Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 201 I don't want your casualties, I just want Yi County! (Subscribe)
After the sound of gunfire gradually subsided.

At 6:45 in the morning, the sun rose.

The mountain artillery regiment's 75mm mountain artillery shells were fired on time.

The shells pierced the sky, bringing with them a shrill scream.

The Japanese invaders in Yi County had no time to adjust their deployment or even strengthen their defensive fortifications.

Each shell hit every key node with incredible precision.

Although the Japanese invaders' defense system was complete, it was not without weaknesses.

Chu Yunfei studied the three-dimensional combat map for more than half an hour.

He discovered that the Japanese defense line in the city was mainly based on tall and strong buildings.

There are not many buildings of this type, and there are only a dozen or so in the entire Yi County.

However, in a place like this, only two or three light machine guns are enough to control an entire street.

This is an extremely difficult problem to deal with for the attacking soldiers.

Their machine gun holes were too small, and even the most elite precision shooters would find it difficult to aim at a distance of more than two or three hundred meters.

Shoot the bullet into the machine gun hole which is less than 20 centimeters wide, and then kill the Japanese machine gunner.

This is like shooting a fly ten meters away with a pistol.

This is almost impossible to do without cheating.

For such a defensive fulcrum.

Chu Yunfei had only one solution, and that was to bomb.

It's nothing more than indirect radiation and direct radiation.

Based on his observations.

When the Japanese army was building a defense line in Yi County.

There are relatively few firepower points in bunkers, sandbag positions and houses on both sides of the road.

There were almost no circular fortifications.

This characteristic is also related to the fact that the Japanese invaders occupied Yi County for a short time and their equipment was over-consumed.

Previously, under the order of Chu Yunfei.

All counties and villages along the route have completed the corresponding evacuation of the people.

And for the evacuated counties and strategic locations.

Basically, the original fortifications and military buildings had to be blown up and burned.

After the Japanese occupation, reconstruction was necessary.

In this situation, they not only need materials, but also time.

Chu Yunfei was quite satisfied with his previous actions of killing a group of officials and officers of the evacuation committee.

It’s just a little regrettable that it was killed too late.

If you find a reason to kill them at the beginning.

Perhaps the evacuation of villages on the south bank of the canal has probably been completed by now!

As for asking Chu Yunfei to evacuate, where will these people go?
Naturally, those who were willing to go to southeastern Shanxi would be given land and houses, while those who were unwilling to go would stay in Xuzhou and wait for further resettlement.

anyway.

As for the factor of excessive loss of Japanese equipment.

In fact, it is also related to the combat thinking of Colonel Hideo Nomura, the former commander of the Japanese army in Yi County.

The old Japanese soldier who had been killed by Chu Yunfei's artillery had deployed most of his light and heavy firepower points outside the city.

According to his combat strategy, he would rely on the county town for field battle rather than defending the county town to the death.

This idea is actually correct.

If any division-level unit or even army-level unit from the Fifth War Zone came to attack Yi County.

You may suffer a great loss, or even suffer most casualties and fail to win.

just.

The person he was facing was Chu Yunfei.

Within a radius of fifteen kilometers, Chu Yunfei is like having a satellite map.

What kind of defense line should be arranged in what place?

He knew it clearly in his heart.

In a unilaterally transparent battlefield, what can the Japanese invaders use to fight against the 358D?

As for this round of artillery coverage, why the shells can be fired so accurately.

This was also because Chu Yunfei used artillery guidance again.

Ensure that the effectiveness of this shelling reaches the target.

Compared to the physical strength that can be restored by just a good sleep.

The 75mm mountain artillery shells are obviously more valuable.

In order to prepare for the changes in the war situation caused by the annihilation of the Japanese invaders in Yi County.

Chu Yunfei briefly conveyed the goal and fighting spirit of this battle.

He lay down on the camp bed in the forward command post.

In less than two minutes, he fell into a deep sleep.

The subsequent command of Chu Yunfei's troops was completely handed over to the staff headed by Fang Ligong.

The task of attacking Yi County was also given to the 196B commanded by Qian Bojun.

As for the 198B under Wu Ziqiang's command.

According to the original battle plan, they advanced towards Linxian and Zaozhuang.

Scout the specific situation, search for the location of the Japanese troops, and annihilate them.

Its combat goal was to cut off the connection between the Japanese troops in Lin and Zao.

According to Chu Yunfei's idea, the Japanese troops in Yi County should be eliminated before dark today, and they should rest on the spot after the cleanup.

The next morning they would attack northwards to support the 52nd Army.

The number of Japanese troops between Zao and Lin was not large.

About three to five hundred people.

Dispersed in three or four key villages, the purpose is also to defend the Linzao Highway.

Ensure that the two Japanese armies can reunite in time if any special circumstances arise.

As for the battlefield in Yi County.

The Japanese invaders on the periphery have been basically eliminated.

The battle plan they formulated was to launch an all-out attack from the south and west with the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments.

Towards the north gate.

The main force of Luo Weiguo's 3rd Infantry Regiment launched a siege and carried out appropriate feint attacks.

As for the east, only one company of troops was deployed to contain it.

This was the breakout direction that Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others specially prepared for the Japanese.

In this direction, they not only have the opportunity to evacuate to the northeast and join the Yizhou detachment.

There is also hope that they can turn around and flee northward to join the main force in Zaozhuang.

Surrounded by three towers.

The basic tactics of an offensive war can be considered a form of psychological warfare.

In the current war situation.

Even if Chu Yunfei's troops could completely annihilate the Japanese army at a great cost.

But we still have to leave them a way out.

This escape route not only includes an ambush force from the 3rd Infantry Regiment, but the cavalry battalion will also launch a pursuit and annihilation operation according to the original combat plan.

This is a process of transformation from defending a strong city to mobile pursuit and annihilation warfare.

The Japanese commander was naturally aware of this.

But when the time comes to face total annihilation.

How many commanders would not be willing to take such a chance and try to break out?
Unless these damn Japanese devils had received an order to fight to the death and were mentally prepared to "die in glory".

If this is true, then the Japanese strategic plan is likely to have been adjusted accordingly.

Chu Yunfei will also change the current combat plan again to adapt to the current war situation.

Qian Bojun looked down at the pocket watch in his hand and confirmed that the time to launch the attack had arrived.

He turned around and signaled to his adjutant Zhang Fugui: "There is still one minute left."

Zhang Fugui nodded and walked out of the command post quickly.

Thirty seconds later.

Three red flares suddenly rose into the sky!
Bian Fucheng and Xue Jie quickly issued the combat order to launch the general offensive.

As the loud charge horn sounded.

The two mortar battalions, the First and Second Artillery Battalions, quickly opened fire to suppress the Japanese invaders' positions on the city wall.

The Japanese had already suffered heavy casualties in the previous shelling.

After the charge was launched, a lot of the firepower positions of light and heavy machine guns were knocked out again.

Especially when the Japanese invaders faced the attacking forces of the 196th Brigade of Honor.

Their machine gun firepower could not be fully utilized.

The general attack is the general attack.

Chu Yunfei's troops would only deploy one or two companies in each attack, and their firepower was sufficient.

For them, no matter how many troops they deployed on the 800-meter-wide battle line, it would only increase casualties.

The siege begins before entering the city.

It is not a fight to the death in the urban streets, nor is it a fight to the top of a hill in the wild.

The soldiers need to face enemy forces with complete fortifications and defense systems.

Even though this system had been mostly destroyed under Chu Yunfei's artillery fire.

But there was not a single mediocre Japanese soldier among the Japanese soldiers during this period.

All commanders are veterans who have experienced many battles, and all soldiers are basically qualified soldiers who have received more than two years of training.

You can despise the enemy strategically, but tactically.

The entire 358D took the attack of these Japanese invaders extremely seriously.

"Heavy Gun Company, Heavy Gun Company, I'm Guo Lingfeng, suppress the firepower point on the left wing wall immediately."

"Artillery Battalion 1, fire another round of artillery shells to kill them. The infantry almost rushed up."

"Yes, very good. Hold them down and keep the infantry charging. It will be easier once we charge forward!"

Guo Lingfeng, the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment, went to the front line in person and raised the telescope in his hand to look up at the city wall.

Guo Lingfeng was previously the deputy battalion commander of the newly formed 1st Infantry Regiment. After his promotion, he was transferred to the 1st Infantry Regiment as the battalion commander.

As a military cadet who graduated from the Jinbei Military Academy.

Guo Lingfeng is one of the few battalion-level cadres under Chu Yunfei who can independently command the offensive.

He participated in every battle before this, and was promoted from platoon leader to battalion commander in less than half a year.

He was also the main commander of this battle.

"Equip yourself with grenades. Use them to blow them up after you attack. Don't think about shooting them with volley guns. The Japanese are not stupid."

"Concentrate all the company's automatic rifles in the commandos' hands to ensure the intensity of firepower."

"Yes!"

After Guo Lingfeng gave a few simple instructions, he raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the Japanese defense line again.

"on!"

"Yes!"

Under the leadership of the deputy company commander.

An entire company of infantry charged forward again, taking over from the previous attacking force.

Like a tide, one wave after another, not giving the Japanese invaders even a second to breathe.

At Qian Bojun's request, the mountain artillery regiment also launched an attack at 9:18 am on the same day.

Another round of shelling was launched.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the main forces of the two battalions successfully rushed into the city.

The battle situation was extremely intense.

The Japanese invaders also seemed determined to die.

Defend the buildings in the city and fight against the soldiers.

Every time a house is captured, there will be casualties and even sacrifices.

After receiving the report, Bian Fucheng called Qian Bojun's command center again and requested artillery support.

After two hours of fierce fighting, the soldiers who cooperated well with each other quickly occupied about a quarter of the area in the west, south and southwest of the city.

Other areas are basically still in the hands of the Japanese invaders.

The street fighting in Yi County was much more difficult than the encirclement and annihilation battle in Handan.

At that time, there were only about a thousand Japanese soldiers in Handan City, and most of the buildings in the city were burned down by the Japanese invaders themselves.

The garrison in Yi County numbered more than 3,000 men, three times the number of troops.

"Boom~!"

There were continuous explosions. The mountain artillery regiment responded at the request of Qian Bojun.

Artillery preparation was carried out for another thirty minutes.

More than 60 percent of the Japanese casualties in Yi County were caused by artillery fire.

The second most common ones are close combat weapons such as grenades, and the Japanese soldiers who died were bullets, swords, and bayonets.

The number is very small, basically accounting for less than 10%.

The Japanese wanted to engage in close combat with the soldiers and fight with bayonets.

The soldiers would not give them this opportunity, because their bayonet fighting skills were not much worse than those of the Japanese devils.

It’s just that everyone in Chu Yunfei’s army has the same idea.

If the battle can be resolved with artillery shells, grenades and pistols, then there is no need to engage in bayonet combat with the Japanese.

Bayonet fighting is a means of self-defense, not offense.

Chu Yunfei does not encourage or support large-scale hand-to-hand combat unless it is absolutely necessary.

This is also the experience and lesson of the Battle of Ru Yuekou.

Eighty percent of Zhuo Tianyu's four battalions were destroyed in one battle.

So what even if we killed the same number of Japanese invaders?

Half a year has passed.

Chu Yunfei's troops were also unable to train a force that could exchange and gain the upper hand against the Japanese invaders in close-range hand-to-hand combat.

The battle lasted until four in the afternoon.

The Japanese invaders in Yi County are still resisting stubbornly.

The casualties of the First and Second Regiments were not small.

Qian Bojun has received two calls hoping to stop the attack and give the troops some time to rest.

Chu Yunfei slowly opened his eyes.

"Qian Bojun."

"Sir, you're awake."

Chu Yunfei nodded, stood up, straightened his military uniform, and asked, "What is the current situation in Yi County?"

"At present, the casualties of the first regiment have reached 800 people, and the casualties of the second regiment are also around 1,000 people. At present, two-thirds of the city has been captured, and the remaining Japanese are still holding on in the northeast corner."

Jingle bell bell~!

Another phone call came into the command post.

"Brigade Commander Qian, please give our Second Regiment a break. We have suffered too many casualties, and the Japanese's counterattack is very powerful."

"These bastards have explosive packs tied to their bodies. They are fighting without regard for their lives. If we want to take down their positions, we can only sacrifice our lives..."

"I am Chu Yunfei"

"Captain Chu," Xue Jie's voice unconsciously lowered a few notes: "Can we let the troops take a break, rest for a night, and then launch the final attack tomorrow?"

There was anticipation in Xue Jie's voice.

Chu Yunfei has always loved his soldiers like his own sons, and all the fighting methods he developed are aimed at reducing casualties.

just.

Chu Yunfei was uncharacteristically angry at this moment and stressed: "Xue Jie, I'm telling you, I don't care about your casualties now, I only want Yi County. According to the original battle plan, I will kill them even if I lose my front teeth!"

"I will also call back the original ambush troops of the Third Regiment."

"You're involved in a street fight, you don't have no reinforcements!"

"Commander Chu" Xue Jie seemed to subconsciously think that he had heard wrongly: "Are you saying that the attack should continue?"

"Yes, you heard it right. Since the Japanese devils don't want to live, then kill them all!"

"Xue Jie, repeat it to me!"

[Yes, I repeat, I will kill them even if my front teeth break! ]

After hanging up the phone, Chu Yunfei raised the telescope in his hand and looked towards the direction of Yi County.

Almost instantly.

Chu Yunfei walked up to the battle map and examined it on the table.

"What's going on? Why isn't the latest situation marked on the map?"

Qian Bojun was startled, lowered his head slightly, and explained: "Reporting to the commander, the two sides in the city are fighting back and forth, and it is impossible to confirm the latest position and situation of the troops."

"Can't confirm?"

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you even set up an attack line or a defense line?"

Zhang Fugui explained: "Sir... For this frontline battle, the brigade commander has delegated command to the battalion level, leaving it to them to exercise their power freely."

Chu Yunfei touched his chin and his consciousness instantly entered the battle map.

The yellow bars (supplies, ammunition and current reserves and logistical supply status) of the Japanese troops in the city have reached the bottom, and the green bars (organization, manpower, morale) are less than a quarter left.

Just one final push away and they will be completely annihilated.

There are about three quarters of the green bars left of the two regiments, Step One and Step Two.

However, only half of the yellow bar was empty, which means that the number of casualties was definitely not as severe as Xue Jie showed.

It’s just that the consumption of ammunition, grenades and other weapons is too great.

The green bars of the Mountain Artillery Regiment and the Heavy Mortar Regiment had hardly moved, but the yellow bars were less than a quarter left.

In this special situation, Chu Yunfei frowned slightly for a moment.

this means.

During the eight hours he slept.

The mountain artillery regiment used up half of its artillery shells to support the front-line battles, and the Japanese air force did not launch air strikes on our artillery positions.
This situation is really strange...the Japanese devils' will to resist is beyond our expectations.

Similarly, the unusual performance of the Japanese Air Force also made it difficult for Chu Yunfei to judge the current situation in Xuzhou.

If Yi County is not the focus of the Japanese invaders' current battle, then where is it?

"Dingling bell~!"

Another phone call came in.

Zhang Fugui stepped forward and answered the phone: "Hello, 196th Brigade Headquarters, go ahead."

[I am Fang Ligong. According to the latest order from the Chairman, after destroying the remaining enemies in Yi County, we may go south to support Taierzhuang. There must be no mistake.]

"I'm Chu Yunfei, Brother Ligong, what's the situation?"

[Sir, the Chairman sent two telegrams this afternoon, asking us to rush to Taierzhuang for assistance. It is said that this is because Commander Li of the War Zone and Commander-in-Chief Sun Lianzhong of the Second Army Group are both in the village to supervise the battle.]

Fuck!

Chu Yunfei had never considered that Li Zongren would actually go to Taierzhuang to supervise the battle.

In his impression, Li Zongren was always in command in Xuzhou.

In Linyi, Chief of Staff Xu Yanmou was in command and supervision of the battle, and the Second Army was led by Bai Jiansheng who personally went to the front line to convey the Military Commission's operational ideas.

Even if Li Zongren went to supervise the battle, the Second Army Headquarters was still south of the canal at that time, and it was quite hidden, so there was almost no major danger from beginning to end.
But now Taierzhuang.

Not only was the Fifth War Zone Commander-in-Chief Li Zongren present, but Sun Lianzhong was also there, and they were all in the village.

This made Chu Yunfei a little uncomfortable for a moment. He originally thought it was a smoke bomb, but he didn't expect Li Zongren to be serious!
Could it be that after Chiang Kai-shek took charge of Xuzhou, the two of them let themselves go?

Or is it that there have been new changes in the battle situation that he is unaware of?
No matter what.

No matter whether it is Sun Lianzhong or Li Zongren, there must not be any accidents happening to these two people.

"So... immediately order Li Zhenxi's troops to join the mountain artillery regiment and rush south to provide assistance, and cooperate in encircling and annihilating the enemy in Taierzhuang."

"Also, order Wu Ziqiang's troops to withdraw quickly, interrupt the current interception plan, and cooperate with the Sichuan Army to annihilate the enemy in Lin County. Note that once you engage in a firefight with the main force of the Japanese army heading south, do not hesitate, fight and retreat at the same time, and lead them to the Hanzhuang line..."

【Yes! 】

After hanging up the phone, Qian Bojun reminded: "Sir, the mountain artillery regiment has less than eight bases of artillery shells left. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to send the 30th Artillery Regiment to help?"

"Need not."

Chu Yunfei shook his head. "Brother Kuishan has formed a new mortar battalion, using the 90mm mortars captured from the Japanese army, plus the four 90mm mortars replenished from Lao Liu, a total of eight mortars. The number of shells is sufficient, which is more than enough to deal with the Japanese invaders in the direction of Taierzhuang."

"Besides, the mountain artillery regiment has run out of shells and needs to find someone to fill the gap. Commander Li is a suitable candidate."

Qian Bojun suddenly realized...
It turned out to be the case.

Since they saved Commander Li's life, they shouldn't have gone without replenishing the 75mm mountain artillery shells.

Besides, these shells were consumed to help Taierzhuang.
Chu Yunfei obviously didn't have time to waste on such trivial matters. He then asked, "Is there any new information from the 52nd Army?"

"No, but the 59th Army has launched another attack on the Guoqi Detachment. The battle situation is still unclear. However, the commander-in-chief called at noon and a new batch of four regiments of reinforcements arrived in Xuzhou. According to the plan, they will be added to the Third Corps, the 59th Army, and the Second Army in batches..."

Chu Yunfei weighed the options carefully, then shook his head: "Forget it, let's not argue with them at this time."

"In the direction of Taierzhuang, an entire army has been fighting until now, and we don't even know if there is a brigade left."

Qian Bojun was filled with emotion: "The guns of these little devils are really powerful, but their planes have disappeared, as if they have forgotten the county seat of Yi County..."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "For the Japanese, the Tang Army is their biggest enemy."

"After all, they have tens of thousands of troops. It's very likely that these old devils sent all their fighter planes to bomb them."

At this time, Chu Yunfei had roughly guessed why the Japanese were behaving so abnormally.

The Yi County Command Headquarters was destroyed by artillery fire, which meant that the Japanese army had completely lost contact.

In addition, three groups appeared in the area south of Zaozhuang.

And launched a diversionary attack.

This led to relatively wrong judgments by the commander of the 10th Division, Rensuke Kiku, the commander of the 2nd Army, Toshizo Nishio, and even the commander of the North China Expeditionary Army, Hisaichi Terauchi.

Even if they received another report from the Zaozhuang defenders today about gunfire coming from the direction of Yi County, they would no longer be able to change the combat orders.

Yi County is like Taierzhuang at this moment.. It can only defend this road.
If Chu Yunfei analyzed it from this perspective.

In an instant, he determined the Japanese invaders' current strategic plan.

It is very likely that high-ranking Japanese military officials such as Terauchi Hisaichi believed that as long as they captured Taierzhuang, they could hold on and wait for reinforcements.

After waiting for the main support of Guoqi Detachment to arrive, the entire Xuzhou battlefield was revitalized.

It is even possible to surround the Tang Corps and the main force of the 59th Army.

And if on this basis, Chu Yunfei's troops were the first to annihilate the remaining enemies in Yi County and liberate their combat effectiveness.

Not only can we go south to provide assistance to Taierzhuang.

You can also choose to support the 52nd Army.

It was even the 22nd Army that provided main support in the direction of Lincheng, leading a counterattack across the board.

This is why Chu Yunfei asked to do his best.

The reason for annihilating the remaining enemies in Yi County as quickly as possible.

In Chu Yunfei's opinion, both the 22nd Army and the 52nd Army received help.

For the entire Xuzhou battlefield, these were tens of thousands of fresh troops.

No matter which direction it is invested in, it is a decisive force for the battle situation.
Just as Chu Yunfei was thinking about what to do next.

New news came again.

Telegram from the Fifth War Zone Commander's Headquarters.

According to the latest information reported by the Third Army today, the main forces of the Japanese 114th and 16th Divisions, numbering nearly 10,000, are heading south to attack the Jinxiang front.
According to the judgment of the theater commander's headquarters, the Japanese invaders were very likely planning to launch a diversionary offensive north of the canal.

The main force then made a flanking move to encircle the entire Xuzhou area.
Chu Yunfei frowned.

This was how the Japanese army fought in the later period of Xuzhou.

They fought like this even though the Battle of Taierzhuang had not yet ended and the main force had not had time to rest.

Are these little devils crazy?
(End of this chapter)