Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 205: Annihilate the th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo again, the great victory of Taierzhuang! Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to the whole country! (Subscribe)
Chu Yunfei's troops' offensive went smoothly.

The morale of the 17th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo was extremely low.

It was originally a group of bandits, robbers and rioters.

Without equipment, their combat effectiveness is even worse than that of the guerrillas.

After the puppet army commander Liu Guitang, the big traitor, was shot dead.

There is almost no resistance.

As the company commander of a main force company, Chen Zejun received the order to capture the Jushan defensive position.

In the words of the team leader Wu Ziqiang.

The 17th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo is a fish, and its defensive position on the giant mountain is its eyeball.

It is considered one of the most difficult combat missions.

The giant mountain is not very high, with an altitude of less than 250 meters. It is steep but not dangerous.

The defensive position more than one hundred meters high was not a challenge for the soldiers, it was just a small hill.

But for the defenders, this is one of the few strategic terrains that can be used in the surrounding area.

As for Pengshan and Yashan, the Japanese did not notify them to take over when they evacuated.

At this time, the defense line had already been occupied by the Sichuan Army and Wu Ziqiang's troops.

To ensure that this battle is won.

Wu Ziqiang brought several soldiers to a village not far from the giant mountain.

"Captain, this village seems to be called Dongjushan Village, and it's not very big."

"Judging from the number of houses, there are only a few dozen households at most. It is unlikely that the puppet army has packed many troops into the village."

Chen Zejun nodded and reminded, "But we have to be careful. If these idiots do the opposite, we might fall for their trick."

"The company commander is right."

"Stay alert where you are. I will observe carefully."

"Yes!"

Several soldiers widened their eyes and looked around.

Behind the small earthen slope, Chen Zejun kept adjusting the telescope in his hand, carefully observing the puppet army troops on the top of the giant mountain.

The number of troops is not large, but there are at least one or two hundred people.

The size is at least two companies.

It is unclear how many puppet soldiers are in the village... a conservative estimate is around 40, which is two platoons.

According to the information provided by the commander before the war.

This group of puppet troops were very well equipped, with each squad having a light machine gun or an automatic rifle.

In close combat situations.

It is very likely to cause considerable casualties to our own attacking forces.

Less than 700 meters southeast of Dongjushan Village is a small forest.

Suitable for troops to attack secretly
This is the only flaw in the attack on Dongjushan Village.

There is no other good way to attack the giant mountain position.

The Japanese soldiers who occupied the advantageous terrain had a relatively wider field of vision.

Even if it is a small hill less than 250 meters high, attacking from above will still cause a lot of casualties.

You can't hit it hard.

After carefully observing the terrain, Chen Zejun seriously considered the possible location of the puppet army headquarters.

And it was decided to send someone to the regiment to request support from the mortar battalion.

Inside Wu Ziqiang's command center.

When Wu Ziqiang heard that Chen Zejun wanted to request support from the Fourth Artillery Battalion, he frowned slightly.
Without even a tentative attack, the artillery or preparations had to be launched first.

If everyone follows the same idea as this kid, should we still fight this war?

"Isn't your company equipped with four 50mm grenade launchers? You don't know how to use them?"

After hearing Wu Ziqiang's refusal, Chen Zejun hurriedly explained: "Sir, the grenade launcher can't shoot far, and we can't use it accurately, we can only hear the sound."

“Besides, you know the terrain of the Giant Mountain. If we take this position, our army will be able to overlook the surrounding area, attack in all directions, and observe the enemy situation very well.

If these idiots were to retreat secretly, we would be able to detect it, right?"

Seeing Wu Ziqiang thinking seriously, Chen Zejun continued, "Moreover, on such a critical hilltop, there are more than a dozen fire points that can be directly observed on the surface. If the infantry charges hard... even if these idiots have poor shooting skills, they will definitely cause considerable casualties."

"Sir, I don't need many shells. When our company takes over Dongjushan Village, let the artillery battalion help us bombard it twice."

Wu Ziqiang didn't have time to speak.

Chen Zejun continued, "One round is fine... we have to make some noise after all."

"It's just a few dozen mortar shells. Just give it to him." Sun Ming also chimed in.

Wu Ziqiang sighed, "Okay, let's take over Dongjushan Village first. The Fourth Artillery Battalion is still supporting the frontal attack and cannot be freed for the time being."

"Give me an hour, and I promise to wipe out every one of the two dogs in Dongjushan Village."

"I will send the 4th Artillery Battalion to support you in an hour."

"Yes, thank you sir!"

After Chen Zejun saluted Wu Ziqiang and Sun Ming, he stepped forward and shook hands with Wu Ziqiang while he looked a little confused.

Then he turned around and quickly left the command center.

The movements are very smooth and fluid.

Sun Ming teased: "If nothing else, this kid is quite thick-skinned, and doesn't look like a young master at all."

"That's true."

Wu Ziqiang nodded: "If the frontal attack is successful, it depends on whether Qian Bojun can cut off their retreat."

"Two battalions of troops are enough to completely surround them and even wipe them out. But I have to remind you that Commander Chu has no intention of taking prisoners this time.

Xuzhou is too far from southeastern Shanxi, and the Nationalist government's transportation capacity is insufficient. Sending labor reforms there will also require some train cars, and we don't have time to do all this."

"I understand that the order has been issued not to take prisoners. If the friendly forces are willing to take them in, we cannot interfere..."

Sun Ming didn't seem to be worried about this: "The Sichuan Army is certainly not going to take prisoners."

"That's true. They can't even get enough to eat."

After Chen Zejun returned.

He immediately led his troops to launch a surprise attack on Dongjushan Village.

To ensure the safety of the attacking forces.

In the first attack, half of the company was mobilized.

Two platoons launched a frontal feint attack, and one commando team used Thompson submachine guns and grenade launchers together.

With the combat engineers paving the way, the soldiers quickly approached Dongjushan Village.
The mines that were originally expected, as well as the corresponding secret sentries and warning positions, did not exist at all.

Deputy Company Commander Li Botao, who was leading the team, was quite surprised.

They successfully reached the outskirts of Dongjushan Village and quickly launched an assault...
At the same time, according to the original combat plan, the frontal attack force also deployed an offensive formation.

Launched a charge towards the puppet army's position
"Dududu~!"

As the shrill whistle sounded, the puppet soldiers from Dongjushan Village quickly entered the trenches.

The next moment, gunfire rang out.

"Da da. Big da da da da da~!"

This group of Japanese machine gunners included veterans with rich combat experience, as well as idiots who just held the trigger tightly.

Combat qualities vary
The soldiers quickly dropped to the ground and the machine gunners quickly returned fire.

The firing rate of the Type 65 Czech light machine gun completely crushed the Type 99 light machine guns used by these Japanese devils.

But what surprised Chen Zejun was that this group of idiots were actually equipped with a large number of automatic guns.

The firepower is fierce and powerful.

"Damn it, luckily these bastards don't know how to fight. They started firing bullets at a distance of more than 200 meters."

The platoon leader at the side was somewhat relieved: "If they had this kind of fighting ability, we could charge forward and these bastards would collapse!"

If these equipments were used by elite Japanese troops.

Without artillery support, even if they kill dozens of Japanese soldiers, their casualties will not be low.

And now...
In less than ten minutes of fighting, more than a dozen of the traitors were killed.

The two Type 99 light machine guns were also silenced.

As the flanking commandos arrived, the crisp sound of Thompson submachine guns rang out.

Accompanied by the explosion of special grenades from the grenade launcher.

The two infantry platoons attacking from the front also quickly bent forward and launched another charge.

These idiots threw away their weapons, some surrendered, some ran away.
There is absolutely no fighting spirit or combat effectiveness.

Chen Zejun put down the telescope in his hand: "Tell me, I went to the brigade commander to ask for support. Isn't it a bit embarrassing?"

"There's nothing shameful about this. If we don't fight, no one will know the situation is like this... Besides, the Giant Mountain is extremely important, so it's a good thing to take it down as soon as possible."

"Report, Chen Zejun sent someone to report that all the puppet troops on the giant mountain have been wiped out."

"The unit suffered four casualties, all of whom were slightly injured. We seized 18 submachine guns, four Type 99 light machine guns, three grenade launchers, eight pistols, and 37 rifles of various types.

Ammunition and other military supplies are still being counted.”

"understood."

Wu Ziqiang nodded. Everyone was surprised by the low combat effectiveness of the 17th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo.

The Sichuan Army, which has never been known for its combat effectiveness, was able to easily break through their defenses.

Just a frontal attack had already left the defense line of the puppet Manchukuo 17th Army riddled with holes.

Because of the loss of the giant mountain, the already shaky defense line has now completely collapsed.

The original frontal positional battle directly evolved into a pursuit and annihilation battle.

These idiots also mastered a skill that the Japanese don't have.

It was difficult for the soldiers to wipe them out completely when they laid down their weapons.

The speed at which they slid down to their knees in surrender and put down their weapons was much faster than the speed at which the soldiers opened fire.
For a moment, Wu Ziqiang felt a little embarrassed.

He reported the relevant situation to Chu Yunfei as soon as possible.

Chu Yunfei is now at Qian Bojun’s forward command post.

According to the reports from Luo Weiguo and Bian Fucheng.

The Japanese army had stopped its defeat at this time.

Build blocking positions in Teng County and Zou County.

This is great news.

If this group of Japanese devils retreated all the way to the front line in Jining.

No matter what Chu Yunfei said, he would not continue the pursuit. That would be like ramming his head into the Japanese position.

Now, the main force of the Japanese Army's Seya Detachment has been redeployed in Zou and Teng counties.

From Chu Yunfei's perspective.

As long as the 114th Division and the main force of the th Division did not move south quickly, it would be possible to destroy the excellent fighter plane of the Seya Detachment at a certain cost.

As for these prisoners, Chu Yunfei ordered them to be handed over to friendly forces, as for how the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone would deal with them.

Chu Yunfei was too lazy to worry about it.

After completing the mopping-up battle, Li Kuishan's 197B troops also quickly moved north to provide reinforcements.

It is expected that within two days, we will also participate in this round of counterattack operations, in terms of time.

Totally in time.

Japanese army.

At the 10th Division Headquarters, Kei Seya was reporting the latest situation to Rensuke Kibotani.

The Seya Detachment suffered 10,000 casualties.

It was more than three times the number of Guoqi's detachment, and among them, 6,500 soldiers and officers were killed.

This was the greatest loss the 10th Division had suffered since it entered China to fight.

The 20th Division and the 5th Division.

Now the 10th Division has followed in the footsteps of these two divisions, which is hard for the arrogant Jigu Lianjie to accept.

Therefore, he ordered the main forces to gather in Teng and Zou, preparing for a decisive battle.

Today, all the main forces of the 10th Division have moved south, and more than 15,000 Japanese troops have been assembled on a battlefield of less than 150 square kilometers in Jining, Zouxian and Tengxian.

Even for the Jigu Division, this was an unprecedented scale of combat.

Jigu Lianjie has full confidence in winning this battle.

That night.

News came from the direction of Lin County that Liu Guitang's troops had lost contact and were defeated.

Seya Kei immediately expressed his opinion: "General, the commander of the 17th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo is unreliable. He is erratic and has defected several times."

"Seya-kun, they have betrayed their country and wielded the butcher's knife against their compatriots. Under such circumstances, it is a rather foolish idea for us to expect them to fight for us on the battlefield."

Jigu Lianjie emphasized: "I am naturally aware that Liu Heiqi is unreliable at this time, but as a qualified commander, you must learn how to make good use of this group of unreliable Imperial Army soldiers."

"Hayi, I understand, General. I will gather them together, assign them corresponding combat missions, and squeeze out every last bit of their value."

Jigu Lianjie was quite satisfied, nodded and said, "Yoshi, Seya-kun, I look forward to you defeating the Chinese army on the battlefield in Teng County."

The third day of the counterattack.

The news of the victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang spread throughout China like a hurricane.

"The new hope of the war of resistance has swept away the past pessimism. This victory has made the people of the whole country excited!"

In major cities across the country.

Everyone held in their hands a special edition that was temporarily published by various newspapers and press offices.

Everyone had an endless smile on their face, and they would say to everyone they met: "In the Battle of Taierzhuang, our army won another great victory and wiped out 10,000 elite enemy troops. Did you know that?"

"The main force of this attack was the most elite ace unit of the National Government, Chu Yunfei's unit, which was praised as the Flying Tiger Division. I'm sure you must have heard of Chu Yunfei's name, right?"

Every household hangs the national flag and the deafening sound of firecrackers is heard everywhere.

It was quiet here, but the fireworks started again not far away.

Especially the people in southeastern Shanxi.

I was so happy and excited that it felt like I was celebrating the New Year again.

The main force had achieved a great victory, so it was natural that we needed to celebrate together.

The honey manufacturers of the Federation of Industry and Commerce were at the request of Sun Weimou.

Working overtime to produce candy.

At the same time, Sun Weimou asked the Changzhi newspaper to let children from all over the country feel the sweetness of the victory of the battle while distributing newspapers.

On the day when Chu Yunfei's troops and Sun Zhen's army confirmed the annihilation of the 17th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo.

In Wuchang, 10,000 people gathered in the public stadium.

In Hankou, 20,000 people gathered at the riverside and stadium of Special Zone 3, and 10,000 people gathered in Zhongshan Park.

Everyone held a torch in his hand.

The blazing flames illuminated everyone's smiling face!

Great victory in Qin County! Great victory in Huaihe River! Great victory in Linyi! Great victory in Taierzhuang!

With successive victories, the people firmly believed that as long as they continued to persevere, they would surely win the war.

only.

At this time in the Fifth War Zone, the senior officers in the command headquarters were not so excited.

General Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army and Pang Bingxun's 3rd Corps were unable to pursue.

Li Xianzhou's 92nd Army lost thousands of people during the two-day attack.

This made Li Xianzhou hesitate and he did not dare to continue the attack.

After a hard battle, Sun Lianzhong's Second Army had less than 3,000 people left in the entire army. Even after the reorganization in the past two days, the combined strength of the three main divisions was less than 5,000 people.

Such a force naturally could not and did not have the strength to launch a fierce pursuit against the Japanese army.

Although Tang Enbo's troops, who were stronger, followed the order of the Fifth War Zone Commander's Headquarters to intercept the main force of the Seya Detachment.

But Tang Enbo's own combat principle has always been to avoid attacking strongholds.

Even if Li Zongren gave the order again, Tang Enbo still advocated avoiding frontal offensive operations, but instead using exciting combat methods to lure the enemy into a field battle.

Camera implements annihilation.

This is pure nonsense, but Li Zongren gave the order and Tang Enbo did it.

After learning about this situation, General Falkenhausen of the German Military Advisory Group was so angry that he pulled his hair and denounced Tang Enbo's incompetence in front of Chiang Kai-shek.

Colonel Stilwell, the head of the U.S. Martial Arts School in China, told Chiang Kai-shek bluntly: "We must keep pushing forward, keep attacking, and keep pursuing while we are victorious!"

"Once the main forces of the Japanese 114th and 16th Divisions move south and arrive at the frontline battlefield in Xuzhou, it will be too late!"

Chiang Kai-shek is not a fool, and he naturally knows the importance of expanding the results of the war at this moment.

He immediately took photos of Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Lin Wei, Liu Fei and others.

He also sent a telegram to Tang Enbo: "The attacking troops are hesitant and anxious. We should use the victorious army to reinforce the exhausted enemy. We should not rush to annihilate them within a time limit. Once the enemy reinforcements arrive, they will revive and destroy the enemy. This will ruin the success and bring trouble to the future!"

It was also the night after the Taierzhuang victory.

Chu Yunfei and Sun Zhen sent a telegram to the Fifth War Zone.

The 17th Army of the Puppet Manchukuo was completely wiped out, and it was confirmed that more than 5,000 enemy troops were killed and a number of supplies were seized.

Also the same day.

Chiang Kai-shek sent a message to fellow countrymen across the country.

"Since the war began, we have lost several provinces, the government has been relocated, the soldiers have sacrificed their lives, our compatriots have suffered greatly, the pain has been great, it has been extremely tragic and cruel. Looking back on the past and thinking about the future, I can only be horrified.

The victory at Taierzhuang was achieved thanks to the selfless efforts of our soldiers at the front and the joint efforts of our compatriots in the rear.

However, it can only comfort the whole country's expectations for more than eight months, and slightly alleviate the worries and sufferings suffered by our nation. It is not worthy of celebration.

The future is long and the difficulties are yet to come. All my compatriots and comrades-in-arms, at this moment, should be more cautious about boasting and be vigilant at all times. Only in this way can we hear of victory without being arrogant.

Only in this way can we not be discouraged when encountering setbacks, but we must work diligently, make persistent efforts, focus on the long-term war situation, be resolute and calm, fulfill our responsibilities, fight to the end, complete the mission of the war of resistance, and seek final victory. I hope you will understand this and work hard together. "

Reuters: "On the one hand, China has repeatedly defeated its invading enemies with its great tenacity. On the other hand, it has begun to show its military talent and unity. Now it seems to have clearly warned the Japanese that Japan can only occupy one-third of China's land at most, but the price and sacrifice are beyond the Japanese's tolerance."

British newspaper: "The true value of China's victory is not expressed by the size of the territory recovered, but should be measured by the time, manpower, and ammunition consumed by Japan, because this consumption is very disadvantageous to Japan. We should evaluate the soldiers of China and Japan by this display standard, then China will be victorious every day."

A reporter from Havas News Agency even used the title of "A last-ditch battle. Chinese soldiers told us that if they don't fight here, there will be no place to die!" for their domestic reports.

All of a sudden, newspapers and media in the United States, Britain, France, the Soviet Union and other countries sent telegrams to celebrate the great victory achieved by the Chinese army in Taierzhuang!

This war had immeasurable impact both internationally and domestically.

That night.

The headquarters of the commander of the Fifth War Zone was brightly lit.

A strategic situation of encirclement has been formed for the main force of the Seya Detachment.

As long as Tang Enbo took the initiative to attack northward, he could cut off the connection between the Japanese troops in Jining and Zouxian.

Chu Yunfei and the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army may be able to completely wipe out the main force of the Seya Detachment.

According to Chu Yunfei's telegram.

His 197B as well as the mountain artillery regiment, supplementary regiment and other units are arriving at the front line one after another.

Commander-in-Chief Sun Zhen of the 22nd Sichuan Army Group also expressed his opinion.

Sixteen thousand men of the 22nd Sichuan Army Group are ready to sacrifice for their country!

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek and others also received relevant information.

Japan's plan to send more troops to the Chinese battlefield from within the country in order to "resolve the war situation in North China as soon as possible" has been canceled.

If we can concentrate all our forces to launch a comprehensive offensive, we may be able to lay the foundation for victory in the war of resistance.
Li and Bai advocated a comprehensive offensive.

It does not refer to recovering a certain amount of lost territory.

Instead, they targeted the elite forces of the Japanese invaders and eliminated their manpower.

Of course, this so-called intelligence is also wrong.

In fact, the Japanese army even took the initiative to retreat and advance.

They simply believed that such losses were not in line with the tradition of the Japanese Army.

He didn't even think that Seya Kei, Jigu Rensuke, and even Sakagami Seishirō had fought poorly.

Because these old devils believed that at this time on the battlefield in Xuzhou.

The national army was filled with famous generals.

Not only Li Zongren and Chang Kaishen were in command.

There are also long-established generals such as Tang Enbo, Zhang Zizhong, and Sun Lianzhong, as well as rising stars such as Chu Yunfei and Li Xianzhou.

The telegram from the North China Front Army made Tokyo believe that this was a good opportunity to focus on striking the main force of Tang Enbo's troops.

Tang Enbo was the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's Army (as the Japanese called it).

Once suffering heavy losses, the enemy's will to resist would be dampened. Therefore, when the aftermath of the Battle of Taierzhuang had not yet subsided, the Japanese side had already begun planning a more massive Battle of Xuzhou.

Originally, because of the Linyi counterattack, the debate in Tokyo over whether to expand the war or not re-emerged.

The starting point for not expanding was based on Japan's economic situation, industrial capacity, diplomatic factors, and preparations for war against the Soviet Union.

But the non-expansion faction faces one biggest problem.

That is, the Japanese government had already announced that it would not regard the Chinese Nationalist Government as a diplomatic party. On the one hand, it was engaging in military and political confrontations, while on the other hand, it was saying that it did not regard the Nationalist Government as an opponent. This practice was tantamount to covering one's ears and stealing the bell.

The Japanese had to admit that the puppet regime (Wang Kemin) they supported in North China did not have any political, military or popular support.

Relying on such a regime, there is no way they can conquer China.

After all, if there is a choice.

The vast majority of people would not choose to be a traitor!
The generals of the expansionist faction were even more fanatical.

The vast majority of generals in the army are basically expansionists.

They not only demanded the capture of Xuzhou and Wuhan as soon as possible.

We even have to open up a battlefield in Guangdong.

Only in this way can the National Government be reduced to a corner as quickly as possible.
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