Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 239: Another mission in a time of crisis! Those damn devils! (Subscribe)
"It seems that the Japanese army has really made up its mind. Based on the current strategic situation and the latest intelligence from the theater commander's headquarters."

"The number of troops currently mobilized by the Japanese army has exceeded 60,000."

"These are the 13th Division, the 16th Division, the 10th Division, the 3rd Mixed Brigade, and the 13th Mixed Brigade (a mixed division that was removed from the 7th Division of the Kwantung Army and reinforced)."

Fang Ligong stood in front of the sand table with a baton in his hand.

"Although the Japanese occupied area expanded a lot, due to the division of the Central China Front Army, their troops in northern Anhui not only did not decrease due to the outbreak of the Battle of Wuhan, but increased a lot."

"This actually confirms our previous judgment that the Japanese army attempted to respond to the north and south, moving south along the Pinghan Railway Line to attack Xinyang and Wuyan Pass."

Fang Ligong paused and said: "The Battle of East Henan can perhaps be called the Battle of Zhengzhou. Only by defeating the Japanese army's attempt to attack Zhengzhou can we defeat the Japanese army's attempt to merge north and south and unite their forces."

"In the Battle of Linyi, the Japanese Sakamoto Detachment had only more than 5,000 people. Our army, the 59th Army, the Pang Corps, and the 52nd Army were unable to pursue and annihilate them. To be honest, it is not easy to fight against 60,000 Japanese troops in such a plain terrain."

Qian Bojun spoke slowly: "The Japanese army's current fighting style is becoming more stable and less arrogant than before. They fight steadily and there will be no salients. The Japanese army now no longer has the dogmatic fighting style of the past, and it has become much more difficult to kill their manpower."

Luo Weiguo pointed at the direction of the Japanese army's encirclement: "Before, we might have been able to take advantage of these little devils and use some new fighting methods and tactics to catch the Japanese army off guard. Now, these little devils have made targeted improvements and no longer pursue the speed of attack. They are difficult to deal with."

Wu Ziqiang also nodded: "On paper, it is true that the First War Zone has the advantage in terms of manpower. The Japanese army is currently having difficulty advancing because the 31st Army Corps has just arrived at the battlefield. This group of Guanzhong soldiers are well-equipped, have high morale, and have complete defensive fortifications to rely on."

"As the Japanese bombing and artillery fire intensifies, these fortifications will be destroyed over time... they won't be able to hold out for much longer."

Fang Ligong nodded, and he agreed with everyone's point of view: "According to the telegram from the Corps Headquarters, the Japanese army has now broken through the suburban defense line and is attacking Lanfeng City at all costs.

The 38th Army fought desperately, but the Japanese advantage was too great.

If this trend continues, I estimate that we can only hold out for about three days at most."

"The 16th Division has received the latest batch of supplies. It will surely capture Kaifeng in one fell swoop, make a second adjustment, and even launch an attack on Zheng County without taking a break."

Chu Yunfei was a little anxious. No matter how he deduce the battle situation, he could not reverse the current situation in eastern Henan.

They could only keep retreating, focusing on killing the Japanese army's manpower.

Even after two years of planning.

There is still too little he can do now.

Can Kaifeng be preserved?

Chu Yunfei thought it was extremely unlikely.

But at least the people in Kaifeng City and even the Yellow River flood area were spared from the disaster.

If we can’t defend it, then burn Kaifeng down!
Leave nothing for the Japanese.

As for these evacuated people and refugees.

Can you go to southeastern Shanxi?

Those who are willing to settle down will not only be provided with land for free, but will also be helped to settle down for free!
It is true that it is hard to leave your hometown, but it is better than dying in war.

Just looking at the current war situation.

The ability of Terauchi Hisaichi, commander of the North China Front Army, was seriously underestimated in military history.

Even when Chu Yunfei had already expected the enemy to be lenient.

But I still underestimated the ruthlessness of this old devil.

Since the Battle of Xuzhou.

The North China Front Army had suffered permanent losses of 50,000 heavy troops.

But this old devil still insisted on moving westward.

It was also possible to mobilize the 13th Division of the Central China Expeditionary Army to advance together and launch an attack together.

The 13th Division participated in the attack with an infantry regiment and two field artillery battalions.

The 16th Division is the main force, the 10th Division is the Nagase Detachment, and there are elite troops such as the 3rd Mixed Brigade and the 13th Mixed Brigade.

It was either a Type A division of the Japanese Army, a permanent division, or even the elite combat sequence of the Kwantung Army.

This is a totally grand deal!

It can even be said that the Battle of Xinkou was at its most difficult moment.

The Japanese army only mobilized four brigades to launch the attack!

This is how Seishirō Sakagami earned the reputation of sweeping across Shanxi with half his division.

The main troops they were fighting against at that time.

They are elite troops such as the 14th Army of the Central Army and the 6th and 7th Army of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

even so.

Even in a terrain as easy to defend and difficult to attack as Xinkou, they were unable to withstand the strong attack of the Japanese army.

Not to mention the Kaifeng front line.

Just as everyone was discussing the possible changes in the war situation.

The Japanese army repelled the defenses of the 27th and 64th Armies and captured Qi County and Chenliu.

The 31st Corps and the 74th Army are at risk of being attacked from both sides.

Cheng Qian, commander-in-chief of the First War Zone, immediately ordered the 74th Army and the 31st Corps to retreat to Kaifeng to consolidate their defenses.

It was also the fourth day after Chu Yunfei arrived in Xuchang City.

The Battle of Kaifeng begins.
The Japanese invaders blew up part of the Yellow River embankment, and the surging waves of the Yellow River quickly cut off the defenders' connection between the north and the south.

For a while.

The 74th Army could only continue to retreat to the northwest.

As a huge fire rose into the sky, Kaifeng City turned into scorched earth.

The 31st Corps could only continue to evacuate westward along the Longhai Railway Line.

When the news came out, the whole country was shocked!
At the headquarters of the First War Zone Commander, after Cheng Qian received the telegram, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Just a hair's breadth away, and he would have become a sinner for all eternity!
He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The situation on the battlefield in eastern Henan changed suddenly, and the unexpected surprise attack caught Xue Yue and Cheng Qian off guard.

The Japanese devils' cruelty was beyond the expectations of all the generals.

"If Yunfei hadn't reminded me to evacuate the people in the war zone, the Japanese army's breach would have caused great loss of life."

"You inhuman beast!"

Xue Yue gnashed his teeth in hatred: "To deal with these inhumane beasts, we shouldn't take any prisoners, we should kill them all!"

Xue Yue's statement was recognized by a group of generals.

Taking advantage of the flood that divided the defending forces, the Japanese army quickly attacked Zhongmu.

The 141st Division of the defending army led by Division Commander Song Kentang was defeated, and Weishi and Fugu were occupied.

The 10th Division occupied Zhecheng
Although Xue Yue strictly ordered that anyone who retreated without authorization would be severely punished according to law.

But some generals still fled in the face of the enemy.

The commander of the 64th Army, Li Hanhun, sent a telegram to the theater commander, Cheng Qian.

The telegram was full of anger and helplessness.

"The commander of the 187th Division, Zhang Dingguang, retreated without authorization when defending Zhupigang in Qi County. The chief of staff of the division, Zhang Shumin, repeatedly instigated the retreat and dared to abandon his post and flee. The brigade commander, Xie Xizhen, was the first to withdraw from Zhupigang and did not report to the division commander. He used the excuse of sheltering the enemy and drove south without authorization.

Brigade Commander Ye Gengchang suddenly disappeared during the battle of Suixian County and was said to have changed his clothes and rushed to Hankou.
This telegram from Li Hanhun directly wiped out the 187th Division under Guo Chan.

Chu Yunfei, who got the news, called the theater commander's headquarters directly.
This was also the first time that Chu Yunfei, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the front line of the Battle of East Henan, hoped that Cheng Qian would severely punish those responsible.

Deserting from the battlefield is punishable by death, but leaving the unit without permission, abandoning the officers and soldiers under your command, and escaping in disguise is even more punishable by death by a thousand cuts!

It is simply a disgrace to the family and the identity of a soldier!

The disgrace of the National Revolutionary Army cannot be prevented without severe punishment!
Chu Yunfei's firm attitude made Cheng Qian a little uncomfortable for a while.

As for who Guo Chan is?

Commander of the 94th Army.

Young Chairman Chen Cheng is one of the four great generals of the Civil Engineering Department.

Although he was not a direct descendant of Chen Cheng, he was highly valued.

The 187th Division is the unit under Guo Chan's command.

It was really difficult to figure out how to deal with it for a while.

just.

Now Xue Yue has already executed Gui Yongqing, which is equivalent to offending He Yingqin.

Naturally, he was no longer afraid of offending Chen Cixiu.

Xue Yue's attitude was even more resolute than Chu Yunfei's, while Cheng Qian was still hesitating.

He gave the order and sent a telegram to the headquarters.

The content is also simple. In short, it is a long paragraph describing the situation.

As for the outcome of the handling, Xue Yue had only one question: kill him directly or arrest him and hand him over to the Wuhan Military Court.

Chiang Kai-shek immediately replied: "Anyone who deserts the battlefield will be put to death without mercy."

Those who should be dismissed and investigated should be dismissed and investigated, those who should be arrested should be arrested, and those who should be killed should be killed!

At such a critical moment, they retreated without authorization.

Isn't this adding to the already bad situation in the Battle of East Henan?

How far is the distance between Kaifeng, Zhongmu and Zhengxian?
It’s only seventy kilometers.

Not to mention Xue Yue, even Cheng Qian, how could he organize the defense?

The headquarters of the commander of the First War Zone is still in Zheng County (Zhengzhou)!
To put it bluntly.

If there were no Huiji River in Kaifeng, Zhongmu would have the Jialu River of the Huaihe River system, which is known as the Little Yellow River.

The Japanese army's attack speed was not even as fast as the speed of the Yellow River's water...plus, it was not the flood season of the Yellow River at that time.

Otherwise it is hard to imagine how serious the disaster will be.

As for when Chu Yunfei received the order from the headquarters of the commander of the first war zone.

The Japanese vanguard has already attacked outside Zheng County. Defending Zheng County.

Currently there is only part of the 38th Army and Song Xilian's 71st Army.

The 71st Army had just received three additional regiments, and the troops had not yet completed their rest and recuperation.

Even the army commander Song Xilian himself was attending a military meeting in Wuhan.

The Japanese attack speed was indeed very fast.

But the Japanese semi-mechanized troops could march so fast without any obstruction.

This is the Japanese army in 1938.

Times of Day.

Light infantry forty kilometers.

The minimum range for semi-mechanized troops and cavalry troops is 80 kilometers.

This is just the basic marching speed of the Japanese army.

If it is a forced march.

Japanese infantry could reach 60 kilometers a day, and semi-mechanized troops and cavalry units could reach 100 kilometers.

Under such circumstances, Chu Yunfei can be regarded as an alternative person who was given a mission in times of crisis.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Yunfei didn't hesitate at all.

"Order, the 198B Heavy Mortar Battalion fire rate marches north to intercept the Japanese cavalry and cover the retreat of the First War Zone Commander's headquarters."

Wu Ziqiang saluted and turned to leave: "Yes!"

He will rush north as quickly as possible to provide reinforcements and ensure the successful evacuation of the First War Zone Commander's headquarters.

Chu Yunfei had anticipated that such a scene might occur.

But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

It took less than two days from the time the Japanese army broke through the Yellow River to the fall of Zhongmu and other places.

It had been less than a week since Chu Yunfei led his troops to withdraw from the Lanfeng front line.

Currently, his absolute main force Honor 196B has not yet completed its rest.

Not suitable for transfer.

The only unit that completed the training was 198B, which was Wu Ziqiang's unit.

Fang Ligong frowned, pushed his glasses and quickly analyzed: "The theater commander's headquarters can only go south along the Pinghan Road and retreat to Xinyang. Only in this way can there be enough troops to block and protect them."

Chu Yunfei naturally understood what Fang Ligong meant.

He said enough troops.

What it actually means is that there is a small town called Suizhou, also known as Sui County, in the northwest of Xinyang.

There is the main force of the 17th Legion.

That was the resting area for Hu Zongnan's troops. They were the absolute main force handpicked by Chiang Kai-shek to participate in the Wuhan battle.

And it is located in Huangchuan, about 80 kilometers due east of Xinyang.

There are also combat troops affiliated with the Fifth War Zone, which are also elite troops that are currently gaining fame.

That was General Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army.

There are two troops guarding here.

There is naturally no need to worry too much about the safety of the commander-in-chief of the war zone.

Under Chu Yunfei's order.

Wu Ziqiang's troops, which were the first to complete personnel adjustments, and their heavy mortar battalion were the first to move north.

Not long after heading north, they engaged in a skirmish with the Japanese cavalry unit that afternoon.

We killed more than a hundred Japanese soldiers and seized dozens of war horses.

"Thirteenth Division, Seventeenth Cavalry Battalion?"

"Report to Commander Chu immediately!"

"Yes!"

After Sun Ming hung up the phone, he briefly reported the situation.

Chu Yunfei's brain worked rapidly, quickly analyzing the current intelligence and situation.

Cavalry units are usually the vanguard.

The Japanese army generally used it for reconnaissance, pursuit, and even searching for the enemy.

The information that the Flying Tiger Honor Division has withdrawn part of its troops to head north will soon be passed on to the Japanese command.

At this time, their troops had been exposed to the Japanese army's sight.

More importantly, with the smart minds of these Japanese devils, they naturally guessed that there must be a shortage of troops in Zheng County.

Otherwise, they would never have dispatched troops to the north to reinforce.

Xuchang is also a strategic location, and it is a place that the national army must defend.

Next, the 13th Division, the 10th Division, the 13th Mixed Brigade and other main forces will inevitably launch a fierce attack between Zhengxian and Xuchang.

Cut off the connection between the main forces in the north and south of the First War Zone, and there is even a possibility that they will use the Yellow River line occupied by the Japanese army to use water instead of soldiers to achieve the intention of annihilating the main forces of the 74th Army, the 31st Corps, the 27th Army, and the 64th Army.

Chu Yunfei made a phone call to the headquarters of the commander of the war zone.

He explained his ideas to Xue Yue and asked him to do his best to avoid the loss of the main force.

As for Xue Yue, he asked Chu Yunfei's troops to defend the Xuchang line.

Prepare to meet the 10th Division. As for the battle of Zheng County, he will be in charge of the command in the city.

Xue Yue's attitude was very firm...obviously he had his own ideas.

Chu Yunfei naturally could not see the battlefield sixty kilometers away.

In the three-dimensional battle map in his mind.

It can be clearly seen that the 13th Mixed Brigade is following behind the vanguard of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army.

The distance between the two sides was less than three kilometers.

obviously.

The Japanese cavalry unit has reported back to the Japanese command.

After analyzing the intelligence, the old Japanese soldier Seishirō Sakagami determined that the main force of Chu Yunfei's troops was holding on to Xuchang.

Then part of the main force of the 10th Division advanced in search.

The 13th Mixed Brigade and the Guoqi Detachment followed secretly on the left and right routes.

Obviously..this is fishing.

Once Chu Yunfei sends troops to attack.

The intention was to destroy the vanguard of the 10th Division and gain an advantage in the battle.

They would be attacked from both the left and right directions by the Japanese troops at the same time.

At that time, if we take the initiative to attack, it will not establish an advantage, but will destroy our troops!

But this approach made Chu Yunfei feel quite happy. He could clearly see the deployment of the Japanese army in the three-dimensional battle map.
The always arrogant Sakagami Seishirō not only set up his headquarters 20 kilometers away from the front line.

And even the 13th Mixed Brigade is the same.
These little devils are quite interesting.
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The situation on the battlefield in eastern Henan was extremely bad.

The troops in the defensive areas north of the Yangtze River fought a battle that was the laughing stock of the world.

The Sichuan Army under Yang Sen lost Anqing under the attack of hundreds of Japanese devils.

[It was found that the enemy who invaded Anqing consisted of only a few hundred marines. They abandoned the famous city without a fight and laughed at their allies..]

This telegram was not sent randomly by Chiang Kai-shek.

He did not send the telegram himself, but in the name of Xu Yongchang, the Minister of Military Affairs.

There were a total of nine Chinese divisions defending the area north of the Yangtze River.

Taking into account some local armed forces, although the military strength is indeed relatively weak, it is not to the extent that we cannot resist.

The Japanese troops that marched south from Luzhou (Hefei) only used a very small part of their vanguard troops in the attack.

Even the search team captured a fairly large area.

This made Chiang Kai-shek very angry.

At the same time, he mobilized troops to counterattack in the direction of Qianshan.

On the one hand, they saw that the Japanese army had gained such a great strategic advantage by breaking the dam.

An order was issued to all troops along the Yangtze River, requiring them to dig up the Yangtze River embankment to block the fierce offensive of the Japanese army.

【Take advantage of the period when the rivers and lakes are flooded, and create floods in areas that are advantageous to our army’s operations. Please act first and report later. 2. North of the Yangtze River: East of Susong, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, create floods as much as possible to facilitate our army’s operations. Please report the progress of the operation by telegram. 3. After creating floods, there is no need to worry about enemy motorboats, because they are easier to destroy than enemy land forces.】

The Yangtze River Dam is more solid than the Yellow River Dam, and the troops north of the Yangtze River do not have the corresponding technology and equipment.

The engineers did not have this ability, the war situation changed rapidly, and the order to break the dike of the Yangtze River was never executed.

In eastern Henan, the Japanese army besieged Kaifeng and attacked Xuchang.

Anhui.

The fall of Anqing, Qianshan and Huaining left the important enemy barriers on the Yangtze River, Ma'an Fortress and Hukou Fortress, exposed to attacks by the westward-moving Japanese army.

Under the strict order of Chiang Kai-shek, the national army launched a counterattack. The 87th Army performed well, forming a confrontation with the Japanese 6th Division advancing westward and blocking the enemy from advancing westward.

The 119th Division burned down the highway bridge, making it impossible for the 6th Division to take care of both ends.

However, due to the lack of combat effectiveness of the 87th Army and the deployment of friendly forces, it was difficult for them to pose a huge threat to the 6th Division, or even to any other forces.
The situation on the Yangtze River defense line began to ease, and Chiang Kai-shek then turned his attention to the battlefield of the Battle of East Henan.

Just as Chu Yunfei was deploying the next key points of the battle.

Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to his headquarters.
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