Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 454: Bad news? Chang Ruiyuan was beheaded! (Subscribe)

Longcheng Airport.

One bomber after another landed slowly.

Soviet mechanics were already well prepared.

They looked at the huge monsters not far away.

There was a hint of anticipation on his face.

soon.

The modification plan drawn up by the Soviet team of mechanics was handed over to Chu Yunfei.

Even though Chu Yunfei was mentally prepared, he was still shocked at this moment: "These Soviets are really a little crazy."

"The most surprising thing is that they removed all the seats from all the civil airliners and turned them into standing fixed vertical boards."

"Yes."

No wonder people say that the Russians don’t treat their own people as human beings.

We can get a glimpse of this from the way they think.

Very outrageous!
The standing tickets of Spring Airlines before the time travel have now been perfectly reproduced by these Russians.

Fang Ligong sat aside with a serious expression: "They don't even plan to keep the self-defense weapons. I think their idea is to convert it into the purest transport aircraft, and they will never consider changing it back in the future."

"There's nothing we can do about it. The maintenance and use requirements for bombers are much more than those for transport aircraft."

"Especially now that the counter-offensive operations in the Second World War have come to an end, the use and demand for bombers will decrease in the future."

Fang Ligong seemed not to be bothered by this question: "But, Your Excellency, will this Soviet trick really work?"

Chu Yunfei nodded firmly: "First, we will modify one plane for landing test. After confirming that there is no problem, we can put people on it for experiment. A while ago, there were still a few Japanese prisoners who were not dead from exhaustion. We will provide them with good food and drink in the next few days. When the time comes, we will tie them on it. If they don't die, our people will definitely be fine."

“As long as the testing is completed, the plan to integrate the Northwest can proceed smoothly.”

Even after the bomber was modified it could not carry people.

Chu Yunfei also has other ideas.

At worst, we can stuff heavy weapons into the modified transport plane and put more people into the passenger plane.

As long as the mind does not slip, there are more solutions than difficulties.

"It's a pity that some time was wasted, and the overall plan time needs to be postponed."

Fang Ligong was filled with emotion: "Everyone says that the Chairman is a dictator, but in fact, he even consulted with Northwest China when he wanted to relocate the Soviet Volunteer Air Force to another location."

Everything went according to Chu Yunfei's plan.

These thirty-six bombers and fourteen passenger planes should have started the transformation half a month ago.

The pace is obviously slower now.

Fortunately, even if it takes some time, there is a relatively reasonable explanation.

After all, not everyone is willing to give up the military power and become a deputy director without much actual power.

"I don't know what the commanders in the headquarters are doing now..."

Hearing Fang Ligong's doubts, Chu Yunfei chuckled and said, "What else can we do? We are holding meetings all the time. When the headquarters was first established, its efficiency was pretty good. Now it is getting lower and lower than before."

"It's clear that the internal struggle is much more intense than it was at the beginning. I don't know when it will be settled."

The contradiction between local troops and the central army became increasingly acute.

Even the Fifth, First and Eighth War Zones are showing signs of becoming independent war zones.

Whenever there is a war within the Whampoa clique, there will inevitably be turmoil.

Even if there is no war, there is no idleness.

Especially in terms of personnel appointments and dismissals, it is not as smooth as in the Second War Zone.

It is common for top leaders of both factions to slam the table together because of a position.

After the Battle of Southern Guangxi ended.

Chang Ruiyuan, the general of the Five Armies, must want to be promoted.

But where can we find troops to support them?
This is also a huge problem.

Fang Ligong was silent for a moment, then continued, "Fortunately, the Military Control Commission still has not been able to grasp Ma Zixiang's specific movements, and the pressure is not on us for the time being, so we have plenty of time to prepare."

In the plan to integrate the Northwest, the Military Control Commission is an extremely critical link.

In other words, intelligence organizations are an extremely critical link.

Who is under the most pressure right now, besides Chu Yunfei, is naturally Dai Yunong.

As for Xu Enzeng.

Chang Ruiyuan didn't expect him to play any role at this time.

The Northwest is vast and sparsely populated.

Under his rule, Ma Zixiang completely regarded himself as the emperor.

Every inspection can be called a parade.

He is not only cruel, but also extremely licentious. He especially likes married women. He can be said to be a person who fires guns wherever he goes.

It is very difficult to grasp his movements.

Unless he stayed in Lanzhou honestly, it would be extremely difficult to carry out intelligence work.

There is a way.

Japanese reconnaissance planes, fighter planes, and bombers took off frequently and launched air strikes on the northwest region.

Ma Zixiang naturally wouldn't run around.

just.

It is not realistic to leak information from Chu Yunfei.

The intelligence from the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters was no longer of much value to the Japanese army.

So many battles have been fought.

The Japanese also discovered that Yan Laoxi's orders were sometimes just for show.

No matter how true the intelligence from the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters is, it often cannot affect the front battlefield.

Luo Weiguo hung up the phone and walked up to the two of them: "Sir, I just received the message."

"The Fifth Army Group would like to apply for two 75mm artillery pieces."

"Oh?" Chu Yunfei asked in confusion, "Hasn't a mountain artillery battalion been assigned to them to support the battle?"

"Commander Zeng wants to form an artillery unit, with two guns in the early stage and four guns in the later stage."

Luo Weiguo spoke quickly and explained, "The artillery support provided by the mountain artillery battalion in this operation made the Japanese artillerymen hesitant and timid, and they failed to exert their previous power. Commander Zeng also realized that having artillery but not using it and not having artillery at all are two different concepts for the Japanese."

Fang Ligong: "If we don't assign the mountain artillery battalion to them, then the Fifth Army theoretically won't have the ability to suppress with long-range firepower."

"When the Japanese are dealing with combat troops without long-range fire support, their use of artillery will inevitably become more rampant."

The Japanese army had an obvious characteristic when fighting.

Before every battle, he would assess the combat effectiveness of potential participating troops.

If their main attack direction is local troops without heavy artillery support.

They will be very bold in their use of 75mm mountain artillery.

It will even advance frontline combat.

Used to directly fire at fire points to improve combat efficiency.

And now they are mainly fighting against the Central Army troops.

Then the use of artillery will become conservative.

After all, the main force of the Central Army was able to get support from 150mm German heavy artillery.

"It's no problem to form a mountain artillery platoon with two 75mm caliber artillery pieces, but we don't have any artillery pieces available right now."

Domestic artillery production capacity is up to date.

The monthly output is barely three, and the Second War Zone cannot be supplied first.

In addition, the trial production of the 37mm direct-fire gun also reached a deadlock.

It would be good enough if it can be completed within two years.

As for imports and aid, there are no related orders in the recent period.

If you apply to the headquarters and the new project goes through the process, it will take at least one month.

Even if we get some Polish stocks back from the Soviets.

It would take at least two and a half months to reach the Second War Zone.

It would take another half a year to train the artillery and then deploy them to the front line.

Zeng Wanzhong seldom speaks actively.

To him, Chu Yunfei is a junior in the military and a rising star.

Under normal circumstances, Zeng Wanzhong would not be so proud as to ask Chu Yunfei for anything.

Now that you have asked, you have to find a suitable reason even if you want to refuse.

Chu Yunfei thought about it for a moment, then said, "I guess it's the people below who want it. We need to explain this matter clearly to Chief Zeng."

"In the future, artillery will only serve as an independent artillery unit, or an artillery unit directly under the theater of operations."

"It is temporarily reinforced to each unit during combat and cannot be assigned to a direct unit."

"Will Chief Zeng have any objections?"

"We have no way to deal with the objections. If we open this loophole, the remaining combat troops will also have to be strengthened. What can we do?"

Chu Yunfei sighed: "In order to adapt to the new combat form, our Flying Tigers are now splitting up combat units. The Class B Group Army also wants to strengthen its heavy firepower, which is naturally impossible."

"How about I go there in person and talk to Chief Zeng face to face about this matter?"

Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong seriously, and then nodded slowly: "Okay, be careful on the road, go early and come back early."

"Yes!"
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Southern Guangxi.

Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth War Zone.

Zhang Fakui looked down at the telegram in his hand. Knowing that he was powerless to save the situation, he sighed slowly and said, "Order the troops to retreat."

Even with Chang Ruiyuan's correct micro-management.

The final victory was still not achieved on the battlefield in southern Guangxi.

The Fourth War Zone ignored the safety of its flanks and did not dare to boldly bypass the enemy's flank.

Because their flank was the Gui army commanded by Bai Jiansheng.

The so-called combat thinking is rigid and conservative.

The essence is that the two sides are unable to achieve effective mutual trust.

Once the friendly forces were defeated by the Japanese army after the detour, they would be surrounded.

"What about the Gui army?"

Zhang Fakui said angrily: "They are running faster than us, why are we still caring about them?"

"The chairman was more anxious than anyone else in convening the post-war review. In my opinion, someone is bound to be in big trouble."

"I heard that we outnumbered them this time, and the chairman was furious when we got such a good result."

"Commander, aren't you worried?"

"Why should I worry? I followed Jiang's orders completely. If we don't win, is it my fault?"

Liuzhou.

Yangjiaoshan Army Mechanized School, the meeting address of the review meeting of the Southern Guangxi Campaign.

Chang Ruiyuan stood in front of a group of senior generals with a gloomy face and cursed loudly.

Counting in detail the performance and command mistakes of each general.

He believed that these senior generals were arrogant and lazy, demoralized and had no determination.

The first sentence is actually a curse on the Fourth War Zone.

As for the last two sentences, they were insults to Bai Jiansheng.

There is no way. The main responsibility for the defeat of the Battle of Southern Guangxi lies with Bai Jiansheng and Chang Ruiyuan.

Chang Ruiyuan has already reflected on himself, and no one can scold him, so naturally he is the one scolding others.

It is said to be a summary of the meeting.

It's nothing more than taking everyone to review the key points of the battle.

Find out what the commanders of the various units were thinking at the time.

And on this basis, commanders at all levels are given an opportunity to defend themselves.

This is actually the case every time Chang Ruiyuan holds a meeting.

There is basically not much difference in the meeting minutes.

After fighting a war, there is not so much to summarize.

The final reward and punishment are the focus of everyone's attention. However, according to Chang Ruiyuan's posture.

Everyone present knew that the meeting would probably take at least three or four days to conclude.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

The shrill air raid sirens suddenly sounded.

General Zhang Wenbai, director of the First Department of the Imperial Guard, quickly stood up and walked out of the meeting: "What's going on? Where is the air raid alarm going off?"

"Report to the commander, Japanese military planes flew over Liuzhou and launched an air raid. They bombed the train station."

"No enemy aircraft arrived here?"

"Yes, no enemy planes have arrived here."

Zhang Wenbai returned to the conference room and reported the situation to Chang Ruiyuan.

See the invincible plane arrive.

Chang Ruiyuan simply continued to preside over the meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at noon.

After finishing lunch, Chang Ruiyuan went upstairs to rest.

After Zhang Wenbai settled Chang Ruiyuan, he immediately walked downstairs.

I picked up the phone and wanted to ask the Liuzhou Air Defense Command for details.

After thinking about it, I just feel that this matter is extremely strange.

Liuzhou had been attacked by Japanese air raids before.

But the targets of the Japanese air raids were arsenals, material distribution centers and the like.

There was once a direct air strike on infrastructure such as a train station.

Plus.

Apart from the air raid on the mountain city, the rest of the Japanese air raids were basically highly purposeful.

Zhang Wenbai had a hunch that the Japanese army's goal was not to destroy the infrastructure in southern Guangxi.

This time the air raid.

It is very likely to be an air strike decapitation operation like the previous one!

Before he picked up the phone.

Suddenly, I heard the roar of engines coming from afar.

Zhang Wenbai quickly put down the phone, turned around and rushed to the delivery.

Chang Ruiyuan, who had just fallen asleep not long ago, also quickly got up at this time.

At this time, Zhang Wenbai also rushed into the room quickly, picked up the clothes beside him and put them on Chang Ruiyuan.

Chang Ruiyuan had already put on his shoes: "Wen Bai, Japanese planes?"

"Yes, Chairman. In my opinion, the target of the Japanese bombing of Liuzhou must be you, not anyone else. Our whereabouts may have been exposed!"

"go!"

Chang Ruiyuan did not hesitate at all. Having maintained a military figure for many years, he was walking briskly at this moment.

The crutch that was originally used to support himself now became Zhang Wenbai's support.

He looked a little embarrassed when he was escaping.

But in the final analysis, your own life is more important.

Japanese planes were already flying overhead and bombing.

There was no time to go to the air-raid shelter now.

Zhang Wenbai saw a natural cave not far away, so he simply pushed Chang Ruiyuan in.

I discovered this after I went in.

The cave is a full ten feet deep.

Even with the obstruction of the mountain, more than 20 fighter planes and light bombers took turns diving and dropping bombs with incredible accuracy.

Hundreds of bombs fell in an area less than 100 square meters around the cave.

The Japanese bombing points were not only near the cave but also on the ridge above the cave.

Once the important person hides in the cave, it is bad luck.

It is very likely that everyone will be buried under the rocks.

The guards who lay on the ground to avoid the bombing suffered heavy casualties.

There were groans and screams everywhere inside and outside the air-raid shelter.

Waves of bombs continued to be dropped.

Zhang Wenbai and Chang Ruiyuan sat side by side in the deepest part of the cave: "Commissioner."

Chang Ruiyuan smiled bitterly: "Someone wants to harm me, Wenbai, I'm afraid that you and I are in danger today."

Zhang Wenbai shook his head: "The chairman is blessed by God, and he will be safe and sound."

"Could it be Jiansheng?" Chang Ruiyuan frowned, feeling suspicious.

Zhang Wenbai sighed in silence: "It's not clear yet. We need to wait and re-investigate later, but I don't think Jiansheng has any reason or need to do this."

It is naturally unlikely for the Guangxi clique’s military power to become the leader nowadays.

Although they suffered an overall defeat, they were still the best among the local troops.

But compared with the Central Army, it is much worse.

Especially when Chu Yunfei's troops are also the main force of the Central Army.

The overall strength of the Central Army at this time.

But it is more than twice as strong as the Central Army in Chu Yunfei's memory.

Boom~Boom~
Soon, the explosions outside gradually subsided and the roar of the plane's engine gradually faded away.

"Commissioner, the Japanese planes have left."

"Ah."

"Chairman, do you want to interrupt this meeting?"

Chang Ruiyuan cleaned the dust off his clothes, then slowly walked out of the cave: "No, go on."

Before this.

Chang Ruiyuan had been bombed twice by Japanese spies using radio positioning.

This was the Japanese army's third targeted bombing decapitation operation.

But Chang Ruiyuan still walked out of the natural stone cave unharmed.

In a sense.

Chang Ruiyuan can be considered a legendary king of endurance.
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North China Front Army Headquarters.

Tada Shun looked at the intelligence piled up in front of him and asked in confusion, "Are these all sent by the Special Countermeasures Department?"

Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara nodded slightly: "Yes, Commander, they not only drew up a corresponding bombing plan, but also provided the specific logistics situation of Chu Yunfei's troops."

When the Special Measures Division was established.

It became a special agency directly under the expeditionary force.

Although the position is not high in rank, the power is really great.

The Internet, in particular, has integrated the entire domestic intelligence agencies and enabled them to share information.

On this basis, work efficiency is also increased exponentially.

Lin Canghui is like a paranoid intelligence madman.

As long as it can be confirmed and is beneficial to the current battle situation.

Then Lin Canghui will definitely do it.

After reading it carefully for a while, Tada Shun sighed with emotion: "Lin Cangjun and his team are really capable at work. I didn't expect that they would take advantage of this opportunity to send people to infiltrate into the southeastern Shanxi region. This is a feat that has never been accomplished before."

Kasahara Yukio was obviously not interested in this. He just asked, "Commander, the enemy's logistics supply lines have been destroyed by our infiltration, and their artillery shells are also insufficient. Should we launch a counterattack immediately?"

Tada Shun then asked, "Where is the 26th Division deployed?"

"We have now arrived at the Tianzhen front line..."

"Yoshi, wait for the heavy artillery regiment to be deployed and immediately launch an attack on the Chinese Fifth Army."

"Hai!"

Chu Yunfei stood up suddenly, as if he had jumped up: "What did you say? The chairman was bombed?"

Zhang Dayun had never seen Chu Yunfei so anxious before.

How could the Lord, who remained calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai, actually panic?

Zhang Dayun nodded slowly, and then said: "The specific situation is still unclear at the moment, but I heard that the Japanese army deployed more than 20 bombers."

"Damn, these Japanese bastards."

"What the hell is Dai Yunong doing? Even the rear area can be infiltrated by spies like this."

"Also why wasn't the news blocked? Why were we able to receive the news so quickly?"

"Is the chairman okay? Is he still alive?"

Chu Yunfei thought he had always been well-mannered, but at this moment he couldn't help but curse.

The situation has now stabilized and everything is getting better.

The people in Shanxi can at least get enough food and clothing, and even have enough money to support the people in Shaanxi.

If Chang Ruiyuan was killed by the Japanese at this time.

Whether it was the Guangxi clique coming to power, or He and Lin taking over.

For Chu Yunfei, Chang Ruiyuan would be of no use to him.

Even though Chang Ruiyuan's abilities were not enough, he still managed to get to the top by eating chicken.

The remaining members of KMT are even more unbearable to watch.

Once involved in a more intense internal struggle, all Chu Yunfei's previous efforts will be in vain.

Zhang Dayun shook his head: "There is no further news from Liuzhou at present. This news is a secret message sent by Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone. I am afraid that you should make preparations early."

Zhang Dayun misunderstood.

I mistakenly believed that there was some close connection between the Guangxi clique and Chu Yunfei.

But actually.

Chu Yunfei had no idea what was going on.

The time when the Battle of Southern Guangxi ended in his memory was not at all this time.

The changes in the war situation are so huge that if something really happens to Chang Ruiyuan, the national war situation will be deteriorating.

The Japanese army would never give up this opportunity. Chu Yunfei was not in the mood to passively take a beating.

We must strike first, drive out the Japanese, and then control the key areas to reduce the pressure on defense.

Chu Yunfei frowned and quickly gave an order: "Huang Baitao has been wanting to attack Yanggao for a long time. Order Zeng Wanzhong and Huang Baitao's troops to immediately launch an attack on the Yanggao County area and move towards Tianzhen to see the further movements of the Japanese army."

"We may be slow in receiving the news, but the Japanese will definitely not be slow in receiving it!"

Zhang Dayun was silent for a moment, and then advised: "Your Excellency, we lack heavy weapons for attacking. It is not appropriate to launch an attack at this time. Instead of taking the initiative to attack, it is better to wait and see."

"No, just treat it as a retaliatory military action." Chu Yunfei said firmly: "At the same time, send a telegram to the headquarters of the commander of the Second War Zone, requesting Commander Yan to order Fan Hanjie's troops of the 27th Army to also attack the enemy in front of them and help us contain some of the Japanese combat troops."

"Yes!"

Second World War Commander Headquarters.

When Yan Laoxi received the telegram, he naturally knew that something had happened to Chang Ruiyuan.

At such a critical moment.

What Chu Yunfei didn't expect was...

Yan Laoxi immediately stopped the counterattack in northern Shanxi.

Fan Hanjie's troops of the 27th Army were ordered to attack alone, with the main target being the 2nd Mixed Brigade in the direction of Lingqiu.

When two completely conflicting orders reached Huang Baitao's command headquarters.

At this moment, he also looked confused.

This is the first time this has happened.

Huang Baitao has never experienced anything like this since he was transferred to the Second War Zone.

Under normal circumstances, Yan Laoxi would not even ask about the combat ideas of the generals, let alone command the front-line troops in combat.

"Commander, what happened?"

"The orders from the Second War Zone and the Front Command conflicted. Commander Yan did not allow us to attack. The reason he gave was that the logistics supply was destroyed by Japanese spies. In addition, considering the current shortage of artillery shells in the Second War Zone, even if we captured the area around Yanggao, it is very likely that the Japanese army would retake it."

"What about us?"

(End of this chapter)