Let’s not talk about the equipment of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army for the moment. First, let’s talk about the overall equipment and situation of the Jinsui Army.
On the eve of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Shanxi-Sui Army owned the Taiyuan Arsenal, the largest arsenal in North China.
The production speed of this arsenal is quite astonishing. To give the simplest example, the Taiyuan Arsenal produces so much artillery and bullets that the Jinsui Army cannot use them all and will also sell them to other armies.
By the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the number of artillery and sophisticated equipment possessed by the Jinsui Army was probably only inferior to that of the elite Central Army.
And who is this Chu Yunfei? An elite general who graduated from the fifth phase of Huangpu, he is the Chairman's favorite student, and he is also a disciple of Yan Laoxi. In addition, his ancestral home is in Shanxi, so he is a rare Huangpu Military Academy student among the generals of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Naturally and logically, he became Yan Xishan's confidant and direct descendant.
In terms of organization, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment is also very different from other regiment-level organizations in the Shanxi-Sui Army. In addition to four infantry battalions, it is also equipped with an additional artillery battalion.
There are all kinds of mountain artillery, field artillery, and mortars. As long as the Taiyuan Arsenal can produce them, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has always been given priority.
What's going on in the artillery camp?
Take the Central Army as an example. It is impossible for most regiments to have artillery battalions. It would be good to have one artillery company.
Even with a division-level establishment, having an artillery battalion is considered a luxury.
This shows that Chu Yunfei's treatment in the Jinsui Army was high, and the equipment of the 358th Regiment was as good as the elite of the Central Army.
In terms of equipment alone, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment can be regarded as the ace combat unit of the Jinsui Army.
If coupled with Chu Yunfei's personal excellent military commanding talents.
Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment can even be said to be the most powerful among the Jinsui regiment-level formations.
It is no exaggeration to say that even in a head-on confrontation, with the current equipment and soldiers of Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, it is enough to compete with an elite unit of the Japanese army.
The advantage of the 358th Regiment in artillery equipment is no less than that of the Sakata Regiment.
This is why Chu Yunfei dared to have the confidence to stop the Japanese who were chasing Li Yunlong and his party.
Today's 358th Regiment has been strengthened in terms of equipment, soldiers, and training. It is no longer what it used to be. It is no longer a force that has no choice but to retreat in a hasty manner due to the Sakata Regiment on the road.
The only thing Chu Yunfei was afraid of was the old devil Bantian, the captain of the Bantian Alliance.
But now it seems that that old devil Sakata has been killed by the Eighth Route Army with one shot.
Chu Yunfei no longer had any scruples, so he naturally made up his mind to give it a try.
For the 358th Regiment, this is an excellent opportunity to boost morale and take revenge on the Sakata United Army.
In addition, from a personal emotional point of view, Chu Yunfei was really shocked by the strong fighting will shown by the Eighth Route Army in the previous battle at Cangyunling. He admired such an iron-blooded anti-Japanese force from the bottom of his heart, and was deeply moved by his previous actions of standing by and watching. Guilty.
When there was an opportunity to help, Chu Yunfei, with his "Chu helper" temperament when facing the Japanese army, naturally would not stand idly by again.
The poor little devil didn't know that they were stepping into the tiger's mouth step by step.
If that old devil Sakata is still there, with the strength of Sakata's unit and Sakata's unified tactical command, even the 358th Regiment with strong troops at the moment may not be able to get a good deal.
But the situation in front of him was completely different.
First of all, the Bantian Wing headquarters has been destroyed by Kong Jie.
The several Japanese captains who pursued Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and their party had the same position, although their good military qualities enabled them to conduct relatively tacit coordinated operations.
But after all, a few heads are thinking about the problem and cannot carry out overall unified tactical command.
In addition, the situation in front of us is that the 358th Regiment is waiting for work, the firepower deployment has been completed, and all the soldiers are ready to attack the Japanese army at any time.
On the other hand, for the Bantian Alliance, the old Japs Banta asked Wang Chengzhu to be shot to death. All the Japs wanted in their eyes and in their hearts was to eliminate these Eighth Route Army soldiers and avenge the Alliance Captain Nobutetsu Sakata.
As for the 358th Regiment in the defense area, they may be used to the Eighth Route Army's "scurrying" and the Jinsui Army's cowardice and avoidance of battle. Several Japanese captains even arrogantly thought that even if they were from the 358th Regiment, When the defense zone passed by, these Jinsui troops would never dare to open fire.
Therefore, when passing through the defense area of the 358th Regiment, although the Japanese army was cautious, they were not very vigilant.
Facts have proved that the Japanese were terribly wrong.
Their biggest folly is not understanding their opponents.
Actually, Chu Yunfei was lumped together with ordinary Jinsui Army generals.
over time.
First, Kong Jie led the independent regiment through the defense area of the 358th regiment.
Although Fang Ligong, the chief of staff of the 358th Regiment, opened his mouth several times.
But he actually knew very well that although the Eighth Route Army was a theoretical friendly force of the Shanxi-Sui Army, it was still a friendly force after all. The current situation was one of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and a national united front against Japan.
The Jinsui Army could stand aside and watch the crisis of the Eighth Route Army.
But if he takes the initiative to open fire and provokes serious friction, he will not dare to risk the world's disapproval for meritorious service.
Chu Yunfei ignored Chief of Staff Fang Ligong's petty thoughts. Now he only wanted to kill the Japs in front of him and avenge Lu Ye's hundreds of brothers.
When Kong Jie led the independent regiment to approach the defense area, Chu Yunfei even ordered: "Signal troops, notify the outer defenses. After the Eighth Route Army arrives, open the roadblocks and let them go!"
"yes!"
In this way, Kong Jie led the independent regiment successfully through Chu Yunfei's outer defense zone and continued to retreat.
Seeing the soldiers of the Jinsui Army opening the roadblock, they stood quietly on both sides and watched his group leave. Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion, said happily: "Captain, you are really right. This Chu Yunfei is indeed quite interesting. He is also very interesting." It has opened a convenient way for us! If we go from the outer defense area of the 358th Regiment, we can avoid a lot of unnecessary mistakes."
Kong Jie said: "Tell the comrades to speed up and pass through the defense zone. There will be great shows later!"
"yes!"
Wang Leihu responded, and after arranging the order, he caught up with Kong Jie and asked, "Captain, what's the show?"
Kong Jie said with a smile: "Chu Yunfei's bombardment of the Japanese was a good show."
Shen Quan, who came with him, was surprised and said: "Commander, what do you mean, Chu Yunfei really dares to fight with the Japanese?"
Kong Jie nodded affirmatively.
"I'm still a little skeptical. I'm afraid that after the Japanese come over, they will still open the roadblock." Shen Quan teased.
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Seeing is believing, take a good look! I have told you before that this Chu Yunfei is a good man in the Jinsui Army, and he will not let you down."
Soon, Li Yunlong's new regiment and the 771st regiment also passed the roadblock ordered by Chu Yunfei to open and continued to retreat.
Then came the Japs of Sakata United.
What surprised Shen Quan and others was that when the Japanese team arrived, they could see from a distance through the telescope that the soldiers of the Jinsui Army also opened the roadblocks and withdrew directly from the outer positions.
In order to catch up with Li Yunlong and his party, the Japanese army also chose to take a shortcut and take the outer defense zone of the 358th Regiment.
Seeing what the Jinsui Army meant, they seemed to want to let the Japanese pass, but they were also afraid that the Japanese would kill the rabbits and even take care of themselves, so the soldiers on the outside retreated to the second line of defenses.
Chen Quan couldn't help but scolded: "Come on, Commander, it seems that you have misjudged me sometimes. This Jinsui Army is preparing to keep the door high and have nothing to do with it!"
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