, the shells that bombed Taierzhuang were fired from there.

We must take back the dozen or so guns in the hands of the damn Japanese and put an end to their prestige."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Hongli immediately took off his cotton coat and was naked: "Anyone who dares to go with me will be the same as me!"

He held a broadsword high in his right hand, his chest and back were bare.

All the officers and soldiers in the battalion took off their issued cotton coats and shirts in an instant.

He brought up a rifle with a bayonet already attached.

Follow Gao Hongli and charge forward.

These Japanese artillerymen had never seen such a scene before.

The guard team fired their guns to stop them, while the artillerymen quickly pulled up their guns and fled eastward.

The Third Battalion where Gao Hongli was located quickly launched a pursuit.

However, during the pursuit, they happened to encounter the Japanese Army's 3rd Infantry Battalion, which had arrived with reinforcements, and more than 20 tanks.

Gao Hongli and other officers and soldiers had no weapons to attack tanks and were scattered in an instant.

The first and second battalions, led by regiment commander Wang Yubin, rushed to the rescue.

A larger-scale hand-to-hand combat broke out in the wheat field.

On the battlefield.

There were shouts, explosions, the roar of tanks, and the sound of bayonets and swords clashing.

It lasted for two hours.

The commanders of the first and second battalions died on the spot (unfortunately, I have spent more than two hours looking up the names and origins of these two officers but have not been able to find them. The author does not have the information on hand. If any readers know, please say so in the paragraph comments. In addition, this paragraph is free words. I hope readers will forgive me. I just want to confirm the identity of the martyrs.)
The regiment commander Wang Yubin's thigh was pierced by a Japanese machine gun, and Battalion Commander Gao Hongli was wounded in the head.

When Brigade Commander Nie Zibin led the reserve troops to rescue.

The 185th Regiment had suffered two-thirds of its troops killed or wounded, with most of the officers below the company level killed, for a total of more than 800 casualties. More than 250 Japanese invaders were annihilated, and one enemy tank and two mountain cannons were destroyed.

The soldiers of the 185th Regiment used their lives to tell these damn invaders what happened.

How hard are the bones of the Chinese people!
The Second Army is not something that their Seya Detachment can easily defeat!
After learning about the battle situation of the 3rd Infantry Battalion.

The corresponding aviation unit was called for support immediately.

Under artillery fire and air bombing.

The Japanese army approached Taierzhuang again.

At this time, there were no more houses in Taierzhuang that could be defended, and no more defensive positions that could be used to fight the Japanese invaders and gain an advantage.

In an instant, the two sides once again engaged in a desperate fight.

The previous weakening of firepower due to the division of troops led to corresponding consequences at this time.

More than two hundred Japanese soldiers poured into the village.

The 186th Regiment, which was on the defensive, fought back hard and blocked the gap at the cost of more than 400 casualties.

And they blocked more than forty Japanese devils in the City God Temple in the village.

This is a large temple with tall buildings and deep courtyards filled with weeds.

The soldiers set it on fire without even asking for permission.

More than 40 Japanese soldiers were turned into dust and nutrients under the raging fire, nourishing the Chinese land they were invading.
the other side.

358D Command.

Fang Ligong had heard Chu Yunfei curse Tang Enbo countless times, calling him a bastard who missed the opportunity to fight.

Even dirty words like "beast" came out of Chu Yunfei's mouth.

Fang Ligong worked with Chu Yunfei for three years.

It was the first time I saw Chu Yunfei using so many words to scold a Chinese person.

Chu Yunfei's cultivation before this.

It is recognized by the Second World War Zone. Now...
It is hard to imagine that the person Chu Yunfei was cursing was a corps commander with outstanding military achievements and a direct subordinate of Chiang Kai-shek.

After this battle, Chu Yunfei deeply realized the importance of the right to speak.

Chiang Kai-shek respected his idea very much and one week before the encirclement and annihilation campaign began.

Not only did he ensure that his supplies, guns, and artillery shells were in place, but even the replacement troops were considerately dressed in the uniforms of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

It was as if he was afraid that Chu Yunfei would feel uncomfortable.

just
Chu Yunfei was rejected several times for requesting to fight, which made him quite dissatisfied.

Telegrams requesting attacks were sent to five war zones five times!

And contacted Wang Shihe by phone three times.

however.

He has not been able to get through to the chairman on the phone.

This left Chu Yunfei with no place to vent his anger.

There are no more than three things.

Chu Yunfei had already decided that after making this phone call, he would join forces with the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army to launch a direct attack.

This Seya Detachment is much stronger than the one in the war history that Chu Yunfei is familiar with.

The 31st Division was definitely no match for the Japanese devils.

Even with the support of the 27th and 30th Divisions, they were no match for the Japanese.

This is not Niangzi Pass, where there are so many advantageous terrains to utilize.

This is Taierzhuang, a plain area where the Japanese's firepower advantage and air superiority can be perfectly utilized!

His patience has reached its limit, and Chu Yunfei is willing to do it even if it means completely offending Tang Enbo.

As a Chinese, he could not bear the fact that a truly anti-Japanese army was defeated and even annihilated by the Japanese in front of him.
"Mr. Wang, has the chairman concluded this operational meeting?"

"chu"

【Yunfei, it’s me】

A familiar accent came, and Chu Yunfei stood at attention subconsciously.

[I order 358D to launch a full-scale attack on the enemy in Taierzhuang at around : tomorrow morning according to the original combat plan. Yunfei, don't let me down!]

"Yes, please rest assured, Principal!"

Chu Yunfei finally received the order for the entire army to attack, and he looked at the sky in the distance.

The sun has set.

Darkness is about to cover the earth again.

But tomorrow

The Taierzhuang battlefield will usher in the dawn!
There should be another chapter in the early morning~ But don't wait. I will finish writing the 4,000 chapters of the old book first

Reference materials for this chapter: Collection of Historical Materials of the Republic of China - Selection of Materials on the Battle of Taierzhuang.

Collaborated by the Second Historical Archives Historical Materials Editorial Department, Zhonghua Book Company, P20-25
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