Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 383: Completely annihilate the Shuo County defenders, Huang Baitao fiercely attacks Guangling, hit the snake at its weakest point! (Subscribe)
Northern Shanxi, Shuo County.

On the first day, they successfully entered the county town.

Liu Wang, commander of the Second Infantry Regiment, and Sun Xinpu, commander of the Third Infantry Regiment, were both very happy in the joint command.

I even subconsciously thought that the battle would be over soon.

but.

Soon, the two knew it clearly based on the reports from the front line.

The tactic used by the Japanese devils defending Shuo County was street fighting inside the city.

Sun Xinpu put down the casualty report in his hand and knocked on the ammunition box in front of him: "Their combat goal, looking at it now, is very straightforward. They just want to kill our manpower."

"The 3rd Mixed Brigade is our old rival. The two sides have fought twice. They are very familiar with our army's offensive tactics. They gave up defending the city walls, which means they are ready to face a siege from a force several times their own."

"Yes, according to the report from below, their fortifications are quite cleverly constructed."

Sun Xinpu was thankful: "Fortunately, we completed the secondary reorganization of direct firepower before the war."

The attacks of their two regiments were continuous like a tide.

Don't give the Japanese invaders in Shuo County any chance to breathe.

Although the casualties were not small.

But the progress is good overall, and it has now occupied two-thirds of the county's area.

After the sound of gunfire gradually subsided.

It was 6:45 a.m. on the third day of the siege.

The sun had just risen for a short time.

The mountain artillery battalion's 75mm mountain artillery shells pierced the sky, accompanied by a sharp scream.

The positions that the Japanese soldiers in Shuo County had reinforced overnight were now once again shattered by artillery fire.

The next day's attack.

The 30th Artillery Regiment did not continue to consume artillery shells in Shuo County.

Instead, they launched targeted artillery attacks on the outer positions of Huairen.

Even the mountain artillery battalion directly under it.

That 76mm Soviet mountain gun was enough to give these damn Japanese devils a hard time.

One shell after another was guided by Chu Yunfei's artillery fire.

It hit the few defensive fulcrums of the Japanese army with incredible precision.

Their defense system was originally quite organized.

It's in a mess now.

Inside the city and on the front line.

Sun Xinpu put down the telescope in his hand.

The Japanese army's fighting style is still the same as before.

Relying on high and strong buildings to build machine gun positions to suppress the attacker's offensive.

Although the view is better, it is more vulnerable to direct artillery fire.

The only outstanding thing is...

The Japanese army dug many semi-hidden bunkers.

The main body is below the design angle of direct-fire artillery.

At present, the only way to destroy this kind of bunker is to use smoke screens and then blow it up at close range.

It was impossible for Chu Yunfei to waste his limited skill points on such defensive fortifications.

The Japs were on full alert.

After two days of continuous fighting.

They only had less than two hundred frontline combat troops left.

It was naturally impossible for Chu Yunfei to focus his energy on the battlefield here.

It was simply a request for the second and third infantry regiments to complete the clearing mission as quickly as possible.

In addition, the 1st and 4th Infantry Regiments had already deployed their formations north of Huairen County.

Temporary field fortifications were built to meet the attacks of Japanese armored or cavalry units.

As the order is given.

The heavy mortar companies of the two regiments once again carried out two rounds of artillery preparation in the direction of the Japanese positions.

Under the gaze of Sun Xinpu.

The attacking force of the three regiments then launched a corresponding attack.

Da da da!
Da da~!

Please use heavy machine guns to fire first and provide corresponding fire suppression.

Several Japanese soldiers who tried to suppress the enemy by opening fire were quickly killed.

The soldiers quickly bowed and continued to move forward.

"Boom~!"

"Boom~!"

Explosions continued to sound.

It was the grenade thrown by the soldiers.

Before entering the room, prioritize cleaning the second floor.

If there is no second floor.

Then give priority to clearing landmark buildings.

Even if they had to rebuild the city with their own hands after the war, they would never joke with their own lives.

Shuo County is not big.

Now there is only one street left.

There are less than thirty buildings.

It won’t take much time to blow up the buildings one by one.

As the explosions continued.

If they were slightly frustrated, they would charge and fire.

The Japanese soldiers were suffering terribly.

Their small arms firepower was poor in close combat.

Except that it can be used during sneak attacks.

The rest of the time.

Their combat capabilities can only rely on area-of-effect weapons such as grenades.

The Japanese army occupied Shuo County for a long time.

To cope with this battle.

The Japanese army was also well prepared.

Not only have "local self-governing organizations" such as maintenance associations been developed locally.

He also recruited a group of "locust army" as helpers.

These people committed all kinds of atrocities during the previous Japanese occupation.

Now he is also afraid of being liquidated by the warriors.

He was fearless and brave when fighting.

Although the combat quality is not very high.

But it caused a lot of trouble for the soldiers.

The soldiers are also bound by military discipline.

It was impossible for them to shoot directly at a puppet soldier dressed as a civilian.

He took great pains to distinguish between the common people and the traitors.

This also came at a considerable price.

Offensive is not defensive warfare.

The people in these places.

The Japanese will not be kind enough to evacuate.

in contrast.

They will use these ordinary people as human shields.

To reduce the probability of Chu Yunfei's troops using heavy artillery.

Sugiyama Gen thought there was nothing wrong with his strategy and planning.

Little do people know that such petty skills are ultimately not worthy of being displayed in public.

A unilaterally transparent battlefield.

The Japanese's biggest killer had already been discovered by Chu Yunfei.

This bait in Shuo County.

Chu Yunfei eats with a clear conscience!

The battle of Shuo County.

It ended in the afternoon.

The general direction in front of Yanmen Pass.

The cavalry correspondent from the Third Regiment respectfully delivered the corresponding battle report.

Chu Yunfei had just made a contribution and the other two couldn't wait to open it.

What comes into view is the most direct battle statistics:

It was confirmed that more than 1,200 Japanese and puppet troops were killed, including about 870 Japanese soldiers.

One lieutenant colonel and seventeen lieutenants.
Three hundred and seventy long and short guns, four Taisho Type 11 light machine guns, and two Type 92 heavy machine guns were seized.

The remaining military supplies are still being calculated.

Our casualties are as follows.

The 2nd Infantry Regiment suffered 339 casualties, including 230 killed, including 36 seriously injured.

Among them, there are twenty-three commanders at the platoon level and above.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment suffered 423 casualties, including 370 killed and 18 seriously injured.

Among them, there were 16 commanders at or above the platoon level and one deputy battalion commander. When they saw the number of casualties.

Fang Ligong, who was standing next to Chu Yunfei, couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Yun, this is a big victory with a casualty ratio of nearly 1:1.3!"

then.

Under Fang Ligong's gaze, Chu Yunfei silently turned to the next page of the battle report.

Just a glance.

Fang Ligong's smile also faded.

The quantity of lost materials is as follows: (loss of equipment and weapons and equipment omitted).

The amount of ammunition consumed is as follows: about 107 rounds of mm bullets, about grenades and kilograms of explosives, a total of mm artillery shells, and about mm mortars.

Chu Yunfei's eyebrows jumped as he watched, and he couldn't help but sigh: "These two prodigal sons, this doesn't even include the shell consumption of the 30th Artillery Regiment."

Fang Ligong also sighed: "After all, we have managed to get it done. The Japanese army will have to take further action eventually."

After hearing the noise, Luo Weiguo and Zhang Dayun came back to their senses and looked at the two of them.

Chu Yunfei handed over the report in his hand.

The two of them couldn't help but gasp.

Nothing else
On average, two shells can't kill a single Japanese soldier.
If you calculate carefully, according to their consumption.

It would be reasonable if there were at least ten bullets on each of the Japanese corpses.
But when fighting.

Fire suppression with appropriate logistical conditions.

It is the most critical part of Chu Yunfei's current infantry tactics.

It is also a basic requirement for company and platoon level combat units.

The battle of Shuo County is over.

Chu Yunfei thought for a moment and then issued a new combat mission: "After a brief rest, the two regiments will move north together and build a new defense line north of Shuo County, about 20 kilometers south of the First Infantry Regiment."

"Tell them that they must dig several trenches four meters wide and more than two meters deep."

"Deploy 45mm anti-tank guns behind the positions to deal with possible armored force attacks."

obviously.

Even though there has been no news yet from the assault regiment commanded by Zhou Weiguo.

Chu Yunfei still made the most conservative combat arrangements.

These anti-tank trenches.

Not to mention the tanks equipped by the Japanese armored brigades.

It was the German armored division that launched the assault in 39.

Such a line of defense will also delay us for a while.

"What about the First Infantry Regiment?"

"Don't worry, the offensive in the Huairen direction can be slowed down. We need to wait for Huang Baitao's troops to finish the battle."

Zhao Pengcheng stepped up and conveyed the order.

A phone call came directly to Chu Yunfei's front-line headquarters.

The telephone line of Sun Xinpu and Liu Wang’s joint command center was reconnected.

The two men's command post was also set up in the county seat of Shuo County after the war.

After Chu Yunfei briefly conveyed the subsequent combat arrangements and intentions, he hung up the phone.

Put more energy into the offensive operations of the right-wing group.

According to the original battle plan.

The right-wing group commanded by Huang Baitao.

While confronting the 2nd Mixed Brigade where Lingqiu County was located.

Go north to annihilate the enemy forces in Guangling.

The task is actually very simple.

Scout the specific situation.

And launch an attack to annihilate it.

After all, the 11th Infantry Regiment is a main force regiment equipped with American weapons.

Although the equipment is not the best among the main group, it ranks second.

Although Wu Sizhong lacks command ability.

But Sun Ming was there to supervise the battle.

Small mistakes can be corrected and big mistakes can be avoided, so it basically doesn't take much effort to conquer Guangling.

Its combat objectives.

It is to demonstrate the ability to threaten Yuanping and Tianzhen.

Forcing the Japanese army to lose patience.

Or adjust the front-line deployment.

Or the armored and cavalry units could be deployed into battle ahead of time.

According to Chu Yunfei's idea.

The Japanese troops in the areas surrounding Guangling County were annihilated within three days.

Not many.

Including the puppet troops, there were only a thousand people.

And it is relatively scattered.

obviously.

The Japanese army's previous judgment was that they would attack Lingqiu first.

After all, the corresponding small-scale offensive alone lasted for a full half month.

After conquering Lingqiu.

Then launch the next round of attacks in the northeastern part of Shanxi.

Chu Yunfei is not a fool.

They knew that the main force of the 2nd Mixed Brigade was inside the city.

He also let Huang Baitao attack fiercely.

This kind of command is not fighting a war.

It's crazy.

After the Japanese and puppet troops in Guangling County were cleared out.

Even if the right-wing group entered a state of rest on the spot.

The Japanese army is also likely to withdraw its reserve troops stationed in the Zhangjiakou area.

Unfortunately, Chu Yunfei’s three-dimensional combat map cannot cover such a long distance for the time being.

You can only make judgments based on your own speculation.

Little did people know that the commander-in-chief of the North China Front Army, Sugiyama Hajime, was also extremely distressed at this time.

Because he doesn't have any so-called reserve team at all.

At least in terms of infantry reserves, he had only three battalions.

That is about three thousand troops.

It is also necessary to hold on to Zhangjiakou and Tianzhen areas.

When the news came that Guangling was attacked.

Sugiyama Moto's face looked extremely ugly.

It was as if he had just swallowed a fly alive.

"Chu Yunfei is indeed a famous Chinese general."

Although Lin Canghui could not understand the intentions of Huang Baitao's troops.

But it does not prevent him from expressing his emotions to show how unfathomable he is.

"Hit the snake at its weakest point. He is attacking our weak spot. According to the intelligence we received earlier, the enemy's right wing group is a rare combat group equipped with all American weapons. Their combat effectiveness and firepower are very strong. They are truly the main force."

"We have very little information about Huang Baitao, but since he can serve as a senior commander under Chu Yunfei, his ability should not be underestimated."

Sugiyama nodded.

The Second Mixed Brigade has now been completely trapped in Lingqiu County.

Once they take the initiative to attack, they will inevitably fall into a state of field battle.

And if it is not transferred.

At this time, Sugiyama Moto was also facing the dilemma of insufficient troops.

He had no troops to deploy.

The 109th Division, which is the troops commanded by Anami Korechika, is currently still in a standoff at the Niangzi Pass.

The Fifth Army held the southern foothills of Taihang Mountains.

Zeng Wanzhong's troops were reinforced by Wu Shimin's 59th Army.

He is not a soft persimmon that can be easily bullied.

At least for a short time.

The 108th Division had great difficulty in breaking through the Fifth Army's defenses.

As for whether to attack Lin County and surrounding areas as before
Sugiyama Gen subconsciously resisted.

The poor logistics made their heavy weapons completely useless.

They could even only bombard for a few minutes before launching an attack.

This is tantamount to taking human life lightly.

The elite locust troops of our brother country, Great Japan, should not be consumed in such a battle!
Sugiyama Gen, who was in a dilemma, actually had a way out.

That is to deploy counterattack forces to the second line in advance.

Once these more than 10,000 elite troops are deployed to the battlefield.

Not to mention that all existing problems have been solved, the one who should be worried is Chu Yunfei.
But if we use the second-line counterattack force now.
The timing is totally wrong.

It is even possible that the expected results may not be achieved.

The best outcome is just to maintain the battle line.

Sugiyama Yuan looked at the battle table in front of him and fell into deep thought.
(End of this chapter)