Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 322 Ask the Chairman for tactical guidance; (Subscribe)
Just when Chu Yunfei's troops were preparing for the corresponding battle in full swing.

There was bad news from Nanchang again.

Fengxin fell.

The most important thing is.

The fierce attack by the Japanese tank group caused great damage to the morale of the combat troops.

The fall of Fengxin resulted in the 38 artillery pieces stationed outside the city being unable to be withdrawn.
The anti-Japanese tank tactics that Xue Yue prepared in advance were basically useless.

Seeing that the situation was favorable, the Japanese army immediately launched a general offensive.

On March 3, the National Government Military Commission's Guilin Headquarters ordered the troops of the Ninth War Zone to hold their positions.

The commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, Gu Zhutong, quickly dispatched the 102nd Division to Nanchang and put it under the command of Luo Zhuoying, commander of the th Army Group.

In addition, the 16th and 79th Divisions were mobilized to Dongxiang and Jinxian, southeast of Nanchang, to guard the south bank of Poyang Lake and support the operations in Nanchang.

The reason why the Third War Zone acted so quickly was that the situation in Nanchang did not improve just because the combat units of the Ninth War Zone took the initiative to launch an offensive.

Even with all the troops fighting hard, the situation was still precarious.

This is a gap in hard power, which cannot be reversed by proper command.

mountain city.

Command headquarters.

Chang Ruiyuan deeply felt that the Japanese army was determined to capture Nanchang.

Therefore, the intention was to abandon Nanchang after inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.

He also made a special call to Xue Yue, commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone.

Luo Zhuoying, commander-in-chief of the 19th Army Group, and Xiong Shihui, chairman of JX Province.

This telegram was strongly opposed by Xue Yue, commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone.

Based on intelligence.

After capturing Fengxin, the Japanese tank group stopped the attack due to lack of fuel.

This is their best chance to counterattack on all fronts.

Just when Chang Ruiyuan was trying to find a way to persuade Xue Yue, the stubborn man.

Luo Zhuoying, commander-in-chief of the 19th Army Group, also changed his original opinion at this time.

He discovered that after they took the initiative to attack and carried out coordinated operations.

The Japanese attack seemed to be delayed.

As for Chang Ruiyuan's order, the focus will be kept on the Hunan-Jiangxi Highway, using heavy troops to suppress it.

Its main purpose is just to preserve strength, always maintain a mobile posture, and conduct mobile warfare.

Avoid being forced to the Gan River by the Japanese army and fight a decisive battle under unfavorable circumstances.

Looking at this command alone, there is indeed no problem.

After all, not everyone can stop the Japanese army's attack.

Judging from the overall battlefield situation of the Battle of Nanchang, Chiang Kai-shek's strategic thinking ability is remarkable.

But... we have overlooked the most important issue.

That is, at the beginning of this battle, it was he, as the chairman, who asked all troops to actively prepare for the attack and hoped to take the initiative.

This order to avoid fighting was issued when all troops had already launched an all-out attack under Xue Yue's order.

All I can say is that Chang Ruiyuan is the typical type who has some stuff, but not much.

Xue Yue disobeyed orders and Luo Zhuoying also led his troops to launch a counterattack.

Although the battle reports from all places have the advantage.

Chang Ruiyuan's mood was not very good either.

He doesn't like it when the people below him disobey his orders, and he dislikes it even more when a group of people don't listen to his orders.

Xue Yue, logically speaking, cannot be on the same page with Luo Zhuoying.

After all, the relationship between Xue Yue and Chen Cixiu was ordinary.

But now, the fundamental reason why Luo Zhuoying is willing to fully support Xue Yue's counterattack is that there seems to be real hope of winning this battle.

If the orders of Bai Jiansheng and Chang Ruiyuan were followed, Nanchang would definitely be lost.

After all, the telegram added a sentence that if necessary, resistance could be launched successively between the Fu and Gan rivers to protect southern Jiangxi.

Just when the relationship between the leaders and commanders of the Ninth War Zone was tense.

Chu Yunfei, who was unaware of the situation, sent a telegram directly to the headquarters.

The tone has been set in the Second War Zone.

As for how to fight this battle, we still need to win the support of Chang Ruiyuan.

The content of the telegram lists in detail the specific intelligence currently held by the Second War Zone.

The first is the deployment of troops for both sides.

The Second War Zone, the main force of the Sixth Army under the command of Yan Laoxi, was facing the 20th Brigade of the main force of the th Division of Japan. The th Brigade was responsible for the defense of Fenyang and Taiyuan.

The 3rd Mixed Brigade is now mainly deployed in Shouyang, confronting the main forces of the 14th Army.

Pei's troops of the Ninth Army, Zeng Wanzhong's troops of the Fifth Army Group, and the Japanese 108th Division also formed a standoff.

The newly formed 37th Division was mainly stationed in Xinkou, Yuanping, Gangxian and other places, and deployed along the Beitongpu railway line. Its purpose was to protect the logistics supply line.

As for the counties in northwestern Shanxi, the Japanese troops stationed there were relatively few and the areas were relatively empty.

From the perspective of intelligence and military strength comparison, the northwestern part of Shanxi can be considered for recovery.

What makes Chang Ruiyuan most gratified is.

Chu Yunfei expressed his views on the current situation in the telegram.

"Weiwen, what do you think?"

Lin Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "Yun Fei judges that in order to adapt to the development of the international situation and the persistence of the war of aggression against China, Japan will most likely no longer expand the occupied area without major necessity."

"Nanchang"

"Yun Fei's judgment is basically consistent with my idea. The fundamental purpose of the Japanese army's offensive in this direction is to force our National Government to surrender and become slaves of the Yamato people."

"This is absolutely impossible. He is a young man in his thirties and he can see this. It's a pity that there are still some people in our party who can't think of this."

Chang Ruiyuan sighed and continued, "According to Yunfei's judgment, if the current confrontation situation is maintained, the Japanese army will use a large number of troops in the battlefield behind enemy lines, mainly targeting the guerrillas in Yan'an to ensure the main transportation lines."

"Chairman... The Japanese are trying to eliminate the main force of the Whampoa clique under your command with limited offensives, or even continuous local offensives, and to undermine our will to resist the Japanese. The local powerful factions have always been undisciplined. If this continues..." Liu Fei frowned, extremely worried: "It may lead to many people joining the pseudo-regime supported by the Japanese."

"The Japanese are unreliable, and neither are the Russians or the Americans."

Chang Ruiyuan knocked on the table and emphasized again: "The former prime minister's legacy is to make the Chinese nation stand tall again among the nations of the world, to stand up and be a human being, rather than being a dog for these powers. If anyone in the army dares to imitate Wang Zhaoming, we will get rid of him as soon as possible."

"Wei Zhang, what do you think about the 18th Group Army?"

"Yan'an has always been dissatisfied with the central government, and the Japanese are willing to deploy a large number of troops to the battlefield behind enemy lines, which is not exactly what we want."

Lin Wei also nodded with a smile: "Yun Fei mentioned this move, most likely he wanted to take advantage of the fact that part of the Japanese army was tied up in the battlefield behind enemy lines to launch a counterattack against Taiyuan, Datong and other places in order to drive the Japanese invaders out of Shanxi."

Chang Ruiyuan once made an analysis at the Nanyue Military Conference.

It was believed that the Japanese wanted to consolidate the occupied areas and build North China into a military base in preparation for a war against the Soviet Union.

But with the fall of Hainan, Japan began to invest corresponding resources in Hainan.

Chiang Kai-shek changed his judgment. Although the international situation was becoming increasingly favorable, the Japanese also had ambitions to dominate Southeast Asia.

But who knows when the Japanese will be ready?

"If the guerrillas of the 18th Army Group were under great pressure, I think the Russians would not just ignore it, right?"

Fang Dingying, who had been silent all this time, spoke up to express his attitude: "Mr. Jiang, the 18th Group Army is China's own national defense force no matter what, and we should give it appropriate support."

"What Bo Xiong said is right. The Japanese are outsiders after all. How can we sit idly by and watch our compatriots suffer?" Chang Ruiyuan nodded with a smile.

See Chang Ruiyuan change his words.

Fang Dingying said nothing more.

The topic quickly returned to how to launch a counterattack, how much resources and money and food would be needed.

Chu Yunfei sent this telegram not only to show his loyalty.

What’s more important is people, guns, ammunition, equipment, and even weapons.

Eighty-eight is in good condition.

The situations of fourteen, eleven and six cannot be called good.

At best, they are the only ones who can recover their combat power in a short period of time and take the lead in attacking.

Moreover, Chu Yunfei has made up his mind that if the counterattack does not get Chang Ruiyuan's support.

Then his combat target will change from the 108th Division to the th Division stationed in Hebei area.

Instead of staying in Shanxi and growing up on his own, he should just be an honest general.

Chu Yunfei is not without other options.

Chang Ruiyuan himself is also aware of this. No matter how loyal Chu Yunfei is, he cannot withstand the "ambitions" that old man Yan Laoxi should not have.

"Commissioner, don't the Russians want to sign a trade treaty in order to expand the import of war resources and prepare for a possible war that may break out in Europe in the future?"

"Perhaps we can take this opportunity to test the Russians' attitude before making a decision." Liu Fei said.

Chang Ruiyuan nodded: "Wei Zhang is right, let's do this for now."

A short meeting ended quickly.
No results were achieved from the discussion.

Just three days later.

The Military and Political Department issued an order.

Fang Dingying, who had just returned to Shancheng, was transferred to the post of deputy director of the battlefield party and government committee of the Ninth War Zone.
After receiving the appointment, Fang Dingying couldn't help but sigh.

This old Chiang has not changed much from before.

He was invited back, but was thrown out again for saying a few words.

(End of this chapter)