Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 225: Chiang Kai-shek was furious. You, Xue Boling, took my trump card and family fortune to gamble? (Subscribe)

Gui Yongqing seemed eager to prove himself.

The next morning, the officers and soldiers of the unit were dispatched to participate in the offensive battle.

When the attack was launched, the officers and soldiers of the 27th Army and the 46th Division came under fierce attack from Japanese artillery and machine guns.

The Japanese firepower was extremely fierce.

The charge has just sounded.

The moment the soldiers charged, dozens of people in one battalion were killed.

The veterans used the smoke from the grenade explosion as cover.

Taking advantage of the flying dust and cover of smoke, they rushed to the Japanese trenches.

The two sides thus engaged in a rather brutal hand-to-hand combat.

The fighting continued into the afternoon.

The 138th Brigade has been reduced to a mere tatters.

The brigade commander of this brigade is named Ma Weilong.

He was very satisfied with the combat performance of his officers and soldiers, and promoted several officers on the front line to boost morale.

Hopefully they can continue their current heroic performance.

However, as Maoguzhai, Yanglou and other strongholds were occupied by the main forces of the Kuomintang army.

The Japanese army's route to the west has been blocked.

At this time, in the headquarters of the 14th Division.

The division commander, Feiyuan, knew that it was time to take a risk.

He immediately issued the relevant combat order: "Gather the main force of the division and rush to Yangguji and Shuangtaji."

The attacking force of the 27th Army collided head-on with the main force of the 14th Division.

The two sides immediately fought each other.
The night before the fierce battle broke out.

As soon as Chu Yunfei returned to the base, he received the news of the so-called victory in Lanfeng.

"Sir, the latest news from the First War Zone is that the 27th Army and the First Column of the Assault Army have annihilated countless enemies outside Lanfeng City!"

He crumpled the telegram in his hand and threw it directly to the ground: "Great victory in Lanfeng, hum..."

"Sir..what is this?"

Sun Ming was a little confused.

Fang Ligong on the side also turned around and looked at Chu Yunfei: "Master, who has offended you?"

"Gui Yongqing is too ambitious. If you calculate the time, his 27th Army had just entered Lanfeng City, and the Lanfeng victory was achieved on the same day. This is pure nonsense."

Fang Ligong frowned and murmured: "If the 27th Army is to take over the 71st Army's defense mission in Lanfeng, complete the rotation on the same day, and defeat the attack of the main force of the Japanese army on the same day..."

At this point, Fang Ligong reacted and touched his chin: "This is something that is impossible to accomplish."

"It's more than impossible to accomplish. This is a military lie. How could it possibly affect the headquarters' assessment of the situation in Lanfeng? This Gui Yongqing is incompetent!"

Chu Yunfei would not show contempt for officers like Gui Yongqing in front of his own people.

He could generously say that although the Sichuan Army had a strong fighting spirit, their equipment was poor and their combat effectiveness was weak.

He also acknowledged the tenacity of Chi Fengcheng and other Northwest Army troops.

During the great victory in Yangquan, Chu Yunfei also objectively evaluated the combat effectiveness of Tang Enbo's direct troops.

One division can tie down a 40-man infantry brigade.

It would have been an impossible task for any other ragtag army to accomplish. During the Battle of Taierzhuang, they could have cursed Tang Enbo for his incompetence and absurd actions.

In the eyes of everyone in the command center, this is actually the most objective evaluation.

Commander Chu only deals with matters of fact and not individuals. He is truly a role model for us!

Very useful for reference.

A commander who is ambitious and ambitious, and what Commander Chu said influenced the judgment of the commander's headquarters.

Doesn’t that mean the situation on the front line is going to get worse again?

"This Commander Gui"

Sun Ming was about to curse, but after receiving a look from Fang Ligong, he shut his mouth.

Chu Yunfei said loudly: "Pass on my military order. My army will march out tomorrow morning and advance eastward to Luowang Station."

"Qian Bojun's troops are the vanguard, Li Kuishan's troops are the left wing, and Wu Ziqiang's troops are the right wing."

"The Cavalry Regiment, Mountain Artillery Regiment, 30th Artillery Regiment and all subordinate units should be in the middle. The distance between them should not exceed three kilometers. The Japanese artillery and air support forces are very powerful. Don't advance rashly, and don't get too close."

"Yes!"

Sun Ming turned around and made a phone call to pass on the message.

Fang Ligong, who was standing by, did understand the intention of this move: "Master, Commander Xue intends to use us as the strategic reserve of the Western Route Army?"

Chu Yunfei straightened himself and adjusted his collar: "If the 27th Army makes any trouble, we can clean up the mess."

"Lanfeng must not fall into the hands of the devils!"

"Yes!" Fang Ligong nodded in agreement.

"Sun Ming, go call Zhou Daxing over later. I have an important task for him!"

"Yes!"

Assault battalion station.

Zhou Daxing had just climbed onto the bed.

After receiving the notice, he quickly put on his military uniform and came to Chu Yunfei's command center.

"I called you here this time to give you an extremely difficult combat mission."

Zhou Daxing was slightly stunned.

Chu Yunfei had never been so serious during the attack on Teng County.

He stood at attention subconsciously: "Please rest assured, Commander Chu, our assault battalion will fight wherever you point."

"There is no hilltop or position that our assault battalion cannot capture."

Chu Yunfei patted his shoulder and motioned him to sit aside: "I didn't call you here to attack the mountain this time, but for a more important mission."

Zhou Daxing looked confused: "What mission..."

"Listen carefully... In this operation, your assault battalion will be active at Luowang Station as the supervisory team. If anyone deserts the battlefield, they will be killed without mercy, even if they are senior officers of the friendly forces. Kill them all."

Zhou Daxing was horrified when he heard this and asked in a low voice: "Captain Chu, what if Commander Gui also runs away? Should we also..."

As he spoke, he also made a gesture of wiping the neck.

"Treat me equally. If I, Chu Yunfei, take a step back, you can still shoot at me."

Chu Yunfei frowned and stressed seriously: "If we cannot annihilate the 14th Division, which is isolated and deep in this battle, once the Japanese army gathers heavy troops and marches westward, it is inevitable that there will be great suffering."

"On the contrary, if we win big."

"With limited military strength, the Japanese army would inevitably choose to attack Wuhan, a political, economic and military center, in the south, rather than risk going west and getting bogged down in the quagmire of war."

Zhou Daxing nodded as if he understood, with some confusion in his eyes.

Chu Yunfei simply changed the way he put it: "If we can defeat the devils, we will have more hope of winning the war against the Japanese. If we can't defeat them, you will be finished, and so will I. Do you understand?"

"Understood, sir, I'll attack wherever you point me, just give the order!"

"Very good. Whoever dares to desert the battlefield and retreat without orders will be killed, regardless of his rank, position, or status. I ask you, can you do it?"

"Yes!" Zhou Daxing assured loudly.

Chu Yunfei was quite satisfied and patted him on the shoulder: "Very good, go and have a rest. We will set out with the headquarters tomorrow morning."

"Yes!"

As the encirclement situation gradually formed.

The North China Front Army Headquarters also received a telegram from Kenji Doizo requesting tactical guidance.

When Kenji Doizo risked his life by moving westward and did not follow the orders of the North China Front Army.

Terauchi Juichi had anticipated that such a situation might occur.

The main force of the 16th Division was responsible for supporting the 14th Division.

With a force of about six infantry battalions and a mixed field and mountain artillery battalion, they quickly launched an offensive to the west.

According to Terauchi Hisaichi's estimate, if there are no major obstacles, it will only take about four days.

The forces of the two armies can then be combined.

By that time, it would naturally be extremely difficult for the National Army to encircle and annihilate the main forces of the two divisions.

After issuing the combat order, Terauchi Shouichi turned to look at the intelligence lieutenant colonel standing beside him: "Takagi-kun, do you have any information about Chu Yunfei's troops?"

"Commander, according to the communication telegrams from the Chinese armies that we have intercepted recently, no trace of Chu Yunfei's troops has been found."

"According to previous intelligence, they should still be resting in Kaifeng..."

Terauchi Shouyi nodded, and the worry in his heart was relieved a lot.

Chu Yunfei believed that based on their previous performance, their combat effectiveness was comparable to that of a main brigade of the Japanese army.

Even division-level combat units.

After all, in the eyes of the Japanese, the Flying Tiger Honor Division was a huge army with more than 30,000 people.

According to the intelligence currently obtained, their losses are also considerable after each battle.

The rest time for Chu Yunfei's troops became longer and longer.

This is consistent with the judgment of the North China Front Army Command.

With the loss of middle and lower-level officers in the war.

The combat effectiveness of the Chinese military is constantly declining.

The specific manifestation is that the so-called direct troops of the Central Army have declined in a step-by-step manner, while the miscellaneous troops have declined in a discontinuous manner.

Terauchi Hisaichi still clearly remembers the powerful combat effectiveness displayed by the 358th Regiment when the Japanese army and Chu Yunfei's troops first fought.

Now with the consumption of the war, Chu Yunfei's troops.

To Terauchi Hisaichi, it didn't seem to be a big problem anymore.

"General... the 14th Division called and said they defeated the attacking force of the 27th Army and successfully captured Lanfeng County."

Took the telegram handed over by the operations staff.

Terauchi Juichi was a little confused at this time.

No matter what, the 27th Army is an elite force among the National Army.

Why were they suddenly defeated by the main force of the 14th Division?
And this happened in a flash, according to the report of the 14th Division commander Kenji Doi.

They easily defeated the massive attack.

It only took one counterattack to capture Lanfeng.

Lanfeng City is almost undefended!
Chu Yunfei, who had just arrived at Luowang Station, also received the news at the same time. At this time, he was standing in front of the soldiers of the assault battalion.

What they faced was a group of defeated soldiers from the 138th Brigade.

After hearing the noisy noise, Chu Yunfei, who was about to head to the front-line headquarters, turned around and walked over.

"How is this going?"

Dressed in military uniform, he looks very dignified.

The most dazzling thing is the medal hanging on his chest and the two stars on his collar.

Zhou Tianlu and others saluted in panic: "Sir, this is our brigade commander. When he and I were on the front line, the brigade commander was knocked down by a shell. Except for his thigh, his whole body was blown to pieces."

Chu Yunfei glanced at Zhou Tianlu, and the traces of tears on his face were quite obvious.

Obviously, they cried.

At this moment, Li Xun, who got the news, hurried over.

Li Xun is a small person.

But this little man had previously fought bravely.

He had just been promoted by Ma Weilong from a sergeant deputy platoon leader to a second lieutenant platoon leader.

Upon learning that their commander had died in battle, the two men cried bitterly.

Brigadier General Ma Weilong, Chu Yunfei is well-versed in war history and naturally remembers the names of the martyrs.

He silently signaled the people behind him to make way, and said, "You guys go away. I believe that after you bury your brigade commander, you will come back and continue to fight the Japanese to the end."

"Sir, we will definitely come back. We will definitely come back to fight the devils with you."

Chu Yunfei looked at the group of defeated soldiers in the distance and nodded: "I believe you."

Then he turned to look at Zhou Daxing beside him and said, "I'll leave this to you. Do you have the confidence to complete the task?"

"Please rest assured, sir. Anyone who deserts the battlefield will be killed without mercy!"

"very good!"

Chu Yunfei turned around and signaled Sun Ming beside him, and the group left in a hurry.

He came here originally to block Qiu Qingquan.

But Qiu Qingquan ran away too quickly.

Before Gui Yongqing had time to run away.

The tank battalion he led had already noticed that something was wrong.

Qiu Qingquan ran straight past Luowang Station.

This meant that Chu Yunfei had no chance to do anything he wanted to do.

This tank battalion in his hands.

It was not the Japanese tank that Chu Yunfei looked down upon.

Instead, it was a genuine Soviet-aided T-26B light tank.

It is not only equipped with a large number of weapons and fuel, but also with corresponding mechanics.

As soon as you take over, you can throw yourself into the battlefield and play your due role.

Instead of being like Qiu Qingquan.

He was still boasting in front of Song Xilian the day before, but the next day he defeated the Japanese army for dozens of kilometers and staggered like a stray dog.

The fall of Lanfeng is actually a war event that has not been fully understood to this day.

There are many different opinions and no definitive conclusion.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that Long Muhan’s death was somewhat unjust.

Long Muhan defended himself that it was Gui Yongqing who ordered them to move closer to the 71st Army.

The troops only began to move after he handed over the Lanfeng city defense to the 36th Division Engineering Company.

What about Gui Yongqing?

He knew that the troops were defeated and out of control. If he lost Lanfeng, he would be held responsible and might even lose his head.

He simply left a note and gave it to the commander of the 88th Division, Long Muhan. He nominally said that he was going to gather the defeated troops and sort out the current defeated army, but in fact he just ran away from the city.

Fenghua accent, Xue Yue, and the commander of the First War Zone, Cheng Qian and others were quite shocked after hearing the news.

Chiang Kai-shek was well aware that the dire consequences might be caused by his own micro-manipulation.

He simply sent a telegram to all the generals.

All generals were required to obey the command of Xue Yue and Xue Boling, commander-in-chief of the Henan East Corps.

After seeing this telegram at the front-line headquarters, Chu Yunfei also smiled as if relieved.

In front of him, Corps Commander-in-Chief Xue Yue couldn't smile at all.

Lanfeng was lost, and a huge gap appeared in the encirclement.

He didn't understand how Chu Yunfei could laugh.

Could it be that the Chairman transferred the direct command of the battlefield to him?
No, doesn’t this just show Chu Yunfei’s confidence in his command ability?

At this moment, Xue Yue felt a sense of pride in his heart.

"Captain Xue, with the Chairman's order, I believe this battle will be under your command to completely annihilate the 14th Division."

Chu Yunfei expressed his attitude at the first opportunity.

Just like the conversation between the two in the office before.

As long as the 14th Division can be completely wiped out, the Flying Tiger Honor Division will naturally be willing to follow Xue Yue's command.

In fact, Xue Yue had little choice.

Then there is only one thing left, which is to counterattack, retake Lanfeng, and regain the initiative on the battlefield.

Under Chu Yunfei's determined gaze.

Xue Yue issued the first official military order, with the Flying Tiger Honor Division as the spearhead of the attack and the 88th Division cooperating in the operation.

Chu Yunfei took the order and left the command center.

His vigorous and decisive character made him get criticized by many staff officers.

It was the first time they met Chu Yunfei and also the first time they had a direct understanding of this general.

A phone call was made directly to Qian Bojun's command center.

"Qian Bojun, my name is Chu Yunfei. I order you to launch a counterattack immediately and retake Lanfeng County."

"Yes!"

The first thing Chu Yunfei's troops did after arriving was to take turns to rest on the spot, and then repair the fortifications.

For the defeated troops.

Chu Yunfei specifically ordered Wu Ziqiang's troops, which were originally responsible for supporting and protecting the right wing.

Two infantry battalions were dispatched to confiscate the weapons and ammunition of the defeated soldiers... In fact, there is not much difference from open robbery.

The only difference is that it was wartime, and Chu Yunfei had reasons to rob.

Under normal circumstances, Chu Yunfei would not treat "friendly forces" so rudely.

The counterattack battle began.

Under Chu Yunfei's order.

The Mountain Artillery Regiment and the 30th Artillery Regiment, with a total of 32 artillery pieces, carried out fire coverage and extended shooting on the Japanese pursuing troops for 15 minutes.

In such an almost uncovered plain area, the lethality of artillery shells almost reached its limit.

The first batch of counterattacks came from the cavalry regiment led by Mark Ying. They had the fastest charging speed and were most suitable for such a final battle.

The main battalions of the Second and Third Infantry Divisions under Qian Bojun's command quickly advanced towards Lanfeng.

The commander of the 14th Division, Kenji Doi, who had just entered Lanfeng City, realized that the situation was not good after hearing the sound of artillery fire.
Such intensive artillery fire could never be a counterattack by the 27th Army.

Other troops must have joined the battlefield.

From the perspective of Kenji Doi.

Among the combat forces of China's First War Zone, there are only two units with such rapid firepower.

One was Hu Zongnan's army, which was known as the best army in the world.

One is Chu Yunfei's Flying Tiger Honor Division, which is directly under the Military Commission.

No matter which team it is, it is not an easy role.

The Japanese troops occupying Lanfeng City consisted of only more than 3,000 people. Even though they had more than 30 artillery pieces, Tobiru did not dare to guarantee his own safety.

He simply led his troops to retreat as soon as possible, without even having time to take away the combat supplies left behind by the 61st and 27th Armies in the city.

Chu Yunfei's troops' counterattack was quite successful. With just one move, they turned the tide and reversed the situation of the battle.

just.

Chiang Kai-shek did not know this at the time, and he made a phone call to Xue Yue's front-line command post.

I originally wanted to use nice words to encourage Xue Yue to win this battle.

It can be heard that Xue Yue's counterattack plan is to deploy the Flying Tigers as the strategic reserve into the first wave of counterattack operations.

Chiang Kai-shek was unhappy at the first moment.

Xue Yue argued vigorously.

It is believed that the most important thing now is to buy time and re-close the encirclement.

Otherwise they would lose the best chance to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division.

Xue Yue still emphasized on the phone.

The order to order the Flying Tiger Honor Division to attack was issued only after obtaining Chu Yunfei's consent.

Xue Yue also said that he had ordered Long Muhan to lead a team to support the counterattack.

From Chiang Kai-shek’s perspective.

It was Long Muhan's desertion from the battlefield that led to the fall of Lanfeng.

This made Chiang Kai-shek even more dissatisfied.

Requested Xue Yue to abandon his battle plan immediately and use Song Xilian's 71st Army and 88th Division as the main force for the counterattack
Xue Yue was very stubborn and naturally unwilling to obey Chiang Kai-shek's orders.

not to mention.

Before this phone call, Chiang Kai-shek also sent a telegram to the generals.

They were required to obey Xue Yue's command.

Now, Chiang Kai-shek is giving orders to him again. How can Xue Yue tolerate this with his bad temper?

"Then can I understand that you, Xue Boling, are using my trump card assets to gamble?"

(End of this chapter)