Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 413 Promoted to the second level, awarded the national glory! All kinds of honors are bestowed upon me, second only to the first person, and above ten thousand people!

"Zhang Fugui, the commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Flying Tiger Honor Division, and Pang Junming, the commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment, are both loyal and well-versed in military strategy. In the strategic counterattack in northern Shanxi this year, they led their troops to fight the enemy's 3rd Mixed Brigade for several months, and after careful planning, they recovered Shuo County and Shanyin (Daiyue Station). They were promoted to higher positions and awarded the Cloud Banner Medal.
During this battle, Shen Yunliang, the company commander of the 6th Company of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Infantry Regiment, remained calm and collected while commanding the battle at the key position of Xiaobaozhuang, and successfully completed the task of blocking and luring the enemy.

In this battle, Lieutenant Cha’s platoon leader Xie Weimin, soldiers Li Dasheng and Xu Caogou

When Yan Laoxi read this name, he felt helpless for a moment.

The vulgar name is really too down-to-earth.

The generals below looked at each other in bewilderment.

They don't know about people like Shen Yunliang and Xie Weimin.

But to be able to be publicly praised in such an occasion.

It is naturally a great achievement.

".The soldier defeated the enemy with a small force, enhancing the prestige of our country. When he was the last one to leave, he killed more than 300 enemies. He was awarded the Medal of Loyalty and Bravery and promoted to a higher rank."

Under the gaze of everyone, Yan Laoxi then read out the names of the grassroots officers and soldiers one by one.

Luo Wenjie, Zhao Erhu, and Sun Dazhuang died in this battle, their bodies piled up like a wild grass, their blood flowed like waves, and their spirit of loyalty and bravery permeated the sun and the moon.

He was posthumously awarded the rank of Army Lieutenant, and his deeds were allowed to be announced to the National History Museum to commend his special achievements and encourage future generations.

This order!

Chairman of the Military Commission Chang Ruiyuan! "

The results of a commendation order are usually slightly exaggerated.

The surviving officers and soldiers came on stage to be awarded medals.

The dead soldiers will live forever in the history of this unit and the history of war.

Yan Laoxi looked at the officers and soldiers in front of him.

His eyes were red and tears were welling up in them.

He took Zhang Fugui's hand and patted his shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

One, one after another.

"You are all good."

Yan Laoxi, with a grateful look on his face, awarded them medals one by one: "You have all worked hard."

After taking a group photo.

It took Yan Laoxi a full two minutes to adjust his mood.

The entire venue.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Huang Baitao, commander of the newly formed 11th Army, has led his troops to fight in the north and south since he was transferred to the Second War Zone. He has experienced many dangers. In the battle of northern Shanxi, he commanded with confidence, conquered Hunyuan and Guangling, and occupied the enemy's Pingxingguan Pass, killing and wounding more than 10,000 Japanese invaders. He is specially awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal."

"The commander of the 27th Army, Fan Hanjie, specially awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal."

As Yan Laoxi closed the folder in his hand.

Huang Baitao and Fan Hanjie looked at each other from a distance and walked forward.

Yan Laoxi took the medal from Lin Wei and put it on Huang Baitao's chest: "Huanran, you are a talented person. No wonder Yunfei thinks so highly of you."

"Thank you, Commander Yan, for your support."

"The chairman is also very optimistic about you. If you perform well, you will have the opportunity to move up in the future."

Yan Laoxi's words were full of admiration for Huang Baitao.

Although Fan Hanjie felt uncomfortable, he did not show any expression.

Yan Laoxi smiled and pinned the blue and white medal on his chest: "Commander Fan should be a role model for our soldiers in the Second War Zone."

"Commander Yan, you are too serious."

Fan Hanjie was not given a chance to speak.

Yan Laoxi stood directly in front of the two of them.

Fan Hanjie had to stop talking.

The three of them turned and faced the reporters.

The people sitting in the audience had different thoughts.

Only one of these two people should be awarded the Blue and White Medal.

And now two have been awarded.

A more intuitive inference is that Hu Zongnan must have contributed.

If you think about it a little more deeply, you can actually guess it.

This is most likely Chang Ruiyuan's intention.

Divide and conquer, a means of achieving balance.

Just as he acquiesced in the struggle between He Yingqin and Chen Cixiu.

Acquiesced in the power struggle between Chen Cixiu and Xue Yue.

Now he.

He also condoned the competition between Chu Yunfei and Hu Zongnan.

If Chu Yunfei’s opponent in the ring was Hu Zongnan’s troops.

In fact, he has already won.

When Hu Zongnan faced Chu Yunfei, he was essentially just a bystander.

Besides trust.

He actually had nothing to show for it.

After all, Hu Zongnan has now become half a holy land guard.

There were actually not many opportunities to fight the Japanese invaders.

And if we select some of our direct descendants to fight outside and win military merits.

Naturally, their efficiency cannot be compared with that of Chu Yunfei's troops.

In this chaotic year-end, what is the most useful thing? In the final analysis, it still comes down to having soldiers and guns in hand.

Of course, you can't be a fool like Han Fuju.

If he doesn't die, who will die?

Judging from the current promotion speed of his subordinates and the efforts Chu Yunfei makes in cultivating his confidants.

Three years at most.

The entire World War II zone.

It won’t be long before generals promoted by Chu Yunfei will be everywhere.

After the blue and white medals were awarded.

Naturally, the next highlight is coming.

All eyes subconsciously turned to Chu Yunfei, who planned this battle.

"Army%%%%%Chu Yunfei, loyal and brave by nature, and well-versed in military tactics.

He was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front line of the Northern Shanxi Campaign. He led his troops to fight the enemy's Shanxi First Army for several days. He made careful plans before taking action and made many achievements.

The enemy's 2nd Independent Tank Brigade was completely wiped out, killing the brigade commander Chiba Toruya and more than 12,000 of his subordinates, and severely damaging the enemy's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mixed Brigades, killing and wounding a total of more than 30,000 Japanese invaders.

To sum up his battle achievements, he was able to respond to changes in the situation like Sun Wu resurrected, and he had the courage of Ben Yu in breaking through the enemy lines. He was truly a role model for the entire army.

He was specially awarded the Order of National Glory, promoted to the second class of the Army, appointed as the deputy senior commander of the Second War Zone, and rewarded with 300,000 French francs to commend his outstanding achievements and boost morale.

This order!

Chairman of the Military Commission Chang Ruiyuan

Huh~!

The words fell.

Everyone was immediately furious.

It's just fucking outrageous.

He jumped three levels and was promoted twice in one year.

He was promoted frequently out of turn.

In ancient times, even the emperor could not promote his own confidants in this way.

On the seat.

Qian Bojun, Huang Baitao, Fang Ligong and others all looked at Chu Yunfei with shock on their faces.

Chu Yunfei still had no expression on his face and stood up slowly and calmly.

To tell the truth.

He had considered that Chang Ruiyuan would spend a lot of money to win him over, but he didn't expect it to happen at this time.

At least we have to wait until the entire northern Shanxi province is liberated.

this.
As he walked onto the stage.

Chu Yunfei thought a lot.

At the critical juncture when the wedding is about to take place.

He guessed that Chang Ruiyuan would most likely give him a push.

But I didn't expect it to be so fast.

It was just a dozen seconds.

Chu Yunfei guessed that the headquarters had at least two intentions behind this move.

The first level is to openly support him, allowing him to smoothly advance the army reorganization plan, and hope to use his power to fight against the powerful local military forces in other war zones.

And use this army reorganization plan as a breakthrough.

Pushing him to the forefront will reduce the pressure on the command.

Since the Second War Zone can set up a sorting office.

Then it would be natural for the Tianshui camp to set up a Jiangbei National Army Army Reorganization Office.

If Chu Yunfei were allowed to take on this position concurrently.

The troops he could organize included more than just the Second World War Zone.

It also includes the Eighth War Zone, the Shandong-Jiangsu Guerrilla War Zone, the Fifth War Zone, and the Hebei-Chahar Guerrilla War Zone.

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This is the price you have to pay.

However, Chang Ruiyuan did not discuss this with him before, but instead forced it on him, which made Chu Yunfei dissatisfied.

The second possibility is that they hope that he can completely replace Yan Laoxi and stop the Red Party from trying to win him over. Since he is in such a high position, the Red Party will never offer better conditions.

This position and this rank are basically no different from those of the General of the Nation.

There is no room for blocking any further up.

As for a deeper level.

Chu Yunfei guessed that Chang Ruiyuan wanted to seize his military power.

But so far, it has been quite restrained.

At least no new orders were issued.

The Flying Tigers are still commanded by Chu Yunfei.

He walked up to the stage in a daze and was awarded a medal.

Old Yan seemed to notice that something was wrong with Chu Yunfei, but he didn't say much.

After just a few symbolic words of encouragement, he took a photo with Chu Yunfei.

The main event of this conference was basically over in one morning. As for the next meeting.

It is basically a summary of the battle.

Summarize the experience and then propose improvement measures.

He also briefly reported on the current production of major weapons, equipment and ammunition of the Northwest Manufacturing Bureau.

By the way, let’s talk about the current situation of Changzhi Arsenal.

"At present, the two major military industrial cluster industries under our Second War Zone, the Northwest Manufacturing General Administration and the Changzhi Arsenal, are now on the right track."

"The Northwest Manufacturing Bureau's industrial upgrade plan has been completed by 40% as of this month. The production of 65-caliber rifle bullets has steadily increased and has now reached 8 million rounds per month. The production of 79-caliber rifle bullets has also reached 400,000 rounds."

Eight million, four hundred thousand.

The generals of the 14th Army frowned secretly.

They basically used Hanyang-style and Zhongzheng-style ones.

The bullet used was Type 79.

The Type 65 bullets were mainly supplied to the Sixth, Thirteenth and Eighty-eighth Army Groups.

If the replacement is initially completed.

Maybe there will be more Fifth Army.

But their 14th Army Group would not replace the Type 65 rifles produced by the Northwest Arsenal.

They said it was supplied to the Second World War zone.

In fact, the production gap is so huge, one is in heaven and the other is underground. How can people accept it?
There was a lot of noise and people were talking.

Zeng Wanzhong also looked in the direction of Chu Yunfei.

I was a little confused for a moment.

This is far from what Chu Yunfei promised.

Chu Xichun then added: "According to the corresponding production plan drawn up by the American expert team, within the next two months, the monthly output of 6.5 rifle bullets will be fixed at 8 million rounds, the output of 7.9 rifle bullets will be increased to 6 million rounds, and the monthly output of machine gun bullets will reach 3.5 million rounds."

"This figure is estimated to more than triple after the completion of the industrial upgrading plan, and the annual output of bullets of various calibers should be around 180 million rounds, which can basically meet the needs of war zone operations."

One hundred and eighty million!

Not to mention the generals below.

Even Chu Yunfei himself was extremely surprised.

Fang Ligong, who was standing by, covered his mouth and asked in a low voice: "My Lord, is this true?"

You know, according to the data recorded in the archival historical materials of China's modern weapons industry.

During the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the total amount of ammunition produced was only 400 million.

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly and nodded gently.

can do.

But this must be done when there is sufficient raw material.

In a situation where half of the country was lost.

In 1941, American equipment arrived, the factory resumed full production, and large-scale production was carried out. The peak ammunition production that year was million.

Today, the ammunition production of the entire Second World War Zone can be said to be the sum of the production of the three major arsenals of the Republic of China: Factory 21 (Chongqing), Factory 11 (moved from Gongxian to Changsha and later to Chongqing), and Factory 25 (moved from Nanjing to Chongqing), plus the production of local arsenals such as the Liuzhou Arsenal in Guangxi and the 53rd Factory in Yunnan (Kunming).

but.

One point worth pointing out is.

Currently, the Northwest Arsenal relies on US aid and imports for the raw materials used in the production of guns and bullets.

The main reliance was on the Burma Road and a small amount of Soviet aid.

At present, the Soviet Union has no intention of providing further assistance.

The importance of the Burma Road is self-evident.

At this time point of 38-39.

The factory's production of guns and ammunition was basically halved due to its relocation and reconstruction.

In 39, large-scale production was resumed, and the annual output barely reached million.

If the Burma Road is open.

And the imported copper materials are qualified.

The ammunition production of the entire National Government will increase rapidly.

Plus the Northwest Manufacturing General Administration and the future planned production of the Changzhi Arsenal.

Within 40 years, the estimated annual production will reach at least million rounds.

What kind of concept is this?

To be more intuitive, we can use the three million national army troops under the current Nationalist government for calculation.

All troops fighting against Japan will receive a full supply of ammunition.

Add to that the amount of ammunition they had previously.

It was barely enough to organize the ammunition needed for a nationwide counterattack.

This is a major counterattack.

Not a counter-offensive in the form of a winter offensive.

In the Winter Offensive of 39

Many of them are not the main force.

The average number of bullets is less than ten.

There is no supplement at all.

Many times, the troops that have made great achievements in battle are not because they are much stronger than other generals.

But because they were able to get the few supplies.

With sufficient ammunition, excellent equipment and favorable terrain.

No matter how high the Japanese army's tactical proficiency is, and no matter how high the quality of its officers and soldiers is.

It is also impossible to achieve a very good combat-damage ratio.

This is the norm during a standoff.

As the military industry improves, all we need to do is ensure that the Yunnan-Burma Road remains unobstructed.

There is no need for the Soviets to intervene.

The Chinese people themselves can push the Japanese invaders into the sea.

Chu Yunfei and a group of generals all have such confidence.

however.

These were not the only surprises Chu Xichun gave them.

He waited for the generals to finish their heated discussion, then continued, "The estimated annual production of Type 65 rifles is 30,000, and the annual production of Type 39 rifles is 18,000."

"The number of 26mm caliber versions of the Czech-style ZB light machine gun is ."

"The annual production of 3600mm grenade launchers is , and the number of special grenade launcher grenades is ."

"The estimated annual production of 60mm mortars is 1,200, with 150,000 shells."

"The estimated annual production of 82mm mortars is 400, with 80,000 shells."

"The output of supporting weapons will increase again with the scale effect and after the industrial upgrading is completed, but it is restricted by the supply of raw materials. At present, the Military Industry Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs is stepping up to sign a new raw material import agreement with the Americans, which is expected to be finalized before the end of the year."

"So everyone, the Army Reorganization Plan is not just boasting, nor is it just empty talk. It is the result of the collective efforts of senior officials of the National Government. It is a national policy!"

Chu Xichun spoke in a loud and clear voice, with a look of confidence on his face.

This kind of confidence instantly infected everyone present.

Yes.

Just as Chu Yunfei had promised before, he would not let the "honest people" suffer and would never let down anyone who works for the country and the people.

The commander-in-chief of the 14th Army, Guo Jiqiao, suddenly stood up and waved his right fist: "Down with Japanese imperialism!"

"Down with Japanese imperialism!"

"XXism unite!"

Chu Yunfei stood up silently, blending in with the crowd. He just turned to Huang Baitao and said, "We can actually produce more grenade launchers, but after adjusting the production strategy, the Changzhi Arsenal will allocate part of its production capacity to produce smoothbore mortars. I plan to equip your troops first and build a model unit."

"This is actually also to shut up other people, so you have to be mentally prepared for this."

Chu Yunfei's voice was quite loud.

Huang Baitao could naturally hear it clearly as he was standing next to him.

"Your Excellency, I have been in contact with the Eighteenth Army Group. Should we find an opportunity to contact them? After all, we have served different masters, so it is inevitable that we will fight on the battlefield."

"You'd better not talk too much about this matter. If you don't mention it, just pretend it didn't happen. I have talked to the 18th Group Army before."

"Our enemies are and only the Japanese. From beginning to end, we will never turn our guns towards the Chinese."

"On the battlefield, we are all brothers in the same trench."

"Of course, so are they."

Huang Huanran nodded thoughtfully: "I understand, Your Excellency."

The industrial planning of Changzhi Arsenal has been adjusted.

The Northwest Manufacturing Bureau had no intention of copying large-caliber mortars.

Instead, they chose to continue producing the 60mm Jin-made mortar.

Ensure the ratio of small unit supporting firepower.

The 82mm mortar is expected to be completed within three months.

And started mass production.

A heavy mortar of this caliber 107 mm.

It will continue to rely on imports to maintain its combat effectiveness.

Because the overall amount of equipment is not large.

So for the overall situation, there is basically no big impact.

The meeting went smoothly and ended successfully.

Just walked out of the venue.

Chu Yunfei, who was about to greet everyone, saw the American general being blocked by guards outside the headquarters of the Second War Zone Commander.

Stilwell looked a little embarrassed at this time.

There was still mud on the trouser legs.

I don't know when I arrived at the World War II zone.

At least so far.

No one reported it to the commander's headquarters.

Otherwise, they would not have allowed an American like him to run around.

Chu Yunfei gestured to Fang Ligong and then walked over.

When the guards saw Chu Yunfei coming, they hurriedly stood at attention.

"General Stilwell, long time no see."

Stilwell spoke in fairly fluent northern Mandarin: "Commander Chu, Chief of Staff Fang, it's been a long time since we last met. How are you doing recently?"

(End of this chapter)