Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 330: The new commander-in-chief of the th Army Group, the sad-looking Chu Yunfei
Seems to be expressing a stance.

In fact, Chang Ruiyuan was also testing this group of people in the Military Commission.

Especially the anti-Japanese representatives headed by He Yingqin.

The group was troubled by Chu Yunfei.

Chang Ruiyuan knew it clearly in his heart.

But for an old fox like He Yingqin, it is almost impossible to find anything wrong in his behavior from a procedural perspective.

This is also why everything remained stable until the end of the Anti-Japanese War.

This is the fundamental reason why Chang Ruiyuan took action against him.

"If we can achieve a phased victory in the Second War Zone or the Ninth War Zone, I think it should force the Japanese to make concessions." He Yingqin was as evasive as ever.

Everyone present was just like they were after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 37.

Basically, they all clearly supported Chang Ruiyuan's peace talks and hoped that the war between the two sides would end.

Only Chen Chi-xiu advocated continuing the fight.

And they are clearly opposed to peace talks.

"What Cixiu said is different. As the war of resistance continues, our national government's war reserves have been exhausted. If we can reach peace with the Japanese, it may buy some time for the country and the nation to breathe."

Although Chang Ruiyuan had discussed the conditions for peace talks with the Japanese two months ago.

In fact, everyone attending the meeting knew it in their hearts.

Wang Zhaoming’s so-called Nanjing puppet government was being prepared in full swing.

The so-called peace talks were a false proposition from the very beginning.

Unless the Japanese are really willing to sell out Wang Zhaoming as a pawn.

And Chang Ruiyuan never mentioned the matter of Wang Zhaoming. Could it be because the two parties had already reached an agreement?
It is better to express nothing than to express nothing.

Chang Ruiyuan changes his orders every day.

It's not just one or two years.

He's had this bad habit for seven or eight years, and as a result, no one can figure out his pulse.

When you realize that a policy is wrong and even want to regret it.

He would even change his previous orders on the grounds that the former prime minister had appeared in his dreams.

Anyone present at the meeting who says that they have no attachment to power is bullshit.

His heart was as clear as a mirror, and he was just following Chang Ruiyuan's words.

Among the people present.

Only Chen Cixiu knew that the peace talks proposed by Chang Ruiyuan were absolutely impossible.

Chang Ruiyuan appears to be open-minded and broad-minded, but in fact he is a narrow-minded person.

Chen Cixiu was very clear about this.

Even in terms of his understanding of Chang Ruiyuan's character, he far surpassed anyone else present.

You must know that the three veterans, Chang Ruiyuan, He Yingqin and Gu Zhutong, are not essentially of the same generation as him.

Chen Cixiu had previously been a subordinate of He Yingqin, and was later promoted by Chang Ruiyuan.

Nowadays, the Civil Engineering Department with Chen Cixiu as its core is one of the most famous in the national army.

Do not draw a salary without doing any work, listen to the opinions of subordinates appropriately, and adopt them.

This also makes Chen Cixiu's reputation better than others.

Especially relative to He Yingqin.

Who is He Yingqin?
The signing of the He-Umezu Agreement, the Qin-Tu Agreement and other agreements made him, as a pro-Japanese faction in the National Government, notorious.

If Feichang Ruiyuan insisted on using He Yingqin to stabilize the army...no one knew what kind of person He was.

There is a reason why Chen Chixiu is privately called the Little Chairman.

Chang Ruiyuan did have the idea of ​​training him to be his successor.

If I don’t train my own son-in-law or fellow townsman, who should I train? It’s only at this time.

Chen Chi-xiu's clear-cut stance of advocating fighting to the end went beyond many people's expectations.

in their cognition.

When Chen Cixiu disagreed with Chang Ruiyuan, he often chose to carry out his decisions silently rather than arguing with him.

Even if things really went wrong, it would be Chiang who would be blamed.

This performance truly exceeded everyone's expectations.

But what surprised them even more was yet to come.

"However, what Ci Xiu said does make some sense. If we can negotiate after winning, the conditions we can get will definitely be much better."

"The Chairman is right." He Yingqin had come to his senses by now, and he made a clear statement: "If we can achieve a phased victory in the battle, it will inevitably affect the Japanese's reassessment of the national strength and military power of the Republic of China."

Having said that, there is basically no need to continue the discussion.

Chang Ruiyuan then began to request a reply to the Second War Zone, requiring a detailed counterattack plan, and ordered Bai Jiansheng to fly to the Second War Zone... to prepare to take over the command of the 14th Army Group.

Give the order.

Everyone, including Bai Jiansheng, felt uneasy.

The officers of the 14th Army Group also came from the Whampoa Military Academy and the Baoding Military Academy.

In other words, basically the same as before, it is unlikely that he, the Chief of Staff, will be taken seriously.

The command based on this is bound to be full of difficulties.

Doesn’t Chang Ruiyuan know?
On the contrary, Chang Ruiyuan had a clear mind, but he still sent him there.

In fact, it is because there are not many people available.

Chang Ruiyuan does not trust Yan Baichuan's command ability.

When the Red Army marched eastward.

They won battle after battle and humiliated the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Bai Jiansheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he thought of this.
Eighty-eighth Command.

Seeing the telegram in his hand, Chu Yunfei was also confused.

Bai Jiansheng commanded the counterattack?
That's right?

Qian Bojun was keenly aware of Chu Yunfei's emotional changes, and his lost expression was very obvious.

"what happened?"

"The Chairman has appointed Commander Bai to be in charge of the overall planning of this counterattack and to serve as the acting commander-in-chief of the 14th Army."

Chu Yunfei put the telegram in his hand aside.

Qian Bojun didn't know Bai Jiansheng well. He just felt a little strange at this moment: "Commander Bai is also a famous general of the Guangxi clique. Why do you seem so worried?"

He is a famous general.

Li, Bai and Huang are the three giants of the New Guangxi Clique.

Huang Shaohong fled and later governed Zhejiang. His military ability was average, nothing much to say about it.

Although Li Zongren had some selfish motives, he still had some command talent, and most importantly, he had great personal charm. To put it bluntly, at least there were generals willing to be fooled by him, and he had won battles.

Even though there were few victories after Taierzhuang, changing the commander would not necessarily be better than him.

As for Bai Jiansheng.

Chu Yunfei racked his brains but could not think of a time when he had commanded a victorious battle.

What comes to mind is either the extreme confidence of the Battle of Wuhan or the conservative defense of the Battle of Nanchang.

The defeat at Kunlun Pass in the Battle of Southern Guangxi
With such a senior commander involved in commanding the battle, Chu Yunfei was under unprecedented pressure.

The only good news is that in this operation, the 14th Army has very few or almost no combat missions.

They just need to contain the Japanese troops in Shouyang.
Chu Yunfei thought of another possibility. He added worriedly, "We need to speed up our attack. When Commander Bai arrives, this battle may not be so easy to fight."

(End of this chapter)