The sound of the violent explosion of the bomb shook the Dian army on the three high grounds, when they saw the plane, they all seemed helpless, the other party was in the sky, could not hit, and could not dodge, could only watch one bomb after another rush to the sky, fell into the fortifications on the high ground, the violent explosion quickly harvested a life, the Dian army for the position was carefully arranged, but there was no measure to deal with the air attack.

In fact, it's no wonder that they are, after all, the Dian army has no equipment in this area at all, and there is no other way to face the air force except to resist with the Tianling Gai, some of them are alert and hide behind the rocks and avoid the bombing, and the others are not so lucky, the number of dead and wounded in an instant is close to hundreds, and the four planes flew back in the panic of the Dian army.

"Master, are you going to storm the big mark now?"

Shi Yi looked at the sky and shook his head: "It will be dark in another hour, I'm afraid the air force will not be able to attack again, without the assistance of the air force, attacking such a dangerous place will have to be piled up with his life!" ”

"Shizao, Junza has an order, stop the attack immediately!"

As soon as Shi Yi heard Qiao Yu's order, he hurriedly ordered to stop the attack, and the Sichuan army gradually retreated like a tide, and at this time Qiao Yu was discussing the military situation with Jiang Baili and others.

"Junzuo, after the battle in one day, we have lost more than 300 soldiers, and the loss of ammunition has also increased, and the weather conditions in the past two days are not conducive to the air force's dispatch, if we storm the pass without 2,000 casualties, I am afraid we will not be able to take it!" Jiang Baili's brows condensed into a pimple, Zhao Youxin did have some ability, no wonder Cai Yi valued him so much.

Qiao Yu stared at the map and looked at it: "Everyone, the soldiers are very fast, Han Yong has led the first part of the Guizhou army into Yunnan, if we can't quickly capture Zhaotong, it will cause Han Yong's army to go deep alone, this is a taboo for soldiers, I am ready to bypass the pass, with a partial division to attack Zhaotong, quickly break the deadlock!" ”

Qiao Yu's finger fell on Yi Liang, which is not far from Daguan, Yi Liang is located on the border of Yunnan and Guizhou, it is a notoriously poor area, where all ethnic groups live together, and the Dian army has almost no control over here, as long as it can take Yiliang, it will be able to bypass the layers of defense of Daguan and directly threaten Zhaotong, which is indeed a way to win quickly.

"Junzuo, it is a good way to march into Yiliang, but the only problem is that the traffic is not familiar, if there is no suitable guide, I am afraid that the army will not be able to get out at all!"

It was Deng Xihou who spoke, Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "It's not difficult, isn't that Long Bai already serving us, let him continue to be our guide, and open the way for me with silver and official positions, money can lead to the divine road, I don't believe that I can't buy a road?" ”

Everyone also immediately remembered Long Bai, now is the time to use him, with the cooperation of this ground snake, there is absolutely no problem in taking down Yi Liang.

"Senior Commander Wang, you lead the headquarters to detour to Yiliang, I ask you to break through Zhaotong within two days, solve Luo Peijin's headquarters, and cut off the back road of the Daguan defenders!"

Wang Zhanxu knew very well that Qiao Yu had entrusted such an important task to himself, that is, he had absolute trust in himself, and he must not make any mistakes.

"Don't worry, you will do your best!"

Wang Zhanxu immediately led a total of 6,000 soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the 4th Division plus the engineer battalion to abandon all the heavy equipment, and under the guidance of the guide sent by Long Bai, they quickly marched towards Yiliang, and the distance from Daguan to Yiliang was nearly 100 miles, and Yiliang to Zhaotong was also 60 miles.

It is a total of 160 miles, and it is very difficult to walk such a long road in two days in such a mountain road, and it is necessary to pass through various ethnic areas, which requires not only strict discipline on the part of the army, but also a strong physique, so that it can withstand the test of rapid marching.

Wang Zhanxu's troops all went into battle lightly, carrying only dry food and water, as well as light weapons, and acted quickly under the guidance of the guide sent by Long Bai, and left the pass at night.

To the next day, it was still cloudy, the Sichuan army's offensive was more violent, last night and four 120 mm cannons were transferred up, the Sichuan army's firepower has been greatly improved, the Yunnan army was completely suppressed, and he couldn't raise his head at all, yesterday's big battle, Zhao Youxin's department lost nearly 500 people, he now only has more than 2,000 troops in his hands, if you want to defend the pass, it is really a little stretched, last night Zhao Youxin has sent a distress telegram to Luo Peijin, Luo Peijin also promised to send reinforcements.

Zhao Youxin silently calculated that as long as the reinforcements arrived in one day, the weather was more favorable than yesterday, as long as the air force of the Sichuan army could not be dispatched, he would be able to fight with his geographical advantages, so Zhao Youxin gave up a lot of peripheral positions, and the main force all hoarded near the three heights, of which a battalion of troops was invested around the No. 1 highland, and a lot of simple fortresses were built according to the mountain, in addition to Zhao Youxin, the artillery and machine guns were also arranged here.

Shi Yi knew very well that without the help of the air force, he could only use his life to deal with this kind of danger, but fortunately, there was no need to really attack the fortification now, as long as he created the illusion of a feint, mobilized the Dian army of Zhaotong to come to the aid, and did a good job of containing Zhaotong for Wang Zhanxu's department to capture Zhaotong.

However, since you want to play the play realistically, you have to sell a little strength, after the fierce artillery attack, the Sichuan soldiers began to attack under the cover of machine guns, the huge steep slope makes every step forward is now extremely difficult, especially the drizzle began to fall sparsely, making the mountains and rocks become extremely slippery, and you will fall down if you are not careful.

The Sichuan army is advancing more and more difficult, and there are many more soldiers who have broken their heads and bled than they have died in battle, Zhao Youxin personally went to the front line to cheer up the soldiers of the Yunnan army, and the most exciting thing is the white ocean and the black opium smoke, Zhao Youxin yesterday scavenged 300,000 oceans from the rich households in Daguan County, and now all of them are on the battlefield.

"Brothers, everyone has seen that it has been raining continuously in the past few days, which means that God is on our side, you don't have to be afraid of the Sichuan army, as long as you can hold the pass, promotion and fortune are just around the corner, Governor Cai and I will not be stingy, the brothers who killed the enemy yesterday and made meritorious contributions will come over now to receive the reward, and the reward for killing one person will be fifty yuan, and the death of an officer will be two hundred yuan!"

Zhao Youxin immediately gave a reward to the Dian army in the gap of the war, the white ocean is really a good thing, it can make people forget fatigue, forget fear, and even blind people's minds, these soldiers of the Yunnan army looked very excited, and put a lot of the ocean in their pockets, as if they had confidence in their hearts.

In addition to the ocean, Zhao Youxin also brought a lot of high-grade cloud soil, many soldiers with serious smoking addiction couldn't wait, and immediately began to spit out clouds and mist, only opium can make them temporarily forget the cruel war, the whole person seems to be floating in the clouds and fog, not to mention how comfortable.

Zhao Youxin also knew that relying on opium to maintain morale was not a good way, but there was no way to do it now, so he could only try to maintain it, as long as he waited for the reinforcements to arrive, his situation would be much better.

In the afternoon, the rain became heavier and heavier, as if the Tianhe River had broken, the downpour washed away the smoke of the day, the two armies of Sichuan and Yunnan gave up the battle with tacit understanding, and all retreated, this heavy rain made Zhao Youxin feel a lot more relaxed, and Qiao Yu became anxious at this time, this heavy rain is really not the right time.

The heavy rain has seriously affected the traffic, the roads that have just been repaired have all become potholes, and the supply of the rear will be difficult again, and what is worse is that Wang Zhanxu wants to capture Yiliang, he will have to cross two big rivers, and now the torrential rain has suddenly fallen, the mountain flood has erupted, the water level must rise, and I don't know if he can march on time.

At this time, Wang Zhanxu did encounter difficulties, the surging torrent happened to be in front, the river that was originally only four or five zhang wide suddenly more than doubled, and the water level also deepened a lot, and it was easy to wade through, but looking at the situation in front of him, it was absolutely impossible, the water flow was turbulent, and it was also difficult to build a pontoon bridge, and Wang Zhanxu was also frowning

"Master, my water surname is very good, I will swim over with the rope now, after tying the rope, it will be much more convenient to cross the river!" Wang Zhanxu nodded, now there is only this way.

The soldier took the rope and jumped into the turbulent water, swam to the opposite bank, and soon swam to the center of the river, at this moment suddenly a broken log floated with the current, and the half-meter-thick wood carried the power of ten thousand jun and smashed on the soldier's body, only to hear a scream, and the vigorous figure disappeared in the torrent in an instant.

Wang Zan Xu slapped his thigh fiercely, and didn't care about continuing to send people, at this time there were two soldiers without any fear, and also jumped into the torrent with ropes, ten minutes later, the two people successfully arrived on the opposite bank, tied the rope to the trees on the opposite bank, with this rope connection, the rest became much easier, and pulled a few ropes, and then cut down hundreds of huge bamboos, a bamboo bridge was built successfully in a short time, and the Sichuan army brigade successfully passed the rapids, after a day and a night of galloping, Wang Zhanxu led his subordinates to Yiliang and finally rushed to Yiliang.

Washed away by the torrent along the way, stumbled into the valley, and there were no less than 40 soldiers bitten by poisonous insects, Yungui has been regarded as the land of smoke miasma since ancient times, it is really good, if it is not for the local people as guides, I am afraid that the loss of the march will be hundreds of people.

But after arriving in Yiliang, everything is a lot better, there are only some patrols here, Wang Zan Xu easily disarmed them, Long Bai is really the head snake, he has already contacted several heads in the Yiliang area, after Wang Zan Xu arrived, he immediately scattered a lot of silver, although these heads are a strong party, but after all, they are in a poor and remote country, where have they seen so many oceans, and now they are suddenly open to money.

Immediately provided hot water, food, and accommodation to the Sichuan army, Wang Zhanxu knew very well that the military situation was urgent now, so just a little rest, the army immediately left Yiliang and rushed to Zhaotong!