Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 235: Taking advantage of the situation! Xue Boling became Chiang Kai-shek's scapegoat! (Subscribe)

Just as the Japanese North China Front's westward-moving group slammed into the direction of eastern Henan.

The westward-moving troops of the Central China Expeditionary Army were unstoppable.

Even these little devils were moved.
The thinness of the Yangtze River defense line is equivalent to complete abandonment!

What can Chiang Kai-shek do?

At noon the next day, just as the attacking forces of the 16th Division were attacking Yan Weiliang's troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment.

Yang Sen, commander of the 27th Army, called Chiang Kai-shek and strongly requested that he be given two more divisions.

The 27th Army Group is a Sichuan Army unit.

It is under the command of the 133rd and 134th Divisions of the 20th Army.

After being ordered to transfer to the Fifth War Zone.

The 145th and 146th Divisions of the 21st Army of the Third War Zone were assigned to Yang Sen's command.

Although nominally there are four divisions of troops.

But the defense line that Yang Sen was responsible for was Shucheng, Tongcheng and Anqing north of the Yangtze River!
The battle line was too long, and it was difficult to resist the attack of the main force of the Japanese army.

At least six additional divisions are needed.

Yang Sen also knew that Chiang Kai-shek was fighting in the Battle of East Henan and had no troops to support him.

I just hope to be equipped with two divisions, so that I can at least hold out for a while.

[It was found that the enemy near the Huai River was actively advancing westward. Our department followed the instructions of Guang (Li Zongren) and Yuan (Li Pinxian) and transferred the main force to Shucheng, Tongcheng, and Huaining to avoid a decisive battle and gradually resist. Afterwards, Qianshan, Taihu, and the northwest mountainous area of ​​Tongcheng were used as the decisive battle zone.

Given the current situation of weak military strength, this deployment is appropriate.

However, if the enemy is willing to move most of its forces south from Hefei and join forces with the enemy west of the Yangtze River to capture Anqing, our army's front line in the south of the Yangtze River will be too large and difficult to defend. The Ma'an blockade line will also be easily broken by the enemy, and then they can advance westward along the north bank to Jiujiang, which will pose a great threat to Wuhan.

In order to consolidate the defense line in the south of the Yangtze River and to ensure the blockade line of Madang, we must ensure the security of Anqing and the southwest of Chaohu Lake. Moreover, the terrain of the mountains near Daguan between Shucheng and Tongcheng and the areas from Lujiang, Shengjiaqiao, and the mountains on the south side of Baihu Lake to the river bank is still good. If we deploy sufficient troops to guard it and then cooperate with local armed forces to conduct guerrilla warfare in the southeast of Chaohu Lake, we will be able to stop the enemy from advancing westward.

However, the front is very large, and the current military force of my department is insufficient to allocate. I would like to ask you to dispatch two divisions of troops to use it. If the force is too large and it is inconvenient for me to command, please send a senior official to take charge, so as to facilitate military operations. I respectfully submit my opinion and hope you will take a closer look. 】

Yang Sen was very smart. He alerted the Supreme Command immediately.

Defenses along the Yangtze River east of Wuhan are very weak.

Moreover, the judgment of the battlefield situation was basically correct, and the suggestions and requests were in line with the needs of the current battle situation.

Not everyone in the command is there to do nothing.

Everyone knew that the Japanese army was going to take this opportunity to attack Wuhan!
Chiang Kai-shek called back immediately: [Urgent. Anqing. Commander-in-Chief Yang: The Anqing airport should be basically destroyed as soon as possible, and it would be best if it were filled with water to form a lake so that it cannot function.

In addition, all the dikes in the east and west districts of Anqing that are advantageous to our military should be equipped as soon as possible, and the dikes should be breached to release water to prevent the enemy from advancing.

How is the battle situation at the front? I hope you will encourage your troops to resist step by step and buy time.

New troops have been sent from Guangji to the east to reinforce. Don't worry, Zhongzheng wrote. 】

Chiang Kai-shek did not ask Yang Sen to defend Anqing to the death.

You have to know that the Japanese army was less than 30 kilometers away from Anqing, and the speed of the Japanese semi-mechanized troops' advancement.

In other words, Yang Sen's troops may have already engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army.

The reinforcements from Guangji were 200 kilometers away, and by the time they arrived in Anqing they would definitely not still be in the hands of Yang Sen's troops.

As for Anqing Airport, being able to destroy one third of it is already very good.

As for things like filling the lake with water or breaking the dam to release the water, there is no time to do them.

The dire situation of the Yangtze River defense line made Chiang Kai-shek very worried.

It even affected the determination of the current battle in eastern Henan.

Lanfeng, Kaifeng and even Zhengxian are indeed important.

But compared to Wuhan, it was the center of the national government that Chiang Kai-shek cared about the most.

After much hesitation, Chiang Kai-shek immediately transferred the command to Xue Yue, commander of the Henan East Corps.

And instructed Cheng Qian.

We must come up with a strategic plan to fight for Kaifeng instead of defending it.

Consume and delay the Japanese army's offensive and attack edge.

Ensure the safety of Zheng County and the Pinghan Railway.

Changing commanders at the last minute is a taboo, but Chiang Kai-shek had no choice at this time.

The first thing Xue Yue did when he took office was to ask all troops to report their current losses.
Lanfeng suburbs.

Flying Tiger Honor Division Headquarters.

Looking at the telegrams sent by Chiang Kai-shek and Xue Yue.

Chu Yunfei sighed slightly and turned to look at Fang Ligong: "Brother Ligong, it seems that just as you expected, the Lanfeng Society failed in the battle."

"Hmm?" Fang Ligong stood up and looked at Chu Yunfei beside him, somewhat confused.

Zhang Dayun, Gong Yuxin, Sun Ming and others also looked at Chu Yunfei.

"The main force of the Japanese army has advanced westward along the Yangtze River, heading straight for Wuhan. The main force in the eastern Henan region not only has to resist the continued attack of the Japanese army, but also has to draw the main force of the 17th Corps to the south to reinforce the Wuhan area."

"This" Fang Ligong and several others were shocked.

In itself, facing the attack of the Japanese troops, the Henan East Corps had already fallen into a disadvantage.

Now the elite Seventeenth Army Corps is being transferred southwards...what can they use to fight against the Japanese army?

Song Xilian's 71st Army lost three-quarters of its troops and was supplemented by two regiments.

Yu Jishi's troops in the 74th Army lost half of their strength and were supplemented by a regiment.

Li Hanhun's 64th Army lost one-third of its troops and had not yet been replenished.

Needless to say, the 27th Army.

The death of Gui Yongqing.

Chu Yunfei had more than 2,000 officers and soldiers under his command taken away.

After these soldiers underwent simple training.

After being registered, they were all added to the front-line combat troops.

As for how much combat power he can exert, Chu Yunfei doesn't hold much hope.

Currently fighting on the front line are Yan Weiliang and Feng Wenxiang, the former commander of the 68th Army.

One was from the Shaanxi Army and the other was from the Northwest Army.

The ideas between the two people are very different.

Feng Wenxiang is an old military officer with twenty to thirty years of military career.

He looked down on Yan Weiliang, a young man with a relatively young and aggressive style of play.

He would rather hide in the fortifications and hold out longer.

At the current front-line command center, the two have not yet reached a consensus.

Feng Wenxiang continued to emphasize: "As long as we cause more casualties to the Japanese soldiers, they will naturally retreat. Don't forget that Commander Wu also gave the order. Our mission is not to defend to the death, Commander Yan."

In the distance, occasional explosions and gunfire could be heard.

The sharpshooters deployed at the guard positions carried out precise sniping attacks on the Japanese engineering corps.

Chu Yunfei had asked Yan Laoxi and even Chiang Kai-shek to import some optical sights and even customize a batch of sniper rifles.

The Germans exported it, but it hasn't arrived yet.

The Americans also agreed and it is currently in production.

These rifles with scopes can significantly improve the combat effectiveness of every veteran with decent shooting skills.

Especially in a position defense battle like this, mine clearance alone is enough to give the Japanese a headache.

Chu Yunfei didn't expect to fight the 16th Division head-on even after consuming a large amount of artillery shells.

If the friendly forces perform well, Chu Yunfei will be able to wipe out the main force of the 14th Division on his own. With a large inventory of artillery shells, Chu Yunfei will naturally have the confidence to stop the enemy from advancing westward.

But no matter what is recorded in the war history.

It was Chu Yunfei's personal presence on the battlefield and his personal experience of the battle situation as well as the status of each unit in the three-dimensional combat map that directly and even indirectly proved this.

Even if all the friendly troops were wiped out,

It is also impossible for them to completely wipe out the 14th Division.

Even with the full support of Chu Yunfei's troops.

The various troops were still badly damaged and struggled to resist the attack of the westward group.

In Chu Yunfei's view, the fall of Lanfeng and the loss of Kaifeng are only a matter of time.

War history proves it.

Using water instead of soldiers cannot completely stop the enemy, let alone win the war.

However, it destroyed the Japanese army's strategy of attacking Wuhan from both the north and the south, so that the two routes remained blocked, which bought precious time for the defense of Wuhan.

For four years.

The Japanese army could only confront the National Army troops across the Yellow River flood area.

As for some of the troops that participated in the Battle of East Henan.

He was also transferred to Wuhan to participate in the defense of Wuhan.

The many troops that originally participated in the Battle of Wuhan:
For example, Shang Zhen's 20th Army is currently under siege by the Japanese army in eastern Henan.

The 29th Corps, led by Li Hanhun, is currently defending the flank of Chu Yunfei's troops south of Lanfeng.

The commander of the Third Army, Sun Tongxuan, is currently leading his troops in southwest Shandong, moving closer to Shang Zhen's troops of the 20th Army to avoid being attacked by the 16th Division.

Song Xilian's troops of the 71st Army are still blocking the enemy at Hongmiao.

Hu Zongnan's troops of the 17th Corps were originally supposed to go to Xinyang for rest and recuperation after General Zhang Zizhong defended Gushi County and other places.

He was then ordered to fight against the combined forces of the 13th and 16th Divisions of the Japanese Army.

And now it's all fucked up.

The Japanese army's strategic plan to attack Wuhan from the north and south was implemented smoothly.

Not only did they not have to cross the extremely difficult Dabie Mountains.

All we need to do is conquer the Pinghan Railway Line and head south.

Then they can directly attack Xuchang, Xinyang, and then go straight to Wuhan.

The National Government, and even the combat troops, including Chu Yunfei himself.

The pressure was instantly on. If Zheng County was conquered.

There was supply from the Pinghan Railway Line, but there was no Dabie Mountains to carry out mountain defense warfare.

The Japanese offensive will surely be smoother, and it will be easier for the Japanese to resupply.

The casualties among the national army units will inevitably become more serious.

But there is no way out. As a soldier, I have to stand up at this time.

Do you really expect the people to sacrifice themselves?
It's not just tens of thousands of people who were displaced, but tens of millions of people.

Chu Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief.

Consciousness was once again immersed in the three-dimensional combat map.

The main force of the Japanese army in the westward movement group, two-thirds of the green bars remain, and one-half of the yellow bars remain.

Morale was high, and they had been fighting for about seven days straight, with half of their supplies still left.

This shows that the Japanese army's logistical supply efficiency is quite good.

Just based on the current consumption situation.

The Japanese offensive led by the 16th Division will last at least seven to ten days.

"Report, the latest telegram, Woyang and Bozhou have fallen... The Japanese vanguard has already engaged the 64th Army!"

Yes.

Originally, there was assistance from the 68th Army on the Woyang front.

Now, not only has he been transferred by Chiang Kai-shek to reinforce the Guide front...
Even the 20th Corps could not stop the continued Japanese offensive.

They were originally a force that had retreated for reorganization, so naturally they could not be a match for the elite troops of the Central China Front Army.

Chu Yunfei quickly turned his brain and tried hard to find a strategy to defeat the enemy.
How to fight?

"Boom~!"

There was a thunderclap on the ground.

Chu Yunfei came back to his senses and turned to look outside the command center!
It's raining!
Chu Yunfei was overjoyed. He couldn't help but excitedly said, "It seems that even God is helping us!"

Fang Ligong and others also smiled: "No wonder it has been so hot these days..."

The monk walked in from outside the headquarters and said, "Sir, I just checked. The clouds outside are very dense. It will probably rain for a day or two!"

"During this period, the Japanese fighter planes will not be able to take off and fight on their own, and the roads will inevitably be muddy."

Zhang Dayun nodded and added: "The mobility of the Japanese attacking forces will be reduced, and even the logistics supply lines will be greatly affected."

The eastern section of the Longhai Railway Line.

Previously, in order to prevent the main force in the Xuzhou area from retreating westward via the Longhai Railway Line, the Japanese army blew up several sections of railway.

It would take the Japanese army at least two months to repair it.

What's more, there was the raid led by Han Deqin and Sun Tongxuan.

The Japanese army's supply mainly relied on highways.
The main force of the National Army on the Lanfeng front only needed to be transferred from Zheng County, and mainly transported by rail.

A huge bargain!
The decrease in the Japanese army's mobility was an excellent opportunity for Chu Yunfei.

At present, Chu Yunfei’s troops have two most important tasks.

The primary task was to unite the main forces of the 71st and 74th Armies, support the breakout of the 3rd Army and part of the main force of the 20th Army, ensure the preservation of the vitality of friendly forces, and ensure the defense of Kaifeng, Zhengxian and other places.

The second is how to take advantage of this heavy rain to fish in troubled waters and eliminate part of the Japanese army's manpower through micro-management to reduce the pressure on friendly forces.

But I studied it for a long time.

Chu Yunfei didn't find a suitable opportunity either.

This group of Japanese devils suffered several heavy losses in a row.

The playing style is quite cautious, step by step, and steady.

Every attacking force must have cover on its flanks, and even the rear defense behind them is filled with several squadrons.

On such an endless plain, it is difficult, even almost impossible, to approach stealthily.

These Japanese devils had high IQs, after suffering a heavy loss in Taierzhuang.

The 14th Division's westward advance was deliberately reinforced. Without Chu Yunfei's full support, it would have been impossible to win this battle.

This time, the 16th Division's fighting style was more stable, especially Nakajima Imao's divide and encircle tactics.

This made Xue Yue quite uncomfortable.

These little devils no longer counted on the combined forces of the 13th and 10th Divisions to encircle the 200,000 Nationalist troops in eastern Henan in one fell swoop.

Judging from the current strategic situation alone, they only want to wipe out the main forces of the 64th Army, the 20th Army, and the 3rd Army.

Xue Yue was also worried about this matter at this time.

This time, Chiang Kai-shek flew to Wuhan to prepare for the defense of Wuhan.

Chiang Kai-shek kept Liu Fei because he simply thought that Liu Fei's ideas and thoughts were more in line with those of the front-line generals.

Especially Chu Yunfei's troops.

His combat effectiveness was preserved the most completely, and he was also the only two generals who continued to fight.

"Brother Bo Ling, are there any latest telegrams from the Third Army and the Twentieth Army?"

Xue Yue shook his head.

As the commander of the Henan East Corps, he actually has very little maneuverability.

Before leaving, Chiang Kai-shek basically set the tone for defensive operations.

Under such circumstances, Xue Yue was unable to command such a central army.

To take a step back, even if Xue Yue wanted to fight back.

The various units of the Corps no longer have this strength.

This leads to.

Chiang Kai-shek reaped the fruits of victory in the Battle of Lanfeng.

And he, Xue Yue, will have to pay the price for the defeat in the Battle of Kaifeng which is very likely to happen and is already happening.

Seeing Xue Yue’s worried look, Liu Fei sighed secretly.

Xue Boling, ah Xue Boling.

You got rid of Gui Yongqing.

What's wrong with the chairman asking you to take the blame?
What's more, even if the battle situation is not going well, the most you can do is change your position.

Compared to the dead Lao Gui, you, the tiger boy, are feeling much more comfortable!

The front line position.

The Japanese engineering corps was clearing mines in the rain.

The occasional gunshots made Katagiri Mamoru, the commander of the 9th Infantry Regiment, who was commanding the battle on the front line, quite annoyed.

Before the attack on Lanfeng, the mine clearance work lasted a whole day and was not yet completed.

Tentative attacks launched from other directions were also repelled.

The entire eastern suburbs of Lanfeng are dotted with buried mines.

On the other hand, on the southern front, the attack force commanded by the commander of the 20th Infantry Regiment, Nobuaki Ohno, made quite smooth progress.

It is said that two villages have been captured and the Chinese defenders have been defeated.

During the Battle of Nanjing.

Both armies engaged in killing contests.

The infamous Hundred-Man Killing Competition took place in the 9th Infantry Regiment.

These two squadron leaders are basically beasts.

As for the division commander Nakajima Imao, he is an even more valuable beast.

This old devil advocated killing prisoners and civilians.

He was extremely paranoid and believed that only massacre could make the Chinese people feel scared.

Only then will we surrender and work with them to build the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

In the eyes of this old devil, the Yamato people are a superior nation, and the Chinese people are an inferior nation.

By the way, the commander of the 9th Regiment, Katagiri Mamoru, is from Kyoto, Japan.

Within the Japanese invading army.

The 16th Division is also known as the Kyoto Division.

Of course, this Kyoto is not Tokyo.

This does not affect the fact that each of them is extremely arrogant.

For them.

Basically, all the people in other divisions are from the country, and they are equivalent to the noble "city people".

Chu Yunfei would naturally not let this damn army go.

And they have already started contacting Wang Yaowu's troops of the 51st Division.

If there is no opportunity, then create one.

Chu Yunfei wants to take a gamble.

He didn't believe that they could launch a joint counterattack with the 51st Division.

These damn Japanese bastards never make any mistakes!
In the combat command center, he explained the counterattack plan to Li Tianxia, ​​Major General and Commander of the 153rd Brigade who came to contact him.

Li Tianxia, ​​a third-term student of Whampoa Military Academy.

He can barely be called a famous general in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but what people talk about most is his performance in the War of Liberation.

Let’s not talk about this for now, this is a student from the third batch of Whampoa Military Academy.

Standing in front of Chu Yunfei like a student, he listened attentively to Chu Yunfei's explanation of the battle plan.

"The target of this battle is the enemy's 9th Infantry Regiment, whose commander is Katagiri Mamoru."

The 9th Infantry Regiment needed to face the Kuomintang troops from three directions at the same time.

They are Long Muhan's troops from the 88th Division, Chu Yunfei's troops, and Wang Yaowu's troops from the 74th Army.

The counterattack force prepared by Chu Yunfei was 197B, led by Deputy Brigade Commander Cao Potian, who personally led the th Infantry Regiment to launch the attack, while Li Tianxia's Yi rd Brigade coordinated the attack.
No tonight, the author is going to play a game of war.
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