Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 294 Chu Yunfei leads all parties to annihilate the th Division! (Subscribe)
"Colonel Smith, the general offensive will be launched at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. Commander Chu invites you to go to the Heshun forward command post to watch the battle."

After reading the telegram in his hand, Fang Ligong breathed a sigh of relief.

Just wait until daybreak.

Qian Bojun would lead his troops to attack the rear liaison team of the 114th Division and tighten the last pocket.

The 129th Brigade, the main force of the 386th Division, had also been deployed to the northeast direction of the Japanese army.

Cut off the Japanese army's escape route to the Taihang Mountains.

Judging from the content of the telegram.

In this Shanxi battle, all the participating troops to encircle and annihilate the 114th Division have been in place.

At this point, the Japanese army had become a trapped beast.

Colonel Smith Douglas, the military attaché of the U.S. military observation group in China and the chief of the Department of Defense's aid program in China, came to his senses after hearing Fang Ligong's invitation.

His face looked very excited.

In less than a week.

From a strategic perspective, the offensive operation seemed to have lost the initiative, but under Chu Yunfei's magical operation, it has turned danger into safety.

Zhang Dayun quickly walked towards the sand table in the middle of the operations room.

He moved quickly.

It only took less than half a minute.

The key strategic nodes in southeastern Shanxi have been hoisted with the flags of the National Revolutionary Army representing various troops.

Colonel Smith Douglas finally came to his senses at this time.

Not only that, as expected, the Ninth Army had already engaged in a firefight with Japanese combat troops on the outskirts of Changzhi.

This suddenly appearing 71st Army was probably the key to Chu Yunfei's defeat of the enemy.

It was secretly deployed from the Shaanxi front line to the southeastern Shanxi region.

Even he, the head of the American observation group that had been observing Chu Yunfei's troops, was not clear about it.

It is even more impossible for the Japanese army to obtain such information in a short period of time.

This time's battle.

The Second War Zone abandoned the shortcomings raised at the previous Kaifeng Military Conference.

They maintained strict confidentiality, did not reveal any of their whereabouts, and took the enemy by surprise, creating a 3:1 troop advantage on the local battlefield.

In the view of Smith Douglas and other American generals.

The fate of the 114th Division under Shigeharu Suematsu was already sealed.

They lack the ability to maneuver quickly and the cover of a large number of air forces.

It is impossible to break through the encirclement carefully prepared by Chu Yunfei.

And the so-called counterattack on Taiyuan.

It was just a smokescreen from the beginning to the end.

When Colonel Smith Douglas thought of this, he suddenly had an idea as if possessed by a ghost.

If the Japanese army still had not attacked the southeastern Shanxi region.

Will Chu Yunfei's troops continue to attack Taiyuan City, or will they further adjust their combat plans and programs?
With such questions.

With the help of the translator, Smith Douglas immediately asked Fang Ligong the questions he was most curious about.

Fang Ligong waved his hand mysteriously and said, "Colonel Smith, this is our military's operational secrets and is not part of the contract. According to the agreement, we will only show you and the US the established operational plan."

Waving your hand doesn't mean rejection.

Even Fang Ligong himself didn't know what Chu Yunfei was thinking.

He was given two combat plans and battle plans.

Moreover, Chu Yunfei really wanted to attack Taiyuan, but the timing was not ripe yet.

Even if they fought hard, they really took Taiyuan City.

The Second World War Zone at this stage is also incapable of being defended, apart from having certain political significance.

It's a completely thankless job.

It's really not necessary.

And if the Japanese army really fights to the death and refuses to move.

Chu Yunfei actually didn't have many choices.

The first option was to take the risk of moving the main force to the Wutai area and join forces with the Sixth Army to attack the Japanese Army's newly formed 37th Division.

Going around northwest Shanxi and then retreating to southern Shanxi requires a long detour and will take a lot of time.

In fact, the gain does not outweigh the loss.

The second option is to retreat to the southeastern part of Shanxi Province and restore the main force to the pre-war strategic situation. However, the assault regiment led by Zhou Weiguo will suffer a lot and will have to stay in the mountainous area of ​​northern Shanxi to fight guerrilla warfare and will not be able to return for a while.

Such a result is just like the Japanese army could not accept the fall of Taiyuan.

Chu Yunfei also couldn't accept such a situation.

If a massive counterattack ends in failure, it will inevitably affect all aspects of the entire southeastern Shanxi region.

Including the morale and military prestige of the troops under his command.

Colonel Smith Douglas sighed slightly.

The signed aid agreement clearly states the obligations that Chu Yunfei's troops need to assume and the "rights" they can obtain.

Under the influence and request of Chu Yunfei.

The entire army treated the Americans in a completely impartial manner.

It was completely different from the enthusiasm we showed towards the Soviets.

The Soviets could perhaps be called trading partners, but the relationship between us and the Americans was more like pure courtship.

But in Chu Yunfei's eyes, no matter whether they are Russians or beauties, they are unreliable.

After defeating the Japanese, conflicts are inevitable, so there is no need to manage them too carefully.

In the end, the only ones he could rely on were the officers, soldiers and civilians under his command.

Even Chiang Kai-shek could not be trusted when facing the Soviet Union and the Americans.

Not to mention the other generals.

At this time, Fang Ligong had neither the mind nor the time to care about this group of Americans.

You can follow the original plan.

A telegram was sent to the Second World War Commander-in-Chief, asking him to follow the original combat plan.

Attack Taiyuan City from both sides!
It's just getting light.

Taiyuan, Shanxi, the First Army Headquarters.

Yoshio Shinozuka's bedroom.

When the alarm clock pointed to six twenty-five.

The alarm sounded on time.

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes, which had been closed, suddenly opened.

In less than two minutes, Shinozuka had simply tidied herself up.

After taking a deep breath to adjust his state of mind, Yoshio Shinozuka walked towards the operations meeting room without even eating breakfast.

Before this break.

Yoshio Shinozuka hasn't slept for three days and three nights.

Chief of Staff Kusunokichi, who had not slept for a long time, looked up and stepped forward after hearing the footsteps.

Seeing that the person coming was Shinozuka Yoshio, Hideyoshi Kusuyama took the summarized telegrams and intelligence from the combat staff beside him.

He quickly stepped forward and reported the situation.

[The northeastern part of Shanxi was attacked by the main force of Chu Yunfei's troops. A part of the Locust Army was completely wiped out. The specific number is unknown.

It has been confirmed that a part of the main force of the Flying Tigers' attacking army appeared in the direction of Yuci, and some troops launched an attack on the outer defense positions of Taiyuan. The offensive is currently blocked and no night attack was launched.]

What surprised Yoshio Shinozuka the most was.

According to the report from the commander of the 108th Division, Motojiro Taniguchi.

The enemy troops that fought with them in Licheng and Shexian were not the Ninth Army.

It was the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army.

After confirming the accuracy of the telegram twice.

Yoshio Shinozuka fell into deep thought.

Countless possibilities intertwined and converged in his mind.

And then formed an answer.

If the 71st Army was really secretly deployed in the southeastern Shanxi region.

Relying on the analysis of Chu Yunfei's personality and command style by the headquarters, and even the North China Front Army Command and the First Army Command.

Then the goal of Chu Yunfei’s troops could never be to recover Taiyuan City.

It was to annihilate the 114th Division, or the 108th Division.

be cheated!
It is very likely that the main force of Chu Yunfei's troops has already begun to attack in the direction of Yangquan, and the main force of the 71st Army is also very likely to bypass the flank of the 108th Division, or be deployed in Pingding County, to launch a siege on the 114th Division.

"Immediately send a telegram to the 114th and 108th Divisions, ordering them to immediately stop the attack and withdraw to their starting point."

"Commander?" Kusunokichi Hideyoshi had not yet come to his senses.

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't have time to repeat the order.

Another combat staff officer hurried over to report: "General, the commander of the division, Fumi Kawagishi, has an urgent message."

Shinozuka Yoshio breathed a sigh of relief: "Read it."

"Part of the Chinese Sixth Army and part of the Fourteenth Army launched a full-scale attack on Huoxian, Fenxi, Zhaocheng and other places where our troops were stationed."

Yan Laoxi beat him like this.

Shinozuka hesitated.

The offensive capabilities of the 14th Army and the 6th Army were not strong.

Especially at this stage.

With such a massive offensive, could it be that China's Second War Zone really intends to recapture Taiyuan City in one battle?
But this is a bit too much.

Given their fighting power, Yoshio Shinozuka racked his brains but could not find any reason for their failure.

Even if it was Chu Yunfei's troops, with those 75mm artillery, how could they pose much of a threat to them?

Yoshio Shinozuka hesitated and did not continue to order Kusunokichi Hideyoshi to send telegrams to the commander of the 114th Division, Shigeharu Shigematsu, and the commander of the 108th Division, Motojiro Taniguchi.

Instead, he reported the latest situation in Shanxi to the North China Front Army Headquarters and decided to observe the battlefield situation.
Pingding, Mafang forward command post.

Chu Yunfei's consciousness was always immersed in the three-dimensional combat map.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of that day, Qian Bojun's troops launched an attack on the Japanese guard forces on the banks of Songxi River.

The commander of the Fifth Regiment, Cao Potian, personally led his commando team to launch a resolute attack.

The Japanese flank guard troops struggled to resist under the powerful attack.

And a cavalry communicator was dispatched to the contact point as soon as possible in order to report the situation to the 114th Division Headquarters by telephone.

And with the deployment of the 1st Infantry Regiment and the 7th Infantry Regiment in place.

The time for the general attack has arrived.

Chu Yunfei also turned around and stood on the battle map at this time, and shouted: "Order the entire army, the general attack begins!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Pengcheng and Li Jingzhong quickly dialed the phone: "Commander's order, the general attack begins!"

Accompanied by the continuous rise of flares.

The units of the 114th Division within the encirclement were also confused at this time.

It was as if countless enemy troops suddenly appeared from all directions.

Field warfare is not an offensive.

The artillery cover provided by the 4th Artillery Brigade seemed to be specifically designed to coordinate the attack with the infantry units.

According to the direction of artillery fire marked by Chu Yunfei, with the cover of the heavy mortar companies directly under each regiment.

There was a roar of artillery fire for a while.

The sound of explosions one after another became the main theme in Xiyang, Heshun, Liaoxian, Jiangshui and other areas.

Just less than half an hour.

Telegrams and phone calls from various departments reporting the attacks came pouring in like snowflakes.

"Division Commander, we seem to be surrounded by the enemy!"

Even though the situation was critical to a certain extent, the division commander Shigeharu Suematsu still maintained the necessary calm.

"To the east is the 129th Brigade of the 385th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and to the northeast is Chu Yunfei's troops of the Shanxi Army, with a strength of about one brigade."

"The 87th Division of the 71st Army is in the Liaoxian and Yushe directions, and the 9th Army and Chu Yunfei's main force are in the Changzhi direction."

"Our artillery fire is most intense in the northwest, and their main attack force should be heading in the direction of Pingding."

Just by sorting out the reports from various current troops, the old Japanese soldier Shigeharu Suematsu immediately found the weak point of the encirclement.

That is the 129th Brigade of the 385th Division of the th Group Army.

The 385th Brigade had only combat troops, and was only equipped with small-caliber mortars but no large-caliber heavy artillery!

Shigeharu Suematsu knew exactly who was the easy persimmon to be bullied.

And after the general offensive began.

As soon as Shigeharu Suematsu sent a telegram requesting retreat to the North China Front Army Headquarters and the Shanxi First Army Headquarters.

The commander of the North China Front Army, Michijiro Umezu, felt that this was an excellent opportunity to capture Shaanxi.

He rejected Suematsu Shigeharu's request to withdraw his troops and ordered him to withdraw his troops and hold the Xiyang direction. At the same time, he ordered the 109th Division stationed in the Shijiazhuang area to send troops for support immediately.

It seemed as if Shan Gang Zhonghou had expected this.

As soon as he received the telegram, he sent the 31st Infantry Brigade under his command to attack in the direction of Xiyang.

Xiaoyu and Yi are the commander of the 31st Brigade.

It is composed of the 69th Infantry Regiment and the 107th Infantry Regiment.

He also handed over the 109th Mountain Artillery Regiment under his command to Xiaoyu and Yi.

The Xiyang Detachment was formed to support the 114th Division.

As the division commander, Shigetoshi Yamaoka personally led the 109th Cavalry Battalion and the 118th Infantry Brigade to attack the Taihang Mountains.

This would support the breakout of the 114th Division under Shigeharu Suematsu.

just.

How could Chu Yunfei and the 18th Group Army give him such an opportunity?
Qian Bojun's troops defeated the Japanese guard forces on the banks of Songxi River.

At the same time, Zhang Fugui's troops of the 1st Infantry Regiment also quickly broke through the defense line of the Japanese infantry battalion that was maintaining public order in the rear of the Japanese army.

Merge into one place.

According to the original combat plan, the 1st Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and the 5th Infantry Regiment were all under the command of Qian Bojun.

Originally, Qian Bojun had only two regiments under his command.

Now it is a complete Type A combat division.

And the commander of the 5th Infantry Regiment is none other than him.

It was Cao Potian, who was also the deputy division commander and regiment commander.

His own fighting style is very brave, and the troops under his command are fearless and unafraid of death.

A deputy division commander also often likes to play the role of commando captain.

Under this situation.

How could Qian Bojun fail to stop the support of the 109th Division?

After the general offensive was launched.

It was just the first round of attack.

The organization of the Japanese 114th Division dropped by 30 percent.

It dropped from 86% to 56%.

If we continue to attack at this pace, it is only a matter of time before the 114th Division is completely wiped out!

The main attack direction of the Ninth Army.

Kong Fanying of the 54th Division and Pei Huichang, commander of the 47th Division, personally went to the front line to supervise the battle.

Under the cover of artillery fire, they launched an attack simultaneously with the 3rd Infantry Regiment commanded by Luo Weiguo and Sun Xinpu.

At the same time, the commander of the 88th Division, Long Muhan, also received a military order from the commander of the 71st Army, Song Xilian.

Launch a counterattack in front of them. Today's 88th Division is no longer the remnant army with only one brigade left after suffering heavy casualties under Lanfeng City.

Instead, it is a comprehensive replacement, an absolute trump card with strong troops and horses!

For a time, the entire southeastern Shanxi region was in chaos.

Attacking everywhere, reporting achievements everywhere!
The 114th Division under Shigeharu Suematsu was essentially just a special division, or a Class B division.

When fully staffed, their combat strength is only around 18,000 men.

And now, the strength of the combat troops involved in besieging them has reached three and a half times.

How should Shigeharu Suematsu respond?
Inside the frontier command post.

Chu Yunfei kept reporting points.

The more than 40 mountain artillery pieces of the 4th Artillery Brigade were firing almost non-stop.

The shells whizzed towards the assembly point of the Japanese second-line troops or the artillery positions.

artillery.

Worthy of the title of God of War!

The continuous artillery support alone made it difficult for these Japanese devils to resist.

Especially after their own artillery positions were hit with precision.

There were not many heavy weapons to suppress the attacks of the 4th and 7th Infantry Regiments.

The 107mm mortar, as well as the 81mm and mm mortars, can easily suppress the Japanese army's mm grenade launchers.

When attacking the Japanese trenches.

Sixty-millimeter mortar shells were almost completely free for reuse.

This thing can be provided not only by the Soviets but also by the Americans.

Even Yan Laoxi's arsenal can produce in batches.

The least valuable items are 60mm mortar shells and grenades!
"This time, let these little devils experience the feeling of being bullied by heavy firepower!"

Chen Zejun, standing by, was filled with emotion: "If every battle can be fought like this, the day of recovering the entire Shanxi province will not be far away."

"After this battle, if we can achieve our expected combat objectives, we will once again severely damage the 114th Division. After ensuring the consumption of the 109th and 108th Divisions, the next step is to recover the Niangzi Pass area and drive the Japanese invaders out."

"Once the coal and iron ore resources in Yangquan and Pingding were lost, the Japanese lost one arm in Shanxi, and only Datong in northern Shanxi was left."

"I don't know what the situation is like in the Eighth War Zone. If everything goes well, we can launch a joint operation against northern Shanxi by June next year at the latest and drive the Japanese invaders out of the entire Shanxi region."

Chen Zejun was slightly stunned and whispered: "Mr. Yun, after this battle is over, will the Japanese army still have the strength to continue to invest in Shanxi?"

"I don't know, but we need to prepare for the worst." Chu Yunfei shook his head: "And we need to ensure control over the Zhengtai Railway, block the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region and Commander Yan's sphere of influence, and it would be best if the 14th Army still needs to stay in the Taiyue Mountain area.

Otherwise, the red and blue parties will inevitably face many unnecessary conflicts, and we need to strike a good balance in this regard.”

Chen Zejun and Zhao Pengcheng seemed to be thinking about something.

Li Jingzhong, who was following Zhao Pengcheng, didn't understand at all and just stood there in a daze.

Originally, Chu Yunfei planned to let Sun Ming take him with him as a guard.

But thinking about going to northern Sichuan, he simply assigned his guard to Sun Ming.

Let Zhao Pengcheng and Li Jingzhong serve as guards.

During wartime, Chu Yunfei always had at least one guard company around him.

Plus a three-dimensional combat map.

The whole area within a radius of 50 kilometers can be seen.

Who can sneak up on him?

The fierce battle lasted for a day and a night.

71st Army Headquarters.

The commander of the 87th Division, Shen Fazao, went to the military headquarters to report the situation.

The offensive was also quite successful.

The 87th Division has now advanced a full 15 kilometers and is expected to annihilate 3,000 enemy troops.

After hearing this estimated annihilation number.

Song Xilian raised his eyebrows: "Three thousand people?"

"Yes, Sir."

Song Xilian handed the telegram in his hand directly to him: "The entire 88th Army Group has only annihilated less than 3,000 people in total, and your 87th Division annihilated 3,000 people in just one afternoon?"

"Commander, after this battle begins, who knows how many people will be killed? The brothers are just estimating the numbers."

In response to his subordinates' explanation, Song Xilian waved his hand and said, "Just do it honestly. It's the amount you deserve."

"The entire 114th Division had less than 20,000 men, and in the end they reported that they killed 30,000 or 40,000 Japanese soldiers. This is really embarrassing."

"Yes!"

The Ninth Army also fought quite smoothly.

But Chu Yunfei knew.

The foundation for all this going smoothly was based on the 114th Division's proactive reduction of its forces.

Based on this, the breakthroughs of various encirclement and annihilation forces were very smooth.

However, it was obvious that the Japanese army wanted to shrink its forces and find the weak points in the encirclement to break through.

You don't even have to think about it.

Chu Yunfei also knew that this weak point was exactly Zhang's unit of the 129th Brigade of the 385th Division.

After all, the combat effectiveness of the other participating troops is guaranteed to a minimum level.

The Ninth Army is the main force of the Central Army.

The 71st Army is also the elite ace of the National Revolutionary Army.

Chu Yunfei has a group of arrogant and brave generals under his command, and no one is willing to submit to them.

Under such circumstances, each unit fought fiercely with all their might.

Chu Yunfei sent a telegram to Qian Bojun, asking him to make corresponding arrangements in advance.

Qian Bojun called back.

He immediately deployed Cao Potian's troops from the Fifth Infantry Regiment, which was best at attacking, in Gaoluo.

Once the Eighth Route Army was broken through by the Japanese army.

The Fifth Infantry Regiment would directly lead its troops to intercept and block the enemy, which was equivalent to taking out an insurance policy.

Obviously, Qian Bojun had realized this before Chu Yunfei gave the order.

From this point of view, Qian Bojun has now grown into a qualified commander!

This was stated in a telegram sent to the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone.

Chu Yunfei mentioned it prominently.

As the absolute main force in this operation.

He was also the highest joint commander in the encirclement and annihilation of the 114th Division in southeastern Shanxi.

Chu Yunfei needs to be responsible for every subsequent telegram.

The figures reported by each participating unit were summarized.

Chu Yunfei gave a relatively moderate battle report summary and sent it to the Second War Zone and the Supreme Command.

More than 4,900 enemies were killed or wounded.

If the figures reported by various units were true, the 114th Division would have suffered more than half its casualties at this time.

Under such circumstances, where did Shigeharu Suematsu's troops get such a high level of organization?

Obviously impossible.

Even the battle reports from the various units under Chu Yunfei were actually a little exaggerated.

Human nature.

In this situation, no one wants to be outdone by friendly forces.

mountain city.

Command headquarters.

Lin Wei walked briskly with a smile on his face and came quickly to Chiang Kai-shek.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the battle map.

This is an extremely sloppy map of the national strategic situation.

In the eyes of people like Lin Wei.

Such a map does not seem to make much sense.

But that's how Chiang Kai-shek is. As soon as the war situation goes a little smoothly, he wants to do some cool things.

It can definitely be described as "going with the wind and waves".

At this time, I still want to take a comprehensive view of the overall situation and lead the whole country in a counterattack.

It is obviously unrealistic.

Apart from the Second War Zone, even the Ninth War Zone, which was also engaged in a strategic counterattack, was now as poor as a beggar.

The Second War Zone obtained a few strategic resources, and the other war zones naturally received less.

Under the persuasion of Chen Cixiu, Lin Wei, Bai Jiansheng and others.

Chiang Kai-shek reluctantly gave up this unrealistic fantasy.

"Chairman, the 88th Army called and said that the encirclement and annihilation situation has been formed. On the first day, the Japanese army was killed and wounded more than 4,000 people!"

Chang Kai-shen said, "Oh?" Then he asked with a little excitement and curiosity, "Is it a telegram from Yun Fei?"

"Yes, Mr. Chairman, Chu Yunfei vividly called this encirclement and annihilation operation the Meteor Hammer."

"Yun Fei is not a person who sticks to conventions. It seems that he doesn't want to use nicknames like the Battle of Shanxi or the Battle of Xiyang. Just call it whatever he wants. Meteor Hammer is also very descriptive."

When Chiang Kai-shek was in a good mood, he would not bother about any details. He turned around and said, "Weiwen, it's time to arrange a press conference."

"It has been arranged. The time is set for the morning of the day after tomorrow..."

Chang Kai-shen nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, the timing is just right, just one day for us to further understand the situation. In case of any bad trends, we can also be prepared."

To anticipate the enemy's weakness is a new lesson Chiang Kai-shek learned from the Battle of Wuhan.

This night.

Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Laoxi and others fell asleep peacefully.

The Japanese army couldn't sleep all night.

Even the locusts in the sky were alarmed by the news.

The 114th Division was surrounded and even in danger of being wiped out.

An emergency imperial meeting was convened that evening.

Discuss how to rescue the 114th Division.

This is not because the Japanese's efficiency has suddenly increased.

But when it comes to time, no one dares to delay.

The combat effectiveness, manpower and configuration of commanders at all levels of the 14th Division are far superior to those of the 114th Division.

But what happens when the National Army’s ace troops launch an attack?
The First Army, the 74th Army, the 71st Army and Chu Yunfei's troops.

In less than a week, the 14th Division was completely wiped out on the banks of the Yellow River!

And this time!

According to the report from Shanxi First Army.

The combat forces that surrounded the 114th Division this time were the main force of Chu Yunfei's troops, the 71st Army, which was also positioned as ace combat forces, and the 9th Army.

According to the latest intelligence.

The 71st Army was equipped with a full set of Soviet weapons.

It is also equipped with a certain number of 115mm caliber artillery!

That is the British qf4.5-inch howitzer.

What is the concept of this thing?

It is a howitzer older than the M1918.

But one advantage is that it is light enough and will not easily crush the bridge.

The maximum range is 6040m, which is not as good as the Japanese 75mm mountain cannon.

But then again, a good plaster is one that can draw out pus.

When the Soviets sold army equipment, they still sold it at a discount.

These tattered pre-World War I equipment cost $12,000 each.

What else do you want? It's good to have some for sale.
As for the 71st Army at this time, they were already equipped with a battalion of German mountain artillery.

Add to that these twenty-four QF 4.5-inch howitzers and the artillery of the th Artillery Brigade.

From the perspective of heavy weapons, the Japanese 114th Division was in a complete disadvantage.

How to find a way to prevent the 114th Division from being annihilated and break out.

It became a topic discussed all night by the Tokyo Headquarters, the North China Front Army Headquarters, and the Shanxi First Army Headquarters.

The Imperial Council, the Army Vice Minister and the "famous military veteran" Seishirō Sakagaki proposed the same plan that Shigeharu Suematsu is currently implementing.

That is to pick on the weak and find a way to break out from the direction of the Eighth Route Army's defense.

The combat effectiveness of the 18th Group Army is naturally inferior to that of the main force of the Central Army and the remaining two ace combat units.

Only this method can preserve the main force of the 114th Division.

As for the national army units in the Taiyuan direction.

We can launch a counterattack only after the 3rd Mixed Brigade is stationed.

The situation is still under control.

After the "illustrious" Itagaki Seishirō set a good example, the remaining Japanese soldiers also began to consider it from this perspective, which made the frightened Tianhuang feel relieved.

the other side.

The headquarters of the Eighteenth Army Group.

The commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief and others were also facing a formidable enemy at this time.

“From the perspective of the current breakthrough direction”

The Deputy Chief of General Staff briefly described the basic situation.

Some people had already advocated evacuation and letting the Japanese troops enter the Taihang Mountains to delay and consume the enemy through mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.

To delay time and wait for the subsequent main force to launch a corresponding encirclement and annihilation.

Liu, the commander of the 129th Division, immediately spoke out: "There is nothing to say. They are advancing very quickly. The encirclement has been reduced by one third on the first day. According to the battle plan, we need to hold off the Japanese for two days, so we can hold off for two days."

"Well, according to Chu Yunfei's pre-war promise, the Second War Zone will provide soldiers, weapons, equipment, ammunition, and other supplies. In order to allow the soldiers to better survive this winter, there must not be any problems. How is the pressure on your 386th Brigade?"

Brigade Commander Chen waved his hand nonchalantly, “According to the original battle plan, we immediately released the little devils into the Taihang base and carried out harassment attacks using mobile warfare, mine warfare, sparrow warfare, and other methods.

Our current weapons and equipment are far superior to those before, and often a sudden burst of fire can cause casualties to the Japanese.

This is a far cry from the previous use of firecrackers to simulate machine gun combat. These little devils have to worry about being ambushed by us all the time. If they continue to fight like this, I estimate that the little devils will soon change their tactics and combat ideas..."

The night passed quickly.

That night, all the troops organized corresponding night attacks in a tacit manner.

In other words.

Even though it was dark.

But the fight against the Japanese devils of the 114th Division has not stopped.

Before the war, all the soldiers knew it.

These damn Japanese devils were the murderers who participated in the Nanjing Massacre.

I never thought about taking prisoners.

Before the operation began, the evacuation of people in the combat area had already been completed in advance.

The soldiers felt no psychological burden at all when they picked up the grenades.

Even if ordinary people's homes were destroyed, local government staff would provide them with resettlement and the government would provide compensation.

For a time, many outlying villages were flattened to the ground by the suicide squad soldiers who launched night attacks using weapons and equipment such as explosive packs and cluster grenades.

As for the Japanese soldiers who were responsible for the outer perimeter surveillance and defense tasks, they naturally had no way to survive.

Chu Yunfei sat in front of the camp bed.

From time to time, I received good news from various troops.

He looked intently at the troop panel on the three-dimensional combat map.
(End of this chapter)