Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 359: Logistics System Optimization and Reform; Fierce Internal Struggle (Subscription Request)

In the blink of an eye, another week has passed.

After several rounds of selection, a group of senior staff members from the Operations Department led by Luo Weiguo kept five people.

These five people will serve as operations staff officers in the future, responsible for assisting the work of the Operations Department and the General Staff Office.

Besides.

The reconstruction of the logistics system has basically taken shape.

Originally, Chu Yunfei adopted the logistical transportation and supply method of mules, horses and vehicles.

Now after a series of reforms and publicity.

Instead, they adopted a transportation model based on the relay system of local laborers.

The loss of mules and horses was reduced and manpower was increased.

Transportation methods such as carts and flatbed trucks have become the mainstream.

The original animal power and mechanization are combined with human power to the greatest extent.

The former has a transport efficiency of about 30 tons per 100 kilometers, while the latter has a transport efficiency of 40 tons per 100 kilometers.

This was also the period of the Liberation War.

Scholars are focusing on studying the logistics systems and efficiency of both sides.

Chu Yunfei has some knowledge in this area.

It just so happens that the people in most parts of Shanxi are now available.

The power of the people is endless!
After completing the inspection of various troops.

Chu Yunfei took his confidants and the guard platoon and set off to the Xinkou front line to supervise the battle.

After packing up their things, Chu Yunfei, Zhao Pengcheng, Wu Dadan and others have not yet set off.

After receiving the news, Song Wenying rushed to the headquarters to see Chu Yunfei off.

"Wenying, why are you here?"

"Come and see you off." Song Wenying smiled slightly.

Thousands of words finally came down to two sentences.

"Be safe, I'll wait for you to come back."

"Yeah." Chu Yunfei nodded heavily and hugged Song Wenying.

He looked at Zhao Pengcheng who was waiting on the side, and jumped on the horse.

"Drive~!"

Whipping their horses, everyone quickly left the headquarters.

Before Chu Yunfei set off.

On the Xinkou front, Huang Baitao had already commanded his troops to launch several attacks.

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Because the Japanese fortifications were very ingenious and extremely solid.

Several attacks failed to achieve the expected results.

That was a fire blockade line of less than two hundred meters.

It has become an insurmountable chasm.

The Japanese invaders were well prepared.

Even Wu Sizhong personally went to the front line to command the troops in battle.

But still failed to make any progress.

The number of casualties exceeded 400 in just three days.

The continued attack was stopped by Huang Baitao.

He also strictly ordered all troops to continue advancing by means of earthwork.

To continue to shorten the attack distance.

And so, they waited until Chu Yunfei arrived at the front line.

The attacking force was less than 130 meters away from the Japanese trenches.

The grenade launchers and mortars used by both sides occasionally fired into the other side's trenches.

Snipers are also active on every battlefield.

As long as someone dares to show up.

Whether it is the national army or the Japanese army.

They will all be directly hit by bullets.

The battle between the two sides almost turned into a trench warfare during the First World War.

the other side.

Taiyuan Shanxi.

The Japanese Army's First Army Headquarters in North China.

Yoshio Shinozuka convened another operational meeting.

A group of generals sat neatly on both sides of the table.

As the commander, Yoshio Shinozuka is in pretty good spirits.

After all, the 20th Division's offensive was relatively smooth.

So far, Fan Hanjie's troops have been dealt a "significant blow"

There were nearly three hundred prisoners alone.

After a week of continuous offensive, it is estimated that several thousand men of the 27th Army were annihilated.

It is of great benefit to its strategic goal of defending Longcheng.

And as the battle in the direction of Xinkou Town began.

Yoshio Shinozuka was also quite fortunate.

After the battle along the Beitongpu Railway broke out.

He then drew a number of elite troops from the city defense forces to reinforce this direction.

And on this basis, a large number of fortifications were repaired.

Compared with the hundreds of kilometers long battle line of the Beitongpu Railway, the defense line of Xinkou Town is only a few kilometers long.

The dense and solid fortifications are enough to deter attacking forces.

Previously, Xinkou Station served as a railway station on the Tongpu Railway Line.

A large amount of military supplies had been stockpiled, and after enemy activities appeared in the area around Longcheng.

The two sides basically cut off direct contact.

After being attacked, Takayuki Kimura did request support from the 20th Division.

Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't tell whether this was the tactic of surrounding a point and attacking its reinforcements that Chu Yunfei's troops were quite good at.

He has no cards to take risks with now.

Simply, the request for support was rejected immediately.

And asked them to continue to defend.

Kusunokichi was the first to introduce the latest situation: "In the direction of Xinkou Town, from Kimura-kun's battle report, we can see that our army's defense of the strong fortifications is very effective.

The Chinese offensive forces attacked for several days in a row, but failed to achieve good results, and instead lost a lot of manpower. "

One combat staff member expressed optimism: "The Chinese army lacks sufficient offensive capabilities. As long as we are sure that Chu Yunfei's heavy artillery unit will not participate in the battle, we don't need to worry too much about the Xinkou Town direction."

The lack of offensive capabilities was confirmed at this moment.

Even though this unit belongs to Chu Yunfei.

However, there was no effective artillery support.

They had fought such battles dozens of times before.

In the end, it will end with the withdrawal of the attacking forces.

I think the same is true for the current battle on the Xinkou front.

Shinozuka Yoshio announced another piece of news optimistically: "In the Xiangdong battle, our army is currently advancing like a hot knife through butter and has won a great victory."

"The headquarters has also decided to use some of the resources originally allocated to the navy for subsequent wars in order to maintain a long-term war."

"The Imperial Conference has passed a resolution that the North China Front Army will form two Type B divisions with a strength of about 45,000 people before the end of the year. They will also be equipped with light weapons to be used in the battle in Shanxi."

"The most important task for the North China Front Army is to maintain law and order in the occupied areas, so that North China can become the granary of our great Japanese brother country."

Shinozuka Yoshio paused, then continued: "Gentlemen, as long as we continue to persevere, we will definitely win the war."

"Next, let's talk about the rewards for the meritorious soldiers in the Battle of Fenyang."

New Edition XI.

Forward Command.

Chu Yunfei immediately immersed his consciousness in the three-dimensional combat map.

Huang Baitao on the side introduced the specific situation of the enemy to Chu Yunfei: "Although this group of Japanese troops do not have many heavy weapons, their tenacious fighting spirit is indeed rare."

"Their tactics were skillful and well coordinated, far exceeding pre-war expectations."

[Unit name: 20th Division-Kimura Special Battalion. ]

[Current combat strength: 914]

[Current Organization Degree: 88%]

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

[Currently the main equipped machine gun models: Taisho Type 11 light machine gun, Type 92 heavy machine gun]

[Current main equipment support weapon model: Type 92 infantry gun]

[Currently mainly equipped with heavy weapons: None]

[Current equipment status: good]

[Current logistics supply situation: good]

[Current training level of the troop: Elite in battles]

Special Brigade, what a strange name.
There's something wrong with this training speed.

Chu Yunfei nodded and quickly figured out the deployment of the Japanese invaders: "After all, this group of devils is isolated. It is very likely that they have been specially strengthened, and even the quality of their soldiers is far superior to that of conventional combat troops."

He had his hands behind his back.

He walked towards the combat map of the area around Xinkou Town not far away.

Huang Baitao followed behind him and said, "The Japanese losses are currently very small, but they have consumed a lot of ammunition and shells. They just started the attack and we don't know how much ammunition they have in reserve."

Chu Yunfei nodded slightly: "Xinkou was a major military town before. The Japanese army may have stockpiled a large amount of weapons and ammunition. By the way, how effective is Brother Huanran's 45mm direct-fire artillery in this battle?"

"Some of the fortifications have been destroyed, but many of the main fortifications are difficult to destroy."

"We replaced the Type 92 infantry gun with the same useless weapon. We estimate that at least a large-caliber gun will be needed."

Chu Yunfei gave his own suggestion: "Did the commandos use the close-in blasting method?"

"The 11th Infantry Regiment organized a death squad to charge to the death before, but the effect was not very ideal. The Japanese troops in Xinkou Town had a strong will to resist, and they had repaired too many fortifications."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "A new batch of aid is on the way. The 30th Artillery Regiment is currently moving towards Xinkou Town. I think it will be put to use soon."

"In addition, I transferred the mountain artillery battalion directly under Qian Bojun's unit here."

"Thank you very much, sir." Huang Baitao was deeply moved.

Chu Yunfei didn't say much, then turned his head to look at Wu Sizhong who was following not far away: "Captain Wu, the Japanese didn't launch an effective counterattack?"

"The Japanese army used a small amount of poison gas bombs, but because of the open terrain, the effect was not very good."

"They didn't release the gas again after that."

Chu Yunfei nodded, and then made his own judgment: "The Japanese troops in Xinkou Town are an isolated group, most of them are elite troops carefully selected by the Japanese invaders, in order to cause greater losses to the attacking troops and force us to retreat."

Huang Baitao responded quickly: "Are the Japanese conducting psychological warfare against us?"

Chu Yunfei smiled and nodded: "This tactic is something we have already used to death."

"He wants to give them a taste of their own medicine... How vicious! He is attacking Fenyang to confuse our army's judgment and create the illusion that he has sufficient troops. This is a combination of punches."

Chu Yunfei waved his hand indifferently.

It’s not like he can’t see the situation of the 20th Division.

The combat force of the entire Longcheng area includes the military police and puppet troops who maintain public order.

A total of 23,000 people.

Although it is difficult, there is still a chance if there are sufficient resources.

Artillery guidance skills are not for nothing. "Wait until our heavy artillery arrives before attacking. We must continue the earthwork excavation method to shorten the attack distance as much as possible to reduce the loss of troops."

Huang Baitao did not feel that Chu Yunfei was blaming him from his words.

Huang Baitao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was going to play offense.

But they failed to fight well and suffered many casualties.

Let the words come out, no matter who is in charge.

In fact, there is no good result.

Even if Chu Yunfei went up himself, it would be the same.

After the cannon arrived.

Then the situation is different.

After the 105th Artillery Regiment's ten mm howitzers were deployed in place.

The 12 mountain artillery pieces of the mountain artillery battalion originally assigned to the Flying Tigers' attack army were also deployed in place.

Just wait for Chu Yunfei's order to start the bombardment.

The battalion commander of the Feihushan artillery battalion was named Min Yong.

A platoon leader from the old artillery battalion, he has participated in almost all the major battles.

It took less than two years for him to grow from an artillery second lieutenant to an artillery major.

The artillery skills honed in the flames of war can stand the test of time and scrutiny.

Indirect shooting.

For this group of elite artillerymen, it is the foundation of the foundation.

Not to mention that Chu Yunfei was quite considerate and marked the locations and positions of the enemy's main fortifications for them.

In order to conquer Dragon City.

Artillery shells are being transported to the Shanxi region in a steady stream.

The Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway is also very busy at this time.

Not only are there a large number of additional troops, but there are also a large amount of supplies being transported to the Second World War zone.

Following Chu Yunfei's order.

The shells fired out of the gun and hit the Japanese positions hard.

In a three-dimensional combat map.

Chu Yunfei used artillery guidance and related skills in a targeted manner.

As a result, all the 105mm howitzers fell into the Japanese fortress group.

This caused considerable casualties to the Japanese invaders.

Just as the fighting in the Second War Zone was becoming increasingly intense.

There was also new bad news coming from the headquarters.

The Sui-Zao Campaign is drawing to a close.

The flat terrain of the Xianghua Highway was very conducive to the Japanese mechanized forces taking advantage of the advantages.

Tanks rampaged on the road, causing heavy losses to the retreating 84th Army.

Also because of the retreat of the 84th Army, the defense line in northern Hubei was torn open by the Japanese army.

This is not the point. The most unacceptable thing is that Li Baolian, deputy commander of the 84th Army, 189th Division and commander of the 566th Brigade, actually thought about rebelling on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the 566th Brigade were unwilling to serve as puppet soldiers and detained him. Unfortunately, due to negligence in supervision, Li Baolian escaped and surrendered to the enemy alone.

This matter is not the key.

During the Sui-Zao Campaign, Li Zongren repeatedly accused Tang Enbo of passively avoiding battle.

Just preserve your strength.

Is this accusation fair?
It's actually bullshit.

According to Japanese war history records: As the war progressed, Tang Enbo's group gradually advanced to the southeast and the resistance became tenacious.

Tang Enbo not only resisted, but also resisted quite fiercely.

As for the so-called passive avoidance of war, it was actually a mobile warfare.

Do not give the Japanese invaders the opportunity to engage in positional warfare or a war of attrition.

As for the theater commander Li Zongren, since the defeat in the Battle of Xuzhou.

I have always wanted to fight the so-called war of annihilation.

I want to achieve excellent results like the Battle of Taierzhuang.

But in fact, the Fifth War Zone does not have such military strength.

The Nationalist government also did not have the corresponding resources to fight a "great annihilation war."

What's more, these are three fully-strength divisions of the Japanese army.

Li Zongren was naturally Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong.

He didn't really want to wage a war of annihilation.

You know, we want to stop the attack of three Japanese divisions.

At least 150,000 combat troops need to be assembled on the front line of defense.

And the number of troops prepared for encirclement and annihilation on all sides would need to reach 200,000.

Built on this foundation.

These troops must at least be brave enough to fight and not retreat.

Where can we find such troops?
There are even fewer in the Fifth War Zone!

Li Zongren's main purpose was to target Tang Enbo.

As the highest commander in a war zone, it was a huge problem that he could not command Tang Enbo.

After the Battle of Teng County, Tang En no longer obeyed Li Zongren's orders.

And Chang Ruiyuan forced Tang Enbo into Li Zongren's Fifth War Zone.

Naturally, he also has his own little calculations.

As for Tang Enbo himself.

He naturally knew the strength of his own troops.

The Japanese army's goal in the early stages of the Battle of Xuzhou and even in the later stages of the war was to annihilate the Central Army's direct troops in an organized manner.

All Japanese generals thought so.

The fundamental reason why Chang Ruiyuan continued to resist and did not yield or surrender was because he still controlled a fairly large central army.

Regardless of whether it was the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Xuzhou, or the Battle of East Henan or the Battle of Wuhan.

None of them were able to achieve this goal.

Ever since Tang Enbo learned how to fight a slippery battle, the Japanese army has never been able to capture his main force.

But someone needs to pay for the defeat in the Sui-Zao Campaign.

Tang Enbo became the scapegoat, but he pushed the blame onto Zhang Zhen.

Zhang Zhen became the scapegoat.

As the favorite general of Hunan Army general Cheng Qian, he once followed Cheng Qian and Chang Ruiyuan in their battles.

There is hard work without credit.

In this way, he became a victim of the struggle between Chang Ruiyuan and Li Zongren.

After the commander of the 13th Army was transferred, he became the director of the Army Supplementary Force Training Department.

Although this position no longer allowed him to lead troops, he had lost his power.

Today, the bureaucratic system of the Nationalist Government operates very quickly.

It took less than a week from assigning responsibilities to disciplining personnel.

Chu Yunfei was also shocked after receiving the telegram.

After reading the telegram, he handed it to Huang Baitao who was standing beside him: "The Sui-Zao Campaign is basically over. Zhang Zhen's position as the army commander has been removed. I guess he became a scapegoat for Tang Enbo."

"Something is not right. The right-wing group is behaving very strangely. This should not be their fighting spirit. There is a high probability that something else is wrong."

Huang Baitao took the telegram.

He didn't pay much attention to the fighting in the fifth war zone.

I don’t know what happened exactly: “The Japanese offensive is still very swift, which is very different from what we judged at the year-end meeting.”

Chu Yunfei fell into deep thought: "Yes, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness has declined greatly, but I didn't expect the battle in the Fifth War Zone to turn out like this. I don't know the specific situation yet."

He quickly turned around and looked at Zhao Pengcheng on the side: "Send a secret telegram to Director Lin in my name, asking about the performance of the right wing army in the Sui-Zao battle. This is not like General Zhang Zizhong's fighting style."

The Sui-Zao Battle in his memory.

In addition to the remarkable performance of the troops led by Generals Zhang Zizhong and Liu Heding.

The vast majority of the remaining combat troops were unable to generally complete their combat missions.

The battle based on this also changed the previous defensive combat style that was centered on positional warfare.

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Chu Yunfei had never thought that in this battle, apart from the good performance of Tang Enbo's troops (they ran fast enough),

The remaining combat units performed almost nothing.

This situation caught Chu Yunfei's attention.

Many people will fail.

How could the right-wing army group in western Hubei commanded by Zhang Zizhong fail?

Could it be that the combat supplies given to him were all seized from the 29th and 33rd Army Groups?
Zhao Pengcheng didn't have time to turn around and leave.

Huang Baitao decisively said, "Commander Chu, it's best not to ask any questions at this time."

Chu Yunfei reacted quickly: "Are you worried that our extra combat supplies were seized from the Fifth War Zone, further offending Zhang Zizhong and Wang Zunxu (the commander-in-chief of the 29th Army Group, a Sichuan warlord who was promoted by clinging to Chang Ruiyuan)?"

Huang Baitao nodded silently: "If it is really their combat supplies, the right wing army group would not behave like this"

After weighing the pros and cons, Chu Yunfei stopped Zhao Pengcheng and said, "Forget it, let's ask again after a while. I just don't know who is behind this."

That's all the combat supplies we have.

If they get more, other places will naturally get less.

Originally, Chu Yunfei thought that the headquarters would find a way to deal with the combat supplies originally allocated to the three war zones.

No one expected that it was allocated from the combat supplies originally allocated to the Fifth War Zone.

This made Chu Yunfei quite dissatisfied.

There is fire but no place to vent it.

If you question why the command made such a decision.

He Yingqin had countless reasonable reasons to explain why he transferred troops from the Fifth War Zone.

Even Chang Ruiyuan would be confused about this issue.

The reason why the promotion to military rank was so smooth was probably due to Chang Ruiyuan's contribution.

Every "gift" actually has a hidden price tag.

Now Chu Yunfei can only choose to lie dormant.

Instead of rising up in resistance.

This feeling of being stuck in a bottleneck of combat supplies is expected to continue for some time.

I am afraid that only after the industrial upgrading of the Northwest Manufacturing General Administration is completed, it may be possible to get rid of the indirect interference of a few old men in the command headquarters.

Think of this.

Chu Yunfei was a little helpless: "I used to have a good battlefield relationship with Commander-in-Chief Zhang. After this battle, I don't know how much friendship is left. After this battle, someone helped me offend most of the generals in the fifth war zone."

Huang Baitao was silent for a moment: "It is very likely Chief He, but I am afraid that he has the tacit approval of the chairman. After all, only with the help of the chairman, Chief Chu can you compete with him."

Huang Baitao naturally knew the methods used by this group of senior executives, and he had suffered losses from them before.

Judging from his military achievements, he should have been promoted long ago.

If Chu Yunfei hadn't helped him.

I'm afraid he will continue to waste his time as chief of staff.

Until I found a real supporter.
"It's meaningless to think about these things. After we recover Longcheng, all problems will be solved. After the bombardment ends, we will immediately launch an attack and break through the Japanese defense line!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)