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Chapter 281 Old Yan (⑴) The Mighty and Powerful Old Jin Army

We spent several chapters describing the battle situation in each direction. From the defensive counterattack on the Xiyan Highway to the technical reconnaissance in the Longdong Village

Then we went to the "naval battlefield" of Wuzhong, Yanchi, where the infrastructure soldiers and the armored training team

A powerful combination, and Ma Ziyin's "knowledge of the times".

So, when the Eighth Route Army was beating the preserved fruits out of their wits in Guanzhong, Longdong and border areas, would our lovely Mr. Yan Xiaomi, Yan Baichuan, just squat there quietly? Of course not.

After receiving the Japanese army's guarantee that they would not attack, Yan Baichuan was able to relax and set about dealing with the Eighth Route Army, which was growing increasingly powerful in Shanxi Province, even resorting to the help of the Central Army and the Japanese Army. After all, his welcoming of our army into Shanxi to fight the war was not actually to fight the Japanese invaders and recover the lost territory, but simply to introduce a new force to balance the power of Japan and China and ensure his own warlord rule over Shanxi Province.

Therefore, when the progressive people in our party and the new army issued a stern warning to him against his behavior of compromising with Japan and seeking peace, Yan Baichuan finally regarded our army and the new army as the biggest obstacle to his "everything for survival".

Historically, he first used a "clever trick" to force the Second Death Column, which was already under the actual control of our army, to launch a head-on attack on the Japanese army. Later, because the Second Death Column refused to die, he declared it a "rebel army" and gathered the strength of a full 8 armies. The entire army was dispatched with the intention of encircling and annihilating our troops including the Death Column. At the same time, he instigated the old army officers in the Third Death Column to defect, and took advantage of the historical shortage of personnel in our army to forcibly take away more than 3000 soldiers.

You have to know that at this time, Lao Xi had 21 infantry divisions, 3 cavalry divisions, 6 advance columns, and 2 political guard divisions, which together amounted to 32 divisions, forming the strength of 8 armies!

However, given the traditional skills of the Republic of China, these 32 divisions had a total strength of about 10 troops, and coupled with Lao Xier's "equal distribution" policy, each division had about 300 people, and the cavalry division and other units had only about 1000 people; and all the armies, divisions, and regiments did not have any artillery, including mortars, which were taken away by the headquarters and formed into "mortar regiments" for centralized use. Coupled with the old warlord system of military governance, the old army of Yan's faction fought very poorly, in sharp contrast to the new army that our army helped to establish.

At this point, you might understand why, in the history of this time and space, Yan commissioned Chen Jieshan to lead two armies, approximately seven regiments, to attack two regiments of our Jinxi Detachment. However, they were severely defeated by the two regiments of the Jinxi Detachment, and ultimately, they were forced to retreat due to the Jinxi Detachment's depleted ammunition, allowing them to survive. Unfortunately, in history, due to our army's low ammunition and inferior manpower, Yan's army failed to attack our regular army and instead attacked the Death Column and our logistics hospital, causing heavy losses.

So now, after Yan Laoxier added additional mortar firepower to Chen Jieshan, when he attacked our army with 7 divisions, 2 armies, and actually about 7 regiments, he was hit head-on by the Jinxi Detachment with sufficient ammunition and upgraded equipment, and was beaten to a pulp with only two regiments.

However, in this history that was changed by the time travelers, this battle that took place in the western part of Shanxi Province was quite unremarkable. If it were written as a live commentary,

It will be something like this:

"Everyone knows that the Communist army has always been known for its bravery and combat prowess. The two regiments of the Jinxi Detachment are also fully equipped and manned. But now, Yan Baichuan's capable general, Chen Jieshan, has exploded with the strength of seven regiments. Seven regiments of Yan Baichuan's old troops, with mortar support, can easily defeat the two regiments of the Jinxi Detachment. The Jinxi Detachment didn't even have the initiative, so they didn't dare to push forward..."

"Oh my god, you can't kill them with heal. How can you kill them with heal? Damn, I'm a professional commentator, okay? How can you kill them with heal? Even a professional commentator can't understand this situation. 7 groups against 2 groups. You have multiple advantages. How can you lose? Tell me how to lose. Just attack directly. It's almost a 4 to 1 ratio of troops. No matter how you fight, you win. You can win by switching bases or by attacking the opponent. It's a sure win."

…………

"Hey, Chen Jieshan, why are you attacking the New Army Security Corps? Go after Chen Youwen's base. Wouldn't you be exposed if you attacked the Security Corps first? How can I explain this? You can win if you just switch bases! Oh, okay, okay, let's charge. The Communist Party's small force still can't stop Chen Jieshan's A-face A-face...

"Oh, let's fight, let's show you what professional commentary is all about! The first clash between the two sides is Chen Jieshan versus Chen Youdan, at a disadvantage! Chen Jieshan versus Lin Feng! Alright, alright, the enemy army is directly on top. What do you mean by Chen Jieshan on top? Lin Feng only has two regiments, and they're split up. Oh, they're splitting up. Sigh, this is definitely a force advantage, but what's the point of having a good split..."

"Ah! Stop! Hey hey hey! How come these two regiments can't even stop a battalion?

"Ah, damn! Yan's army is surrounded, surrounded, the front... Puff, the front is broken, broken, shattered by two companies... I can't explain this, I can't say it, there's no way to explain it, okay!

Uh, it's over, it's over, the Communists are chasing us, God, why is this happening... Don't be so thrilling! Chen Jieshan, please don't harm me, okay? Damn it, I can't bear this crime, I can't bear this crime! Shit...

Well...good luck and peace to the family.

In this way, Chen Jieshan went from being full of confidence when he set out on the expedition to being ashamed and helpless as a captive. He could even recall the kind care and concern that Commander Yan had shown him in the past few days.

At that time, Commander Yan said to him affectionately: "Jieshan, in this battle to restore the righteousness of our Shanxi Province, you must act with caution. The Eighth Route Army has purchased many new guns and artillery, and established factories and mines. I have entrusted these seven divisions of brave brothers to you, and I am counting on you."

At the time, he patted his chest and said proudly: "What's there to fear about these mere red bandits? Our army is three times larger than the bandits. We have commanders who care about us, and soldiers who are willing to die for us. Why should we worry about not being able to eliminate the bandit problem?"

Now, he was beaten by the Jinxi Detachment with a score of 7 to 0.5, and was chased for a full fifty miles.

The well-equipped and well-managed Jinxi Detachment chased the old Jinsui Army to the point of collapse, and Chen Jieshan himself fled with a group of soldiers. However, after their horses broke their legs, they could not march fast enough to keep up with the Eighth Route Army, and were unfortunately stopped.

When he was captured, he still managed to remain strong and not lose his military integrity! Chen Jieshan consoled himself by saying that at the time, he held his head high and chest puffed out as he tore off the cook's clothes, revealing his officer's uniform underneath, and shouted, "I am Chen Jieshan. You red bandits, you can kill me or chop me up as you please!"

Such integrity frightened the Eighth Route Army so much that they dared not use violence against him!

Seeing the preferential treatment given by the Eighth Route Army, Chen Jieshan actually felt a little proud. Look! Those big-name soldiers were all detained together, but he was locked up alone in this small compartment. He was obviously shocked by his own noble character! The Eighth Route Army even brought him food and drink regularly!

However, I, Chen Jieshan, am Mr. Yan's "Ever-Victorious General." How could I bow to the Red Bandits? This is a soldier's dignity!

I won't eat! I'm on a hunger strike! I won't eat anything from you red bandits!

Foreign military thongs

A: This national army...

B: And you're talking about the National Army...

A: What I just said was that the National Army fought a war. They moved and retreated as fast as the wind, attacked and encircled as slowly as a forest, exploited the people and invaded like fire, but remained motionless like a mountain when friendly forces were in trouble.

B: Either that or you have to come early to listen to our special performance in its entirety, or you really don’t know what’s going on with Fenglinhuoshan.

A: That's right. In fact, the Nationalist Army is famous for much more than that.

B: Is there anything more exaggerated than this?

A: Too many.

B: Then tell us about it.

A: Just say that you are just collecting a salary for nothing.

B: Let’s start from here.

A: Everyone knows that marching and fighting requires food and wages. The Nationalist army cannot march without a few eagle coins for expenses. B: That's right.

A: According to the rules, the military pay must be paid according to the establishment reported by the commander. Even if you report 100 people, it doesn't mean that all of them will be paid. We need to discuss this.

B: Now they start to embezzle.

A: Hey! But if you don't report more, won't you actually get less? For example, if I'm a division commander and I only have 10,000 people under my command, when I report the number to my superiors, I will...

B: I know that. Just report it to the higher authorities.

A: Then do you know how much I should pay?

B: Fifteen thousand?

A: Are you begging for food?

B: Twenty thousand?

A: Who are you looking down on?

B: Then just say it directly.

A: I will report that those 114,514 soldiers came from that city of nine and a quarter, carrying those 15,501 Mauser rifles and walking that distance of 18,000 miles...

B: Oh, you are such a bad commander. With 100,000 people, you only have so few guns?

A: Doesn't this seem like they're short of guns? What if they not only give us the salary but also spare us some guns? Wouldn't that be another win? B: I've already won.

A: Don't tell me, if this amount is acceptable, the higher-ups will give us the money. The army commander will deduct a few hundred million yuan to give to the division commander, and the division commander will deduct a few hundred million yuan to give to the regiment commander...

B: Just a tiny fraction of a trillion?

A: That’s right, just a little bit

B: Will there be any money left after you get the military pay?

Person A: Then I don't care. Who says this is a big-headed soldier? Big-headed, big-headed, no worries in the war, the soldiers have their pay, I have a big-headed one. Person B: Well, it turns out that this big-headed one isn't really a big-headed one, it's because he's hungry and his body is too small that the head looks big.

A: The money issue is easy to deal with. Even if the army doesn't pay you, they still provide you with food and accommodation. But when the food is taken away, the deductions are even greater.

B: Then food, clothing and daily necessities are the most basic things, right?

A: Who says it isn't? Back then, we always talked about the Long March. The Red Army had millet and rifles. Do you know what the Red Army's "three treasures for marching" were?

B: I know. Weaving straw sandals, making leggings, and literacy boards—see, these are the three treasures of the Red Army.

A: That's right. Given our conditions, it would be better if we were reorganized in northern Shaanxi and became the Eighth Route Army.

B: The equipment was indeed not good at that time.

A: But the food for the Nationalist army at that time was even worse. The soldiers could only eat uncooked wheat. B: That was too miserable. They were fed like livestock.

A: Large animals don't need clothes. The Nationalist army can't go out naked. They can't all be treated like animals. B: That's true.

A: Although, all the cotton and cloth were sold off. We purchased some low-quality cloth and bedding and cut some clothes to distribute to the national army.

B: Yes.

A: But did you know that the Nationalist Army also has its "treasures" when it comes to clothing?

B: What?

A: Let’s take a small example, let’s talk about underpants.

B: That’s too small.

A: It was 29, and the Nationalist army was buying new clothes. These men had to buy underwear. They couldn't just leave their photos blurry.

B: Sir, I do want to, but this is infantry, there is no mosaic.

A: Hey, you have to say this paragraph according to the lyrics. For each head, you need to buy a pair of outer pants and a pair of underwear. How expensive! The Kuomintang commander thought, why not buy a pair of pants that can be used both inside and outside? It can also increase combat effectiveness!

B: How can that be possible?

A: Wearing underwear outside, isn't this Superman?

B: Even if Superman comes, he will have no fighting power even if he eats wheat every day.

A: That's not about fighting capacity. They went to our Yongchang Society and bought those big cotton shorts, the kind that go over the knees.

B: Like beach shorts.

A: Yeah, almost. They are called cropped pants now.

B: That’s right, everyone wears this at the beach now.

A: But later on, the officers felt that the beach pants had too much fabric, there was no room for less fabric, and there was too little oil or water, so they moved the pants up to above the knees.

B: Okay, change to three-quarter pants.

A: Later on, it still didn’t work, so I had to reduce the length again, and then I changed to short pants.

B: Where are the pants?

(Audience: Yue Peng wore it!)

A: Look! Now you can see the benefits of eating wheat.

B: What are the benefits?

A: He's eating wheat to lose weight, but Yue Peng's waistline is too thin. Wouldn't this cause a huge loss to the commander?

B: It’s connected again!

A: Later...

B: Wait a minute, it can’t be any less. If it is any less, the program won’t be broadcast.

A: There is a way. Just cut off the fabric on the buttocks and turn it into a thong.

B: Yes, there is a way.

A: And, in winter, it's even more economical. In the past, it took two kilograms of cotton to make cotton trousers, but now, to make thongs out of cotton, even two kilograms is not enough. The officer will happily accept the rest.

B: T-back pants will freeze even if you poop in winter.

A: It’s just right to use a poop beater.

B: Okay, the boss accepted the toilet paper.

A: Even so, the commander is still promising the soldiers good things.

B: Stop drawing cakes! Just draw two pairs of shorts first.

A: Brothers! The Chairman said that to resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country. First, we must fight the Communists, then we can fight Japan! When we reach the three northeastern provinces, each of us will receive a female student! Each of us will be given a mink fur cloak!

B: Wait a minute, how big is the mink? Can it be made into a cloak?

A: Oh, yes, it’s okay. I’ll alter it for you. I’ll alter you into a pair of mink shorts.

B: That’s not enough!

A: Then it’s a mink thong! Yes, it’s called a mink thong!

B: I'll go to yours!

(Bows and leaves the stage)

Chapter 282 Old Yan (2) Loyal Chen Jieshan

Shangzhuang Village, Huangtu Town, the temporary base of the Jinxi Detachment.

The best house in the village was vacated by the small landlord and given to the Eighth Route Army as a temporary base. In addition to command and office space, a high-level prisoner was also detained here.

Chen Jieshan, with his military integrity firmly in his chest, sat upright in the small room. Although his woolen military uniform, having worn the cook's clothes, was stained with oil and a little smelly, he still wore it firmly. He threw aside the clean clothes sent by the Eighth Route Army, refusing to wear them; he also placed the food sent by the Eighth Route Army on the table without touching it.