Chapter 1034 all want to take a bite

Tang Qiuli had already issued an order to Ma Chaoyang's Southeast Mobile Corps, the main assault force of the Nanning Campaign, to carry out a general attack on the 120,000 Japanese troops besieged in Nanning in the early morning of 7 September; it didn't matter how many days the Nanning Campaign lasted, these Japanese troops were already caught in the urn and ripe melons, as long as Ma Chaoyang made a little effort, the battle would be ended within three days, and there would be no problem; since there was so much time, there was no need to put pressure on the Southeast Mobile Corps and cause unnecessary casualties.

The main force of Shouyi in the temple, on the front line of Loushan Pass, has never moved, Tang Qiuli has lost patience with them, originally thought that the actions of Ma Chaoyang's corps in the periphery of Nanning can stimulate Shouyi in the temple, but this old devil recognized Xue Yue's central army, and he didn't let go of his mouth, Nanning was in danger, and he didn't look back.

In this case, Nanning, as a bait, has lost its role and is eliminated in advance, and all the troops of the independent division in the Nanning battlefield can be transferred to Loushan Pass to fight a big war of annihilation, as for the plan of ambushes along the way on the way back to Nanning in the temple, Tang Qiuli just can't understand, the situation of the temple Shouyi is already obvious, absolutely passive, but he is in Loushan Pass, why?

On the Nanning battlefield, Ma Chaoyang's corps had already begun to make preliminary preparations for the general offensive, and at this moment, the ninth detachment of the Chutian Special Operations Detachment received information that the Japanese troops on the front line of Loushan Pass broke away from the Loushan Pass battlefield on the afternoon of September 6 and the whole army went south.

On the afternoon of 6 September, all of its troops passed through Zunyi, and then turned to Bijie to judge their intentions, and it seemed that they had the purpose of moving to Qianxi.

After reading the information, Tang Qiuli rushed to the map, in the place of Bijie, smashing a punch, the old fox Shouyi in the temple, played everyone, where is he transferred to Qianxi, Bijie to the south is Liupanshui, the nearest road from Qianxi to northern Yunnan, the real purpose, the same as the purpose of the previous four divisions of the Japanese army, to take Yunnan directly.

This is indeed beyond everyone's expectations, including Tang Qiuli, who thinks he can control a qiē, Terauchi Shouichi needs a lot of determination and courage to do this, give up the hard-fought Guiyang, give up the established goal of capturing Chongqing, and even give up Nanning, a strategic place and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, whether a strong man breaks his wrist or is ruthless, in short, Terauchi Shouichi took a good move that no one expected.

First of all, thousands of miles back to Nanning, is forced to do, whether the time can be in time and not to say, Tang Qiuli troops, the siege of Nanning without attacking, its true intentions, I am afraid has caused the temple Shouichi vigilance, rushed more than a thousand miles, from northern Guizhou to southern Guizhou, and other more than 200,000 troops, exhausted rushed to Nanning, waiting for their own, I am afraid that the city is broken, more than 100,000 imperial soldiers, the situation of ashes.

The troops of the independent division that had just won a great victory, with the aftermath of Nanning's victory, overwhelmingly pressed over, and Terauchi Shouichi had no confidence, and with more than 200,000 long-distance reinforcements and exhausted tired soldiers, he faced hundreds of thousands of troops of the independent division that was in full swing and waiting for work, and the result of the reluctant battle was the end of the annihilation of the main force of the southern dispatch army.

Terauchi Shouichi is not Yamashita Fengwen, he knows very well that the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the independent division troops should exceed the troops of the Imperial Japanese Army, which makes Terauchi Shouichi, who has always been proud of the strength of the imperial ** team, feel frustrated, secondly, on the way to send the main force of the army back to Nanning, it is indispensable to block and ambush the army along the way, all the way down, how much combat effectiveness and attack power the troops still have, to break the siege and save people, not to put themselves in, it is lucky.

Night falls on the mountains and jungles of Qianxi, and the undulating hills, it is already the beginning of September, the evening breeze blowing from the valley, there is no trace of coolness at all, the air is humid and sultry, people are depressed, always feel a turbid air in the heart, can not be dissipated, such as the mood of Shouichi in the temple at this time.

Terauchi Shouichi looked at the night, the soldiers who seemed to be demoralized and slow-moving, like ghosts, appeared and disappeared in the dark night, looked back at the silent Loushan Pass like a giant, and couldn't say the bitter taste in his heart, it was this long Xiongguan that blocked the road of the Japanese Imperial Army to Chongqing in the north, and devoured the lives of tens of thousands of imperial soldiers.

For more than 20 days, Terauchi Shouyi went to the Loushan Pass position every day, pouring countless shells, until the logistics supply line was cut off by the troops of the independent division, and the fierce range of artillery fire declined, more than 20 days, it was difficult to move an inch, and the southern dispatch army of the empire was like a bamboo, stopping here, Terauchi Shouichi remembered this Xiongguan, remembered Xue Yue, and remembered the different soldiers of the Central Army.

It has been a few hours since the departure of the troops, Terauchi Shouichi still kept his original command position and did not move, he seemed to be waiting for this, in the tent, the atmosphere was dull and depressing, more than a dozen senior staff officers and staff, silently accompanied by the clay carved wood sculpture-like commander-in-chief, seemed to be in a bad mood, in front of Loushan Pass, it was a helpless place for every officer and soldier of the southern dispatch army of Japanese China.

That night, at about eleven o'clock, a Shaozuo combat staff officer entered the tent, breaking the dull air, and Terauchi Shouichi's eyes lit up, "Report to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the 102nd, 104th and 105th Divisions of the Seventh Army serving as the rear guard report that in order to discover the government troops of the Loushan Pass defensive line, there was no action, the enemy position was silent, and the division commander asked for instructions, did you evacuate according to the original plan?" ”

The light in Terauchi Shou's eyes dimmed, and he muttered very lonely, "Let's go," Terauchi Shouichi left Loushan Pass, which had been attacking for more than 20 days, with a deep sense of frustration, and turned to the direction of Bijie, and behind him, the Japanese soldiers of three divisions climbed out of their hidden positions and followed their commander-in-chief south, embarking on a new road of killing.

Even if Terauchi Shouyi defeated Loushan Pass, at the last moment, he would not let go of the government army and Xue Yue who made him hate, and the evacuation made a big fanfare, all the officers and soldiers of the Central Army in the position of Loushan Pass saw that the little devil withdrew, and when the night just fell, the soldiers of the three divisions of the Seventh Army quietly ambushed on the way back, even if they went, they had to bite Xue Yue hard, and Terauchi Shouyi thought hatefully.

It's a pity that Terauchi Shouyi's wishful thinking once again failed, Xue Yue, the commander of the government army in China, seems to have insight into his conspiracy, and he did not move, in this, there is a process of misfortune, the Japanese army withdrew, Xue Yue had already gotten the news, and his heart hung for more than 20 days, and finally fell, he knew that he had won, not only to keep the Loushan Pass defense line, but also to remove the biggest threat to Chongqing, at this moment, he was already a hero.

But Xue Yue was still unwilling, the murderous aura in his heart was not released, he was pressed and beaten by the Japanese for more than 20 days, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and wounded.

Xue Yue and Terauchi Shouichi had the same idea, at the last moment, he would not let go of the opponent, of course, Xue Yue also took into account that the Japanese army might have an ambush, so he sent the Fourth Army and the Seventh Army behind the troops of the two armies, about fifteen kilometers away, as the second echelon.

For this reason, Xue Yue transferred almost more than half of the troops on the Loushan Pass defense line, and wanted to fight a beautiful finishing battle, and the battle plan was reported to Chongqing.

However, Chairman Chiang's reply was like a basin of cold water, poured on everyone's heads, "Boling, the call is received, the Japanese army will retreat, I ** Loushan Pass, won a complete victory, at this time, we must not be in a hurry, blindly optimistic, the Japanese army is insidious and cunning, suddenly withdrawing troops, its purpose is not yet known, the top priority, to hold the Loushan Pass defense line as the first priority, remember to be ambitious, incur unnecessary losses, therefore, the battle plan is not approved, this order, Jiang Zhongzheng. ”

Xue Yue was full of blood, holding it in his heart and boiling, but what can be done, the old man personally ordered that he should not act rashly, Xue Yue didn't even dare to send out a single soldier, so he had to watch the little devil disappear from view, and he was angry in his heart, speaking of which, he was as lost as Shouichi Terauchi.

If Xue Yue sent troops to pursue according to the plan, the three divisions of the Japanese army in ambush would definitely not let go of this good opportunity, and the two group armies of the Central Army surrounded them, the Japanese Seventh Army would not be able to get out, and Terauchi Shouichi would definitely not let the Central Army destroy the Seventh Army.

The main force of the dispatch army turned back to rescue, between Loushan Pass and Zunyi, it will be a big melee, in the end, it is unknown who will kill the deer, Xue Yue has a back hand in the Loushan Pass defense line, and can also mobilize second-line troops at any time to fill the vacancy of troops, so Loushan Pass is still a strong defense line that the Japanese army cannot cross.

However, the losses of the Central Army will definitely be very heavy, and it is estimated that there are not many people who can withdraw to Loushan Pass, and Terauchi Shouichi will not be able to get out of northern Qianbei, and the plan to march into Yunnan will also fail.

And after Xue Yue's great victory, he lost his troops and generals, and those bigwigs in the national government who did not do things and were devoted to people, looked at Xue Yue's merits, and would never let go of this good opportunity to impeach him, and Chairman Jiang would inevitably deal with Xue Yue in order to calm down the anger of the people and appease all parties, and it was not impossible for Xue Boling to become a sinner from a hero.

Perhaps, this is the impermanence of fate, I don't know if it is the luck or misfortune of Xue Yue and Terauchi Shouichi, in short, an order from Chairman Jiang made the war situation in the south still develop according to the original trajectory.