Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 92 Yan Laoxi: Yunfei, do you have any good ideas? (Subscribe)
Yan Laoxi hung up the phone with Huang Shaolong.

Walked to the large sand table.

At this time, in front of the sand table, a group of Shanxi Suiyuan Army staff and advisors wearing major general and colonel uniforms gathered.

A group of senior advisors headed by Xie Ming were conducting intensive battlefield simulations under the instructions of Chu Xichun, and the content of the simulations was how to ensure that Xinkou was not lost.

Chu Xichun, Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of the General Staff.

Born in Baoding, he is one of Yan Laoxi's Thirteen Guardians.

Yan Xishan appreciated him very much.

It's not just because Chu Xichun is capable.

More importantly, he knew how to make Yan Laoxi happy.

The deduction on the Xinkou line is meaningless.

Doesn’t Yan Laoxi know this himself?

If there is no follow-up reinforcement.

It is impossible to defend Xinkou by relying solely on the existing combat forces.

Seeing the efforts of his staff and aides, Yan Laoxi was deeply moved.

It's not that no one is willing to contribute, it's just that it's impossible to do it.

See Yan Laoxi coming over.

The staff also stopped their heated debate.

Everyone looked at the Second War Zone Commander, who had aged a dozen years in just a few days.

"Yufa..."

I heard Yan Laoxi calling me.

Xie Ming handed the baton in his hand to the staff officer beside him and walked towards Yan Laoxi.

"Commander Yan"

"My lady, the situation is very tight. I'm afraid we can't hold it."

"Commander Yan, this..."

Xie Ming was horrified.

The battle situation at Niangzi Pass has turned around since Chu Yunfei led his troops to arrive.

Not only did they annihilate part of the Japanese troops in Guangou, but they also killed the commander of the 77th Regiment of the Japanese Army, Li Dengxingyi.

They also annihilated the remaining Japanese troops in the old pass.
At present, the Japanese army has been firmly blocked at the line of Faluling, Taoyuanling, Changshengkou and Wangjialing.

The situation is very good, how could such a problem arise?

Xie Ming followed Yan Laoxi into the office.

Yan Laoxi stood in front of the battle map and sighed slightly: "In the past two days, the 20th Division of the Japanese Army has been like crazy, attacking the Niangzi Pass line at all costs."

"The frontline positions were destroyed by the enemy, and all units suffered heavy casualties. On the Niangzi Pass front, including the 122nd Division that arrived in Yangquan recently, there are less than 30,000 combat-ready soldiers left."

Xie Ming frowned slightly, his brain working rapidly.

Why would they suddenly attack Niangzi Pass at all costs?
For the Japanese army.

The fighting situation on the Xinkou front is tense, and Japanese reinforcements will arrive tomorrow.

After the reinforcements arrive, the Japanese army will launch a new round of offensive and completely seize the initiative on the battlefield.

In the view of Xie Ming and others.

The Niangzi Pass line was originally a feint attack and not the main force to attack Taiyuan.

It was a strategic adjustment made by the Japanese North China Front Army after its Fifth Division suffered a setback.

And now, with the full force attack of an entire permanent division and the 109th Brigade.

The Niangzi Pass line has become the main attack direction of the Japanese army.

Why did the Japanese army make such a judgment?

"Commander Yan, has the Niangzi Pass Frontier Command sent any telegrams for assistance recently?"

Yan Laoxi shook his head: "I made a lot of calls."

Xie Ming nodded: "Before this, Brother Yunfei avoided elaborating on the details of the battle plan in the telegram several times, and even did not consult the theater commander until the battlefield situation was initially formed, because he considered the possibility of leaks."

"Yufa, are you worried that Brother Ji Kuan may have sent a secret message to Nanjing?"

"Commander Yan, we need to prepare for the worst. Assuming that the Japanese army has cracked our code book and intercepted the telegrams of our various units, they will know that my wife is short of troops."

"The most important thing is that they clearly know that my Second War Zone has no follow-up reinforcements."

Yan Laoxi also agreed with Xie Ming's idea.

To take a step back, even if the telegram was not intercepted.

Take the take-off frequency of Japanese reconnaissance planes, for example.

The deployment along the Zhengtai Railway could not be hidden from the Japanese eyes at all.

At this moment.

From a military perspective.

After the Xinkou line entered a strategic stalemate.

If China can quickly increase its troops, it may only need to deploy a few army divisions with better weapons and equipment.

There is a great possibility of defeating the enemy in front of you.

At worst, there is a high probability that we can use the favorable terrain to block the Japanese army at the Hutuo River.

However..
In fact, whether it is the Xinkou line or the Niangziguan line.

There are no follow-up reinforcements to be dispatched.

The Central Army's direct line and the "German-equipped division" on the Xinkou front had extremely strong combat effectiveness.

He was able to defeat the elite Japanese Kwantung Army and the Fifth Division, known as the Steel Army, without losing.

But the losses were also considerable. After switching to a strategic defensive posture, the two sides fought hard for another four days.

The casualties on both sides were very heavy.

However, the Japanese army had sufficient reserve troops.

The addition of well-trained reservists and new recruits to the team does not affect the combat effectiveness.

And what about the Central Army?
These most elite troops were disposable troops for the Republic of China at that time.

After the bloody battle.

Not to mention that the large number of grassroots officers lost cannot be replaced.

Even soldiers could not be replenished in time.

The Xinkou front today.

The battlefield was several kilometers wide, and there were only three or four hundred light infantrymen.

To know.

Originally, such a defensive position was garrisoned by an entire independent brigade.

As for the other soldiers in these troops.

Those who sacrificed were sacrificed, and those who were wounded were wounded.

It is no longer able to shoulder the responsibility of front-line defense.

Once the Japanese support troops arrived.

By gathering our forces and attacking one point, we will most likely be able to break through the defense line.

this point in time.

The troop reinforcements for the front-line combat troops mainly come from the divisions in the rear that have not been mobilized, or from the security corps in various provinces.

However, due to objective and subjective reasons such as insufficient transportation capacity and the Battle of Shanghai, the reinforcements for the troops in Shanxi were delayed.

Even though Yan Laoxi had given up his family fortune to support the troops on the front line.

For the overall situation in Shanxi, it is still a drop in the bucket.

General Wei Lihuang's tactical victory.

It was impossible to save Yan Laoxi’s strategic decline.

The Japanese army's capture of Shanxi was a comprehensive confrontation of national strength, military strength, and people's power!

The Republic of China is far behind Japan.

"Yufa, does the General Staff have any good ideas?"

At this time, Xie Ming did not hesitate and immediately asked: "Commander Yan, how is the evacuation of the Taiyuan Arsenal going?"

Shanxi is an important industrial base in the country.

Since the founding of the Republic of China, Yan Laoxi has been working hard for more than 20 years.

Taiyuan has formed a modern industrial system with various categories and industries, including light and heavy industries such as steel, coal, machinery, electricity, chemicals, building materials, textiles, papermaking, cigarettes, matches, leather, flour, and the arms industry.

Among them, the Taiyuan Arsenal now has a staff of more than 23,000 people.

More than 4000 machines and special equipment.

A systematic and coordinated arms enterprise capable of producing light and heavy artillery, mortars, rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, as well as a huge number of various shells and bullets.

In the history of the Republic of China.

The scale and production capacity of Taiyuan Arsenal are comparable to those of the country's largest Hanyang Arsenal and Shenyang Arsenal, forming a three-legged tripod.

As early as when the Battle of Yuanping broke out, Yan Laoxi had already begun preparations.

But there are just too many devices.

In order to avoid bombing by Japanese planes, transportation work could only be carried out at night.

The efficiency further decreased.

"At present, less than one-tenth of the evacuation work has been completed. It will take at least another month to remove most of the equipment and machinery."

It is naturally impossible to withdraw completely.

But if most of the equipment can be withdrawn, a real foundation can be left for the Second War Zone and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

But how can I persist for this month?
Xie Ming frowned slightly, and had not yet come up with a solution.

The guard pushed the door open and walked quickly to Yan Laoxi's side: "Chief of Staff Zhu is here..."

Yan Laoxi seemed to come to life in an instant: "Please come in!"

Zhu Shouguang.

Chief of Staff of the Second War Zone and the top think tank of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The two are old classmates and were both members of the Iron-Blooded Husbands Group.

The organizer of this organization was Zhu Shouguang.

During this period, he went to Japan to study twice and learned advanced tactical theory systems.

in the country, his research on military science is also considered to be a leader.

He is also Xie Ming's immediate superior.

Previously, he had commanded large-scale battles such as the Battle of Northern Shanxi and Pingxingguan on the front line for Yan Laoxi.

However, due to the defeat in the Pingxingguan Battle, the front-line command had to retreat in a hurry.

The two lost contact.

The subsequent Xinkou combat plan.

It was written by the Chief of Staff Chu Xichun, not Zhu Shouguang.

In order to avoid pursuit by the pseudo-Mongol cavalry.

This high-ranking Chief of Staff of the Second World War Zone survived by hiding in a village woman's home.

Yan Laoxi sent people to look for him for half a month and finally got in touch with him two days ago.

The two hugged each other affectionately and exchanged some cheesy greetings.

After meeting and greeting the Chief of the General Staff Zhu Shouguang.

Xie Ming took his leave.

Yan Laoxi was eager to find an opportunity to change the situation of the war, and immediately introduced the current situation to Zhu Shouguang.

Although Zhu Shouguang had already heard about it while on the road.

But I didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

Seeing Zhu Shouguang remained silent.

Yan Laoxi did not urge him, but just stayed by his side quietly.

After a long while, Zhu Shouguang sighed and said, "Brother Baichuan, I suggest that we immediately formulate a defense plan for Taiyuan City."

Yan Laoxi was startled, then nodded: "Then please ask Brother Lansun to draw up a defense plan for Taiyuan City and an evacuation plan for the military and political departments."

After Zhu Shouguang left.

Yan Laoxi walked over to the phone.

After hesitating for a long time, I finally picked up the phone.

"Connect with the 358th Brigade Headquarters!"

After a moment, Chu Yunfei's voice came from the microphone: "I am Chu Yunfei."

"Yun Fei, it's me, Yan Xishan."

Yan Laoxi's voice sounded a little tired.

Chu Yunfei on the other end of the phone was also quite surprised at this time: "Commander Yan, Yunfei is waiting for instructions!"

"Let me ask you, can we hold out for another month at Niangzi Pass?"

Chu Yunfei was silent. Hold on for a month?

Supply trains headed for Taiyuan one after another.

It was loaded with not only ammunition, supplies, weapons and artillery.

It also shows the sincerity of General Yan, the Second War Zone Commander, and the people of Shanxi.

According to the current defense arrangements.

The fact that we have been able to hold on until now is due to the desperate efforts of all departments.

If we continue to fight according to the defense plan formulated by Huang Shaolong.

At best, we can hold on for seven days, which is already the limit.

"If we transform positional warfare into mobile warfare, rely on favorable terrain, set up ambushes everywhere, and deploy blocking attacks in echelons, we may be able to hold out for more than a month."

"Yun Fei, do you have any good ideas?"

"Change the current combat thinking of each unit to avoid a long-term positional defense battle with the Japanese army, rely on our advantageous terrain in various places, disperse our forces, and avoid being annihilated by the enemy."

Hearing this, Yan Laoxi interrupted: "If we disperse our forces, there will be a risk of being defeated one by one by the enemy."

"Yes, but it's better than the main force being wiped out..."

Chu Yunfei then added: "Break the whole into small units, and carry out non-stop harassment and attacks in companies and platoons."

"Use mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare to consume and tire out the enemy."

"The main forces were deployed on both sides of the Zhengtai Railway, waiting for an opportunity to flank the Japanese army, strike the enemy, and consume and kill the enemy's manpower."

Yan Laoxi asked: "Which unit will be responsible for the frontal defense?"

Chu Yunfei took the initiative to shoulder the heavy responsibility and take on the most difficult task: "My 358th Brigade can take on this important task."

(End of this chapter)