Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 265 This position is reserved for you! Yan Laoxi: Doesn’t Chiang Kai-shek have any responsibility?

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

Based on the current situation, the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters issued a "Zhengtai Road Battle Operation Plan" in accordance with the strategic guidance plan formulated by Chu Yunfei.

①: Each participating unit will consume the enemy's manpower and supplies, putting the enemy in a difficult situation and prompting its collapse.

②: The core position defense of this battle: the 10th Division, the 83rd Division, and the 9th Army defended the Taiyue Mountain area.

The Sixth Army and the Eighth Army (newly formed, with Sun Chu as the commander-in-chief of the army) were used to defend Lingshi, Fenxi, Zhongyang, Fenyang and other places.

The 35th Army Corps (Zeng Wanzhong) and the 69th Army Corps under Wu Shimin defended Shexian, Licheng, and Xiangtangpu.
③: The mobile force in this battle is the Flying Tiger Attack Army, which uses Yuncheng and Changzhi as its combat bases and Xiyang and Qinxian as its strongholds to support the Zhengtai Road Battle.

④: It is planned that Guo Jiqiao’s position will be stationed near Anze, and the newly formed 17th Division will be stationed near Puxian and will be responsible for the construction and defense of various positions.

⑤: Wang Jingguo (13th Army Group)’s troops will serve as the general reserve force of the Second War Zone.

The battle started quickly.

Just as the Second War Zone was still arguing over the defense line.

The Japanese army brazenly launched a mopping-up operation against the northwest region of Shanxi.

After two days of sporadic blocking battles, the main force of the 120th Division with more than troops quickly broke out of the encirclement.

According to the original plan, we advanced into the Suiyuan area and opened up an anti-Japanese guerrilla base behind enemy lines.

This is the Daqing Mountain that is well known to many people.

After the Japanese army occupied the northwestern part of Shanxi, they did not immediately launch an attack on the front-line positions as the Second War Zone had expected.

Instead, they attempted to cross the river in Xing County and other areas and were attacked by the Eighth Route Army's remaining river defense regiment.

As the Japanese offensive intensified.

The Eighth Route Army troops remaining on the east coast could only retreat to Shanxi and completely abandon their blocking positions on the east coast.

In order to maintain their presence in northwest Shanxi, the Japanese troops in northwest Shanxi ensured their control over the region.

All the few puppet and Japanese troops were thrown here.

After occupying positions such as Matouguan, Liangshui'an and Nijintan, they attempted to cross the Yellow River under the cover of aircraft and poison gas bombs.

The offensive looked quite realistic, but in reality the force involved was less than an infantry battalion.

The Japanese army seemed to want to make a feint to the east and attack in the west.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement from the Japanese army.

This made Chu Yunfei and others quite confused and puzzled.

August 28th.

Chu Yunfei convened a pre-war meeting in Changzhi, and the generals and troops attending the meeting were basically fully prepared.

Local armed forces and militia self-defense forces in southeastern Shanxi were also fully mobilized.

Everyone was ready for battle. Even the headquarters and a group of senior commanders far away in Wuhan were waiting for the Japanese army to launch an attack.

August 30th.

The 108th Division of the Japanese Army approached Shexian County and, under the cover of artillery and aircraft, launched an attack on the main force of the Third Army under Zeng Wanzhong stationed in Shexian County.

Shexian County, defensive position.

"Damn it, this cannon is giving me a headache."

"If this blows up, I'm afraid I'll be dead."

The Third Army was the Yunnan Army, and Zeng Wanzhong was also a famous general of the Yunnan Army.

It's just that their troops have been replenished several times.

The soldiers in the team mainly come from all over the world.

They speak a variety of dialects, but thousands of words always end up becoming the most fragrant and beautiful language.

That is to greet the whole family and ancestors of the little devil.

The former commander of the 108th Division, Shimomoto Kumaya, was transferred to the reserve force.

Chief of Staff Toshioki Suzuki was transferred.

Lieutenant General Motojiro Taniguchi served as the division commander and General Yazaki Kan served as the chief of staff.

The 108th Division still has the 25th and 104th Infantry Brigades under its command.

Except for the 117th Infantry Regiment of the th Infantry Brigade, which was disbanded because its regiment flag was captured by Chu Yunfei's troops.

The rest of the troops remained basically unchanged.

As for the predecessor of the 108th Division.

It was directly composed of the reserve personnel of the 8th Division.

Therefore, units like the 108th Division and the 109th Division had a large number of veterans over years old who had enlisted for the second time in their combat and logistics units.

Southeastern Shanxi Province.

It is the basic base of Chu Yunfei's troops.

As the new commander of the 25th Brigade who was in charge of this operation, Soichiro Yoshikawa naturally understood this.

Naturally, he gave his all in this battle.

Since the battle began.

The artillery fire continued almost non-stop.

Fighter planes in the sky were also constantly diving, strafing, and dropping bombs in an attempt to destroy the will of the defending troops.

Unfortunately, Changzhi area cannot produce qualified steel.

Iron production capacity is basically in excess.

These things are not only made into bulletproof plates about 30 mm thick, but are also used as building materials to reinforce bunkers.

In constructing a fortified area, in addition to iron and wood, there is another thing that is also of utmost importance.

That is cement.

Although cement was developed relatively early in the country, it can be traced back to the end of the 19th century.

But production capacity has never kept up.

The production capacity in Shanxi Province is not high, even if there were no corrupt bureaucrats making a profit from the price difference and taking advantage of the national crisis.

The cement production capacity in southeastern Shanxi has always been stretched.

After Chu Yunfei ordered to stop the dam construction and give priority to supplying the first-line and second-line preset positions to reinforce them.

Only then were relatively qualified national defense fortifications built.

Chu Yunfei understood.

Shexian and Licheng directions are the most direct breakthrough points in southeastern Shanxi and also the most critical areas.

The Japanese 108th Division was also stationed in the Handan direction.

In terms of blood feud, the 108th Division is even worse than the 20th Division.

At most, the 20th Division had an entire field infantry regiment wiped out and one of its chief of staff captured.

However, the 108th Division actually lost a regimental flag.

The commander of the 108th Division was transferred to the reserve, and the brigade commander, a major general, committed suicide by seppuku to apologize.

Almost all the officers involved in this incident were punished.

Corps Commander Zeng Wanzhong also understood this principle and was personally supervising the work.

It can be said that the most complete defensive fortifications in the entire southeastern Shanxi region are located in the direction of the 108th Division's attack.

The Japanese wanted to use their own 105mm cannon to pry open this key line of defense.

That is naturally unlikely.

Thirty-three kilometers southwest of Xiyang.

Heshun Town.

Temporary headquarters.

Zhang Dayun walked over quickly: "The latest news is that the Japanese army has completely occupied Xiyang County."

"Ah."

Chu Yunfei nodded slightly.

In a three-dimensional combat map.

He had already determined the specific number of the current troops.

[Unit name: Japanese Army 114th Division]

【Organization: 85%】

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

[The main machine gun models currently equipped: Taisho Type 11 light machine gun; Type 92 heavy machine gun. ]

[Currently the main equipment support weapon models: Type 92 infantry gun, Type 97 mortar. ]

[The main heavy weapons currently equipped are: Type 75 105mm mountain cannon and Type mm howitzer. ]

[Current equipment status: good]

[Current logistics supply situation: good]

[Current training level of the unit: Initial training]

"Commander, this unit seems to be a second-rate combat unit of the Japanese army?" Sun Ming touched his chin and said while standing beside Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei came back to his senses.

He shook his head slowly, walked to the battle map, and picked up the pencil on the table: "Although their positioning is not high in the eyes of the Tokyo headquarters, if we roughly divide them into A, B, C, and D, this packhorse division does belong to the B division.

"Although it is nominally a second-rate unit and cannot compare to the Japanese Army's permanent horse-drawn divisions, its heavy weapons firepower is superior to ours. We cannot take it lightly."

Under the gazes of Zhang Dayun, Gong Yuxin, Sun Ming and others.

Chu Yunfei talked slowly and introduced the Japanese combat units that they would mainly fight against next.

“The 114th Division is now directly under the command of the North China Front Army. They were once under the command of the Japanese Tenth Army and participated in the Battle of Songhu, the battle outside Nanjing, and the battles of Xuzhou and East Henan. They performed well in previous battles.

According to the Japanese Army’s combat unit formation habits, it should be a combat unit expanded in Utsunomiya based on the 14th Division’s reserve.”

"Sir, judging from the current situation, the Japanese army's fighting style is not at all beyond your expectations." Gong Yuxin said with admiration on his face.

He seemed a little excited: "You see, whether it is the Japanese 108th Division attacking Shexian County or the 114th Division attacking Xiyang, they are all troops that we have fought before, or even indirectly. They seem to be waging a war of revenge."

Chu Yunfei shook his head slightly: "These are just appearances. The most elite combat unit that Meijin Mijiro can currently command is the 20th Division, and this unit has not yet taken action."

"Generally speaking, there are only two possibilities for this situation."

"①, the Japanese army wanted to use the 20th Division as a decisive force and wait for an opportunity to deploy it to the battlefield."

"②, the Japanese army wants to send the 20th Division and the newly formed Japanese division that swept across the northwest of Shanxi to the battlefield in southern Shanxi to defeat the main force of our Jin army in the Second War Zone."

"The opponent, Michijiro Umezu, has sinister intentions and is not just pursuing military victory."

Chu Yunfei sneered.

Of course, he knew very well what the Japanese were up to.

Among the three people present, Gong Yuxin was the only one who looked confused and was still savoring the moment.

Zhang Dayun was doing his work silently, while Sun Ming had a worried look on his face.

Forced the Jin Army to split and divide the combat forces in the two war zones.

Even if Chu Yunfei didn't make a fuss.

It is inevitable that Chiang Kai-shek would have other ideas.

This is human nature, an unavoidable problem.

"How is the evacuation work in the surrounding areas going?" Chu Yunfei asked.

Sun Ming said loudly: "Don't worry, Commander Chu. The war evacuation work was completed three days ago. The people either hid in the mountains or went to the countryside. They are not in the war zone we have designated."

"It's an empty city, so let's leave it to the Japanese army."

In Xiyang County.

Yoshikawa Soichiro, the new major general commander of the 25th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army, frowned as he looked at the streets in Xiyang City.

He waved his hand, and the Japanese soldiers nearby quickly kicked down the wooden door next to the street.

All valuables have been removed.

The entire Xiyang City is basically just an empty shell.

"Commander, the Chinese seem to have known the time of our attack long ago. They even had time to complete the relevant evacuation..."

Yoshikawa Soichiro nodded.

The Japanese troops that entered the city quickly withdrew.

More than a dozen Japanese soldiers quickly set fire to the houses in Xiyang County.

The entire county town was turned into a sea of ​​fire in less than half an hour.

Soon, the front-line scouts also passed on the news.

Sun Ming immediately reported: "Sir, I just received news that the Japanese have burned down the city."

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly: "It seems that the Japanese army's combat goal this time is not to occupy, but to fight a decisive battle with our main force. If we continue to retreat, it will inevitably cause great damage to our production and life in southeastern Shanxi."

This can actually be considered as a support.

Mijiro Umezu's battle plan.

It has been tied to the Japanese army's traditional anti-security warfare thinking.

The fundamental logic behind the Japanese army's Three Alls Policy.

It means severing the close relationship between the military and the people in the anti-Japanese battlefield behind enemy lines.

The relationship between fish and water.

Fish naturally cannot survive out of water.

The people's hearts and development and construction in southeastern Shanxi are the water of Chu Yunfei's troops.

He is the fish in the water.

Chu Yunfei's reputation in the southeastern part of Shanxi can provide considerable assistance to his protracted war of resistance.

But at the same time, it will also be the enemy's main target.

Mijiro Umezu knew that this was the base of Chu Yunfei's troops.

As soon as the attack began, they reminded Chu Yunfei by burning the city.

Come and fight me.

Otherwise, I will completely destroy the areas along my route.

It is to defend our hometown and to stabilize the people's hearts.

It would be impossible for Chu Yunfei's troops to engage in guerrilla warfare, harassment and delay against the Japanese army.

Even if we fight, we can only fight by mobile annihilation of the enemy or even by frontal defense.

This actually played into the Japanese army's hands.

However, this is exactly what Chu Yunfei was guarding against.

So he arranged the evacuation of the people in advance.

Xiyang County is not a good place for a decisive battle.

"Order the First Cavalry Regiment to proceed according to the backup plan and lead the Japanese invaders to Liao County."

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei's original plan was to lure the Japanese invaders into Liao County and Yushe and encircle and annihilate them.

Now it seems that the Japanese army is very likely not to give him such an opportunity.

He also did not dare to test the patience of the Japanese army.

After all, the 114th Division was also one of the executioners who participated in the Battle of Nanjing.

They also participated in the attack on Yuhuatai, and later massacred Chinese soldiers and civilians who had laid down their arms in the Nanjing Incident.

Such little devils.

There is no guarantee that such crimes will not continue to be committed in southeastern Shanxi.

We cannot let the people along the way suffer.
The location of the decisive battle must be decided in advance.

"Immediately send a telegram to the Eighth Route Army headquarters. We intend to use all our military strength to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Liao County."

"Yes!"

North China Front Army Headquarters.

At this time, Terauchi Hisaichi, who was supervising the battle in Xinyang City, received a telegram from Suematsu Shigeharu.

Even if it was just conquering Xiyang.

For Shanxi's First Army, this is already a significant progress.

Shigeharu Suematsu reported in detail the subsequent combat intentions.

He also explained the purpose of temporarily changing the battle plan and burning down Xiyang City.

Shigeharu Suematsu believes.

Once they penetrated into the southeastern part of Shanxi, they would enter Chu Yunfei's base.

The Eighth Route Army is very active here, and their logistical supply lines are bound to be affected.

Therefore, Shigeharu Suematsu advocated a decisive battle with Chu Yunfei's troops as early as possible.

Use powerful firepower to defeat them, chase them and inflict heavy damage.

Shigeharu Suematsu still has some ideas.

He knew that it was just a pipe dream for his own division to annihilate the Flying Tiger attack army led by Chu Yunfei.

I simply decided not to mention this matter at all and just wanted to win the battle.

They moved south to join the 108th Division and cut off the entire southeastern Shanxi region again.

Step by step, the scope of activities of Chu Yunfei's troops was narrowed.

"Division Commander, the enemy cavalry is harassing us, and it seems that they are trying to lure our troops to pursue them."

"Order the 114th Cavalry Battalion to move out."

Shigeharu Suematsu's beard twitched slightly, and he issued a new military order without even turning his head.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese Army is indeed eager to start a decisive battle with our army."

Pointing to Liao County on the map, Chief of Staff Saburo Isoda said confidently: "The enemy is likely to choose to fight a decisive battle with our army here. According to the intelligence we have learned before, they have troops repairing fortifications here."

Suematsu Shigeharu nodded and said, "Well, this place is also convenient for our army to deploy."

Both sides believed that the other side was fighting at its own pace.

In fact, we have to touch it thoroughly to know what it is like.

However, there was one thing that Shigeharu Suematsu and his group of Japanese devils did not know.

The guerrillas active in Xiyang were not limited to the Eighth Route Army.

There are also local armed forces and militia self-defense forces carefully organized by Zhuo Tianyu.

Within Xiyang County.

There were seventeen guerrilla forces affiliated with the Shanxi Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army alone, not to mention the militia self-defense forces formed in each village.

There weren’t many people, but it was about three or four hundred.

Although the equipment was simple, on average only one out of ten people was equipped with a standard rifle.

But things like grenades and homemade mines.

There is no shortage of guerrillas.

After all, this is the front line against the enemy, and we often face infiltration by Japanese spies and traitors, and even Japanese reconnaissance forces.

The guerrillas also have a relatively high level of literacy.

Able to make their own black powder mines and skilled in night combat.

Although this thing is not very powerful and cannot kill people.

But I didn't expect him to blow anyone up.

On the road at this time.

The guerrilla leader Wang Shichang urged anxiously: "Old Wang, haven't you dug it yet?"

Wang Daxin, as the deputy captain of the guerrillas, is also a veteran who has returned to the team after recovering from injury.

This battle was also his first battle after leaving the hospital: "I'll be fine soon..."

"Hurry up, the Japanese patrol will probably be here soon."

"understood."

Under the urging of guerrilla leader Wang Shichang, Wang Daxin and others quickly buried the mines and then quickly left the road.

This kind of thing keeps happening everywhere.

Each guerrilla group, led by their veteran captain, tried to cause as much trouble as possible to the Japanese troops.

They didn't even need to fight the Japanese army, and they didn't even need to hit the Japanese with the mines.

Injuring mules and horses, or even being directly discovered by Japanese troops, is no big deal; it simply gives these little devils something to do.

Let them know that the transportation lines in the rear are not as safe as they imagined.

The Japanese army ensured the smooth flow of transportation lines in the rear.

We rely on the rear liaison team and subsequent combat troops to ensure a safe area.

Just as Wang Shichang said.

The Japanese army would patrol the garrison area accordingly, also in order to seize the opportunity to capture the guerrillas.
the other side.

Second World War Commander Headquarters.

The news of the Japanese army's capture of Xiyang soon reached Yan Laoxi's ears.

"It was lost so quickly. How many casualties did the defenders suffer?"

"According to the report from Chu Yunfei's troops, Xiyang has not set up defenses. The Japanese army has almost occupied the entire territory. After their cavalry lured the enemy, the Japanese army quickly withdrew its forces again and gathered on both sides of the transportation line. They advanced towards Liao County with a cavalry brigade and a large number of cavalry and artillery units."

Yan Laoxi came back to his senses.

"I remember that the 114th Division was formed from the reserve forces of the 14th Division. Previously, Yun Fei participated in the encirclement and annihilation of the 14th Division in the Battle of East Henan."

"Yes." Chu Xichun nodded.

"Although the two armies did not have the most direct confrontation before, to be honest, they did have indirect confrontations in Xuzhou and Lanfeng.

However, Suematsu Shigeharu's support was blocked by Tang Enbo's 85th Army.

After Chu Yunfei led his troops to successfully expand the results of the battle in Lin and Teng counties, he withdrew according to the original combat plan.

Did not fight with the 114th Division.

Later, in the Battle of East Henan, the 114th Division's main combat targets were the 20th Army Group and the 74th Army.

Chu Yunfei's troops were mainly fighting against the main forces of the Japanese Fifth and Thirteenth Divisions."

Chu Xichun has a good memory and can name all these battle examples.

Yan Laoxi nodded: "It was after the battle of Zheng County that Yunfei returned to southeastern Shanxi. He was the deputy commander-in-chief of the front line. He was 28 years old..."

“Travelers always return home”

Yan Laoxi smiled with relief: "According to Yunfei's judgment, the Japanese army will definitely focus on attacking the main force of our Sixth Army Group to create a rift between us and Jiang Gong. Qingbo, do you have any other ideas?"

"If Commander Wei is determined to avoid fighting, our army will inevitably suffer losses."

Chu Xichun looked calm, and just calmly explained his thoughts: "And Commander Wei has no chance of avoiding the battle..."

"Yes, this is an open conspiracy by the Japanese. We can't avoid it."

Yan Laoxi was quite moved, and he admired General Wei Lihuang from the bottom of his heart.

As one of the five tiger generals who served as the chairman, he firmly resisted the Japanese invasion and did not have many ulterior motives in his mind.

In addition to being closer to the Red Party.

Be it his ability or his character, he is impeccable.

Although the 14th Army remained in Shanxi, it became a nail stuck in southern Shanxi, which made Yan Laoxi quite uncomfortable.

But the current situation.

Even if one wanted to find a reason to transfer Wei Lihuang away, there was no way.

The more the Japanese army attaches importance to Shanxi, the more Yan Laoxi will rely on Wei Lihuang, and the closer he will be to the Red Party.

"We are now caught between three forces, and the situation is not clear." Yan Laoxi frowned slightly.

The battle must be fought, and even if he cannot win, there is no possibility of retreating.

The Japanese army clearly wanted to open up the Nantongpu railway line and inflict heavy damage on their Shanxi army.

He, Yan Laoxi, is actually the same as Chu Yunfei.

There was no way out for him.

Where to retreat?
Retreat to the mountainous area of ​​western Jin? Then he wouldn't even be able to continue to support the 80,000 Jin troops under his command.

The reason why the combat effectiveness of the Jin army could not be improved quickly after it declined.

This is because the policy adopted was to combine military and agriculture.

Although Yang Aiyuen was not good at commanding troops in battle, he was still good at training soldiers.

However, under the policy of combining soldiers and farmers.

It is already very difficult to maintain the current situation, and Yan Laoxi himself is also clear about the combat effectiveness of the Sixth Army.

As for Sun Chu's troops, they served as strategic reserve for this second battle zone.

The Eighth Army has only 8,000 people in total and has little combat effectiveness.

He could barely be considered a farmer who took up arms.

Maybe they were working in the fields the day before, and the next day they picked up their guns and rushed to the assembly point to wait for orders.

This is not the worst thing.

This force appears to be composed of three divisions.

Even a Type B infantry division should have four to five thousand people like the Sichuan Army.

But these three troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army actually only had 3,000 people.

The division is very small, even just an empty shell.

To put it bluntly, it was set up deliberately by Yan Laoxi in order to collect empty salaries from Shancheng.

Such troops.

The Japanese army doesn't even make a corresponding combat effectiveness rating.

After all, this would only waste the energy that their intelligence personnel should not waste.

"The key to breaking the impasse and preserving the vitality of the Jin army lies not in how we fight, but in how our friendly forces support us."

Chu Xichun sat on a chair beside him at Yan Laoxi's signal: "Commander Yan, what is the current situation of Commander Wei's troops? Why is Yun Fei making a battle plan?"

"You mean why not use them as the main force in this battle?"

Yan Laoxi smiled.

Chu Xichun nodded: "Yes."

"That's because the Fourteenth Army's situation is not as good as we thought. After a year of continuous fighting, the Fourteenth Army has undergone some reorganization, but what kind of soldiers are they?"

Yan Laoxi frowned slightly. "The rear didn't know where the young men were captured from. After they were sent to Shanxi, they just ignored them. I learned that the military stations along the way were not only abandoned, but there was not even anyone to provide supplies. Of the 1,000 reinforcements and 3,000 young men sent to Shanxi, at most 3,200 were left. That's pitiful."

Chu Xichun also sighed.

The drawbacks of the Nationalist government’s military service system (described in detail in the previous article).

The poor quality of the additional troops is not the biggest problem facing the 14th Army.

But weapons and equipment.

The equipment supplied to the 14th Army Group should be counted as equipment supplied to the Second War Zone.

The equipment supplied to Yan Laoxi's newly formed infantry division should naturally be considered as supplied to the Second War Zone.

In the eyes of the command.

There is no each other, only one World War II zone.

As for who gets the equipment, it is not their concern.

This resulted in the situation that when Yan Laoxi was enjoying receiving weapons and equipment some time ago, Wei Lihuang, the commander-in-chief of the front line, only received a small amount of supplies.

but.

This is also related to the fact that Wei Lihuang secretly opened a military supply warehouse at the beginning of the year and approved the supply of bullets and grenades to the Eighth Route Army.

Regardless of whether it was Chiang Kai-shek or He Jingzhi's idea, the "punishment" had already fallen on General Wei Lihuang.

"In this current situation, there are only two possibilities to break it."

Chu Xichun provided his own ideas.

"First, the main force under General Fu Yisheng will attack northwest Shanxi with all their strength to tie down some of the enemy's forces."

"Forget about that. I heard that the previously rumored appointment has been finalized. Fu Yisheng will soon be the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth War Zone. He has grown powerful now, so how could he listen to my orders?"

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth War Zone and Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Route Army of the Second War Zone, Chiang Kai-shek's orders are always so intriguing."

Chu Xichun's words had hidden meaning.

Sun Chu went to the mountain city.

Chu Xichun naturally knew it.

But Yan Laoxi did not tell him about this.

After coming back.

Sun Chu became the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army, and Fu Zuoyi became the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth War Zone and commander-in-chief of the Northern Army.

It would be strange if Yan Laoxi didn't know about it.

Obviously, this is another test and consensus between the two sides.

Chu Xichun saw it very clearly.

Fu Yisheng's people had already been active in Wuhan in early 1938.

And he launched the first counterattack against Taiyuan.

Of course, the battle was fought very poorly, and Fu Yisheng did not follow Wei Lihuang's orders.

But Fu Yishen achieved his goal. With the help of the Japanese attack, he broke away from Yan Laoxi's control and retreated to Suiyuan.

A de facto separatist faction was formed.

And they worked closely with the Eighth Route Army.

Fu Zuoyi established the Northern Route Army Political Work Committee and served as its director.

The headquarters set up a political guidance office and appointed Zhou Beifeng as its member and secretary. Political work agencies were set up at all levels of the military, many of which were headed by cadres sent from Yan'an.

Fu Yisheng also formulated the "Northern Route Army Political Work Code", which stipulated the abolition of beating and scolding soldiers; the implementation of economic openness; the activation of soldiers' cultural life; the assistance of the working people, the promotion of military-civilian cooperation; the implementation of military-political unification, etc.

The "Ten Disciplines" were formulated, which made specific provisions on mass discipline in marching, camping, combat, etc.

These practices have strengthened the relationship between the military and the people and have been praised by the people.

Yan Laoxi knew what Chiang Kai-shek feared most.

Several telegrams were sent on this ground, stating that Fu Yisheng "led the troops to become communists" and that "the 35th Army had become the Seventh and a Half Route Army."

And sent a secret telegram to Chiang Kai-shek.

It was proposed to replace Fu Zuoyi.

What is the reality?

Yan Laoxi himself was also learning from the Eighth Route Army's grassroots work experience and promoting the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare experience.

Even the programmatic documents on how to get along with the people and how to build a "new army" came from the Eighth Route Army.
The largest mass organization of the Anti-Japanese National United Front in Shanxi Province - the Shanxi Sacrifice for the Nation Alliance.

It was all jointly promoted by Yan Laoxi and the Eighth Route Army when Taiyuan fell.

The Shanxi Sacrifice for the Nation Alliance had already grown to hundreds of thousands of people.

Jinnan Military Academy is also a cooperative project between the two sides.

Among them were teachers from Yan'an who guided the students on how to carry out the civil movement.

And this is just one of the subjects.

If Fu Zuoyi is seven and a half routes.

Then Yan Laoxi is even more of a seventh-and-a-half-level person.

Chiang Kai-shek would naturally not replace Fu Zuoyi just based on Yan Laoxi's one-sided words.

Instead, he tried to win over Fu Zuoyi and hinted that he should break away from Yan Laoxi's control.

As for the Red Party at this time.

Before the Battle of Wuhan and during the war, it can be said that Chiang Kai-shek did not even have the thought of being afraid.

The Japanese are our biggest enemy right now.

Once Chiang Kai-shek has time.

He also wants to deal with military leaders like Yan Laoxi.

just.

Chiang Kai-shek never had this opportunity.
anyway.

Under Chu Xichun's gaze, Yan Laoxi snorted coldly: "The situation in Shanxi is deteriorating. As the chairman, doesn't he have any responsibility at all?"

It seems that Chiang Kai-shek did not interfere in the command of Shanxi.

In fact, his shadow is everywhere.

At present, Fu Zuoyi has been appointed as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth War Zone.

In essence, it has completely broken away from the control of Yan Laoxi.

He was concurrently appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army in the Second War Zone, simply to save face.

"Commander Yan, the key to breaking the impasse lies with Yun Fei."

"After all, the Japanese army's current combat supplies rely on the Pingsui and Tongpu railways. If the Zhengtai railway line is completely interrupted, they will definitely not be able to fight for long."

"If Chu Yunfei can severely damage the Japanese troops attacking southeastern Shanxi in a short period of time."

"And if we divide our forces to defend Qin County, the main force of the 14th Army under the command of Commander Wei can flank the 20th Division of the Japanese Army."

"Yun Fei and the others." Yan Laoxi looked lost in thought for a moment. "Now we can only wait and see how the war in southeastern Shanxi develops. We also need to make follow-up preparations. Can northern Shaanxi provide some support?"

"We are still in contact..."

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Mountain artillery regiment position.

Chu Yunfei handed the map in his hand to Liang Guoping and said, "Now that we no longer have the cover of the air defense forces, we need to be more cautious in the use of artillery. Do not open fire without my order."

"Yes."

"At present, all classes have completed night training and can march and fight at night."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "That's what I mean. The Japanese have planes during the day, and it's our turn at night."

"I will have the frontline troops pay attention to the Japanese army's supporting firepower positions and the location of the corresponding command posts. Tomorrow night will be your time to demonstrate your abilities."

"Yes, sir, please rest assured, we will definitely deal with these bastards."

Chu Yunfei joked cheerfully: "The headquarters has always been very interested in you. The chairman even asked me once who our artillery commander was. I said it was you, and sent a copy of your information to them."

"The headquarters was very surprised, and Director Lin (Lin Wei) was even more impressed. They did not expect that such an experienced artillery commander was a young officer who was not even 30 years old."

"Director Lin revealed that the Chairman personally ordered your promotion to colonel, and that you also contributed to the expansion to a brigade."

Chu Yunfei mentioned expanding into a brigade.

This is what happened after the Soviet military aid arrived.

Each attacking army directly under the campaign will have an artillery battalion under its command.

Chu Yunfei originally had a 30-artillery regiment and a mountain artillery regiment under his command (not a formal organization).

Under this situation.

It would definitely be inappropriate for the Ministry of Military Affairs to downsize.

Chu Yunfei, Yan Laoxi and Chiang Kai-shek would not agree.

So without downsizing.

It would be even more outrageous to cram thirty-four artillery pieces into a regiment.

How to fix it?
The headquarters will work out a charter and form an artillery brigade.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that an artillery brigade has been concentrated.

Before the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the National Army actually had no so-called artillery brigade.

Because the so-called artillery brigade headquarters is only responsible for administrative management, training supervision, personnel assessment and other tasks.

When it comes to actual combat, there is a big difference between him and the infantry and cavalry brigades.

They are often divided into artillery companies, artillery battalions, and artillery regiments and assigned to various units.

In Chu Yunfei's memory.

During the confrontation period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the artillery brigade was basically in the process of disbanding, reorganizing, disbanding and reorganizing.

Either it belongs to the military training department or the tactical command department.

The commander of an artillery brigade actually also serves as the artillery commander in the theater of operations.

An artillery brigade directly under the combat attack army.

It was also the first time in the National Army's combat sequence.

Liang Guoping's face was filled with smiles, and he was obviously very satisfied with the promotion.

His eyes were full of desire for this position.

This guy is the commander of the artillery brigade!

In the entire Nationalist army, there were only three artillery brigades, including the newly formed Third Artillery Brigade (formed in Shanggao, Jiangxi before the Battle of Wuhan, under the Ninth War Zone, with the 4th and 7th Artillery Regiments under its jurisdiction). (Artillery , Artillery , Artillery )
Chu Yunfei changed the subject and sighed slightly: "However, regarding the position of the brigade commander, Commander Yan has always had ideas. He wants Ouyang Xianpeng to take over."

"Now that Commander Yan has brought it up, it's hard for the chairman to say anything."

This is very clear.

Yan Laoxi is the commander-in-chief with the most influence in the Second War Zone.

He wanted Ouyang Xianpeng from the 30th Artillery Regiment to be the brigade commander of this direct artillery brigade.

Chu Yunfei naturally didn't know what to say.

If you, Liang Guoping, want to be the brigade commander, you must be better than Ouyang Xianpeng.

This is actually quite difficult.

Because Liang Guoping's starting point is lower than Ouyang Xianpeng's.

In addition, the fact that Ouyang Xianpeng was able to become the commander of the 30th Artillery Regiment itself means that he is an artillery talent valued by Yan Laoxi, and can be considered half of Yan Laoxi's direct lineage.

The military achievements required for promotion are already less than those of Liang Guoping.

Liang Guoping himself was also very clear about this, and he quickly said: "Your Excellency, I..."

"Xian Peng has been assigned to the Artillery School as an instructor. He will definitely not be able to participate in this battle. The artillery unit only needs to perform normally in this battle. With such a great achievement, plus my recommendation, I think there should be no problem."

Chu Yunfei patted Liang Guoping on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Don't worry too much, Guoping, this position is reserved for you."

"Thank you, Commander Chu, for your training." Liang Guoping saluted with a serious face.

"Party-state cultivation, personal performance" Chu Yunfei laughed and responded half-jokingly, then put his hands behind his back and said, "Okay, it's getting late, I'll go back first."

"Yes, sir, I'll take you there," Liang Guoping hurried forward.

In fact, he never put forward any conditions to Chu Yunfei, nor did he discuss his demands.

Liang Guoping served under Chu Yunfei.

In fact, I only did one thing, and that was to do my job conscientiously.

But under Chu Yunfei's command, in the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

Just do the job assigned by Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei will give what is deserved.

Liang Guoping is a smart man, he actually knows it very well.

Being loyal to the party and the country actually means being loyal to your superiors.

There are often conflicts between the interests of the party-state and those of superiors.

Whose interests and ideas should be prioritized at this time?

Let’s not talk about this for now.

There is no two suns in the sky, and no two masters in the world.

nowadays.

Between Yan Laoxi and Chu Yunfei.

Liang Guoping will continue to firmly choose Chu Yunfei.
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(End of this chapter)