Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 371: Deployment of troops and organization! Chu: I hope your party can do things more efficiently! (Subscription required)

About logistics.

Chu Yunfei put a lot of effort into unifying the caliber of light and heavy weapons.

It is absolutely not allowed for three calibers of light weapons ammunition to appear in a single unit.

The bolt-action rifles of the entire regiment maintained one caliber.

Please maintain one or two bullet calibers for heavy machine guns as much as possible.

The entire regiment remains consistent in terms of heavy weapons.

81mm mortars and 82mm mortars will never appear in the same unit.

The only problem is that direct-fire artillery has a lot of calibers and
It is difficult to reach a consensus on the topic.

Chu Yunfei said, "It's a good opportunity to sort out the calibers of the corresponding direct-fire artillery."

"The Flying Tigers have been equipped with artillery from Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the United States in history, so the types of weapons equipped by each regiment are very diverse."

As the military commander, Qian Bojun naturally knew the situation of the subordinate regiments very well.

He quickly came up with a plan that was very suitable for the current actual situation.

"If we follow the 4+2 caliber standard configuration just decided, we can concentrate the corresponding weapons and equipment and redistribute them. Based on the current equipment reserves, we can first reorganize two main regiments and four basic regiments."

"If we follow the order of organization, the 1st, 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Infantry Regiments may be given priority for deployment because they are located in the northwest of Shanxi."

Chu Yunfei nodded and continued, "Then the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 14th regiments should effectively replenish American weapons and do a good job of logistics integration."

The 7th Infantry Regiment was basically a mixture of Chinese, American and Japanese equipment.

It is also the regiment with the most complicated logistical situation.

There was no other way at the time, so we just stuffed all the good stuff we had into it.

We can't let the soldiers charge at the Japanese with swords and machetes.

It can be regarded as an alternative historical legacy.

Chu Yunfei turned his gaze to Cao Potian and Pang Junming.

The new Thirteenth Division, whose original commander was Luo Weiguo.

In order to ensure the cohesion of this unit, Chu Yunfei transferred both Luo Weiguo and Wu Ziqiang.

The team was led by those who came from the Shaanxi Army.

So far, the effect is pretty good.

The current high-level command structure, as well as the deployment location and specific conditions of each force.

Chu Yunfei - Fang Ligong - Zhang Dayun (Deputy Chief of General Staff) - Luo Weiguo (Chief of Operations Section) - Operations Staff Officers

Chu Yunfei-Sun Weimou

Chu Yunfei-Zhuo Tianyu

Chu Yunfei-Qian Bojun-Wu Ziqiang (Deputy Commander, has gone to the Army University for further studies)

Qian Bojun - Qian Zhaoyou - combat staff officers
Qian Bojun - Bian Fucheng - Xue Jie (Deputy Commander)

After the Nanyue Military Conference.

Streamline command structures.

The original Honor numbers 196, 197, and 198 have become history.

Bian Fucheng (Flying Tiger Honorary Division) Theoretical affiliation:
The First Infantry Regiment: Zhang Fugui - Main Force - Confrontation on the Northwest Shanxi Front
2nd Infantry Regiment: Liu Wang - Core Regiment - Dragon City Garrison

3rd Infantry Regiment: Sun Xinpu - Core Regiment - Confrontation on the Northwest Shanxi Front
7th Infantry Regiment: Chen Zejun - Main Force Regiment Confrontation at Niangziguan Front

The 8th Infantry Regiment: Guo Yanzheng - Core Regiment - Arrangement - Training in Yu County

9th Infantry Regiment: Gong Yuxin - Core Regiment - Arrangement - Training at Changzhi Comprehensive Training Ground
10th Infantry: Huang Hongyou - Basic Regiment - Newly Established - Training at Jincheng Comprehensive Training Ground
Lu Xuanming (Commander of the Mountain Artillery Battalion under the Flying Tigers) - Confrontation on the Northwest Front of Shanxi - (12 76mm mountain guns (M1902/30 type))

Qian Bojun——Cao Potian (New Thirteen)——Pang Junming (New Thirteen Deputy Commander)
Commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment: Pang Junming (concurrently) - Main Force Regiment (Iron Fist Regiment) - Confrontation on the Northwest Front of Shanxi
The Fifth Infantry Regiment: Zhou Daxing, Feng Wenxiang - Core Regiment - Confrontation on the Northwest Shanxi Front
Commander of the Sixth Infantry Regiment: Guo Lingfeng (former commander of the Guard Regiment) - Core Regiment - Arrangement - Full complement of new recruits - Changzhi Comprehensive Training Ground
Chu Yunfei-Huang Baitao (New Edition No. 11)

Huang Baitao - Zhang Dongkai
Huang Baitao - General Staff (to be established) - Deputy Chief of General Staff (Sun Ming)
The 11th Infantry Regiment: Wu Sizhong (former head of the 6th Infantry Regiment), Chen Feng (deputy head and supervisor). ——Main force regiment——Arrangement status——Garrison in Xinkou Town
The 12th Infantry Regiment (1st Sichuan Army Regiment): Bai Yongqiang (former commander of the Jincheng Detachment) - Core Regiment - Arrangement - Garrison in Lin County

13th Infantry Regiment: Bao Zhishan (former deputy commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment) - Core Regiment - Training at Jincheng Comprehensive Training Ground
Cavalry 4 (Wang Qifeng, Deputy Commander Xiang Ruilin, Chief of Staff Liu Zhonglin)
1st Cavalry Regiment (Captain Xu Mingshan)
The Second Cavalry Regiment (to be established, the original Second Cavalry Regiment was merged with the Third Cavalry Regiment, and the commander of the Second Regiment, Xiang Ruilin, was promoted to deputy division commander to fill the vacancy of Zhang Dongkai.)
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Captain Ma Ying)

Cannon Four (Liang Guoping, Ouyang Xianpeng)
Artillery Regiment 8 (2 M-105 horse-drawn mm howitzers)
12st Mountain Artillery Regiment (75 Shanxi-made Type 12 mm mountain guns, Japanese-made Type mountain guns)

Assault Regiment - (Zhou Weiguo) - Sorting out status - Serious shortage of personnel - Changzhi Comprehensive Training Ground

Tax Police Brigade (Zhu Ziming) - Collecting taxes. (Almost no combat missions)

Fang Ligong also said at this time: "According to the current defense zone division of the Second War Zone Command Headquarters, Commander Yan intends to let the defense of Niangzi Pass be handed over to the Fifth Army.

It is also planned to transfer Wu Shimin's troops of the 69th Army back from the Eighth War Zone (after the second division of the Shaanxi area, some areas were under the command of the Second War Zone and some areas were under the command of the Eighth War Zone).

It was assigned to the Fifth Army's combat sequence, with Zeng Wanzhong's troops stationed in South Taihang and surrounding areas.

This will free up at least two regiments of our army for use in operations in other areas."

Chu Yunfei nodded.

The essence of the Sixth Army's garrison in Longcheng was also due to the need for organization and replenishment.

Otherwise, it would only be necessary after Liu Wang’s troops were transferred.

Leaving two infantry regiments in place would be enough to maintain the situation.

The best garrison location for the Sixth Army is the Niangzi Pass line.

The Jin army's offensive capability was worrying and its combat quality was poor.

It was really a bit of a stretch to ask Yang Aiyuen to join him in the attack and recovery of northern Shanxi.

"The next phase of our army's combat goal is to recover northern Shanxi. To this end, our Second War Zone will join hands with the Eighth War Zone to find a suitable opportunity in the second half of the year to launch a major attack on the main forces of the Japanese army in northern Shanxi and Suiyuan, in order to recover strategic locations such as Datong and save the people from danger."

"There is no need to continue to emphasize the achievements of the various troops in the first half of the year in this meeting."

"Next, let me say something behind closed doors."

Chu Yunfei finished speaking.

A group of generals sat upright and looked at Chu Yunfei.

"According to the information we have received from the Americans, the situation in Europe is heating up."

"It is very likely that a major war will break out between the two sides."

"It seems to me that there is little chance that a war between Poland and the Germans will be avoided."

"Once the war starts, the Soviets will never sit idly by."

Huang Baitao asked with some doubt: "Will the Soviets help the Polish people fight against the Germans?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head: "From the intelligence obtained by the Americans, Germany is currently conducting quite advanced armored tactical discussions.

Although Bolan claims to have the best army in Eastern Europe.

But there is absolutely no way they can be a match for the Germans.

With the fall of Poland, the two sides became land borders.

I judge that in the near future, there will inevitably be a war between the two land powers, the Soviet Union and Germany. "

"Based on this, the Soviets really only had two choices."

"One, assist Bolan in fighting the Germans. However, judging from the current cooperative attitude between the Soviet Union and Germany, this is almost impossible."

"Second, to divide up the Baltic states with Germany and wait for an opportunity to annex the three Baltic states to achieve its own territorial demands."

Chu Yunfei said as he spoke.

At the same time, he motioned to Zhao Pengcheng to bring out a map of Eurasia drawn more than ten years ago.

"If the German-Soviet division is in turmoil, Star. Lin will never tolerate Hitler and his armored hooves approaching the Caucasus oil fields, and Hitler's ambition will not stop at the Vistula River!"

As Chu Yunfei spoke, he waved the baton in his hand across the East European plains.

His ideas and judgments were quite bold, so bold that most of the people attending the meeting were confused.

Especially at this point in time.

Many people believe that war between the two sides will not break out directly.

We don't even have much understanding of the international situation, and we don't even know how the current international situation has developed.

However, one thing is one thing.

Although they didn't know that the European war was likely to break out.

But they were still clear about the German military strength.

Zhou Weiguo returned from studying in Germany.

It was when the assault regiment was highly regarded by Chu Yunfei.

Sun Xinpu from the 3rd Infantry Regiment is an outstanding graduate of the 9th class of Whampoa Military Academy.

Chen Zejun of the 7th Infantry Regiment was also an outstanding graduate who received German education and German training methods.

In addition, the army reorganization plan was previously carried out with the help of the Germans.

Among each regiment and unit, many military backbones were basically graduates of the 9th term of Whampoa Military Academy and later, and they all received German-style training methods and education.

The commanders present here basically have some intuitive understanding of Germany.

Not to mention the artillery units.

The reason why the combat effectiveness is so strong.

It’s because of artillery tactics, and even a series of things like artillery commands.

The Germans are more advanced than the Japanese.

Chu Yunfei paused, and the soldiers below listened very carefully.

"As the international situation changes, Japan will inevitably make corresponding strategic adjustments, and as our relations with Germany deteriorate, they may even reach a freezing point."

"In essence, the formation of the two sides has already taken shape."

"Japan, Germany and Italy are bound to unite together. As for whether the two sides will have other allies, I cannot make too much judgment at present."

"But what is certain is that once the European war breaks out, the Republic of China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and even countries like Britain and France will be closely united."

"The Japanese now have only two choices: go north and join forces with the Germans to attack the Soviets."

"Second, we will attack Southeast Asia from the south and cut off our only channel for foreign aid, which is the Burma Road."

"From the current enemy and our own situation, plus the intelligence from Yamashiro," "It is unlikely that the Japanese Kwantung Army will go north. Their Kwantung Army has been withdrawn several times and their manpower is relatively empty. Maintaining a defensive position is already their current limit."

"The Japanese army will inevitably choose to cut off the Burma Road if they move south."

Chu Yunfei glanced at everyone and said, "For this reason, the command has already made corresponding predictions and considerations. This is why our army's divisional command area will be set up in the northern Sichuan region."

"One day in the future, or even very likely within two years, we, the Eighty-Eight, will most likely dispatch the newly formed Eleventh to go on an expedition southward to ensure the normal passage of aid and sustain this protracted war."

The eleventh new member was selected.

That means that the Flying Tiger Attack Army is most likely the only force left in Shanxi.

Although it is very powerful, it is not alone in its efforts.

But after all, it undertakes heavier combat missions.

Chu Yunfei had previously been thinking about taking control of the Soviet aid channel into his own hands.

Any possible westward advance in the future will inevitably involve a large number of troops.

Northern Shanxi - Suiyuan - Northwest China - Expedition.

If we fight in this order of attack.

There is actually not much time left for them.

"Originally, Commander Yan and Commander Chu were considering joining forces with a part of the 18th Army to march westward and control the entire transportation line immediately after the recovery of Longcheng. At the same time, they could also carry out a round of deterrence or even military strikes against the backward and feudal warlords in the northwest."

"But now, the command has changed its usual attitude and is maintaining a cautious attitude towards the westward strategy."

"It is probably related to the dire situation in the Ninth War Zone right now."

Chu Yunfei gave a brief introduction to the current situation of the Ninth War Zone.

But it requires a suitable introduction.

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Everyone, you should know about the defeat of our army in the Sui-Zao battle in the Fifth War Zone a while ago, right?"

"The defeat of the right-wing army group is related to its supply situation."

"The National Government is currently short of war supplies, and advancing westward will inevitably consume a large amount of resources. If we fail, we will be accused of undermining the united front."

“The chairman will also take responsibility and step down.”

"Without absolute certainty, the Chairman would not have agreed to our westward expansion plan."

"In addition, to put it bluntly, the chairman does not want Commander Yan's power to continue to expand westward."

Chu Yunfei paused.

The generals looked at each other and nodded.

"According to the information sent by Director Lin a few days ago."

"The Japanese army was conscripting a large number of civilians in the occupied areas and did not allow the Chinese to approach the train stations. Railway transportation was quite frequent."

"It is obvious that the commander of the Japanese 11th Army, General Okamura Yasuji, is frequently mobilizing troops."

"There is a high probability that new military action will be undertaken."

"The Ninth War Zone is currently at the forefront of the confrontation with the Japanese 11th Army. According to the relevant coordination and division of the National Government Military Commission, the combat troops in the Ninth War Zone have a total of 400,000 troops."

"These troops will become the focus of the next replenishment by the Chairman of the National Government's Military Commission."

"And if we want to take action, we can only rely on ourselves."

Chu Yunfei took a deep breath and emphasized for the third time during the two-day combat meeting: "Recovering Dragon City is just the beginning."

The meeting ended quickly.

After Chu Yunfei explained clearly the future domestic and international situation.

All officers and soldiers were aware of this.

Recovering Longcheng is indeed just as Chu Yunfei said.

It's just the beginning.

Qian Bojun and Huang Baitao left the scene side by side.

"Brother Huanran, according to Commander Chu's judgment, your troops may go to Burma to fight in the future."

Huang Baitao looked worried: "Myanmar is a British colony. Going there to fight not only requires overcoming the extremely bad climate, snakes, insects, rats and ants, but most importantly, going abroad to fight and die in a foreign land will easily cause problems in the soldiers' mental state, and there is even a high possibility of a large number of deserters."

"I'm afraid your Excellency has already prepared for this matter." Qian Bojun touched his chin and analyzed: "The headquarters seems to have made a corresponding judgment and set up the Northern Sichuan Division Management Area in advance."

"To be honest, it was actually quite difficult for our Shanxi troops to go out to fight in Shanxi. There were many problems the first time we went out to Shanxi."

"Oh?" Huang Baitao became interested: "Brother Bojun, can you tell me in detail?"

"It mainly happened after the Huaihe River annihilation campaign."

The two walked away.

The rest of the generals basically gathered in groups of three or four to communicate.

Some were reminiscing about the past, while others were comparing themselves with others.

Everyone has their own thing to do.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong came to the reception room not far away.

After drinking two cups of tea, I heard the footsteps of the Deputy Chief of General Staff and the Brigade Commander.

After saluting each other, they exchanged a few pleasantries and then got straight to the point.

"Yesterday, General Chen came to me and clearly stated that the chairman did not agree with the westward advance at this time. I am afraid that the westward advance plan previously drawn up cannot be implemented."

The deputy chief of the general staff seemed to have prepared himself mentally: "The headquarters has already made corresponding plans for this matter. From our point of view, even this group of backward and reactionary warlords, who can even be called beasts, should be the object of our solidarity when fighting against the Japanese."

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows and said, "Excuse me for being blunt, but I can't do what your party and your army do in this matter."

Whenever I look back at the history of that period.

There was only anger in his heart.

Unspeakable anger.

He couldn't imagine that such a beast still existed during the Republic of China period.

Their methods of slaughter and their brutality are no different from those of the Japanese army.

The brigade commander immediately asked, "Yun Fei, have you had any other conflicts with the Northwest before, besides the war supplies?"

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: "Isn't this enough?"

The brigade commander and the deputy chief of general staff looked at each other.

They never thought that Chu Yunfei would give them such an answer.

In their view, this is just a conflict between the two sides at the war zone level.
The conflict of interest is not very great.

Chu Yunfei just wanted to find an excuse to wipe out these feudal warlords who were originally bandits.

Fang Ligong quickly changed the subject: "At present, the focus of our second war zone's next offensive will be on the northern Shanxi region, and we will provide some support to your army and party as appropriate."

"I think the two seniors should be clear about the instructions from Shancheng. I can clearly state the attitude of our Second War Zone here: we will not carry out the instructions."

Chu Yunfei then asked, "I heard that you carried out corresponding land reforms in the Japanese-occupied areas and established farmers' associations?"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff nodded.

Their policies in the Japanese-occupied areas were relatively radical.

Some landlords and local tyrants themselves serve as president of the maintenance association.

Naturally, I will not show any mercy when I take action.

And Chu Yunfei took the initiative to bring it up at this time.

The Deputy Chief of General Staff couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"I have discussed this matter with the commander before, and my attitude today is also sufficient to represent the attitude of Commander Yan."

“When we received the news, your land reform was already underway.”

"However, we did not report the information to Shancheng."

"This matter has come to an end at the Shanxi Pacification Office."

"The Hebei-Chahar War Zone is not under the charge of our Second War Zone."

Chu Yunfei added lightly, "If someone complains to Shancheng, it will not be appropriate. After all, the 18th Group Army is in the combat sequence of our Second War Zone. If that happens, not only will it be difficult for us, but Commander Yan will also be held responsible."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff and the Brigade Commander looked at each other.

When Chu Yunfei took the initiative to mention this matter.

They thought that they might be stopped and switched to a gentler approach.

But what they never expected was that Chu Yunfei told them to kill them all.

The most crucial thing is that Chu Yunfei represents the Second War Zone at this time and represents Yan Laoxi's attitude.

This is somewhat intriguing.

As for what Chu Yunfei said, Yan Laoxi did not report the matter to Shancheng.

Of course they wouldn't believe it.
Chu Yunfei might be too lazy to report it and try his best to maintain the cooperative relationship between the two parties.

But Yan Laoxi, an old silver coin who said one thing in public and another behind his back, would never give up this opportunity.

Yan'an even made corresponding preparations and judgments.

In order to prevent Yan Laoxi from applying to cancel the legal government status of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region.

But now, it seems that nothing is developing in the direction they expected.

The cooperation between the two parties seems to be led by Chu Yunfei.
Seeing that the two of them were silenced by him.

Chu Yunfei sighed and added, "Regarding the reform of the rural economic system, it's not that Shancheng has no way to do it, it's that it can't be done. The chairman of the committee is probably aware of what you are doing this time."

"With so many troops to maintain, the fiscal revenue is insufficient to cover the expenses."

"As far as I know, there has been no shortage of military funds for your army so far."

Chu Yunfei added: "It is true that the size of your army's field forces may no longer be suitable for the previous military expenditure standards, but even for us, we still need to raise part of the military expenditure ourselves."

The brigade commander has fewer political considerations than the deputy chief of general staff.

He said directly: "Yun Fei, let's be frank, what do you want us to do?"

(End of this chapter)