Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 346 Huang Baitao's ambition; the war is over, Chang Ruiyuan takes an unusual path! (Subscribe)
Shaanxi.

A ferry crossing on the Yellow River.

Sun Ming walked up to Huang Baitao and said, "General, after the battle, our army will dispatch some troops to Wutai for training and assist the Sixth Army in defending Ruyuekou and Pingxingguan."

"How is the battle going in Lin County?"

"The Japanese troops have withdrawn from the Taihang Mountains."

Huang Baitao chuckled: "As I expected, judging from the current progress of the war, the Japanese army will never be able to invade Shanxi again in the short term. They have no war reserves, just like us."

Sun Ming nodded silently.

Soon, Zhang Dongkai also walked over quickly: "Commander, we just got in touch with the other side. It will take at least two days to cross the ferry. Should we go to the Jincheng Comprehensive Training Ground as planned?"

Huang Baitao handed him the telegram in his hand: "The latest order is that Wu Sizhong of the 11th Infantry Regiment and Bai Yongqiang of the 12th Infantry Regiment will go to the Wutai surrounding area to start training, and the three newly recruited infantry regiments will stay in Jincheng for a three-month training of new recruits."

"Wutai?" Zhang Dongkai raised his eyebrows: "Isn't that the territory of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region? Should we just go there?"

"Since we can get through, it's probably been negotiated. We don't need to worry so much." Huang Baitao waved his hand and didn't care about it.

He turned to look at Sun Ming on the side and said, "Captain Sun, I still need you to take care of the garrison matters."

"Yes!" Sun Ming nodded as a matter of course.

Huang Baitao and the Eighth Route Army had fought several bloody battles before. Once the two sides came into contact, they were like enemies meeting each other with jealousy.

Even if both sides put the overall situation first, some unpleasantness is inevitable.

Chu Yunfei had already considered this.

And to crack down on Huang Baitao's previous illegal request.

Two main regiments that had already formed combat effectiveness were deliberately separated and sent to Wutai.

at this point.

Huang Baitao was very clear in his mind.

Chu Yunfei admired his talent, but was also wary of him as an outsider.

Otherwise, he would not have stuffed people like Sun Ming, Chen Feng, and Zhang Dongkai into his newly formed 11th Army.

But then again.

Now he is allowed to stay in Jincheng to train the troops.

Isn't this also a disguised way of protecting him?
As long as he does things honestly and in accordance with the rules.

These newly recruited soldiers and troops trained in Jincheng.

They will become his real combat force!

Gang County.

General Headquarters.

Chu Yunfei put down the telegram from the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters and smiled with relief.

"Just as we predicted, the Japanese soldiers gathered their forces and fought to the death."

He walked briskly, modifying the battle map in front of him.

After the 14th Army successfully captured Shouyang and the 27th Army successfully captured Fenyang and occupied Fenyang Airport.

The entire Dragon City has become a de facto isolated city.

What follows will be either a long-term siege or an offensive operation.

For us, it is a good choice.

we can even say.

If the 20th Division of the Japanese Army in Longcheng is willing to lay down their arms and surrender.

The coal and iron mines in Pingding and Changzhi are still short of a large number of workers.

If you do fifteen years of labor reform to atone your sins, you still have the opportunity to return to your country.

I just don't know what choice this old devil Yoshio Shinozuka will make.

In the direction of Ru Yuekou, the Japanese army also stopped the attack, and the two sides resumed the confrontation.

The same is true for Niangziguan and Pingxingguan.

However, the main force of the Japanese Army's 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade still occupied the strategic location of Pingxingguan.

It seems that they intend to hold on for a long time.

The Japanese army's logistical supplies were highly dependent on transportation lines.

The small and medium-sized troops under Chu Yunfei can be fully supplied locally and only need to carry sufficient numbers of guns and ammunition.

About how to deal with the Japanese devils from the Second Mixed Brigade.

Chu Yunfei actually already had a plan in mind.

Only by keeping important military locations such as Pingxingguan and Tuanchengkou in our own hands can we better protect Shanxi.

Just as Chu Yunfei was marking the strategic goals for the next stage on the battle map.

Zhang Dayun had already added tea by this time.

"Come, have a cup of hot tea..." Zhang Dayun handed two teacups to Chu Yunfei and Bian Fucheng with a smile on his face: "Chen Zejun's family does have something good. Shanxi is still at war, and they can even send people to deliver tea to the front line."

"Chiang's rule is Chen's party." Chu Yunfei shook his head slightly and said the Kuomintang's mocking words, and then continued to emphasize: "The casualties and combat losses of each unit must also be reported as soon as possible."

"Although this battle was a great victory, the casualties of each unit were heavy. We should avoid provoking the main force of the Mongolian Army in the short term and avoid fighting as much as possible..."

"Reserve troops must also be quickly added to the combat troops." Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment and then added.

"After this battle, there won't be any large-scale wars for at least half a year."

"Yes, now we just hope that our friendly forces can take over the defense quickly."

North China Front Army Headquarters.

Sugiyama Gen stood in front of the sand table with a calm expression, showing no emotion.

Lin Canghui, who was standing aside, had bright eyes and was quite confident.

a long time.

Sugiyama Moto said, "Lin Cang-jun, the negotiation with China's Second War Zone will be fully entrusted to you."

"Commander, I am not sure about the bottom line of our North China Front Army's negotiations."

"To ensure that the 20th Division can safely withdraw from Longcheng, we promise to sign a secret agreement with Yan Xishan. Both sides will only maintain the current war situation and will not actively attack them."

Lin Canghui was silent.

If he was one of the senior generals in the Second War Zone Commander's headquarters.

He would certainly not agree to these seemingly ridiculous conditions.

Sugiyama Yuan was very confident. He seemed to have seen Lin Canghui's concerns and immediately said, "Lin Cang-jun, what are you worried about? Doesn't your intelligence clearly point out that our opponents are no longer able to continue the attack?"

Lin Canghui nodded and sighed: "Commander, please don't forget that our opponent is actually a madman!"

"He is a guy who has no idea of ​​danger and does not care about his own future and the prospects of the political environment. Sometimes I even doubt whether Chu Yunfei has read a basic military book like On War."

Lin Canghui's tone was full of helplessness.

The Japanese are well aware of the current power structure and ecology of the Nationalist government.

But Chu Yunfei insisted on being such a freak.

How could Chu Yunfei agree to negotiations based on this?
The commander wanted to kill them all, and his troops never captured any Japanese prisoners.

With so many reservists who were drafted a second time or even forcibly conscripted, is every one of them really loyal to Tianhuang?

how can that be possible?
After fighting for such a long time, not a single prisoner was captured.

This is enough to illustrate Chu Yunfei's basic attitude towards their brother country, Japan, and its army.

Sugiyama Yuan was naturally aware of this, and he confidently stated, "Chu Yunfei should not be our negotiating partner. The commander-in-chief of the Second Chinese War Zone is Yan Xishan, not Chu Yunfei. Lin Cangjun, we need to ensure that these warriors of the 20th Division can successfully escape, rather than being trapped to death in Dragon City."

"I understand!" Lin Canghui took a deep breath, his eyes firm: "Please rest assured, Commander, I will definitely strive for favorable conditions for my side as much as possible."

In the blink of an eye, four days had passed. Linfen.

Military hospital.

Chu Yunfei sat in front of Fang Ligong's bed and told him the results of this battle with a smile: "The 37th Division of Japan was defeated by our army, and the 109th Division almost lost its offensive capability. Speaking of the 109th Division."

"Do you remember the Brigade Commander Chen you met before, and the regiment commanders under him?"

Fang Ligong half leaned on the bed: "What happened to them?"

Chu Yunfei stood up to get the apple. Zhao Pengcheng added: "Their four regiments took turns besieging a reorganized battalion of the Japanese army. It took a full four days to wipe it out."

"It's not appropriate to use it." Chu Yunfei turned around and picked up the fruit knife on the bedside table beside him: "However, Brother Ligong, you need to stay in the hospital for a few more days. In the next few days, I will also be admitted to the hospital for recuperation under the arrangement of Chief Yan."

"Commander Chu, what are you doing?"

Fang Ligong was almost fully recovered at this time. Apart from being a little weak, he was fine.

Basically, I would be discharged from the hospital in another week.

But after hearing what Chu Yunfei said.

Fang Ligong couldn't help but think too much. It was most likely the headquarters of the Second War Zone Commander, or it was Chu Yunfei's deliberate consideration.

I felt Fang Ligong’s worry.

Chu Yunfei whispered, "It was Commander Yan's arrangement. We will know the details after the commander arrives. I want to add an extra bed in the ward next to yours."

Fang Ligong shook his head helplessly.

"We went on to say that the Eighth Route Army was making rapid progress."

"How long has it been since then? Now they even have the ability to completely wipe out the Japanese field infantry battalion," Chu Yunfei said with emotion.

When talking about this matter, Fang Ligong's expression was a little unnatural.

If you hadn’t given us so many artillery pieces and so many weapons and equipment.

Where did the Eighth Route Army get its ability?
This is a reorganized infantry battalion of the special division, not the 800-plus people of the mixed brigade.

With a combat force of more than a thousand men, even if it was their main infantry regiment, it would cost a considerable price to defeat these little devils.

And now, the Eighth Route Army has acquired such combat capabilities.

After this matter spread to Shancheng, the headquarters will definitely have some other ideas.

Look at Chu Yunfei's happy face.

Obviously, he did not realize the importance of the problem.

Fang Ligong had no choice but to remind him tactfully: "Those Americans have been in our headquarters at all levels for half a year, and they have only just learned the basics of our work. After all, they are the chairman's biggest concern, Mr. Yun, you..."

Chu Yunfei acted nonchalant: "I know this, of course, but no matter what, they are the armed forces of the Chinese nation and our national defense force. The Japanese are our biggest opponent at the moment. We have only basically pacified the Jinzhong area, and our casualties are also not small."

As he spoke, he gestured to Zhao Pengcheng beside him and gave a brief introduction to the casualties of each regiment.

"The two elite troops, the First Infantry Regiment and the Assault Regiment, suffered the heaviest casualties, with 2,750 and 480 casualties respectively."

"The 4th Infantry Regiment and the 7th Infantry Regiment suffered 2,517 and 1,949 casualties respectively."

"Except for the main forces mentioned above, more than half of the remaining core regiments have suffered casualties, and the number of middle and lower-level officers is showing a trend of shortage... It is impossible to effectively replenish them."

"The artillery and cavalry are in better condition. The cavalry suffered less than 300 casualties, and the artillery suffered 70 casualties. The Fourth Cavalry Division recommends that the three cavalry regiments be reorganized into two cavalry brigades."

Chu Yunfei continued, "Our riding horses, pack horses, and draft horses have all suffered varying degrees of damage. I have communicated with the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters about this matter, and there is currently no solution."

"The subsequent training and replenishment of officers is also being carried out simultaneously. It will take at least two months at the earliest. The chairman means to directly transfer the organized security regiment from the rear to replenish our troops."

Fang Ligong nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, and then asked, "If it's just the Sichuan North Division Command?"

"We have enough soldiers, but their education level is low. It will take more time for them to become combat-ready. I am considering how to improve this matter."

mountain city.

A servant.

Lin Wei looked at the telegram in his hand and read it carefully several times.

Then he put down the work at hand and walked quickly into Chang Ruiyuan's office.

"Report."

"Come in." Chang Ruiyuan was in a good mood: "Weiwen, is this a telegram from the Second War Zone?"

"Yes." Lin Wei nodded, and then handed the telegram in his hand to Chang Ruiyuan.

【. It is estimated that the total number of Japanese casualties was about 40,000, of which more than 29,000 were killed, including more than 13,000 from the 37th Division, more than 8,000 from the 20th Division, more than 4,500 from the 109th Division, and more than 3,800 from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mixed Brigades, with 8,000 killed and wounded respectively.
Our casualties in this battle have now reached 57,900, including 49,658 deaths.

The casualties of the Fifth Army (Zeng Wanzhong's troops) were 730, including 653 deaths.

The casualties of the Sixth Army (Yang Aiyuan's troops) were 8,700, including 6,500 deaths.

The 13th Army (Wang Jingguo's troops) suffered 5,100 casualties, including 4,300 deaths.

The casualties of the 14th Army (actingly commanded by Bai Jiansheng) were 9,654, including 8,100 deaths.

Casualties of the 88th Army: 12,657, 12,000 killed
The casualties of the 18th Army’s participating troops are still being counted.

The situation of various local troops has not yet been reported, and the casualties of other troops assisting in the war and other war zones are still being counted.

The estimated casualties of this war were about 85,000.

When Chang Ruiyuan saw this, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Even though Chu Yunfei had organized the battle in a hurry and achieved the final victory, the casualty ratio on both sides was still an extremely high number.

Just judging from the telegram.

The final statistical result was that there were probably 85,000 casualties on our side and 40,000 casualties on the enemy side.

This can be inferred from the little tricks Chang Ruiyuan used when reporting the battle results to each unit.

The casualty ratio between the two sides should be around 2.5:1.

This is already an extremely good number, but what makes Chang Ruiyuan hard to accept is.

The existing combat forces in the Second War Zone are no longer able to support the defense of the entire Jinzhong, southern Shanxi, southeastern Shanxi and other regions.

At this time, the Central Army stationed in Shaanxi was transferred to Shanxi.

How will we explain to the world then?

Chang Ruiyuan frowned for a moment.

Lin Wei whispered to comfort him: "Commissioner, our army has achieved the relevant strategic goals in this battle. Such losses and results are still within the tolerance of the combat units in the Second War Zone."

Chang Ruiyuan shook his head: "Weiwen, the casualties of the troops in the Second War Zone were huge. If the Japanese army launches a counterattack, how can the troops resist the attack of the brutal Japanese?"

Lin Wei knew that Chang Ruiyuan was now planning to attack Shanxi, so he simply advised: "Chairman, compared to Shanxi, you should pay more attention to Yan'an."

Chang Ruiyuan nodded in agreement.

After frowning and thinking for a while, he continued, "We need to prevent the pool from spreading and also protect the counterattack results we have achieved at this stage. So, you go to Linfen for me and have a good talk with Yan Baichuan about deploying defenses in Shanxi."

"If they need men, I'll add more men to them. If they need guns, I'll add more guns to them. But they need the First Army to station in Shanxi to help them defend. Do you understand?"

Lin Wei shook his head: "Commissioner, Commander Yan will never agree to this. If the First Army enters Shanxi, it will inevitably break the fragile balance between the Shanxi Army and the central government.

The relationship between the Hu tribe and the Chu tribe is not very close, and there are even rumors of discord. If something goes wrong, wouldn't Chu Yunfei be pushed to the Red Party? "

Chu Yunfei almost openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Chang Ruiyuan's tricks when facing a powerful enemy.

In particular, in several telegrams sent to Lin Wei, it was tactfully stated that Chang Ruiyuan should focus on sorting out the rear economic system and industrial construction.

Even if he could just be a hands-off boss and focus on military affairs.

Assign all these matters to T.V. Soong.

It's better than him thinking about other things and always coveting Shanxi.
Chang Ruiyuan also understood Chu Yunfei's attitude, but now most of Shanxi was like a naked beauty.

For Chang Ruiyuan, who was madly pursuing power and unification at this time.

It is an indescribable doubt.

After being silent for a long time, Chang Ruiyuan finally did not listen to Lin Wei's advice, and insisted on expressing his attitude: "Let's go and talk. The domestic war is calming down, and I have the energy to deal with this matter."

(End of this chapter)