Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 226: Xue Yue and Chu Yunfei's tacit understanding, killing Gui Yongqing! Chiang Kai-shek's reaction; (Subscribe)

"What you said is absurd~!"

There was a snap.

Xue Yue hung up the phone heavily.

There will be some disobedience to foreign military orders.

What time is it, and he’s still the ace main force.

None of the troops participating in this encirclement and annihilation campaign were weak.

The 200th Army still used some German equipment, and the First Column of the Assault Army (th Division) was still equipped with the latest tanks donated by the Soviet Union.

Then what happened? How badly was Lan Feng beaten to death?

German generals and German equipment.

In exchange for a failure.

It would have been fine if it had not led to the fall of Lanfeng, but if Chu Yunfei's troops had not counterattacked quickly enough.

I’m afraid Luowang Station will also be gone.

This place is really gone.

Is he, the commander of the corps, also going to die in battle and martyrdom?
Luowang Station is very small.

It is so small that it is just a fourth-class station along the Longhai Railway.

The reason why Xue Yue set up his headquarters in this place.

It’s because Luowang Station is very inconspicuous.

Without much garrison, the Japanese army would not be too interested in it.
Gui Yongqing caused him a lot of trouble.

This made Xue Yue extremely angry. He turned around and looked at everyone, saying loudly: "Order to the entire army, anyone who deserts the battlefield or fails to fight effectively will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

Chiang Kai-shek on the other end of the phone looked gloomy.

Anger instantly filled his chest.

"This Xue Boling is really arrogant. He actually dared to hang up on me!"

"Committee..."

"Prepare the car, I'm going to the First War Zone Commander's Headquarters to supervise the battle!"

Liu Fei on the side hurriedly advised: "Commissioner, the headquarters of the First War Zone has already begun to migrate to Zheng County. It is too risky for you to go there at this time."

"Yes, Chairman, and Chief Cheng will be here almost at noon today."

Chiang Kai-shek walked back to the sofa beside him and sat down slowly.

With a wave of his hand, all the staff left the war room.
"Chairman..." Zhu Peiji said in a low voice.

"You go out too."

"Yes!"

Zhu Peiji closed the door and stood obediently outside with the guards.

After a while, there was a sound of smashing in the room.
Luowang Station.

The defeated soldiers gathered in larger and larger numbers.

The soldiers of the assault battalion had already put on the armbands of the supervision team.

In front of them is a temporary red line.

Outside the red line was a group of defeated soldiers.

At least so far, no one has dared to cross this red line.

Zhou Daxing stood on the battlefield with his upper body naked, holding up a loud speaker in his hand and shouting: "Commander Xue has ordered that anyone who deserts the battlefield will be killed without mercy!"

"Everyone go back."

"Where are your platoon leaders? Gather the fleeing soldiers and fight back!"

One soldier raised his rifle and shouted, "Fuck it, why don't you go up there and try?"

Zhou Daxing took the rifle from the messenger beside him, and a volley of bullets hit him directly at his feet.

The frightened fleeing soldiers retreated one after another.

"This is the first warning!"

"Everyone turn back, the Flying Tiger Honor Division will be the main attack!"

At Zhou Daxing's loud voice, the soldiers quickly pulled the bolts and loaded the bullets.

Facing the gleaming American submachine guns, the station garrison occupying the surrounding commanding heights and fortifications also raised their rifles.

No one dares to bet.

The group of defeated soldiers had already found out the origins of this supervisory force.

A battalion from the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

The elite among the direct lineage.

The idea leader among the defeated soldiers was to gather a large group of people and then launch an attack.

After all, many defeated soldiers and deserters have a lucky mentality in their hearts.

This is what is called the law does not hold everyone responsible.

In their view, no matter how strict the military law is.

It's impossible to kill all of these hundreds or thousands of people, right?

Isn't the Flying Tiger Honor Division afraid of losing control of the situation?

Some soldiers stepped forward in disbelief: "I am your mother's Flying Tiger Division."

"Da da~!"

"court death!"

Zhou Daxing pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The bullet instantly penetrated his chest after the gunshot.
They underestimated Zhou Daxing's determination, and even more so, they underestimated the determination of Chu Yunfei and Xue Yue.

The defeated soldiers looked shocked.

The glaring blood hole is really a strong visual impact.

The Thompson submachine gun bullets are still very powerful.

There is a saying that goes, a single bullet can kill a horse, let alone a human?
The leading soldier couldn't do anything at all.

In less than two seconds, he died on the spot.

The defeated soldiers standing not far behind him were very glad that Zhou Daxing was standing higher.

Otherwise, after these bullets hit him, wouldn't he be covered in blood?

The Americans’ automatic guns are really powerful!

“Da da da da da~!”

Zhou Daxing's eyes were wide open and he pulled the trigger towards the sky, scaring the fleeing soldiers so much that they squatted on the ground.

He stretched out his left hand into the air, then pressed it down hard, and shouted loudly: "You are a bunch of useless people. The Japanese are following you. Look at what I am doing. Fight back!"

"Feel your lower body and see if you have eggs or not. Are you a man or not? Run, where are you going?"

The blood of one of the officers, who held the rank of lieutenant, seemed to be aroused, and he did not even have time to raise his arm to call for action.

A jeep suddenly stopped behind the crowd.

Everyone who heard the noise turned around to look.

It was Gui Shuzhen and his group of defeated generals...
The accompanying adjutant jumped out of the car and angrily asked, "What's going on? Why are you all blocking the way here?"

"The Japanese are right behind us. What are you doing standing there like an idiot, waiting for them to charge at you?"

"What's going on with this red line?" Gui Shuzhen noticed something was a little off.

He immediately got out of the jeep and walked over.

Zhou Daxing jumped down from the sandbag and saluted Gui Shuzhen: "Hello, sir. Commander Xue has ordered that if any participating troops cross the red line, they will be killed regardless of their rank!"

"Ridiculous!" Gui shouted in dissatisfaction, "The Japanese pursuit troops are right behind us. The situation of defeat has already been revealed. Should we quickly withdraw our vehicles to save our manpower at this time? Should we stand here and be wiped out by the Japanese?"

"Please ask Commander Gui to lead his troops to counterattack..."

"Get out of my way!"

"Captain Xue has issued an order that those who desert the battlefield and fail to fight effectively will be killed without mercy!" Zhou Daxing glared at Gui Shuzhen coldly, his voice was icy, and he did not give him any face at all: "Captain Gui, bullets have no eyes!"

"Get out of my way!"

Gui Ruzhen was a spoiled person and he didn't even take Xue Yue seriously.

Not to mention Zhou Daxing, a mere major and battalion commander.

He waved to the adjutant behind him, and the two of them stepped directly across the red line.

The next second, gunshots rang out.
The General Headquarters of the Henan East Corps Front.

There was a burst of gunfire.

Xue Yue raised his eyebrows and said, "Go and see what's going on!"

Luowang Station is just a stone's throw away from Lanfeng City.

If the Japanese army broke through the Flying Tiger Honor Division's blocking line, their front-line headquarters would be in trouble.

The adjutant took a company of guards out to find out the situation.

A moment later... the adjutant returned quickly: "Commander Xue, something big has happened!"

"Don't be in a hurry, tell me slowly what happened."

"While the assault battalion was suppressing the fleeing soldiers, some Japanese and puppet soldiers in disguise sneaked in and caused chaos among the fleeing soldiers. Commander Gui died in the hail of gunfire."

Xue Yue frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Gui Shuzhen, a general, can't even suppress a group of fleeing soldiers?"

"Where did you get the information?"

"Those defeated soldiers said that Zhou Daxing's camp has now completed the suppression, and these soldiers will be detained together..."

"Imprison?" Xue Yue's eyes flashed, and he shook his head: "It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only one day to use it. Pass on my military order, and send these defeated soldiers to reinforce Chu Yunfei's army to strengthen the army."

"How do we explain this to the 27th Army?"

"How can I explain this to the dead?" Xue Yue smiled bitterly, with a sad face: "After you figure out everything, I will go and explain to the chairman in person after the war."

"Yes!"

As he was speaking, a combat staff officer came over quickly: "Captain Xue, the latest news from Chu Yunfei's troops is that they have captured Lanfeng City and defeated the main force of the Japanese army."

"good, very good, excellent!"

Xue Yue was overjoyed. He then made arrangements in a loud voice: "Immediately send a telegram to the headquarters of the commander of the First War Zone, the Supreme Command, and the Chairman to report the latest battle situation."

"Yes!"

Gui Shuzhen died at Luowang Station.

That afternoon, Xue Yue reported the situation truthfully.

Preliminary investigation results showed that the deaths were caused by a riot triggered by the suppression of fleeing soldiers.

Then further detailed investigation results were shown.

Gui Ruzhen fled from the battlefield, intending to lead the defeated soldiers to attack the Corps Supervision Team, but was shot to death at Luowang Station.

As for this group of defeated soldiers, they are now participating in the battle to counterattack Lanfeng City under the leadership of Zhou Daxing, the former commander of the Corps' Supervision Team and current commander of the Assault Battalion of the Flying Tigers Honor Division.

And on the same day, they successfully recaptured Lanfeng City.

Looking at the telegram in my hand.

Fenghua accent with frowned brows.

The good news is that the defeated troops joined the battle under Chu Yunfei's reorganization, blocked the gaps of the 27th and 71st Armies, and the encirclement was closed again.

The bad news is: Gui Shuzhen died, and his death was unclear.

Chiang Kai-shek thought the matter was not that simple.

Xue Boling just hung up his phone.

In the afternoon, a telegram was sent that Gui Shuzhen had deserted the battlefield and was shot dead by the supervision team.

He would not believe this kind of thing even if it was just a coincidence.

Moreover, all the defeated soldiers gathered at the station were added to Chu Yunfei's troops.

What are they doing? Are they forming cliques and not trying to avoid being seen by others?

The man with the Fenghua accent turned around and ordered, "Send someone to find out what's going on immediately."

"Yes!"

Dai Li's spies were almost everywhere in the country.

Although Luowang Station is small, there are espionage activities there.

As for the whole story, they naturally have their own information channels.

That evening, when Chu Yunfei received the news, Chiang Kai-shek already had a slightly detailed investigation report in his hands.

Judging from the investigation results alone, Gui Yongqing disobeyed military orders and intended to lead the defeated soldiers to break through the checkpoint.
After several warnings failed, Zhou Daxing and others opened fire to suppress the protest.

There was nothing wrong with the supervision team opening fire. However, the less problems there were, the more likely it was to arouse Chiang Kai-shek's suspicion and jealousy.

However, he still stressed loudly: "Gui Yongqing deserted the battlefield and made poor command, which put our army in an unfavorable situation. His death is not a pity."

In a word, the nature of this incident has been temporarily determined.

Even if someone wants to bring it up later.

We have to wait until this war is over.

Chiang Kai-shek now mainly suspected that there was some kind of close connection between Xue Yue and Chu Yunfei that he did not understand.

This made him deeply uneasy.

However, the only connection and communication between the two was how to annihilate the 14th Division.
At this time, Chu Yunfei had already moved his command center to the outskirts of Lanfeng City.

It is not set up in Lanfeng City.

The situation between the enemy and us is extremely tense.

Sanyi Village west of Lanfeng City is still in the hands of the Japanese.

Luowang Station and Lanfeng City were now in the hands of the National Army.

Hongmiao, not far to the northeast, was the main force of the 71st Army of the National Army.

This has created a terrible situation where you are in me and I am in you.

The most crucial thing is that the main force of Doihara's 14th Division and the left-wing attack force were completely separated from each other.

Chu Yunfei had not originally expected that this counterattack would be able to separate the Japanese troops.

Instead, it was Doiyuan's own command that led to his troops being surrounded by the 61st Army and the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

(Chu Yunfei's wool-pulling line refers to the rough sketch of two battalions of Wu Ziqiang's troops collecting weapons from the defeated soldiers along the main road)
(The 27th Army was equipped with some German weapons, and there was also a German mountain artillery battalion, and anti-tank guns were also equipped.)

Lanfeng City is a small city with a small area. It is surrounded by earth walls and has a wide view.

Such terrain must be an advantageous defensive terrain for the Japanese army.

They can give full play to the heavy firepower advantages of air force and artillery units.

When the national army was the attacking party.

Once the attacking soldiers launch a charge, they will have to make great sacrifices.

But for the national army troops that did not have air superiority.

Let them defend Lanfeng City.

In fact, it became a target for the Japanese artillery and one of the main targets of Japanese bombing.

Although Chu Yunfei is not afraid of sacrifice, he will not put himself in danger.

He only placed an infantry battalion in Lanfeng City to defend the city.

The remaining troops were deployed in outer defense positions.

Chu Yunfei put the telegram aside and turned to look at the people around him: "Gui Yongqing fled in the face of the enemy and failed to command properly. He has been shot dead."

"At present, our army has successfully recaptured Lanfeng, and the Longhai Railway Line has been reopened. This means that the 42 trains that were previously stranded on the Guide line can move west again. There is news that they are fully loaded with strategic military supplies, which can at least replenish two armies.

Recapturing Lanfeng is naturally a great achievement.

But you can't be happy too soon.

The Japanese army wisely abandoned Lanfeng.

Instead, they defended Sanyizhai, Lanfengkou, Chenliukou, Quxingji and other areas west of Lanfeng.

This is because they have their backs to the Yellow River and attempt to rely on supplies to hold out and wait for help.

It is also to avoid a head-on confrontation with us.

And they chose to fight against Song Xilian's 71st Army, which had weaker strength.

I think the Japanese are actually buying time in disguise. Their reinforcements should be on the way and may have even engaged our reinforcements."

Chu Yunfei pointed to his current position and the location of the main force of his troops: "From a strategic perspective, part of the main force of the 14th Division has been surrounded by our army, but similarly, our army and Li Hanhun's 64th Army have also been attacked by the main force of the 14th Division."

Fang Ligong frowned and said, "The current strategic situation is extremely unfavorable to us."

Qian Bojun nodded: "Yes, although our army has a large number of troops, the battle line is too long. If the Japanese army is determined, they can launch a fierce attack at any time."

Chu Yunfei paused, then emphasized loudly: "Our top priorities right now are mainly two things."

"First, strengthen the defenses of Lanfeng City and the outer defense positions to avoid fighting in the city. Make plans for the Japanese reinforcements to advance quickly when friendly forces are unable to block the attack."

"Second, use a part of our troop to support the attack of our friendly forces and destroy the main Japanese force in the west as soon as possible."

"Or you can order our 30th Artillery Regiment to move to the rear of our main force and provide direct artillery support to the front line." Ouyang Xianpeng said.

Chu Yunfei adopted Ouyang Xianpeng's suggestion: "That's right, not only the 30th Artillery Regiment, but also the mechanized heavy artillery company will participate in this battle and be under the command of Captain Ouyang."

"Yes!"

Everyone continued to discuss the subsequent deployment.

That night.

Bad news comes again.

Just east of the Henan East battlefield, the 14th Division was sent to rescue Kenji Doihara.

Nakajima Imago's 16th Division advanced westward, trying to create a gap in the encirclement of the 14th Division to facilitate a breakout.

Their main attack direction was Dangshan.

Stationed here was the 102nd Division of the Eighth Army of the Guizhou Army, which was under the fierce attack of the Japanese army.

Division Commander Bai Hui actually ordered to abandon the position and retreat westward.

Dangshan fell and the situation deteriorated again.

To ensure victory in this battle.

Fenghua accent sent another telegram to all the generals that night: "If there are those who shrink back or fail to attack, they will be severely punished according to the law; if there are those who have made special contributions in the battle or killed the most enemies and captured the most prisoners, they will be specially rewarded. I hope that your troops will respect and not disobey!"

Although Chiang Kai-shek did not interfere with the established combat deployment of the Henan East Corps.

However, a vague time of annihilation was given.

Annihilate the main force of the 14th Division within three days.
I have to say that this is a rather daunting task.

Even though Chu Yunfei led his troops to participate in this encirclement and annihilation campaign, Xue Yue was under great pressure.

That night.

Zhu Huaibing's 94th Division was also assigned to the north bank of the Yellow River to block enemy reinforcements.

Yu Jishi's 74th Army and Sun Tongxuan's 20th Division.

The plan was to attack the Japanese base in Sanyi Village north of Lanfeng.

The main forces responsible for clearing out the enemy forces west of Lanfeng were the First Army led by Hu Zongnan, the 71st Army led by Song Xilian, the Flying Tiger Honor Division led by Chu Yunfei, and the 64th Army, the elite main force of the Guangdong Army led by Li Hanhun.

The troops participating in the attack under the command of Song Xilian, commander of the 71st Army, wielded hoes and shovels almost all night long.

They were moving closer to the Japanese frontline positions through earthwork excavation.

The most common and widely used tactics are digging and advancing earthworks, building communication trenches, and shortening the impact distance.

The soldiers of Honor 196B who were responsible for supporting this encirclement and annihilation operation also had the same plan.

The advantages of this style of play are: easy to use, simple, and can effectively reduce casualties.

The only bad thing.

It's just such a waste of time.

Song Xilian was very worried that Chu Yunfei's troops would not be able to withstand the attack of a powerful part of the Japanese army, when the two main forces of the 14th Division would join together.

It will not be so easy to encircle and annihilate them again.

After receiving Song Xilian's telegram, Chu Yunfei simply replied with one sentence: Please rest assured, our army's defense line is as solid as a rock!

After a busy night, it was dawn.

Even though the soldiers fought desperately, they were still at least 600 meters away from the Japanese front line.

Some soldiers stood up and complained: "Sir, isn't it too late to dig it down?"

"Two days of digging, one day of ending the battle."

"Fuck these Japanese sons of bitches."

Song Xilian not only personally commanded the troops to dig trenches, but also ordered people to build many siege ladders to climb over the earth walls.

The conditions for this encirclement and annihilation battle are sufficient and the situation is favorable.

But considering the special terrain, this battle is not that easy.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, Chu Yunfei's 30th Artillery Regiment and the mechanized artillery company are moving to the rear of our army. They will provide us with corresponding artillery support before launching the attack."

Song Xilian grinned: "At critical moments, my Huangpu junior is still reliable!"

After two days of fighting, the 71st Army suffered 2,800 casualties.

How to reduce casualties in the troops while annihilating those damn Japanese devils in the 14th Division.

This is the question that many central army generals are currently thinking about.

Geotechnical excavation is just one of the ways.

The heavy artillery battalion that was originally assigned to the 20th Corps during the Xuzhou breakout also received the latest order yesterday.

They rushed north to Kaifeng for reorganization and preparation to participate in this encirclement and annihilation operation.

As to whether the air force will come to participate in the war, Chiang Kai-shek has not made a decision so far.

The main force of the assault battalion soon joined forces with the main force of Chu Yunfei under the leadership of Zhou Daxing.

As for the defeated soldiers who followed them and prepared to counterattack.

The supplementary group sent people to take over all of them.

After hearing that Zhou Daxing killed Gui Yongqing in the name of Xue Yue.

Chu Yunfei was even more delighted and kept praising Zhou Daxing for his intelligence and ability to get things done.

Although Chu Yunfei was to blame...at least it wasn't a black pot.

Even if Chiang Kai-shek was angry, he could only target Xue Yue. He could not target Chu Yunfei who was carrying out Xue Yue's orders.

Not to mention Zhou Daxing, the commander of the assault battalion.

His rank is not high enough, and he is not even qualified to be pulled out to take the blame.

Lan Feng's failure was gradually reversed with the death of Gui Yongqing.

The one who turned the tide was none other than Chu Yunfei's troops under the command of Xue Yue, commander-in-chief of the Henan East Corps.

For a moment, all the senior generals of the Central Army felt mixed emotions.

In their view, the defeat was irreversible...there was no question of deserting the battlefield.

But Gui Yongqing just died without any explanation.

Anyone who deserts the battlefield will be put to death. This is no longer just a slogan.

It is not a lie to scare people, but a real military law that will be enforced!
"Order Li Kuishan's troops of the 197th Brigade to immediately dispatch the 5th and 6th Infantry Regiments to defend Luowang Station."

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei was so willing to withdraw troops this time.

For nothing else.

It was to ensure the safety of Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the corps.

You have to know his command center as the commander-in-chief of the corps.

It was right under the noses of the Japanese, even within the range of heavy artillery.

Once the Japanese scouts discovered the location of the headquarters of the Henan East Corps.

Xue Yue is likely to fall into danger.

before coming.

Xue Yue never thought that Lanfeng would fall so quickly.
There is still a chance to withdraw the headquarters again.

However, the proud Xue Yue was unwilling to cross the red line he had drawn.

It can be said that it was completely trapped.
Inside the command center at this time.

Xue Yue frowned, "What on earth is the Chairman doing? It's fine to have an American military observation group come to such an important battle, but why are there so many reporters?"

Think with your butt.

Xue Yue also knew that this was a trick played by the Chairman.

But there is no way to get foreign aid.

It was impossible for Chiang Kai-shek not to take advantage of it.

"Move the 27th Army's artillery battalion to the flank and rear of the 88th Division to provide strong artillery cover when it attacks."

"Commander Xue, would you please reconsider this?"

Xue Yue was very irritable and refused immediately: "Why consider it? Even if the chairman wants to shoot me, he will wait until the war is over."

"He had the best German equipment and was a general who had studied in Germany. But he's dead, so let's not talk about him anymore."

"Strict order to all troops to arrive at the designated combat zone before the attack is launched... Anyone who violates the order will be subject to military law!"

(End of this chapter)