Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 240 Why don't you fight? Chiang Kai-shek's courage (Subscribe)

After making sure that his plan did not work.

The vanguard of the Japanese 10th Division immediately launched an attack on the Chenhuadian defensive position.

His attack was so urgent, like a liar being exposed in public.

There is a hint of shame and anger in the rhythm of the attack.

Come to think of it.

The National Government assembled an army of 700,000 and fought fiercely in the Battle of Shanghai for three months.

It only caused 100,000 casualties to the Japanese army.

The vast majority of them are elite veterans and family assets accumulated by the National Government for more than six years.

The Japanese army was able to accept the loss of Songhu because the Nationalist government paid the same price.

And since entering 1938.

They lost the Fourth Brigade, nearly 10,000 elite troops, in Qin County.

In the Battle of Linyi, the Sakamoto Detachment and the 5th Division suffered heavy losses.

In the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Seya Detachment was almost wiped out and the 10th Division suffered heavy losses.

This was just the combat sequence of the North China Front Army, and did not include the losses of the 13th Division of the Central China Expeditionary Army.

The shadow of the Flying Tiger Honor Division and even Chu Yunfei can be seen in these battles.

After reviewing the battles, they found that almost every lost battle was more or less affected by Chu Yunfei's troops.

Their attack was crucial.

Every time it will play a role at the most critical moment.

After talking about Lanfeng’s defeat.

The commander of the North China Front Army, Terauchi Hisaichi, issued the combat mission for the Battle of East Henan.

One of the combat objectives.

It is to severely damage or even completely annihilate Chu Yunfei's troops.

Shatter Chiang Kai-shek's confidence in the war of resistance and force him to recognize the puppet Manchukuo and the current results of the Japanese occupation.

However, in the later stages of the Battle of Xuzhou, Chiang Kai-shek, who was facing great headwinds, no longer considered relying on peace talks to gain time for deployment.

Let alone now.

From an overall strategic perspective, the prospects for the future war of resistance are very good.

The Japanese army did not initiate the Battle of Wuhan on its own initiative, but rather it was a passive war launched in order to consolidate the current war results.

Just like the Battle of East Henan.

It was precisely because their strategy of encircling Xuzhou failed that they did so desperately.

Even the North China Front Army acted alone in an attempt to annihilate the main force of the National Army.

The staff around Chiang Kai-shek are not bad in ability.

They could already see that the Japanese army had fallen into the quagmire of war, and that it would continue to receive assistance from Europe, the United States and other countries.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, the war of resistance not only has a future, but also a bright future.

Under discussion in the Japanese cabinet.

This group of old devils thinks.

Because of Kenji Dobi's stupidity.

This led to a complete reversal of the situation in Chiang Kai-shek's war of resistance.

At present, in China, even among the senior leaders of the Kuomintang who frequently sell out the country, the theory of national destruction is being heard less and less frequently.

The victory of Lanfeng can be said to have completely reversed the dire situation faced by Chiang Kai-shek after the Battle of Nanjing.

People like Wang Zhaoming were like dumb people at this time, waiting for the final outcome of the Battle of Wuhan.

Even if they are not optimistic about the future war situation and development, they would not be so stupid as to promote "peace" under such circumstances.

If what they said was true, it would be impossible for the National Army to annihilate a main division of the Japanese invaders.

Without pressure from within the party or even from the country, how could Chiang Kai-shek agree to peace talks or even surrender?
The Japanese headquarters was eager to end the war.

A war strategy was formulated to attack Chiang Kai-shek's direct army.

In the First War Zone, there were many troops designated as Chiang Kai-shek's direct troops, including the 74th Army, the 71st Army, the 8th Army, and even the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

The 64th Army led by Li Hanhun and the 68th Army led by Li Zengzhi are not included in this list.

At this time, in the Fifth Division Command Headquarters.

Seishirō Sakagami has a lot of information about Chu Yunfei in his hands.

And the telegrams from the department.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, according to the Special High Technology Department and other intelligence departments, Chu Yunfei's troops are currently weak and exhausted."

Sakagami Seishirō nodded: "They took the initiative to retreat from Lanfeng and even went to Xuchang for rest. There is a high probability that there are some problems with the logistics supply and even the replenishment of troops."

"However, we must also be careful of our opponents setting traps for us. Chu Yunfei is very good at understanding people's minds."

Sakagami Seishirō said meaningfully: "It's like two opponents fighting in a ring. When you think the opponent has lost his strength and lets down his guard, he will suddenly jump up and hit us hard, knocking us to the ground."

"We must never make a mistake like this again."

"Hayi, division commander!"

As a Japanese general who was able to fight against General Wei Lihuang without losing.

You can say that Sakagami Seishirō is a fame-seeker, or you can say that he is just lucky.

But no matter what, every division commander of the Japanese army is a complete waste.

There are hardly any problems or flaws in their command level.

It's just a difference in conducting style.

Seishirō Sakagami was once the commander of the Xinkou front.

During the battle with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in Shanxi.

The Shibuya Regiment commanded by Seishirō Sakagami, and even the 11th Mixed Brigade and the 15th Brigade were all attacked by Chu Yunfei's troops.

When the two armies collided, it was like enemies meeting each other, and they were extremely jealous of each other.

This group of Japanese devils obviously had the full support of Terauchi Hisaichi.

Even a tentative attack would have the full support of the air force.

One after another, powerful aerial bombs fell into the villages outside Xuchang, and the houses collapsed and turned into ruins.

As the defense line of the frontline was crumbling, Chu Yunfei had no intention of letting the soldiers fight to the death with the Japanese army.

He immediately called Bian Fucheng's headquarters: "Hello, Bian Fucheng, this is Chu Yunfei."

"Since the Japanese army has taken over the guard position, we should retreat. Don't fight them to the death on the Chenhuadian line. That place is not within the range of our artillery fire!"

Bian Fucheng was a little puzzled: "What, sir, are we just going to give up that position to the Japanese?"

Chu Yunfei emphasized loudly: "We have six lines of defense. The front line is a salient. There is no need to continue to hold on!"

"Yes, I understand. I will give the order immediately."

Bian Fucheng hung up the phone and picked up the phone next to him: "Hello, First Battalion, hello!"

"Damn it, the telephone line was blown off!" Bian Fucheng threw the phone in his hand on the table, then raised the telescope in his hand and looked in the direction of the guard position.

The Japanese army has launched a charge, and the soldiers on the position are struggling to fight back.

The artillery fire of this group of Japanese troops was quite swift.

"They pushed the Type 92 infantry guns to the front of the position and used direct fire to target our firing points."

Guard Ye Xiuhan asked, "Can our mortars reach it?"

"No, these little devils move too fast."

"After firing two shots, he immediately changed his position and ran faster than a fucking rabbit." Bian Fucheng cursed.

"It's not a good idea for the first battalion to hold on like this. These little devils are not within the range of our artillery support. We have to make them withdraw."

"Captain, I'll take some people to check the line."

"Xiao Ye, have you ever worked as a communicator?"

"I used to work for my cousin." Ye Xiu Han nodded and immediately began to pack up his equipment.

"Cousin?" Bian Fucheng raised his eyebrows, obviously not knowing the matter: "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Captain, you never asked me before... When I talked to you, I just listened to you talking about how you killed the devils before..."

Bian Fucheng laughed: "Well, you dare to talk back to me. When I heard your name, I thought it sounded elegant, like someone who has studied."

However, those who were able to serve as his guards had all had their identities verified repeatedly and were trustworthy veterans who had returned from the wounded army.

Ye Xiuhan was slapped in the face by Bian Fucheng. "I am indeed educated. My hometown is also in Shandong. During the war, my family fell into poverty. I had no choice but to go to Shaanxi to seek refuge with my cousin. I worked in communications in their battalion before. After I recovered from my injury and returned to the team, I was assigned to be your guard."

"After all this talk, who is your cousin?"

"Cao Yuncheng."

Bian Fucheng suddenly realized: "So Lao Cao is your cousin."

Bian Fucheng looked at him aggressively, and said, "But the difference in size between you two is too big. Did your cousin eat up all your food?"

Ye Xiuhan rolled her eyes, obviously not wanting to respond to Bian Fucheng's teasing: "Captain, I'm going."

"Go ahead, but be careful, the Japanese shells don't have eyes."

"Yes!"

The front-line troops withdrew and other troops began to shrink their defense lines.

The attacks of both the Guoqi Detachment and the 13th Mixed Brigade were very successful.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the only cost was a few hundred casualties.

They broke through the first line of defense of the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

Then, after several hours of intense resistance and artillery fire.

The soldiers of the Flying Tiger Honor Division once again abandoned their positions, which were not strong to begin with, and continued to retreat. A lot of equipment was left behind and discarded on the positions.

They were all Hanyang-made and some damaged Jin-made Type 65 rifles.

After receiving the news, Seishirō Sakagami, who had fought against the Chinese army many times, immediately ordered his troops to stop the attack.

He knew the equipment of his opponent.

As an ace force.

Logically speaking, the troops under his command would never use rifles of different calibers.

This was Chu Yunfei's strategy to lure the enemy deeper into his territory.

Sakagami Seishirō wrote this with great confidence in his reply to Terauchi Juichi.

The North China Front Army Headquarters at this time.

Terauchi Hisaichi frowned and thought carefully about the current war situation.

Seishirō Sakagami's analysis is not without reason.

He simply sent a telegram to Sakagami Seishirō, asking them to continue to advance steadily and ensure that Chu Yunfei's troops were defeated and annihilated.

I don't know.

At this time, Chu Yunfei's troops had gained enough time to retreat.

The evacuation train belonging to the First War Zone Commander's Headquarters had already left the city of Xuchang and moved towards Xinyang overnight.

As for the people in Zheng County and even Xuchang, the vast majority have completed the evacuation, and some have already boarded the trains transporting refugees.

They will settle in the southeastern Shanxi region under the arrangement of the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone and the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone.

Jincheng, Yangcheng, Changzhi, Qinshui, Qinxian and other places will be their destination.

The defending troops in the Zhengxian direction withdrew in two directions.

A part of the army, led by the 31st Corps and the 74th Corps, withdrew to Xingyang, Sishui, and Guangwu.
Avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army.

As for Chu Yunfei's troops, they followed Chang Kaishen's orders to retreat westward to Xiangcheng, and then went south to Biyang to rest and regroup, waiting for an opportunity to flank the main Japanese forces moving south along the Pinghan Railway Line.

When Chiang Kai-shek issued this military order, he obviously already knew the specific conditions of the various troops in the First War Zone.

If before the Japanese invaders broke through the Yellow River, the various troops still had the strength to resist, or even to fight them fiercely, they could have bought a lot of time.

Up to now...the First War Zone and even the Supreme Command have firmly believed this.

Most areas of Henan are no longer defensible. It is better to exchange space for time and preserve our manpower.

When the Japanese army moves south along the Pinghan Railway Line, assemble the combat troops of the First War Zone and the Fifth War Zone in the Dabie Mountains area.

Wait for an opportunity to attack from the flank, or even seek corresponding opportunities to annihilate the Japanese army's effective forces.

Of course, this is Chiang Kai-shek's wishful thinking.

Today's North China region, including Chu Yunfei's Flying Tiger Honor Division, no longer has the ability to fight a large-scale annihilation war.

As soon as he received the relevant telegram, Chu Yunfei was ready to lead his troops north back to the southeastern Shanxi region.

Second World War Commander Headquarters.

late at night.

A secret telegram from Chu Yunfei's unit was handed to Liu Tao, director of the confidential office.

After a quick glance, Liu Tao immediately ordered: "The war is intense. You should stay at the war zone commander's headquarters to rest for the time being. You will be given a holiday after this busy period."

"Yes, Director!"

Liu Tao turned around and walked quickly into the combat meeting room.

Just as the Battle of East Henan was in full swing.

The Second War Zone was also carrying out a counterattack to recover Taiyuan.

The 20th Division had an advantage in terms of personnel quality and firepower, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suffered heavy losses, but also made corresponding progress.

As early as a year ago.

Yan Laoxi issued the corresponding general attack order.

In the southern part of Shanxi Province, the Nationalist Army launched an attack on the 40th Brigade of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army with eight divisions and 100,000 troops.

Seeing Liu Tao walking quickly, a group of senior generals from the Second War Zone turned around and looked over.

I thought something happened on the front line again.

Old Man Yan frowned and took the telegram.

"Commander Yan?"

Yan Laoxi took a deep breath, and then slowly said: "Yun Fei is coming back."

"But." Zhu Shouguang hesitated to speak.

The expressions of the generals were also a little strange, and they looked at each other.

Obviously quite surprised by such news.

Everyone knows.

Under normal circumstances, Chu Yunfei would not be able to come back.

Chiang Kai-shek was not so kind as to agree to Chu Yunfei's return to Shanxi.

Otherwise, Chu Yunfei would not have been appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of a war zone.

It is obvious that this position is actually to win over Chu Yunfei.

If he doesn't return to Shanxi, Chiang Kai-shek will not be stingy with the high position and generous salary.

But now Chu Yunfei actually sent a secret message to Chiang Kai-shek. Maybe it wasn't a secret message, but a telegram to Yan Laoxi saying that he would return to Shanxi.
What the hell is going on here?
"The Japanese army's westward offensive was too fierce. The theater and the headquarters have issued an order for a full retreat. The main force of the 10th Division is fighting hard. According to Yunfei's report, part of the Japanese cavalry has already captured Xiangcheng."

"Then wouldn't the Flying Tiger Honor Division be at risk of being surrounded and annihilated?"

Old Yan said slowly, "Yun Fei's retreat to the south has been blocked. He can only retreat to the northwest. His troops have suffered heavy casualties. So far, his combat strength is less than two Lu."

He handed the telegram in his hand to a group of generals for circulation.

"Two Lu have less than 8,000 men?"

Everyone looked at each other.

The casualties were truly heavy.

No wonder they were able to completely wipe out the Japanese Army's 14th Division, a permanent elite unit.

The price paid was indeed high.

only.

This group of commanders didn't know that the number of people Chu Yunfei mentioned was actually much less than what they thought.

Having said that.

The generals seemed to be thinking about something.

No matter what, at least I found a suitable reason to return to Jin.

Chu Xichun was the first to sigh: "The situation in eastern Henan is indeed changing too fast."

"These little devils are so crazy about winning the war, how could they care about these things?"

Yang Aiyuan sighed and said meaningfully: "Yun Fei's return to defend southeastern Shanxi means that our Second War Zone will have an additional elite force. I don't know how long it will take to recover its combat effectiveness."

Yan Laoxi responded expressionlessly: "No matter what, it's good that Yunfei is back, it's good that he's back!"

Wuhan, headquarters.

In Chiang Kai-shek's office, Dai Li stood obediently in front of him.

"So what you mean is that the people you sent over have now become important positions such as regiment commander and battalion commander."

"Yes, Principal," Dai Li bowed slightly and nodded.

"Yun Fei used them even though he knew their identities?"

"It's the Third Infantry Regiment, Chu Yunfei's direct infantry regiment, and its equipment is top-notch." Dai Li emphasized: "Commander Chu doesn't seem to care that they are from the Military Control Commission."

"interesting."

Chiang Kai-shek smiled.

He had seen poaching people, and people from the Military Control Commission were poached and placed in important positions.

Chu Yunfei was still the first one.

Knowing that he was a member of the Military Control Commission, they still used him. This is very unusual in itself.
Especially a commander like Chu Yunfei who is at the center of the storm.

"report!"

"Come in."

Wang Shihe walked in hurriedly: "Chairman, Hu Zongnan's troops sent an urgent telegram that a part of the Japanese cavalry captured Xiangcheng and cut off the retreat route of the Flying Tiger Honor Division..."

"what happened?"

Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram and thought about it carefully.

broken.

The combat goal of the Japanese army's left-wing attack force on the battlefield in eastern Henan was to completely annihilate Chu Yunfei's troops.

"Send a telegram to Chu Yunfei immediately and turn to Luoyang to get rid of the Japanese pursuit."

"Yes!"

After hesitating for a moment, Chiang Kai-shek stopped Wang Shihe, who was about to leave the room, and said, "Draft a telegram and order him to withdraw to southeastern Shanxi."

"Chairman..." Wang Shihe was shocked.

Dai Li, who was standing nearby, also raised his eyebrows, obviously greatly shocked.

"Just send it like this."

"Yes!"

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