Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 427: The national war situation is like a chess game; why the hell won’t he listen to advice? (Subscribe)
"The second phase of training has been basically completed. Even though the rear lost a lot of food due to the Battle of Changsha, it was still a rare bumper year overall. The food in the rear military stations is piled up like a mountain. No wonder the chairman is so optimistic."

Chu Yunfei threw the battle report in his hand onto the ammunition box beside him, frowning.

In his memory.

The reason for launching the winter offensive was, on the one hand, because of the "victory" of the Battle of Changsha.

On the one hand, it was because a lot of resources had indeed been accumulated, and after the Nanyue Military Conference, the second phase of training was completed.

But now.

The counterattack in northern Shanxi was in full swing, consuming a large amount of military supplies and in urgent need of additional troops.

It would be unwise to launch a large-scale offensive in other war zones at this time.

In Chu Yunfei's opinion, what should be paid attention to now is the battlefield in northern Shanxi.

Fighting in the Eighth War Zone can also support the situation in northern Shanxi.

If other war zones launch a counterattack, it will only cause trouble for themselves.

Even the First War Zone, which had performed relatively well so far, was, in Chu Yunfei's opinion, merely taking advantage of the Japanese army's lack of manpower in the rear.

He wanted to send a telegram stating his views bluntly.

But he was stopped by Fang Ligong.

What if Chang Ruiyuan suddenly came to his senses and canceled the corresponding combat plan?

So should the combat supplies originally scheduled to be distributed to various war zones still be transported there?

Chu Yunfei doesn't expect to make money from these things.

A series of military and political officials in other war zones rely on these things to supplement their family income.

Chu Yunfei listened, but not all of it.

He just expressed his views in a tactful way in the battle report.

After replenishment and mobilization, the current financial situation of the Japanese army is worrying, but its combat effectiveness has obviously not been affected by logistics.

When planning counterattacks in various war zones, please carefully consider the combat effectiveness of both sides to reduce your own losses.

"Your Excellency, according to what you said, after the Japanese suffered a loss this time, they will definitely counterattack as soon as possible, right?"

"The Japanese's retaliatory attack may not come quickly, but it will definitely happen. They may need more time to prepare and test the weaknesses of the entire defense line."

Chu Yunfei just finished speaking and urged Zhao Pengcheng beside him: "Pengcheng, didn't you say you can sew? How come you can't even sew cloth shoes properly?"

Zhao Pengcheng frowned and pointed at the pair of tattered cloth shoes in his hand: "My Lord, this is not my fault."

"You've been inspecting the front lines every day in the past month. You've worn out three pairs of cloth shoes. I've helped you sew them seven or eight times. Now people don't even consider me an adjutant, they're treating me like an orderly."

"What's wrong with an orderly? Even if you, Zhao Pengcheng, are an orderly, you are still my Chu Yunfei's orderly. Who dares to look down on you?"

Zhao Pengcheng said with a frown: "How about you wear those military boots?"

Chu Yunfei, who was always generous and magnanimous, smiled and shook his head at this time: "I wore those when I went to the meeting. I wore military boots on the front line. If they are worn out, I will ask someone to replace them with me."

"I just heard yesterday that there are less than 50,000 French francs left in the account book of the Second War Zone, and all of them were used by Commander Yan to reward the soldiers on the front line. Even the officers in the Second War Zone Commander's headquarters will not receive their salaries this month until March."

Zhao Pengcheng was helpless at this time: "My Lord, I have no other ideas. If nothing works, I will just tie you up with hemp rope. At least the bottom won't fall off."

"Sew it up. If the soldiers see it, you still have the dignity of an officer."

Seeing that Zhao Pengcheng really had no other options, Chu Yunfei sighed, "Even if you find a piece of rag to sew it together, it's better than tying it up. Next time you go out, you'll have to wear military boots."

"This damn Soviet officer corps has been sent for a month and a half. Even if he walks on foot, at least there will be news."

"Will it be"

Zhao Pengcheng made a throat-slitting gesture and said, "There have always been bandits in the northwest. If we run into some blind bandits and they kill us, we won't be able to reason with them."

"Even if they are killed by the Ma family army, there must be news."

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly.

He had always had doubts in this regard.

It’s not that the Ma family army is incapable of doing such a thing.

He dared to intercept and kill the central delegation and kidnap American technical experts.

What if a madman kills the Soviet delegation?
They didn't come by plane this time.

"But what you said makes sense. Tell Commander Yan to send a telegram to the Eighth War Zone and the Supreme Command in the name of the war zone commander's headquarters, but don't ask the Soviets directly."

"Yes!"

Zhao Pengcheng smiled, threw the cloth shoes in his hand to the ground, turned around and left without any reluctance.

Chu Yunfei laughed and glanced at his worn-out cloth shoes, feeling very depressed.

Because the war continues.

The national strength is getting weaker and weaker.

Throughout the entire Anti-Japanese War.

The domestic anti-Japanese war situation was not what many netizens believed, that is, from 40 to 42.

After in-depth research, we can actually draw a conclusion.

Even though counterattacks had been launched on the European and Pacific battlefields.

The situation of the National Army and the Eighth Route Army on the East Asian battlefield was actually becoming more difficult year by year.

This batch of material aid from the Americans.

The ammunition and artillery shells that were most in need at the front line were delivered.

And some support weapons, helmets, and gas masks were added.

some of.

There are also some support weapons.

It was transferred to Zeng Wanzhong's Fifth Army.

Reorganization of the Fifth Army.

It went quite smoothly.

Commander Zeng followed Chu Yunfei's advice and focused on reorganizing his troops at the Jincheng training ground.

Chu Yunfei had previously promised Zeng Wanzhong.

He did it.

Not only the mortar battalions (12 guns, 82 mm) directly under the Fifth Army's divisions were built.

Even a heavy mortar company directly under the army group was formed (107 mm, 12 guns).

Got new equipment and replaced with new weapons.

The morale of the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army is extremely high!
If we continue at this pace.

It will take at most two and a half months, or two months if it’s faster.

These combat troops can then form combat effectiveness.

They could then return to the southern section of Taihang Mountains for garrison according to the strategic counterattack plan that had been planned previously.

Replace the current ace 71st Army.

In this way, a ace main force belonging to the campaign attack army and directly under the command can be released to the battlefield in northern Shanxi.

mountain city.

Command Headquarters, Chairman's Secretariat.

Lin Wei, director of a department, looked at the three telegrams handed over by his subordinates and hesitated for a moment.

Li Mo'an's transfer has touched the sensitive nerves of many people.

These three telegrams were sent within a day.

All of them were sent to the headquarters.

It's simply a series of fatal calls.

Nowadays, Chang Ruiyuan is worried about the landing of Japanese troops in Guangxi.

The Japanese army assembled a large number of combat ships and more than 70 troop transport ships on Hainan Island.

Because of the Americans' continuous condemnation, the Japanese Army also released sporadic news.

Said he wanted to teach the arrogant Americans a lesson.

So much so that Chang Ruiyuan thought that the Japanese army was planning to attack Southeast Asia.

Chang Ruiyuan’s judgment was: The enemy will never attack Nanning!
Therefore, the troops in southern Guangxi were transferred to the West River in Guangdong, and the troops in the West River were moved to northern Guangdong.

The combat effectiveness of the Guangdong and Guangxi armies that remained behind was extremely poor.

The military strength is also pitifully small.

How bad is it?

The first moment the battle started.

Chang Ruiyuan, who has always been optimistic, did not expect them to be able to defeat the Japanese troops at the landing point.

Instead, he ordered Bai Jiansheng to ensure the safety of Nanning.

A meeting of senior commanders was convened for this purpose.

In the large conference room at this time.

Everyone was silent, only Chang Ruiyuan spoke passionately about the importance of Nanning.

This is very difficult to bear.

Because it was he who made the judgment that the Japanese army would not attack Nanning.

Now it is he who is asked to secure Nanning.

Of course, Bai Jiansheng’s idea is the same as Chang Ruiyuan’s.

Otherwise he would not have made the following deployment.

The newly formed 16th Division of the 46th Army of the 19th Group Army of the Guangxi Clique (Division Commander: Huang Gu. The division was formed in the autumn of 1938, and most of its troops were converted from militias.) was stationed in Qinxian and Fangchenggang areas;
The 175th Division (Acting Division Commander: Qin Zhen, later Division Commander: Feng Huang) was stationed in Hepu and Beihai areas;
The 170th Division (Division Commander: Li Xingshu) was stationed in Guixian. The 16st Division (Division Commander: Deputy Army Commander He Weizhen concurrently) of the 31st Army of the 131th Group Army of the Guangxi Clique was stationed in Guiping;
The 135th Division (Division Commander: Su Zuxin) was stationed in the area around the mouth of the Dahuang River; the 188th Division (Division Commander: Wei Zhen) was stationed in Pingnan.

This military deployment was based on the judgment of Bai Chongxi, director of the Guilin Headquarters, that the Japanese army could only land at Guangzhou Bay (Zhanjiang) and head north to capture Liuzhou, and would not risk capturing Nanning.

Since the newly formed 19th Division was a newly formed local team, its weapons, training, and morale were extremely poor. Therefore, it can be said that there was basically no defensive force from Qin County to Nanning.

The remaining combat effectiveness of the Guangdong Army and the Guangxi Army.

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There is no way to fertilize an egg!

Chen Cixiu, He Jingzhi and others looked at each other. Xu Yongchang, Liu Fei and others were also silent.

Cheng Qian and others also looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, without saying a word.

The atmosphere at the meeting was quite subtle.

Chang Ruiyuan also felt that something was wrong.

His eyes turned to Chen Cixiu.

Chen Cixiu immediately understood what he meant and said, "Chairman."

Chang Ruiyuan nodded with satisfaction: "Ci Xiu, please speak."

Chen Cixiu stood up and continued, "Our initial misjudgment will not affect the victory or defeat of a normal battle. Now that things have come to this, instead of reviewing our previous actions, we should focus on how to ensure victory in the Battle of Southern Guangxi."

Chang Ruiyuan knocked on the table and emphasized loudly: "Regarding the failure at the beginning of the battle, I will be responsible for it!"

"The focus now is how to ensure Nanning!"

He Jingzhi immediately suggested, "Commissioner, the local army's combat effectiveness, morale, and armaments are all worrying. We should appoint a military supervisor to supervise the battle. Otherwise, Nanning will have no chance of holding on."

"Jingzhi is right!"

Chang Ruiyuan glanced at the many senior generals below who looked like wilted eggplants, snorted coldly, and looked at Chen Cixiu.

It’s still more pleasing to the eye among our own people.

He immediately said, "Ci Xiu, Ren Chao (Li Jichen), you will go to supervise the battle, but remember not to interfere with Jian Sheng's command."

"Yes, Chairman."

Bai Jiansheng wanted to ensure that his command authority would not be affected.

He asked for command immediately.

And ask others not to interfere.

On this basis.

Bai Jiansheng was able to take charge of the overall situation.

The combat meeting on the Battle of Southern Guangxi has just ended.

Just as Chang Ruiyuan was about to return to the lounge for a nap, he saw Lin Wei standing not far away waiting.

Feeling something, he quickly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

"A victory report from the Second War Zone and an inquiry telegram."

Chang Ruiyuan nodded slightly, and then walked back to his office.

After Lin Wei closed the door, he spoke: "Chairman, Yun Fei..."

"This brat really fought well, but it's a pity that the victory was not expanded."

According to Chu Yunfei's report.

This battle.

They estimated that they killed 3,500 enemy troops (the two 4th Regiments combined) and caused about 5,000 casualties.

The number of casualties on their own side was not high, but including the casualties of the 14th Army, it exceeded 6,000.

Nearly half were sacrificed.

Countless supplies were seized, including a large number of light weapons, especially Type 38 rifles, of which more than 600 were seized, which was quite rare. In addition, some ammunition reserves were found in some temporary strongholds of the enemy.

It seemed that the supplies were intended to be rested and resupplied at night.

According to a rough estimate, there were about two million rounds of Type 65 rifle bullets and about eighty boxes of grenades.

A large number of 90mm mortar shells were also seized and will be handed over to combat troops equipped with Type 97 mortars for use.

Although the casualty ratio is a little ugly, it is still not bad for the current national army.

It was already a good victory.

Chang Ruiyuan always believed that Li Mo'an's worries were not unreasonable.

If any other commander were to command his Whampoa students.

Chang Ruiyuan will definitely favor his own students.

But this commander is Chu Yunfei.

And it is good at defensive counterattack tactics.

There have never been any mistakes.

An example is the heavy damage done to the 41st Division of the Japanese Army and the seizure of a large amount of supplies.

"This battle was fought very well. I will issue a telegram to commend you and give you another 300,000 French francs as a reward to boost morale."

Lin Wei advised quietly: "Commissioner, but his troops eventually retreated back to the Great Wall defense line. We cannot publicize this."

Chang Ruiyuan waved his hand indifferently: "Just follow the normal propaganda methods and deliberately downplay this point. Once the Japanese army reacts, we can just have a quarrel with them."

"In addition, Mr. Chairman, according to the telegram sent from the Second War Zone, the numbers and organization of these newly emerged Japanese divisions seem to have been intentionally reduced accordingly. The combat strength is roughly the same as that of our main divisions, with fewer infantry and fewer artillery pieces in terms of quantity and quality."

"The most critical thing is that the quality of their soldiers has declined slightly."

"According to Chu Yunfei's inference, this special division's combat power is enough to fight against even an ace army, and it is even likely to have a slight upper hand in a defensive battle."

Being able to fight and winning are two different things.

Even combat units like Ace Seventy-four and Seventy-first.

He thought that he could defeat and annihilate a combat unit like the 41st Division of the Japanese Army by relying solely on himself.

That's impossible too.

"How is the combat capability assessment of the newly created divisions and mixed brigades going?"

"According to the opinions of the Second War Zone and the Ministry of Military Affairs, the combat effectiveness rating of this newly established division is recommended to be ranked B-low, and the combat effectiveness of the mixed brigade is recommended to be ranked C-high."

In other words.

From the perspective of the headquarters.

A newly formed mixed brigade used for rear-area mopping-up operations.

That is, a main force or a local military group can be used to fight against it, or even defeat it.

The troop strength is about 3:1, if we vaguely calculate the firepower and combat effectiveness.

Under proper command, this is indeed possible.

Chang Ruiyuan nodded with great satisfaction: "Not bad, then let's follow the combat effectiveness standards assessed by Yun Fei."

Seeing that Lin Wei was still testing his mood, Chang Ruiyuan finally couldn't hold back: "Weiwen, just tell me what's going on."

"Chu Yunfei tactfully expressed his views on the winter offensive of the High Command at the end of the telegram."

"Oh?" Chang Ruiyuan smiled, but did not take the telegram: "I know his concerns, and I also know that such an offensive cannot pose much threat to the Japanese."

"But the point of this attack is not to defeat the enemy, but to attrition."

The consumption that Chang Ruiyuan mentioned.

One purpose was to consume the Japanese army's strategic materials, and the other was to consume the Japanese army's manpower.

The second reason is to strengthen the local military.

Although this has failed so far.

Because up to now.

A war zone that performed fairly well.

Basically, they are Chang Ruiyuan's direct troops.

Is there any false reporting involved? Are there any other tricks involved?

Even he himself is a little unconfident.

What kind of people are the officers below?

Chang Ruiyuan also knew this in his mind: "I think he should understand this, but he seems to have other ideas."

After saying this, Chang Ruiyuan picked up the telegram.

Seeing Chu Yunfei's euphemistic words, he was a little surprised for a moment. After thinking carefully for a moment, he shook his head and said, "The winter offensive is imperative. If this round of offensive really cannot achieve results, it doesn't hurt to listen to him next time."

"Yes!"

After Lin Wei's reply was sent to the General Command of the Northern Shanxi Front.

Chu Yunfei just felt extremely tired.

Under Fang Ligong's gaze, Chu Yunfei slowly said, "The main purpose of the Japanese army launching the Southern Guangxi Campaign was to cut off the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and the Guangxi-Vietnam Railway."

"Ever since the Japanese occupied Shanghai, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Hainan Island, and Shantou, these two highways have become the main channels for transporting supplies overseas, 20,000 tons a month!"

"This is not a small amount. If it is cut off, it will be another blow to the domestic anti-Japanese war situation!"

Chu Yunfei was also extremely angry when he said this: "I have already reported this to Chief Chen and Director Lin a long time ago, but I didn't expect such a big mess to happen."

"The Guangxi clique and the central government are not of one mind. How can we know if someone is using the Japanese army to deplete the strength of your army and the Guangdong army?"

Fang Ligong's words were full of helplessness: "After all, in the eyes of the chairman, the Gui army likes to play tricks, preserve strength, and backstab friendly forces."

Internal strife was a common occurrence throughout the Republic of China.

Whether it is the Guangxi clique or the Yunnan clique represented by Long Yun.

There was no such thing as sincere cooperation from beginning to end.

Except for the Battle of Shanghai.

The three parties are always holding each other back.

In the Second War Zone, Chu Yunfei finally managed to sort things out smoothly and balanced the forces and demands of all parties.

On this basis, we should unite all the forces, work together with one mind and one strength.

The Guangxi clique and the Chairman gave him another big job.

Something that could have been completely avoided, but they had to resort to internal strife!
"Strength?" Chu Yunfei shook his head. "The elite Gui army all died in the frontal battlefield. When it comes to large-scale combat, the combat effectiveness of the Gui army is completely unacceptable."

"In small-scale guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, their combat effectiveness is even comparable to that of our elite troops."

When evaluating the combat effectiveness of the Guangxi troops.

Chu Yunfei still made a relatively objective evaluation: "Rather than saying that they are good at fighting cunning battles, it is better to say that they are good at fighting smart battles. Although Bai Jiansheng's command ability is worrying, the basic qualities of this group of Bagui children are pretty good, and they have basically received corresponding education."

"If we can break them up and let them fight on their own, their performance may even exceed Bai Jiansheng's current command."

(End of this chapter)