In "Bright Sword", Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong are both brave and warlike generals. Although he hadn't heard of Chu Yunfei's special exploits, he had a unique vision, rigorous thinking, and a strong sense of anticipation of the situation. The reason for Qian Bojun's defection was that he thought that the officer was unworthy of the position and wanted a higher position, not a regiment commander or division commander. Therefore, Chu Yunfei was able to sweep a battalion of 2,000 people with 13 people, because he was very rich in military theory and rich in combat experience.
However, Qian Bojun knew very well that for the sake of business, he had to kill Chu Yunfei, because Chu Yunfei had a force behind him that he feared, that is, Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek favored Chu Yunfei very much, which is why Chu Yunfei was able to get such a high status and treatment.
In the Battle of Xu Beng (known as the Huaihai Battle in our army), Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei were both defeated. Despite this, Chu Yunfei was still taken care of by Chiang Kai-shek, first in Xuzhou**, and then sent to the rear to recuperate. This also shows how much attention Chiang Kai-shek attaches to Chu Yunfei.
In short, in this story, we can see the rivalry, cooperation, and loyalty between the generals during the war years.
But Chiang Kai-shek still favored Chu Yunfei and even promoted him to lieutenant general. In addition, there is also Du Yuming, the commander of the Fifth Army, and Chu Yunfei was assigned to the Fifth Army by Du Yuming after the Battle of Xu Benghui, precisely because Chu Yunfei and Du Yuming had a deep friendship. So knowing that Chu Yunfei's relationship is not simple, Qian Bojun must be afraid of three points. You must know that after judging the enemy, although it is difficult for these people to find trouble with Qian Bojun, after all, they have the support of the Japanese army, but the Kuomintang has the central unification and military command, and there is a set of strict "family laws" for defecting officers.
For example, the assassination of traitors Zhou Fengyi and Tang Shaoyi by the military commanders on the one hand deterred the traitors, and on the other hand, it also extinguished the arrogance of the Japanese army. If Qian Bojun killed Chu Yunfei before defecting, he would have become the number one person Chiang Kai-shek would order to be assassinated. The Japanese army is all rabbits and dogs, and once Qian Bojun is assassinated, the Japanese army will not bother to protect him. In this way, Chu Yunfei's guard squad dared to kill, but the soldiers of the first battalion did not dare to kill him.
The Kuomintang army was almost private, and the officers led the troops by personal charm and a generous system of rewarding the army, and the weight of faith and loyalty was very light for them. In this way, the benefits of Qian Bojun's surrender to Japan are only Qian Bojun's alone, and the soldiers below actually can't get a little benefit. You must know that the salary of the Kuomintang army is actually not low, and if you surrender to Japan, you will be infamous as a traitor, these soldiers must know very well. Therefore, when Qian Bojun ordered the artillery to open fire on Chu Yunfei, the soldiers would be puzzled: "Then that is the regiment commander", it is obvious that in the eyes of the soldiers of the first battalion, the 358th Regiment is Chu Yunfei's troops, not Qian Bojunde.
Then Qian Bojun can only take away his cronies if he defects, even if Qian Bojun has a good relationship with his subordinates, no more than one company of officers will follow him. Chu Yunfei is an excellent officer with great charm and courage. When he single-handedly caught up with Qian Bojun, with just a few words, Qian Bojun's soldiers were frightened and did not dare to move. This shows that most of the officers and men of the first battalion are actually loyal to Chu Yunfei. Even if Qian Bojun wanted to kill Chu Yunfei, it would be very difficult to succeed.
Because most of the people who were ready to defect with Qian Bojun were despicable villains who saw Qian Bojun's eyes, and once they saw Li Yunlong's cavalry reinforcements, they immediately surrendered. And most of the officers and soldiers of the first battalion were in awe and loyal to Chu Yunfei. Therefore, when Chu Yunfei arrived at the first battalion with 13 people, they immediately controlled the situation, and Qian Bojun's officers and soldiers were also immediately suppressed. As for the elimination of Chu Yunfei, it was impossible to talk about.
In addition, the armed forces around the first battalion were very complex, and it was difficult to determine whether the Japanese would reinforce once the shots were fired. When he colluded with the Japanese army, Qian Bojun was always worried about the surrounding anti-Japanese armed forces, especially Li Yunlong's independent regiment. Although the number of independent regiments was only 1,000, half that of a battalion, their combat effectiveness was enough to make Qian fearful. Therefore, Qian Bojun has always emphasized that the investment in Japan should be concealed so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
When Chu Yunfei came to supervise the battle with the guard squad, Qian Bojun originally didn't want to make a big fuss, and planned to capture Chu Yunfei alive and take it to the Japanese to ask for credit. However, Chu Yunfei's guard squad is equipped with the most advanced automated firepower, while although Qian Bojun has many people, most of them are semi-automatic firepower. Under the heavy strafing of the guard squad, Chamber's troops suffered heavy losses, and he had to flee the battalion headquarters immediately. In the initial encounter, Chambers was already at a disadvantage.
Just when he decided to take action to kill Chu Yunfei, Li Yunlong arrived in time with a cavalry company, causing the first battalion headquarters to retreat one after another. At this time, Qian Bojun could only choose to escape, and there was no chance to eliminate Chu Yunfei. In the end, it turned out that Qian Bojun never waited for reinforcements from the Japanese army and was killed by Chu Yunfei.
The Japanese were happy to see the anti-Japanese soldiers kill each other, and Chambers was insignificant in their eyes. In addition, there is another important factor: although the first battalion has 2,000 men, due to the terrain of the station, it is impossible to concentrate all of them around the battalion headquarters. When Li Yunlong led the cavalry to attack, only a few resisted. Chu Yunfei led a guard squad, plus the cavalry company of the Independent Regiment that arrived later, which was not inferior to Qian Bojun's battalion headquarters in terms of numbers.