Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 251: Shooting down Japanese fighter planes, annihilating the Japanese infantry regiment, the German military advisory group leaving China, and capturing the regiment

"Hurry up, move everything away, nothing left."

The people in Yangquan City spontaneously walked out of their houses and helped the soldiers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army carry things.

Mule and horse carts and cars took away weapons, ammunition and other auxiliary supplies from the military warehouses overnight.

"With so much cement, are these little devils planning to build a bunker?"

"Who cares? Take them all away. Don't leave him any!"

"Be careful, there are iron bars here"

"That stuff is called steel skeleton, also known as steel bar, it's used to build bunkers...Take it all away."

"Yes!"

Liu Shuzeng stood aside, looking at the busy crowd with a smile.

He was as happy and smiling as an old farmer during the autumn harvest.

"Old Liu, with so many goodies, you must have made a fortune on this trip!"

When Liu Shuzeng heard the noise, his face instantly changed to a serious one. He turned to look at Cao Potian and Ma Keying who were walking over.

"What kind of fortune is this? What kind of fortune is this!"

"I'm so poor that I almost have to pawn my pants, and I still want to get rich!" Liu Shuzeng looked vicious, as if he was an old landlord guarding his wealth.

Ma Keying laughed, put his strong arms around Liu Shuzeng's shoulders, and held him tightly with his big hands like a palm-leaf fan.

"Old Liu, I heard there are a lot of cavalry rifles piled up in the warehouse?"

“I haven’t heard of this.”

Old Liu wanted to play dumb, but Mark Ying snorted, "Don't give me that. My people saw with their own eyes that there were at least two hundred, no, three hundred, no less. After our expansion, many soldiers still carry 65 rifles, which is inconvenient for immediate combat. Director Liu, please change our equipment."

"I really don't know about this. When I get back, I'll check whether I have the gun you mentioned."

Mark Ying was not convinced. He added, "At least we need to give our cavalry regiment 300 sets of horse harnesses. I saw this with my own eyes. You can't deny it."

"We do have horse harnesses, but the exact quantity has not been counted yet. We definitely cannot change your equipment without approval!" Liu Shuzeng was anxious. One is one, two is two.

Warehouse entry, inventory taking, and shipment out, this is a process and also a rule.

The goods haven't even been put into storage yet and Mark Ying wants to change the clothes on the spot. How can this be possible?

As for Cao Potian, who was taller than Ma Keying, he hadn't said a word yet!
"Lao Liu, let's make a deal first. You need to give me ten more boxes of mortar shells. My people are helping you move the goods. It's not too much to give them some wages, right?"

These two people.

Their appetites are getting bigger and bigger.

The cavalry regiment is fine. At present, the cavalry companies of each regiment have not yet been built, and most of these equipment will be allocated to the cavalry regiment.

As for these mortar shells, all the mortar battalions were jealous.

Does anyone know which battalion's mortars are using the caliber of the shells here?
"Don't give me that. You have nothing but your life. If you want to resupply in advance, go to Chief Chu and ask for approval. I can't make the decision."

Liu Shuzeng was not afraid that the two would play rogue, so he simply sat aside and refused to listen.

When the two saw that the hard approach didn't work, they decided to try the soft approach.

"Old Liu, these are some cigarettes that were just seized from a Japanese officer. Can you give me one? I'll light it for you."

"What are you doing? There are so many ammunition here, and you dare to see the fire?" Old Liu took the cigarette and put it in his pocket, stopping Ma Keying from lighting it.

Ma Keying was somewhat helpless, and stretched out his hand and said, "Then give the cigarette back to me."

"What kind of cigarettes?" Liu Shuzeng raised his eyebrows.

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"Okay, this bastard is just a glutton. He won't give up anything he gets. Fine, I'll go find Chief Chu and ask for it..."

Ma Keying and Cao Potian looked at each other and knew they had no idea how to deal with Liu Shuzeng.

"You can pick up the goods only after seeing the approval slip." Liu Shuzeng emphasized again: "Also, even if you have the approval slip, you can only pick up the goods after I have counted the inventory!"

"I say, Lao Liu, how about this? I'll swap my old 65 rifle with your cavalry rifle. I'll make sure you can match the numbers. We still have to fight, and you can't have good equipment without sharing it with your brothers. One more good rifle can kill one more Japanese soldier."

Liu Shuzeng nodded silently: "That's fine."

"It's the same for me. I still have to carry out the mission of attacking the reinforcements from the periphery. If you give me some artillery shells, I don't know how many soldiers will be saved!"

"Give it to him, damn it." Liu Shuzeng sighed, turned around and ordered loudly: "Officer Wang, take your men to follow them and record the weapons and equipment they took away. I will report to Commander Chu later."

"Yes!"

The encirclement and annihilation campaign continues.

Under the cover of night.

The soldiers of the anti-tank artillery company pushed the anti-tank artillery to the front line and opened direct fire on the enemy's firepower points.

Once the Japanese machine guns opened fire, what awaited them were PAK 36mm anti-tank gun shells.

The Japs had a very difficult time fighting because the battlefield was not big.

Three regiments were enough to completely divide and surround them.

Fortifications are basically built temporarily during confrontations.

They had originally taken the initiative on the battlefield and had thought that Chu Yunfei's troops would counterattack, but they had never expected that they would be suddenly surrounded.

This group of Japanese devils broke through quite decisively.

After realizing that they couldn't hold on and receiving the order from Umezu Mijiro, they...

It was a tacit choice to break out towards Shouyang at the same time.

This dozen.

Only then did Cao Potian realize that what he had said before about the outer blocking operation was spot on.

However, the troops that were blocked were not the Japanese support troops, but the Japanese troops that were heading straight for Yangquan.

These Japanese soldiers obviously didn't know that Yangquan had already fallen into the hands of Chu Yunfei's troops.

“How many people broke out?”

"Okay, I understand. I will report immediately. Please ensure that all Japanese troops in the encirclement are wiped out."

Sun Ming hung up the phone, turned around and stood in front of Chu Yunfei: "Sir, a group of Japanese troops broke through the encirclement at night."

"How specific?"

"The first round of Japanese artillery fire killed the company commander supervising the battle at the front, making it impossible to organize a counterattack for a while."

"What does their platoon leader do for a living?" Chu Yunfei frowned slightly: "Immediately contact Cao Potian's regiment and make sure to stop these little devils and kill them!"

"Yes!"

The fighting inside the encirclement continues.

Darkness is the best cover.

Under such circumstances, the attacking soldiers did not have to worry about the possible appearance of Japanese fighter planes as they did during the day.

Now they were firing at full power. Facing the Japanese counterattack, they were not afraid at all. Under the full cover of the artillery battalion, they cleared one hill after another.

Flares were continuously launched into the sky, and some soldiers launched a dragnet search in some ravines and nooks.

The main goal is to never let any Japanese go.

The battle lasted all night, and Chu Yunfei waited quietly all night.

"Jingle Bell."

Chen Zejun stepped forward and answered the phone: "Hello, headquarters."

"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll report it immediately."

"Captain Chu, the battle is basically over... the remaining few hundred devils are still resisting stubbornly. That place was the former headquarters of the Japanese army."

"They didn't choose to break out?" Sun Ming was a little surprised.

"No."

Chu Yunfei turned around silently and said, "It seems that the previous judgment on the location of their headquarters was wrong. Otherwise, these Japanese soldiers should have dispersed and broken through. Their regiment commander should not have been killed yet. Order the mountain artillery regiment to continue the bombardment."

"Organize a commando team and kill them after the bombardment ends!"

"Yes!" Chen Zejun turned and left, and Chu Yunfei's consciousness was once again immersed in the three-dimensional combat map.

It was already dawn.

Chu Yunfei once again explored the Japanese troops within the encirclement.

[Unit name: Japanese Army 117th Infantry Regiment]

【Organization: 10%】

[Logistics: 11%]

[The main light weapons currently equipped are: Type 38 rifle and Type 38 carbine. ]

[Currently the main equipped machine gun model: Taisho 11-type light machine gun]

[Current main equipment support weapon model: Brandt 81mm mortar]

[Currently mainly equipped with heavy weapons: None]

[Current equipment status: good]

[Current logistics supply situation: poor]

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The small arms model column has not changed.

The main machine guns, including the Type 92 heavy machine gun, are no longer displayed.

It was probably due to the fact that the anti-tank artillery company knocked out all of the Japanese machine gun positions.

Chu Yunfei didn’t have much impression of the Brandt 81mm mortar.

All we know is that the Red Army had used it before.

It was French equipment, not a mainstream domestic weapon, and he couldn't remember its specific parameters.

If it can be seized, I think it can be used as is.

Chen Zejun had already arrived at the front line.

Behind him was the organized commando team.

He said nothing, holding in his hand a Type 65 rifle with a bayonet already installed on the front.

The guard who was following him also took out the pistol from his waist.

As the sound of gunfire gradually became less frequent.

Chen Zejun said nothing, but walked out of the trench on his own.

Following his movement, the soldiers behind him also jumped out of the trench.

"kill!"

"Kill~!"

The deafening shouts of killing rang out, even at that moment, drowning out the sound of the exploding shells.

The soldiers followed Chen Zejun and charged forward.

Under the blue sky and white sun military flag.

Chen Zejun and his commandos quickly rushed towards the Japanese positions.

The field fortifications that were being reinforced overnight.

Under the artillery fire of the mountain artillery regiment, it was once again shattered.

The circular defense fortifications that were originally well organized have now become riddled with holes again.

The corpses of Japanese soldiers could be seen everywhere, including many of the bodies of soldiers from the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

There were bomb craters everywhere, and some soldiers were unable to jump in time and even fell to the ground.

There were many Japanese soldiers' bodies piled up in the trenches.

The soldiers checked carefully.

The first three batches of attacking commandos quickly crossed the trenches and killed the Japanese troops who were still resisting stubbornly.

The following troops were carrying out the corresponding mopping-up work.

The bayonet pierced his chest.

Many wounded Japanese soldiers were sent to hell by kind-hearted soldiers.

The groans of pain decreased a lot as the soldiers fired their guns.

Still too kind.

Chu Yunfei was filled with emotion. If it were him, he might have treated the wounded Japanese soldiers even more cruelly.

None of the Japanese devils who invaded China in the early days had clean hands.

Different from the garrison troops who changed their thinking later.

At the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, many Japanese devils chose to cooperate with local guerrillas, and even with the Kuomintang government, fighting a tacit war.

Even avoid large-scale massacres.

Many Japanese soldiers even resisted or were afraid of taking the initiative to attack and fight. For such Japanese soldiers, there was no problem in giving them a quick death.

This group of Japanese devils from the field army.

Everyone has Chinese blood debt on their hands!
It would be a relief for them to die so quickly.

If there is time.

Chu Yunfei didn't mind torturing these beasts in the name of interrogating them for information!
To vent the anger of the villagers who were persecuted and massacred by the Japanese devils.

As for this last little devil.

It was also the military achievement that Chu Yunfei left for Chen Zejun to be promoted to regiment commander.

Chen Zejun's command ability is enough to make him a regiment commander.

Chen family, youth and seniority cannot be the reasons to limit Chen Zejun from being promoted to the head of the group.

There is indeed a lack of qualifications.

After all, long service often represents experience.

You can indeed gain respect and be treated differently.

It is not the first time that the Nationalist government has shortened the years of military rank appointment.

However, it also led to a situation where a large number of military commanders had no prestige and were unable to control the officers under their command.

If the training is suspended for a long time, a large number of officers will be piled up in the position of colonel.

Many commanders will give priority to promoting officers who have had longer service in the unit.

There is nothing that can be done about it.

It's hard to keep things fair.

Very troublesome.

anyway.

Qualifications are important in Chu Yunfei's eyes. He will consider them, but not too much.

The capable are promoted and the mediocre are demoted. This is war.

The gap between genius and mediocrity is the chasm.

What's more, the gap between geniuses.

It is often greater than the gap between genius and mediocrity.

A qualified commander can often play a stronger role on the battlefield.

It is impossible for Chu Yunfei to fight every battle personally, especially when the troops are larger in scale.

Micromanaging the battalion and company level would only waste his energy meaninglessly.

As the battle ends.

A formation of more than a dozen Japanese fighter planes also flew over from the direction of Taiyuan.

They arrived at the scene shortly after dawn. I guess the Japanese army was also very concerned about the battle situation here.

Chu Yunfei immediately called the air defense battalion and said, "A lot of Japanese fighter planes have come from Taiyuan. I'll see how you perform this time. If you can shoot down a few, I'll call the chairman to ask for equipment."

Ma Zhiyi responded: "I know, sir, just wait and see."

Chu Yunfei had previously promised to help them get anti-aircraft guns.

But the landlord had no surplus food.

Mr. Yan has no money to buy it now.

Previously, 36 anti-tank guns were supplied to Chu Yunfei’s troops.

Of the 108 anti-tank guns purchased before the war, only two-thirds have been delivered so far.

The Germans were obviously unwilling to deliver the remaining 36 guns because of preparations for war and pressure from the Japanese.

Given the current unfortunate Sino-German relations, Chu Yunfei did not expect to get all 36 gates back.

After all, Yan Laoxi hasn't paid the balance yet...they are both in the same boat.

As the fighter planes roared towards the original position of the 7th Infantry Regiment.

During the first five or six days of close support, there was no significant threat from anti-aircraft fire.

This time, they were a little bolder.

Prepare to use machine guns to fire at Chen Zejun's unit of the 7th Infantry Regiment.

however.

As they descended in altitude, anti-aircraft machine gun fire became visible to the naked eye.

The tracer bullet was extremely obvious in the sky.

Chu Yunfei immediately used a skill that he had not used for a long time: anti-aircraft gun guidance.
The soldiers looked up at the sky.

All I saw were quite obvious bullets hitting the Japanese fighter planes.

Then, the two Japanese fighter planes instantly turned into a fireball.

"Cao!"

"Fuck the Japanese!"

"That's awesome! Beat these sons of bitches to death!"

"Stop cursing and run! The Japanese plane is falling."

"Fuck him, run!"

The Japanese army was caught off guard and lost two fighter planes.

The remaining light bombers still chose to carry out bombing missions.

They rushed towards the infantry positions of the 7th Infantry Regiment and dropped aerial bombs one after another.

A formation of four Japanese bombers even rushed towards the anti-aircraft artillery battalion.

The anti-aircraft artillery battalions, which already lacked sustained firepower, also became a little bit Muggle at this time.

Under the command of Ma Zhiyi, the soldiers fought bravely.

Once again, a Japanese light bomber was blown up in mid-air.

The Japanese troops were already flying overhead.

Ma Zhiyi shouted loudly: "Get into the bunker quickly!"

"Get into the bunker!"

The soldiers quickly abandoned the anti-aircraft machine guns that were still firing and swarmed into the anti-artillery caves.

At this time, Ma Zhiyi also rolled over and hid in the anti-artillery hole dug in the trench.

Boom!

The continuous explosions seemed to flatten the entire hill.

"Take the guards with you and dig them all out!"

"Yes!" Chu Yunfei sighed.

These damn Japanese devils are so cruel!
In an almost mutual destruction manner, all of Chu Yunfei's few anti-aircraft machine guns were destroyed.

We shot down two Japanese fighter planes and one light bomber.

Exchanged for twelve anti-aircraft machine guns.

It’s not a loss at all, as the soldiers in the anti-aircraft artillery battalion are fine.

As soon as the equipment arrives, combat effectiveness can be formed immediately.

just
Where to get the equipment?

We certainly can't rely on Commander Yan, as Chiang Kai-shek can't even equip the First Army with anti-aircraft guns now.

Not to mention his Flying Tiger Honor Division
Do I have to earn money to buy guns myself?

But where can Chu Yunfei get foreign exchange? He is not a Japanese, so he can't trade normally with these damn powers.

Foreign exchange! Foreign exchange!
The crux of the problem lies in foreign exchange.

Even after the Nationalist government completed the legal currency reform, it anchored the currency to the US dollar and silver standard.

He doesn't have much foreign exchange either.

The reason why the Nationalist government was willing to choose Germans to purchase weapons and equipment.

A large part of the reason was that the Germans were willing to accept payments from the National Government in forms other than foreign exchange.

For example, things like black sand ore.

Chu Yunfei remembered it clearly.

As pro-China generals and diplomats were continuously dismissed, the last batch of German generals should leave on July 5th.

Calculate the time, isn’t it tomorrow?
Just as Chu Yunfei was passing the news of victory to the Second War Zone, the 18th Group Army.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Wuhan, also received the news.

The good news of completely annihilating the Japanese army regiment slightly diluted the sadness.

After completely annihilating the Japanese infantry regiment.

The soldiers quickly cleaned up the battlefield.

They soon left the Zhengtai Line and retreated towards Changzhi.

As for Chiang Kai-shek in Wuhan.

He asked General Falkenhausen to meet him tonight and have a "last supper."

This dinner was of high standard.

It was a family dinner of Chiang Kai-shek, accompanied by his wife Soong Mei-ling.

No one else.

As early as May, General Falkenhausen and his team received relevant information from the German authorities.

They need to return home as soon as possible.

Until the end of June, the Falkenhausen family was affected by this.

After learning about this, Chiang Kai-shek personally persuaded Falkenhausen to return to China.
Although Falkenhausen is nicknamed the water-blasting maniac by netizens.

Not only will the Yellow River be breached, but also the Qiantang River, and they are even preparing to breach the Yangtze River.

But he is very different from the previous German military adviser Hans von Seeckt, who only knew how to sell goods.

Falkenhausen was mainly concerned with military affairs. He was responsible for organizing and training the Chinese army under Chiang Kai-shek and drafting military plans to prevent Japanese invasion.

As soon as he took office, he was keenly aware that there would be a war between China and Japan. He once advised Chiang Kai-shek on Japan's strategy for invading China and the tactics that the National Army should adopt: Japan should first take North China, and if China gave up Hebei, the Longhai Line and the surrounding major cities would all become the frontline war zone.

Japan then took over Shandong, and was about to sweep away the Yellow River defense line.

For Japan, the most important route for its invasion of China was the Yangtze River.

If Japan can control Wuhan, China will be divided into two.

If China does not fight with all its might to survive.

Then North China and Shandong will inevitably break away from China (Song Zheyuan opposed Chiang Kai-shek and flirted with the Japanese, and Han Fuju never obeyed the central government.)
All the main forces of the National Army should be concentrated in the Xuzhou-Zhengzhou-Wuhan-Nanchang-Jinling area.

There are two extremely important things in the east: one is to blockade the Yangtze River, and the other is to guard the capital. The two are closely related.

Secondly, we should build support points in Nanchang and Wuchang and defend them with all our strength to maintain contact with Guangzhou.

Sichuan is the last line of defense, and we must not give up an inch of land without a fight.

Falkenhausen's proposal was put forward two years before the July 7 Incident.

In addition, the fact that the invading Japanese army chose to attack Shanxi first was beyond the judgment of Falkenhausen and most of the senior generals.

Of course, Yan Laoxi didn't expect this either.

He believed that he could save Shanxi by selling out his country thanks to his good relationship with the Japanese.

Japanese officers led by Seishirō Sakagami shattered his dream with their own hands.

anyway.

The Japanese army's initial strategy and offensive direction during its invasion of China were almost consistent with their judgment.

As for the Chinese Army reorganization plan, Chen Cixiu, the original director of the reorganization department, should be clear about how much help the Germans could provide.

I won’t go into detail on this point.

After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this group of German advisers personally went to the front line to participate in the command of operations in the Battle of Shanghai.

During the Battle of Taierzhuang, Falkenhausen accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to Xuzhou to supervise the battle.

For Chang Kaishen.

Falkenhausen is not only the head of the military advisory group, but also a bridge for communication between China and Germany.

He is also his good friend.

At the dinner, Falkenhausen once again informed Chiang Kai-shek of new news: "Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, your son will have to interrupt his studies at the Munich Military Academy in Germany, and he will return to your country in the near future."

Chiang Kai-shek smiled and nodded: "I already know this, General. You have been in China for eight years."

"Seven years, nine months and eight days."

“Time flies by so fast”

"Mr. Chairman, please don't worry. The prospects for the Nationalist government's war against Japan are very bright. Not only do you have the help of the Soviets, but the Americans are also willing to help you."

"You have brave and fearless soldiers, generals with active tactical and strategic thinking, and a Flying Tiger attack force that is considered to be the best in the world."

Falkenhausen sighed and said, "If your officials can remain honest, I believe you and your army will soon be able to win this war."

Chiang Kai-shek, who originally had a smile on his face, now looked stiff.

Song Meiling at the side smoothed things over: "Darling, the general will leave tomorrow. Let's have a farewell drink with him."

Chang Kaishen nodded.

At this time, his cup no longer contained boiled water or orange juice.

This time, he raised the glass in his hand, which was half full of red wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

Chiang Kai-shek had mixed feelings. He was reluctant to leave the German military advisory group, felt helpless about the current situation of the Nationalist government, and was worried about the future of his own war of resistance.

But I wonder if he regrets the incident that shocked China and the world?
General Falkenhausen sighed slightly.

He would rather give up his German citizenship and stay in China, and naturally he was very reluctant to leave: "I regret that I cannot accompany Mr. Chairman to welcome the victory. I assure you that all members of the German military advisory group will not reveal any Chinese defense secrets to Japan."

"I know you are not used to the Ningbo cuisine from my hometown, so I asked the chef to prepare this Western food for you..."

With the end of the encirclement and annihilation battle on Chu Yunfei's side.

The attack launched by the 114th Division of the Japanese Army was stopped by the commander of the Shanxi First Army, Michijiro Umezu.

This made the Japanese army's strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao seem quite ridiculous.

Just as Umezu Mijiro was discussing follow-up measures with the First Army Chief of Staff Shojiro Iida.

Lieutenant Colonel Okamoto Takaya, with an excited look on his face, walked quickly to a place not far from the two men.

The voice was loud and clear, as if full of confidence.

The two looked at each other, wondering how come the intelligence officer was so excited just two days after leaving.

"Commander, I have just received the latest intelligence from the undercover personnel. They found the trace of Qian Bojun, the commander of the Flying Tiger Honor Division, in Lingchuan, Shanxi. After secondary confirmation, the main officers of Chu Yunfei's unit are on rotation and leave, and do not have strong combat effectiveness."

"What?" Umezu Mijiro was extremely surprised.

Okamoto Takashi was also very excited. He emphasized: "The news has been confirmed again and again. This is one of the nails that our intelligence department has driven into the Shanxi region. The source of the information is quite reliable!"

"Snapped!"

A slap mark instantly appeared on Takaya Okamoto's cheek.

The face that was originally full of praise suddenly became red and swollen.

Umezu Mijiro could no longer bear it and disregarded his so-called self-cultivation.

"Bageyalu, this is simply stupid to a certain extent!"

"asshole!"

"Your intelligence department should commit suicide by disembowelment. You are just a bunch of stupid pigs."

"Division Commander Kawagishi is right. It's better to trust our own judgment than the intelligence department." Chief of Staff of the First Army Shojiro Iida added coldly.

Okamoto Takashi was shocked, and he decided to go for broke: "Commander, the information is absolutely accurate. I am willing to guarantee it with my life."

Umezu Mijiro slowly retracted his raised hand.

Seeing Okamoto Takashiya so confident.

The two Japanese soldiers couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

Could it be that Chu Yunfei's troops really didn't use their full strength?

If this is the case, where is the limit of this force?
At this time, Umezu Mijiro no longer had the intention to continue arguing with Okamoto Takaya, so he waved his hand and told him to go away.

Then he issued another order: "Order the 114th Division to immediately move to Yangquan, Shouyang and other places to secure the Zhengtai Line."

"Hai!"

In the blink of an eye.

It was already two days later.

The subsequent final battle went very smoothly.

On the Eighth Route Army side, Brigade Commander Chen reported to the headquarters immediately after receiving Chu Yunfei's call.

The main force of the 115th Division quickly left the battlefield under the command of the fourth-term seniors.

This is the end.

The attack on the Zhengtai Railway was a complete victory.

Not only did they successfully destroy a large section of the railway line, they also blew up a lot of roadbeds.

According to the estimate of the 18th Group Army.

If the Japanese army wants to open the road, it will take at least three months of repairs!
Moreover, they wiped out an entire Japanese field infantry regiment and a field artillery regiment in one fell swoop.

Seven 75mm Type mountain cannons were also seized.

It can also be a big harvest!

As for the quantity of supplies in the Yangquan military supply warehouse, the statistics have not yet been completed.

According to Chu Yunfei's estimation, things can be marked on the three-dimensional combat map.

At the very least, the amount of supplies will be the same as the one piled up in Jingxing Station.

Definitely not less.

"Lao Liu, come and take a look at what this thing is. The soldiers seized it and I threw it directly into the car."

"What the hell is this?" Liu Shugen stepped forward and took the flag from the soldier: "This is the Japanese army flag. Why are there chrysanthemums on it?"

"I remember that the chrysanthemum is the symbol of the Japanese royal family. Is this stick used by the Japanese royal family?"

Liu Shuzeng looked puzzled: "Why is this flag different from the ones captured before?"

"Some soldiers said that the Japanese had buried this thing in the ground, and they knelt in front of it and chanted something like a spell. They were a little afraid that the Japanese would summon some monsters from underground, so they shot them to death."

Liu Shuzeng also told Chu Yunfei the same thing.

Looking at the strange flag in front of me.

Chu Yunfei quickly flipped through the memories in his mind.

It has some impression and looks very much like the legendary thing.

The flag is surrounded by purple tassels with gold thread, and the flagpole is black with a brass-gilded chrysanthemum emblem on top.

This is the symbol of the Japanese royal family!
"You mean, they were kneeling beside this flag and mumbling something?"

"I also heard it from the officer... and the officer also heard it from the soldiers. They said they seemed to want to burn this thing and half-bury it in the ground... There seemed to be some powder on it. It was hard to put out. Even urinating couldn't put it out..."

Chu Yunfei didn't look down on it, he just looked at the small flag in front of him.

"Sun Ming, go find Liang Guoping. We might have found something good."

"Yes!"

"Old Liu, sit down."

"Hey." Chu Yunfei put the thing back on the table and confirmed again: "Isn't it phosphorus powder you are talking about?"

"Who knows? If it was phosphorus powder, why didn't they continue to burn the flag?"

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "That's true, but I still can't believe that I was able to seize this thing."

"Isn't this just a military flag?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head: "This is the regiment flag. Holding this flag means that the Japanese have a locust standing in front of them. This regiment flag is also regarded as the emperor's incarnation. The Japanese think this thing is much more important than their own lives.

Normally, the flags would be in the second-line troops, and usually there would be a flag guard squad.

When the Japanese knew they were going to be wiped out, they would usually burn the flag and bury this thing underground."

"It was supposed to be buried, but it seems that the soldiers didn't burn it after beating him to death."

"Do you remember who seized this thing?" Liu Shuzeng scratched his head. "Who remembers? But we can always find out."

"That's right. I heard that a lot of inventory equipment was brought back from Yangquan this time?"

Liu Shuzeng reported the situation honestly.

Chu Yunfei nodded and said, "Prepare 386 Type rifles, Type light machine guns, Type heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, rounds of ammunition, and boxes of grenades, and send them to the th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."

"Is this the salary you promised me?"

"The equipment of the two battalions is just right, not too much, not too little." Chu Yunfei smiled slightly: "This time, the Eighth Route Army mobilized a division and a brigade of main forces, and suffered more than 2,000 casualties. It was a great effort."

Liu Shuzeng was not surprised by this: "These Eighth Route Army soldiers do have some skills, but compared to us, they are not even a little bit inferior."

Taking out the Japanese cigarettes from his pocket, Chu Yunfei asked with a smile: "When did you get this thing?"

"Mark Ying stuffed it into my mouth. I had to accept it. I wanted to try what Japanese cigarettes taste like."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said nothing.

"Report."

"Come in." Chu Yunfei raised his head and looked at Fang Ligong: "Brother Ligong, it seems that the statistics have been completed?"

Fang Ligong smiled and nodded: "I'm afraid Commander Chu will be shocked."

“Why, how many people were mobilized this time?”

"Twenty-eight thousand people!" Fang Ligong slowly spit out a number.

"Cough cough cough~!"

Liu Shuzeng, who was standing by, was extremely surprised: "How much?"

"Twenty-eight thousand people!"

Chu Yunfei was stunned. He himself didn't expect there would be such a number.

When he gave the order, he required strict control over the number of guerrillas heading north to reinforce.

If you have not received the corresponding basic military training, or are the only child, you are strictly prohibited from participating in front-line combat.

And this number far exceeded his expectations.

He thought that mobilizing 10,000 people was already far beyond his expectations.
"Are all these guerrillas who have received basic military training?"

Fang Ligong shook his head: "Not all of them, but more than 80% of them are lightly armed and have received relevant training. They have joined the local militia self-defense forces or guerrillas."

"The people's support for us is much greater than we imagined."

Chu Yunfei was filled with emotion: "If that's the case, our second military reorganization plan can be implemented smoothly."

Fang Ligong nodded: "The Second War Zone has also agreed to this matter, but they just explained that the Deputy Chief of Staff will come over to understand the specific methods and measures..."

"I understand Commander Yan's concerns. If this matter gets to the chairman, it will be hard to explain."

"After all..." Fang Ligong saw the regiment flag on the table and exclaimed: "Commander Chu, this...could it be?"

"I'm not sure yet. We'll know once Liang Guoping comes over to take a look."

"report!"

As soon as Chu Yunfei finished speaking, Liang Guoping and Sun Ming came to the command center.

"Speak of the devil, and he will appear." Fang Ligong laughed and called Liang Guoping and Sun Ming into Chu Yunfei's office.

"Come here, Guoping, please check and see if this is the Japanese army's regimental flag!"

Liang Guoping exclaimed: "This is absolutely genuine!"

“步兵联队的军旗样式为长2尺6寸4分（约0.8m）、宽3尺（约0.91m）。”

"The top of the flagpole is a brass-gilded 3-pair 16-leaf chrysanthemum emblem, the flagpole is blackened birch wood, the flag is made of purple silk, surrounded by a circle of flat-woven purple gold tassels, the flag is white, the -pointed rising sun emblem is red, and the regiment number is marked on white cloth in the lower right corner."

"117th Infantry Regiment!"

"It must be right. The infantry regiment flag is similar to a square, and the cavalry regiment flag is similar to a rectangle. There is a slight difference. This must be the Japanese regiment flag!"

"In that case, it's easy to handle!"

Chu Yunfei grinned: "I was just worrying about how to ask the chairman for anti-aircraft guns. Now that I have this thing, sending it to Wuhan for exhibition will surely greatly boost the morale of the combat troops and stabilize the military spirit!"

The anti-aircraft artillery company dug and reinforced the hilltop bunker in advance.

There were more than 40 casualties, including 30 deaths.

The losses were great, but fortunately the structure was preserved.

After the additional personnel receive corresponding training, they will be able to quickly restore their combat effectiveness.

But the equipment problem is also something Chu Yunfei needs help solving.

Chu Yunfei hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell Yan Laoxi the good news.

The offensive operations in the Second War Zone were relatively satisfactory.

I think Mr. Yan must be very happy this time.

Chu Yunfei gave the order in a resounding voice: "Brother Ligong, please draft two telegrams for me and send them to Commander Yan and the headquarters respectively.

It was sent to Commander Yan and the General Headquarters in the name of the Flying Tiger Honor Division, and then a separate copy was sent to the Chairman in my name, and it mainly mentioned that the anti-aircraft artillery battalion shot down three Japanese fighter planes, and requested the addition of anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of more than 20 mm. "

"Yes!"

"Sun Ming, immediately go and notify Miss Song Wenying from the Changzhi Newspaper to come and publicize this matter immediately!"

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei turned to look at Liu Shuzeng on the side and said, "Old Liu, the inventory and sorting of the seized materials will require more effort from you. It is best to complete it within three days."

"I"

"If you need someone, I'll add one for you!"

"Yes!"

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