Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 483 Military Song (Subscription Request)
The front line of the Sixth Army's defense.

The Sixth Army was ranked at the back of the expeditionary force, unlike the Fifth Army which was mostly composed of veterans returning from injury.

Most of their previous soldiers were just new recruits who lacked combat experience and had relatively poor weapons and equipment.

Many soldiers even still used Hanyang rifles and Czech light machine guns.

Compared with the Japanese troops who had been baptized by war for many years and were well-equipped, there was indeed a clear gap in combat effectiveness.

This is also an important reason why the Japanese army chose them as a breakthrough point.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At dawn, the shrill whistling of shells broke the tranquility of the sky.

The Japanese artillery fire poured down like a rainstorm, and the shells exploded on the Sixth Army's position, sending up huge fireballs and black smoke, mixed with debris and broken wood, splashing everywhere.

Under the ravages of artillery fire, the simple trenches and firing points were like a boat swaying in the rain, in danger of capsizing at any time.

"Get down! Get down! The shells are coming!"

On the battlefield, the soldiers of the Sixth Army hid in the anti-artillery caves with a little worry. Not far from them was a communication trench that stretched for several miles. In essence, this was their guard position, preparing for the next attack.

If used for defense, the effect will not be that good.

The Japanese artillery was obviously well prepared. They accurately covered the entire defense line of the Sixth Army, focusing on the second-line infantry positions and heavy machine gun fire points.

"Fuck, how come these damn Japanese guys are so accurate?"

"They are clearly well prepared. These bastards have been investigating for such a long time, so there must be some effect."

"It's a pity that we don't have enough sniper rifles, otherwise we wouldn't have let the Japanese search team go back!"

"Damn it! This Japanese cannon is free?!" a young soldier cursed in a trembling voice. He clenched the Hanyang-made rifle in his hands, his face pale.

Another veteran shouted anxiously: "Where are our guns? Fight back!!"

However, their voices were soon drowned out by the deafening explosion.

The artillery positions of the Sixth Army were soon silenced under the concentrated attacks of the Japanese army.

The few mountain cannons that were still able to fire were suppressed by the Japanese artillery fire and could not raise their heads.

The Japanese artillery fire continued, and deafening explosions continued.

The pungent smell of gunpowder quickly enveloped the entire position.

The artillery fire subsided slightly and the Japanese infantry began to charge.

They shouted loudly and rushed towards the Sixth Army's position like a tide, holding their Type 38 rifles with bayonets fixed.

"The Japs are coming! Get ready to fight!"

One of the company commanders shouted at the top of his lungs, drew his pistol, stood in the trench, and tried to boost morale.

However, his voice seemed to have no effect amid the intensive shouts of the Japanese army's charge.

"Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta!"

The Czech light machine guns on the Sixth Army's positions began to spew flames, trying to suppress the Japanese charge.

But the main attacking Japanese force was the 18th Division.

These damn Japanese devils act like they are not afraid of death.

They charged forward one after another, with soldiers constantly falling, but more people coming up.

This kind of almost suicidal attack usually only occurs when combat troops are out of ammunition and food.

This kind of stupid tactic was used at the very beginning, making it quite difficult for the soldiers to deal with it.

They did not have sufficient firepower to contain the tidal wave of attacks.

"Grenade! Throw a grenade!!"

The soldiers fumbled for grenades from their waists in a panic.

They unscrewed the moisture-proof cover, pulled the fuse and threw it at the charging Japanese army.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Japanese soldiers braved a hail of bullets and quickly approached the Sixth Army's position.

"retreat!"

It seemed that the Japanese wanted to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The company commanders in charge of the defense of the front-line guard positions issued the retreat order in tacit understanding.

Hand-to-hand combat is a close-range combat method that the Japanese army is quite good at.

In the case of the retreat of the defending troops.

The Japanese soldiers easily crossed the empty trenches without encountering any decent resistance.

A rising sun flag was planted on this land.

Declaring them the winners of this battle.

But for the commander of the Japanese front line.

They know very well that the "victory" they have won is not of high value.

They naturally knew that this was just the outermost guard position deployed by the Sixth Army. Its main function was to warn and delay, not the main defense position.
The real tough part is the main position at the back, which is carefully built with mountains and rivers.

The troops are concentrated there.

There is direct artillery support there.

The attacking Japanese combat troops hardly stopped for a moment, and quickly reorganized their formation. Like a flood breaking through a dam, they continued to attack along the torn gap towards the main position in depth of the Sixth Army.

Under the cover of the infantry, the engineering corps quickly opened up a path forward.

The roar of the engine was not far from them.

It was an accompanying attack by the few light and "medium" tanks.

Sixth Army Headquarters.

In the Minge area, in a bunker in the southwest.

The Sixth Army's headquarters was also very forward.

While the front-line defensive positions were under threat from the Japanese army, they were actually within the attack range of Japanese bombers.

It can be said that this group of senior commanders were also shrouded in the shadow of war and tremendous pressure at this time.

The map room was brightly lit.

The battle map on the wall was mostly covered with various red marks representing collapse, rupture, and crisis.

General Gan Lichu, commander of the Sixth Army, walked quickly back in front of the map with his hands behind his back, his face ashen and veins exposed on his forehead.

Signalmen and staff officers kept rushing in with the latest, often bad news, battle reports, and each report hit his heart like a sledgehammer.

Du Yuming once commented in his memoirs: Gan was loyal and brave but lacked strategy.

There is nothing wrong with being brave in combat, but overall he lacks a sense of the overall situation and a comprehensive strategic perspective.

But they fought under the command of the joint command.

This is actually negligible.

However, Gan Reihashi's loyalty and bravery are obviously not enough when facing the madman Mutaguchi Ren'ya.

The commander of the 18th Division, Mutaguchi Renya, is a pure mad dog.

It's not the so-called fearless, brave or anything like that.

He is just a simple psychopath, a madman who has been brainwashed by Bushido.

The combat orders he issued were still well implemented during this period.

The 18th Division also underwent half a month of rest and reorganization, and its combat effectiveness has been restored a lot.

"Report to the commander! Our right wing defense line has been breached! The enemy is circling our division headquarters! Requesting urgent reinforcements!"

"Report! The enemy facing the 42nd Division is at least a reinforced regiment equipped with tanks!
Our division’s anti-tank weapons are insufficient, many positions have been destroyed, and all heavy weapons have been lost! Request artillery support.”

The voice on the other end of the phone stopped, and there was a busy tone and a faint explosion sound in the back.

"Asshole!" Gan Lichu punched the map fiercely: "Where is the support force?"

A combat staff officer came running over, sweating profusely, and said in a low voice: "Commander! The military reserve has been put into battle, but the Japanese offensive is too fierce this time!

At least two divisions launched the attack at the same time, and assembled a large number of heavy artillery and tanks!
We have very few artillery firepower to fight back now, and almost all of them have been blown up by the Japanese planes. "At this time, another staff officer also walked over quickly and added hastily: "Commander!"

"The defense at the junction between us and the Fifth Army has been completely torn apart!"

"The main force of the Japanese army is pouring in through this gap like a tide!

Their goal is very clear, which is to open a breakthrough from us, seriously threatening the security of the entire front, and even possibly separating us from the Fifth Army!"

Gan Lichu frowned.

Previously, they had no difficulty fighting against a Japanese division.

After all, the 56th Division is not a powerful main force division.

In terms of combat effectiveness, it was barely second-rate in the Japanese army's combat sequence.

What's more, they have the elite Fifth Army beside them, who like to take the initiative to attack when they have nothing to do, helping them share a lot of pressure.

And now.

The Fifth Army was faced with a strong attack from the 33rd Division, coupled with an order from the Joint Command strictly prohibiting active attacks.

The Sixth Army can now only rely on itself to fight against two Japanese divisions, which is an impossible task.

He looked at the expanding red arrow on the map.

In just three days, the Japanese army advanced twenty kilometers and broke through two lines of defense in succession.

Can the newly formed 29th Division deployed by Stilwell fill such a large gap?
Gan Lichu herself didn't believe it.

He knew that, normally, the Sixth Army and the Sixtieth Army were far inferior to the elite Japanese troops in terms of training and quality of their soldiers.

In addition, the Japanese army came well prepared this time and concentrated their superior forces at one point.

It was only a matter of time before the defense was breached.

So why has the joint command remained silent?

It is obvious that the newly formed 11th Army and even the newly formed 38th Division are very suitable for such a task.

Could it be that Huang Baitao's and Sun Liren's troops were no longer able to undertake the corresponding combat missions because of the heavy losses they suffered in previous battles?
The thought of this.

Gan Lichu was very worried.

If this continues, not only will the Sixth Army be wiped out.

The flank of the Fifth Army next to it will also be completely exposed to the Japanese army, and the consequences will be disastrous!

"I can't hesitate any longer..." There was a hint of determination in Gan Lichu's eyes, along with deep despair and humiliation.

As the head of an army, sending such an urgent request for help to friendly forces or even superiors would in itself mean the incompetence of his own troops, but he could no longer care about that now.

He turned around abruptly and shouted to the communications office beside him: "Immediately! Go to my headquarters! Go to the headquarters of the Sixth Army Headquarters! Send a telegram to the Joint Headquarters! Urgent! Extremely urgent!!"

He walked to the telegraph machine and dictated respectfully, his voice a little hoarse from excitement, but every word ringing loudly:
To General Stilwell of the Joint Command and Commander Chu Yunfei: The enemy facing our army is determined to be the 18th and 33rd main divisions of the Japanese invaders, which are supported by tanks, heavy artillery and aviation. They are launching unprecedentedly fierce attacks on the junction of our current defense line!
Even with all our forces, we are still unable to stop the enemy's attack! The situation is extremely critical!
In order to save the war situation, avoid a total collapse, and prevent the safety of the Fifth Army's flank from being endangered, I implore Your Majesty to put the overall situation first and dispatch strong reinforcements as soon as possible.

Please adjust the main forces equipped with American weapons or the main reinforcements of the Fifth Army to provide emergency reinforcements to our defense zone.

The situation is urgent, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!

This is an extremely urgent request! The Sixth Army Commander Gan Lichu is urgently knocking! "

The communications director was taking notes quickly.

Then he immediately ordered the radio operator to send this urgent message for help with the highest priority.
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Joint Command.

Stilwell put down the telegram in his hand.

The fierce attack by three divisions was a huge move.

Although the combat strength of both sides fighting on the front line was basically equal.

But the Japanese army has corresponding air force advantages.

Most of the strong fortifications on the defense line were destroyed by Japanese aerial bombs.

At this moment, the Japanese army was actually launching an attack in the direction expected by the US Department of Defense.

Basically, all the elite Japanese troops in Southeast Asia were incorporated into the Thai-Burma Front Army.

Although Stilwell was happy to see the Chinese and Japanese armies fighting to the death and depleting the Japanese army's manpower.

But he also didn't want to lose the war.

What he expected was not only to contain and consume the Japanese army, but also to defeat it.

Otherwise, once the situation deteriorated, the Japanese army would most likely cut off the Burma Road and then use its combat forces on the Pacific battlefield.

How to strike this balance? Stilwell thought he had done a good job before, but now.

The subsequent development of the war situation has exceeded his expectations.

If we continue to play like this, the collapse of the defense line will be obvious and not far away in the future.

Huang Baitao, who was standing nearby, asked, "General Stilwell, are we going to carry out the original battle plan?"

"Just follow the battle plan Chu left behind. He had already anticipated this happening, and he is already on his way back to the front line."

Huang Baitao saluted and immediately turned away: "Yes, I will immediately send troops to reinforce."

In the blink of an eye, another day has passed.

There were more and more reports of defense lines being breached in various places. The Sixth Army even continued to shrink its defense lines and took the initiative to launch counterattacks to engage in a tug-of-war with the Japanese army.

But casualties continued to increase, and the Japanese army even used poison gas bombs as conventional weapons.

When they encountered a defense line that was impossible to break through, they would directly rotate the indigenous people of the Burmese "Independence Army" to launch an attack to consume the ammunition and artillery shells of the defending troops.

Sixth Army Headquarters.

Gan Lichu, as the supreme commander, had not slept for three consecutive days. At this moment, he asked, "Where are the support troops?"

“The 66th Army and the newly formed 29th Division have arrived and strengthened the defense of the junction. They have already launched a counterattack and defeated the Burmese Independence Army that wanted to seize the position.

In addition, the Joint Command called and said Commander Chu was rushing back to the front line from northern Myanmar."

When they heard the last sentence, everyone subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

three days ago.

A river valley in northern Myanmar.

"Yun Fei, you've picked a good place." Lin Wei accompanied him with a smile.

Chu Yunfei put his hands behind his back, looking into the distance in a daze.

For development work in northern Myanmar.

The Shancheng side is also more concerned about this than him, the chief of the senior military officers' advisory group stationed in Myanmar.

Before this, the battle of Biaoguan had pushed him from the position of chief of the senior military officers' advisory group stationed in Yunnan to the chief of the senior military officers' advisory group stationed in Yunnan.

Theoretically speaking, even how the northern Myanmar region is developed will be decided by him as the head of the group.

As for the good place that Lin Wei mentioned.

In fact, it was a new training ground that Chu Yunfei had carefully selected for the newly formed 12th Army under Wu Ziqiang using a three-dimensional combat map.

It not only covers the terrain of jungles, plains, rivers and mountains, but also can play a role in guarding the rear side of the Yunnan-Burma Road.

In terms of the military strength of the newly formed 12th Army, Shancheng also provided a lot of support.

"Director Lin, have the recruitment of soldiers been adjusted accordingly?"

"There is a lot of resistance at the moment. Many young people are worried that enlisting in the military will delay their future studies. And as for retaining their student status, it is difficult to guarantee it given the current state of war in the country."

"The drafting of a new military service law is imperative because we need such a group of people for the war."

Chu Yunfei waved to Zhao Pengcheng who was not far away and said, "Director Lin, I plan to establish a youth journal in Shancheng, Kunming and other places to promote educated youth to join the army."

"In addition, I also asked someone to compile a song about educated youth joining the army for singing..."

Lin Wei took the manuscript from Zhao Pengcheng and said, "Have you not seen that Han Zhongjun, at a young age, was tied to a captive and asked for a long rope.

See you, Ban Dingyuan, Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhanyun!
The man should be in serious danger. How can he let the Confucian crown miss this life?
The situation is that the country is in danger, and the eggs are exhausted, and the feathers are struggling to stop!
I throw away my old pen, put on my wartime collar, and call on more than a hundred thousand comrades, singing war songs and joining the army...joining the army together!
They all joined the army to wipe out the invaders, vowing to wipe out the Japanese invaders regardless of their own lives. They endured the longing for home and generously expressed their desire to serve their country.

Saving the nation..
The whole nation is united in hatred and hatred of the enemy, and the land of China is littered with enemy corpses."

While Lin Wei was reading, Chu Yunfei sang the tune of the song about the educated youth joining the army (the National Army version, not the regiment leader version)
"What do you think, Director Lin?"

"That's very appropriate. I will start promoting this matter..." Lin Wei agreed with a smile: "The chairman sent me here to find out if there is anything else that needs support on the front line."

(End of this chapter)