Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 232: Annihilate the th Division! Chiang Kai-shek telegraphs the nation: A model of the National Revolutionary Army! (Part )

[So far.]

I still can't understand his battle strategy.

Perhaps everyone prefers to call him the God of War.

But as one of the soldiers who had close contact with and observed Chu.

Everyone in our observation group habitually calls him the God of Artillery.

I still clearly remember the decisive battle that took place in the Lanfeng area in the heart of China.

In that battle, artillery played an unimaginable role.

I am sure that no one knows how to use artillery better than he does.

It was as if no one understood the Japanese army's combat thinking better than him during the war.

These valuable combat experiences played a huge role in the Pacific War. According to the Ministry of Defense's estimates, they helped us reduce at least 100,000 casualties.

Let us pay our highest respects to the recipient of the Medal of Honor, the military strategist from the Eastern country, Mr. Chu Yunfei! ——Lieutenant General Smith-Douglas】

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Reporting is reporting.

Even if Qian Bojun was dissatisfied.

This battle must continue.

It's nothing more than changing from assisting to main attacking.

In fact, we had been mentally prepared for this kind of thing long before the war.

The battle was still going on, and the soldiers relied on machine gun fire and mortars to continuously compress the Japanese outer defense positions.

And with the direct support of anti-tank artillery, they pressed forward step by step.

This style of play seems familiar.

Building strong camps and fighting stupid battles were the tactics that Zeng Wenzheng, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, was best at.

It was with this kind of fighting style that the Hunan Army suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Chiang Kai-shek also relatively admired this style of play.

There really aren't many shortcuts in war.

Even though Chu Yunfei knew where the Japanese devils' firing points were.

Where are the Japanese artillery positions?

We also need to call on our own artillery to attack little by little.

After Chu Yunfei pushed his command center forward another three kilometers.

Chu Yunfei finally found the location of Kenji Doihara's headquarters.

The old devil's headquarters was not in Sanyizhai.

Instead, he hid in the houses between Chenliukou and Lanfengkou.

The distance between the two sides was only fourteen kilometers.

An inconspicuous little village with a dozen households.

It is very close to the river beach.

This village didn't even appear on the battle map Chu Yunfei was using.

As this conspicuous blood-red skull appeared on the three-dimensional combat map.

Chu Yunfei could be sure that this was the headquarters of the 14th Division.

no way.

The mark of this command center on the map is the most conspicuous and largest in the encirclement.

original.

Chu Yunfei thought that the first artillery attack had destroyed the headquarters of the 14th Division.

It was just the command center that had been destroyed by the artillery fire.

Appeared again in Sanyi Village.

And after the command center moved forward.

More command posts and headquarters are marked in the three-dimensional combat map.

Based on Chu Yunfei's experience summary of three-dimensional combat maps.

A logo that can appear on a three-dimensional combat map.

The lowest level of the Japanese commander was the regiment commander.

Like the 18th Cavalry Regiment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Kaneto Yasuda.

His headquarters would not be shown on the map, even though Chu Yunfei knew that his troops and headquarters were in Wei Zhuang.

Lieutenant Colonel Kaneto Yasuda is clearly not qualified. Not only does he need to meet the minimum position standard for regiment commander, he also needs to meet the standards for military rank.

At least he must be a colonel.

As for why the command center appeared and disappeared before, I think it has something to do with Kenji Doiman's constant movement.

anyway.

From a bird's-eye view of the three-dimensional combat map.

The idea of ​​​​the commander of the 14th Division, Kenji Doi, in setting up the command center is somewhat similar to the approach taken by Commander-in-Chief Sun Lianzhong, commander of the Second Army, when he was commanding Taierzhuang.

The two people's ideas are similar.

Commander-in-Chief Sun Lianzhong set up his command post in a small village less than two kilometers away from Taierzhuang. Such villages were very dense in southern Shandong and were not noticeable at all. The Japanese soldiers who attacked Taierzhuang naturally could not even dream of it.

Not to mention targeted bombardment.

I think that Kenji Dojutsu had the same idea.

From a conventional perspective.

It is very likely that Kenji Doizo's headquarters will be located in a place like Sanyi Village or Quxing Village where fortifications are strong and heavy troops are concentrated.

This idea is correct, but these little tricks are meaningless in front of Chu Yunfei.

The three or two earthen houses have now been requisitioned by the Japanese army.

As for the people who originally lived here, they had already fled.

A group of Japanese soldiers quickly came forward and cleaned up the room.

All the wood, firewood and other things were picked up.

After a while, the room became much emptier.

A few Japanese soldiers carefully set up the wires and began to debug the radio station.

"Commander, the radio has been debugged and can be used now."

Kenji Tobi, who was basking in the sun in the courtyard, straightened up as if he was relaxed: "Yes, continue to send a telegram to the North China Front Army Headquarters...report our army's situation and request tactical guidance."

"Hai!"

There isn't even a big table in this place.

After the radio station was damaged, communication with the front-line troops basically relied on cavalry communicators.

Relatively speaking, it was quite delayed and it took at least three hours for the phone line to be connected.

This time is the only free time Kenji Doiyuan has left.

Just when the fat man had not yet relaxed.

Another worried voice came from beside me.

"Division Commander, this place is not heavily guarded. If the Chinese army breaks through our defense line, I'm afraid we will not be able to defeat them with only one guard team."

The person standing next to the fat guy is none other than Tu Feiyuan.

It was Colonel Iwakura Yoshikado, commander of the 14th Engineer Regiment.

He was deeply anxious at this time.

Even now, the main forces of the 14th Division have all gathered together.

Iwakura Nyomon didn't feel safe at all.

Instead, it feels more dangerous.

Speaking of it, this old devil Iwakura Nyonaka is not a simple person either.

As the commander of an engineering corps.

The first moment he advanced into Lanfeng City, he observed that the Kuomintang’s so-called “national defense fortifications” in Lanfeng were a mess.

Except for a dozen machine gun positions facing due east that can be used normally.

The remaining trenches were newly repaired and had not even been reinforced with wood.

Even the dozen or so machine gun positions built with reinforced concrete could not withstand the bombardment of the heavy artillery of the Kuomintang troops.

Iwakura Jomon immediately suggested to Kenji Doizo that he raid Luowang Station and hold on to strong strongholds such as Luowang Village and Sanyizhai Village, which would at least be able to coordinate with Lanfeng City and reduce the pressure on troop deployment.

According to Colonel Iwakura Yoshikado's plan.

They should defend the Lanfeng and Luowang lines, and with the Yellow River behind them, they can get sufficient supplies.

However, Iwakura Rumon did not expect that Chu Yunfei's troops would counterattack so quickly.

When they had just divided their troops to attack Luowang Village, the three teams under Chu Yunfei headed straight for Lanfeng City.

Because of Chu Yunfei's counterattack, Iwakura Rumon and others had to give up Lanfeng with limited manpower.

Priority was given to ensuring the safety of commanders including Kenji Doi, and the situation has since deteriorated.

Just this morning.

Iwakura Ninaka witnessed with his own eyes how the Chief of Staff of the 14th Division, Yasuo Shimazaki, was blown into a pile of minced meat on the way of evacuation.

Such bombardment continued almost non-stop, and the artillery shells, which were very precious to the Nationalist government, seemed to be free of charge at this moment.

It rained down on the Japanese positions everywhere, ruthlessly squandering their already limited war reserves and stocks.

The most important thing is.

Encircle and annihilate their national army troops.

It can indeed be called the most elite and best-equipped force in China today.

Just to encircle and annihilate the troops of the 18th Division, they were equipped with a total of 2 (8+8+150, the two guns of Chu Yunfei were also dismantled from the st Battalion of the th Artillery Regiment. The st Battalion of the th Artillery Regiment participated in the Battle of Taierzhuang, and the rd Battalion of the th Artillery Regiment under Hu Zongnan) mm howitzers.

70 75mm mountain guns.

12 88mm field guns.

The remaining Type 36 infantry guns and 37mm anti-tank guns such as PAK were not even included.

Just in terms of artillery power.

The 14th Division, a reinforced division, was in a state of being crushed.

The mechanized heavy artillery company's large-caliber howitzers smashed down.

In addition to the death of Chief of Staff Yasuo Shimazaki, radio stations and other military supplies were also affected and damaged.
What worried Colonel Iwakura Jomon the most was that the rumbling sound of artillery fire from the front line lasted for most of the day.

Our own heavy firepower, which was already limited, continued to decrease under the bombardment.

If we continue at this pace, it won't take three days.

The surrounded 14th Division is likely to be wiped out.

"Mr. Iwakura, don't worry. Our reinforcements have already attacked the Guide line."

"But division commander, we are surrounded by the enemy. Currently, our supply can only be obtained by water and airdrops. Mechanized troops cannot perform to their full potential."

"Iwakura-kun, I need to correct you on one point. We are not surrounded, but the center is blooming!"

Kenji Doizuka confidently handed the telegram in his hand to Colonel Iwakura Yoshikado.

"Our reinforcements are currently advancing to the Guide front line under the command of General Terauchi...and our air force is also constantly taking off to provide support. I believe we will be able to destroy the enemy's artillery positions soon!"

"Our lousy opponents can't even dig artillery bunkers and positions, Iwakura-kun, don't worry too much."

Even though Kenji Dobi felt extremely guilty, he still spoke with confidence and his face was beaming.

It seemed as if he had full confidence in the prospects of this battle.

However, as an expert on China.

How could Kenji Doizo not know that they were now facing the most elite artillery unit of the National Government and even the National Army.

Digging artillery bunkers is a basic operation for the elite German artillery.

They were not the troops under the old warlords who could only line up their cannons and fire directly.

Instead, they have become proficient in using various basic artillery tactics.

Even complete the corresponding rapid indirect shooting, just at this time.

All we can do is stabilize the morale of the troops.

Iwakura Ryomon nodded and said nothing more.

Just as he turned around and prepared to return to work.

Suddenly, there were bursts of breaking sounds in the sky, and I looked closely.

It was the shells that hit them.
The bandit looked up at the sky thoughtfully.

The next moment, he was instantly engulfed by the flames caused by the explosion.

A tone of conviction.

It made the bandit Yuan look like a clown before his death.

If he had maintained the awkward posture of fleeing after being attacked, he would not have lost his life.
The 14th Division headquarters suffered a severe blow.

The news spread quickly, but the Japanese army did not panic as Chu Yunfei expected.

This news was only controlled at the wing level and was not passed down further.

And their respective troops continued to resist stubbornly under the command of their respective regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and even squadron commanders and team leaders.

Chu Yunfei in the front-line command center raised the binoculars in his hand and watched the 1st Infantry Regiment launching another round of attack under the cover of mortars.

The attack method was not much different from the previous one, and it mainly focused on depleting the Japanese army's manpower.

Although they were unable to capture many of the Japanese army's outer positions.

But after fighting for a whole day.

Almost all of the Japanese's firepower points in the outer positions have been knocked out.

They were short of weapons and ammunition, and their firepower lagged behind that of the attacking forces.

Today's Japanese invaders are risking their lives to resist the powerful light and heavy firepower of the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

"These Japanese invaders can't hold out for much longer. When will the 87th Division be deployed?"

Chu Yunfei turned his head and looked at Fang Ligong standing beside him.

"According to the time calculation, we should be arriving at the front line soon. The 74th Army and the 51st Division will be able to complete their deployment in the early morning."

"Very good. Order the troops to stop attacking in fifteen minutes, rest on the spot, and launch a fierce attack on Sanyi Village according to the original battle plan."

"Yes!"

Taking over Sanyi Village was a great achievement.

The more important the position, the more consideration you have to make.

We do need to strive for credit, but we also need to learn to share.

Wang Yaowu and Song Xilian are both targets that Chu Yunfei wants to win over.

According to the battle plan communicated among the three, a full-scale attack will be launched in the early morning of tomorrow.

Eliminate the enemy forces along the line of Qing, Wei Zhuang, Cao Zhuang and Sanyizhai.

With the cooperation of the 17th Corps, we gathered and annihilated the enemy at Lanfengkou and Chenliukou!
Of course.

This battle plan mainly relies on Chu Yunfei's mediation.

He was a student of the fifth class of Whampoa Military Academy, and he was facing seniors from both the first and third classes of Whampoa Military Academy.

But after all, he is just a senior.

In terms of military exploits against Japan, Chu Yunfei is undoubtedly the best in Huangpu!
Although they uphold their qualifications and status.

But no one dared to do anything to Chu Yunfei because of this. All they did was respect and treat him equally.

This matter was accomplished very easily, and the 51st Division and the 71st Army were very happy to participate in this encirclement and annihilation operation.

That night, the soldiers took turns to rest.

Chu Yunfei and others were making the final arrangements.

A phone call came into his front-line command center.

Turning his head and signaling to Sun Ming, Chu Yunfei continued to be careful against the Japanese army's night attack.

The more critical the moment.

The more you have to be careful, the more desperate the Japanese may become.

He also needs to ask the Corps Command about the situation on the Guide front line from time to time.

Xue Yue was obviously also worried about that place.

They were thinking of ways to transfer three more regiments of troops from Zhengzhou to reinforce Huang Jie's Eighth Army.
In a three-dimensional combat map.

Chu Yunfei observed it carefully.

There are still three commanders with the rank of colonel or above in the 14th Division.

Including the five destroyed headquarters, it can be said that the artillery's achievements in this battle were quite brilliant.

Just as Chu Yunfei put down the pencil in his hand and was about to get up and take a rest.

American Lieutenant Colonel Smith muttered something to the translator Wei Wenbo.

Chu Yunfei turned his head and looked over: "Xiao Wei, what did this American say?"

"He was amazed at your command talent and was very curious about how you commanded your artillery unit. Was it just relying on a telescope?"

Chu Yunfei smiled and didn't say much, just pointed to his head.

The translator Wei Wenbo looked confused: "Sir."

Sun Ming at the side stepped forward and explained: "Let me explain this. Before launching the general attack, the commander needs to rest and reserve enough energy to deal with the upcoming battle!"

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei smiled with relief. Compared to Wei Dayong, Sun Ming was more sensible and handy.

"Monk, help me get a camp bed out. I want to lie down for a while."

"Yes!"

Monks are the kind of deputies who will do what you give them orders. They are useful.

But there is always a lack of subjective initiative.

I think the reason why he has never been able to hold an important position beside Li Yunlong may have something to do with his personality.

Sun Ming explained: "Based on our firepower reconnaissance and the corresponding reports from friendly forces, the Japanese artillery position deployment habits, and the combat style and characteristics of the enemy commanders, we marked the locations of the enemy's possible artillery positions on the map."

"Through here and here..."

Facing the puzzled looks of Wei Wenyuan and Lieutenant Colonel Smith, Sun Ming explained:

This mainly depends on listening, calculating and judging.

This "ting" means using your ears to listen to the direction of the artillery sound.

Calculation means calculating the approximate distance and direction through time, and deducing the approximate location of the Japanese artillery positions at one time.

Finally, to sum up the above.

This is the most critical point.

This requires a lot of combat experience to study the Japanese military tactics.

Then, among the previously inferred enemy artillery positions, one that is closest to the measured position is selected, and then fire coverage is carried out.

Do you understand what Translator Wei said?"

Facing the puzzled looks of Lieutenant Colonel Smith and others.

Wei Wenbo was silent for a moment and then gave a tentative explanation.

It seems that this group of foreigners are still confused.

Wei Wenbo racked his brains but couldn't figure out how to use appropriate language to summarize such abstract combat experience.

You can hear the direction and position of the Japanese artillery fire, and calculate the landing time of the Japanese artillery fire
Let’s not talk about how to calculate it for now. These are the jobs of the artillerymen, and he, an interpreter, doesn’t understand it.

Just listening to this...how do you hear the sound of a cannon firing on the battlefield?
This is totally illogical. How do I explain this to foreigners?
“god bless your country And god bless our country”

"what?"

Lieutenant Colonel Smith Douglas spread his hands in confusion. What kind of a reason is this?

If we really rely on praying for God's blessing, we can win the war.

Then this group of soldiers would not appear in this damn front-line command center!

Wei Wenbo spread his hands helplessly: "It's very important, Lieutenant Colonel Smith, I'm sorry I can't do anything, this is an empirical science..."

"Okay then, Wei."

Smith Douglas didn't say the word "fuck" even when it was on the tip of his tongue.

"Thank you for your help. I don't think there will be any more fighting tonight. We should go to rest now."

"Please." Wei Wenbo nodded slightly to Sun Ming and left with the American military observation group.

Lieutenant Colonel Smith Douglas returned to his tent and wrote in his diary:

[After a day of observation, I could feel how busy Chu Yunfei was as a commander, but I didn't understand why a senior commander like him would command a mortar battalion. When he called the battalion command post at the front line, this feeling of doubt became stronger.
As a battlefield commander, Chu seemed to have used his energy in places where it shouldn't be used.

However, I could hear it above the sound of gunfire on the battlefield.

The Japanese army, which was as powerful as a beast, seemed to have entered a period of weakness.

The beast is now covered with wounds.

Chu's magical command method achieved very good results.

Chu was like an experienced legendary hunter on the battlefield.

The beast that is the 14th Division is no match for him.

I think tomorrow should be their harvest time, and I am very much looking forward to it.

May 1938, .

North China Front Army Headquarters.

When the news of the suicide reached the headquarters.

Terauchi Hisaichi was unwilling to believe it.

Their support troops were only eighty kilometers away from the 14th Division.

This is a distance that is very close.

The Guide front was on the verge of collapse. In an emergency, Kaishen dispatched the 68th Army to provide reinforcements and assembled Li Hanhun's troops south of Lanfeng in advance.

At this time, Guide had most likely fallen into the hands of the Japanese.

Terauchi Juichi remained calm.

He replied calmly to Major General Takashi Sakai, commander of the 28th Brigade of the Japanese Army, appointing him to temporarily take over the command of the 14th Division.

And ask them to continue to hold on and continue to fight.

The westward-moving group, led by the 16th Division commander Nakajima Imao, is expected to receive reinforcements within two days.

Keep holding on
Sakai Takashi naturally knew that as long as he held on firmly, there would be hope.

But after a day of fighting, not only were more than a hundred machine guns lost.

Even the soldiers lost more than a thousand people under the continuous attack of the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

That doesn't sound like much.

But the 14th Division has to face more than just infantry attacks.

In addition to the fierce attacks from the 17th Corps, the 71st Army, and the 74th Army, there was also an artillery bombardment that lasted almost a whole day.

The entire 14th Division suffered nearly 4,000 casualties in one day!
This is an unacceptable number for Takashi Sakai.

The vast majority of these casualties were caused by the Flying Tiger Honor Division in the Lanfeng direction.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Sakai Takashi knew that he and the 14th Division were doomed to be in danger.

While passing down orders, he gathered the outer troops and prepared for the final plan.

The squadron leaders and team leaders started mobilization work overnight.

Every soldier is required to fight to the end with determination to thank the heavens.
The headquarters of the commander of the First War Zone at this time.

Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the Henan East Corps, also withdrew his headquarters to Kaifeng City and placed it together with the headquarters of the commander of the First War Zone.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Xue Yue knew it.

Now, he, the commander-in-chief of the Henan East Corps, has become a decoration.

The person who actually commanded this battle was the "famous strategic general of the Northern Expedition" Chang Kai-shen.

Even Cheng Qian, Liu Fei, Lin Wei, Yan Shuxun and others were quite puzzled.

Why such a bad situation is gradually getting better.

Even the departments are progressing smoothly.
Could it be that this group of Whampoa elites really just lacked personal command from their principal?

I think it should be unlikely.

Lin Wei and Liu Fei were naturally quite perceptive.

Clues were found in Chu Yunfei's telegram requesting repairs.

According to the general offensive plan of the First War Zone, a one-day attack was launched.

Six thousand 88mm field artillery shells were consumed.

The entire Flying Tiger Honor Division, and even the entire country, only had the last two thousand artillery shells left.

Fire these last two thousand rounds.

The 30th Artillery Regiment can basically return to Shanxi first.

Ouyang Xianpeng also has to go to the artillery school to train talents.

This will not happen until the Northwest Manufacturing Bureau completely restores the production capacity of 88mm field artillery shells.

As for the 75mm mountain artillery shells, rounds were fired in one day.

Chu Yunfei didn't ask for more, hoping to get a total of 5,000 rounds.

The consumption of 150mm artillery shells was also quite large, with shells fired in one day, and half of the replenished shells were used up.

What is the concept of this?

If calculated based on the domestic equipment production and import costs of 38mm grenades at that time in 150.

If the number of artillery shells fired by Chu Yunfei in a day is converted into national currency, or even dollars.

Almost 1.2 million worth of shells were fired.

One day's consumption is enough to newly arm a war zone with domestically-equipped infantry brigade.

This is just the consumption of Chu Yunfei's troops.

The total amount of equipment and ammunition consumed by Hu Zongnan's troops in the 17th Corps, the 71st Army, and the 74th Army is an astronomical figure.

For the Republic of China, the Battle of Lanfeng was an all-out battle before the full mobilization of the nation.

Otherwise, how can we say that Chiang Kai-shek risked his political career to fight this battle?

If we lose this battle, not only will the prospects of the War of Resistance be ruined.

He can't be the president anymore.
Chiang Kai-shek is very sensitive to numbers.

Chu Yunfei's command center advanced three kilometers forward.

The attacking forces of the 17th Corps advanced 4.5 kilometers.

The 71st and 74th Armies have captured Wei Zhuang and Cao Zhuang, and are currently launching a pincer attack in the direction of Sanyizhai.

The main force of the Japanese army is in Sanyi Village, which is also the core position of their defense.

"Chairman, judging from the current strategic situation, the offensives of all our troops are going very smoothly, and the Japanese troops have been compressed into an extremely small area."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded. Although he always laughed at the bald man for his failure in tactical command, he still understood this basic stuff.

Even though his overall score in the Zhenwu Military Academy ranked second from the bottom.

"According to the original battle plan, the 196st Division of the th Army should be the main force attacking Sanyi Village. How come it was replaced by the Honorable th Brigade? Where is Wang Shiyaowu's unit?"

"I received a call an hour ago. They will be deployed to the designated attack position before dawn. According to the attack plan jointly drawn up by several forces, they will launch the final general attack early tomorrow morning."

"A jointly formulated attack plan?"

Yan Shuxun nodded: "Yes, Chairman..."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded. The war situation had improved and he had no intention of pursuing responsibility.

Instead, he issued orders urging the generals to ensure victory in this battle.

"If this battle fails to achieve results, it will become a laughing stock for all eternity. I ask all the troops to be resolute. The armies of Chu Yunfei, Song Xilian, and Yu Jishi should clear the enemy in front of them. Even if they are broken through at several points and break out of the encirclement, our army can also engage in field battle with them.

If the enemy troops on the east route break through the Guide line.

Then within two days we can go straight to Lanfeng, and go straight to Xuchang and Zhengzhou from Zhoukou, and the rear will be in danger.

If our army does not take early action, such a large army will be concentrated in a small area, with the Yellow River on the left, making it very easy to annihilate them.

It is imperative that this action be taken immediately and implemented this evening.

While mobilizing the main force, we should also organize the battle line in case of emergency. We must obey orders without delay!"

The night passed quickly.

At six o'clock in the morning, Chu Yunfei opened his eyes.

Fang Ligong stepped forward quickly and said, "The 51st and 87th divisions have already arrived at the attack position."

Chu Yunfei looked down at the watch in his hand and confirmed that the time to launch the general attack had arrived.

He immediately waved his hand and said, "Pass the order down, launch a general attack according to the original battle plan!"

"Yes!"

Amid the rumbling sound of artillery fire, the first thing to be destroyed was the Japanese headquarters in Sanyi Village.

The commander of the 50th Infantry Regiment, Toyama Noboru, was killed in the shelling before he could figure out the situation.

Nearly 180 mortars from the first-line and third-line units poured shells on the Japanese first-line defensive positions.

Dust flew and explosions were heard everywhere.
The loud charge sounded.

The shouts of killing from the direction of the 87th Division of the 71st Army and the 51st Division of the 74th Army were deafening.

On the other hand, Chu Yunfei's troops, who were responsible for the frontal combat, were quiet as usual.

The soldiers quickly jumped out of the trenches and launched an attack towards the Japanese positions.

Chu Yunfei's attack force.

Not only did they not carry the military flag and launch a desperate charge like the friendly troops did.

On the contrary, it was not much different from the team tactics used in yesterday's exploratory attack.

This strange situation aroused the curiosity of the US military observation group.

Facing the doubts of Lieutenant Colonel Smith and a group of Americans, Chu Yunfei did not say anything.

Sun Ming on the side suggested that they watch patiently.
Wave after wave of attacking troops came like a tide.

They were silent, but the iconic sound of the Thompson submachine gun was always present on the battlefield.

The sound of gunfire, like a typewriter, was clear and pleasant on the battlefield.

The high rate of fire of the Czech-made in Jin and the stable output of the Type 38 heavy machine gun provided strong cover for the charging soldiers.

They moved in unison, and when they were within 250 meters of the Japanese army, they quickly switched to a crawling combat posture.

Some support teams set up light machine guns, while others used grenade launchers.

They continued to advance forward and destroyed the few remaining firepower points of the Japanese army.

The artillerymen who pushed the PAK36 anti-tank guns to the front line, at the request of the infantry, launched the most direct artillery attack on the heavily guarded strongholds of the Japanese invaders!

Lieutenant Colonel Smith and other Americans looked at each other.

"God, this kind of fighting can be called art!"

"The soldiers in this unit are so well coordinated... they have even broken through the Japanese army's outer positions!"

"God, their squad infantry tactics are very worth learning from. This special organization that delegates machine guns to the squad and platoon level is very similar to the Germans' grassroots tactical group tactics..."

Hearing the surprise of these Americans, Chu Yunfei felt nothing in his heart.

This is just the beginning... The first wave of attacking troops is only to open a gap for the subsequent assault troops.

The real attack force is still to come!

The soldiers of the assault battalion lined up in neat rows.

The military flag is flying.

Zhou Daxing had already taken off his shirt and was shirtless.

"Brothers, we are the Honorable Flying Tiger Division, the ace elite of the National Revolutionary Army."

"There is no position we cannot capture, no hilltop we cannot conquer."

Zhou Daxing paused, and pointed to the gunshot wound on his shoulder: "This bullet hole was left when we attacked Teng County last time."

"I saw a few brats laughing at me, so I'm asking, has anyone been injured in Teng County like me? Take off your clothes and let me see!"

Zhou Daxing had just finished speaking.

More than twenty soldiers in the assault battalion's attacking team took off their shirts.

Scars, gunshot wounds, shrapnel wounds, and even minor burns.

"They are all great. Since the establishment of our Flying Tiger Honor Division, there has not been a single coward or deserter."

"There are only famous Chinese revolutionary soldiers, famous men."

"What are we!" Zhou Daxing asked loudly.

The soldiers responded in unison: "We are the Flying Tigers, the elite, the trump cards!"

Zhou Daxing shouted: "For the country!"

The soldiers responded in unison: "For the people!"

Zhou Daxing took a deep breath: "Brothers, are you ready?"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Zhou Daxing was quite satisfied and laughed out loud.

He raised the American Thompson submachine gun in his hand: "National prestige and military prestige!"

"It must be the Jin Army!"

"Brothers, kill me!"

Chu Yunfei, who was standing not far away, saluted silently.

Watching this group of warriors head towards Sanyi Village where the fighting was currently the most intense.

Sun Ming on the side was deeply moved. Looking at this group of fearless brothers, a tear rolled down his cheek.

Seeing Chu Yunfei turned around and looked at him.

Sun Ming smiled and said, "Commander Chu, Zhou Daxing is becoming more and more like you."

Chu Yunfei nodded silently. Now he just hoped that all these soldiers could come back alive!

The Commando Battalion is the elite and core of the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

Chu Yunfei is the sharp weapon of Yan Laoxi and Chiang Kai-shek.

The Flying Tiger Honor Division is also the sharp weapon of the National Revolutionary Army.

The assault battalion is the tip of the knife, and there is no line of defense that they cannot penetrate.

This battle was just like usual.

Artillery fire roared, and the soldiers quickly broke into the village under the cover of artillery fire.

Then, under the command of Liang Guoping, the soldiers of the Back Mountain Artillery Regiment followed the time nodes and attack targets issued by Chu Yunfei.

Launch artillery attacks on the enemy's second-line headquarters and communication trenches
"kill!"

Da da da, the sounds of gunfire and explosions were endless.

The Japanese army is quite experienced in defensive warfare.

They turned every place in the village into their defensive position.

Moreover, the Japanese army is extremely disciplined and will not fire at will.

The assault battalion fought with the Japanese many times.

Be prepared for the Japanese army's style of fighting.

They will move forward only after they have eliminated the risks one location at a time.

Strengthen the defense while attacking.

Always be on guard against the Japanese invaders' counterattack.

The large-scale deployment of Thompson submachine guns enabled them to easily suppress Japanese troops in close combat.

The Jin-made and Gongxian grenades tied to their bodies can be bundled together to make cluster grenades at any time to help them complete close-range anti-armor combat missions.

"Platoon leader, there are Japanese tanks 300 meters ahead."

"Why is there no movement? Is it broken?"

A sergeant squad leader whispered a reminder
"Avoid the Japanese artillery fire and ensure your own safety..."

"Pass the order, stay out of the firing range of the Japanese tanks and ensure your own safety!"

The Japanese army dug a large circular trench inside the village.

Some anti-tank fortifications were dug in front of the position, apparently prepared for the First Column of the Assault Army.

However, having lost the first battle, Qiu Qingquan could only wait for further orders at Luowang Station.

As a German general, he was of no use at this time.

The Japanese anti-tank fortifications were naturally of no use.

The soldiers who quickly approached discovered.

Suddenly, the seemingly destroyed tank started up suddenly and turned its ferocious turret.

The soldiers who had been prepared quickly scattered.

"Hit me!"

"Da da da da~!"

A series of bullets hit the Japanese tanks.
I don't know if it can penetrate, but it's still for the purpose of providing fire cover.

The Japanese troops hiding behind sandbags not far away also received the corresponding attack orders at the same time.

The moment they stood up, they were fired at by more than a dozen Thompson submachine guns.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

The powerful firepower instantly turned the group of Japanese soldiers who tried to take the initiative into sieves.

Blood splattered.

“Boom.”

The Japanese tank gun opened fire and a soldier died on the spot because he could not dodge in time.

"Everyone, take cover, take cover, pull up the anti-tank guns and kill him."

"Yes!"

The Japanese army attempted to use tanks to launch a counterattack while the soldiers were not able to gain a foothold.

But this style of play had already been predicted by the middle and lower-level commanders.

They are old rivals, and the Japanese army attempted to launch a counterattack.

It just ran straight into the firepower network that the assault battalion soldiers had just built.
Although the place is not large, it is enough for cross-shooting and even three-dimensional killing.

A medium-sized road instantly turned into a kill box.

In just less than a few minutes, dozens of Japanese devils were killed.

The Japanese tanks also opened fire quickly to provide cover.

But his covering fire was doomed to be in vain...the soldiers quickly retreated into the trenches built by the Japanese.

With the entry of two 37mm anti-tank guns and the capture of a Type infantry gun.

The Japanese tank cover completely lost its effectiveness.

The original battle plan formulated by the Japanese army also attempted to attack from the village.

But under the artillery bombardment commanded by Chu Yunfei, they could not use any tactics.

The only thing you can do is stay where you are and die a slow death!
The battle lasted until noon.

The few remaining Japanese vehicles and tanks were also lured and destroyed.

More than 2,000 Japanese soldiers in the village were almost wiped out.

The few remaining troops fled in the direction of Lanfengkou as if they were announcing a death.
I am very sorry. My foot is inflamed and I went for an IV this afternoon.
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(End of this chapter)