Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 72: Yan Laoxi's Advice; Promotion and Reward! (Subscribe)
Fang Ligong paused and said, "Commander, I will go to the Fourth Battalion to take charge of the work."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "Go ahead, and send me a guard."

"it is good!"

Zhuo Tianyu’s previous performance in the combat meeting was not entirely his fault.

His actual position now is the battalion commander of the new recruits battalion.

The real commander of the Fourth Battalion is Chu Yunfei, who is temporarily serving as the commander.

According to the normal appointment pattern, after the battle, the four battalions were originally under his command.

Chu Yunfei should be responsible for this himself.

Zhuo Tianyu was a little too honest, so he didn't care about the affairs of the Fourth Battalion.

That's why this weird thing happened.

Otherwise, today’s casualties will be summarized.

The next morning, Chu Yunfei was able to complete the assignment of new recruits.

It delayed a little.

Fang Ligong turned and left, his steps moving very quickly.

Chu Yunfei was quite emotional, "Brother Ligong, my Zifang."

He turned and walked towards the guard on duty not far away: "Where did Chief Xie go?"

"Reporting to the regimental commander, an officer has gone to the training ground. That should be the recruit replacement camp."

"Ah."

On the training ground at this time.

"kill!"

"Stab~!"

"kill!"

The soldiers of the recruit replacement battalion are undergoing basic assassination training.

What is slightly different from other troops is that these recruits are holding real guns.

Not a stick!

After Xie Ming discovered it, he immediately stopped where he was.

Observe carefully.

Zhou Daxing, the bayonet instructor, walked in the training line with his hands behind his back.

At this time, he no longer had the friendliness he had during his previous tenure.

Two pairs of eyes were extremely sharp, like eagle eyes, staring at everyone on the field.

Once a more outrageous error occurs, a voice reminder and correction will be given immediately.

If necessary, I will demonstrate it myself.

“One~!”

"kill!"

"two!"

"kill!"

Zhou Daxing frowned slightly and shouted, "Stop!"

The soldiers stood still, maintaining their standing position and looking forward.

"Just like a woman!"

"What are we? We are wild wolves and tigers!"

"We are men, warriors!"

"Listen to your voices again. You are bleating like little lambs. Do you have murderous intent?"

"Can anyone tell me why we have to yell during assassination training?"

"Why do I ask you to keep quiet during the sprint?"

Zhou Daxing stood in front of everyone with his hands behind his back.

Yes,

Shouting affects physical strength.

It has something to do with body rhythm.

Shouting and killing.

It's right to boost your morale and boost your courage.

But this is only suitable for new recruits who have just entered the battlefield and have little practical experience.

The soldiers of the 358th Regiment would only roar to boost their morale at the beginning of the charge.

At other times.

Except for the time of exerting force and regulating the breath, the whole process is very silent.

"Report to the instructor, the purpose of making noises when exerting force is to intimidate the Japanese and scare them. The purpose of not shouting when sprinting is to ensure that your physical strength is not wasted!"

Xie Ming looked at these energetic recruits with a smile on his face.

That’s right, there are still smart people among the recruits.

Zhou Daxing came up to the new recruit with a smile on his face and said, "Tell me, what's your name?"

"Report to the instructor, my name is Peng Quanshan."

"Very good, Peng Quanshan, I remember your name. I just saw that you completed your bayonet training very well. Have you ever been a soldier before?"

"In reply to the instructor, I have never been a soldier, but I worked as a long-term worker in the house of Mr. Liu. I worked as a security guard for two years and learned some marksmanship."

Zhou Daxing nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, you have a good foundation. You performed very well today. I will tell your battalion commander."

"Thank you, instructor."

"Sir, our Captain Chu is here."

After hearing the reminder from the guard beside him, Xie Ming turned around and looked around.

Chu Yunfei walked over and asked, "Captain Xie, are you interested in our new recruits?"

"Brother Yunfei, I've seen other troops use wooden spears during training. Why do you use real weapons during training?"

Xie Ming pointed at the new recruits in the distance with some confusion.

Chu Yunfei smiled upon hearing this, and then explained: "Our Jin-made Type 65 rifle is an imitation of the Type 38 rifle, and weighs nearly eight kilograms."

"And the wooden spears we use for training weigh less than three pounds. If we practice with wooden spears, when they switch to real weapons, they won't be able to use as many techniques."

The rifle with a bayonet weighs nearly eight kilograms.

It is a very heavy weapon.

Generally speaking, after new recruits change into real weapons, they can’t even talk about bayonet fighting skills.

Even the ordinary salted fish thrust was not easy to use.

Such soldiers would dare to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.

That would be pure suicide.

Even the Japanese army's bayonet training lasted only three months at most.

The rest is basically hot weapons training.

The main secret of the Japanese's strong bayonet fighting lies in group fighting.

A combat team of three to four people, with good cooperation, can withstand a siege more than three times their size.

In fact, the Japanese soldiers only knew how to do that two or three times, relying on their strong bodies to bully the malnourished soldiers.

If you conduct targeted training, there is nothing to be afraid of.

At this time, Xie Ming obviously misunderstood.

He suddenly realized, and continued: "No wonder you only practiced three moves."

Chu Yunfei did not explain: "Sir Xie, the reporter has been dealt with. What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Brother Yunfei, the organization of the 358th Brigade has been announced. It is a Type A combat brigade with two infantry regiments."

"In addition, you will be promoted to deputy commander of the 358th Brigade."

Chu Yunfei was a little surprised when he heard the news: "Deputy brigade commander? Then who will be the brigade commander?"

"No brigade commander..."

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows, somewhat displeased: "No brigade commander...what does this mean?"

"Commander Yan has done his best. As you know, this involves the organization of the 196th Brigade. Nanjing has its own considerations, and the Chairman is unwilling to give in."

Xie Ming sighed and added, "The chairman is still quite afraid of Chief Yan."

"If you don't appoint me as a brigade commander, what's the difference between me, Chu Yunfei, and the brigade commander?"

Xie Ming smiled but said nothing.

Chu Yunfei was quite impressed: "Commander Yan's move is really brilliant."

"Commander Yan is preparing to deploy all the troops from the newly formed Second and Third Regiments to the 358th Brigade."

"As for the combat organization of the 358th Brigade, Commander Yan said that he would not ask about it." Xie Ming's tone was filled with a hint of emotion: "Brother Yunfei, the situation at Niangzi Pass is critical this time."

"Thank you, Commander. Please rest assured. Commander Yan, please rest assured. Our 358th Brigade will fight bravely and defeat the Japanese invaders. We will never let down the expectations of the people of Shanxi and the kindness of Commander Yan."

"No, what I mean is that if the situation is difficult to reverse, we can retreat first if necessary to preserve our strength for later."

Chu Yunfei was stunned and asked immediately: "What happened on the front line?"

Xie Ming knew that he could not hide it from Chu Yunfei, so he said immediately: "The battle to counterattack Jiuguan has failed. At present, the Japanese invaders still occupy Jiuguan and have launched a fierce attack on our Xuehua Mountain line."

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly, and reminded: "Although the Zhao Division has a large number of troops, their combat effectiveness is weak and they cannot hold on. Once Niangzi Pass is lost, the defenders of Xinkou will be at risk of being attacked from both sides."

"Commander Yan has ordered the 115rd Brigade of the 343th Division of the Eighth Route Army to move to the Shouyang line, and the 129th and 386th Brigades of the 385th Division to move to the area west of Xiyang and Niangzi Pass to conduct mobile defense against the Japanese infiltration forces. You have dealt with them before."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "They have a strong fighting spirit and are very good at mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, but they are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when fighting against the main force of the Japanese army.

In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with Commander Yan's command. Letting them go into the mountains and deal with those Japanese devils can buy a lot of time for our army's frontal defensive operations.

After the troops under Commander Sun of the Second Army arrive, the situation at Niangzi Pass may be stabilized.

At that time, our 358th Brigade will cooperate with the main forces of our friendly neighbors to launch a comprehensive counterattack, defeat the Japanese invaders, and cut off their attempt to spy on our Shanxi. "

"Commander Yan knows that Mr. Zhao has met you."

Chu Yunfei laughed dumbly: "Mr. Zhao promoted their anti-Japanese stance to me, but I declined on the grounds that I needed to interview him next. I personally have no objection to the Eighth Route Army. After all, it is also China's national defense force."

"The combat effectiveness demonstrated by the 129th Brigade of the 386th Division in Zhuanshui Village is enough to show that the combat capability and hidden strength of this unit far exceeds previous estimates. Perhaps we can indeed look forward to their performance."

Xie Ming sighed: "Commander Yan hopes that you will keep your distance from the Red Party. Brother Yunfei, after all, we are also the National Army."

Chu Yunfei smiled and nodded: "I understand, Chief Xie, please tell Chief Yan for me, tell him to rest assured."

He actually came here for the Red Party’s affairs.

Chu Yunfei knew that Yan Laoxi would be sensitive to these things.

But I didn't expect it to be this sensitive.

The Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters is, after all, Yan Laoxi's lair.

He has spies everywhere, so it is normal for him to get the news first.

anyway.

The reputation of the Jin army declined after it left Shanxi.

The same is true for the current anti-Japanese war in Shanxi.

The Ta Kung Pao published an article: "A bloody battle between Gao Guizi's remaining soldiers."

It reads: "The main army (Jin army) stopped and did not provide support. This brigade fought alone for half a month and almost all of them died. It was a tragic and heroic battle!
For a time, Yan Laoxi and the Jin army were pushed to the forefront.

Gao Guizi, who served as a guest soldier, was from Shaanxi.

Before the war, Gao Guizi served as commander of the 17th Army and commander of the 84th Division.

The 21th Army has two divisions under its command, the other being the st Division.

The division commander Li Pinxian was a member of the central government's direct line of troops, and Gao Guizi could not command him.

Old Yan did something rather bizarre.

First, the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army was required to take charge of the frontal defense.

The deputy commander-in-chief sternly rejected it.

He suggested that the Lin Division was good at mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, and was not suitable for positional defense warfare. It would be better to hide and give the Japanese a heavy blow.

Yan Laoxi agreed.

The unfortunate Gao Guizi was responsible for the frontal defense of Pingxingguan with less than 5,000 remaining troops.

In the eyes of the generals of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The 84th Division is a centralized warlord force.

Historically, it has nothing to do with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and has no connection with them.

In the eyes of Sun Cuiya, Yan Laoxi and others.

Such troops are guest troops, not our own.

After the bloody battle at Nankou, only less than 5,000 people were left of the 84th Division.

After retreating to Pingxingguan, they also took on the most brutal frontal blocking.

The troops under his command were almost wiped out, and there was no sign of reinforcement.

Send out several calls for help.

However, the warlords' nature of being wary of each other and hindering each other was exposed at this time.

Yan Laoxi adopted the strategy of hitting the board ten times.

Chiang Kai-shek was tired of being asked for help, so he would issue orders to them over the heads of the chain of command to request their support.

And in the end?
The slogans were shouted loudly, but no reinforcements were seen.

From beginning to end.

At his instruction, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army under Yan Laoxi's command did not send any reinforcements.

The troops under Li Xianzhou's command have higher combat effectiveness.

But there were also heavy casualties after this battle.

Even the victory at Pingxingguan did not stop Li Xianzhou from sending a telegram to report.

It is worth mentioning that when the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army took the initiative to launch an attack.

The 84th Division had abandoned its frontal defensive positions and fled.

Objectively speaking, Gao Guizi and his 84th Division have lived up to the Chinese people and to Shanxi.

After all, the main casualties were in the Battle of Pingxingguan.

All the responsibilities were borne by friendly forces.

As for the various units of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, except for Chen Changjie's unit, most of them suffered heavy losses.

others.
It would be fine if the fighting ability was weak, but they just stood by and watched with their weapons.

What kind of person Yan Laoxi is, we all know it after fighting a few battles.

Of course, Sun Cuiya, the commander at the time, also had his own explanation.

At that time, all units of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were indeed attacked.

But since we are unable to support such nonsense, naturally no one will believe it.

What you sow, you reap.

Although Yan Laoxi was stingy and deceitful, he was even cowardly and afraid of fighting before the war in order to survive in Shanxi.

But at this moment, he finally came to his senses.

In fact, I was just anxious.

He knew that at this time, if he was still the same as before.

Then let alone saving Shanxi, even Taiyuan can’t be saved.

By then, the people of Shanxi will not know how to scold him!
Therefore, Yan Laoxi not only opened his own ammunition depot to supply friendly troops.

Even in terms of manpower, they took the initiative to provide it to friendly forces.

They even called in the motorcade, which they had always been reluctant to use.

Help various troops transport the wounded and mobilize troops.

Of course, the main task is to "help friendly" troops to reach the front line and transport supplies.

Xie Ming worked efficiently and effectively after some instructions.

He immediately said that he would rest at his place for a night and return early the next morning.

Chu Yunfei ordered the kitchen team to open cans and go into the city to purchase more.

The main focus is warm hospitality.

In the next two days.

As the additional troops gradually arrived at the camp, the Third Battalion also arrived outside the city of Taiyuan.

Successfully joined up with the main force of Chu Yunfei's regiment.

Chu Yunfei ordered Sun Ming to cooperate with reporters to complete the publicity task.

While he and Fang Ligong were reorganizing the troops, they were also discussing the promotion of the troops below.

Wait until the third day.

There is new news.

Chiang Kai-shek finally gave in and agreed to Yan Laoxi's request.

In the Battle of Yuanping, Chu Yunfei and the 358th Regiment performed well, successfully completed the blocking mission, and killed the major general brigade commander.

But after all, the main force that annihilated the enemy was the 54th Division of the Central Army.

Old Yan was making a fuss about Chu Yunfei again, hoping to get more benefits.

It was delayed again and again, and it took a week to discuss from the end of the battle to the confirmation of the commendation.

Qian Bojun, the former major battalion commander of the first battalion, was promoted to lieutenant colonel for his meritorious service in combat, and was awarded a first-class Gancheng Medal and a reward of two thousand silver dollars.

The Chief of Staff of the 358th Regiment, Fang Ligong, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and awarded a Class A Guanghua Medal.
(End of this chapter)