Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 198 Cavalry Battalion, Charge! (Subscribe)
Subtitle: Create a glorious opportunity, the final moment of life and death!
"Taierzhuang is a barrier between Xu Hai and the second phase of the battle. Therefore, the Second Army must do its utmost to defend it. Even if there is only one soldier left, they must sacrifice their spirit and fight to the death. If it is lost, not only will the officers and soldiers of the army be sentenced to death, but also Li Bai, the deputy chief of the General Staff, and Zhang Lin will be severely punished!"

Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to the Second Army Headquarters.

at the same time.

A telegram was also sent to Tang Enbo.

"In the battle near Taierzhuang, we had ten divisions against one and a half divisions of the enemy. The battle lasted for more than ten days without any results. The corps was located on the enemy's flanks and rear, and the situation was extremely favorable. But the attack was ineffective. How could they explain themselves?"

"You should strictly supervise your troops and work hard on the 6th and 7th to annihilate the powerful enemy. Are you sure you can do it? Please report to me."

Chiang Kai-shek rarely questioned and reprimanded his direct generals in his telegrams.

All the troops have entered into a counterattack posture across the board.

Tang Enbo's troops remained motionless.

As early as three days ago.

Chiang Kai-shek had already strictly ordered Tang Enbo to take decisive action and attack the Japanese invaders from behind.

Tang Enbo's telegrams always indicated to Li Zongren and Chang Kai-shen that his troops were attacking.

Report that he was carrying out continuous attacks on troops in Zaozhuang and Lincheng areas.

But in the telegrams from the Sichuan Army, Chu Yunfei's troops, and even the 59th Army.

Except for the 52nd Army under Guan Linzheng, which was fighting with the Japanese army, Tang's army

Its main force, the 85th Army, is still in the Baoduqiao mountain area.

From a strategic perspective, both Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren knew that Tang Enbo was afraid of fighting and talking nonsense.

Just two days ago.

The more frequently Chiang Kai-shek urged, the more Li Zongming asked him to attack immediately after receiving the telegram.

Tang Enbo actually wanted to draw a mixed brigade from the 52nd Army and the 85th Army to launch an attack on the Japanese defenders in the direction of Yi County.

What Tang Enbo himself did not expect was.

This idea and move was opposed by all the generals present.

Including Wang Zhonglian, Chen Daqing and others whom he promoted.
General Guan Linzheng clearly expressed his opposition to the tactic of using small forces to attack and contain the enemy.

He even confronted Tang Enbo on the spot.

It is advocated that if you want to fight, you should use all your strength and not fight in pieces.

Tang Enbo was not a generous person. The 85th Army was his old base, and the 52nd Army was a latecomer.

Although they are all troops under his command, he is not without selfish motives and has different relationships with them.

Even Chiang Kai-shek used such harsh words.

When Tang Enbo was planning the attack, he still used the 52nd Army as the main force.

The 85th Army under his command was mainly responsible for attacking the Japanese troops on the Taizao branch line.

In other words.

Guan Linzheng's troops of the 52nd Army after the Linyi counterattack.

Before he finished his rest, he rushed to Haizhou under Tang Enbo's order.

Then they forced a march to the east of Zaozhuang without taking a rest and fought fiercely for two days.

Tang Enbo still asked them to attack the main enemy forces in Lincheng and Zaozhuang.

However, his old unit, the 85th Army, completely avoided important tasks when it came to combat missions.

The relationship between Tang Enbo and Guan Linzheng reached a freezing point.

but.

The battle still has to be fought.

Guan Linzheng's troops of the 52nd Army didn't care what Tang Enbo was up to.

When the combat order was issued, the fierce attack began.

Inside the 52nd Army Headquarters.

Chief of Staff Yao Guojun handed the telegram to Guan Linzheng: "General, at present, all troops have launched a counterattack according to the original combat plan, but the Japanese army is still attacking the Taierzhuang area. The situation between the attackers and the defenders is extremely tense."

"The 22nd Army will attack the Linxian area according to the original combat plan. Chu Yunfei's main force will attack Yixian, and the main force of the 2nd Army will be responsible for fighting the Japanese troops on the Taierzhuang front."

"Chu Yunfei's troops said that after annihilating the stubborn enemy in Yi County, they will lead their troops south to cooperate with the Second Army's follow-up operations."

Guan Linzheng frowned: "Captain Tang...it's really too much."

He slammed the telegram in his hand hard on the table.

There was no hesitation.

Guan Linzheng continued to issue orders to Zhang Yaoming of the 25th Division and Zheng Dongguo of the 2nd Division to continue attacking Zaozhuang.

In Taierzhuang at this time.

The casualties of the 31st Division have reached 85 percent.

There were more than 10,000 people, but now there are less than 2,000 left.

Almost every soldier who was able to fight was injured.

By the third day of fighting, more than half of Chi Fengcheng's troops had suffered casualties.

Chi Fengcheng also entered the village to command the battle and stated: "Taierzhuang is our place of glory and also our grave."

Let’s talk about Senator Crown Five mentioned in the previous chapter.

He is a combat staff officer himself.

Since the outbreak of the Battle of Taierzhuang, the regimental-level cadres of the unit were either seriously injured or sacrificed, the number of commanders became fewer and fewer, and finally there was no one available, and the staff officers could only go to the front line to command the battle.

Wang Guanwu went from being a combat staff officer to acting regiment commander on the front line.

He then served as acting deputy division commander.

At such a critical moment, Wang Guanwu rushed to the forefront without saying a word.

After several days of fighting, most of the soldiers around him were killed.

In the end, there were only less than two hundred people left in the city defense force under his command.

Looking at the wounded soldiers under his command, Wang Guanwu's heart was bleeding. He called the division headquarters in Chifeng City and said, "The city cannot be defended. I will bear the responsibility for abandoning the city and will never implicate you!"

Chief of Staff Qu Shen suddenly snatched the phone and yelled, "Guanwu! The survival of Taierzhuang is not only related to the safety of Xuzhou, but also has a great impact on the entire anti-Japanese war situation. We have fought hard for such a long time, and more than half of the officers and soldiers have sacrificed their lives to stop the devils. If we give up."

"Not only would we be sorry for the officers and soldiers who died, but we would also be sorry for the country and the people. We would then become sinners of the country and the nation!"

"In a word, Taierzhuang can only fight to the death and cannot retreat. We will move the 31st Division's headquarters into Taierzhuang today. You will never be sacrificed. We will return alive. All of us in the 31st Division will live and die with Taierzhuang!"

Battle of Taierzhuang.

On the seventh day.

The Second Army's reserves had been completely destroyed, and the 31st Division's reserves had been exhausted on the sixth day of the Battle of Taierzhuang.

If Zhang Jinzhao's troops had not suffered fewer casualties, two regiments of troops would have rushed to the village to provide support.

Taierzhuang had already fallen by then.

How could Sun Lianzhong, commander-in-chief of the Second Army, not be anxious too?

On the day the general offensive was launched, he called the headquarters of the commander of the Fifth War Zone.

"Reporting to Commander Li, the Second Army has suffered more than half casualties, with less than 3,000 able-bodied soldiers. The enemy's firepower is too strong and their offensive is too fierce, but we have almost consumed the enemy. Can you please agree to temporarily retreat to the south bank of the canal so that the Second Army can also leave some seeds, which is also a great favor from Commander Li!"

Li Zongren was silent.

Chiang Kai-shek frowned, sighed, and continued, "Enbo's support troops have already launched an attack and are expected to reach Taierzhuang within two days."

"The Japanese reinforcements, the Guoqi Detachment, have also been firmly pinned down by our 59th Army and the 3rd Corps. If the Second Army gives up its defense at this moment, all the hard work of the Chinese army in and around Taierzhuang will be in vain."

Li Zongren nodded and then gave the order: "You must hold on until tomorrow morning. If you disobey orders, you will be subject to military law."

After Sun Lianzhong's troops of the Second Army were transferred to the Fifth War Zone.

The two actually only met once.

We just met at meetings, but we don't have any personal relationship.

But at this time, Sun Lianzhong replied to Li Zongren: "Absolutely obey orders, until the entire army is defeated!"

Sun Lianzhong was prepared to use his own life and his brothers from the Second Army to hold the last position.

Sun Lianzhong, who had just hung up the phone, received another call from Chi Fengcheng: "General Sun, there are less than 300 people left in our division. Let us retreat to the south bank of the canal to catch our breath!"

"When the soldiers are done fighting, you will fill in. If you have filled in, I will fill in. My Second Army Headquarters will move into Taierzhuang immediately. Cooks, grooms, veterinarians, and anyone who can hold a gun will all go up to support us!"

Sun Lianzhong was a man of great stature and courage.

When he served as the commander-in-chief of the 26th Army, he asked officers and soldiers to serve the country, save the situation from danger, and fulfill their military duties.

Sun Lianzhong was less than two kilometers away from Taierzhuang.

We entered the village that afternoon.

He supervised the battle in the southeast corner where the defenders were struggling, and killed a cowardly battalion commander in public.

Sun Lianzhong took out all the 50,000 oceans awarded to him by Chang Kaishen and Li Zongren and used it to organize a death squad.

Looking at the group of soldiers in front of him who were fully armed to the teeth, but each of them was injured.

Sun Lianzhong threw the hat on his head heavily to the ground and cursed Tang Enbo's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

"Reward the ocean!"

After the suicide squad got the money, they immediately threw it on the ground: "We fight to the death to serve our country, not for a few dollars!"

Seeing this, Sun Lianzhong couldn't help but burst into tears!
An entire army group, more than 30,000 people (nominal 45,000 people).

In just ten days, there were 25,000 casualties.

Up to now, there are less than 5,000 troops left fighting fiercely inside and outside Taierzhuang.

Among them, Zhang Jinzhao's 30th Division suffered relatively few casualties because it was not the main attack direction of the Japanese army. Otherwise, the last bit of the Second Army would have been wiped out.

Adjutant Sun Lianzhong personally led a vanguard suicide squad of several hundred people.

They formed groups to counterattack the Japanese troops attacking Shonai.

After rushing into the enemy camp, some officers and soldiers wielded broadswords and slashed at the enemy.

These Japanese soldiers had been fighting continuously for more than half a month and had been fighting in the village for a long time. They were already exhausted and in chaos. After a bloody battle for several hours, the suicide squad members actually recaptured one-third of the position.

Just as the officers and soldiers in the village regained their positions with blood and sacrifice and made some progress.

The 27th Division of Sun Lianzhong's direct troops.

It is also the second-phase German-equipped adjustment division and can be considered an elite force among the national army.

This unit had experienced the Battle of Pinghan Railway, the Battle of Niangzi Pass, the Defense of Taiyuan, and the Battle of Taierzhuang.

There were less than a thousand men left in his army.

When the 10th Regiment attacked the 27th Division, it fired 2,000 artillery shells in one morning.

Some readers may not understand, but two thousand shells does not sound like a lot.

But what is this concept?

In just one attack, the Japanese army fired twenty times the number of artillery shells of the National Army's mountain artillery battalion!
The logistics and artillery numbers of the two sides are indeed not on the same level.

The positions and defensive fortifications of the 27th Division were completely razed to the ground by artillery fire!

Are the soldiers brave?

When the charge sounded.

These soldiers and martyrs attacked the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles with their flesh and blood.

At the cost of sacrificing himself, he detonated explosives to destroy the Japanese armored vehicles.
However, more than 80 percent of the Second Army's soldiers did not live to see the arrival of reinforcements.

This battle is their last attack!
Li Zongren personally went to the Second Army Headquarters to supervise the battle.

After arriving at the destination.

Only then did I learn that Sun Lianzhong had already entered the village to supervise the battle.

Li Zongren was not afraid at all.

He rode his horse into the manor and went to the front line, and his personal soldiers also joined the battle.

Li Zongren put himself in danger to show his attitude.

The Battle of Xuzhou has become a battle that determines the destiny of the current Nationalist Government.

If we win, Xuzhou can still be defended and we can fight again later.

If we lose, the Japanese invaders will open up the Jinpu railway line, and it will not be enough to merge the north and the south.

Under the premise that all the main forces of the Fifth War Zone had suffered severe damage, they were completely unable to stop the invading Japanese invaders again!
Before Li Zongren left Xuzhou, he only left a note for Chiang Kai-shek.

"Even if Zongren dies, he will never abandon Taierzhuang!"

Sun Lianzhong returned from the front line.

Met the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone.

He was extremely surprised.

Li Zongren arrived without any prior notice. How much time had passed from the time he made the phone call to now?

It was like he made a phone call in the morning requesting to retreat to the south bank of the canal. After answering his call, Li Zongren got up and went to the front line in person.

At noon that day, Sun Lianzhong issued his last order in Taierzhuang.

"Today is our golden opportunity to create glory, but it is also the final moment of life and death. If we don't die on the battlefield, we will die under the law of the country. This commander-in-chief will be determined to die for his country and live and die with Taierzhuang."

The order issued by Sun Lianzhong did not implement the revolutionary soldiers' collective responsibility law as recorded in war history.

Because when he, the commander-in-chief of an army group, led a suicide squad to launch an attack.

There will not be any cowards on the entire Taierzhuang battlefield, or even among the officers and soldiers of the Second Army on the entire defense line!
The commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone was in charge of the command in Taierzhuang.

How could the soldiers not fight to the death?
Commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, General of the Army, Li Zongren, personally went to Taierzhuang to supervise the battle.

The news spread like wildfire.

Whether true or false.

The morale of all soldiers in the five war zones has greatly increased!
Even Tang Enbo was shocked when he received the news.

It's time to fight with all your might, otherwise, if the battle is won, Chiang Kai-shek will personally bring him to justice!

As for the Japanese army, they naturally didn't want to believe it.

This is equivalent to Terauchi Juichi, and even the Second Army Commander-in-Chief Nishio Toshizo appearing in the dispatch team that attacked Taierzhuang (the attack force organized by Jigu Renjie is the customary name of the Japanese army.)
How is this possible?
Chu Yunfei stood quietly not far away.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion lined up neatly to welcome the inspection of the battalion commander Ma Keying.

The war horses neighed, and the murderous atmosphere became increasingly severe.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion stroked their old comrades and comforted them softly.

Don't worry, it will be our turn soon.

Ma Ying rode a blood-red tall warhorse and came in front of a group of soldiers.

"Brothers, Commander Chu came to the front line in person and handed the first battle to our cavalry battalion."

"I have only one request for you brothers, and that is to set an example for other friendly troops and tell them how our cavalry fights."

He drew the saber hanging from his waist and glanced at the people in front of him with his tiger eyes: "Target, two kilometers northeast, the enemy artillery position."

After changing direction, Ma Ying raised his saber and shouted loudly: "Cavalry Battalion~Charge!"

The next second, Mark Ying squeezed his legs against the horse's belly and said, "Gee!"

More than 200 cavalrymen from the cavalry camp followed behind him and suddenly rushed out.
"Commander Chu, the cavalry battalion is attacking..."

Chu Yunfei nodded and looked into the distance.

Judging from the current strategic situation.

The main force of the Seya Detachment of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, except for the 4,000 troops on the Taierzhuang front, the rest of the troops.

Basically they are all shrunk together.

Ten thousand Japanese devils, equipped with a large number of artillery, occupied the two counties.

This firepower density, coupled with air support.

Even if Chu Yunfei wanted to raid the artillery position, he didn't dare to use the infantry at his disposal.

for example.

For example, this artillery position north of Yicheng.

If the infantry launched the attack.

This force would face Japanese attacks from at least three directions.

Enemy on three sides.

Moreover, the Japanese troops seemed relatively scattered, but they occupied key villages and nodes.

They can echo each other from a distance and provide rapid reinforcements.

The devils of this period.

Even the infantry.

The average marching speed is 40 kilometers per day.

Not to mention that the distance between these Japanese troops was often no more than three kilometers, and even at some key road intersections, the density of Japanese troops was often higher.

this means.

Chu Yunfei once sent out a battalion of troops to deal with this group of remaining enemies.

They would run the risk of being attacked by three or more infantry squadrons.

Similar battlefield situations can be found everywhere in the entire Yi County battlefield.

The strategy adopted by Honor 196B and 198B at this stage can only be to advance step by step, eliminate all the Japanese invaders one by one or even drive them together.

It's just like fishermen fishing in a pond or even a river.

After driving the fish to gather together, they will be caught in one net.
The distance was less than three kilometers, which was almost a blink of an eye for the cavalry in the rushing state.

Sugiyama Ryuji was an ordinary non-commissioned officer of the 18th Infantry Company of the Japanese Army.

The frequent and loud explosions caused him to lose his hearing.

Just as he was congratulating himself on his good luck.

He was able to survive under such fierce artillery fire.

He looked up to the southwest.
War horses galloped wildly, and the Kuomintang soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army raised their sabers high.

Seeing that it has already rushed to the front..
Before he could raise his rifle to fire, the leading strong man suddenly swung his saber
In a flash, a huge head flew high up.

The soldier following closely behind reached out and grabbed it.

A head with wide-open eyes appeared in the warrior's hand~!

"Captain, that's awesome!"

"Kill~!" Mark Ying screamed loudly: "Haha~!"

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion could no longer suppress the murderous intent in their hearts.

He rode his horse and followed the main force in charging back and forth.

The interception fire defense line that the Japanese invaders had barely put together was shattered.

Under the fierce attack of the cavalry battalion soldiers, the remaining Japanese invaders were completely wiped out in less than ten minutes.
(End of this chapter)