Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 203: Annihilate the Taierzhuang Detachment Team Again, and the Japanese Invaders Flee Northward in Panic! (Subscribe)
(I couldn’t find a suitable map. The modern satellite map doesn’t match the old administrative divisions, urban areas, railway lines, and highway lines.)
(The situation in the book is slightly different from that in Xuzhou and Taierzhuang.)
(The blue area is the current main battlefield. The number of Japanese troops in the blue circle of Zao, Lin, and Yi is about 10,000)

(The distance between Yi County and Taierzhuang is about 34 kilometers, not very far, but within this distance, the Japanese army occupied several key villages, so Chiang Kai-shek was worried that Chu Yunfei's troops would not be able to make it in time)

Inside Taierzhuang.

The fierce battle lasted until late at night.

Sun Lianzhong returned to the command center, very tired.

Under the dim candlelight, Li Zongren had a blank expression on his face.

"Mr. De, the Japanese attack has been repelled. There are less than 400 combat soldiers left in the village."

Li Zongren nodded slowly: "If there is no more reinforcement, Taierzhuang will most likely fall into the hands of the Japanese. If we lose the Battle of Taierzhuang, we will be sorry to the people and the party and the country."

Half the story.

Just don't mention retreat.

Sun Lianzhong was also tough, and the two of them just kept wasting time.

He did not mention any retreat. Even if he died, he had made up his mind to die in Taierzhuang.

Sun Lianzhong carried out the orders issued earlier.

The soldiers were gone, and the officers filled in.

When all the officers were filled, he, the commander-in-chief, filled the vacancies.

Now, he, the Army Lieutenant General Commander, has led the two guards in several bloody battles.

Even the commander of the 31st Division, Chi Fengcheng, was seriously injured and had to be carried out of the manor for emergency treatment.

The entire Second Army, at this time.

It can be said that it is a dead end.

However, the Japanese Army's Taierzhuang Detachment also suffered heavy casualties. Out of a force of more than 2,000 people, there are now only less than 800 combat troops left.

And they have essentially lost their offensive capabilities.

Colonel Fukuei, the captain of the 3rd Battalion, who had been appointed as the commander of the dispatch team by Rensuke Kigumi, was also killed by the officers and soldiers.

The battle between the two sides inside and outside Taierzhuang can be described as a hard fight.

Previously, it was from Jigu Lianjie's perspective.

Once they take Taierzhuang first, the reinforcements from Guoqi's detachment can be parted out to rush to Taierzhuang.

While completing the pincer attack on the main force of the Central Army, the 52nd Army, it was also able to ensure the stability of Taierzhuang.

Use this as a springboard to complete the subsequent attack on the Xuzhou area.

Just as this group of Japanese devils were anxiously waiting for further orders from the commander of the 10th Division, Rensuke Kibotani.

Suddenly, there was a burst of intense gunfire from the direction of the mud ditch.

Signal flares and even flares quickly rose into the air.

The commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Cao Potian, personally led the commando team to launch a strong attack on the Japanese invaders in the mud ditch.

Under the cover of mortar shells, the commandos quickly rushed into the village.

Grenades were thrown into the houses one by one with targeted intent.

Even the Jin-made Thompson submachine guns and Czech light machine guns were firing at full power.

More than one hundred Japanese soldiers stationed in Nigou suffered most of them casualties in less than half an hour of fighting and retreated towards Taierzhuang.

The national army’s support troops are here!
The ones coming are the ace troops of the National Army, Chu Yunfei’s troops!
These Japanese devils were already low in morale and lacked unified command.

The Japanese troops in the Nigou direction were defeated and retreated to the Beiluo and Lancheng lines, and had not yet gained a foothold.

The cavalry battalion's charges followed one after another, leaving the Japanese invaders no chance to breathe.

Facing the Japanese armored vehicles and tanks, the soldiers of the cavalry battalion had their own way of fighting.

Cluster grenades are very useful against the Japanese's thin armor.

Among the Japanese invaders' Taierzhuang dispatch force, only two squadrons with relatively good morale fought stubbornly.

As for the remaining troops.

They took advantage of the cover of night and broke out in groups and squads.

The soldiers of Honor 197B, under the command of Li Kuishan.

According to the original battle plan, the troops were quickly divided into three groups to attack the remaining Japanese troops north of Taierzhuang.

Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire.

Sun Lianzhong and Li Zongren in the Second Army Command also received the latest telegram from the Fifth War Zone Commander's Headquarters.

"It seems that our reinforcements have arrived."

Sun Lianzhong snorted coldly: "Captain Tang is a little too late..."

Naturally, he was full of resentment. In order to win this battle, he had willingly handed over the command of the 31st Division.

Tang Enbo not only agreed to Chi Fengcheng, but also agreed to Sun Lianzhong.

As soon as the sound of gunfire rang out, the main force of the 85th Army in the Baoduqiao Mountain area would immediately move south and ambush the enemy behind.

Launch encirclement and annihilation operations.

But Taierzhuang fought for a full twelve days before the so-called reinforcements arrived.

Li Zongren shook his head and said softly, "It's not the Tang Corps, it's the 197B under Chu Yunfei and the cavalry under him."

"Chu Yunfei?"

Sun Lianzhong was stunned: "Chu Yunfei's troops are not only responsible for encircling and annihilating the Japanese troops in Yi and Lin areas, but also for blocking the main force of the 10th Division that may quickly move south."

"It was the chairman's order. He ordered Chu Yunfei to send troops to rescue immediately."

Li Zongren is a man of meticulous mind.

The content of the telegram was enough for him to ponder for a while.

Chang Kai-shen's telegram did not mention at all that Chu Yunfei only assigned troops after he had completely annihilated the defenders of Yi County.

There was no mention at all that Chu Yunfei was not aware that Li Zongren was personally at the front line and Sun Lianzhong had entered the village to supervise the battle.

Although he admired and was willing to use Chu Yunfei.

But that doesn't mean he wants to see Chu Yunfei get too close to Li Zongren and Sun Lianzhong.

Even the Japanese army classified Sun Lianzhong's troops as part of the quasi-Central Army's combat sequence.

He also said that Sun Lianzhong's troops were the main force and were determined to resist the Japanese.

Sun Lianzhong was also a rare general in the ragtag army who was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek and trusted by him.

He is generally recognized as the number one miscellaneous general under Feng Yuxiang.

Speaking of Chiang Kai-shek, this is the case, there are distinctions between relatives.

He wanted to get rid of not only Li Zongren, the big boss in the party.

Even for the loyal Sun Lianzhong, Chiang Kai-shek both trusted and was wary of him, trying to win him over and also dividing him.

"Duke De..this."

"It seems that Commander Tang is really entangled by the main force of the Japanese army." Li Zong added with a frown.

Sun Lianzhong sighed and said nothing more.

Tang Enbo really went too far this time.

But since Li Zongren, commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, said so, he had even less reason to go to Chang Kaishen and complain about Tang Enbo.

What's more, Sun Lianzhong himself knew very well who Chiang Kai-shek would favor.

"Report...A group of cavalry troops appeared at the west gate of Taierzhuang. They said they were the cavalry battalion under Commander Chu, and they requested to enter the city to assist in the defense." Wang Guanwu stepped into the command center and reported the latest situation.

Sun Lianzhong waved his hand and said, "Let them in after verifying their identities."

"Yes!"

Crown Five.

In one battle, he was promoted from a senator (staff officer) to the genuine deputy commander of the 31st Division (appointed by Sun Lianzhong himself).

"It seems that we don't even need to wait until tomorrow morning to lift the siege of Taierzhuang!"

Li Zongren finally smiled slightly.

The cavalry under Chu Yunfei's command.

Li Zongren had also heard of it.

Outside Yuanping City, Ma Keying, who was still the company commander of the cavalry company, dared to lead his troops on horseback to charge at the main force of the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade.

He is a fierce general, so naturally, his subordinates cannot be mediocre.

Cavalry and cavalry units are often synonymous with elite.

When they are on horseback, they are cavalry; when they are dismounted, they are elite light infantry!

With them in the village, we can support the defense forces in combat.

No matter how crazy the Japs are.

Even if we launch another attack at night, we will never be able to capture Taierzhuang.

the other side.

59th Army Headquarters.

General Zhang Zizhong looked at the reports one after another.

The pain in my heart felt like it was bleeding.

The entire 59th Army now has only about 3,800 combat-capable soldiers left.

The casualties were heavy.

The situation of Guan Linzheng's 52nd Army, which was facing the Japanese attack together with them, was not much better.

Zhang Yaoming's 25th Division joined forces with the 59th Army to block the Guoqi Detachment.

The 25th Division was the main target of attack by the Japanese invaders.

The defensive positions of the two sides were less than 1.5 kilometers apart, and the 59th Army could see the number of casualties.

The entire Xuzhou battlefield was like a huge meat grinder at this time, with soldiers from both sides paying their lives every minute and every second.

At this time, inside the 59th Army Headquarters.

Huang Weigang, the commander of the 38th Division, stood beside General Zhang Zizhong and advised: "General, shouldn't we shorten the defense line a little... let the 85th Army share the burden for us?"

"Yes, General, if we continue to hold on like this, will our 59th Army really be wiped out?" said Liu Zhensan, commander of the 180th Division.

General Zhang Zizhong shook his head and said firmly: "We are holding on, and so are the Japanese in Guoqi's detachment. As long as we can hold on for a little longer, the Japanese invaders in Tai, Lin, Zao, and Yi will surely be wiped out by our army, and we will surely win the Battle of Xuzhou!"

"But General...even if we win, what can we do?" Liu Zhensan sighed.

"The Japanese army's main force has already moved south to attack Jinxiang...but our reinforcements will take at least a week to arrive." Huang Weigang looked helpless.
Yes.

The main force of the Nationalist Army in the Xuzhou area has suffered 80,000 casualties so far in the fighting.

And what about the Japanese army?

Even if the Japanese casualties on the Jinpu South Road are taken into account.

The Japanese casualties may have been only 30,000, or even less.

Their reinforcements are still coming.

News also came from the Jinpu South Road that the Japanese army had completed the corresponding deployment adjustments and had launched the final attack.

Li Xianzhou's 92nd Army and part of the 13th Division are expected to arrive at the railway bridge on the south bank of the Taierzhuang Canal tomorrow to take over the defense.

Part of Zhou Yu's Sixth Division of the 75th Army also launched a counterattack, not far from Taierzhuang, if everything went well.

It is expected to reach Taierzhuang within one day.

However, the strength and firepower of our reinforcements were far inferior to those of the Japanese army.

Moreover, the time when the reinforcements arrived was a little too late for the many troops who were fighting hard north of the canal.

"Commander...our headquarters and a battalion of the reserve force can also advance towards Taierzhuang."

"After all, Fei County is deep behind enemy lines. If something goes wrong with the 89th Army, we will most likely be surrounded by the Fifth Division..."

Division Commanders Huang Weigang and Liu Zhensan do not have the slightest confidence in the current Tang Corps.

If it weren't for them, the war wouldn't have reached this point.

General Zhang Zizhong adopted the suggestion of Huang Weigang, the division commander: "Yes, this is worth considering... prepare, move the headquarters forward and stay with the combat troops, ready to break out at any time."

"Yes!"

the other side.

At this time, in the 358D command center.

Fang Ligong walked over quickly: "The latest news from Wu Ziqiang's brigade is that their investigators have captured some prisoners. These bastards are Liu Guitang, the commander of the 17th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo. Their headquarters is between Lincheng and Jining, and it is not clear yet.

It has three divisions under its command. There are no brigades under the divisions. It directly commands four regiments, each of which has three battalions and a mortar company.

In addition to one communications spy company, 198B is preparing to launch a targeted attack on the puppet Manchukuo troops early tomorrow morning to ensure that the flanks will not be threatened when besieging Linxian."

"Brother Ligong, is this Liu Guitang the Liu Heizi you mentioned earlier?"

Fang Ligong nodded: "It's him!"

"What is the status of the unit's equipment?"

"An infantry company has twelve squads, each with twelve men and equipped with a light machine gun."

"Each battalion has three infantry companies, one machine gun company with four machine guns, and a mortar company with six mortars. The division's cavalry and special forces battalion are also equipped with automatic firearms. According to the captives' description, they should be the Dagu-produced machine guns."

Chu Yunfei frowned as he listened.

motherfucker.

A crappy puppet army unit is even better equipped than some of the main forces of the National Army.

Where can I seek justice for something like this?

However, the combat effectiveness of the puppet army is definitely not enough compared to Chu Yunfei's troops.

Even the 198B, which has slightly weaker combat power, is enough to deal with these bastards.

These equipment, including cannons and horses, have to be renamed as Chu!

"Before, they were coordinating with the Sakamoto detachment to attack Linyi, and now they are running to Linxian to join in the fun. Agree with Wu Ziqiang's battle plan to kill them and try to win the battle in the direction of Linxian before the main force of the 10th Division moves south."

"Yes!"

The Japanese army had actually issued a corresponding retreat order.

Especially after Jigu Lianjie discovered that the main force of the defenders in the direction of Yi County had stopped moving.

The uneasiness in his heart prompted him to send a telegram to the Taierzhuang dispatch team, asking them to turn towards Zaozhuang.

Lianjie Jiya had previously received a telegram from the Fifth Division requesting the Taierzhuang Detachment to withdraw and join forces with the Seya Detachment.

Only in this way can we ensure that after the support of Guoqi Detachment arrives, we can defeat the main force of the National Army in a decisive battle.

It was obvious that the arrogant Jigu Lianjie did not take the telegram from the Chief of Staff of the 5th Division, Major Nobuo Aku, seriously.

until dawn.

Lianjie Jigu was never able to get in touch with any Japanese troops heading towards Taierzhuang.

It was as if just like the defenders of Yi County before, they were completely wiped out silently.

Even so, Jigu Rensuke did not agree to Seya Kei's request to gather troops in the rear.

If they were defeated at Taierzhuang, it would be another shame in the history of the Japanese Army.

It was just like the time before, when the main force of the Fifth Division "advanced" hundreds of miles.

Shame!

Failure to capture Taierzhuang would be a great humiliation for Jigu Lianjie, and he would become an incompetent general like Sakagami Seishirō.

Naturally he was unwilling to accept it.

just.

Kei Seya had already made up his mind and began to gather troops "regardless of the consequences".

Slowly retreat towards Jining in order to join up with the main force of the 10th Division moving south.

As for the Guoqi Detachment, it also received a telegram from the Seya Detachment: "In order to defeat the enemy in Linxian and eliminate worries, the detachment will attack in the direction of Linxian on the 5th, intending to deal a final blow to the enemy in front of Zaozhuang."

I want to run away, but before I run away I still feel a little guilty.

After all, Kunisaki's detachment was the elite of the Fifth Division and the biggest trump card in Sakagami Seishirō's hand. Even with the assistance of an infantry regiment of the Sixteenth Division, Seya Kei still had to escape.

Naturally, it was because Seya Kei noticed something was wrong.

In the direction of Yi County and south of Yi County, the Taierzhuang dispatch team had a total of four to five thousand Japanese soldiers.

Assuming that Yi County was lost, the main force of the Seya Detachment would actually be trapped in an encirclement.

Seya Kei was worried that he would be attacked from both the north and south by Chu Yunfei's troops and Tang Enbo's main forces.
To this end, he also specifically ordered Liu Guitang's troops of the puppet Manchukuo army in the direction of Linxian to launch an attack on the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army according to the original plan.

The Japanese troops in the Linxian area will cooperate with their attack according to the original combat plan (they have received orders to turn northeast and join up with the Seya Detachment.)
The Japanese army simply wanted to use the puppet Manchukuo 17th Army as a scapegoat to buy some time.

The sound of gunfire outside Taierzhuang continued all night.

The remaining Japanese troops were basically wiped out.

The organized Japanese troops were quickly annihilated by Li Kuishan's troops.

The remaining Japanese soldiers fled in all directions.

It is difficult to pursue and destroy them, but they can't escape the encirclement of 197B.

Li Kuishan before heading south.

Chu Yunfei specifically reminded him of some relevant precautions.

We have made corresponding preparations for entering the village this time.

Based on emotion and reason.

He was going to visit Sun Lianzhong and Commander Li on behalf of Chu Yunfei.

As the war gradually subsided.

Li Kuishan and others also entered the village and met up with the cavalry battalion commander Ma Keying.

"Brigade Commander Li."

"Captain Ma, the fighting outside the city has basically subsided. If there are a small number of Japanese invaders fleeing, we will need your cavalry battalion to pursue them and make sure they are completely wiped out."

"Please rest assured, Commander Li. Commander Chu had already given instructions before we went south to help Taierzhuang."

"Captain Ma, have you met with Officers Li and Sun?"

Ma Keying shook his head: "I was mainly responsible for the city defense last night, and I haven't had time to meet the city chief yet."

"In that case, let's go together."

"How about I lead the team to chase the Japanese invaders?" Ma Ying shook his head and refused: "Why should a battalion commander like me go to see such a senior commander?"

"It doesn't matter if there's just a little time left. Besides, the Japanese invaders can't escape our encirclement no matter how hard they try. It's just a matter of time."

There's nothing wrong with that.

The Japanese devils can't escape now.

You have to die sooner or later, and there are no civilians on the battlefield north of the canal.

There was no need to worry too much, so Mark Ying simply nodded and said, "Okay then."

Outside the Second Army Headquarters.

Sun Lianzhong was covered in gunpowder, and Li Zongren's condition was not much better, but he also looked exhausted from his face.

Li Kuishan and Ma Keying stepped forward and saluted.

"Captain Li, Commander Sun, Li Zhenxi and Ma Keying of the staff are under the order of Division Commander Chu to rush south to help Taierzhuang."

"The Japanese invaders outside the village have been defeated and most of them have been wiped out by our army. It is expected that the remaining small-scale battles will be over before the afternoon of the same day."

"it is good!"

Li Zongren nodded with satisfaction: "You fought very well!"

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."

Li Zongren stretched out his right hand. Li Kuishan was slightly startled and immediately took off his gloves and shook hands with Li Zongren.

"Captain Ma, your troops have performed very well. After this battle, I will report to the chairman and ask for your commendation."

"Thank you, Commander Li!"

Although the process was quite tortuous and difficult, they ultimately won the Battle of Taierzhuang.

Just when Li Zongren wanted to say something private.

The confidential clerk came quickly to report: "Commander Li, an urgent telegram from Guan Linzheng's 52nd Army"

"Read~!"

"The enemy in front of Zaozhuang shows signs of fleeing northward. The 52nd Army plans to use the first part of the 2nd Division to pursue them and verify..."

Looking at Taierzhuang, which had been reduced to a scorched earth, Li Zongren was silent for a moment, then continued, "Reply immediately and ask Chu Yunfei's troops and the 22nd Army Group to simultaneously launch an attack on the Japanese troops in Linxian County to verify whether the Japanese invaders' escape to the north is true."

"Yes!"

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