Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 83: Two battalions head north to reinforce Niangzi Pass, and the Northwest Army’s brave generals’ battle record can be checked! (Subscribe)

"A high-explosive shell is loaded. Do you see the Japanese bunker at one o'clock?"

The platoon leader Cao Liguang laughed out loud: "I see, Battalion Commander, this thing is so easy to hit, I'll hit wherever you point!"

Liang Guoping nodded: "I still need to command you. I'll give you the telescope. Fire freely!"

"Yes!"

Under Cao Liguang's command, the two mountain cannons were quickly adjusted.

"One shot reload~!"

"put!"

With a loud bang, the shell fired out of the gun.

After a loud bang, bricks and stones splashed everywhere.

There is a damaging effect, but it's not as good as expected.

Cao Liguang decisively ordered: "Two volleys, ready~~!"

"put!"

"boom!"

The movement on the front line of the battlefield naturally attracted the attention of many soldiers.

At this time, Song Ming, the battalion commander of the heavy mortar battalion, also raised his telescope and looked in the direction of the bunker.

Her little eyes were full of envy.

"Damn it, if we had a 150mm mortar, we could blow this thing up!"

Song Ming was somewhat puzzled: "Using mountain artillery for direct shooting, how can Liang Guoping be sure that the Japanese have no artillery?"

What a damn courage!

The Japanese army did not even need to use weapons such as the Type 75 infantry gun or the mm mountain gun.

A 90mm grenade launcher is enough to fire back at mountain artillery 1,200 meters away.

A few artillery shells were fired, causing a Japanese bunker to collapse.

The Japanese army did not respond at all.

What does this mean?
The damn Japs don’t have any cannons!
Only grenade launchers!
Everyone in the forward command post also reacted at this time.

I couldn't help but admire Chu Yunfei even more.

At least if you put yourself in their shoes, none of them would take risks with the precious 75mm mountain cannon.

How many artillery pieces are there in the entire Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?
Let’s not talk about artillery.

The artillery was the treasure of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and even the 358th Brigade.

The vast majority of artillerymen were educated and could read and do math.

It can be considered a technical branch of the army.

“Let go!”

"Boom~!"

Another explosion was heard in the distance, and a bunker was once again destroyed by mountain artillery.

"These damned Japanese devils, let's give them a taste of our power."

"We will wipe out all the Japanese troops at Jiuguan today, and then we can go directly north to provide support. If we can repel the Japanese attack, the situation in Shanxi may change."

"Not bad!"

Chu Yunfei nodded, and turned his head to look at Xue Jie again: "So we must eliminate this group of devils as soon as possible, and use the main force to go north to flank the main force of the enemy Japanese army."

"It's just a small old level. We can't waste too much time on it."

In the headquarters of the 358th Brigade.

Fang Ligong stepped forward and picked it up.

"358th Brigade Headquarters, please speak!"

【I am Liu Wenqing】

"Hello, Commander Liu. I am Fang Ligong, the chief of staff of the 358th Regiment."

[Chief of Staff Fang, the front line is in danger. Commander Huang hopes that your 358th Brigade will quickly eliminate the troops guarding Jiuguan and head north to provide support.]

"Please rest assured, sirs. We will follow the plan and eliminate the remaining enemies at Jiuguan as soon as possible. Our army has already launched an attack on Jiuguan, and the offensive is going smoothly."

[How long will it take? ]

Fang Ligong was unable to grasp the battlefield situation on the front line in real time.

Chu Yunfei has gone to the front line, so this old barrier will definitely be a tough nut to crack.

If you make a big promise, you may not be able to deliver when the time comes.

These friendly forces are bound to have some emotions.

After weighing the pros and cons, Fang Ligong gave a more conservative figure: "Within two days, we may be able to clear out the remaining enemies at Jiuguan Pass and head north to support our friendly forces."

Liu Wenqing's tone seemed to be much higher: [Two days? Are you sure?]

"determine."

[Then we will wait for the victory news from the 358th Brigade! ]

After hanging up the phone.

Fang Ligong noticed that Chief of Staff Xie's tone seemed a little surprised.

The purpose of this phone call was naturally to urge them to wipe out the remaining enemies in Jiuguan as soon as possible.

Two days is actually neither long nor short, just enough to exceed my expectations.

Huang Shaolong nominally gave one day.

But the order was given the night before.

At that time, the 27th Division also took on the task of attacking.

And this time the old pass.

The troops responsible for the attack had no support except for one regiment of the 27th Division.

The 12th Division was responsible for attacking reinforcements in Walnut Garden and Hongtuling.

In other words, the old customs is a tough nut to crack.

With Huang Shaohong adjusting the deployment, the 358th Brigade was left to fight on its own.

In the eyes of Huang Shaohong, Sun Lianzhong, Feng Anbang, and even Chu Yunfei himself.

Fighting the old pass is not an easy task, but it has to be fought.

Therefore, Huang Shaolong and others’ psychological expectation was three days.

Annihilate these enemy forces within three days and head north to support the front line of defense.

That's already good progress.

After all, the casualties of attacking from above would be considerable, not to mention that they were facing elite Japanese troops.

A lot of defensive fortifications have been repaired on the old pass, so it is understandable that Chu Yunfei is delaying to reduce casualties among the troops.

Two days.

This was far beyond their planned progress.

Huang Shaohong was also quite excited after hearing the report from the staff officer: "Within two days, we can support the Niangzi Pass front line..."

The two were talking.

The adjutant reported: "Commander Huang, two infantry battalions and three mortar companies under the 358th Brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army are coming north to reinforce. Commander Huang, please assign combat tasks."

"Where are you? Please come in!"

"Yes!"

Wu Ziqiang and Zhuo Tianyu walked into the front-line headquarters together.

"Hello, sir!"

"Wu Ziqiang, the commander of the 358nd Battalion of the th Regiment."

"Zhuo Tianyu from the Fourth Battalion reports to you."

Huang Shaohong nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay!"

Huang Shaohong had heard of Zhuo Tianyu, one of Chu Yunfei's brave generals. In the battle of Ruyuekou, a battalion of soldiers lost 80% of their strength.

He killed more than 800 Japanese invaders in hand-to-hand combat, and was personally commended by the Chairman, promoted to the rank of major, and awarded the Order of the City.
Battle records available!

He was born in the Northwest Army and is extremely brave.

The troops under his command naturally cried out in anger.

Wu Ziqiang's words: He is not well-known and is just average.

But there is an old saying that those who are good at fighting may not have great achievements.

Anyone who can catch Chu Yunfei's eye must be quite capable.

Huang Shaohong had no doubt at all about the abilities of the two.

"How many troops do you have?"

"Reporting to Commander Huang, we have a total of 1,800 combat troops."

"We are equipped with more than 40 light and heavy machine guns and 18 mortars, and we have sufficient shells and ammunition."

Huang Shaohong was extremely surprised.

He now has a bunch of miscellaneous troops at his disposal, but lacks the main force to attack the enemy.

There is only one 358th Brigade in total.

Of course, the 27th Division also counts as half.

After all, before the arrival of the 358th Brigade.

It was they who stabilized the situation on the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

The arrival of the 358th Brigade enabled the Japanese troops in Guangou to be completely wiped out in just a few hours.

At present, there are about 2,000 troops and so many mortars heading north for reinforcement.

It also illustrates a point.

That is, even when Chu Yunfei was facing such tremendous pressure to attack, he still had the spare energy to divide his troops.

It also shows his confidence and ease.

This means that for the Japanese troops in the old interior.

Even if the 358th Brigade didn't kill them all within two days, it would be almost done within three days.

By then.

He could then mobilize the 358th Brigade to move north to take over the defensive positions of the th Division and Faluling.

Or he could order them to counterattack to the northeast, cooperate with the 12th Division, retake Changshengkou, and consolidate the defense line.

No matter what choice is made, the changes in the battle situation and the war situation will develop in a favorable direction.

From Huang Shaolong's perspective, Master Zhao suffered the greatest loss.

The battle was already halfway through, so he wanted Zhao Shoushan and his troops to withdraw and rest.

In fact, the group that suffered the greatest losses was the 31st Division under Sun Lianzhong, which was led by the fierce general Chi Fengcheng.

They suffered the greatest casualties and resisted the most elite main force of the Japanese army.

But the commander was a down-to-earth man and didn't like Sun Lianzhong who complained about the hardship and tiredness.

Sun Lianzhong is known as "Sun Steelhead".

There is a reason why the 26th Army, or the Second Army Group, is called the Anti-Japanese Steel Army.

Stubborn and good at fighting, that's the true portrayal of them!
However, the Zhao Division suffered only a quarter of its casualties, and they called for rest.

The 31st Division had suffered casualties and only one-third of its troops remained.

Still under the command of Chi Fengcheng, they continued to fight a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders.

But Huang Shaolong didn't know this.

Chi Fengcheng's request for help came to an abrupt end when it came to Sun Lianzhong.

Just one sentence.

When all the soldiers die, the officers will fill their places. When the officers have finished filling their places, I will fill their places!
In a word, no matter the cost.

Hold on for three days to buy time for the 358th Brigade to annihilate the remaining enemies in Jiuguan!

The military order is like a mountain!

Sun Lianzhong firmly carried out the orders of the war zone commander's headquarters.

The 27th Division has already moved north to reinforce Zhangjiazhuang and Beiyu, so there shouldn't be any major problems in the short term.

Huang Shaohong pondered for a moment and made his own judgment. He issued a combat order: "You go to Falu Ridge to take over the position of the 17th Division. They have suffered heavy casualties. I plan to withdraw them and use them as a reserve force after reorganization."

"Yes, Commander Huang, we'll set off now!"

After Wu Ziqiang and Zhuo Tianyu saluted.

Turn around and leave immediately.

Huang Shaohong was extremely surprised, it was so damn straightforward.

How long to hold, whether there will be reinforcements, and where to retreat to if the position is breached.

Didn't ask anything, didn't make any requests.

It's like taking a mission that will lead to one's death with no return.

It was so straightforward that it took him a bit by surprise.

I don’t want any reward.

In a word, we attack wherever we are told to attack and defend wherever we are told to defend
Huang Shaohong felt as if he was commanding his own troops, and felt as comfortable as if he were using his own arms.

The favorability towards the 358th Brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army increased directly.

If everyone is so obedient and willing to contribute.

He still has the confidence to defend the Niangzi Pass area in eastern Shanxi.

"Commander Huang and the others are leaving now?"

Huang Shaohong nodded thoughtfully: "Yeah, it seems that he is more anxious than us."

The words are divided into two parts.

Chu Yunfei is inspecting the battlefield situation at the frontline command post.

Naturally, he also received a call from Fang Ligong.

Chu Yunfei also knew that Huang Shaohong hoped that he could annihilate the current Japanese troops as soon as possible and go north to relieve the pressure on various troops.

That's why he used the third battalion as the main force on the flank and the fifth battalion as the reserve.

The second and fourth battalions went north to provide reinforcements, and command was handed over to Huang Shaohong.

Naturally, we hope that he can send his troops to the front battlefield.

The 31st Division was almost defeated, and two infantry battalions and three mortar companies were needed to hold it back.

At least it can hold out until his main force arrives.

anyway.

But no matter if we go north for reinforcements.

Or counterattack towards Changshengkou in the northeast direction.

You need to kill the remaining enemies in the old level first.

Chu Yunfei immersed himself in the battle map and once again checked the direction and deployment of the Japanese positions.

Under Chu Yunfei's micro-management, there were only a few communication trenches left.

As for the Ming forts that had been built before, they had been completely destroyed.

All that remained were solid main forts that had no effect after the bombardment.

If you want to capture this kind of fortification, the only option besides close-range blasting is close combat.

The most brutal battle for the capture of Jiuguan is about to begin!

Chu Yunfei dropped the telescope and stood on the top of the mountain.

At this moment, he put his hands behind his back and said in a cold voice: "Order all companies in the first battalion to start the attack in fifteen minutes. At one stroke, wipe out all the remaining enemies in Jiuguan!"

Tonight is gone, I can’t write anymore
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(End of this chapter)