Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 276 Chu Yunfei accompanied Yan Laoxi on the inspection! The truth exists! The enshrinement ceremony at the Martyrs' Shrine
Subtitle: The Nanyue Military Conference was held, Chiang Kai-shek said: It’s time to turn defeat into victory and switch from defense to offense!
"The first priority in combat is to preserve yourself. Even in an offensive operation, only by preserving yourself can you have more chances to destroy the enemy!"

Changzhi Military Academy.

Yan Laoxi, dressed in military uniform, looked at Fang Ligong who was teaching a group of students, his eyes full of admiration.

Also accompanying this time were the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army, Sun Chu and Sun Cuiya.

As well as the colonel senior adviser Shen Huaizhong, who had previously dealt with Chu Yunfei's troops, but at this time he had been promoted for his merits and became a major general.

"Yun Fei, the current situation of our army is not very good. The chairman wants to use the name of the war of resistance to eliminate our Jin army. He does not provide us with weapons and ammunition, does not provide us with additional personnel, and even defaults on funding."

"On the grounds of the Nantongpu Railway Campaign that took place some time ago, our Sixth Army and Eighth Army were included in the C-level combat force sequence."

"The Red Party is well organized in northeastern Shanxi, and many ordinary people follow them."

"If the Japanese attack us again, we will be annihilated."

Chu Yunfei nodded slightly: "Mr. Yan's concerns are also Yunfei's concerns, but I think you don't have to worry too much. In the land of Sanjin, besides you, who else can maintain the current situation?"

Yan Laoxi nodded without comment: "That's true."

Chu Yunfei's words touched his heart.

Apart from him, Yan Laoxi, who else can stabilize the current situation in the Second War Zone?

Wei Lihuang? Of course not.

The key to stabilizing the situation in Shanxi lies in the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

Chu Yunfei will not agree with him.

In Yan Laoxi's opinion.

Standing next to him was the first military god of the National Revolutionary Army.

But he is of the same mind as Old Man Yan.

As for the wealth, glory, and high official positions and generous salaries promised by Chiang Kai-shek.

Oh, how can Yun Fei's loyalty be shaken by a little wealth?

Otherwise, why didn't Yun Fei serve as his deputy commander-in-chief on the front line in the First War Zone?

As for the troops in southeastern Shanxi.

The combat units of the Flying Tiger Attack Army are directly under the jurisdiction of the division!
In terms of manpower, Chu Yunfei will not be short of it even if he stays outside to fight.

The reason I came back is simply because of my love for my hometown, Shanxi. I regard Shanxi as my home.

So, in this regard.

Yan Laoxi believes that he has natural advantages.

Talk about it.

This combat unit sequence rating.

He was the one who pushed it forward.

The National Government's troops were divided according to their combat effectiveness, past performance, location in the war zone, and defense positions.

The front ones are: the battle attack army, that is, the ace troops of the National Government: the First Army, the 71st Army, Chu Yunfei's troops, and the Fifth Army (there are only four for the time being)
Class A combat units: 18nd Army, 52th Army, 74th Army, 85nd Army, th Army, th Army, etc.
Class B combat forces include the vast majority of the central army, as well as warlord troops and those troops that performed well among the local armies.

Among the Class C combat forces, there are only a very small number of central army's collateral combat units, and the vast majority of local troops are in the current sequence.

only.

After the fall of Wuhan and Guangzhou.

Such combat sequence division is bound to be adjusted.

otherwise.

Chiang Kai-shek could not maintain the current war situation relying solely on the Central Army's combat troops.

"Yun Fei, tell me, what are your plans for this military academy?"

Chu Yunfei nodded: "First, use the first two phases to train your own trusted followers and fill them into key positions in the army, and then train officers on a large scale to serve as deputy positions."

Yan Laoxi reminded him, "Yunfei, you have to think carefully about the use of people. I know you like to use Whampoa students, but you should also help our students who graduated from the Shanxi Army Officers School. These are your fellow Shanxi people. In terms of firm revolutionary beliefs, they are no worse than the Whampoa students."

"Don't worry, Lord Yan. Yun Fei is well aware of this. Currently, Yun Fei is preparing to carry out a new round of reforms on the basic forces under his command. You are an old military officer, and I hope you can give me some advice on this."

Although Yan Laoxi looked expressionless, he was actually very happy in his heart.

Chu Yunfei is easy to talk to.

But in terms of military construction.

He won't listen to anyone's opinions.

In other words, he gives advice to others, no problem.

Others think his team did something wrong.

Sorry, Chu Yunfei pretended not to hear anything.

To put it nicely, it's called autocracy.

To put it bluntly, it's called stubbornness.

It’s nothing more than that Chu Yunfei can now perfectly handle various problems that arise in the army.

So no one dared to use bad words to describe Chu Yunfei.

Instead, they would only praise Chu Yunfei for his decisiveness and foresight.

at the moment.

Chu Yunfei could symbolically ask for his opinion.

In fact, it was just to give face to Yan Laoxi.

after all.

If it were any other general, he would at most obey orders but not announcements.

Chu Yunfei is directly waiting for the order to be processed.
As for why no one dared to mention Chu Yunfei's disobedience...is there any need to ask?
Who dares?

It's too late to win over
"According to the suggestions of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Supreme Command, our army's divisional command areas will be divided into two locations."

"Two places?" Sun Cuiya, who had been silent beside him, was shocked.

In other battles, the attacking army is only set up in one place...you have two?

Is the discrimination to this extent?
"Yes." Chu Yunfei smiled and nodded: "Commander Sun heard it right, there are indeed two places."

"One is southeastern Shanxi, and the other is northern Sichuan. Our army will have plenty of reserve troops, so I plan to reorganize the two basic regiments into agricultural reclamation and construction corps, and form two Sichuan corps composed mainly of Sichuanese."

Yan Laoxi frowned slightly and reminded: "Yun Fei, don't rush this matter. What are your plans for the agricultural reclamation and construction corps?"

"The Construction Corps is expected to have 20,000 soldiers, mainly from the Shanxi Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, supplemented by a cadre regiment of our army. They have basic combat capabilities, but do not undertake combat missions on weekdays. They focus on production and construction. They are soldiers in wartime and workers in peacetime.

As for the Agricultural Reclamation Corps, it is estimated that there will be about 35,000 soldiers. They will be divided into small groups according to the positions of local armed forces and regions, specializing in agricultural production to supply and support the various units of our Jin Army.

Yan Laoxi immediately understood Chu Yunfei's words.

Give priority to supplying and protecting the various units of the Shanxi Army... In other words, give priority to protecting the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in the Second War Zone.

Yan Laoxi nodded and said: "Right now our own people are not very stable. Yisheng has left us, and Chen Changjie is also wavering. There is news that Hu Zongnan has already arrived in Xi'an.

He is bound to try to win over our military cadres.

Zuo invited cadres to go to Yan'an, and You invited cadres to follow the Chairman to get promoted and make money.

Yunfei, your suggestion of finding another way out is indeed a good idea.

After all, it is better to rely on yourself than on others, and existence is the truth.

As long as we can maintain our existence, it doesn’t matter how we transform in the future.”

Mr. Yan likes to talk about his philosophy of "Zhong".

In fact, it is the golden mean that has been practiced since ancient times.

An impartial, compromising attitude towards life.

Chu Yunfei can be said to have inherited the true teachings of Mr. Yan.

Old Yan is dancing on three eggs.

He is three eggs dancing together, surpassing his master and carrying forward his work.

The so-called Construction Corps and Agricultural Reclamation Corps.

There is no other way.

We have now entered the confrontation period ahead of time.

The vast majority of the Nationalist and Japanese troops basically entered a stage of standing idly by.

The Japanese army did not have the ability to launch a comprehensive, large-scale offensive.

The national army also had no spare energy to launch a corresponding counterattack.

As far as I can remember, Guangzhou fell in November, and it’s only October now.

The changes were so great that Chu Yunfei had to adjust the strategy in his mind.

To cope with the current situation.

There has been no movement from the Americans yet, so we still have to come up with a plan for how to get the supplies in.

If the Ma family army doesn't know what's good for them.

Chu Yunfei didn't mind leading his troops westward directly.

Dealing with these feudal remnants is basically no different from suppressing bandits.

If possible, perhaps the Fifth Army could be brought here directly.

Where can they find such a good terrain for training?
The Northwest region is the best training ground.

When Chu Yunfei took the initiative to mention the things happening in the Eighth War Zone, Yan Laoxi also had a worried look on his face.

However, he still expressed his confidence in front of Chu Yunfei.

Someone has been sent, along with Deputy Chief of Staff Bai Jiansheng, to negotiate.

There will be corresponding news soon.

After hearing this, Chu Yunfei did not continue to ask questions.
In his company.

Yan Laoxi went to Changzhi Newspaper Office specifically.

He was very interested in this newspaper, which often boasted about itself in the newspapers.

Although he knew what was going on, Yan Laoxi still looked quite surprised.

And he is very familiar with the real owner of the newspaper.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed.

According to the original itinerary.

The group headed towards the Changzhi Martyrs' Shrine early in the morning.

Early the next morning.

Everyone gathered near the Martyrs' Shrine and prepared to hold the enshrinement ceremony.

Except Yan Laoxi, Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong.

Qian Bojun, Luo Weiguo, Wu Ziqiang, Zhuo Tianyu, Liang Guoping, Liu Shuzeng, Ouyang Xianpeng and other senior military officers.

Middle-level military officers such as Cao Potian, Chen Zejun, Zhou Weiguo, Sun Xinpu, Liu Wang, and Xue Jie also attended the ceremony.

"The ceremony to enshrine the tablets of the National Revolutionary Army soldiers who died in the War of Resistance against Japan begins now!"

Fang Ligong stood in front of everyone and announced loudly.

Chu Yunfei walked slowly in front of the crowd holding the tablet in his hand.

No one needs to remind you.

Celebrities and public representatives from all walks of life who came to watch the ceremony spontaneously requested to remain solemn and stand at attention.

The officers and soldiers on both sides stood straight and saluted.

Sun Cuiya, Yan Laoxi and others saw Chu Yunfei approaching.

He also raised his hand and saluted.

What they respected was not Chu Yunfei himself.

But they are the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Chu Yunfei placed the spirit tablet in the center of the Martyrs' Shrine.

At Fang Ligong's signal, Yan Laoxi stood in front of the spirit tablet.

The soldier at the side handed over the wreath and quietly reminded them where to place it.

Old Yan burst into tears.

She tremblingly placed the wreath in her hand in front of the spirit tablet.

Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, 200,000 Shanxi soldiers have sacrificed their lives.

The family assets accumulated over thirty years were wiped out, but millions of fellow villagers were still under Japanese rule.

When he thought of this, Yan Laoxi felt even more uncomfortable.

He suppressed his sadness and took the incense handed to him by Chu Yunfei himself.

He bowed respectfully again and again, then stepped forward and inserted it into the incense burner.

Fang Ligong said loudly: "Everyone stand up, take off your hats, and bow in greeting."

The enshrinement ceremony ended quickly.

Surrounded by the crowd, Yan Laoxi walked to the Martyrs' Shrine.

Follow the original planned process.

Now he needs to write for the Changzhi Martyrs' Shrine.

Seeing that he was quite excited, Fang Ligong whispered a few words with Sun Cuiya.

After obtaining Yan Laoxi's consent.

Chu Yunfei stepped forward, picked up his pen and wrote the three words "Martyrs' Shrine".

It’s just that the word “烈” in the middle is missing a stroke.

Mao Botao, a reporter from the Central Daily News, couldn't help but ask, "Chief Chu, why is there a missing dot in the word 'li'?"

Chu Yunfei took a long breath, adjusted his mood, and slowly explained: "Many soldiers were left dead in the wilderness on the battlefield against the Japanese invaders, and their bodies could not be buried. Whenever I think of this scene, I feel extremely sad. The reason why there are fewer martyrs in this Martyrs' Shrine is that we hope there will be fewer martyrs and victory will come sooner."

"So that's it." Mao Botao suddenly realized.

Everyone's expressions became increasingly serious, and they were extremely heartbroken.

They prayed silently in their hearts that the Changzhi Martyrs' Shrine could become the resting place for the heroes of the War of Resistance.

The era when heroes emerge in large numbers is often also an era of great suffering.

Who among the 400 million people does not want to forge swords into plowshares, drive out the Japanese invaders as soon as possible, and restore this rare peace?
In accordance with previous arrangements, political leaders from all over Shanxi left corresponding elegiac couplets.

【Glorious achievements, a prosperous city. Martyrdom for justice, a thousand years of life.】

【Spirit is immortal, achievements are everlasting】

[The wife sent her husband to the battlefield, the mother let her son fight against the Japanese, the Changzhi Li family, full of loyal heroes, the pillars of the country. ]

[The ceremony of enshrining the Martyrs' Shrine was successfully concluded. Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone, General Yan, was present in person, and Chu Yunfei inscribed the plaque of the Martyrs' Shrine. ]

In southeastern Shanxi and southern Shanxi.

Even in all the Kuomintang-controlled areas, as long as there are newspapers.

Basically, they are intentionally downplaying the impact of the defeat in Wuhan and the fall of Guangzhou.

And they began to focus on promoting the victory achieved in the Second War Zone in Shanxi.

In less than ten days.

Almost everyone in the country knows that the troops in the Second War Zone still won a great victory in Shanxi.

The war of resistance is not completely hopeless.

and.

People from all over southeastern Shanxi also donated a large amount of money and materials to repair the Martyrs' Shrine in Changzhi County, Shanxi.

Word spreads very quickly.

Many people spontaneously took to the streets, donated money and supplies, and expressed their support for the people in Shanxi's war of resistance.

After Chu Yunfei received the news, he shouted the slogan of counterattack at the right time.

The mouthpiece is the Chenhua Daily, which was acquired in Xi'an.

Announced that the Second War Zone will launch a counterattack within the year to regain lost territory!

When the headquarters received the news.

Although the scope of dissemination is intentionally controlled.

But with the cooperation of the Eighth Route Army's local offices.

The news quickly spread across the country.

Everyone is looking forward to the upcoming counterattack in the Second War Zone
Nanyue Military Conference.

Chang Kai-shen chaired a military meeting attended by more than 100 people, including the commanders-in-chief of the Third and Ninth War Zones, corps commanders, army commanders, and division commanders.

As for the Red Party, Wu Hao and Ye Yiwei both participated.

At the meeting.

Chiang Kai-shek made five important speeches in succession.

He expounded his new understanding of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

It was proposed that the war into the city could be divided into two periods: the first and the second.

That is, the first period was before the retreat from Wuhan and the fall of Guangzhou, and the second period of the War of Resistance was after that.

“In the first phase of the battle, from a military point of view, although we lost a lot of land and many compatriots were killed or injured, judging from the temporary advance and retreat, we were defeated on the surface.

However, in terms of the entire long-term battle situation, spiritually, we not only did not fail, but were completely successful.
To be more specific, our Supreme Command formulated this strategy in order to use our inferior armaments to avoid gradually consuming the superior enemy forces, while building up our own strength based on the experience of the War of Resistance, so as to gradually complete our arrangements for the final victory!

above the meeting.

Chiang Kai-shek spoke eloquently.

On the one hand, it gave confidence to the many generals attending the meeting, and on the other hand, it looked forward to the future with enthusiasm.

The War of Resistance entered a period of stalemate.

Judging from the summary of the Nanyue Military Conference, he had a very clear understanding.

Especially in the second phase, which is after the confrontation period.

Chiang Kai-shek also has his own ideas.

"We have been fighting the enemy for sixteen months. Not only have our troops across the country been able to continue to resist, forcing the enemy deeper and deeper into the trap, our anti-Japanese spirit has become stronger and stronger, and our confidence in victory has increased by who knows how many times. This is our greatest success in strengthening the morale of the troops and the national psychology, and it has convinced the general public that we will definitely win a glorious victory in this war of resistance!

We have firmly established the foundation for victory in the first phase of the war. In the second phase, we must turn defense into offense and turn defeat into victory.

Everyone should know that the enemy has already used up its forces to the maximum extent so far, and will not be able to use more forces in China in the future. Moreover, many of the troops deployed in China have been dispersed as the war zone has expanded, and they are already exhausted and have no great fighting power! "

The High Command was well aware of the difficult situation facing the Japanese.

We also hope to maintain a mobile defensive posture during the Battle of Wuhan.

It was even written into the strategic and tactical guidelines, deliberately emphasizing "active mobile defense."

But when the real fighting started, the vast majority of troops failed to do this.

During this time.

Soviet Chief Advisor A.I. Chelepanov once made a suggestion to the Military Committee.

Attack the Japanese troops attacking Wuhan with continuous harassment attacks.

The offensive-as-defensive tactic was used to defend Wuhan, but the actual battle was still basically a blocking tactic.

Draw a blocking line, or a defense line.

Then passively defend.

Speaking of the original novel of "Bright Sword", Kong Jie once praised the US military for being very good at seizing the opportunity to switch between offense and defense.

This grasp of the transition between offense and defense.

This is something that most of the national army units currently do not have.

Even the teachers in Yan'an said in their discussion on protracted war: attack becomes defense, and defense becomes attack.

But at this point in time.

The offensive and defensive transition is a tactic that sounds simple.

No Eighth Route Army unit had this capability.

During the Battle of Wuhan.

Whether it is Soviet advisers or American advisers.

During this period, the National Army's use of blocking fortifications for position defense was highly evaluated.

But they were puzzled as to why the troops who had not been attacked stayed where they were.

These troops have absolutely no so-called subjective initiative, they should take positive action.

Look for opportunities to attack the Japanese army from the flank or rear at any time to contain the Japanese army.

This made it impossible for them to concentrate their forces to attack the main position.

At the military meeting.

Chen Cheng and Chen Chi-xiu, commanders-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone, summarized the problems in the current defensive battle.

"When our senior generals commanded operations, they still used a continuous front-line positional defense. The weak troops were scattered on various defense lines. There was a lack of strong reserve corps and few coordinated attacks during defense."

"Strategically we were on the defensive, but tactically we were not on the offensive. We were passive everywhere. When the Japanese took the initiative to attack, our army had no other options except cutting flesh to patch up the rotten wound."

Although Chen Cixiu has no ability to command operations.

But when it comes to summarizing battlefield experience and finding faults, his ability is still top-notch.

In fact, the talents of many national army generals were not really bad.

Those "famous generals" who have not achieved any military achievements.

For example, Bai Jiansheng, is he really a waste?

No, it’s just that their identities and status are destined to make them unable to win a battle.

The poor combat effectiveness of the National Army was not because the senior generals lacked command capabilities, but because of the friction and infighting among the senior generals.

"We have too many command units, which is also a major reason for the failure of several battles. We have learned this painful lesson a long time ago.

However, during the Battle of Wuhan, the number of intermediate units not only did not decrease, but increased!

Above the division are the army, corps, army group, corps, and even the headquarters of the theater commander.

It's really a case of building a house on top of a bed. How can we expect it not to miss the opportunity?"

Such a complicated command structure.

Chen Chi-xiu has reached a consensus with Chiang Kai-shek.

The command system reform was opposed by He Yingqin and Gu Zhutong.

At present, Chiang Kai-shek is determined to do it and has the support of Chen Chi-xiu.

The two of them had no choice but to give way.

"During the Battle of Wuhan, the combat forces of the Ninth Theater had a maximum of 62 divisions (historically 70), but the advantage of quantity was not fully utilized and was offset by the disadvantage of quality. Troops without any sense of coordination were piled up on the battlefield.

Apart from being defeated one by one, it will not be able to provide sufficient troops!"

"What is the conclusion of the Japanese army? The Chinese army only has one division!"

"Do you know what this means?"

"It means that the Chinese army is commanding each division to fight independently!"

"They fought in coordination without communication, they did not come to the rescue of friendly forces in danger, they were perfunctory in their orders to reinforce, and the two armies were shirking responsibility and leaving gaps. How could they not fail in such a battle?"

Chen Cixiu emphasized sternly.

It was as if the factional disputes within the national army had nothing to do with him.
The blame-shifting remarks made a number of generals quite dissatisfied.

You, Chen Cixiu, are the leader of the Civil Engineering Department...and most of the generals under your command are cunning.

PS: The officer guarding the horse and being shot was Chen Cixiu's civil engineering officer.
Chiang Kai-shek then added: "Commen! For every unit on the same battlefield, in the same battle, or even in the same war!"

“Honor and disgrace, life and death, victory and defeat, survival and destruction, are closely related, mutually causal, and are shared by all!”

"Ignorant of interests, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and therefore watching and doubting friendly forces, or even evading and shirking responsibilities, and selfishly pursuing survival, the result is not only the loss of opportunities, harming friendly forces and the country, but also harming oneself, and ultimately leading to self-destruction!"

Chiang Kai-shek's target at this time was not someone else
It was Gu Zhutong, the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone.

As the Japanese army advanced westward along the Yangtze River, the Third War Zone made almost no movement.

During the Battle of East Henan.

The Third War Zone also fought several battles in conjunction with the New Fourth Army, tying down a considerable amount of Japanese forces.

During the Battle of Wuhan.

Their performance was not even as good as the piecemeal efforts of the New Fourth Army.

How could Chiang Kai-shek not be angry?

Within the Blue Party.

Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Gu Zhutong and Chen Cheng can barely be considered the Big Four.

The first three are basically the veterans of Blue.

Chen Chi-xiu is not actually of the same generation, and the young chairman is actually the designated successor.

Chiang Kai-shek then pointed out bitterly the "Twelve Shames of Our Army"

First, the bodies of many fallen officers and soldiers were left exposed on the battlefield, which is a shame for our army.

2. If wounded and sick soldiers are wandering on the road (like beggars), it is a disgrace to our army.

3. Failure to prevent soldiers from deserting is the third disgrace to our army.

4. The people fleeing as a result of the army's march is the fourth disgrace to our army.

5. Lying about military intelligence and being irresponsible is the fifth shame of our army.

6. The failure to correct the linear position is the sixth disgrace to our army due to the inability of the commanders.

7. Failure to carry out orders and accomplish tasks is the main cause of the setbacks in the War of Resistance and is the seventh shame of our army.

8. The inability to deploy troops for mobile use is a result of our commanders’ lack of courage and determination, and is a disgrace to our army.

9. Avoiding responsibility is a soldier's selfishness and fear of death, which is the shame of our army.

10. The lack of secrecy and the resulting heavy tactical losses are the tenth disgrace to our army.

11. The lack of intelligence and reconnaissance, and the fact that we do not know the enemy's unit number when engaging in battle, are the eleventh shame of our army.

12. The surveillance and blockade are not strict, and the enemy spies and traitors appear near the positions, which is the twelfth shame of our army.

At the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek asked all the generals participating in the Nanyue Military Conference to "understand their responsibilities, know shame, understand the current situation, and know each other."

Complete the tasks of reorganizing and building the army, improve the army's combat qualities, and enhance the army's combat capabilities, thereby "laying the foundation for victory in the second phase of the War of Resistance."

And it was announced immediately at the combat meeting.

Regarding the foundation for the second phase of strategic operations and the theater of strategic counterattack.

The strategic counterattack zone will obtain more strategic resources.

Only the Third and Ninth War Zones attended the meeting.

For a moment, the generals looked at each other.

Could it be their two war zones?
The Ninth War Zone was under the greatest pressure and faced the largest number of Japanese troops.

The strategic position is bound to be infinitely elevated.

As for the three war zones.

Due to its advantageous location, it is closest to important places such as Jinling and Shanghai.

And the Fujian mountains can serve as cover, or a local counterattack can be carried out.
Chiang Kai-shek slowly announced at the meeting: "The Supreme Command has decided to use the Second War Zone and the Ninth War Zone as the key war zones for the next strategic counterattack."

"Your Excellency, good news."

Chu Yunfei put down the telegram in his hand and looked up at Fang Ligong: "Brother Ligong, what's the news?"

"At the Nanyue Military Conference that concluded yesterday, the Chairman designated the Second War Zone and the Ninth War Zone as strategic counterattack war zones."

"Strategic counterattack theater?"

“It’s a new concept.

The Chairman adopted the suggestions of Soviet and American advisers and proposed to divide the war into the first phase and the second phase.

The second extreme of turning defeat into victory and turning defense into offense has designated the Second War Zone and the Ninth War Zone as priority supply war zones, and re-evaluated the combat effectiveness of various domestic troops. The corresponding results will be available in the near future. "

Fang Ligong handed the telegram to Chu Yunfei and continued, "The final quota of the attacking army has been basically finalized. The chairman has decided to form six attacking armies, namely our army, the first army, the second army, the fifth army, the seventy-first army, and the seventy-fourth army."

"Six?" Chu Yunfei frowned slightly. "With so many weapons and equipment, how can the headquarters supply them?"

Fang Ligong nodded, leaning forward slightly, thinking for a moment and then expressing his own judgment: "Could it be related to the Soviet Union and the United States? You know, the command had not finalized the number of the fifth attack army before, but now it has suddenly finalized the number of the Second Army and the 74th Army."

"The First Army, the Second Army, and the 71st Army are all under the First War Zone, which means there will be four battle attack armies north of the Yangtze River... The chairman is likely to supply Soviet weapons and equipment mainly to these three troops."

"The 74th Army and the 5th Army, which mainly operate south of the Yangtze River, are likely to be equipped with American weapons..."

Chu Yunfei waved his hand, and then he chuckled, stood up and pointed to the strategic map hanging on the wall: "The 71st Army will be transferred to the 9th War Zone soon.

If I were the chairman, I would never allow so many troops to be piled up on the plain.

The plains are not conducive to our army's combat operations.

It is unlikely that the Japanese army will advance westward into Guanzhong in a short period of time. Even if they gather troops to advance westward to defend Shaanxi, the 40,000 troops of Sun's army will be enough.

The next focus of the Japanese army's attack in the Ninth War Zone.

Most of the Central Army’s main forces will be concentrated in that direction.

As for the First Army, it was deployed to Shaanxi.

Its main purpose should be to maintain control over Shaanxi, as northern Shaanxi is a major concern for the Chairman.

In addition, the chairman's move is also to guard against us."

"Guard against us?" Fang Ligong was a little puzzled: "Why is the chairman guarding against you, Your Excellency?"

"The chairman is just like that. He hopes that our army can maintain its combat effectiveness, eliminate more Japanese troops, and replace Commander Yan in Shanxi. He also hopes that I won't develop too fast and exceed his control."

Chu Yunfei chuckled and slowly sat back on the bench: "The essence of it is that he is worried that the power in his hands will be impacted. With a powerful enemy at hand, our army is weak. In the short term, he will definitely do his best to support us. If this continues for a long time, the chairman will also worry that our army will become too powerful to be eliminated."

Fang Ligong frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't find a solution, so he simply asked, "Does your Excellency have a good plan?"

"There is no solution." Chu Yunfei shook his head.

Such is Chiang Kai-shek's character.

It’s true that Chu Yunfei is a Whampoa student, and it’s also true that he is loyal and brave.

But in Chiang Kai-shek's view, Chu Yunfei's loyalty was conditional, not unconditional.

He saw it clearly, but right now he needed Chu Yunfei to fight against Japan.

Moreover, there is an unclear relationship between Chu Yunfei, Yan Laoxi, and the Eighth Route Army.

"If I were the chairman, I would also take advantage of the great opportunity when the Japanese army lost its offensive capability to conduct a comprehensive army reorganization, sort out the current situation of the army, and eliminate the shortcomings."

Chu Yunfei rubbed his temples: "How is the situation in the Eighth War Zone?"

"We have to take everything back, but War Zone 2 will allocate 600,000 yuan per quarter to War Zone 8."

"The Ma family army wants money?"

Fang Ligong nodded: "It is said to be funds for suppressing bandits..."

"Is the bandit problem in the northwest serious?" Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows and asked, "I'm afraid that's not the case."

"If we don't pay, the bandit problem will be serious..." Fang Ligong sighed, "It was General Fu Zuoyi's mediation that forced them to give in. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy."

Chu Yunfei snorted coldly and immediately stated: "If the troops in the Eighth War Zone are so incompetent, after sorting out the situation in the Second War Zone, our Second War Zone will also march west to suppress bandits and put down rebellions, and help relieve some of the pressure on the Eighth War Zone."

"Your Excellency..." Fang Ligong was shocked: "You wouldn't do that?"

"What Brother Ligong wants is what Yunfei wants, but the timing is not right yet, so we need to plan carefully..."

"But, no matter what, they are nominally friendly forces after all."

Chu Yunfei didn't care. He changed the subject: "Brother Ligong, you need to accompany me to the assault camp tomorrow to participate in the awarding of the honor flag."

"Oh?" Fang Ligong was delighted: "Why is the reward so fast this time?"

After the Battle of East Henan, it took three months to receive the reward.

This time the speed was very fast.

"The person who came this time is an old acquaintance, General Lin Wei, the current director of the First Division of the Imperial Guards." Chu Yunfei added, "I guess he is not here to present awards. I am afraid the chairman asked him to come here for something else. At that time, we will need Brother Ligong's cooperation."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

When the Anti-Japanese War broke out.

It was also the time when the National Government was most efficient.

At that time, the commendation basically would not last more than one month.

The special benefits will not exceed three months.

As the war progressed, this time became longer and longer.

This Shanxi campaign was the most efficient one ever launched by the Nationalist Government.

The commander of the assault battalion, Zhou Weiguo, was awarded the fourth-class Yunhui Medal for his meritorious service in commanding the battle and was promoted to the rank of Colonel.
The assault battalion attacked Taiyuan Airport and destroyed dozens of fighter planes.

A Flying Tiger Honor Flag was specially awarded.

Other major awards are listed below:

[Liang Guoping, the head of the mountain artillery regiment, was promoted to the head of the mountain artillery brigade directly under the Flying Tiger Attack Army, with the rank of Shao Jiang, and was awarded the fourth-class Baoding Medal]

[Qian Bojun, commander of the Flying Tiger Honor Division, was awarded the rank of major general and the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal for his meritorious service in commanding and defending Changzhi]

[Wang Qifeng, commander of the 4th Cavalry Division, was awarded the 4th Class Cloud Banner Medal]

[Chen Zejun, commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment, was promoted to colonel and awarded the fourth-class Cloud Banner Medal.]

With the support of Chu Yunfei.

Liang Guoping successfully took a step further.

He served as the commander of the artillery brigade under his command.

The artillery units also had to be reorganized accordingly and obtained official numbers from the National Government.

The 4th Artillery Brigade is composed of the 30th Artillery Regiment and the 31st Mountain Artillery Regiment (formerly the Mountain Artillery Regiment).

Ouyang Xianpeng will continue to serve as the commander of the 30th Artillery Regiment.

And with Chu Yunfei's recommendation, Ouyang Xianpeng will also become the deputy commander of the 4th Artillery Brigade.

The other group leaders will basically receive honors to a greater or lesser extent.

The worst is a medal of the Order of the Strongest.

In addition, a large number of grassroots officers and soldiers received medals in this operation.

According to statistics, there were at least more than one hundred grassroots team soldiers, including more than forty local armed forces and a dozen civilian workers supporting the front.

Perhaps they don't understand what the medal means.

However, corresponding monetary and material rewards will also be given.

Also.

Under the instruction of Chiang Kai-shek, the assault battalion was upgraded to a special regiment-level organization.

The treatment of Commander Zhou Weiguo, who had a high rank but low salary, and the soldiers under his command were also adjusted accordingly.

Although this unit consists of only 800 people.

But Chiang Kai-shek had a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of this force.

So he decided to pay each person the maximum double salary.

They spent a lot of money to strengthen the unit and hoped that Chu Yunfei could share with them how to build this type of unit.

Chu Yunfei naturally had nothing to hide.

Not everyone can train such an excellent force.

Chiang Kai-shek has no shortage of famous generals who are good at training troops.

Du Yuming, commander of the Fifth Army, was one of them.

Based on this, Chiang Kai-shek summarized many battle reports from previous battles.

And combined with the report sent by Chu Yunfei and related military construction ideas.

On the battlefield, it often plays a decisive role.

Not just any ordinary troops.

Rather, it is a team that can turn the tide at a critical moment, that is, a small number of elite troops.

In the previous Battle of Huaihe River, Battle of Taierzhuang, and Battle of East Henan.

Chu Yunfei's troops are such troops
In a small battle.

Even in local battles.

The assault battalion is the force under Chu Yunfei's command.

He became increasingly determined to weaken the power of local troops and build his own elite and powerful army.

The reason why Chiang Kai-shek was able to win the war among warlords.

This is also because the central army under his command has three tricks that most local military forces do not have.

Those are trenches, suicide squads, and hand-to-hand combat.

There is actually no major difference between the assault battalion's mode and the Central Army's main fighting style.

But there are many differences in the details.

Chu Yunfei even said in the telegram that if he were to discuss it, it would take three days and three nights to finish.

He suggested organizing training courses for officers to come to southeastern Shanxi to observe and learn, or even to stay there permanently.

Chiang Kai-shek wanted his generals to learn the Eighth Route Army's mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.

Able to organize training courses for Nanyue guerrilla cadres and officers.

In order to learn the fighting style of Chu Yunfei's troops.

He will naturally make corresponding arrangements.

But Chiang Kai-shek was somewhat troubled by the selection of candidates.

After all, there is a threshold to leading troops in war, and not everyone can do it.

Among this group of Whampoa students, their abilities vary.

In addition, Chu Yunfei is a member of the fifth class of Huangpu Military Academy and holds his current position.

The selection of personnel really took Chiang Kai-shek several days to resolve before he finally made the decision.

(End of this chapter)