Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 152: Chang Kai-shen deploys troops to increase military strength; Chu Yunfei orders war mobilization and goes to the front

chongqing.

Chairman's residence.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at the telegram in his hand.

It was sent in the name of the Eastern Route Army Command.

It means that the Eastern Army will adopt an alternative combat plan in this operation.

That is Chu Yunfei’s proposed battle plan.

Standing in front of him were Chen Cixiu and Bai Jiansheng.

I just happened to come here to report on my work, so I was in time.

"You can all take a look at the battle plan of the Eastern Route Army in the Second War Zone."

Chiang Kai-shek handed the telegram in his hand to the two of them.

The two studied it carefully and exchanged a few words in low voices.

"Chairman, the key to this battle plan is to be able to annihilate the Japanese Fourth Brigade as quickly as possible."

"In my humble opinion, if this battle plan can be successfully implemented, it can achieve greater results."

"But if things don't go well"

Chen Cixiu paused for a moment when he said this: "The situation in southeastern Shanxi is likely to deteriorate further."

Bai Jiansheng nodded: "Yes, and it is very likely that the fall of the Shangdang area will cause General Wei to be attacked from both sides, and the Taiyue Mountain area may not be able to continue to hold on."

Seeing that Chang Kai-shen had no expression on his face, Bai Jiansheng tentatively expressed his attitude: "Compared with the battle plan that you personally drew up, this plan of the Eighth Route Army has many omissions."

"Ah."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded slightly without expressing his opinion.

Chen Cixiu asked: "Chairman...what do you think?"

No matter how you look at it, look at it with a smile.

Although a bit immature and radical.

Chang Kai-shen smiled and said, "This battle plan was not drawn up by the Eighth Route Army, but was drafted by Yun Fei himself, and I am going to adopt the battle plan of the Eastern Route Army this time."

"Is it Chu Yunfei?"

Bai Jiansheng and Chen Cixiu looked at each other.

They were all extremely surprised.

People of this position and rank draw up strategic plans for an entire region.

It's totally indescribable.

They recognized Chu Yunfei's talent.

He fought in several bloody battles and led his subordinates to create one war miracle after another.

Use the weak to defeat the strong and confront the main force of the Japanese army's ace elite.

This is definitely not an ordinary commander.

but.

Chu Yunfei had no experience in commanding large-scale military operations.

For a long time, he was just a battalion commander or a regiment commander.

Even after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in several major wars.

The role I play is just that of an executor.

No experience of blood and fire.

Not a lot of combat experience.

From the perspective of a "chess piece", quickly transform into a chess player.

This is theoretically impossible.

They know.

I believe Chiang Kai-shek knows this better than anyone else.

"Committee, what are you doing?"

"The main force of the Eighth Route Army will be the main force in this encirclement and annihilation campaign, and their opponents will also be the elite troops of the Japanese army."

"According to intelligence, the predecessor of this unit was the elite unit of the Japanese Kwantung Army. Its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated."

"And you also know how close the ambush site they selected is to Taiyuan City."

"Once the battle begins, even if the Eighth Route Army finds itself defeated and wants to retreat, it will be too late."

Chiang Kai-shek's tone was full of confidence, and at this moment he was even more certain: "They have no choice but to fight to the death!"

"Even if we win this battle with the help of Chu Yunfei's troops, the Eighth Route Army's own losses will definitely not be small."

Chiang Kai-shek was quite optimistic about the situation in southeastern Shanxi.

"Even if we lose this battle, our army still has 80,000 troops in southern Shanxi (Jinsui Army + Central Army), while the Japanese army has only 40,000 troops deployed in southern Shanxi. No matter what, the battle force is 80,000 to 40,000, so the advantage is on my side!"

Chen Cixiu was suspicious: "Chairman, the Eighth Route Army has always used guerrilla warfare as a pretext, but in fact it is afraid of fighting. How can you be sure that the Eighth Route Army will definitely attack with all its strength this time?"

"This is Yun Fei's conspiracy."

Chiang Kai-shek then reported Chu Yunfei's heroic act of asking for the phone call in front of everyone at the Eastern Route Army Command.

In Chang Kaishen's view.

Most likely when the discussion came to the deployment of troops to annihilate the enemy, Chu Yunfei hoped that the Eighth Route Army troops would contribute.

However, they were rejected due to the shortage of supplies such as ammunition, equipment, and grenades.

A call came directly from the command center.

The problem of the Eighth Route Army was solved directly.

If these problems do not exist, we will still not take on the important task of encirclement and annihilation.

What do the other troops under the command of the Eastern Army think?
Although Zhao Shoushan and Zeng Wanzhong were determined to resist the Japanese, they were not fools.

This approach of preserving strength will inevitably lead to the disintegration of the entire Eastern Army.

By then.

Naturally, the Eighth Route Army could not explain itself to the people of the country.

"This is an open conspiracy... Could it be that you, the Chairman, arranged this?"

Chang Kaishen smiled and nodded: "Before this, Yunfei called me several times to seek help from me as the principal, whether it was for supplies, money, or even expert support in the chemical industry. I believe he has understood the deep meaning of my move."

"Congratulations to the Chairman for gaining another great general."

Bai Jiansheng hasn't reacted yet.

Chen Cixiu had already congratulated him, his eyes full of respect and admiration.

As if to say.

It had to be the Chairman, who quietly won over the most outstanding generals of the young generation of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to his own camp.

He even planned the situation and deployment of the war in southeastern Shanxi.

This made Chiang Kai-shek very satisfied.

The heavy mood originally caused by the terrible situation in Nanjing has improved a lot.

For him, investing in Chu Yunfei can only be regarded as a casual move.

During the war between warlords, the "travel expenses" he gave to win over local military generals far exceeded three million.

And these three million were spent on Chu Yunfei.

It gave Chiang Kai-shek hope of holding on to southeastern Shanxi, and it also gave Chiang Kai-shek insight into Chu Yunfei's attitude.

I saw how a good student repaid the support of his principal.

How could he not be satisfied?
Especially Chen Chi-xiu's admiring eyes made Chiang Kai-shek very happy!

Although his facial expressions were well managed, Bai Jiansheng could also feel Chiang Kai-shek's pride and happiness.

He also hurried to compliment and praised Chiang Kai-shek's ability to plan.

"I plan to transfer Wu Shimin's troops from the 169th Division to Linxian County and reassign them to the Second War Zone's combat sequence. I will use the Houdong Route Army's combat strength to ensure the stability of the defense line in the Handan-Changzhi direction. What do you think?"

"There is nothing wrong with this move by the chairman."

"Yes, the Chairman made such a deployment, which just made up for the shortcomings in Chu Yunfei's battle plan. I am just a little worried that the 14th Division of the Japanese Army will take advantage of the situation and move south..."

Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "Yes, the Jinpu Campaign is also extremely important. This is the top priority of our national defense strategy in the next stage."

After handing the battle map to Brigade Commander Chen.

Chu Yunfei immediately ordered Sun Ming to take the transport battalion and the special forces company (from the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters) to go ahead and deliver the radio back.

As for himself.

I have to stay at the Eastern Route Army Headquarters to attend tomorrow's combat meeting.

Discuss more detailed combat deployment.

but.

Something happened that surprised everyone at the Eastern Army Headquarters.

Chang Kaishen telegraphed back to the Eastern Route Army Headquarters that evening.

And he informed them that he fully agreed with the Eastern Army's combat plan.

He also wished in advance that the operation would be a great success, that the Japanese Army's 4th Brigade would be completely annihilated, and that southeastern Shanxi would be guarded.

The next day, the combat meeting went very smoothly.

At noon that day.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Chu Yunfei returned to Changzhi area first to arrange the specific combat plan.

Almost eight days have passed since the 197th Regiment officially began its reorganization.

This battle.

According to what Chu Yunfei thought.

The 197th Regiment was responsible for the important task of defending Nanguan Town.

The 196th Honor Regiment took the lead in the encirclement and annihilation battle.

Chu Yunfei returned to the base at noon the next day. Fang Ligong got the news and stepped out to greet him: "Sir, you're back so soon. How are you?"

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Everything went well."

In the operations room, Chu Yunfei arranged for Zhang Dayun to notify the heads of each regiment to come to the base for a meeting.

While discussing the battle plan and corresponding deployment with Fang Ligong.

"I plan to use the sharp knife company to ambush both sides of Tuancheng Village, and use our superior automatic firepower to give the Japanese invaders' vanguard a head-on blow. On this basis, the 197th Regiment will hold Nanguan Town. After two days of fierce fighting, we will withdraw to the rear according to the original plan to set up a blocking position."

"With the main forces of the three brigades of the Eighth Route Army, as well as the cooperation of our 196th Regiment and two artillery regiments, even if we cannot annihilate the Japanese army, we will be able to severely damage it."

"By then, the threat from Taiyuan will be resolved."

Fang Ligong nodded in approval: "I didn't expect that your battle plan has received full support from the Military Commission, the Second War Zone, and the Eighth Route Army. Our army will win this battle!"

Chu Yunfei nodded in agreement, and then asked, "What is the current status of the reorganization of the 197th Regiment?"

"It's going very smoothly. Now the reorganization is basically complete. The new recruits' replacement regiment has completed the corresponding construction work. According to the previous arrangement, I will temporarily serve as the commander of this unit. The number of new recruits has reached 480, of which 180 are veterans who have recovered from the field hospital."

Chu Yunfei was quite satisfied: "These veterans of ours all rolled out from the pile of dead bodies."

"You need to pay more attention to this. If you think it's appropriate, you can directly promote them to squad leaders. Those who are not suitable for commanding operations can also be promoted to deputy squad leaders. The military ranks will all be promoted one level. Resolve this matter within two days. Just submit the report and I will approve it directly."

"Yes!"

Fang Ligong nodded and continued to report: "At present, the first batch of money and food provided by Shancheng has arrived, a total of 1.8 million, and the site selection for the artillery school has also been completed.

Liang Guoping thinks that Shizhuang Township is more suitable and the distance is also moderate.”

"Yeah, not bad. I have some impression of this place. They have a lot of persimmon trees over there."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "Let him hand over the initial construction of the artillery school to others, and carry out the construction of the infrastructure first according to the plan."

"As for his quick return to the base, I estimate that he will have a corresponding combat mission within half a month at the earliest."

"Yes!"

Chu Yunfei took a sip of the tea handed to him by the guard, and then asked, "How is the guerrilla construction in the base going?"

Fang Ligong also sat back on the bench opposite and continued, "At present, we have successfully formed three guerrilla teams with more than 30 people, and 15 village-based militia self-defense teams."

"At present, the militia self-defense forces have not been equipped with guns. They are only conducting simple patriotic education propaganda and corresponding life-saving experience."

"The stretcher team and the medical team have also developed rapidly. Many people have expressed their willingness to temporarily join the stretcher team during wartime to help us transport the wounded.

The medical team has added 45 new adult students and 80 young league members.

All of these students have primary school education or above.

They learn and absorb new knowledge quickly and their enthusiasm is very high.

I know that medical soldiers bear a heavy responsibility on the battlefield.

According to the current training plan and speed, it will only take about half a year for these 45 adult trainees to be competent for the work of medical soldiers. "

“Is half a year enough?”

Chu Yunfei was a little worried.

Medical soldiers are considered a high-tech branch of the army.

For example, in Japan, most of them are children from so-called medical families, or they are directly recruited from the public.

The national conditions are slightly different.

These folk doctors lack experience in first aid and surgery.

Unable to perform first aid work on the battlefield.

There is an extreme shortage of talents such as medical soldiers and medical officers.

Take the Eighth Route Army as an example.

Often there is only one medical officer in a company-level unit.

But a company is usually the case.

There are at least hundreds of people.

Once a battle breaks out, many people will be injured at the same time.

The health workers are simply overwhelmed.

The high rate of death from illness and injuries during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was not just due to the lack of medical supplies.

This is also because many soldiers did not receive the most effective first aid in the first place.

The injury worsened and he died.

Special talents such as medics are extremely scarce.

Even Chiang Kai-shek had no solution.

Even the training corps did not have a combat medical company like the German field infantry divisions.
The investment required to train one medical soldier is about the same as that of twenty infantrymen.

The average training period is sixty weeks (sharply reduced to twelve to eighteen weeks during wartime).

Of course.

The Republic of China where Chu Yunfei lived did not have the conditions to implement such strict standards.

Be able to perform simple first aid and save the lives of the soldiers.

It is already very difficult to buy enough time to get to a field hospital.

As for when there is no war.

It would be even more perfect if we could treat colds, minor fevers and common diseases at the residence.

With such a level of skill, Chu Yunfei was able to personally promote him to the position of military medical officer (among the military medical officers there were also herbal doctors, namely Chinese medicine practitioners, who played a very important role during the war).

Take Germany as an example.

Stretcher bearers in the country's field medical system need to undergo at least four weeks of infantry training.

Four weeks of professional knowledge training and four weeks of stretcher bearer course training.

This actually also means that even work such as carrying and rescuing the wounded.

Not just any ordinary person can do the job.

The reason why Chu Yunfei asked the stretcher team to go down and train the people.

This is also because even the soldiers in the stretcher team.

The rescue of the wounded must be carried out in a standardized and professional manner.

When necessary, they can also provide corresponding first aid.

Only in this way.

Only in this way can we save the lives of soldiers when they are injured.

If the stretcher bearer does not handle the situation properly, it is very likely that the wounded soldier's condition will worsen or even die.

This is the thing Chu Yunfei least wants to see.

An experienced soldier can exert far more combat effectiveness in battle than three rookies.

Currently, the number of people in Chu Yunfei’s medical team is about sixty.

Although it sounds like little.

But if compared with other brother units and teammates.

This is the staffing configuration above the division level.

If we look at the current training progress.

Half a year later.

This medical team will soon become a real medical company.

It is enough to match the ordinary field infantry divisions of major countries such as the United States and Germany
Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei suddenly felt a little depressed.

Fortunately, the current situation is constantly improving. Getting rid of these devils can at least buy the southeastern Shanxi region half a year of respite and development opportunities.

By that time, the number of troops Chu Yunfei could mobilize would at least double.

By then, the Japanese army would not be able to covet the southeastern Shanxi region before the end of the Battle of Wuhan.
"Well, according to Captain Fan Chunbao's rough estimate, there shouldn't be any problem. This time, he plans to take some of the trainees to the battlefield to experience it... before the next step of screening, focusing on training a few of them."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "We will give you all the support we can. If you can't give, please report to me. Don't feel any psychological pressure, and don't think about me.

Tell them that I am in the Second War Zone and that I still have some connections in the mountain city. I will get it for them if I can.

If they can’t get it, I will try to persuade the chairman to import it from abroad, and I will definitely not let them fight an unprepared battle.”

Fang Ligong nodded: "Aluminum seat, please rest assured, they all understand this."

"that's great!"

The next morning.

Wu Ziqiang and Zhuo Tianyu were the first to rush back to the base operations room.

Following them came the leader of the 30th Regiment Ouyang Xianpeng, Qian Bojun, Luo Weiguo, Li Kuishan and others who all arrived.

Chu Yunfei immediately convened a corresponding combat meeting in the combat conference room.

And relevant deployment was carried out.

When it was proposed that the 197th Regiment be stationed in Nanguan Town, Li Kuishan accepted the order on the spot without any hesitation.

He said that he would definitely complete the corresponding combat plan and would lead his troops to counterattack when necessary.

Assist the main force in encirclement and annihilation.

Chu Yunfei smiled and waved to Li Kuishan to sit back on the bench, then gave him repeated instructions.

Ask everyone not to underestimate the enemy.

Wu Ziqiang's newly formed first regiment served as the reserve for this operation. (Omitted, directly on the picture.)
(The battle maps collected by the author are all quite macroscopic. Some places are actually no longer in existence and are difficult to mark on the map.)
"Zhuo Tianyu."

Chu Yunfei looked at him who had remained silent throughout the meeting.

It has been less than twenty days since he was assigned to work there, and he has become visibly more calm.

"Have!"

Zhuo Tianyu quickly stood up.

"This operation is to try to mobilize Changcun and the surrounding areas to see if anyone is willing to support our operation. You will also assist Liu Shugao in recruiting civilians to assist the baggage transport battalion."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)