Chapter 1044 slipped away

Lieutenant General Kenji Iijima, commander of the Japanese Seventh Army, who attacked Kunming with all his might, was worthy of being a battle-hardened commander in the Japanese army, and he was not as arrogant as Yamashita Fengfumi, and after being suddenly attacked by the Sulu Mobile Corps of the Independent Division, after a short panic, he immediately ordered the Seventh Army to quickly leave the Kunming battlefield.

Turning to the direction of Chengjiang south of Kunming, intending to take advantage of the favorable terrain and waiting for reinforcements, he knew very well that Kunming was a place that could not be left behind, and behind it was a fierce attack by more than 100,000 independent division troops, and in front of it was the local political army of China and the reinforcements of the independent division that entered the urban area.

If you can't continue to retreat to the south, the troops of the independent division will pursue and fight fiercely, and if you don't wait to reach the border between China, Vietnam, and Burma, the hundreds of thousands of people in your hands will be eaten in one bite, and from Kunming to the border area, thousands of miles away, God knows what awaits you in front of you?

Followed by more than 100,000 troops of the Independent Division, Amaterasu Okami, Kenji Iijima shuddered when he thought about it, the only thing that could get the Seventh Army out of the current danger was the main force of the Dispatch Army, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, to reach Kunming in the shortest possible time, and it was possible to turn the tide of the war.

The Seventh Army's movements were very fast, and the 17th Division, which served as the main force of the covering army, hurriedly dug up temporary field fortifications, and the troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps rushed over like a tide, and in a melee, the 17th Division could withstand the attack of the independent division, and Tang Qiusheng did not rush to order the infantry to attack the Japanese blocking position.

He fought the same as his younger brother Tang Qiuli, he was good at calculation, with the least casualties, to achieve the greatest victory, he still believed that the Seventh Army could not run, Yu Guanghan's fast column would catch up with the Japanese army, the tank troops of the corps would be transferred to the front line immediately, and the artillery had begun to build positions, Tang Qiusheng had his own plans, and if he killed the Japanese army here, the general attack behind would reduce the pressure, and the Japanese army of this division would not be able to run.

Yu Guanghan, who received Tang Qiusheng's order, grinned very regretfully, and ordered, "The fast column immediately pedals the car, and the target is Jinning," the generals of the Yunnan army who followed him hurriedly asked: "Chief of Staff Yu, what is the task of our troops?" Yu Guanghan thought for a moment and said, "In this way, you can follow the main force of our corps to attack and find our Commander Tang to receive the task." ”

The fast column quickly marched in the direction of Jinning, and several generals of the Dian Army were combined, and the Japanese were all beaten away. Anyone can beat the water dogs.

Almost all the troops of the Yunnan Army have been driven out of the city of Kunming, and the morale at this time is not the same as this morning. also vented the anger that has been held in my heart for the past few days.

Tang Qiusheng did not disappoint them, and handed over the task of cleaning the battlefield and clearing the remnants of the enemy to the Dian army, and did not faint the commanders of the Dian army, we are experts in cleaning the battlefield, and not a single bullet will be left behind, as for the removal of the remnants of the enemy, it is simpler, more than 100,000 people, even if they step on them, they can also trample the remaining little devils to death, and by the way, catch a few prisoners, not only have a light on their faces, but also a great achievement.

Yu Guanghan commanded the fast column, marched all the way, really rushed in front of the Japanese Seventh Army, arrived at Jinning, and had no time to build fortifications, Yu Guanghan simply put the two tank regiments in front as bunkers, artillery brigades and rocket artillery battalions, and immediately measured the coordinates on the spot and calculated the shooting yuan.

Yu Guanghan thought about it, as long as the Japanese army fled south from the direction of Jinning, it would be overwhelmed by the Japanese army with overwhelming artillery fire, and the fast column would block the attack in Jinning for three hours, and the main force of the corps would rush over, and after sending the collection troops, Yu Guanghan just breathed a sigh of relief when he received a telegram from the division commander Tang Qiuli.

"Yu Guanghan, immediately send troops, between Chengjiang and Shilin, establish a blocking line, and be sure to prevent the Japanese army from entering the Shilin area," this order made Yu Guanghan puzzled, Chengjiang is between Fuxian Lake and Dianchi Lake, and Shilin is just east of Chengjiang, the Japanese commander is not crazy and retreats in the direction of Guangxi, right?

Although Yu Guanghan was puzzled, he still divided the strength of two infantry regiments and two artillery regiments to establish a blocking line on the first line of the stone forest, Tang Qiuli this order, no one could understand, but he knew in his heart that the stone forest was the only karst landform scenic spot in China, and in later generations, whenever he came to the stone forest to visit, he was all overwhelmed by the magic of nature.

The Japanese army who fled by taking the road and fleeing, no matter what scenic spots, if they used the terrain of the stone forest to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and fight, although they could kill the little devils, the loss to China would be great, and he could not let this treasure of the Chinese nation be destroyed in his own hands, and the stone forest was destroyed in the volley of ten thousand cannons, and Tang Qiuli could not forgive himself for the rest of his life.

Kenji Iijima finally got rid of the oppressive attack of the Sulu Mobile Corps, and when he arrived in Chengjiang, he didn't even have time to breathe, and commanded the troops to build a defensive position, the place he chose was good, there were mountains and rivers, the right wing was Fuxian Lake, and the left wing was Dianchi Lake, which constituted a natural barrier and could avoid being attacked from all sides.

The 17th Division of the Japanese Army, which stayed on the outskirts of Kunming to block the Sulu Army Corps, stretched its neck and waited for the attack of the squadron, and the 17th Division, from the division commander Tanaka Xiuyan to the ordinary soldiers, knew that blocking so many Chinese troops and waiting for their end was to break all the jade and lose the pawn to protect the car, and the 17th Division unfortunately became the pawn of His Excellency the Commander.

Looking at the tide of the Yunnan Army, the Japanese soldiers were bitter, even the independent division troops that suddenly appeared, surrounded their own Chinese army, there were more than 200,000 people, and the main commanders of the Japanese army at all levels were scurrying around in the trenches, viciously admonishing the soldiers that the opportunity to sacrifice their lives for His Majesty the Emperor and the Japanese Empire had come, even if the 17th Division was completely annihilated, it would be necessary to inflict the greatest casualties on the Chinese soldiers.

Not to mention, after a period of bewitchment by the Japanese officers, the bullshit bushido spirit in the bones of the Japanese soldiers immediately flooded, and a fierce and resolute atmosphere rose in the Japanese position.

Tang Qiusheng was accustomed to seeing such virtues of the Japanese army, from the northeast to North China, and then to Songhu and the south, the Japanese army's catties and catties were all in his heart, so he asked the combat staff officer as if he had nothing to do, "Are the artillery and rocket artillery ready?" "Report to the commander, it is ready to shell the Japanese positions at any time."

"Well, twenty minutes later, launch an artillery bombardment, infantry and tank crews, without my order, are not allowed to attack the Japanese position," Tang Qiusheng ordered, the first order was easy to understand, but the second order made the combat staff officer confused, and asked hesitantly: "Commander, after the shelling stops, don't you attack immediately?" ”

Tang Qiusheng glanced at the combat staff officer and said, "Don't forget, we have eight rocket artillery battalions, after a few rounds of salvos, can we still get through the shelling area?" The staff officer suddenly realized, stuck out his tongue, and hurriedly conveyed the order, ** a senior officer of the Yunnan Army, more confused than this staff officer, what is rocket artillery? After the shelling, launch an attack immediately, this is common sense, what is Commander Tang doing?

Twenty minutes later, the generals of the Dian army finally knew what an all-round, indiscriminate, and destructive artillery bombardment was, and in the sky, the rockets that swept by like meteors made goosebumps rise on their bodies.

Eight rocket artillery battalions, three artillery brigades and more than 1,000 large-caliber artillery pieces beat the Japanese position like a pot of boiling molten iron, and the generals of the Yunnan army were convinced. After the shelling, the infantry went up to clean up the battlefield.

The volcanic eruption-like artillery fire ploughed the Japanese positions repeatedly, and the Japanese soldiers who had already stored their desperate thoughts did not see the figure of their opponents, but could only look at the shells flying in the sky in despair, and smashed them on their heads mercilessly, and forty minutes later, the blocking position of the 17th Division of the Japanese Army was as desolate as the desert.

After another thirty minutes, Tang Qiusheng was just about to order the troops to step over the Japanese position, when the communications staff officer ran over, "Report to the commander, the chief of staff called, the retreating Japanese Seventh Army did not retreat south from the direction of Jinning, but established a position in Chengjiang, according to the judgment of the chief of staff, the Japanese army has the intention of holding on." ”

Tang Qiusheng raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh, Kenji Iijima has a good idea, it suits my liking, I'm afraid he will run away," he turned back to a few generals of the Dian Army who were afraid in their eyes and said, "Our corps has another task to pursue the Japanese army, and the rest of the matter will trouble the generals." ”

The Sulu Mobile Corps, did not stay in the periphery of Kunming, the whole army went straight to Chengjiang, surrounded the Japanese Seventh Army in Chengjiang, and when the directly subordinate corps arrived, the two corps annihilated the Japanese army, there was absolute certainty, the first battle was victorious, Tang Qiusheng was not carried away, and the Sulu Mobile Corps completed the task of annihilating the Japanese Seventh Army alone, and it was okay.

However, the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army still has ** million people, according to the danger and stubbornly fighting, even if it is a victory, it is a miserable victory, a battle of losses, with Tang Qiusheng's calm character, it will never be fought.

On the way into Chengjiang, Tang Qiusheng received a telegram from the division commander Tang Qiuli, the corps directly under the independent division had rushed to the predetermined position, because the Japanese army retreated to Chengjiang, the task of the direct corps was changed to join the Sulu mobile corps to encircle Chengjiang and annihilate the Japanese Seventh Army, this battle was under Tang Qiusheng's full command.

Kenji Iijima thought that it was a good move for him to stick to Chengjiang and wait for Terauchi Shouichi's reinforcements to go south, but he didn't know that Tang Qiuli's purpose in launching the Kunming Campaign was to completely annihilate his Seventh Army, and the reinforcements that Iijima was looking forward to would never come.

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