Chapter 429 Chu Yunfei made up his mind to fight Chen He and others! (Please support and vote for me!)
Old Man Yan came quickly and left quickly.

It seemed as if he was worried that he had been away from the World War II zone for too long.

What adverse effects will it generally cause?

After talking with Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong.

Yan Laoxi immediately set out to return to the headquarters of the commander of the Second War Zone.

Specific reasons.

He also didn’t tell Fang Ligong and Chu Yunfei.

After seeing off Yan Laoxi and others.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong also returned to the Shanxi-North front headquarters.

Fang Ligong’s expression was slightly solemn.

Chu Yunfei looked relaxed.

Zhang Dayun, Luo Weiguo and others walked over quickly: “My Lord, what is Commander Yan talking about?”

Although Chu Yunfei asked them to leave.

It’s not that I don’t trust them.

But what Yan Laoxi said is likely to affect their work status.

As for him and Fang Ligong.

When the Operations Department had not yet been established.

Fang Ligong basically shoulders most of the work.

The ability to withstand stress is basically maxed out.

Chu Yunfei smiled and glanced at the slightly positive people: “Commander Yan came all the way here to remind me, don’t worry too much, it won’t affect the overall situation.”

Luo Weiguo was a little confused. He scratched his head and said, “That’s strange. Why not just send a telegram directly?”

Could it be possible that there were Japanese or spies from Yamashiro in the confidential room of the Second War Zone and the confidential room on their side?

Chu Yunfei looked calm and composed, as if he didn’t care at all: “This matter has nothing to do with our battle. Don’t think too much about it. Just do what you have to do. Even if the sky falls, we tall guys will hold it up.”

“Yes!”

Chu Yunfei’s calm performance made everyone feel a lot more at ease.

before this.

Yan Laoxi’s shocking words made everyone feel uneasy, thinking that something really big had happened.

Now it seems.

They must have overthought it.

After everyone left.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong looked at each other.

They all walked out of the command center.

Zhao Pengcheng followed behind.

Not long after.

The two men walked to the top of a small hill with their hands behind their backs.

It was less than two kilometers away from them as the crow flies.

It is the position of the Fifth Infantry Regiment.

“Your Excellency, it seems that Commander Yan’s purpose of this visit is not just to remind you.”

Chu Yunfei sighed slightly, walked on the mountain, and looked at the vast land in the distance.

The northwest wind blew, and although the biting cold wind failed to soak through his coat, it hurt his heart.

“Commander Yan has been very kind to me.”

“He is like an elder, a patriarch. His care is like spring rain, moistening everything silently.”

“The principal has repeatedly promoted me and the generals I promoted and trained, and treated me with the courtesy of a national hero.”

“Brother Ligong, if there is a fundamental conflict of interest between the two of you, how should it be resolved?”

Fang Ligong sighed slightly: “Given Commander Yan’s current state, I think he will not pose any threat to the Chairman. Moreover, after the army is reorganized this time, the Jin Army will only exist in history. After the commander of this unit slowly withdraws from the front line, it will naturally become the new Central Army.”

“With a powerful enemy at hand, even if the chairman wants to speed up the process, he still needs to consider the opinions of other local factions, so he is unlikely to press on step by step.”

The two of them walked up the mountain, one in front and one behind, like two old friends taking a walk.

“Commander Yan’s concerns are not unreasonable.”

About Chang Ruiyuan.

Chu Yunfei has read a lot of information and has some understanding of it, especially the diary he wrote.

The generals led their troops outside to fight against the Japanese army.

When I played well, I would write full of praise in my diary.

The fight was not good, and the diary was full of disparagement.

Chang Ruiyuan is not a “normal person”.

He was a very twisted person from beginning to end.

It is possible that the previous second, he even wanted to put a lot of effort into training Chu Yunfei.

The next second, because of some reason, he wanted to send someone to assassinate Chu Yunfei.

Some people say he is indecisive, others say he is cruel and ruthless.

Some people say he is twisted, others say he is consistent.

Chang Ruiyuan in the memoirs of different people.

The image of Chang Ruiyuan portrayed by different people varies greatly.

Before crossing over.

Chu Yunfei’s impression of Yan Laoxi is basically fixed.

A philosopher who is progressive, but not much.

A separatist warlord who was unwilling to give up his power and always wanted to maintain Shanxi’s autonomy.

As for other aspects, it is not something Chu Yunfei can judge.

But nowadays, Yan Laoxi is under the influence of Chu Yunfei and others.

He is no longer the old stubborn man who hinders the progress of the times.

His military strategies and political stances are already in line with today’s times and in tune with the development of the times.

only.

Yan Laoxi always has the same attitude towards Chang Ruiyuan, which is “a dog will always eat shit.”

I think if Chu Yunfei continues to make enemies like this.

There may well be a day in the future.

The dog was eaten after the rabbit was dead, and even with the instigation of his enemies, Chang Ruiyuan took advantage of the situation and got rid of Chu Yunfei.

obviously.

Old Yan was always unwilling to believe Shancheng.

The people in Shancheng were also unwilling to believe in Yan Laoxi, this “capricious” villain.

Between two old politicians.

There really is no trust at all.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei seemed to have suddenly remembered something and said in a shocking tone: “Brother Ligong, since we all understand the chairman’s balancing trick of divide and rule, why don’t we just challenge He Chen and the others?”

“we?”

Fang Ligong’s eyes seemed to pop out of his head in surprise.

He paused, stopped where he was, and pointed at Chu Yunfei and himself.

Although it was not stated explicitly, Chu Yunfei could guess what Fang Ligong meant.

Just us.

Why?
Chu Yunfei laughed: “Through this army reorganization, we have actually united a lot of forces. Moreover, these people are all patriotic and progressive people, such as Commander Zeng, Commander Tang, and Commander Wu of the Fifth Army.”

“The 18th Group Army is our natural ally.”

“In addition to the Sixth and Thirteenth Army Groups, there are also local construction forces such as the Construction Corps and the Agricultural Reclamation Corps.”

“The de facto Second World War Zone is already a significant force!”

“Even if we really reorganized the Jin Army, a large number of Flying Tiger officers have already been formed within the National Army at this time.”

Fang Ligong nodded silently: “Although this is not the case subjectively, from an objective point of view, the entire Second War Zone will actually be your help.”

“It’s not impossible to win over the 14th Army Group. Commander Guo, Commander Chen and others are still very firm in their basic political stance of maintaining the anti-Japanese national united front and opposing civil war. Even Li Mo’an, who was driven away by me, once had close ties with the Red Party.”

“The positions of these people are actually wavering. We can fight for them. In fact, we can fight for them. If the chairman wants to continue to sit firmly on the high platform, he must rebalance.”

“If we continue thinking along this line,” Chu Yunfei said with a smile as he walked towards the defense line of the Fifth Infantry Regiment. “I think there shouldn’t be any big problems.”

“Comrade Li and his people should have a basic understanding of harmony but difference, and contention but not fighting. If that’s the case, it’s better than the current situation. The only shortcoming is that we are still too weak, so we have such concerns.”

Fang Ligong followed closely behind, and the two of them walked into the headquarters of the Fifth Infantry Regiment.

Zhou Daxing was talking on the phone with the rear at this time.

After hearing footsteps.

Zhou Daxing glanced sideways and quickly explained, “Old company commander, Commander Chu is here, I won’t talk to you for now.”

[It’s not done yet, you have to keep it a secret for me! ]

He hung up the phone in a hurry.

Zhou Daxing looked serious and stood at attention, saluting: “Your Excellency, Your Excellency.”

“What are you talking about? What’s the point of keeping it secret?”

Zhou Daxing did not hesitate and immediately chose to “betray” his old company commander: “The old company commander met a female comrade from the Women’s Association during work. The two of them got along very well and were planning to ask me for some advice.”

“What ideas can you come up with?” Chu Yunfei glared at Zhou Daxing: “Aren’t you also an old bachelor?”

“Go, go, go, call back and I’ll ask.”

Fang Ligong was quite helpless: “Your Excellency…this is not appropriate.”

“Then why are you asking?”

Fang Ligong forced himself to suppress his gossipy heart: “Me? Forget it, forget it, you should ask it yourself.”

“Lao Bian is alone over there, with only an orderly and an adjutant. After all, he only has one arm, so his life is inconvenient. With such a good opportunity, we will naturally let him have more contact with them. Maybe we can get together.”

After the call is connected.

Bian Fucheng’s hearty laughter came from the phone: “Commander Chu, I guessed that you would definitely make a call, so I just stayed in front of the phone.”

[Is the girl interested in you?] Bian Fucheng’s confident voice came from the microphone: “That’s for sure. We can’t be vague about this.”

Chu Yunfei continued to ask with a smile: “Have your family members known about it? Have you met each other? If it is suitable, it is better to decide as soon as possible.”

“I will make further contact in my spare time and try my best to win you over, please rest assured, sir.”

“If you don’t have enough material conditions, just report it to me and I will try to help you find a home in Changzhi.”

“This is inappropriate. If you take money from the treasury, people will definitely gossip about you.”

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows and said, “What are you afraid of? I’m spending my own money, who dares to gossip? Besides, your sister-in-law runs a newspaper, so how can she not have money?”

“Alright, alright, don’t worry about this. I have money here. Even if you don’t need your sister-in-law’s money, I can afford it. Feel free to pursue her boldly. The Nationalist government advocates free love now!”

Bian Fucheng laughed: “Yes! I guarantee to complete the task!”

After hanging up the phone.

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, “When you get married, if you don’t have enough money, you can come to me. I have nowhere to spend money.”

Everyone also laughed.

Accompanied by Zhou Daxing, Chu Yunfei made a brief inspection and tour of the defense line.

And give some targeted suggestions.

The group quickly left the position of the Fifth Infantry Regiment.

on the way back.

Fang Ligong said, “My Lord, regarding what happened to Bian Fucheng just now, I have a question in mind.”

“We also need to consider the rest of life of many disabled soldiers.”

“We can do more publicity in this regard, if there are any female comrades willing to marry and take care of the family.”

“We also provide corresponding financial subsidies and tax incentives to provide targeted support.”

“And arrange corresponding positions and work.”

Chu Yunfei looked a little helpless and explained: “There were some corresponding policies in this regard before, but so far we can only make corresponding work arrangements.”

“It is actually very difficult for them to find suitable jobs. If they have relatives at home, they can receive some disability subsidies every month. If there is no one at home, they can only rely on the care of the local government staff.”

“As time goes by, problems are likely to arise. We have had reports of veterans committing suicide.”

Chu Yunfei frowned: “We didn’t do our job well, so we must think of more ways to deal with this.”

While talking.

Chu Yunfei subconsciously glanced at the base construction module.

Current population: 412 million

[Estimated GDP: 14203 million (French currency)]

[Current estimated total annual revenue: 2258 million (French currency)]

Current tax capacity: 82%

[The current estimated number of recruits is: 15 (38.2)]

[Current base development rating: 16 (out of )]

[Current pillar industries of the base area: tobacco industry; mining industry; military industry]

Current literacy rate: 46%

[Current stability: 69%]

[Special: Increase the base’s pillar industry resources by 5%]

[Current base construction sub-module upgrade requirements: 1. Find a new pillar industry for the current base; 2. Stabilize the stability above 70%]

Less than a quarter had passed.

The population increased by another 100,000 people.

Thanks to the ongoing refugee resettlement work, Shanxi’s speed in absorbing displaced persons and refugees has once again accelerated.

Output value has increased somewhat, but not much.

It is obvious that we have entered a bottleneck stage.

Mainly in winter, it is also difficult to find suitable jobs to increase output value.

Regarding the development of “real estate”.

Chu Yunfei has always worked very hard.

And concentrate resources as much as possible and concentrate land for labor to improve productivity.

However, there were no agricultural machinery during this period, and transportation basically relied on walking.

With a large number of natural villages spread over a vast area of ​​land, it is impossible to reduce administrative costs.

Requirements for upgrading the base construction submodule.

New pillar industries have been built.

Naturally, it is the Changzhi Arsenal and its corresponding military industries.

But it’s a pity.

Because of the war, the stability is slightly lower by one percent.

Chu Yunfei had a premonition.

This time, the upgrade of the base construction sub-module is bound to provide greater gains.

After returning to the former headquarters of northern Shanxi.

Chu Yunfei picked up the phone immediately: “Hello, this is Chu Yunfei, connect me to the Changzhi stay-at-home office.”

Waited for two or three minutes.

what?
Liu Shuzeng’s voice came from the phone: “Hello, can you hear me?”

“I am Chu Yunfei”

“Commander Chu, can you hear me? I’m Liu Shuzeng.”

The noise of electric current can be heard from time to time.

Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: “Old Liu, why are you with Lu Yubin?”

“I came here to meet him for work, but this bastard has gone to a meeting again. I have to wait for him here. If you have anything to say, just tell me and I’ll pass it on to him later.”

“Well, let him conduct a survey of the entire Shangdang area to find out whether the production and living conditions of the people have declined compared to before.”

“Also, ensure that winter coal is distributed properly to ensure that cheap coal can reach every household, and carry out corresponding publicity on its use to avoid poisoning accidents.”

“Yes, I will tell you.”

“Okay, I’ll hang up first.”

Zhang Dayun, who had been silently observing Chu Yunfei on the side, breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was back to normal.

so far so good.

Just when Chu Yunfei was thinking about how to develop quickly.

the other side.

In Datong City, Yoshio Shinozuka convened a military meeting of all senior generals of the Shanxi First Army.

This meeting.

Yoshio Shinozuka specially invited Lin Canghui, the intelligence chief of the North China Front Army, to provide them with a comprehensive intelligence analysis.

Although the intelligence department has a very bad reputation in the eyes of these officers.

But in the eyes of this group of strategic commanders, it is indeed an indispensable and even very important department.

Especially Lin Canghui, who is quite reliable.

“I’m sorry, everyone.”

“So far, a new batch of US aid has arrived.”

“We lost the opportunity to continue the attack and win in a short period of time.”

Lin Canghui dropped a bomb as soon as he opened his mouth, and what he said was a declarative sentence, not even a question or rhetorical question.

Its a display of confidence.

This made Ushijima and other division commanders quite dissatisfied.

You say we can’t win before we even start fighting.

Isn’t this asking for trouble?

Just as Ushijima Mitsutomu was about to stand up and retort, Shinozuka Yoshio’s eyes fell on him.

It seemed that Yoshio Shinozuka was well prepared.

At this time, all the generals also patiently looked at Lin Canghui.

“From the current basic strategic situation, except for some areas in northern Shanxi where the enemy has a small number of troops stationed, the vital Great Wall defense line is currently completely occupied by the enemy.”

“Whether it’s Yangfangkou, Ruyuekou, or Pingxingguan, there are elite enemy troops stationed there with strong combat power.”

“The Yangfangkou front line is the enemy’s ace Flying Tigers.”

“On the Ruyuekou front, the 14th, 15th, and 98th armies of the enemy’s 14th Army Group”

“The main force of the Central Army, the 27th Army, is stationed at the Pingxingguan front.”

“The main forces of the enemy’s Sixth Army and the Thirteenth Army are stationed on the Niangzi Pass front.”

“The enemy stationed in the Handan direction is the Ninth Army and the Sixty-ninth Army directly under the enemy’s war zone.”

“The enemy’s ace 129st Army is stationed in the southern section of the Taihang Mountains, and the th Division of the th Group Army is stationed in the northern section.”

“The Second Sino-Japanese War Zone also uses the Fifth Army as a reserve force.”

Lin Canghui slowly took stock of the current combat forces of the Second War Zone.

All the division commanders couldn’t help but frown.

These troops are not the Northeast Army whose combat effectiveness was relatively weak during the September 18th Incident.

Nor were they the local troops that almost collapsed in the battles of Pinghan Road and Jinpu Road.

These troops are different from combat troops in other theaters of war.

Not only are the generals carefully selected, but they are also responsible and capable generals.

In terms of the commander’s command ability, after more than two years of fighting, it has basically passed the test.

Japan’s advantage was further narrowed.

“A week ago, the exploratory attack conducted by the First Army was thwarted. This is based on the analysis of the Operations Department, Intelligence Department, and Division Headquarters.”

“It’s not just because of the enemy’s strong counterattack and heavy artillery bombardment, but more because of our internal problems.”

“Based on the current combat strength and combat effectiveness of our Shanxi First Army.”

“With all due respect, it is highly unlikely that we will be able to achieve military progress in the Shanxi region.”

(End of this chapter)