Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 378 Revenge; Military Regulations, Discipline and Restraint (Subscription Request)

Command headquarters.

A telegram from the 14th Army Headquarters was handed to Chang Ruiyuan.

The offensive was blocked.

Heavy casualties.

Chang Ruiyuan asked expressionlessly: "How are the offensives of the other two wings?"

"They are still gradually eroding the Japanese strongholds. They seem to be waiting for a new batch of Soviet supplies to arrive."

"This is a statistical analysis of the logistics status of each regiment currently under its responsibility."

As Lin Wei spoke, he handed the report he had prepared in advance to Chang Ruiyuan.

In the report.

The regiments were short of weapons, equipment and personnel.

The number of various types of shells and bullets of various calibers.

The attacking combat units were except the 14th Army.

Basically, there is no good condition.

However, the overall performance of the 14th Army cannot be considered satisfactory.

So, how should this battle proceed?

Chang Ruiyuan thought about it while carefully reading the report in his hand.

Lin Wei stood aside and whispered, "Commissioner, according to the relevant strategic guidelines previously drawn up by the Command Headquarters, the progress of the various units in northern Shanxi is far below expectations. The various units have not formed the coordinated and coordinated progress agreed upon before the war."

"And the offensive capabilities of the 14th Army seem to still need to be evaluated."

The truth is always so hurtful.

After all, the 14th Army Group is the main force of the Central Army.

But compared with the ace troops of the National Army such as Chu Yunfei, they are far inferior.

Without the local troops to cooperate and compare.

The combat effectiveness of the Central Army.

It was indeed compared to the point where it was unbearable to watch.

Chang Ruiyuan doesn't have many options.

First, find a way to provide the 14th Army with more weapons, equipment, and manpower to ensure the smooth progress of the offensive.

Second, send a telegram to reprimand them and then provide these things.

Of course, there are other options.

Third, that is to maintain the status quo and let Chu Yunfei worry about it himself.

Or it could be said that he would wait until Chu Yunfei took the initiative to ask him for help before providing the corresponding combat supplies.

While Lin Wei was waiting.

Chang Ruiyuan thought for a moment and said something that was beyond Lin Wei's expectation: "My command will not interfere too much in this battle. It is Yan Baichuan and Chu Yunfei's responsibility to recover the northern Shanxi region."

"Send all the combat supplies that can be allocated to the front line. As for how to fight and how long to fight, let them decide for themselves."

"But there is one thing that needs to be made clear. Ammunition, shells, equipment, and weapons are all fine, but they need to figure out money and food on their own."

Lin Wei nodded: "Yes!"

Fourteenth Army Headquarters.

Summary of the experience gained from this offensive operation.

It happens almost every day.

Except for the Battle of Xinkou, the 14th Army's operations were generally smooth.

The Zhengtai Railway Battle, the Changzhi Battle, or the Beitongpu Railway Battle.

All performed well and were even praiseworthy.

It was precisely because of the continuous battles that the last bit of vitality of the 14th Army was consumed.

It was impossible for Chu Yunfei to blame these officers and soldiers for their slow offensive.

It is precisely for this reason.

The officers and soldiers of the 14th Army Group wanted to show themselves desperately.

The most critical task of breaking through the middle was given to their army.

In the view of Guo Jiqiao and others.

It's essentially out of trust in them.

Guo Jiqiao carefully summarized his battlefield experience: "From previous battles, it was often the Japanese army that launched the attack, and as they advanced deeper into the battle, they would often expose their flanks and rear, lengthening their rear communication lines."

"If we defend the enemy from the front, block or ambush the enemy's rear troops, and disrupt the enemy's rear transportation, the enemy will feel threatened from the flank and rear, and the offensive will inevitably be frustrated."

"If we were to attack now, the Japanese army would be blocked without even launching a corresponding harassment operation."

Even the main force of the Central Army.

The reserves of 75mm mountain artillery shells are actually not very large.

What's more, the current Nationalist government.

In fact, there is not much self-production capacity.

Assigned to the 14th Army Group.

The maximum number of replenishments during World War I was more than 75 rounds (mm mountain artillery shells).

If it were handed over to Chu Yunfei's troops for use.

It is possible that one artillery preparation will consume all of it.

Even worse off were the local troops and the Eighth Route Army.

They may obtain several, dozens, or even hundreds of artillery shells from other channels throughout the year.

"The Japanese are well-equipped and well-trained. We can't just fight them head-on. Since the two mountain artillery battalions have all arrived at the front and the anti-aircraft artillery units have already built defensive positions, let the artillery fire. It's better than the infantry continuing to charge."

"Yes, although we don't have many shells, using them will always cause many casualties among the officers and soldiers below. The general offensive has not yet been launched, and the number of casualties has exceeded a thousand. If we continue to fight like this, problems will arise sooner or later."

"What confuses me the most is that the Japanese army lost so many strongholds on both wings, but still chose to retreat. Not only did they not adjust their deployment, but they also strengthened their defense on the front."

Li Mo'an then expressed his own judgment: "In the eyes of the Japanese, our threat seems to be greater than that of the left and right groups. I don't know from what perspective the Japanese army made this judgment."

"troops?"

"It is highly likely that, based on the information we received earlier, the reason for the slowdown in the offensive is also due to insufficient manpower, ammunition, and artillery shells."

"No matter how insufficient they are, they are more prepared than us. I am worried that Commander Yan is using our 14th Army as a weapon."

Guo Jiqiao was stunned.

Li Mo'an had been cheated by Yan Laoxi before.

There is a reason for saying these things.

The Battle of Northern Shanxi and the Battle of Xinkou.

Li Moan had some complaints about Yan Laoxi.

They think that Yan Laoxi only cares about cleaning up his own business and doesn't care about other people's problems.

The Japanese army did not attack the Shanxi Army's troops.

They won't take the initiative to fight back.

Not to mention supporting friendly forces.

"The commander of this operation is Chu Yunfei. He is well-known for his dedication to the country. I think it is unlikely."

Guo Jiqiao had a very good impression of Chu Yunfei.

Before this battle.

The corresponding detailed battle plan has been discussed with him.

Their attack was slow, but they couldn't blame others for not cooperating.

Originally, they should have made a breakthrough in the middle and then launched a swift attack on both wings.

Make a big dumpling and wipe out the Japanese troops on the front line of defense in one go.

Then the troops surrounded the city of Datong.

"But the problem is that Chu Yunfei is now also trapped. The counterattack is huge and the public opinion has been promoting it for a long time. If we can't come up with a satisfactory answer, how can we explain it to the headquarters?"

If we don't win this battle, we won't be able to respond to the people of Shanxi and the whole country, and we won't be able to explain to the headquarters.

But to win this battle, at least on the side of the 14th Army, there was not much determination.

Except that the artillery units were not used.

They have used almost all the means available to them.

But there has been little progress.

If no corresponding progress can be made in the short term.

Then this battle will inevitably be difficult to sustain.

"It's time to bring our artillery into play."

"Use it in advance before the general offensive?"

Guo Jiqiao nodded: "There is no other way now. If we can't advance smoothly, let alone a general offensive, the Japanese army may launch a counterattack."

"We don't actually have many reserve troops in the Second War Zone."

"If something goes wrong, I don't know how much trouble it will cause!"

Just when Chu Yunfei was thinking about transferring the 30th Artillery Regiment to the Ru Yuekou front line.

The two mountain artillery battalions of the 14th Army received direct orders from the army headquarters.

There was a roar of artillery fire for a while.

The defensive nodes on which the Japanese invaders relied to maintain their defense line were bombarded immediately.

A major battalion commander waved the broadsword in his hand and called on the soldiers behind him.

As soon as the military flag was raised, they quickly launched a charge towards the Japanese position.

Artillery and death squads.

These are the two magic weapons that make the central army superior to the local armies.

The overall quality of the artillery of the 14th Army is very good.

At least it played its due role in this round of artillery preparation.

On the right wing battlefield.

According to the original schedule, they successfully captured Tianzhuang and surrounded the Japanese troops on the Shangzhai and Xiaguan lines.

The Tianzhuang battlefield was littered with broken arms and limbs.

The group of puppet soldiers were already frightened out of their wits at this point.

The corpses of the Japanese devils were everywhere.

Right in front of them, their heads were chopped off and their limbs were severed.

The wailing sounds still seemed to ring in my ears.

The soldiers from the 13th Regiment's Guard Company were cleaning the battlefield with frowns on their brows.

It's not like I haven't seen the brutality on the battlefield before.

But this is the first time that a man-made scene has been created.

Bao Zhishan smoked a cigarette while scolding the battalion commander Gao Zhiqian: "You don't even watch it...if this gets out, do you think it's appropriate?"

The battalion commander Gao Zhiqian was somewhat helpless: "I didn't know he was capable of such a thing before. He didn't even try to stay away from them. Several of the puppet soldiers were frightened to death."

"This matter cannot be concealed. The commander's mental state cannot have any problems. We are not Japanese. Send a telegram to Commander Huang and the General Command to ask how to deal with it." "Yes!"

Second War Zone, General Front Command.

Chu Yunfei, who was originally slacking off and playing chess, would occasionally immerse himself in the three-dimensional combat map.

After seeing obvious changes in the line of fire between the 14th Army and the 4th Mixed Brigade.

He even chose to zoom in on the war perspective as soon as possible.

Overlook every battlefield and determine the enemy's situation.

Zhao Pengcheng, who was sitting opposite Chu Yunfei, just waited quietly.

I waited for a full three minutes.

Chu Yunfei's eyes were still lost in thought.
Zhao Pengcheng often finds such situations.

And the length of time varies, and I don’t know what he is thinking about.

The key is.

Chu Yunfei's chess skills are really bad.

Zhao Pengcheng tried his best, but he couldn't perfectly portray the role of a chess loser whose chess skills were even worse than Chu Yunfei's.

As a result, the chess game between the two sides has gone from having people occasionally watching in the beginning to being so quiet that no one would rather watch.

Waited for a few more minutes.

Zhao Pengcheng reminded him, "Have you not thought about it yet?"

Chu Yunfei still didn't reply, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Fang Ligong was already used to this. He turned around to take a look at Chu Yunfei's condition and reminded him, "Your Excellency is thinking about something. It will be fine in a moment."

"No matter what you say now, he can't hear you."

A few minutes later, Chu Yunfei finally came to his senses and slowly put down the "cannon" in his hand.

Turning around, he ordered: "Telegram to Ouyang Xianpeng, move the 30th Artillery Regiment to the Malankou line to assist the 14th Army in attacking Shanyin County and surrounding areas."

"Yes!" Fang Ligong stood up and gave the order.

Zhao Pengcheng pointed at the chessboard with his right hand and reminded quietly: "Your Excellency."

"Hmm?" Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: "What?"

"General."

Only then did Chu Yunfei see that Zhao Pengcheng's car was right in his hands.

After a brief thought.

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "It seems that I lose again. It's boring. I am no match for you. Go and call Wu Dadan to come to me so that I can find some confidence on the chessboard."

Zhao Pengcheng grinned and said, "Yes!"

Chu Yunfei stood up and stretched his body.

Zhao Pengcheng quickly placed the chess pieces and went to find Wu Dadan.

In fact, the higher the level of commander.

The more we need a diligent chief of staff.

Just to give myself some time to slack off.

And it can be inferred from the experience of using skills in the Beitongpu Railway Battle.

When he is full of energy and strength.

You can use the skill three times without any problems with your body, and you can basically recover after a night's rest.

But he cannot use the skill three times every day, as this will overdraw his body.

And if frequent command and mental activities are carried out.

It is even more necessary to reduce the number of times skills are used.

In order to ensure the number of times you have skill servants.

Chu Yunfei put a lot of effort into setting up the operations department and the general staff headquarters.

Similarly, he also found a way of entertainment that suits him better.

That's playing chess.

Although he is often bad at observing the battle situation and is not even a match for Zhao Pengcheng.

But it's still a good thing to kill time.

Wu Dabing might not necessarily be willing to play chess with Chu Yunfei, and there was no other reason.

Because he is also a terrible chess player.

Chu Yunfei walked to Zhang Dayun's side and asked, "Are there any interesting battle reports today?"

Zhang Dayun handed over a telegram in his hand: "Major Ping Zhiheng of the 13th Infantry Regiment seems to have some mental problems."

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: "Hmm?"

Zhang Dayun took a deep puff of the cigarette in his hand and said slowly: "After capturing the farm, he personally tortured and killed all the captured Japanese soldiers. His methods included chopping off their heads and limbs. I heard that he even planned to skin the Japanese alive, but he didn't have the technology to do so."

I thought it was some kind of problem.

It was just killing some Japanese devils.

Wait, personally?
This.

There may be something wrong with my mental state.

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly: "Did you do all this by yourself?"

"They said they were afraid that the people below would violate discipline."

Chu Yunfei rubbed his throbbing temples and was speechless for a moment: "Why don't you just break the rules yourself?"

"When Huang Baitao asked about it, Ping Zhiheng said this"

This Ping Zhiheng seems to be a weirdo
Chu Yunfei sighed: "Did you wipe your butt clean?"

"Bao Zhishan selected a platoon from the guard company to collect the remains of the Japanese soldiers and then gathered them together to burn them. If there were no civilians who witnessed this, the news would not have leaked out."

"Just clean it up."

Chu Yunfei was a little worried, and then added: "If the puppet army has not committed any serious mistakes, don't use such means on them."

"Also send another telegram to remind him to restrain his behavior so as not to affect the overall image of the army. We are soldiers who defend our country, not beasts. This kind of cruel behavior is not worth promoting. Reduce the frequency of occurrence, or even prevent it from happening. If it happens again, demote him."

"Yes!"

Zhang Dayun noticed Chu Yunfei's attitude towards this issue and added: "When it comes to the puppet army, his attitude is slightly better."

"However, he did not send anyone for interrogation after the capture."

"Instead, they plan to transfer them directly to the rear for labor reform, and the interrogation will be screened by the local authorities."

Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment: "I guess he has no tolerance for the puppet army. It may be related to his previous military experience."

"Forget it, this kind of thing shouldn't take up too much of our energy."

"Isn't Sun Ming supervising the battle over there? Just let him talk to Ping Zhiheng."

Chu Yunfei returned to his seat while speaking, and called out to Wu Dadan who had returned with Zhao Pengcheng: "Come on, Dadan, come and fight with me."

Wu Dadan looked helpless: "Sir...I don't know how to play chess."

Chu Yunfei laughed: "I know, if you knew how to play chess, I wouldn't have asked you to come. Sit down, Pengcheng will go and pour tea."

"Yes!"

The 13th Regiment Headquarters.

Ping Zhiheng stood in front of Sun Ming, his attitude as respectful as usual.

Even the whole person looks quite elegant and easy-going.

It is difficult to associate him with the executioner who personally beheaded the wounded Japanese soldiers.

"Commander Sun, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. I will accept any punishment from my superiors."

Sun Ming was also quite helpless: "Deputy Battalion Commander Ping, our army does not advocate killing the Japanese devils, and the superiors are also curious about the reason why you do this."

Ping Zhiheng still had a smile on his face and said slowly: "Revenge."

Sun Ming asked: "Whose revenge?"

"Family revenge."

Facing Sun Ming's gaze, Ping Zhiheng slowly said, "In the Battle of Tianzhen, after the city was captured, the Japanese carried out a brutal massacre. My family members all died at the hands of the Japanese. The Second Mixed Brigade also participated in the Battle of Northern Shanxi."

Sun Ming frowned slightly, then asked, "What happens after revenge?"

"During the Great Wall War, many of my comrades died at the hands of the Japanese. Even their bodies could not be pieced together. I have not yet avenged them."

"What happens after the comrades' revenge is taken?"

Ping Zhiheng calmly recounted the deep hatred in his heart: "And there are the thousands and thousands of Chinese people who died unjustly..."

Sun Ming put down the teacup he had just picked up and said silently: "There are many ways to take revenge. Killing is just to vent your anger, which is actually meaningless."

"If you want to vent your anger, you can try using a bayonet. A bayonet is much more efficient than a broadsword."

"in addition."

Sun Ming paused, then added: "At least the bayonet wounds are more like those caused by hand-to-hand combat."

Ping Zhiheng nodded silently.

Sun Ming took a deep look at Ping Zhiheng, his tone full of pride: "We are an iron-disciplined army. We are the role model of the National Revolutionary Army."

"We have military rules and regulations. We need to exercise restraint. Do you understand?"

Ping Zhiheng nodded slightly.

"We are role models and benchmarks, which means we must not have any stains."

Sun Ming stepped forward and motioned for Ping Zhiheng to sit aside, then continued: "We need to maintain a good international image even more."

"Based on this foundation, our fight must be more civilized and differentiated from those beasts in order to win more international support."

Speaking of this matter.

Ping Zhiheng was somewhat puzzled, even very dissatisfied: "I just don't understand why we, the weaker party, should obey the rules of the battlefield and those bullshit international conventions even more."

Sun Ming nodded: "Yes, the fundamental reason for abiding by international conventions and the rules of war is because we are a weak country."

Ping Zhiheng was indignant: "This is really fucked up!"

Sun Ming continued slowly: "You should know that Japan is not the only empire in the world, nor is it a mainstream power in fact. We need help from other countries to fight against the Japanese. If we stand on the opposite side of other mainstream countries, without their help, how can we win?"

"Perhaps, even if we win, how much more will it cost us?"

"You should be aware of the Japanese army's level of propaganda warfare. They are very good at it. Especially since many of our colleagues fit the stereotypes they describe. The reorganization of the army cannot be completed overnight."

Ping Zhiheng was somewhat helpless: "I understand."

He sat beside Sun Ming in silence.

The fabricated rumors are basically based on facts.

Only then will it have credibility.

The national army has many problems, and people like Chu Yunfei and Sun Ming naturally don't want to see the same problems occur in the 88th Army.

Sun Ming was silent for a moment, then explained: "Although executing prisoners won't bring good reputation, it's better than torturing and killing prisoners of war."

"We even have good reasons to explain why we can't capture prisoners of war."

"For example, the Japanese army was very loyal to their Tianhuang and had a devout faith in their country, so they would rather fight to the death than surrender, so they could only be killed."

"But killing soldiers who have laid down their weapons is something that all armies avoid. Commander Chu hopes that this will not happen again."

Ping Zhiheng nodded slightly: "I understand, Commander Sun, please rest assured, I will definitely exercise restraint next time"

(End of this chapter)