Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 460: Protecting Talents? The Current Situation in Northwest Shanxi (Subscription Request)
consultant.

To put it bluntly, it means that you no longer lead troops and you no longer have a position.

The special allowance he received was also issued by the Shancheng government.

From a general who commanded troops, he became a small staff officer who could only make suggestions.

To put it bluntly, he is not even as good as the senior advisor Chu Yunfeiru provided after the bloody battle.

At the very least, senior advisors can attend meetings of the General Staff.

But at this time, Chu Yunfei didn't even have the qualifications to attend the meeting.

A completely idle job.

the next day.

Another secret telegram came from Shancheng.

After Zhao Pengcheng opened the contents, he was silent for a moment and then slowly handed the telegram to Chu Yunfei.

Although the words were quite euphemistic.

But everyone can understand the actual meaning.

The Shancheng side believed that it was Yan Laoxi who was doing harm to Chu Yunfei.

Some people even believed that the previous assassination attempt was planned by Yan Laoxi.

It is based on the original intention of protecting talents for the country.

Let Chu Yunfei go to the mountain city to avoid the limelight.

"Your previous plan seemed to be..."

"All of them worked, didn't they?" Chu Yunfei turned to look at Sun Ming who was reading the textbook. "Something went wrong, otherwise he wouldn't have been hit so many times."

Zhao Pengcheng consoled him, "After all, no one could have expected that Ma Ni would dare to send so many people to assassinate him."

"Call me back in two days. Find a time to go to the Second War Zone Command Headquarters and inform Commander Yan about this matter. I will be discharged from the hospital almost tomorrow. Please arrange for Sun Ming's transfer to another hospital."

"Yes!"

Zhao Pengcheng turned and left.

At this time, Chu Yunfei also stepped out of the ward and stood in the corridor.

The sun shines on my body, making me feel warm and comfortable.

I haven't seen anyone coming out of the ward for a long time.

Many wounded soldiers and cadres also looked in the direction of Chu Yunfei.

"Looks a little familiar..."

"It seems to be Commander Chu?"

"I've seen it from a distance at a mobilization meeting before, and it seems to be true."

"Commander Chu?" A second lieutenant platoon leader called out in a low voice, "Is that Commander Chu?"

Chu Yunfei looked over in the direction of the sound and waved his hand.

A group of wounded soldiers were slightly emotional: "It's really Commander Chu, Commander Chu is fine"

"What if something really happened? Would our Second War Zone be so calm?"

Chu Yunfei was just about to walk over and chat with the officers and soldiers when the nurse heard the noise and ran over: "Commander Chu, the dean has instructed that you should not leave the ward unless it is necessary."

"I'm almost well now. I need to get some sun, right?"

"But if the news of your presence here leaks out, the Japanese army will most likely get the news."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Are you worried that the Japanese army will launch a bombing campaign against Longcheng?"

The young nurse nodded slightly bewilderedly, obviously not expecting Chu Yunfei to have guessed her concerns the first time: "Yes, that's what the dean said."

"Don't worry, the Second War Zone has deployed more than 40% of its air defense forces in the area surrounding Dragon City."

"Once deployed, the fighter jets deployed at Longcheng Airport will also take off and intercept..."

PS: The assistance requested by the Volunteer Air Force in the previous article, 24 Il-76 fighter jets, equipped with 20mm machine guns, are the most advanced version.

"In addition, the Japanese army's war resources are already insufficient, and they will not drop the few bombs they have on field hospitals, which consume resources. Their bombing targets will only be factories."

Field hospitals require a large number of medical staff, as well as a large amount of medical equipment and corresponding drug resources.

At present, the Republic of China is almost unable to produce these things.

That would require consuming the Republic of China's already limited gold reserves and corresponding foreign exchange.

On this basis.

Field hospitals are actually major consumers of resources during war.

For the Japanese army, wasting resources on wounded soldiers is exactly what they want to see.

It is just like the National Army would choose to release some puppet soldiers and Japanese wounded soldiers back.

The Japanese had no choice but to provide treatment, because if they didn't, the morale of the entire army would be greatly affected in the short term.

And if treated.

This group of puppet soldiers and Japanese troops who were released would spread the relevant policies of the National Army and the Eighth Route Army not to kill prisoners and to treat prisoners well.

In the long run, there will be a certain degree of impact on the combat effectiveness and ideological control of a unit, even if this impact is minimal.

In Chu Yunfei's opinion, although this policy can play a certain role, it is generally quite complicated to implement.

This policy actually doesn't make much sense, especially when the soldiers under his command know why they are fighting.

Having said that, Chu Yunfei, accompanied by the young nurse, walked towards the soldiers.

“How’s your recovery going?”

Chu Yunfei asked the injured second lieutenant, "Are you Huang Baitao's subordinate?"

"Yes, sir. I'm Wang Jiangtao, deputy platoon leader of the first platoon of the ninth company of the third combat battalion of the fourth independent brigade."

Chu Yunfei nodded slightly and carefully looked at the wound on the soldier's body: "In which battle were you injured? I see that the location of your injury is almost the same as mine."

"During the battle to capture Yanggao County, I was shot by a Type 38 rifle from the Japanese army. Luckily, I had a pocket watch on my chest, so I survived."

"This Second Lieutenant Wang also had his surgery performed by the dean himself, with the assistance of Dr. Saskan. The surgery was very successful, but due to the lack of anti-inflammatory drugs, his recovery is slow."

Chu Yunfei nodded slowly: "I will think of a way to deal with the medicine."

As he spoke, Chu Yunfei looked at the soldier standing beside him, wearing the uniform of the 18th Army Group, and asked, "Little brother, which unit are you from?"

"Report to the commander, I am from the new regiment."

"The New 1st Regiment, Li Yunlong's troops?"

The young soldier's eyes lit up and he was very excited for a moment: "The commander knows our regiment commander?"

"Of course. When the Anti-Japanese War just broke out, I was ordered to lead my troops northward. At that time, I only had one 358th Regiment under my command."

Seeing the soldiers gathered around, Chu Yunfei motioned them to sit aside and slowly told them what happened when the July 7 Incident just broke out. On July 7, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out.

On July 8, Chang Ruiyuan ordered not to surrender and not to expand. The Communist Party of China in Yan'an sent a joint telegram to Chang Ruiyuan, hoping that Chang Ruiyuan would mobilize the whole country and express his willingness to serve the country under the leadership of XXX and deal with the enemy to achieve the goal of defending the country!

On July 9, two divisions of the 26th Army under Sun Lianzhong, the 40th Army under Pang Bingxu, and the 84th Division under Gao Guizi went to Shijiazhuang and Baoding to provide reinforcements. At the same time, Chang Ruiyuan telegraphed Song Zheyuan, who was in his hometown of Leling, asking him to return to Baoding as soon as possible to command.

On the same day, Song Zheyuan replied with a telegram to refuse: The fighting here has ceased this morning. The North China troops have the responsibility to defend the territory and should try their best to deal with the current situation. I have decided to follow your will of "not losing territory and not losing land" and vow to deal with it.

It is obvious that Song Zheyuan intended to seek a peaceful solution through negotiations.

On the same day, He Yingqin, who was integrating Liu Xiang's forces in Sichuan, quickly returned to Nanjing, called Xu Yongchang, Cheng Qian, Tang Shengzhi and others to inform them of the situation, and launched a full-scale war mobilization.

On the same day, a secret telegram was sent to all the field camps, pacification offices, provinces and cities across the country, requiring all troops and localities across the country to make practical preparations just in case, which was of utmost importance.

On July 10, Chang Ruiyuan sent another telegram to Song Zheyuan: "To defend the territory, we should have the determination to fight to the death and the spirit of active preparation. As for negotiations, we must be especially careful of their tricks of seizing and seizing, and make sure that we do not lose the main position in the slightest."

Then he sent another telegram: "Construct the planned national defense fortifications as soon as possible, and build them overnight. It is imperative that they be completed within the deadline."

On the same tenth day, the Nanjing Military Reporting Conference was finalized. The heads of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, the General Staff, the General Training Department, the Military Senate, the Aviation Committee, the Naval Command, relevant departments, offices, bureaus, and the Military Supervision Bureau also attended the meeting.

On July 11, Song Zheyuan did not go to Baoding to command the battle, but instead set out for Tianjin, hoping to seek peace with the Japanese garrison commander, Kiyoshi Kozuki.

On July 12, He Yingqin telegraphed Song Zheyuan, and Chang Ruiyuan formally issued a national mobilization order, and the central government-affiliated troops in Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu quickly assembled on the Longhai and Pinghan railway lines centered on Zhengzhou.

Han Fuju, chairman of SD Province, was ordered to take charge of the defense of the northern Jinpu line.

On July 16, "King of Sichuan" Liu Xiang, Pan Wenhua and other generals sent a telegram to all provinces: "In the face of this national crisis, it is time for us to defend the country and serve the leader. Therefore, we send a telegram to all provinces, advocating that we should be united under XX and work together to resist the aggression."

On July 17, Chang Ruiyuan delivered a speech in Lushan.

We hope for peace but do not seek complacency, and are prepared to fight but never seek war. We know that after the whole country goes to war, we will have to sacrifice to the end and there will be no chance of escape. If the war breaks out, no matter where we are, no matter how old or young we are, we will have the responsibility to defend our territory and fight the war, and we should be determined to sacrifice everything!

On July 18, telegrams from all over the country expressing the excitement of the people and people's groups from all walks of life demanding resistance against the enemy arrived in Nanjing one after another.

On July 19, 19 groups at home and abroad sent a telegram to Nanjing demanding resistance against Japan, and reorganized a large number of support groups, consolation groups, and rescue groups based on the original organizations.

On July 1300, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi sent a telegram to the Military Commission: "We are pleased to hear that the national policy has been decided. We swear to lead all the soldiers and the million people in Guangxi to support the Chairman's proposal for the war of resistance, and we will not hesitate to make any sacrifice."

In addition, powerful generals such as Yan Xishan of Shanxi, Ma Hongkui of Qinghai, and Long Yun of Yunnan also expressed their support for the government's anti-Japanese war.

"It is no exaggeration to say that when the sound of gunfire from the Marco Polo Bridge reached Shanxi, I had already ordered the entire regiment to mobilize and prepare for battle."

"Not long after, we received a secret telegram from the Chairman requesting all localities to mobilize for war. Commander Yan established the Second War Zone under the Chairman's order."

"Our 358th Regiment quickly transformed from a garrison unit to a strategic combat unit directly under the Second War Zone."

"Come to think of it, at that time, the number of combat troops in our 358th Regiment alone exceeded . The strength and firepower of a main division of the friendly army were not as strong as that of Chu Yunfei's regiment."

Chu Yunfei said with a proud look on his face: "At that time, I led my troops to Linfen and headed north to reinforce Datong. However, when I arrived in the area of ​​Fanshi County, I received an order to defend Ruyuekou.

My brother Jingzhai and I from the 203rd Brigade fought a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders' th Mixed Brigade Suzuki and the puppet Mongolian cavalry.

It was also the battle of Ruyuekou that was fought so brutally that only 200 people were left from Tianyu's four battalions, and the rest all died heroically."

Chu Yunfei paused, seemed a little sad, and then slowly said: "Many of you may have joined the army after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. You don't know that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army at that time was much stronger than it is now."

"They are all elite troops who have been trained for a long time, with superb marksmanship and excellent infantry-artillery coordination. They are different from the current group of reserve devils. These people are all re-enlisted after being discharged from the army.

Their fighting power is much weaker than before.

Of course, these little devils did have their weaknesses, that is, they were too arrogant and didn’t take us Chinese seriously.”

"In the Battle of Ruyuekou, we dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese Army's 11th Independent Mixed Brigade."

"However, Brigade Commander Liang Jiantang of the 203rd Brigade died heroically while supervising the battle at the front line, and many of the brothers on the front line were also killed or injured."

"Later, under the order of Commander Yan, the 34th Army carried out the encirclement and annihilation plan"

A young soldier hurriedly asked, "What happened next?"

"After the encirclement and annihilation operation failed, the Battle of Xinkou took place." A look of reminiscence emerged in Chu Yunfei's eyes. In the blink of an eye, almost three years had passed.

Since the Anti-Japanese War, many of Chu Yunfei's acquaintances have sacrificed their lives on the road of resisting Japan and saving the country. Countless heroes did not even leave behind their names.

"By the way, little brother, how did you get here injured?"

"A group of horse bandits fled from the northwest to the northwest of Shanxi. Under the leadership of the regiment commander, we fought with them and lost many brothers, but we also successfully wiped them out. Now our new regiment is preparing to form a cavalry company!"

"Cavalry Company?"

The young soldier nodded proudly: "We are the first regiment among all the basic regiments to have a complete cavalry search unit. Our regiment commander said that in the entire northwest of Shanxi, and even in the entire North China region, they are the first basic regiment to have a cavalry search unit."

This Li Yunlong is really good at showing off.

But Li Yunlong is not bragging.

The Eighth Route Army's core regiment was actually benchmarked against the Type B Infantry Regiment.

The combat strength is around 1,500 people.

Type B troops will only be equipped with reconnaissance units at the division level, that is, cavalry search companies.

Naturally, there are no such troops at the regiment level.

Even the Type A infantry regiments (such as the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Regiments) under Chu Yunfei's previous command.

It is not so luxurious as to equip a cavalry company.

Li Yunlong's regiment dared to set up a cavalry company.

This means that he has developed quite well in northwestern Shanxi, otherwise he would not be able to afford to support hundreds of horses.

Chu Yunfei continued to ask with a smile: "How is your spring farming going this year?"

"It's good. Before the battle, the regiment commander and the political commissar were taking the lead in doing this. Northwest Shanxi is really desolate and many things can't grow. Before I was injured, our battalion commander planned to plant trees first and then consider growing food. Sometimes we had to work on an empty stomach and could only eat two meals a day, and one meal was thin."

Wang Jiangtao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, is your army so miserable?"

"Aren't you?" the young soldier of the Eighth Route Army asked suspiciously, "We don't have food, but you do?"

"Although our food is not good, we are not starving. We can still eat meat occasionally a week. If the supply line is unobstructed, we can eat meat at least three times a month."

When the young soldier heard about eating meat, his mouth almost drooled. He wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "We haven't eaten meat for a long time. I heard that the horses killed by stray bullets were pickled by the kitchen team and rewarded by the regiment commander to the soldiers who made meritorious contributions."

He saw other officers and soldiers around him looking at him.

Chu Yunfei also spoke out: "If there is a shortage of food, report it to the Second War Zone Commander Headquarters."

"I know you need to develop northwest Shanxi, maintain local public security, and reform the land. The workload is huge and hard."

"We in the Second War Zone will not let our brother troops go hungry. Shanxi is not short of food now."

The young soldier saluted subconsciously: "Yes, thank you, sir. I will tell the regiment commander about this when I get back."

Chu Yunfei nodded slightly in response and was about to say something else.

Zhao Pengcheng's voice came from not far away: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency~ Why did you come out by yourself?"

"Pengcheng, you're here just in time. Go call Northwest Shanxi and ask about their food and fodder supply. I just heard that they work on an empty stomach every day. This is a bit too much. You still have to eat enough."

Zhao Pengcheng straightened his body and turned to leave immediately: "Yes, I'll do it right away."

Several guards stood around, silently observing everyone.
(End of this chapter)