Chapter 1117: The Southern Expedition Begins

With that, Xue Wuxian swung his sword like rain, and attacked Qiao Youhua again, Qiao Tianyou put away his contempt, cheered up, and held the three-edged army thorn to meet it with all his might, the two of them came and went, and fought for more than a dozen rounds, Xue Wuxian because the realm was one layer higher than Qiao Youhua, and the true qi was even more surging, and as the fierce battle progressed, the advantage began to become more and more obvious.

Qiao Youhua was defensive and offensive from the beginning, and gradually suppressed could only defend with all his might, but he had no time to counterattack, and he was already at a disadvantage.

Lin Xian'er next to her looked anxious, and quietly put on her saber and sword, staring at the two of them with full attention, if Qiao Youhua was in danger, she would help as soon as possible.

Qiao Youhua knew that Xue Wuji's strength was indeed above him now, and it seemed that he had to find a way to make him unstable, so that he could have a chance to win.

For a long time, Qiao Youhua had speculated that Xue Wuxian had an unusual relationship with his master Jian Qing, and since he saw Jian Qing in the last decisive battle against Kunlun, he had confirmed this. Because Qiao Youhua found that the two looked very similar, this made Qiao Youhua have a bold guess.

Could Xue Wuxian be Jian Qing's illegitimate son? Thinking about Lin Xian'er's master insisting on marrying her to Xue Wuxian despite Xian'er's objections, this is even more suspicious.

No matter what the truth is, Qiao Youhua plans to give it a try, he struggles to force Xue Wuxian to retreat with one move, and then takes the initiative to take a few steps back to widen the distance between the two.

Xue Wuji, who had achieved absolute superiority, thought that Qiao Youhua was already invincible, so he naturally refused to give up, and chased after him with a sword, "Qiao Youhua, are you also afraid?" Get down on your knees and beg me, and I'll spare your life! ”

"Sword Without a Trace, do you know who your parents are?" Qiao Youhua suddenly said with a mocking smile.

"What? What do you call me? Xue Wuxian was suddenly stunned, and couldn't help but stop and asked.

"The sword is without a trace! Your father is Jian Qing, the number one master in martial arts today, and your mother should be Xian'er's master! Xue Lian'er, in order to avoid suspicion from the outside world, you were born with your mother's surname! In fact, your real name should be Sword Without a Trace! A martial arts genius, how could he have such a name as Snow Without a Trace! Qiao Youhua said his guess unhurriedly.

The doubts that had been buried in Xue Wuji's heart for many years were said by Qiao Youhua on the spot, and he was immediately confused, and kept shaking his head and said: "No, it's not like this, what evidence do you have?" ”

Qiao Youhua saw that he was really distracted, and continued to hit the railroad while it was hot: "What Jian Qing and Xue Lian'er do to you, you should know best, whether what I said is the truth or not, you can judge it if you think about it carefully!" Qiao Youhua said in his heart, it can't be like this, right? If it was, it would be too bloody.

recalled that every time Xue Lian'er saw herself, she was detached from the care of ordinary elders, and what Master Jianqing had done for herself over the years, especially coincidentally, she was also surnamed Xue, also known as No Hate, which coincided with the proper meaning of the names of Jianqing and Xue Lian'er.

I am an orphan and my parents are unknown, how can there be such a coincidence in the world? Thinking of all this, she glanced at Lin Xian'er again, and felt that she was like a joke in front of her, she turned out to be the illegitimate son of Jian Qing and Xue Lian'er, and she couldn't help but be in a hurry for a while, and rushed to the bottom of Wangyue Peak.

Qiao Youhua didn't take the opportunity to kill him, after this incident, this guy who should be called Sword Without a Trace, is completely useless. Lin Xian'er walked over, looked at Xue Wuxian and left: "After this incident, his mind is in turmoil, and I am afraid it will be difficult to make progress in the martial arts in the future." ”

"Hehe, that's fine, at least it won't bother us again, will it!" Qiao Youhua smiled and hugged Lin Xian'er into his arms, and Lin Xian'er snuggled in his arms: "Well, I hope we can stay together forever." ”

"Definitely." Qiao Youhua hugged her tightly in his arms, thinking that after the end of this southern expedition to Burma, he should be able to retire, and when the time comes, he will take Lin Xian'er, Feng Yu, Liu Ruhan, Hu Ling'er, and Xu Yu'er to find a paradise together, live in seclusion and enjoy the blessings of all people, what is more worth looking forward to?

But will things really go his way?

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Ten days later, the troops participating in the expedition were assembled, plus Zheng Yunshan's guard regiment, the total strength of the southward Burma reached 130,000, Qiao Youhua and Zuo Quan handed over the garrison task of the base area to the garrison brigade commander Ma Liuhou (monkey) and others, and then led the troops to swear out and leave the Pingshan base area.

The vanguard of the Fourth Column crossed the Yellow River directly from the Dezhou area, and at the same time began to move south.

Five days later, all 130,000 troops left the base area, crossed the Yellow River, and entered the area south of the Yellow River.

At this time, most of Shandong and Shanxi had basically been recovered and controlled by the Eighth Route Army, so they traveled unhindered all the way. After crossing the Yellow River, Qiao Youhua and Zuo Quan were faced with two paths, the first was to take Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui, that is, the line of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway to the south.

The second is to go west from Xuzhou, along the Longhai railway line to Henan, and from Henan to Wuhan and other places along the Pinghan railway. The difference between the two roads is that most of the Lianghuai River valley section of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway has been controlled by the New Fourth Army, and only a small part of the area controlled by the Nationalist Army can pass through the Jianghuai River valley relatively quickly.

However, Hefei, Nanjing and other places were still under the control of the Japanese army, and if they took this road, they would have to recapture Nanjing first, so that the southward march to Burma would have to be delayed for a long time.

And, Henan, the southern part of Shanxi, Hubei, Hunan and other Central Plains are basically national control areas, if you want to pass there, I am afraid it will be quite difficult, after all, there are soldiers and horses of Chairman Jiang everywhere, in case you really stumble on yourself, although Qiao Youhua will not be afraid of 130,000 elites in his hands, but it will still be very troublesome.

After weighing the pros and cons, Qiao Youhua and Zuo Quan decided to take the Jinpu Railway to the south, first recapture Nanjing, and then along the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway, all the way to the southwest, and by the way to recover Nanjing, Wuhu and other places. Only Hangzhou and Shanghai were left, and when such an advantage was left, it was safer to take the border between the Japanese theater and the national control zone.

Chairman Chiang just wanted to make a stumbling block for himself, and he would also be wary of the Japanese army.

Most of the two provinces and Fujian are still under the occupation of the Japanese army, and it is far more appropriate to go directly to the Vietnamese colony of French Indochina from this route to Guangxi, and to take the back road of the little devils than to take the Yunnan-Guichuan long journey through the mountains and mountains to Burma.

After the decision was made, the two jointly reported the plan to the commander and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and after obtaining approval, the two instructed Li Yunlong to order his vanguard troops to go to Xuzhou and prepare to go south along the Jinpu Railway!

The difference is that most of the two Huai valleys of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway have been controlled by the New Fourth Army, and the sphere of influence of the Nationalist Army accounts for only a small part.