Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 398: Telegram to the whole country, puppet troops rebel! Japanese heavy artillery unit joins the battle, Pingxingguan situation is critical!
"Commander Pang, the former commander called to ask about the specific amount of ammunition our army has..."

Pang Junming turned his head helplessly and looked at his adjutant: "Our offensive is progressing slowly, maybe Commander Chu guessed it."

"Then us"

Pang Junming paced back and forth.

The reason why he concealed the fact that he was short of ammunition.

In fact, they were just worried that Chu Yunfei would adjust the encirclement and annihilation plan.

The annihilation of the main force of the Japanese army was of great significance to the anti-Japanese war situation in the entire North China region and the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi regions.

It's really too important.

He doesn't want to lose this chain.

But how could this be hidden from Chu Yunfei?
Only the attack from Xiaobaozhuang was thwarted.

He determined that something went wrong with the 4th Infantry Regiment.

He even asked directly about the remaining ammunition.

at the moment.

There was no point in continuing to hide it.

Nothing can escape Commander Chu's eyes.

Pang Junming waved his hand: "Report truthfully."

"Will you continue to encircle and annihilate these little devils?"

"As for whether to continue the encirclement and annihilation plan, it depends on the judgment of the former general commander."

Pingxingguan battlefield.

Artillery fire roared.

The shells fell on the frontline positions like raindrops.

This is completely different from Huang Baitao's judgment.

The Japanese 20th Division did not choose the so-called main attack direction.

For them.

Whether it was the Tuanchengkou position or the Pingxingguan line, they were both their targets for breakthrough.

The battle had only been going on for half a day.

The frontline positions were shattered by Japanese artillery fire.

This group of Japanese devils were not only equipped with a large number of 105mm howitzers.

A heavy artillery regiment was also specially strengthened.

This heavy artillery unit was equipped with twenty-four Type 96 150mm guns.

The split is used in two directions.

Huang Baitao felt bad, and Fan Hanjie was even more upset.

Although a complete defensive fortification was built.

But under the bombardment of heavy artillery.

Basically it won't have much effect.

This does not include the large number of artillery pieces that the 20th Division is already equipped with.

Only artillery with a caliber of 70 mm or more.

There are nearly two hundred of them.

In addition, there are the 75 mm mountain cannons of the nd Mixed Brigade.

The battle on the Pingxingguan front.

It has been tugging at Chu Yunfei's heartstrings since the very beginning.

"Your Excellency, the latest news is that the Japanese army has deployed a large number of heavy artillery units, and our army's pre-set defensive positions have been almost completely destroyed. Just the artillery preparation alone has caused hundreds of casualties in our army."

Chu Yunfei frowned.

The Japanese Army's fronts are generally directly under the jurisdiction of independent heavy artillery brigades.

It is under the jurisdiction of the heavy artillery regiment.

The North China Front Army naturally also has it.

The Japanese army's logic behind using heavy artillery units was when a main division failed to capture a certain main attack direction.

On this basis.

Only then will heavy artillery units be mobilized to the front line to support the battlefield.

in other words.

Normally, these heavy artillery units basically stay around the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Unwilling to move.

Heavy equipment is expensive, and these heavy artillery pieces basically need to be towed and hauled by cars.

"On ordinary days, the Japanese rarely use heavy artillery, especially in terrain like Shanxi, where heavy artillery units are very reluctant to provide support."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "From the news transmitted from the Eighth War Zone, the Japanese army is likely to assign heavy artillery units to the 20th and 26th Divisions of the Japanese Army."

"Send a telegram to the Chairman, requesting support from the bomber unit."

"Support the frontline in northern Shanxi, or the Pingxingguan battlefield?"

"Of course it's Pingxingguan. With the Seventh Infantry Regiment joining the battle, the battle on our side is basically coming to an end. We have basically won the battle in northern Shanxi."

Chu Yunfei chuckled and added: "While achieving victory, we must also ensure the fruits of victory."

"If the battle in northern Shanxi is over, what's the point of the Japanese army continuing to attack? Even if they occupy it again, what will happen? Are they going to attack Longcheng again?"

Zhang Dayun crossed his arms, frowned in thought, his tone full of confusion.

After Fang Ligong pondered for a moment, he expressed his opinion: "For the Japanese, destroying the main force of the Second War Zone and strengthening the security situation in the occupied areas can also prevent our army from continuing to attack after resting."

Chu Yunfei paused and said, "Generally speaking, the main forces of the Nationalist army in North China do not yet have the ability to launch a full-scale counterattack."

"Yesterday, the High Command sent a telegram. In Europe, Germany invaded Poland. The Soviet Union will certainly take corresponding measures."

Zhang Dayun was stunned: "If the Soviet Union wants to go to war with the Germans, what will happen to our border trade?"

"War?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head: "At this time, the Soviets are not fully prepared to fight the Germans. Coupled with the appeasement policies of Britain, France and other countries, the Soviets actually only have two choices."

"One, stand aside and continue to prepare for war."

"Second, they took advantage of the situation to invade Poland in the name of defending Poland and divided Poland with Germany."

"The first possibility is extremely unlikely, because the Soviets would not feel sufficiently secure."

"The second possibility is more likely. The Russians are a nation of great power chauvinism, and they will not give up any opportunity to expand their territory.

Secondly, peace with the Germans would allow the Soviet Union to avoid fighting on two fronts.

After all, they had just fought a border war with the Japanese in our northeast region.

For the Germans, they can also free up their hands to deal with the French and British, and also avoid being caught in the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. "

After hearing Chu Yunfei's analysis, Fang Ligong asked with a hint of worry, "But if there is a conflict between the Soviets and the Germans, will they make peace with the Japanese?"

As expected, Fang Ligong.

The saying that you are smart and resourceful is really true.

Just from the current behavioral logic of the Germans.

They then inferred the Soviet Union's possible future foreign policy.

Fang Ligong was right.

The Soviets did make peace with the Japanese.

But it can't be said to be betraying the Republic of China.

Because for the Soviets.

The Republic of China itself was not an ally, but just a pawn for them to contain the Japanese.

That's it.

Chu Yunfei chuckled: "That's for sure."

"Our 'Soviet allies' are not as reliable as we thought, but we still need to continue the border trade. Their light industry, especially the tobacco industry, will still have a large gap in the next ten years."

Facing the gazes of the people around him, Chu Yunfei slowly added: "The Americans know the Soviets very well. After all, the country's industrial system, in addition to its own policies and resource tilt, most of its equipment and technology come from American assistance."

Technologies in the fields of automobile manufacturing, power equipment, metallurgy, industrial equipment in related fields such as the steel industry, and even technical experts are directly involved in the construction of many steel mills.

To put it nicely, it is the result of the combined efforts of internal forces and external assistance.

Without US aid.

The Soviet Union's basic industrialization could also be achieved, but in terms of time.

But it will be much slower.

Chu Yunfei pointed to the battle lines between the enemy and us on the map:
"Right now, in the eyes of the Japanese army."

"We occupy Taihang Mountain, commanding the lower reaches, and can take the initiative to attack at any time."

"Rather than passively defending, it is better for them to anchor the battlefield in an area that is acceptable to both the enemy and us."

Chu Yunfei took the baton handed over by Zhao Pengcheng: "Originally, the tacit understanding between Commander Yan and the Japanese was the Pingxingguan, Yangfangkou, and Ruyuekou line, which is the Great Wall defense line."

"but."

"It was also because of our proactive attack that the tacit understanding between the enemy and us was broken."

"In fact, we don't need to worry about the Japanese army's rapid advance."

"Because the Japanese army did not have the spare energy to continue to launch a full-scale offensive."

"When this encirclement and annihilation campaign is over, the Japanese offensive on the Pingxingguan front should slow down or even stop."

"For them, it actually makes no sense to use a small number of troops to occupy an area that is impossible to defend."

Zhang Dayun came to his senses and tentatively gave his suggestion: "Why don't we conduct mobile warfare to reduce our losses in positional warfare?"

"We can fight like this after the encirclement and annihilation battle is over, but now we can only inflict enough damage to the Japanese invaders by relying on our defensive positions and defense systems."

"If we don't hurt them, these little devils will probably continue their attack and try to wipe out our manpower as much as possible." "Then, when the battle is basically over, they will return to their previous attack line."

Yoshio Shinozuka's retirement due to illness.

This allowed Sugiyama Moto to directly command all the troops on the front line.

There is one less layer of command structure in the middle.

It is indeed a lot more convenient.

However, Sugiyama Gen's direct command did not save the defeat.

Instead, it made the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line in northern Shanxi quite confused.

The puppet troops are all doing their best.

But a battle that cannot be won.

The Japanese even began to doubt their lives.

Zhangjiakou.

North China Front Army Headquarters.

Lin Canghui stood beside him respectfully, not daring to breathe.

The entire operations room was eerily quiet.

Without him.

The puppet Mongolian Cavalry Division did something that was more detrimental to morale than being completely annihilated.

They have powered it up anyway~!

Sugiyama Yuan sensed something was wrong, but subconsciously he was unwilling to believe it: "Their families are still there. It is very likely that after being surrounded, they were defeated in the fierce battle and surrendered some of the Locust Army soldiers. Obviously, this is Chu Yunfei's plan."

Such a high-profile power supply was naturally Chu Yunfei's idea.

Naturally, these traitors were unwilling to do so.

Because many people's families are still under the jurisdiction of the puppet Mongolian government.

But, the moment they laid down their weapons.

The choice is not in their hands.

Chu Yunfei promised to protect their lives.

But there was no promise to protect the lives and safety of their families.

The whole family died and only one or two were left.

Chu Yunfei can be said to have saved more than two thousand lives.

It is said that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.

More than two thousand lives.

Chu Yunfei is simply a living Buddha, and his merits are immeasurable!
As the puppet Mongolian cavalry division received the order to rebel.

This was another huge blow to the morale of the Japanese army!

In fact, they couldn't even tell whether these cavalrymen had truly "restored order."

Because of their final intelligence and news about the Pseudo-Mongolian Cavalry Division.

They stayed in Daguan Town where they were surrounded.

As for what happened next...no one knows.

It was impossible for Sugiyama Gen to explain that this troop was not rebelling, but was completely wiped out.

This is actually not much different from no explanation.

After receiving this news, Sugiyama Gen issued a new order.

Right now.

Order the 2nd Independent Tank Brigade in the encirclement to break out.
Within the encirclement.

Or maybe they were not the Japanese devils in the encirclement.

At this point, I no longer had the heart to continue fighting.

We worked there for two days and two nights.

Most of them were killed or wounded, but they were unable to win.

It can be said that it is worthy of the locust.

After receiving Sugiyama Moto's order to retreat, Chiba Toruya immediately organized his troops to flee to Xiaobaozhuang.
The 7th Infantry Regiment had just arrived.

The Japanese are about to run away.

Chu Yunfei discovered that the Japanese army had adjusted its formation.

I called Chen Zejun’s command center as soon as possible.

Inside the 7th Infantry Regiment headquarters.

Chen Zejun and others were discussing the next battle and fighting style.

The phone suddenly rang.

Chen Zejun smiled and said, "It must be Commander Chu who called."

"Hey~! The Seventh Infantry Regiment."

Sure enough, the next second.

Chu Yunfei's voice came from the microphone.

[Hello, is this Chen Zejun? I’m Chu Yunfei.]

"Reporting to the commander, Chen Zejun is awaiting instructions."

[Since you have reached the attack line, why don't you launch an attack? 】

There was a hint of blame in Chu Yunfei's tone.

"Report to the commander, we just completed the front-line reconnaissance ten minutes ago and are currently formulating a combat plan."

[There is no good plan. The whole regiment should attack immediately. Do not leave any reserve troops. Kill these Japanese and do not let them escape.]

When these words came out of Chu Yunfei's mouth.

Chen Zejun and others were still quite shocked.

Is it really Commander Chu who fights in such a reckless way?

"Yes!"

Once the order is given, it will be executed unconditionally.

After the 7th Infantry Regiment was fully engaged in the battle.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and part of the 1st Infantry Regiment, totaling more than 10,000 people.

The final general attack was launched against the less than 4,000 remaining Japanese and puppet troops!

The Japanese army was already on the verge of collapse.

If they continue to rely on armor and tanks to dig semi-buried defensive positions, they will act like a turtle shell.

Maybe I can hold on for a few more days.

At least the soldiers have no experience in dealing with this thing.

And the number of direct-fire artillery is also insufficient.

Once we push out to engage in a firefight with the Japanese, we will basically suffer a loss.

The only way to cover it is by relying on the 105mm howitzers of the th Artillery Regiment.

And now.

When they broke away from their positions and moved towards Xiaobaozhuang.

They have already lost their greatest advantage.

Tanks and armored vehicles in motion are essentially disconnected from motorized infantry and cavalry!
This group of Japanese and puppet troops may have had some coordinated operations and tacit cooperation while they were holding their ground.

After all, no one wants to die.

But when it came to escaping, they had no cooperation at all and just competed to see who could run faster.

After the tanks and armored vehicles ran out of gas, these Japanese devils simply abandoned the vehicles, wishing their parents would give them two more legs.

Although they were in a mess, these Japanese soldiers still diligently threw a few grenades into the car when they abandoned it.

This is to prevent the national army from using these weapons and equipment directly after they are seized.

It's disgusting, but it's a soldier's duty.

As the encirclement and annihilation battle south of Huairen County came to an end.

Chu Yunfei's anxious heart began to slowly calm down, and he no longer frequently wasted his energy paying attention to the battles on the front line.

Next.

Just wait for the good news!
Even Zhao Pengcheng, who was playing chess with him, could feel that Chu Yunfei's chess skills were visibly improving due to his change in mood.

"General."

Chu Yunfei gently pushed the chess piece in his hand, and then stood up confidently.

Zhao Pengcheng's eyes were full of surprise, and an expression of disbelief was written on his face.

This is this.

Lost?

It seems like this is the first time I lose.

When did Commander Chu, a poor chess player, become so good at chess?

He is completely different from the previous bad chess player.

Is it possible?

The previous Chief Chu wasn't serious at all and was just killing time?

"Brother Ligong, is there any news from Commander Yan?"

(End of this chapter)