Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 391 Chu Yunfei racked his brains but was not as smart as Yan Laoxi!

Chapter 391 Chu Yunfei racked his brains but was not as good as Yan Laoxi's inspiration~! (Subscribe)
Northern Shanxi Front Headquarters
Fang Ligong picked up the telegram and glanced at it: "Retreat?"

Zhang Dayun nodded: "Commander Yan means that they cannot mobilize more troops for support. At present, the only force in the entire Second War Zone that can be considered combat-ready is Fan Hanjie's 27th Army."

"The 27th Army still has about 16,000 combat personnel. This is the final strategic reserve."

Zhang Dayun was filled with emotion, and his tone seemed full of regret: "In terms of strategic reserve groups, Hu Zongnan's troops are the most powerful force of the National Government, with more than 100,000 main forces. Fan Hanjie's troops are only more than 10,000 people. I don't know what use they can be of."

"The combat effectiveness of Fan Hanjie's troops should not be underestimated. He himself was also a famous general in the Northern Expedition. He was one of the first three regiment commanders of the first class of Huangpu Military Academy, and the only one who was hired as a tactical instructor as a student. If it weren't for the Fujian Incident, he would have been able to rise to prominence."

Zhang Dayun and Fang Ligong turned to look at Chu Yunfei who had already stood up from the camp bed.

Chu Yunfei said slowly: "Commander Yan does not want Hu Zongnan to enter Shanxi. This is a foregone conclusion. Although I am not friends with Hu Zongnan, I have never said bad things to him. In fact, we are in competition."

"It's just that our foundation is weak and we can't get the chairman's full trust. In addition, we are from the Jin army, so we are inherently inferior."

"If we want to achieve something in the land of Shanxi, we will need more time."

"As for the so-called retreat, it is nonsense. We are now the heart and the flag of the army."

"It is said that a military defeat is like a mountain collapsing. If our Flying Tigers were defeated, it would be a very, very serious blow to the morale of the entire nation's military and civilians in the war of resistance."

Zhang Dayun took a puff of his cigarette silently: "Yes, because of our existence, I don't know how many centrists who wanted to surrender are still waiting and watching."

Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei and asked, "Your Excellency, Brother Bojun has already started his return journey, and he has brought Xue Jie back with him. This way, he has someone to help him share the command responsibility."

Chu Yunfei nodded: "Wuai, how is Brother Wuguan (Qian Zhaoyou) doing?"

"There is no news. If the Japanese army attacks Niangzi Pass, they will definitely need to gather a large number of troops."

"Given the current military strength of the 109th Division, it is unlikely to be effective."

"They are more likely to choose to increase their troops at the Pingxingguan front."

Chu Yunfei nodded, agreeing with Fang Ligong's point of view: "Yes, even if we leave a brigade, it is not something we can handle. If we withdraw a brigade and add a permanent division, the situation on the Pingxingguan front will probably deteriorate rapidly."

We can’t fight in Changzhi.

The 20th Division will naturally be adjusted to choose other directions.

If Sugiyama Gen wasn't sick.

Then he would not choose to transfer the 20th Division back to Datong.

That is seeking the far away instead of the near.

It will only waste more time.

If the attack is launched from the Pingxingguan line.

Right wing group.

In other words, Huang Baitao's troops will face a great test.

But this direction.

Chu Yunfei was not very worried.

Because Fan Hanjie's 27th Army was stationed in Wutai for rest and recuperation.

After all, the 27th Army is the main force of the National Army.

Facing the elite main force of the Japanese regular division.

Even if we cannot win the war, we can at least buy ourselves ten or eight days.

just now.

The crux of the problem lies in this.

After Xiaobaozhuang was captured, a large number of main forces were not immediately organized to penetrate deep into the enemy territory.

In order to trick these little devils.

The 1st and 4th Regiments also symbolically organized a battle to recapture the territory.

They were all repelled by the powerful firepower of the Japanese army.

But the Japanese army stayed where they were for two full hours, with no signs of attacking.

This inevitably made Chu Yunfei feel worried.

Could it be that Yoshio Shinozuka had completely seen through his operational objectives?
In fact.

The conquest of Xiaobaozhuang did not make Yoshio Shinozuka relax.

Instead, I became more suspicious.

His instinct told him so.

This is 100% Chu Yunfei's trap.

Otherwise they would never have been able to break through the defense so easily.

After Yoshio Shinozuka was transferred to become the commander of the Shanxi First Army.

He has fought with Chu Yunfei four times, big and small.

The battlefield experience of previous commanders told him.

Chu Yunfei is a cunning, changeable opponent who is extremely good at luring the enemy.

The officers and soldiers under his command are qualified soldiers in the true sense.

They are fearless and extremely loyal.

They are well trained, they are responsive.

The fall of Xiaobaozhuang position gave them the opportunity to advance rapidly.

Because of this.

Yoshio Shinozuka would never believe that Chu Yunfei would not realize this!
But judging from the performance of the combat troops on the left and right wings.

Their support seemed to be superficial, even though they organized corresponding recapture operations.

But it showed weakness everywhere in the offensive operations.

Many times there is even no cover from artillery fire.

This is something that goes against common sense.

Chu Yunfei's troops are capable of using artillery support at night.

Their artillery unit is the National Government's most elite force!

Organize the battle reports and summarize your own judgments.

A telegram.

In this way, it was sent to the North China Front Army Headquarters.

The capture of Xiaobaozhuang.

For the Armored Cavalry Group.

What followed was a fairly normal and smooth interspersed attack.

After they tore open the strongest first line of defense.

The speed at which infantry can replenish the defense line and plug the gaps can never be faster than that of mobile forces.

As for Yoshio Shinozuka's concerns.

Sugiyama Moto naturally understood.

But he had no choice.

He was unable to order his soldiers to stop the attack.

There was no way to tell them that they had been attacking for more than four hours.

Four tanks were lost, more than 800 Japanese warriors were killed, and only a bait position of the enemy was captured.

The defense line they tore open at all costs was just a route deliberately given to them by the enemy.

Can he give orders like this?
Of course this is not possible.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Sugiyama Gen immediately issued an order to execute the original combat plan.

The armored cavalry unit rushed to Shanyin (Daiyue Station, a key stronghold on Beitongpu Road) overnight.

overnight.

Sugiyama Motoko sat in front of the battle sand table.

Quietly waiting for the battle report from the front line.

Whenever footsteps are heard.

He would then look up in the direction of the confidential room.

Worried that bad news will come at the next moment.

Bang~Bang~Bang~
The sound of military boots stepping on the ground made Sugiyama Gen feel so annoyed before.

He looked up at Lin Canghui who was walking towards him quickly, and a feeling of disgust inevitably arose in his heart.

It’s that damn Lin Canghui again.

"Commander, we have just intercepted a telegram from the Second China War Zone Commander-in-Chief."

Shan Shanyuan's pupils shrank slightly, and he was quite surprised: "Lin Cangjun, please speak~!"

"Commander, Yan Xishan, the commander-in-chief of the Second Chinese War Zone, has telegraphed Chu Yunfei, asking him to withdraw his forces to defend the Yangfangkou and Pingxingguan lines, abandon all strategic locations in northern Shanxi, and rely on the Great Wall defense line to fight against our armored and cavalry units."

"What?" Sugiyama Gen was confused.

How could that be~!

How could Yan Xishan give such an order!

Isn't this an indirect explanation?

The reason why Chu Yunfei failed to defend Xiao Baozhuang.

Is it exactly what he judged, that Chu Yunfei's troops are short of manpower?
Sugiyama Moto confirmed again: "Is the telegram true?"

Lin Canghui made up for it as usual: "It is currently impossible to verify from other directions, but this telegram did come from the Second War Zone Commander's Headquarters."

Shan Shanyuan no longer had the heart to play these word tricks with him at this time: "Lin Cangjun, I need a definite answer."

"After several rounds of review by the Second War Zone Command Headquarters, most of our undercover personnel have been discovered, and the rest are dormant and unable to provide relevant intelligence verification."

Sugiyama Gen's complexion became visibly worse.

Lin Canghui's speech speed also increased a lot: "From my personal judgment, this telegram should be true, but we need to further judge it in combination with the current battlefield situation."

Lin Canghui reacted.

This intercepted telegram.

Even if it's fake.

It can only be true at this time.

From Sugiyama's perspective.

He needed a good reason.

Go and convince Yoshio Shinozuka to concentrate on commanding the battle on the front line.

We also need to give the soldiers on the front lines a sufficient reason.

Go boldly and go deep behind enemy lines to conduct infiltration operations~!

This telegram from Yan Laoxi was like a shot of adrenaline, stabbing these Japanese devils in the chest!
The sixth hour after the fall of Xiaobaozhuang.

Yoshio Shinozuka finally followed Sugiyama's orders.

The Cavalry Armored Group immediately received the order to launch an all-out attack.

Infantry unit of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade.

Most of them also attacked.

Carry out corresponding front line maintenance to prevent the salient from being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy.

The Japanese army's combat intentions were very clear.

Go straight to Daiyue Station (Shanyin County).

There were only a few dozen armored vehicles and tanks left on the original battle line.

The rest, like a torrent of steel, fiercely penetrated Chu Yunfei's carefully prepared second line of defense.
The Japanese army moved.

The movement was very sudden.

At least from Chu Yunfei's perspective.

This group of Japanese soldiers seemed to have stayed in the same place for four hours to recuperate.

The attack was launched again in the early morning.

Although the second and third infantry regiments have relatively fewer troops.

The number of direct-fire artillery deployed on the second line was only eight 45mm anti-tank guns.

but.
do not forget.

They also had anti-tank trenches as a defensive weapon.

The Japanese could only fire back at the anti-tank guns from a distance of several hundred meters.

There is a big difference in the hit rates of both sides.

Direct-fire artillery has the upper hand.

The terrain is based on high ground and low ground, taking advantage of the terrain.

Equipment above.

The high hit rate of direct-fire artillery can beat the low hit rate of the Japanese tanks. The 45mm anti-tank gun can easily tear open their armor.

The Japanese needed 4-5 shots to accurately hit the artillery position and destroy it.

Plus the full support of the 30th Artillery Regiment.

There was no way the Japs could break through their defense line.

All it took was the Fifth Infantry to close the pocket.

Chu Yunfei can deploy at least 8,000 combat troops to encircle and suppress these armored cavalry units.

Although their military strength is inferior to that of the Japanese and puppet troops.

But don't forget.

The essence of cavalry is fast-moving light infantry.

They had no way of carrying large quantities of heavy weapons.

For the puppet cavalry.

Support weapons such as mortars are already rare heavy weapons.

Small-caliber support weapons such as grenade launchers are their standard equipment.

And the use of this thing.

It also requires a lot of training.

The combat effectiveness of the puppet army can be almost ignored when facing encirclement!

As for the Japanese armored and infantry units, in Chu Yunfei's opinion.

It's already a dish on the table.

After hearing that the Japanese troops finally began to attack.

Chu Yunfei lay on the camp bed again.

The war is about to begin, and he needs to replenish his energy quickly to cope with the next battle.

This way.

The Japanese armored cavalry units could basically be said to have had an unimpeded march.

After dawn.

The attack speed of the Japanese and puppet troops increased again.

The speed increased from three kilometers per hour to fifteen kilometers per hour.

The speed is increased exponentially.

In less than two hours of rapid assault, they ran into the defense line set up by the 2nd Infantry Regiment.

As the rumbling sound of artillery fire rang out.

The Japanese devils suddenly realized that something was wrong.

as predicted.

One shell after another hit their marching route.

It is difficult for mortars to pose a substantial threat to armored vehicles and tanks.

Occasionally, if a shell was fired with good luck, it would be possible to destroy the Japanese turret or engine.

The line of defense stands in front.

The captain of the corps, Fuyuyama Shusai, really didn't care.

Give the order to attack immediately.

Under the cover of light artillery fire.

Armored vehicles and tanks launched the attack immediately.

"Brothers, focus on attacking the Japanese infantry and cavalry. Others will take care of the tanks~!"

"Remember to move the light and heavy machine guns to avoid being bombarded by the Japanese!"

"Cluster grenades are ready~!"

Smoke bombs quickly covered the front line.

The Japanese soldiers, attacking with tanks and armored vehicles, quickly moved forward.

The engineers stepped forward quickly.

Some held shears in their hands, intending to cut the barbed wire.

Boom.

After one person stepped on a mine, all the engineers stopped.

A painful groan was heard.

Lieutenant Utsunomiya Shun frowned and turned to look at his comrade: "Hey!~Takagi-kun, you are a warrior of the Great Japanese Nation, how can you make such a noise! "

The Japanese soldier named Takagi didn't respond, but just hugged his bleeding thigh and screamed.

Utsunomiya Jun frowned and said, "Asshole~ The rest of you, follow me and keep moving forward."

Just turn around to lower your center of gravity.

next second.

The crisp sound of a firing pin was heard.

"Eight"

He didn't even utter a complete sentence.

Then there was a loud bang.

Utsunomiya Shun didn't even scream for a moment.

The mine produced in Changzhi Arsenal is charged with explosives that do not cause damage by fragmentation but by shock waves.

It weighs the same as a black powder mine, but uses high explosives.

Intestines, broken arms, limbs, and what looked more like butt cracks were scattered all over the ground.

minefield.

Even after a round of artillery preparation.

The density of mines is still very high in the death zone.

This group of engineers quickly changed their combat thinking.

Be quiet and eliminate the threat under your feet in the smoke.

But would the defending soldiers do as they wish?
One by one, grenade launchers' special grenades exploded into the smoke.

If there was no smoke barrier.

Perhaps the Japanese would also realize that the soldiers' grenade launchers were actually not accurate.

but now.
Who cares where this grenade will hit.

Even ten or twenty special grenades can kill a Japanese engineer.

That's bloody profit!
It is also not easy to train engineers, especially those who can clear mines.

Basically, they have all undergone a lot of training.

It can be considered a technical branch of the army.

In the ranks of the national army.

Engineers are also considered “special forces”.

Explosions and screams continued.

The Japanese artillery units attempted to launch an attack.

But it was soon suppressed by the larger and more powerful 105mm howitzer.

Hideya Fuyuyama listened to the rumbling sound of artillery fire on the front line.

He was very perceptive and immediately noticed that something was wrong.
soon.

The frontline combat officer rushed into the temporary command post and said, "Sir, the enemy has laid a large number of minefields in front of the position and dug anti-tank trenches at least two and a half meters wide in advance. Our army cannot pass through."

"detour.."

Fuyuyama Hideya is not a rigid commander.

Even though their attack direction was Shanyin County, there was no need to attack directly there.

It would be the same if we go around, at least bypass these anti-tank trenches and then attack.

And as the cavalry's reconnaissance intelligence continued to arrive.

Fuyuyama Hideya couldn't help but frown.

The defensive fortifications have been completed in the entire area surrounding Daiyue Station.

If they crossed Shanyin and continued to attack Shuo County, they would be completely isolated and deep in the enemy's territory.
For a moment, the offensive stopped.

Yoshio Shinozuka was the first to notice that something was wrong.

Just as he expected.

Today's armored cavalry group is stuck in a dilemma.

Capturing Daiyue Station was the original combat plan of the North China Front Army Command.

The content was to give priority to eating Chu Yunfei's troops who were divided into two halves.

And now.

They had difficulty in capturing Daiyue Station.

Once they choose to cross the area around Sanin.

If we turn around and attack Shuo County directly.

Can the less than 8,000 infantrymen of the 3rd Mixed Brigade and the 4th Mixed Brigade encircle and annihilate Chu Yunfei's main force which is in a divided state?

The answer must be no!

At least in the short term, they cannot solve this problem.

They will be directly threatened from the front, sides and rear.

backward.

Then they could not encircle and annihilate the main force of the National Army, and could only fight a fair and square battle.

It's a good thing we won even though we suffered huge losses.

I’m afraid I can’t win!

This is the most fucked up thing.

obviously.

This is the "battlefield dilemma" carefully planned by Chu Yunfei.

Even before the cavalry and armored units launched their attack.

Chu Yunfei's troops had already anticipated this.