Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 292: Chasing and destroying the th Infantry Regiment, conquering Shouyang, and approaching Taiyuan City (Subscription Request)

Shanxi.

Within the territory of Yu County.

Ito Izumi, the commander of the 77th Regiment of the Japanese Army, who was originally responsible for supporting Shouyang, was also in a dilemma at this time.

The day-long attack not only failed to show any signs of fatigue in the enemy.

He became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

On the other hand, their combat force of more than 4,000 people has suffered more than a thousand casualties in the continuous attacks.

If the battle continues like this, Ito Izumi is very worried about the condition of his troops.

If we are not careful, we will most likely be surrounded and annihilated by Chu Yunfei's troops.

For this reason, he could only send a telegram requesting to take a detour back to Taiyuan City in order to avoid such a situation.

Just as he was sitting in the command center waiting for the telegram.

The chief of staff standing by soon received a call back from the Shanxi First Army Command.

Yoshio Shinozuka made his decision very quickly.

As soon as he learned that the 77th Regiment's attack was blocked, he agreed to the 77th Infantry Regiment's transfer to Taiyuan.

As the Japanese combat troops gradually withdrew from the battlefield, Zhang Fugui, the current commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment, did not hesitate at all.

The first and second battalions were quickly dispatched to pursue.

After Chen Zejun, who was taking a detour to make dumplings, received the news, he immediately ordered the Seventh Infantry Regiment under his command to launch a swift pursuit.

Command.

Zhao Pengcheng immediately reported the situation to Chu Yunfei: "Sir, half an hour ago, the First Infantry Regiment and the Seventh Infantry Regiment both launched pursuit at the first opportunity."

Chu Yunfei touched his chin, and his consciousness immediately immersed in the three-dimensional combat map.

The Japanese retreated very quickly.

There is absolutely no intention to fight to the end.

In less than an hour, I had run eight kilometers.

The pursuing troops must have switched from offense to defense at the first possible moment and launched an extremely rapid pursuit.

However, they can also be clearly seen from the three-dimensional combat map.

Their current light pursuit force was intercepted at the Yunling line by the rearguard blocking force of the 77th Infantry Regiment.

The Japanese commander must have known clearly that a troop was needed to cover the rear at this time.

Otherwise, there is a high possibility that the entire army will be wiped out.

[Japanese Army 77th Infantry Regiment]

[Current Organization Degree: 46%]

[Currently the main light weapons models: Type 38 rifle, Type 38 carbine]

[Currently the main equipped machine gun models: Taisho Type 11 light machine gun, Type 92 heavy machine gun]

[Current main equipment support weapon model: Type 92 infantry gun]

[Currently mainly equipped with heavy weapons: None]

[Current equipment status: poor]

[Current logistics supply situation: poor]

[Current training level of the unit: well-trained]

They are truly the elite troops of the Japanese.

He retreated more decisively than anyone else.

I ran eight kilometers in less than an hour.

Even the main evaluation in the three-dimensional combat map has become poor.

I don't know how much equipment I have to leave behind.

On the battlefield along the Yunling line.

The soldiers launched several attacks but all failed.

Chen Zejun put down the telescope in his hand: "These little devils have occupied the commanding heights. We chased them too fast, and the artillery units behind us couldn't keep up. The mortars fired a lot of shells, but they couldn't destroy all of their firepower points."

Mountainous terrain has such disadvantages for the attacker.

There are some places where direct artillery fire cannot reach, and we can only rely on mortars to destroy them.

In some places, on the contrary, mortars are difficult to fire and can only be eliminated by direct-fire artillery.

The lightest and most maneuverable 60mm mortar must be used to quickly maneuver following the pursuing troops.

The direct-fire artillery is still on the way to the front line, so we need to wait.

Huang Hongyou, the battalion commander at the side, reminded: "Commander, fighting head-on is not the solution. This is not the way to fight. Should we wait until our artillery unit arrives before fighting?"

Chen Zejun nodded: "Well, order the troops to continue the attack. Don't rush forward foolishly. Hold them back and wait for the artillery of the regiment to arrive before firing."

"Yes!"

As soon as Chen Zejun finished speaking, he raised the telescope in his hand again and looked in the direction of the Yunling blocking position.

On the Japanese side.

As the chief of staff of the 77th Infantry Regiment, Rentaro Shimizu personally led the 3rd Infantry Battalion to carry out the rearguard mission.

As for the captain of the 3rd Infantry Battalion.

He had been killed in the previous offensive operations.

The combat logic and core combat effectiveness of Chu Yunfei's troops is artillery.

When the second batch of Soviet and American aid arrived, the country was still relatively wealthy.

The soldiers would never hesitate to use artillery shells to deal with these little Jap devils.

The fighting style based on this will inevitably require corresponding firepower coverage.

The captain of the Japanese Army's 3rd Infantry Battalion was killed in an explosion while he was inspecting the front line and boosting morale during a break in the battle.

Chief of Staff Rentaro Shimizu, who went to supervise the battle, witnessed everything that happened.

As luck would have it, a 107mm mortar shell landed not far from him.

His entire body was in tatters, with broken pieces almost covering his entire body.

Blood gushes out.

He had strong vitality and did not die immediately.

And immediately after the shelling ended.

The soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment have already launched a corresponding attack!

Once the battle started, no one paid any attention to him even though he was a captain.

The medical soldier pressed the shattered wounds in vain, performing a meaningless rescue operation.

China has not done enough in terms of battlefield first aid, medical personnel and nurses.

The Japanese army was not much stronger, they were exactly the same.

The situation of Chu Yunfei's troops was slightly better, only slightly better than that of friendly forces, and at the same level as the Japanese army.

The 1st Infantry Regiment and the 7th Infantry Regiment were able to drag the wounded soldiers back for rescue during the attack.

But the Japanese army.

Their combat habit is to wait until the battle is over before dealing with it.

The painful groans in his ears made Chief of Staff Rentaro Shimizu feel upset.

The 77th Infantry Regiment is an old rival that has fought against Chu Yunfei's troops.

But judging from past performance.

They had never won a single battle, and every battle was bound to result in serious losses.

Rentaro Shimizu, who was transferred to be the chief of staff of the 77th Infantry Regiment, was able to successfully complete the blocking mission and then returned.

Also holding a pessimistic attitude.

He cleared his throat and said loudly: "Everyone must be determined to die. It is time for us to be loyal to His Majesty Tian Huang and the Great Empire of Japan!"

"Your Majesty the Heavenly Locust is on board. The Empire of Japan is on board~!"

Amid the fanatical shouts of the Japanese devils, the groans of the wounded soldiers soon disappeared.

It turned into a painful groan.

What awaited the wounded soldiers was not rescue and transfer, but grenades.

Under the expectant gaze of the so-called "comrades-in-arms".

Each of these soldiers received the final order from Chief of Staff Rentaro Shimizu.

Die together with the "Chinese soldiers"!

As Tang Dayang led his troops to arrive.

One shell after another was fired and hit the Japanese machine gun firing points.

The explosions continued, and the Type 92 heavy machine gun positions that the Japanese had carefully reinforced were completely destroyed in just ten minutes.

Under the cover of mortars, the soldiers launched another attack.

soon.

The battle is basically over.

The smoke has cleared.

The bodies of the Japanese invaders lay scattered on the former battlefield.

The Thompson submachine gun, mortar, and direct-fire artillery are all very powerful.

Especially continuous shooting at close range can easily result in a bloody mess.

When Chen Zejun climbed to the top of the mountain, it was already difficult to see any relatively intact bodies of the Japanese soldiers.

the other side.

Shouyang County.

The mountain artillery regiment's artillery preparation has been completed.

Half of the county was reduced to ruins.

The Japanese soldiers who were still resisting in the city suffered hundreds of casualties again.

For the Japanese army, Shouyang City, which was originally expected to hold out for two days, fell into a real crisis.

When the battle started, these Japanese devils also received death orders.

When the soldiers were engaged in street fighting.

We can only fight with these damn Japanese devils house by house.

Explosions were heard from time to time in the city.

The soldiers' fighting style also indirectly revealed the unique street fighting tactics of the 4th Infantry Regiment.

There were no normal doors or windows, and the main focus was on demolition by blasting.

The Japanese had never had such combat experience before.

Their street fighting tactics had never anticipated such an extreme opponent.

The tactics of the 4th Infantry Regiment were more like a pure push using explosive packs.

Boom, boom!
Whenever there were continuous explosions, the Japanese soldiers who were still defending the city would subconsciously swallow their saliva.

As long as the position or the defended houses are lost.

After being occupied by soldiers of the 4th Infantry Regiment

They had absolutely no chance of getting it back.

The Japanese soldiers in Shouyang City could only wait for death to come in fear and despair.

Within the headquarters.

As the battle progresses.

Chu Yunfei clearly saw the end of the Battle of Yunling on the three-dimensional combat map.

Although the main force of the 77th Infantry Regiment escaped.

But the rear-guard Japanese brigade was completely wiped out, which was still pretty good.

The original battle plan was for the 7th Infantry Regiment to attack from the rear.

However, the Japanese attacked for less than a day before they chose to run away.

This unexpected tactical choice made Chu Yunfei unable to react for a while (he was unable to make quick contact and adjustments, and sending a telegram also took time).

Speaking of which, this was also the first time Chu Yunfei encountered such Japanese devils.

The first choice when fighting them is not to fight to the death, but to run away directly!
The battle for Shouyang County was basically coming to an end.

With the full support of the 4th Artillery Brigade.

The commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment, Pang Junming, was in charge of the front line.

At present, more than 45 percent of the urban area has been conquered.

At present, the entire Shouyang city has been surrounded.

These little devils.

There won't even be a chance to break out at night.

The two main battalions of the 4th Infantry Regiment have already attacked towards Yuci and started to clear out the outer strongholds of Taiyuan City!

Chu Yunfei, who was thinking about his next move, looked up at Zhao Pengcheng who was walking towards him.

"Sir, the latest news is that the main force of the Japanese 77th Infantry Regiment fled and disappeared, but they annihilated the rear guard troops, killed a major, and seized six Type 92 infantry guns."

"Are these little Japanese devils so fast?" Chu Yunfei asked even though he knew the answer.

"They lost most of their supplies and baggage, and a lot of their heavy weapons as well."

"The First Infantry Regiment reported that they had captured a large number of heavy machine guns."

"Yes." Chu Yunfei nodded slightly and walked to the map: "Pass my order, the 1st and 7th Infantry Regiments retreat to the direction of Qin County and wait for orders."

"Yes!"

Second World War Commander Headquarters.

Old Yan stood in front of the sand table, his eyes lost in thought.

Everyone knew that Yan Laoxi was waiting for a telegram from Chu Yunfei's troops.

They are waiting too.

Waiting for the latest battle reports and news from the 88th Group Army.

As for the Eighth Army fighting in the northwest of Shanxi.

Their battle reports have been summarized here in the Second War Zone as soon as possible.

The two sides attacked and defended each other over the county towns in northwestern Shanxi.

Basically, we lose more than we win.

However, Sun Chu is not a mediocre person, and he may not have the ability to defeat the Japanese.

But we use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to buy time.

Sun Cuiya was still able to complete it easily.

soon.

The sound of powerful footsteps was heard.

The combat staff members subconsciously held their breath.

Then he looked at Liu Tao, director of the confidential office.

"Commander Yan, Chu Yunfei's troops called."

"read"

Following Yan Laoxi's eye signal, Liu Tao deliberately raised his voice a few levels.

"We have now defeated the 77th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army. We have confirmed that the Chief of Staff, Major Shimizu Rentaro, was killed. We have seized six Type 92 infantry guns, three Type 92 heavy machine guns, and some other combat supplies. The remaining enemy has fled in the direction of Gang County."

"In addition, the Fourth Infantry Regiment under my command has now entered Shouyang City. It is expected that the remaining enemies will be eliminated by tomorrow. According to the original battle plan, we will launch an attack in the direction of Yuci."

Old Man Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

To launch an attack towards Yuci, Chu Yunfei's troops actually had two choices.

One is to cooperate with the Sixth Army and the Fourteenth Army to attack the 20th Division of the Japanese Army.

With the cooperation of Chu Yunfei's troops, it is entirely possible to recapture the county towns along the Nantongpu Railway and the surrounding areas.

However, it is also a consensus that the Japanese 20th Division is extremely powerful and not easy to mess with.

This is exactly what makes Yan Laoxi feel conflicted.

Chu Yunfei did not tell him the next move in the telegram.

Once Yan Laoxi ordered Yang Aiyuan to lead his troops to attack the 20th Division and they did not receive support,
The current Sixth Army has been depleted in several battles this year and its combat effectiveness is only one-third of its peak period.

If such troops were to engage in offensive operations, they would literally be sending themselves to their deaths.

"Qingbo, how do you think Yunfei wants to fight?"

Countless possibilities flashed through Chu Xichun's mind.

But all those words finally turned into one sentence: "Commander Yan, the most important thing for us to do right now is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. If the 88th Group Army really needs support, they will definitely contact you, Commander Yan, as soon as possible."

Yan Laoxi was still a little worried: "I am worried about this matter now. Where is the Ninth Army?"

"They have been deployed to Qinshui. According to the latest combat plan, they will soon rush to Changzhi."

"This Yun Fei is so mysterious. I still don't understand how this battle was fought."

Chu Xichun could naturally understand Yan Laoxi's dissatisfaction. He whispered to comfort him: "Mr. Yan, after all, this is a serious matter. It is normal for Yun Fei to be cautious. If we lose this battle, the Jin army will have no chance of turning the tide."

Old Xi Yan sighed heavily.

He understands the truth.

It would be fine if the Japanese didn't understand the situation.

As the supreme commander of the Second World War, he now feels dizzy.

Even the extent of the progress of the battles in Xiyang, Licheng, Shexian and other areas is unknown.

No report was made either.

the other side.

In the most critical area around Changzhi in southeastern Shanxi, the main commander was Chief of Staff Fang Ligong.

The only troops he can command now are the 5th Infantry Regiment (Cao Potian), the 8th Infantry Regiment (Guo Yanzheng), and the 9th Infantry Regiment (Zhou Daxing).

The total force was only 7,000 people, and they had to face an attack from the 114th Division with nearly 20,000 men.

In fact, the pressure is still very great.

This style of play and logic is essentially a retreat to fight a decisive battle.

Qian Bojun's Second Infantry Regiment led by Xue Jie and the Third Infantry Regiment led by Sun Xinpu had already entered the Taihang Mountains in advance.

At that time, they will take on the heavy responsibility of attacking the reinforcements. (The main combat target is the 109th Division deployed in the Shijiazhuang area)

On the first day of fighting, the Japanese army broke through the defensive positions outside Xiyang, and their troops were "defeated" to the outer defense line of Heshun Town.

Corresponding national defense fortifications had been built here before.

After the 88th Division Commander Long Muhan arrived in Changzhi area.

Fang Ligong felt Long Muhan's politeness and respect towards him.

Others may not know.

But Long Muhan knew it clearly in his heart.

The reason why he was not shot by the school principal Chang Kai-shen during the Battle of Lanfeng.

The biggest reason was that Chu Yunfei's troops blocked the opening of Lanfeng and did not cause too serious consequences.

Moreover, the death of Gui Yongqing made Chiang Kai-shek give up the idea of ​​killing one person to warn the rest.

After all, his weight is not as great as that of Gui Yongqing.

After all, he was a Whampoa student. Chiang Kai-shek would not be so stupid as to shoot a student to liven up the atmosphere when no one mentioned the matter later.

"Please rest assured, Commander Fang, our 88th Division will definitely obey your command."

Following Long Muhan’s statement.

Fang Ligong was also able to directly feel the strong support of Song Xilian, the commander of the 71st Army, for this battle.

He was no longer polite and immediately deployed 88 troops in Licheng, the direction with the greatest pressure.

The 88th Division has more than 12,000 combat troops.

The same is true for the 87th Division.

The situation of the Eighth Reserve Division was slightly worse, but it still had about 7,000 to 8,000 combat troops.

This does not include the 71st Army’s direct-affiliated troops.

The total combat strength of the entire ace 71st Army reached more than 40,000 people.

A 71st Army.

Even if the quality of the soldiers is insufficient, they are fully equipped.

There would be no problem in taking on the 108th Division head-on.

Chu Yunfei invited Song Xilian to come and fight.

He also planned to let the 108st Army and the th Division clash with each other.

He could concentrate on dealing with the 114th Division led by Shigeji Suematsu.

But in the subsequent communication with senior Song Xilian.

Song Xilian also expressed his indignation towards the Japanese troops that participated in the Nanjing Massacre.

He stated that he would personally lead the 87th Division to participate in the encirclement and annihilation of the 114th Division.

The 88th Division took over the defense line overnight.

Wu Shimin, who was already short of manpower, soon received military orders from Fang Ligong.

Go to Qinshui County for repairs.

there.

Chu Yunfei prepared a large amount of supplies, weapons, and ammunition for them.
The combat deployment in the entire Changzhi surrounding area has been basically completed.

As the Japanese army continues to advance, they will be surrounded and annihilated by six main infantry divisions!

(The above picture is quite intuitive.)
(The positions of the 71st and 69th Armies are deliberately not marked, as they are actually quite densely packed.)
(The 87th Division is on its way to Wuxiang, and the 69th Army is retreating to Qinshui for repairs)
(The 88th Division went to Licheng to resist the enemy, and the 8th Division was used as a strategic reserve)
(Qian Bojun's troops were preparing to attack the rear of the Japanese 114th Division in the Eighth Route Army's territory.)
(End of this chapter)