Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 310: Officers Observation Group; Shinozuka Yoshio expands the special forces team. (Seeking monthly tickets)
Niangziguan.

In the frontier command center.

Standing in front of Qian Zhaoyou were the commander of the 8th Infantry Regiment Guo Yanzheng, the commander of the 7th Infantry Regiment Chen Zejun, and the commander of the 9th Infantry Regiment Gong Yuxin.

"In this battle, we must remember our original intention. In a terrain like Niangzi Pass, once the Japanese army launches an attack, they will inevitably suffer huge losses. This is the battlefield we specially selected for them."

The sound of clanging footsteps was heard.

Qian Zhaoyou turned around and looked towards the entrance.

"The CEO is here!"

Qian Zhaoyou quickly changed direction and stood.

"salute!"

Chu Yunfei walked into the command post, returned the greeting and said, "Brother Wu Guan, your command post is too far forward..."

"Yes."

Chu Yunfei didn't let him move, and he didn't plan to move.

It is easier to command with the headquarters in the front. This time it is an offensive operation and the Japanese army has no ability to counterattack.

Qian Zhaoyou was not worried that anything might go wrong.

"After the meeting, move the headquarters to Motou Beach. The location there is suitable, and you don't need to re-lay the telephone lines. It was the former headquarters of Commander Huang. In addition, the offensive operation plan will be postponed for 72 hours. We will launch the attack after the heavy artillery regiment arrives."

"Boss, is there something wrong?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head and explained, "There's a tough character on the other side. It's mainly because of his past identity that the army's resources will inevitably tilt towards the 109th Division. It can't be underestimated."

Zhao Pengcheng on the side handed the information in his hand to Qian Zhaoyou.

Qian Zhaoyou took a quick look and blurted out with a tone full of disdain: "Tianhuang guard military officer? In other words, this commander is actually a dog of the royal family?"

Chu Yunfei laughed: "Brother Wuguan is still quick to speak, but his words are blunt but true."

"There is not much difference. As the war progresses, the royal family is still hiding behind the scenes, and some important positions have been replaced by military personnel, also because they are worried about the royal family being held accountable."

Chu Yunfei then gave his own judgment: "It is still unclear what the command level of Anami Korechika is. He was sent to the North China Front Army just after being promoted to Lieutenant General this year.

But what can be confirmed is that the 109th Division will most likely recover a certain degree of combat effectiveness with the support of the royal family."

When it comes to this.

Chu Yunfei's eyes swept towards the three regiment commanders not far away: "You three regiments are the three regiments that are currently given priority for replenishment. To be honest, the First Infantry Regiment is not replenished as fast as you. Zhang Fugui is also full of opinions.

If you can't fight this battle well, I won't be able to explain to my old subordinates."

"Please rest assured, sir. We will definitely win." Guo Yanzheng, the highest-ranking person present, was the first to speak out.

"Brother Wuguan, come and see."

Chu Yunfei motioned Zhao Pengcheng to spread out the battle map. "This is the battle map marked in the reconnaissance report that the assault regiment gave me yesterday at sunset. The Japanese army's combat strength is not much different from what we found before, but it is worth mentioning that the Japanese army only appeared to be lax, but in fact they have not given up their combat readiness... This is part of their firepower point configuration."

Several group leaders stepped forward at Chu Yunfei's signal.

See the battle map for the first time.

Guo Yanzheng couldn't help but frown.

As the main force of this offensive operation, it was equipped with a total of four Type 92 infantry guns.

Prepare to use it as the main weapon for attacking the enemy.

But if the Japanese army really prepared so many firepower points and fortifications, they would also have to pay a considerable price to take them down.

Qian Zhaoyou raised his concerns: "General, if the Japanese army really repaired so many fortifications in the second-line defense position, what should we do?"

"We'll wait until the heavy artillery regiment arrives to see the effect. If we can't blast it open, we'll have to think of other ways."

It was the first time for Anami Korechika to step onto a real battlefield.

He had no practical experience before this.

When he was with Tian Huang, he knew that his political wisdom was not sharp enough.

So he did not join any faction.

Being thrown out to be a division commander was actually not what everyone speculated that the Japanese locust would do.

It was only because he angered the Vice Minister Seishirō Sakagaki.

However, it is precisely because of his extroversion.

This led to the Japanese royal family finding another officer they could support.

Built on this foundation.

They will influence the headquarters and even the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Admiral Sugiyama Hajime, commander of the North China Front Army, was himself nominated by a retired royal prince.

If he had any commanding talent.

Chu Yunfei racked his brains but could only remember that he had defeated the Shanxi Suiyuan Army in the first battle on the Shanxi battlefield.

As for the confrontation with Xue Yue.

Because of Xue Yue's own character problems, he was slightly better than Ersha, but Sansha was beaten by Xue Yue again by holding his head.

He doesn't seem to have any command ability.

just.

From the soldier cards on the three-dimensional combat map, Chu Yunfei could clearly see the degree of organization of the 109th Division.

[Unit name: Japanese Army 109th Division]

【Organization: 78%】

[Current number of combat officers and soldiers: 12542 (24400)]

[The main light weapons currently equipped are: Type 38 rifle and Type 38 carbine. ]

[The main machine gun models currently equipped: Type 97 light machine gun; Type 92 heavy machine gun. ]

[Currently the main equipment support weapon models: Type 92 infantry gun, Type 97 mortar. ]

[The main heavy weapons currently equipped are: Type 75 105mm mountain cannon and Type mm howitzer. ]

[Current equipment status: good]

[Current logistics supply situation: good]

[Current training level of the unit: Initial training]

The combat strength has been restored a lot.

Chu Yunfei clearly remembered the time when he followed Qi Feng, the Fourth Cavalry King, in pursuit.

The 109th Division was reduced to less than 6,000 soldiers.

They were almost completely wiped out.

In this battle, Chu Yunfei's combat goal from the beginning was to inflict severe damage on them.

After all, with their current military strength.

It is difficult to completely wipe out the enemy, and although Chu Yunfei is a little eager to achieve merit, he will not use troops in a barbaric manner.

Before the New Year, let’s win a victory that’s neither big nor small so that everyone can have a good year.

It also allowed the Eighth and Ninth Regiments to accumulate some combat experience.

This is what Chu Yunfei should do now.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Chu Yunfei led the US military observation group to conduct a front-line cosmetic reconnaissance. This was the edge of the preset battlefield, so the safety factor was higher.

He can also teach them the key points and experiences when conducting front-line investigations.

These American officers have more or less been exposed to relevant knowledge when they were in military school, and they will often come into contact with related training subjects in their later military careers.

Frontline investigation itself requires a lot of training.

And the corresponding experience accumulation.

There wasn’t much Chu Yunfei could teach them.

However, due to the understanding of the Japanese army, the US military itself listed the Japanese as an imaginary enemy.

How to quickly find the fortifications built by the Japanese Army.

It is new and interesting knowledge for them.

As the explanation progressed, these American Army officers had a more intuitive understanding of the construction characteristics of the Japanese fortifications.

Once the Pacific War broke out.

When these American military officers went to the battlefield.

Can these damn Japanese devils still fight as many classic high exchange ratio battles as in history?
Chu Yunfei is looking forward to the outcome of the future confrontation between Americans and Japanese.

"Major Connor, we need to end this reconnaissance operation."

"Zhao, we are ready to leave now."

A group of American officers dressed in Shanxi civilian clothes followed Chu Yunfei and his group.

They were whispering to each other.

This investigation and teaching operation yielded considerable results.

It’s not that the Japanese were incapable of repairing fortifications; on the contrary, many of their commanders were very good at it.

It’s just that they often play the role of the attacker on the domestic battlefield.

Therefore, many people do not have much impression of the Japanese defensive fortifications. However, the national army did carry out corresponding counterattacks.

More than one general, junior officer, and soldier expressed their fear of Japan's fortifications in their memoirs.

These little Japanese devils are also good at this and are even very insidious.

"Commander Chu, we would like to know the basic standards of the semi-permanent fortifications built by the Japanese Army, taking the previous reconnaissance operation as an example."

I heard the poor translation by the new translator.

Chu Yunfei subconsciously thought he was taking a Chinese listening test for foreigners.

"The vast majority of fortifications are designed to withstand the heavy weapons firepower of our army. They can basically withstand the bombardment of 75mm mountain artillery, and some key fortifications can withstand the bombardment of 105mm howitzers."

“Is this the only standard?”

Chu Yunfei nodded.

The U.S. military’s logistics system is not sophisticated, but they have a large number of people.

This means that their divisional support artillery is basically equipped with 105mm or even 150mm caliber.

The main character is a wealthy person.

When the Japanese faced the Americans repairing their fortifications, they would naturally adopt more stringent standards.

After all, no one is a fool.

"Commander Chu, if that's the case, they will definitely suffer when facing the 105mm howitzer."

Chu Yunfei waved his hand nonchalantly and quickly found the horses that had been reserved in advance.

Returned to the forward command post.

"Boss, you're back. Those Americans..."

"They have been sent away. They will return to their respective regiment command posts to observe."

Chu Yunfei picked up the slightly cold and hard vegetable bun on the table and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing vigorously: "These foreign devils who came here to observe can eat canned beef, and I am still chewing on the vegetable buns. I must find a chance to get some benefits from them."

Qian Zhaoyou smiled and poured Chu Yunfei a cup of hot water: "It's best to eat less wild vegetable buns. Eating too much of this stuff is bad for your stomach."

"I've been fighting for several years and my stomach is about to get worse..." Chu Yunfei was a little helpless. He then spread out the battle map and marked some locations on it. He handed it to Zhao Pengcheng beside him and said, "After dinner, send it to the 30th Artillery Regiment and have them bombard the marked locations."

"How many?"

"Let their regiment's reconnaissance company confirm it."

"Yes!"

Zhao Pengcheng took the vegetable bun handed to him by Qian Zhaoyou and stuffed it into his mouth.

Just listen to a bang.

Chu Yunfei looked back at the embarrassed Zhao Pengcheng and laughed: "You should slow down, kid. Who knows if there are any stones in here..."

"hiss"

After spitting out the half-broken tooth and the stone, Zhao Pengcheng continued to eat the bun in his mouth fiercely, as if he was eating the Japanese's meat raw.

Zhao Pengcheng took the cup of hot water handed to him by Chu Yunfei and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he carefully put away the battle map in his hand, turned around and left.

"How does this kid feel?"

"He's not as smart as Sun Ming, but he's pretty good at doing things. I guess he needs to be taught for a few more years..." Chu Yunfei took the hot buns handed over by Qian Zhaoyou and said, "This bun tastes really good, but you can eat rocks."

"The kitchen staff is also short-staffed, so we can only make do with what we have. It's good enough to have hot food."

"Regarding the wartime support for the frontline combat troops, we have previously added a lot of people according to your instructions, but once the war starts... basically we can't take care of so many things."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "I understand. When the war starts, we won't be able to take care of anything else."

After eating the vegetable buns handed to him by Qian Zhaoyou, Chu Yunfei's consciousness was once again immersed in the three-dimensional combat map.

The 8th Infantry Regiment was equipped with a very small number of American weapons, mainly Browning light machine guns.

Naturally, the 9th Infantry Regiment did not receive this treatment.

As for machine guns, even though Chu Yunfei would give priority to the troops that were currently in need of combat, not many could be allocated to newly formed units like the 9th Infantry Regiment.

The Ninth Regiment was allocated a number of rifles with optical sights. I wonder if they can perform well in this operation.

soon.

The sound of artillery shells breaking through the air resounded throughout the sky.

In the distance, the rumbling sound of artillery fire gradually came.

Chu Yunfei looked down at the watch on his hand.

3:35 pm.

After this round of running, the infantry will not launch an attack.

It can also be regarded as a reminder to the Japanese army.

Let them know that a war is about to break out and see if the Japanese army can mobilize troops in a short period of time to expand the scale of the war.

If possible, they would naturally abandon the previously planned offensive plan and switch to a strategic defensive posture.

If not
Then the Japanese just have to wait. This kind of offensive command continues for the newly formed troops.

The mountainous terrain of Niangzi Pass is perfect for their training ground.

Use combat instead of training (combat replaces actual combat training, not basic training).

The several positions carefully selected by Chu Yunfei were all given special attention by the 30th Artillery Regiment.

But the effect of the shelling was not as good as he had imagined.

Perhaps it was because it was the first time that the 105mm howitzer was used in actual combat.

The mental trauma suffered by the Japanese was greater than the physical trauma.

109th Division, Division Headquarters.

The division commander Anami Korechika seemed a little flustered at this time.

It was his first time leading troops into war, and he was facing a famous general like Chu Yunfei, who was famous and had never been defeated.

It is impossible to say that I am not nervous or worried.

He just didn't show it in front of his subordinates.

After Chief of Staff Yasuki Doi gave a brief report on the situation.

Anami Korechika was also confused for a moment.

After the artillery preparation, the infantry remained silent.

What? Are you from the artillery unit here to practice target practice?
When will the Chinese military have such financial resources?

"Immediately report to the commander of the First Army, and at the same time order all front-line troops to prepare for battle, strengthen fortifications, and beware of enemy night attacks."

"Hai!"

To remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances is the choice made by Anami Korechika.

The commander of the 109th Division was responsible for the defense of the entire Niangziguan area.

A part of the main force remained in Shijiazhuang city.

The Japanese army did not actually have many combat forces, and even its defense line could be described as thin.

The attacker can gather troops, while the defender needs to control the entire area.

If they were to launch a penetration attack, Chu Yunfei and his troops would be able to easily find the weak points in the Japanese defense line and break through.

But this failed to achieve the preset goal of bleeding the Japanese invaders.

It was just to drive the Japanese out of the Niangziguan area.

There is no problem with the interlaced play.

After the Japanese invaders retreated to the urban area, it became extremely difficult for them to achieve any results.

Chu Yunfei wanted to drive the Japanese out of the area from Niangzi Pass to Shijiazhuang County.

Restore the pre-war situation of the Japanese invaders invading Shanxi along the Zhengtai Railway Line.

The purpose of this battle is to train soldiers through rotation and to continuously bleed the Japanese invaders.

Shanxi.

First Army Headquarters.

After receiving the telegram, Yoshio Shinozuka was overwhelmed with emotions.

"Nanshan-kun, our opponents seem to have an endless supply of combat troops and endless energy."

"General..." Kusunokichi was silent for a moment and then reported: "According to the intelligence of Major General Lin Canghui, the Republic of China seems to have reached some special agreements with the United States, so their ammunition and artillery shells supply will be much easier."

Although Shinozuka Yoshio was not young, he was very smart. He immediately understood what Kusunokichi Hideyoshi wanted to say: "Then the other troops will naturally receive less weapons and equipment and corresponding combat supplies. This corresponds to the rotation and reorganization operations they are carrying out. What is the headquarters going to do?"

"They took advantage of the instability within the Chinese army to win over a group of local military officers whose attitudes were not resolute, and promised to give them high positions and generous salaries, and instigated a propaganda offensive in the area controlled by the Chongqing government to divide the enemy forces."

"A strategy of sowing discord?" Shinozuka Yoshio was silent for a moment. "In the previous battle, the enemy's small-scale elite troops performed very well. Perhaps we can promote this strategy."

"General, do you want to strongly support the expansion of Colonel Yamamoto's organization?"

After hesitating for a moment, Hideyoshi Kusuyama whispered, "The general and commander will most likely not agree with your idea."

"It seems that the battle at Niangzi Pass has started again. I am going to request the North China Front Army to send a corresponding officer observation group to observe Mr. Yamamoto's special operations."

(End of this chapter)