Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 28: The Battle of Xinkou Begins
"Commander, my suggestion is to fight to support the war while striving to obtain more supplies. Only in this way can our 358th Regiment maintain a high combat effectiveness."

Chu Yunfei nodded.

Fang Ligong sighed, and then continued: "Right now, according to what the 772nd Regiment said, the main forces of the 129th Division have crossed the Yellow River, and the training of our 358th Regiment has also been completed. There should be an order issued."

Sun Ming was also a little puzzled, and asked directly: "Yes, Commander, the Japanese have occupied Fanshi County, why haven't you issued any orders yet?"

To the northwest of Fanshi is Yuanping, and to the south is Xinkou.

It was also the location of the decisive battle set by the Second War Zone Commander-in-Chief Yan Laoxi.

Almost all the elite troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were rushing to the Xinkou area.

But their 358th Regiment had not received any orders yet.

Or maybe Mr. Yan has other uses for it.

Based on Chu Yunfei's understanding of Yan Laoxi, his command level is not enough to use the 358th Regiment as a surprise force on the battlefield.

At this time, Yan Laoxi was probably thinking about preserving his strength.

Deliberately let their 358th Regiment not participate in the war.

This goes against Chu Yunfei's idea.

Chu Yunfei naturally couldn't accept that others were fighting hard in the front while the 358th Regiment was sitting on the bench in the back!

The 358th Regiment should go into battle and kill the enemy.

Instead of guarding some damn Yellow River ferry here!
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong had the same idea.

To maintain the general direction of fighting to support fighting, we need continuous fighting.

Only in this way can Yan Laoxi and Nanjing see the value of the 358th Regiment.

Once the ragtag troops that were unable to fight were wiped out, Chiang Kai-shek would simply disband them.

There is not even a chance of being annexed or centralized!

The 358th Regiment now wants to train new recruits quickly.

It requires a lot of fighting.

A good sword needs to be tempered, and soldiers also need to be tempered in battle.

Only in this way can the 358th Regiment be called truly elite!
"Brother Ligong, please help me draft a telegram to ask the commander of the Second War Zone whether there are any combat missions issued in the near future."

Chu Yunfei seemed a little impatient. He continued, "Also, where is the person from Nanjing? Why is there no news for such a long time?"

"Commander, a telegram came last night saying that they had arrived in Taiyuan the day before yesterday. Logically, they should be able to reach Xing County in the next two days."

"Well, we must pay attention to this matter. This is a good opportunity for us to show the style of the 358th Regiment in Nanjing and in front of the entire nation."

Chu Yunfei took the show and the opportunity very seriously.

Fang Ligong is a smart man, so he naturally knows what Chu Yunfei is planning.

He nodded immediately: "Don't worry, Commander, I will arrange it right away and I guarantee that Nanjing will be satisfied."

"Sun Ming, please work hard for the next two days and control the soldiers below. There must not be any mistakes."

"Yes!"

Although Sun Ming is only a captain adjutant.

But under the instruction of Chu Yunfei, he had a very good relationship with the middle and lower-level officers.

Chu Yunfei felt relieved to let Sun Ming handle this matter.

It can be said that this is the attitude of the three people now.

They represent Chu Yunfei himself and his direct subordinates, Yan Laoxi, and the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers respectively.

This is equivalent to the attitude of the entire 358th Regiment, and now they are united as one.

The 358th Regiment, most of whom are from Shanxi.

How could we not put in some effort in fighting the Japanese?

After the two left, Chu Yunfei stroked his chin in deep thought, muttering, "Old Yan, Old Yan, what are you hesitating about?"

At this time, the elite of the Central Army.

The 14th Army quickly withdrew from the battle on the Jinpu Road.

Gather in the rear, board the train, and head to Shanxi to fight.

Wei Lihuang's 14th Army can be called a first-class elite force.

This force is mostly composed of people from Anhui and Guangdong.

They all wore dark grey uniforms and carried 7.9mm rifles. There were a lot of machine guns, basically at the squad level.

More importantly, they have one of the few 37mm anti-tank guns in the country.

These fighters are well-trained.

Even when they stopped to rest during the march, no one chatted or talked.

While marching, they like to sing military songs.

A military song of the 14th Army Group with lyrics written by Wei Lihuang himself.

【This is our place, this is our hometown. 】

[Our 14th Army is brave and strong. ]

【Struggle for the survival of the motherland! 】

[United as Steel]

[Obey orders and defend the border]

【Unite the people to resist violence】

【Dedicate your strength to the motherland】

【Complete the liberation of the Chinese nation! 】

The loud singing echoed along the Zhengtai Railway.

These elite soldiers marched forward courageously to the battlefield in Shanxi.

As their commander, General Wei Lihuang had already arrived in Taiyuan City ahead of the troops.

At this time, in the headquarters of the commander of the Second War Zone.

Yan Laoxi, the representative of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The newly appointed deputy commander-in-chief Huang Shaohong.

Wei Lihuang had just been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front line of the Second War Zone.

Also attending the meeting were General Fu Zuoyi and Mr. Zou representing the Eighth Route Army.

The identities of these people are all very clever.

Chiang seemed to have devoted most of his wisdom to political balance.

There is no need to say much about Yan Xi and Fu Zuoyi, who are one of the three giants of the Huang Shao Li Gui faction.

Wei Lihuang represented the Central Army, while Mr. Zou represented the Eighth Route Army.

Several people discussed the issue of Xinkou defense together.

Everyone's judgment on the enemy situation was surprisingly consistent.

They all believed that the main force of the Japanese invaders would continue to move south along Fanzhisi, Yuanping and Xinkou.

Another attacking force attacked along the Datong-Yanmenguan highway to tie down the defending forces.

Another part, naturally, would attack northwest Shanxi along Yangfangkou and tie down the defenders in northwest Shanxi.

Create a favorable situation for the main force to attack Xinkou.

Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone knew it.

This tactic was actually a three-pronged attack commonly used by high-ranking Japanese commanders.

The attacking forces on the left and right wings are mainly responsible for containment and outflanking.

The troops were concentrated in the middle, trying to break through one point and cause the entire line to collapse.

After a brief discussion among them.

The right wing defense line of Xinkou mainly relied on the mountains from Wutai County to Ningwu to block the enemy.

Use the important locations north of Xinkou as combat support to shorten the battle line.

Concentrate troops to block the attack.

The specific deployment is that the 18th Group Army, also known as the Eighth Route Army, is mainly responsible for the right-wing defense line, namely the Wutai Mountain line.

Yang Aiyuen's Sixth Army, also known as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, was mainly responsible for the left-wing defense line and carried out diversionary operations in the northwest of Shanxi.

The 14th Army of Wei Lihuang was the main force and was the central force against the enemy.

Fu Zuoyi's Seventh Army was retained as the general reserve due to previous losses and other reasons.

At this point, the entire Xinkou front line completed the corresponding deployment and the Xinkou Battle officially kicked off
(End of this chapter)