Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 298: Minor injuries and leaving the front line? Just pick up the gun and do it! (Subscribe)

Northern Shanxi.

Zhou Weiguo's troops, who had originally planned to continue moving north to harass the Japanese combat forces, soon received Chu Yunfei's telegram.

"Captain, what's going on?"

Zhou Weiguo frowned slightly and handed the telegram to Xu Hu beside him: "The original battle plan was to evacuate from the northwest of Shanxi, but now it seems that the commander is more inclined to let us return along the original route."

"Return. There are a lot of Japanese soldiers following us." Xu Hu glanced at the telegram in his hand.

I don't quite understand the direct logic behind this command.

"It's possible that the Eighth Army is in a bad situation. Under such circumstances, going to northwest Shanxi would be like walking into a tiger's mouth."

Zhou Weiguo analyzed it in detail: "From the current strategic situation, the Eighth Army has fallen into a comprehensive disadvantage and may be forced to give up the maneuvering against the newly formed 37th Division in the northwest of Shanxi.

Then they will have no choice but to retreat to the southwest of Shanxi. The Jin army is good at defense but not attack, and the battle line is likely to be stalemate on the Lishi-Fenyang line. "

After all, it is the troops under the command of the old commander Chu Yunfei.

Zhou Weiguo's words were quite tactful.

Being good at defense but not good at attack is essentially a lack of strong organization.

Lack of ability to fight tough battles.

There is nothing to say about letting the Jin army hold its defensive position.

The Battle of Northern Shanxi, Xinkou, and Taiyuan have all proved that the Jin Army is not a group of weaklings, and that they are good people.

But not having the ability to attack is fatal to friendly forces on the battlefield.

The Japanese army only needs to use appropriate troops to contain the enemy.

Then we can send heavy troops to encircle and suppress them.

Instead of what is happening now, with hundreds or thousands of Japanese and puppet troops chasing after them.

No matter how proud Zhou Weiguo was, he would never think of going against an absolute main force like the New 37th Division.

"So Commander Chu is most likely worried that the battlefield situation will develop in a way that is unfavorable to our army."

"But it's not like we don't have a better choice." A bold battle plan emerged in Zhou Weiguo's mind.

Command.

When Fang Ligong saw Zhou Weiguo's call back, he was surprised for a moment.

He pushed up his glasses and immediately turned to look at Zhang Dayun who was not far away: "How long has Mr. Yun been gone?"

Zhang Dayun looked down at the watch in his hand: "Forty-five minutes, no, forty-six minutes."

"It will take at least two hours to reach the frontline command center. By the time we get in touch with them, the flowers will be cold."

Zhang Dayun asked curiously, "What happened?"

"Zhou Weiguo wants to lead the assault regiment to attack the Mongolian Army Headquarters in Zhangjiakou"

???

Zhang Dayun was extremely shocked.

How can there be such a fight?

The Mongolian Garrison Army was organized by the Mongolian Garrison Corps and was responsible for the security mission in Inner Mongolia, southern Chahar and northern Shanxi.

As for the predecessor of the Mongolian Corps, it was the Chahar Corps.

They are also old rivals.

Sequence of the elite Japanese troops invading China.

They followed Chu Yunfei and fought against most of these troops.

It occupies about one third.

The worst that can happen is a draw for these little devils.

Although it is taken seriously tactically, it is generally despised strategically.

The attacking spirit of the National Revolutionary Army, "I am invincible when I am here, and I am not invincible when the enemy is here", is possessed by every officer under Chu Yunfei.

Aren’t they just the Japanese?
Whoever is afraid of whom, do it!

But something like raiding the headquarters is extremely difficult.

The command center was not located outside the city, but was set up in Zhangjiakou County.

Fang Ligong and Zhang Dayun also recognized Zhou Weiguo's abilities.

It was just a matter of raiding the headquarters of the Mongolian troops.

It sounds impossible and simply outrageous.

Seeing Fang Ligong nod, Zhang Dayun asked again: "Are you sure?"

"Weiguo said he was 40% sure. If that didn't work, he would take a detour to cross the Jin-Cha-Ji border area, and then move towards the Niangzi Pass defense line, so as not to delay the subsequent counterattack."

Zhang Dayun frowned and thought for a moment, then continued, "I always feel that it is not very reliable to raid the Japanese army's military headquarters."

"Forget it, let him try."

Fang Ligong sighed slightly: "After all, Lord Yun also said before that we should not interfere with Zhou Weiguo's battle ideas. This well-educated officer who studied in Germany may have different ideas from us."

Zhang Dayun nodded silently.

Although Fang Ligong and Zhang Dayun never stopped learning, they were also making rapid progress.

But the field of special operations is still very unfamiliar to them.

Both of them graduated from the Shanxi Military Academy (Jinbei Military Academy), and actually accepted more Japanese tactical ideas.

There is indeed a big gap between Germany and Japan in the development of army tactics and strategic thinking.

The First Infantry Regiment, on the front defensive position.

As the regiment commander, Zhang Fugui personally went to the front line to command the battle, and personally shot and killed the Japanese soldiers who were charging from both sides.

He took out the pistol from his waist and shot the Japanese soldier who was rushing towards him screaming.

Zhang Fugui was injured again at this time: "Damn it, these bastards are really crazy!"

"Captain!" The medic nearby glanced at Zhang Fugui, who was covering his left arm, and shouted, "Captain, hold him down first. I'll come over after I take care of Xiao Liu!"

First aid on the battlefield also depends on the situation.

The priority is to save the seriously injured and ensure they stay alive.

The rest were lightly injured soldiers like Zhang Fugui.

Even if he is the regiment commander, the medical soldiers will not change the first aid order and rules because of his identity.

This is the 88th Group Army, this is the Flying Tiger Attack Army.

Battlefield discipline is an iron rule that everyone must abide by.

Only in this way can the collective combat effectiveness be maximized.

A penetrating wound like Zhang Fugui's.

If it were another soldier, he would put on a bandage and take a shot of blue 66. Even if he was slightly injured, he would not leave the front line and would pick up his gun to continue fighting!
PS: This is the aid that Chu Yunfei and Stilwell discussed before.

It can be used as a battlefield tranquilizer and painkiller, and can also be taken after the war. It also has an anti-depressant effect and can regulate the psychology of soldiers.

But it is addictive.

As Qian Bojun's personal adjutant, he was wounded three times and seriously injured twice after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.

From a lieutenant, he was promoted to the position of commander of the first main regiment like riding a rocket.

Thanks to Qian Bojun and Chu Yunfei for their recognition and support.

Zhang Fugui was grateful from the bottom of his heart, but he also knew how he gained his current status.

Work hard!

Zhang Fugui as a soldier.

Whether it was the night support in the Battle of Yuanping or the protection of Qian Bojun outside the city of Handan.

Or maybe he is now on the front line to boost morale and lead his troops in fierce battles with the Japanese invaders.

They all demonstrated the responsibility and courage that an officer of the National Revolutionary Army should possess.

As for ability, he is indeed still a little lacking in commanding the First Infantry Regiment.

But with Chu Yunfei backing him up, everything is not a problem.

In a three-dimensional combat map.

Seeing Zhang Fugui, with bandages on his face, still commanding the battle at the front line.

After a brief understanding of the situation, my evaluation of it was also higher.

It turned out that it was not Zhang Fugui who had a brain problem but took the initiative to run to the most dangerous front line.

Instead, he was inspecting the front-line defensive positions.

Time to boost the morale of the soldiers.

The Japanese army launched another attack, which was a coincidence, but not such a coincidence.

Zhang Fugui did not expect that after launching two consecutive group charges, the Japanese army organized a larger-scale attack in such a short period of time.

"Hello, I'm Chu Yunfei. I want to ask you about the situation on the front line."

"We are short of ammunition, hurry up and send someone to deliver the ammunition!" Shi Zicheng shouted while holding the phone in his hand.

"What did you say?"

"Company commander, the Japs are coming again!"

Shi Zicheng turned his head to look at the Japanese soldiers charging down the hillside and shouted angrily, "Hurry up and send the ammunition up!"

Without giving Chu Yunfei a chance to speak, he hung up the phone immediately.

Then he turned around and joined the battle again.

After the voice on the phone disappeared, Chu Yunfei immediately signaled Zhao Pengcheng to call the 4th Artillery Brigade: "Liang Guoping, this is Chu Yunfei. I order you to immediately provide artillery support to the frontal defense position of our 1st Infantry Regiment. The bombardment will last for two and a half minutes."

"Yes, immediately bombard the frontal defensive position of the First Infantry Regiment."

Liang Guoping hung up the phone and quickly issued a combat order.

Four artillery battalions.

Four artillery positions.

A total of forty-eight mountain cannons.

Almost at the same time, under the orders of their respective battalion commanders, they quickly adjusted the shooting parameters.

Under the orders of their respective battalion commanders, artillery shells roared out of the guns.

Smashed the attacking Japanese combat troops
The explosion was deafening.

But for the defending troops fighting on the front line, it is the most pleasant and melodious sound.

Our own artillery support.

coming!

Bigger than ever before!

Chu Yunfei doesn't even need to give any orders.

The commanders of the mountain artillery battalions under his command naturally knew what artillery tactics should be used. Shells exploded less than 80 meters in front of the front line, and then continued to extend to the rear.

The Japanese soldiers were thrown into panic by the explosion, and the massive attack soon failed due to the artillery support.

Behind the Japanese army, in the headquarters.

The commander of the 109th Division, Shigeo Yamaoka, snorted coldly and quickly left the regiment headquarters.

He did not stay at the front line any longer.

According to the experience summarized by the North China Front Command, if we continue to stay on the front line to supervise the war.

It is very likely that they will be discovered by Chu Yunfei's scouts and then be bombarded.

The offensive operation has been going on for seven consecutive days.

The Japanese attack was still very rhythmic and methodical.

The battle was not an encirclement and annihilation war, and both sides launched many tentative attacks.

The battle lasted so long.

Although only about 3,000 officers and soldiers of the 109th Division were killed in the battle.

But the casualties exceeded 6,000.

The most critical point is that their ammunition consumption is very high.

Chu Yunfei's troops occupied the advantageous terrain and had strong firepower.

And the fighting spirit is high, even if the defense line is breached.

There is absolutely no possibility of a total defeat.

Often when they were chasing, the defense line had already been reorganized.

But as they retreated.

The defenders often launch a counterattack quickly, and the offensive and defensive sides switch very quickly.

This made the battle quite difficult for them.

However, at this point in the battle, Lieutenant General Shigeaki Yamaoka could already see the dawn of victory.

This time, the attack was launched because the commander of the attacking Japanese infantry regiment analyzed that the firepower of Chu Yunfei's troops was continuing to decline.

It is speculated that this is most likely due to insufficient weapons and ammunition.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yunfei's troops were simply short of light weapons and ammunition.

But the heavy weapons firepower is still sufficient
Their artillery units can only be used in a dispersed manner, otherwise they will easily be subjected to targeted artillery fire.

This is undoubtedly fatal when attacking.

The Type 92 infantry gun was not designed to be approachable.

Once they pushed their artillery to the forefront.

They would be immediately suppressed or even completely destroyed by the 88th Army which had a large amount of indirect firepower.

If the 75mm mountain guns and 105mm howitzers cannot be used in a concentrated manner.

It is simply impossible to exert a strong power.

The Japanese army suffered a very difficult battle.

Yamaoka Shigehiro, who is a reserve lieutenant general, has extensive combat experience.

Naturally, they knew clearly that the weapons and equipment equipped by Chu Yunfei's troops were completely designed to restrain their existence.

A war based on this will inevitably result in losses for their side.

Although they can get air support now, it is obvious that this group of aviation troops are quite afraid of Chu Yunfei's air defense forces.

No one knew how many anti-aircraft guns he had stuffed in, nor did anyone know where they were deployed.

Occasionally, a few brave Russian fighter pilots dared to provide close support.

The bomber formations basically dropped bombs at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters.

The accuracy is totally unacceptable.

Often, three or four flight missions are carried out, and an accurate bomb drop once can even be called half a mission.

Extremely inefficient.

If we continue to fight like this, when will we be able to achieve final victory?

The commander of the 109th Division, Shigetoshi Yamaoka, was somewhat confused.

the other side.

The 3rd Mixed Brigade was also in a tough battle.

With less than 6,000 combat troops, they had to fight against the combat forces of three armies and two divisions of the 14th Army Group.

Just looking at the surface, the ratio of the two sides' troop strength can reach 1:10.

However, the conditions of these troops under the 14th Army Group are relatively poor.

Even so, the military strength of both sides reached 5:1.

In addition, when General Wei Lihuang served as commander-in-chief of the 14th Army Group and commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army, he did a relatively good job.

The officers and soldiers below can basically get what they deserve.

Overall, morale is average, not as good as when the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out.

But in terms of the national war of resistance.

The 14th Army Group is still an incredibly powerful army.

【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! 】

Loud military songs were sung on the battlefield and the charge was sounded.

The soldier Men Yong went forward and charged towards the direction of the Independent Mixed 3rd Brigade.

Perhaps their infantry squad tactics were not that sophisticated.

Perhaps, their tactical level at the battalion and company levels may only be at the level of World War I.

But no one would doubt their spirit of sacrifice.

The officers and soldiers fought bravely, knowing that the road ahead was extremely dangerous, but they were still willing to die bravely for the sake of victory.

Sacrifice is the main theme of war.

But their sacrifice was not in vain.

No matter how elite the 3rd Mixed Brigade was, it was not fully prepared.

After several days of fighting, their casualties continued to rise.

The pressure on Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the Shanxi First Army, and Michiro Umezu, commander of the North China Front Army, was enormous.

The situation did not develop in the direction they expected.

Not only did they fail to defeat Chu Yunfei's troops, but they were instead plunged into a deeper quagmire of war.

All commanders actually knew it in their hearts.

At this time, it all depends on who can continue to hold on.

Shanxi First Army Headquarters.

War meeting room.

Intelligence Colonel Lin Canghui walked hurriedly and came to the side of Yoshio Shinozuka.

"General, this is the latest telegram intercepted by our army, from the Second World War Command Headquarters."

A cold light flashed in Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes, and he quickly took the telegram and read it carefully.

"Chu Yunfei's troops have basically run out of ammunition. The command needs to transport it from the rear to the southeastern front of Shanxi. How long will it take?"

"Twenty days or a month?"

Road transport along the Burma Road, and then transfer by train within Yunnan.

Even the entire southwest region's railway transportation system gave way to this ammunition transport vehicle.

It will take at least twenty days.

There were severe transportation restrictions during the Republic of China period.

This was due to the Japanese bombing and the objective reason of insufficient transportation capacity of the Republic of China.

PS: If you are interested in the National Government’s preparations before the war of resistance and the railway networking work, you can read the book "Combat Records of the Frontline of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" by Guo Rugui.

Lin Canghui said nothing.

But Shinozuka Yoshio still felt a little unsafe, so he turned around and ordered, "Kusanshan-kun, report this to the North China Front Army Headquarters and request that an air force unit be dispatched to bomb the enemy's railway line."

"Hai!"

They might not have the ability to obtain accurate intelligence by bombing transport trains.

However, the Central China Front Army's attack was imminent and it also needed to carry out bombing missions.

Compared to the group of military and political leaders in Tokyo who were obsessed with bombing cities, killing civilians and committing war crimes.

To achieve the political goal of forcing the Nationalist government to surrender.

Bombing infrastructure such as railways.

Obviously it has greater military significance.

It is a real weight that can tip the scales of battle.

As the telegrams between the two sides were leaked.

The 109th and 108th Divisions, which had already wavered and wanted to stop the attack, reorganized their troops and launched an attack again.

Chu Yunfei, who had originally thought that he had won, was stunned for a moment by the sudden change in the battlefield situation.

The organization level of this group of devils had already reached a dangerous level of 30% to 35%.

Theoretically speaking, morale is on the verge of collapse, and it will take at least some time to rest before reorganizing the attack.

The night passed and he took a nap.

The organization level of this group of devils soared to 50 percent.

Why the fuck.

Could it be that this group of Japanese commanders gave the Japanese soldiers under them a boost last night?

(End of this chapter)