Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 91: Yan Laoxi is furious: What? We all have to retreat? (Subscribe)
The 20th Division was on the offensive during these two days.

More than 75 105mm high-explosive bombs and mm high-explosive bombs were fired.

All the artillery ammunition reserves brought when they set out from Shijiazhuang were used up.

With the attack on Jingxing Station, all weapons, materials and supplies were completely destroyed.

This also means that the 20th Division has actually lost the ability to continue attacking.

Kawagishi Fumisaburo did not dare to delay and immediately reported the situation to the commander of the First Army, Seiji Kazuki.

In Gang County.

First Army Headquarters.

Seiji Katsuki and his officers were standing in front of the command center to welcome the arrival of Hisaichi Terauchi.

then
A telegram from Fumisaburo Kawagishi gave the two of them a big surprise.

The night before.

Terauchi Hisaichi also asked the 20th Division to quickly break through the enemy's defense line.

It wasn't even a full day.

The county seat of Jingxing was raided and the railway station was blown up.

All the military equipment and supplies were lost.

this.
How could I be so careless!

The officers and staff seemed quite surprised.

Only the two old devils, Terauchi Hisaichi and Katsuki Seiji, remained fearless and expressionless in the face of danger.

Terauchi Juichi calmly issued the corresponding order: "Immediately mobilize the transport convoys in North China to give priority to ensuring the supply of the 20th Division."

"Order, the 20th Division and the 109th Division to stop attacking immediately."

"Hai!"

Katsuki Seiji frowned and stood beside him.

Not a word was said.

His eyes were still looking towards the direction of Xinkou on the battle map.

as if.

No matter what the situation is at Niangzi Pass, it has nothing to do with him.

at this point.

There is no point in being angry anymore.

Fumisaburo Kawagishi was the commander of the entire Niangzi Pass front line.

Not a small infantry regiment commander.

Or he could be the brigade commander, who could be directly relieved of his duties.

Even if we lose the battle of Niangzi Pass, we can only hold people accountable after the war.

I just hope the 20th Division can cherish this last chance.

To break through the Chinese army's defense line, meet up in Taiyuan, avenge the previous humiliation, and atone for the sins.

"Brother Ligong, what's the telegram?"

After confirming that the Japanese troops had retreated, Chu Yunfei put down the telescope in his hand.

Fang Ligong stepped forward, picked it up and handed it to Chu Yunfei: "Captain."

"General Hao, Division Commander Liu, Brigade Commander Zheng, and Brigade Commander Li died for their country one after another..."

Chu Yunfei looked sad and sighed: "So many soldiers have been killed in just two days. The situation on the Xinkou front looks very bad."

"The Nanhuaihua position has been lost... Commander Yan has offered a reward of 500,000 yuan. Anyone who can recapture Nanhuaihua will be rewarded handsomely." Fang Ligong frowned slightly, with a bitter look on his face.

Chu Yunfei remained silent for a long time, as if he was mourning.

A few minutes later, he continued, "General Hao joined the army at the age of sixteen. He has always been honest, has no private property, does not disturb the people, and is known for his honesty in military management and his love for officers and soldiers."

"He has now sacrificed his life for his country, and is truly a role model for our generation of soldiers."

The Xinkou line is in danger.

Chu Yunfei frowned slightly, his brain working rapidly at this moment, thinking of countermeasures.

Fang Ligong asked: "Brigade Commander...what are the casualties of our army?"

"More than half of the second and fourth battalions were killed or wounded, four company commanders were killed, and almost all of the light and heavy machine guns were destroyed by Japanese artillery fire."

"Most of the 4th Mortar Company were killed, and all eight mortars were completely destroyed by Japanese artillery fire."

"I guess our friendly forces are not doing too well either."

"The 30th Division was almost penetrated by the Japanese today. Division Commander Zhang Jinzhao led the guard company to fight back."

Fang Ligong sighed and sat on an ammunition box nearby: "If we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid we will be defeated."

Fang Ligong, who was always known for his resourcefulness, racked his brains but could not think of a way to defend Niangzi Pass.

Originally, Chu Yunfei thought that Zhang Jinzhao was a coward and looked down on him.

But today I hit
Chu Yunfei discovered that Zhang Jinzhao was not only brave enough to fight but also brave enough to fight.

The soldiers under his command are also great.

The Japanese army broke through the positions several times, but were repelled in bloody hand-to-hand fighting.

These Northwest Army soldiers were decisive in fighting against foreign enemies and displayed the style of the Northwest Army.

Chu Yunfei now has great admiration for these Northwestern Army soldiers!
After thinking for a moment, Fang Ligong suggested, "How about reporting the intelligence to Commander Huang?"

"Well, the explosion just now was unusual. I guess Qian Bojun and his men have succeeded."

Just as Chu Yunfei said.

Even their 358th Brigade could not withstand such an offensive force.

Not to mention everyone else.

Even against the Japanese 109th Infantry Brigade led by Zeng Wanzhong.

Now one third of the people have been killed or injured.

If the battle continues like this, we won't be able to hold the Niangzi Pass.

Once breached, the Japanese army would pursue them.

It was no surprise that the city collapsed all the way to the outskirts of Taiyuan.

but.

There is some good news today.

The Eighth Route Army carried out tenacious harassment deep behind enemy lines.

The 344th Brigade of the 115th Division blocked 130 vehicles coming from the Lingqiu direction near Xiaozhai Village.

Although the Japanese army sent a large battalion for support, the 344th Brigade fought tenaciously and refused to retreat.

Although not all the cars were destroyed, the logistics convoy was forced to return to Lingqiu.

the same day.

The Lin Division Independent Regiment and the Cavalry Battalion successfully ambushed a part of the transport team of the Japanese Fifth Division in Fengjiagou, south of Guangling.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers and civilians were killed or wounded, and Guangling, Zijingguan, Yixian, Lingqiu, and Weixian were successively recovered.

The 120th Division was on the right wing of Xinkou, and it attacked the Japanese transport teams from the flank one after another. It also organized a large number of militiamen, destroyed the highway from Yuanping to Xinkou, and blew up bridges, which greatly affected the Japanese army's logistics and transportation situation.

The then commander of the First Army, Seiji Kazuki, planned to report to Tokyo by telegram.

"The combined forces of the Shanxi, Central and Communist armies, determined to defend Taiyuan to the death, built strong fortifications on the high ground in front of Xinkou Town and backed by the Xinkou Basin, and attacked our Dachang, Afanyuan, Nagano, Wada engineering and Takeda artillery units.
The Communists used their guerrilla tactics everywhere, which caused great trouble to our army. On the night of the 16th, a part of the Communists raided our rear liaison team. Ono's squadron fired guns and artillery, leaving enemy corpses all over the ground. That night, they launched another attack.

All the troops involved in the war were bleeding and sacrificing, and everyone was trying their best.

However, the Xinkou defense line was already riddled with holes.

The defense line in eastern Shanxi was even more stretched thin in terms of manpower.

That night.

Wei Lihuang sent a secret telegram to Chang Kaishen.

Urgent. To the Chairman of the Nanjing Committee: 1. A strict order has been issued to urge all units to live and die with the battlefield and fight to the death.

2. However, due to the bloody battles over the past few days, the casualties are too great. Now the 14th Army and the 85th and 21st Divisions have only five or six battalions left, and the independent brigade has only 500 to 600 combatants. The daily consumption is about 2,000 to 3,000. If we don't replenish them quickly, we are afraid that there will be no one to defend.

The main force of Xinkou had no reserve force to supplement it.

The Japanese support troops arrived that night after a day's work.

Wei Lihuang had already anticipated this.

What will happen once the Japanese army launches an attack?

Nowadays, every position is repeatedly fought over by China and Japan.

The artillery fire was enough to even renovate the local soil. Once the Japanese army occupied the position, even these elite Central Army troops would be defeated.

It also requires repeated assaults to recapture it.

Not to mention the other defending troops.

Xinkou line.

The 35th Army is the old army where Fu Zuoyi started his career.

The commander of the 422nd Regiment of the 212th Brigade of the 35th Army was named Wang.

Every officer and soldier in the regiment wore an armband with a yellow "King" character printed on it on their left arm.

The Huangwang Regiment fought tenaciously and was known for its hard-fought fighting style.

Moreover, there has always been a tradition of not leaving the front line even if they are slightly injured.

This gives them great credibility in front of the law enforcement team supervising the battle behind the positions.

Any army may have deserters, but not the Huangwang Group.

They just need to wear an armband to pass freely.

Even though they did not have the pass of the 422nd Regiment, no one questioned them.

It’s just that this is a special treatment and honor.

It was bought with blood and sacrifice.

There are more than 500 casualties in the entire regiment of 1,200 people.

Nearly half of the soldiers were killed or wounded, but they still held on at the front line.

It can be said that among the local troops, such fighting spirit is already top-notch!

anyway.

This was the frontline headquarters of the enemy at Niangzi Pass.

Chu Yunfei made a phone call to Huang Shaolong's command center.

"Commander Chu, is there any important military information you need to report?"

[Report to Commander Huang, the deputy commander of the 358th Regiment under my command, Qian Bojun, led his troops to raid the Japanese Jingxing Station and successfully blew up the enemy's ammunition depot. The enemy has now stopped its attack.]

"What are the results of this operation?"

[We have returned and seized six small steel cannons, killed dozens of Japanese soldiers, and destroyed the enemy's Jingxing Station.

Commander Huang, I believe that the Japanese army is currently unable to continue to replenish its troops and our army's strategic goal has been achieved.

The frontline positions have now been destroyed by enemy artillery fire, and all units have suffered heavy casualties.

I suggest that we retreat to Niangzi Pass and Xinguan to rebuild our defenses, relying on favorable terrain to resist step by step.

Chu Yunfei's words were very straightforward and clear.

I have also blown up your ammunition depot. It is impossible for the Japanese to rush all the way to Taiyuan city in a short period of time.

The defensive positions had been destroyed.

Let everyone retreat to Xinguan and Niangziguan, redeploy defenses, and take a breath!

Huang Shaohong was silent for a moment, then confirmed again: [Deputy Brigade Commander Chu, this matter is of great importance...]

"If the news is wrong, I, Chu Yunfei, am willing to be punished by military law."

Huang Shaolong hung up the phone without refusing or agreeing.

Instead, he immediately sent his staff to the 358th Brigade to verify the results of the battle.

It wasn't long before I hung up the phone.

All calls from other departments were made to Huang Shaolong's command center.

The commander of the Third Army, Zeng Wanzhong, said that the casualties of his troops had reached one third.

Request to retreat to repair and replenish supplies in order to fight again.

Huang Shaohong refused without even thinking about it.

And demanded him.

Immediately build the second line of defense positions in Liangjianao and Xinguan in the rear.

Once the front line is breached.

Immediately rush to the second-line preset positions to resist the Japanese attack.

Zeng Wanzhong just hung up the phone.

Sun Lianzhong also called the headquarters of the Second War Zone Commander.

First, he asked what the explosion was about.

Huang Shaohong was already somewhat shaken at this time, thinking that what Chu Yunfei said might be true.

After all, Sun Lianzhong was a tough guy, so his command center was set up within the command center of the 27th Division.

It is less than five kilometers away from the front line and less than eight kilometers away from Jingxing City.

If the explosion is loud
It is normal for Sun Lianzhong to hear it.

"Commander Sun, the explosion was caused by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's surprise attack on the Jingxing ammunition depot. The enemy's station has been destroyed by our army, and the enemy's supply has become their biggest problem..."

Sun Lianzhong heard it.

He quickly said that the casualties of his troops were too heavy.

There are less than 5,000 people left.

Now, let alone repairing the position, they don't even have time to deal with the wounded.

If we keep fighting like this, there’s no point in holding on.

It is only a matter of time before it is eliminated.

Sun Lianzhong also knew that Huang Shaohong had no reinforcements to dispatch.

Once they withdraw, no one will be able to take over their defense line.

But I really can't hold on any longer.

The 20th Division has been rushing forward recklessly these past two days as if it had been injected with chicken blood.

The artillery fire never stopped...as if there were endless shells.

Chu Yunfei's troops blew up the ammunition depot.

Sun Lianzhongxin.

After all, he also heard the explosion.

but.

Based on his understanding of the Japanese.

The Japanese's logistical and transportation capabilities are much stronger than theirs.

Even if there are no railways, we can still rely on roads and cars.

It is also enough to ensure the ammunition consumption of the 20th Division.

otherwise
How could the 20th Division fire thousands of artillery shells a day?

No matter what Huang Shaolong says now.

Sun Lianzhong insisted on retreating and refused to follow the order to stay where he was.

The battle had reached this point, and Feng Qinzhai was able to get in touch.

Of course, the contact was made through Sun Lianzhong.

Feng was with Sun Lianzhong at this time.
I heard that both of them had decided to retreat.
For a moment, Huang Shaohong was extremely angry.

Feng Qinzai had not been contacted before, but the troops under his command were all fighting on the front line.

I just don't bother with him.

Now we finally got in touch, but it turned out to be in this way.

While Huang Shaohong was angry, he also didn't want to take the responsibility for losing Niangzi Pass.

He simply hung up the phone and called the Second War Zone Commander's headquarters directly instead.

In the end, it will be Old Yan who will have to worry about this matter.

Hearing what Huang Shaolong said, Yan Laoxi immediately flew into a rage: "Retreat? Everyone has to retreat, even Yunfei?"

Huang Shaohong hurried to explain.

Chu Yunfei's troops destroyed the Japanese railway station and "ammunition depot" in Jingxing City.

After hearing this good news.

Yan Laoxi's excitement also calmed down, and he seriously thought about the proposals of the generals.
(End of this chapter)