Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 351 Chang Ruiyuan: Misfortunes never come alone, there is no end to the war! (Subscribe)
Shanxi.

Dragon City.

The 20th Division Field Hospital was very busy at this time.

Prince Asaka Naruhiko and a group of senior commanders are inspecting the First Field Hospital (a permanent division has four field hospitals under its jurisdiction).

"Your Excellency, we are quite busy right now because some wounded soldiers who were withdrawn to Longcheng are gathered here." Ukita Shosuke, who was accompanying the inspection, bowed to show his respect.
Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko remained silent.

The scene he saw caused a ripple in the old Japanese soldier's heart.

The wounded Japanese soldiers who lacked beds were huddled together in groups of three or four.

Some even lay directly on the stone slabs.

As for the work status of nurses and military medical officers, it seems that it has already been saturated.

Everyone's face was filled with fatigue, as if they were extremely lacking in rest.

The lightly injured patients who are in better condition are even helping to take care of the seriously injured patients who are in worse condition.

There was no sign of life in the eyes of the seriously injured.

He just looked up at the ceiling and the sky with a confused look on his face.

Unable to find suitable tools, the military medical officers chose to boil the used bandages in boiling water inside their helmets, with the burning firewood crackling.

The military doctor took it out of the boiling water with tweezers and said, "Your Excellency, this is the third time this medical bandage has been boiled."

Beneath the steaming heat were the sunken eye sockets of this military medical officer.

The wounded soldier, covered in blood, suddenly broke down and burst into tears.

The screams attracted Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, who walked over with a frown on his face. “What’s going on?”

The military doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood up to explain: "Because the hacksaw used in the previous amputation surgery was not thoroughly disinfected, and the number of bacterial colonies in the environment was too high, the wound was infected again."

Facing the scrutinizing gaze of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko.

The military doctor gritted his teeth and added, "We need to perform another amputation operation and amputate his thigh as well."

Prince Asaka Naruhiko asked, "Are there no anti-inflammatory drugs?"

The military doctor shook his head: "Our medicines and medical equipment were used up three days ago."

"Currently, other hospitals still have a small amount of reserves, but they are said to only last about a month."

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko frowned and instructed his adjutants to record the scenes before them, then turned and left.

First Army Headquarters.

Standing in front of Yoshio Shinozuka was Lin Canghui who had returned from Linfen.

His finger was moving on the map in front of them: "According to the feedback from the frontline troops, if our army wants to break out, it's best to do so now."

The negotiations between Lin Canghui and his delegation and the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters ended in a bad mood.

The bottom line of the North China Front Army was that the 20th Division left Longcheng and surrounding areas in an organized manner and with weapons, which was strongly opposed by Chu Yunfei.

For the Japanese army, this was the basic condition for a ceasefire between the two sides.

As for whether there will be another attack on Jinzhong and southeastern Shanxi in the future.

This also depends on the strategic considerations of the base camp.

In fact, the North China Front Army promised not to attack.

To these little Japanese devils, it was just bullshit.

International conventions are just toilet paper during world wars.

Both parties comply only because the other party also has the ability to break the rules, not because they are kind-hearted.

These little Japanese devils understand this truth.

Of course, Old Man Yan is not so easy to fool.

However, the negotiations still have to continue.

However, up to now, the North China Front Army and the Tokyo Imperial Headquarters have not reached a consensus on the Shanxi issue.

The North China Front Army, Sugiyama Gen and other generals firmly believed that the Second War Zone was the number one enemy of the Japanese Army at present.

The consensus among many generals in the Tokyo Imperial Headquarters and the Army Department was that although the Chiang regime had suffered a severe blow and its sphere of influence had been severely compressed, they could not just take a laissez-faire attitude towards it and that appropriate work was needed to bring about its collapse.

In order to cooperate with these tasks.

As a powerful "combat army", the 11th Army led by General Okamura Yasuji would naturally be entrusted with important tasks.

The Shanxi First Army was hit hard and even seriously damaged.

Naturally, they would not become a combat army favored by the Tokyo headquarters.

The resources allocated will only become less and less.

In their view, the First Army seemed to be cursed and it was difficult for them to win.

With such troops, can we expect more from them?

What's more, these politicians in Tokyo have already recovered from their shock by now.

No matter how badly the combat troops in the Second World War suffered.

No matter how much damage their main force suffered.

Nothing can shake the people of this region's firm will to resist the war.

Rather than continuing to waste more troops in the Shanxi region, it is better to seek to maintain the current status quo.

And the limited resources were used on the 11th Army.

"The 11th Army was given the task of suppressing the Chinese troops in Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River, while also seeking to annihilate the main force in this area in order to continuously undermine the fighting will of the Shancheng government."

After saying this, Kusunokichi sighed and said, "But the Tokyo headquarters does not want to continue to escalate the war."

"Regarding the subsequent strategic guidance of Shanxi's First Army, the Tokyo headquarters hopes that we can resolve the issue through negotiations."

"Preserve the existing military strength as much as possible and withdraw from within the Great Wall."

"Maintain a blockade of the central and southeastern parts of Shanxi, shrink the defense line, and maintain the presence of the occupied areas."

"The few reserve combat troops will be used to strengthen public security in North China"

Yoshio Shinozuka's physical condition was still very poor at this time.

He was thinking about strategies to defeat the enemy almost every day. After hearing Hideyoshi Kusunoki's report, he asked, "Does the headquarters want to implement the strategy of fighting to support the war that I proposed earlier?"

Kusunokichi nodded slightly. "Hi, General, the headquarters has established a special countermeasures department. The fundamental purpose of its establishment is to respond to the counterattack of the Second Chinese War Zone and to strengthen the colonial rule in North China."

Yoshio Shinozuka nodded with satisfaction.

The group of stupid military and political leaders in Tokyo finally reacted at this time.

Lin Canghui spoke at the right time: "We have received intelligence about Shancheng before, which shows that Chang Ruiyuan made the following suggestions at the military meeting.

The Tokyo headquarters attaches great importance to this, so it will inevitably adjust the corresponding strategic direction in the future.

However, the work on conquering Shanxi will inevitably be put on hold."

Attack Shanxi.

In fact, it was Seishirō Sakagami's idea.

He hoped to advance directly into Shaanxi along the Tongpu Railway and then threaten the rear areas of the Anti-Japanese War.

In essence, it is also a kind of quick victory theory.

It was not much different from going south along the Pinghan Railway Line, capturing Wuhan, and cutting off the entire battlefield of the Republic of China.

Obviously, this approach failed.

"When, and what exactly was the intelligence?"

Sensing the displeasure in Shinozuka Yoshio's tone, Lin Canghui hurriedly explained: "A month ago, the news was from the combat meeting three months ago.

Its main emphasis is.

1. In the second stage of the War of Resistance, we must overcome all difficulties and work hard to carry the war to the end.

Second, send party and government officials to the battlefield to strengthen the political work of the guerrillas and regular troops in each county. Third, plan to set the counterattack target in Guangzhou and Jiangxi for a period of time. This plan requires 300,000 troops. But what if we fall into a crisis and the war situation becomes unfavorable?
Maybe we can change the anti-Japanese war plan, and we can discuss this.

Fourth, in order to cooperate with the counterattack in Jiangxi and Guangdong, it is decided to send more than 60 bombers to bomb our homeland in order to destabilize the country. "

After hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka was full of confusion.

In his opinion.

The military meeting convened by Chang Ruiyuan was completely different from what was actually being done.

There is a sense of beauty in it where the left brain refutes the right brain.

This so-called counterattack is completely unfounded.

The so-called bombers used to bomb their homeland have already bombed them.

"This must be the enemy's conspiracy~!"

Lin Canghui was silent for a moment before adding, "But they did adjust their deployment accordingly. Since early April, the Fifth Chinese War Zone has frequently launched attacks to the east of Suixian County and to Anlu, Yingcheng, Tianmen and other areas."

"The southern section of the Pinghan Railway Line was also frequently attacked by them. Our 16th Division was exhausted from the frequent attacks."

"Tang Enbo's 31st Army Group was also transferred to the Sui-Zao area, forming a standoff with the 3rd Division."

Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hands in annoyance, "We no longer have the energy to discuss the situation on the Pinghan Railway. Mr. Lin Cang, what exactly does the Second Chinese War Zone want from this round of negotiations?"

"Their bottom line should be that our 20th Division surrenders after disarming."

Shinozuka Yoshio's face changed: "You want the locust army of the Great Japanese brother country to surrender, this is impossible."

Lin Canghui nodded: "The headquarters hopes that we can end the battle in the Longcheng area of ​​Jinzhong with dignity. This is impossible. We can try to leave the Longcheng area as a whole and follow the marching route arranged in advance by our army."

Left Longcheng area as a whole.

That's putting it mildly.

Yoshio Shinozuka naturally understood what it meant.

Obviously, the so-called organized departure is essentially the handover of prisoners after laying down their weapons and disarming.

The so-called arranging the marching route in advance is nothing more than an excuse to comfort oneself.

The proud Yoshio Shinozuka naturally would not accept such a proposal.

Just as the three were discussing the specific details of the negotiations and trying to infer the current situation in the Second War Zone from them.

The adjutant hurried in and reported to Yoshio Shinozuka.

After obtaining the consent of Yoshio Shinozuka, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko walked into the conference room.

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko immediately recounted his experiences during his visit to the field hospital.

While Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusunokichi were lost in thought, he decisively pursued the victory: "General Shinozuka, the logistics situation of our army is already in crisis. We should not be soft-hearted any longer."

"But if we really do this, even if our army occupies the entire Shanxi region in the future, the people will never be able to surrender."

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko snorted coldly: "Our opponents have built a very solid blockade line about 15 kilometers outside the area around Longcheng, and we have no idea how many troops are there outside this blockade line. This is a foreseeable protracted battle.

Before I came here, I had already sent a telegram to Tokyo Headquarters in my personal capacity requesting air resupply, and I think they will seriously consider my suggestion."

Yoshio Shinozuka signaled to Lin Canghui who was standing beside him with his eyes.

Lin Canghui immediately said, "Your Highness, according to the information we obtained during the negotiation, the enemy's 88th Army is in extremely poor condition and theoretically does not have the ability to attack. We do not follow the combat advice given to us by the Tokyo Headquarters. I believe that we should adopt a negotiation approach to ensure the vitality of our 20th Division."

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko's attitude said it all: "Don't say so much, General Shinozuka. You should follow my advice and immediately requisition all war supplies. You only need to maintain the basic vital signs of these Chinese people. Even if some of them starve to death, it will not matter to the overall situation."

"I will seriously consider this suggestion..." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded without comment, then took out a telegram from Tokyo and handed it to him.

"His Majesty Tianhuang hopes that Your Excellency the Prince can leave Dragon City as soon as possible to ensure his own safety."

"What?" Prince Asaka Naruhiko raised his eyebrows and took the telegram.

mountain city.

Chairman's residence.

Dai Li’s report kept Chang Ruiyuan awake all night.

During the day, he was delighted to see Chu Yunfei wearing the grass-green Central Army uniform.

And when Chang Ruiyuan learned that Chu Yunfei sent Wang Qifeng to intercept Liang Ganqiao and his group.

His suspicious nature came back at this moment.

There seemed to be a voice in his mind telling him Chang Ruiyuan.

Chu Yunfei is now a member of the Red Party!

He commanded the battle in a grass-green military uniform just to paralyze you, the Chairman!
Mrs. Song, who was standing by, slowly approached and put a thin shirt on his shoulders: "Darling, what happened again? Why don't you rest so late?"

Chang Ruiyuan reluctantly smiled a little and touched the jade hand on his shoulder: "It's okay. The people below went to southeastern Shanxi to capture the commander who was deeply involved with the Red Party. When Yun Fei found out, he sent people to intercept him and bring him back."

"The people below are really unreliable." Madam Song frowned slightly: "Why do you want to provoke Chu Yunfei at this critical moment? A young man holds great power and has made great military achievements. He is just arrogant at this time. Isn't this alienating the relationship between you two?"

Chang Ruiyuan smiled and said, "I have asked Dai Yunong to supervise this matter."

"He is Darling's favorite student and the most obedient student. I think he should understand the good intentions of Darling, the principal." Mrs. Song urged Chang Ruiyuan to go to bed early while speaking in private.

Chang Ruiyuan also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. There was nothing to worry about. He was just scaring himself.

In constant psychological suggestion.

The originally bad mood slowly relaxed.

However, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone.

Chang Ruiyuan, who had just laid down on the bed, had not yet had time to fall asleep.

A phone call suddenly came into his bedroom.

Jingle bell bell~!

Chang Ruiyuan suddenly opened his eyes, which had just been closed for a while, and quickly stood up and picked up the phone: "Hello~!"

[The Chairman, the 3rd and 13th divisions of the Japanese army suddenly launched an attack on Suixian, Zaoyang and other places. At present, Gaocheng Town and Tangxian Town have been lost. ]

Chang Ruiyuan said in a high voice: "Shihe~!"

The "Chairman" Wang Shihe, who lived next door, was dressed in a Zhongshan suit and quickly pushed the door open and walked in.

"Come and help me put on my clothes. I have some urgent military business to do."

"Yes!"

Three hours later.

Second World War Commander Headquarters.

Chu Xichun, who also received the news, was horrified: "The Japanese army, which had just experienced the battles of Nanchang and Longcheng, actually had the strength to launch an offensive against the Sui-Zao area."

"Didn't the Japanese 11th Army suffer a targeted attack from our 9th War Zone during the Battle of Nanchang? Why did this happen?" A combat staff officer was very puzzled.

"The Japanese army has suffered repeated blows in our Second War Zone, but they still have about 80,000 combat troops in the areas around Shanxi?"

Xie Ming, who had just returned to the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters to report on his work, sighed slightly under Chu Xichun's gaze and added: "Japan's national strength is far from being exhausted."

Chu Xichun then asked, "What do the people from Yufa and Luda think of the war situation in the next two years?"

After organizing his words, Xie Ming continued, "According to the intelligence obtained by Shancheng before, the Japanese have realized that our land area is vast. They do not have enough troops to govern so many places, so there is a very key point in their combat operations, that is, after the battle, they must return to the area where the attack was launched, instead of occupying these new areas."

"Doesn't that mean that the attack launched by the Japanese army this time is only to strike our combat troops and consume our manpower?"

Xie Ming nodded: "It is obvious that the enemy's main target is the main force of the Central Army, Tang Enbo's troops. Regardless of whether Okamura Ningji, the China expert, is willing or not, their main goal is no longer to occupy the town, but to destroy our manpower."

"The troops mobilized by the Japanese army were also the absolute main force of the Central China Front Army. One was the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, which returned to the battle after a half-year rest, and the other was the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army."

"Both units are Type A combat units of the Japanese Army. The Third Division and the Thirteenth Division are both extremely powerful and are among the most powerful divisions currently deployed in the country."

“Take the 3rd Division as an example. The losses of the 5th and 29th Brigades, Cavalry Regiment, and Artillery Regiment under it in the previous Battle of Wuhan were all replenished.

However, our 20st Army and various river defense forces have not yet been effectively replenished, and the combat strength of both sides is 3 to .

Although they seem to have an advantage in terms of military strength, the actual situation of each unit is probably not optimistic.
The probability of our army failing in this battle is extremely high."

Chu Xichun pursed his lips and sighed, "These damn Japanese have not given my people any chance to breathe, and are still trying to overthrow our Nationalist government in one fell swoop. If the 31st Army Group makes a mistake, the anti-Japanese war situation in the five war zones can basically be declared ruined. This war is becoming more and more confusing."

(End of this chapter)