Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 342: The blood of soldiers on the battlefield, death is as heavy as a mountain! A model of cooperation, a heavy blow to the Japanese army in North China! (Request for subscription)
"Ready." A squad leader shouted to his soldiers.

Several veterans quickly stood guard on the spot, while the remaining grenadiers quickly took out the grenades hanging on their waists.

See the soldiers quickly

"bomb!"

The soldiers threw grenades into the trenches one by one.

Boom~!

Explosions continued to sound.

The leading infantry squad leader made an attack gesture and the soldiers quickly stepped forward.

At this time, in this section of the trench, further safety confirmation was carried out on the relatively intact bodies of the Japanese soldiers.

Some soldiers habitually use bayonets.

Some of them quickly opened fire to distance themselves from these Japanese devils.

They worked in groups of three or two and advanced quickly along the Japanese army's communication trenches.

Sporadic explosions continued to be heard.

after an hour.

Inside the forward command post of the First Infantry Regiment.

Zhang Fugui summarized the reports from each camp and walked up to Chu Yunfei.

"Are those strange explosions the Japanese's mines?"

Zhang Fugui nodded. "The Japanese also planted some mines in the communication trenches, and used the bodies of their comrades to set up some booby traps, which caused us a lot of trouble in cleaning up the battlefield. At present, the field engineering company has entered the battlefield to take over, and the infantry battalions are rushing forward according to the latest attack plan."

The morale had already collapsed and under the attack from various troops, there was almost no will to resist.

There is almost no decent resistance.

The strength of the Japanese army lies in the fact that the front-line combat troops, especially the squadron leaders and company leaders, are very good at summarizing and making corresponding improvements to existing tactics.

just.

Under such fierce bombing, shelling, and assault.

The Japanese army was unable to put up any effective resistance.
The 1st Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Infantry Regiment, the Assault Regiment, and the 8th Infantry Regiment all rushed to launch the pursuit.

They were afraid that there would not be enough Japanese soldiers for them to kill.

In the three-dimensional combat map, these four troops are like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers.

The news is also being continuously transmitted to the current First Infantry Regiment Command Post.

At this time, Chu Yunfei once again entered the stage of crazy micro-manipulation.

Based on the news transmitted from the battlefield, he immediately immersed his consciousness in the three-dimensional combat map.

Then, accurately issue the best offensive orders based on the current battlefield situation and future development trends.

The captains below were now completely accustomed to Chu Yunfei's micro-control orders.

No matter how detailed and thorough the battle plan is, it often cannot keep up with the changes in the battlefield situation.

Not to mention being able to keep up with Chu Yunfei's micro-management.

The Japanese's originally extremely solid defense line collapsed after they launched a full-scale counterattack.

The Japanese army in the entire Gang County and the surrounding areas of Wutai County collapsed and fled in panic.

Almost all the troops were gathered together.

The military units above the battalion level are scattered everywhere.

At first glance, they cover each other and support each other.

But in reality, every troop was at the end of its strength, morale had collapsed, and there was no will to fight.

The army was defeated like a mountain!
The general trend was irreversible, and Lieutenant General Fujiwara Hideki had no way to save the situation on the battlefield.

After a month-long tug-of-war, they were on the brink of failure.

The fighting spirit of many veterans of the newly formed 37th Division was not as high as the soldiers had imagined.

There are even quite a few second-time veterans in their thirties.

Due to the poor economic environment and the influence of life in Japan, their loyalty to the locusts is actually not as great as that of the regular army and the new recruits.

With the first organized surrender of the Japanese troops, followed by the squad.
Of course, it is limited to small teams.

These little Japanese soldiers were still quite tough, and even after being beaten into this state, most of their commanders would rather commit suicide by disembowelment to express their loyalty to Japan, their brother country, the Japanese locusts, rather than lay down their arms and surrender.

Eighteenth Group Army, General Headquarters.

The deputy commander-in-chief looked at the telegram handed over by the deputy chief of staff with a look of shock on his face: "Has the counterattack started?"

"Yes, according to the battle plan reported by the Second War Zone Command Headquarters, our army will launch a general attack on the Japanese 109th Division in Shijiazhuang and Niangziguan tomorrow."

The deputy commander nodded and confirmed again: "Have all the attacking forces made final preparations for the battle?"

"Well, Changzhi also sent over a batch of grenade launchers and mortars. Although they are equipment that we have used before, they have greatly enhanced our frontline firepower. The commanders and fighters at all levels are fully confident that we can severely damage the Japanese 109th Division this time."

"The 14th Army has also launched a campaign for Shouyang and other places. Their final combat target is likely to be Longcheng..."

"The Second War Zone Commander's headquarters has been moved to Linfen for some time, and Yan Baichuan himself wants to go back." The commander-in-chief also walked over at this time.

In his hand was another telegram: "Yan'an has given a very high evaluation of our army's positive actions. The weapons, equipment and supplies promised by the Chairman have been shipped. The expenses of this troop movement and the military pay have also been paid three months in advance."

"Where did Chiang Kai-shek get the weapons and equipment?"

"It is very likely that after the reorganization of the local troops, on the basis of reducing the total number of troops, it is unlikely that he will transfer these outdated weapons and equipment to the central army." The Deputy Chief of the General Staff smiled.

At this time, the 109th Division of the Japanese Army also stopped attacking Niangzi Pass.

Faced with attacks from all sides, Anami Korechika chose a relatively conservative approach between Sugiyama Hajime's orders and his own ideas.

But it is only relatively conservative.

Anami Korechika did not take the Eighth Route Army seriously.

They judged that the Eighth Route Army troops had poor field combat capabilities and could not be their opponents.

Simply placed an infantry battalion on the Taoyuanling line on the flank as a flank guard force.

This fully-strength infantry battalion became the main combat target of the reorganized 129th Division.

Now, under Chu Yunfei's suggestion, they have made corresponding staffing adjustments.

Each combat brigade is fully staffed with five combat regiments, and their combat effectiveness is relatively balanced.

It is precisely because of this reorganization work.

This has shortened the combat effectiveness gap between the troops commanded by outstanding regimental commanders.

Basic regiments such as the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment, and the Independent Regiment were not even recorded or filed in the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs. Now they have been upgraded and their combat effectiveness has greatly improved.

But overall, the 129th Division's manpower has not recovered much.

Therefore, their combat goal this time was only to severely damage the 17th Infantry Battalion of the Japanese Army.

386 Brigade.

The command center was set up in a local courtyard.

At the entrance of the village outside the courtyard, mule and horse carts were loaded with grenade launchers and mortars transported from Changzhi.

Some of them were previous combat deliveries, and some of them were the latest Jin-made 60mm mortars.

In the small combat meeting room inside the command center.

Brigade Commander Chen is making final combat deployments.

in front of him.

Captain Cheng, Captain Ye, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei stood in a row.

He listened seriously as Brigade Commander Chen described the battle plan.

At this time, Brigade Commander Chen also had a serious look on his face, and he threw the belt in his hand on the table beside him: "In this battle, we have the advantage in manpower, firepower, and all aspects."

"This is a piece of fat meat. No doubt about it, eat them!" Captain Ye was the first to speak out.

Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Brigade Commander, let our New 1st Regiment take charge of this battle. The soldiers under my command are all veterans who have fought on the battlefield."

"This head-on attack still requires the support of heavy firepower. Brigade Commander, leave it to our 771st Regiment," said Commander Ye without hesitation.

Captain Cheng of the 772nd Regiment also became obedient at this time.

Originally they were the main regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness.

Today, their combat effectiveness is not much different from that of several other troops.

More importantly, the commander personally designated their 772nd Regiment as a strategic reserve force.

The main attack could not possibly be from their 772nd Regiment.

Ding Wei was quite helpless with his old comrades: "Why rush to attack at this time? The Japanese army is on the defensive. No regiment can defeat the Japanese alone."

"Yes, don't forget, the Japanese defense line can only deploy two attacking companies at a time. Our superior forces cannot actually be brought into play. Such terrain can easily lead to a tactic of adding fuel to the fire." Kong Jie also expressed his opinion.

"How about this." Li Yunlong's eyes rolled, as if he had thought of some devilish idea: "If it were you and I, let's concentrate all our artillery to maximize our firepower advantage and not give the Japanese a chance to fight back."

"By fighting on this basis, our army's casualties will inevitably be further reduced."

Looking at the faint smile on Brigade Commander Chen's face.

Li Yunlong also reacted at this time.

Obviously, the reason why Brigade Commander Chen did not arrange the order of attack was because he had other ideas.

Concentrated use of artillery firepower requires drawing troops from various regiments.

No matter who is the main attacker, it will not be possible to make the game fair.

There is no such thing as basic regiments or numbered regiments nowadays.

The strength of each regiment is equal, and no matter who is allowed to fight, it will appear that Brigade Commander Chen is biased.

Li Yunlong has a big brain, so he is naturally smarter. He understood what Brigade Commander Chen meant at the first moment and tentatively gave a solution.

as predicted.

Brigade Commander Chen acted as if he had not expected to use artillery in advance.

I think Li Yunlong's idea is good, and I nodded with a smile: "It's still you, Li Yunlong, who has more clever ideas..."

Li Yunlong chuckled and quickly interrupted: "You, the brigade commander, still need to give the order, otherwise how can they give us these equipment?"

"You are such a good fellow, Li Yunlong." Brigade Commander Chen pretended to reprimand him, "Well, then, let your New 1st Regiment take the lead in the attack. I have to be frank with you. We don't have much time. Once the Japanese react, they will definitely retreat towards Shijiazhuang. After the general attack is launched, you only have eight hours. If you can't take it in eight hours, I will replace you..."

"Yes, please rest assured, Commander. I, Li Yunlong, will complete the mission!"

Seeing the two people singing in unison, the other team leaders also reacted quickly.

Ding Wei touched his chin thoughtfully, while Kong Jie watched Li Yunlong's performance with a smile.

Captain Cheng and Captain Ye looked at each other and cursed inwardly at the damn Li Yunlong, saying that this son of a bitch Li Da Nao was taking advantage of him again.

After each regiment returned, they quickly convened a military meeting to mobilize the troops.

Each battalion and company held branch meetings overnight.

Representatives of cadres and soldiers spoke quickly to express their determination.

We must severely damage these damn Japanese devils, or even wipe them out completely!

On the Japanese side.

North China Front Army Headquarters in Shanxi.

Sugiyama Gen, the commander of the North China Front Army, urged the Second Mixed Brigade on the Pingxingguan line to increase the speed of the attack.

On the one hand, he sent people to check the results of the battle in the Linxian direction for the second time, and ordered the 37th Division to retreat towards Shanxi.

just.

The 37th Division has now been divided into several units.

The situation was so critical that Sugiyama Gen, the commander of the North China Front Army, could not think of any solution.

These troops could only fight on their own, and even if there was an occasional chance to break through, they dared not try it rashly.

The morale of these Japanese soldiers was on the verge of collapse, and they even believed that the failure of this battle was due to their being outnumbered.

It was not caused by a combat failure.

In order to take responsibility, the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujiwara Hideki, decided to commit suicide by seppuku to apologize.

When this telegram was sent to the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Sugiyama Gen already knew that the situation was hopeless.

As a division commander, he has already lost the will to fight and the courage to continue fighting.

The situation was definitely not what he saw on the sand table.

"Commander, the newly formed 37th Division currently has less than 6,000 combat troops left. Should we mobilize the reserve troops in Taiyuan to reinforce the north and deploy them along the Xinkou line to prevent the enemy from advancing southward?"

Sugiyama Gen shook his head. Yamashita Tomoyuki's suggestion was like a patient's struggle before death.

Although it is said that defending Longcheng must defend the Xinkou line. But the defense line of Xinkou line.

How could a few thousand people be enough?
That is, tens of thousands of people defended the Xinkou line.

It is also destined to have leaks everywhere and the defense system is full of holes.

meaningless.

Instead of continuing to waste time in Xinkou.

Whether to order the newly formed 37th Division to go to Taiyuan to defend it or to retreat to Daixian, both are better options.

Before he could make a decision, the commander of the Shanxi First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, had already issued the order.

And the telegram was sent to the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Sugiyama Gen was very tactful and stopped his command and instead just provided some guidance.

He also asked Yamashita Tomoyuki, who was standing by, to report the current war situation in North China to the Japanese headquarters as soon as possible.

And expressed his own opinion: "We may have to give up Shanxi"

"Commander," Yamashita Fengwen said in shock, "But we are not fully prepared yet."

"The enemy is also not adequately prepared." Sugiyama Gen thought.

mountain city.

A telegram from Xue Yue plunged the entire command headquarters and all the senior generals into grief.

"An Bao fought hard in Nanxun and defeated many enemies. Now An Bao died heroically for his country. I am deeply saddened. Please give him a heavy reward. Yue was a poor commander and failed to defeat the enemy, which resulted in the loss of our loyal people. Please punish him severely to comfort the hero."

During the Japanese artillery bombardment, General Chen Anbao, who went to the front line to command the battle, died.

His sacrifice and the tense situation in the Battle of Nanchang made everyone in the command deeply aware of it.

At present, the areas around Nanchang and the participating troops do not have the ability to defeat the main force of the Japanese 11th Army.

It also made them realize that it was time to stop this battle.

Chen Cixiu bluntly relayed Xue Yue's suggestion: "Our army's combat strategy is to make the enemy smaller, not to be made smaller by the enemy, to avoid the strong and attack the weak, and to create a protracted war of resistance. Although the attack on Nanchang this time was carried out in principle, it has been protracted, and it is impossible to attack the weak and attack the weak. In fact, it is difficult to complete the task."

"Our army must attack the enemy by surprise in order to be effective. The enemy is now fully prepared. We plan to ask one-third of the troops waiting in Nanchang to continue the offensive posture, and two-thirds to organize and continue to promote active strategies outside."

Chang Ruiyuan put down the secret telegram sent by He Yingqin and was quite hesitant.

The attacking forces suffered heavy casualties.

The sacrifice of Commander Chen Baoan further shook his determination to maintain the offensive.

If the attack was stopped at this time, the Japanese army would also be unable to fight back due to heavy casualties.

The battle is expected to end here.

However, the changes in the domestic battlefield situation at this time have become the focus of the entire international community.

This pause and then retreat will inevitably affect the assessment of the war situation of both sides by various countries, and will also affect the views of all parties on the Republic of China.

Just when Chang Ruiyuan was still hesitating.

Wang Shihe walked quickly to Chang Ruiyuan's side and said, "Chairman, the Second War Zone has launched a full-scale counterattack. It has now recovered the surrounding areas of Gang County and has formed a split and encirclement of the enemy's 37th Division."

Chang Ruiyuan raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure you can annihilate it?"

Wang Shihe was stunned.

Chang Ruiyuan's confidence and questions made him a little confused for a moment.

Annihilate it?
It's like a problem of not waking up.

To annihilate the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, six main armies were mobilized, plus Chu Yunfei's troops, to attack in turns.

Annihilate the 114th Division, Chu Yunfei's troops in almost full strength, the Infantry Division, and the 71st Army, an attacking army fully equipped with Soviet weapons.

Who can we rely on to annihilate the 37th Division now?
Could it be possible to rely on the Sixth Army of the Jin Army?
Wang Shihe was well aware of the combat effectiveness displayed by the Jin army during the attack. He knew that it was absolutely impossible to count on it.

"The 88th Army has suffered heavy casualties and the losses are quite severe. It may be difficult to maintain the subsequent offensive. It is reported that the 13th Army under Commander Yan has suffered more than half of its casualties. This news is also confirmed by Commander Bai's secret telegram. Commander Yan means that he hopes the 27th Army will do the best." Wang Shihe hesitated to speak, his meaning was very clear.

Chang Ruiyuan nodded slightly, then asked, "Where is Fan Hanjie's unit currently located?"

"We are still attacking Fenyang County, but there is not much progress."

"A main force has not yet taken Fenyang County?" Chang Ruiyuan remembered the telegram sent by Fan Hanjie a few days ago, raised his eyebrows, and continued: "Send a telegram to Fan Hanjie in my name, asking him to capture Fenyang within two days, especially to ensure the occupation of the field airport outside Fenyang."

"Yes!"

After Wang Shihe turned and left.

Chang Ruiyuan also stepped in front of a group of senior generals: "Everyone."

Outside Fenyang City.

27th Army forward command post.

Fan Hanjie, commander of the 27th Army, received two telegrams.

One letter was written in the name of the headquarters, asking him to capture Fenyang and Fenyang Airport within a time limit.

The other was a telegram from Chang Ruiyuan, the content of which was even more concise.

One of the sentences is: The blood of soldiers on the battlefield is as heavy as a mountain when they die.

It's not just about hoping that he can learn from Commander Chen Baoan, it's also about our expectations for the 27th Division.

In Chang Ruiyuan's opinion.

Fan Hanjie and his soldiers are fully capable of fighting against a regular elite division like the Japanese 20th Division.

It can even capture Fenyang County.

What's more, this battle also involves the 14th Army commanded by Bai Jiansheng.

Wang Jingguo, or perhaps it can be said that the Thirteenth Army commanded by Yan Laoxi himself, was attacked from both sides by Yang Aiyuen's Sixth Army.

Fan Hanjie is known as a famous anti-Japanese general and one of the generals highly recognized by both the enemy and us.

There is no doubt that his stance on the war of resistance was firm.

And as Chang Ruiyuan's telegram arrived.

Fan Hanjie was now freed from the restraints on his body and no longer had to worry about Hu Zongnan's instructions. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the next battle!

The battle of Fenyang will never be dragged out like before!

Pingxingguan battlefield.

The attack of the 2nd Mixed Brigade continues.

The long-term security battle has further reduced their combat effectiveness.

Some corresponding tactical regulations modified to adapt to the battlefield are completely useless in this regular battle.

Countless attacks and battles have proved that they can only rely on the basic combat experience they gained during previous training.

It took these Japanese soldiers half a month of fierce fighting to finally adapt to how to fight the Fifth Infantry Regiment.

The person in charge of commanding this direction was Qian Bojun, a commander who performed stably.

Don’t seek merit, but seek no faults.

The Japanese devils didn't know either.

At this time, the one who was fighting with them and taking charge of the command was not Zhou Daxing, but Qian Bojun.

They do have information about Zhou Daxing, the commander of the Fifth Infantry Regiment.

No matter what.

Zhou Daxing is also an anti-Japanese hero who made the headlines of the Central Daily News.

He was awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal and the Cloud Banner Medal.

He is a well-known general in the combat sequence of the Flying Tiger Honor Division.

Zhou Daxing and Bian Fucheng's fighting styles and preferred tactics are basically the same.

Basically, he was taught by Master Chu Yunfei, and he is good at offensive play.

They uphold the offensive spirit of the National Revolutionary Army: If I am invincible, I am invincible; if the enemy is invincible, I am invincible.

According to the information obtained by Tsuneoka Kanji from Major General Lin Canghui, the head of the intelligence department of the North China Front Army.

Whether it is the first commander of the Fifth Infantry Regiment, Cao Potian, or the second commander, Zhou Daxing.

Neither of them is a commander who is good at defensive warfare.

Instead, he is a commander who is good at attacking, night raids, and playing by his own rules.

And today's Pingxingguan front-line battlefield.

In order to resolutely complete the defense task assigned by Chu Yunfei, Qian Bojun

All Zhou Daxing's attempts to launch a counterattack, or even organize an offensive or infiltration, were rejected.

Even Zhou Daxing wanted to lead a night attack himself.

Qian Bojun also said sternly: He will never be allowed to mobilize troops to take risks, otherwise he will be punished by military law.

No matter how brave Zhou Daxing was, he didn't dare to fight with Qian Bojun. Naturally, he could only obey orders.

The conservative fighting style of the 5th Infantry Regiment made it difficult for the commander of the 2nd Mixed Brigade, Kanji Tsuneoka, to figure out their plans. They also failed to grasp and discover the information of the assault regiment's withdrawal in a timely manner.

Kanji Tsuneoka is on the front line of the battlefield.

Corresponding guard and counterattack forces were deployed for a consecutive week.

However, these combat troops were completely useless.

Failure to achieve the desired results will only affect the morale of the troops.

Kanji Tsuneoka was quite troubled by this.

He didn't dare to take the risk. After all, if he dared to advance, he would most likely be surrounded and annihilated by Chu Yunfei's troops.

These generals have carefully studied Chu Yunfei's fighting style and ideas.

The more they studied it, the more worried they became about this situation.

The current battlefield situation requires him to take risks.
And here is Eighty-Eight.

Chu Yunfei naturally considered the reason why he placed Qian Bojun in this direction.

Want to defeat Qian Bojun.

It is almost impossible to use any overly tricky methods.

In other words.

There is only one way to defeat the troops commanded by Qian Bojun.

That is the crushing of hard power. Only in this way can we win. There is no other shortcut.

Built on this foundation.

Since the general offensive was launched, Chu Yunfei has basically not invested too much energy in this direction.

He has great trust in his subordinates.

Believe they can fight every battle well.

Even if any mistakes or problems arise, with Chu Yunfei there, there will be someone to cover them.

The battle situation along the Beitongpu Railway was quite smooth.

Chu Yunfei was able to devote some of his energy.

He called the headquarters of the Fifth Infantry Regiment and said, "I'm Chu Yunfei, looking for Qian Bojun."

[Commander Chu, I am Qian Bojun. ]

"Bojun, what are the casualties of the Fifth Infantry Regiment? Is there anything else you need to add?"

[So far, the number of casualties is about 1,200, of which 750 died and 130 were seriously injured. They were picked up by the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and sent to their field hospital.]

"Eighth Route Army?"

[Yes, it is said that he was the deputy chief of staff of Jin-Cha-Ji and had communicated with you before...]

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. The offensive along the Beitongpu Railway is going smoothly. At present, the Japanese have been partially surrounded by us. It is expected that the battle will be over within three days. The Fifth Infantry Regiment can retreat as appropriate and retreat towards Daying and Shahe."

"There is a second line of defense near Daying Town that I sent a field engineer company to repair for you. The key is to reduce casualties and delay time."

[Bo Jun understands. I will make tactical adjustments to buy time.]

"very good!"

After hanging up the phone, Chu Yunfei walked back to the large-scale battle map.

The command center originally located in Dongye Town was also moved to Gang County at this time.

Zhang Dayun carefully marked every situation that should be marked on the battle map.

Chu Yunfei tilted his head and asked, "Is there any news from Lin County?"

(End of this chapter)