Chapter 1048 There are no Japanese invaders in the south

In the battle in the torrential rain, the Japanese army suffered a heavy loss, first was attacked by surprise, caught off guard, and lost nearly a wing, Terauchi Shouichi skillfully tricked and gave Li Honggang a backhand blow, causing more than 3,000 casualties in the 29th Corps, Li Honggang also used color, the first round of blockade, with pure infantry firepower, to repel the attack of a division of the Japanese army.

Then, the first-line troops retreated, allowing the Japanese army to occupy the first-line position with the strength of two divisions and regiments, without encountering the slightest resistance, and after that, the overwhelming artillery fire not only covered the first line of positions, large-caliber heavy artillery, but also intensively shelled the depth of the Japanese army, and blew up the Japanese 58th Division assembled on the second line.

If it weren't for the quick sight of the head of the guards of Terauchi Shouichi, I am afraid that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief would have become one of the corpses everywhere, counting the three divisions and regiments that Terauchi Shouichi put into battle, two divisions and regiments were almost the end of the total annihilation, and the soldiers who escaped from the Songshao Pass position were only more than 4,000 people, and the 58th Division suffered more than one-tenth of the casualties.

Frightened, Terauchi Shouichi understood the first order, that is, to strictly order all troops to immediately retreat 20 kilometers out of the range of the artillery fire of the Chinese army, as for breaking through the Songshao Pass position, is it still possible? When I got to a safe place, I was thinking of something else.

Terauchi Shouichi is not a fool, he saw the power of the new type of artillery that was called "devil's punishment" by the imperial soldiers last night, in the rain and fog, and the overwhelming dazzling and terrifying fire meteor instantly covered the position occupied by the imperial army's troops, in the face of such dense and ferocious artillery fire, how many soldiers were enough to fill it?

I'm afraid that these more than 200,000 troops, all of them will go up, and it will not be enough for the artillery to fire a salvo, and they will still wait in place to accept a second or more shelling? Now, it is absolutely certain that it is the main force of the Independent Division that is blocking him on the other side and inflicting heavy casualties on the Imperial Army's troops, and not the small forces of the Shina Prefecture or the Independent Division, as previously judged, and Terauchi Shouichi has paid a heavy price for his wrong judgment.

A few hours after the shelling, the troops of the 29th Corps retreated to the second line of defense and returned to the front-line position, looking at the tragic situation on the position, these battle-hardened soldiers and officers could not help but be stunned, not to mention the Japanese soldiers exposed on the surface of the position, there was no trace, even those anti-artillery holes and concealment departments were also in ruins.

Jing Zhanqi gasped and picked up the phone, "Hey, I said old man, this is too violent, right?" Tens of thousands of little devils were burned to ashes, and even the brigade headquarters that I dug three meters deep underground became a big pit, and the commander was ruthless enough, "He wants to pass through Zhu Xianfeng, the commander of the Second Brigade, and the two are both friends and unconvinced competitors."

Zhu Xianfeng said sullenly: "I think you are not afraid of the sky, you are bold, you also have something to fear?" Jing Zhanqi was unhappy, "Lao Zhu, don't stand and talk without backache, just last night's formation, put it on your second brigade, it is estimated that you can't even carry it for twenty minutes?" ”

At the time when Li Honggang's two senior generals were arguing, Corps Commander Li Honggang had already transferred his tank unit to a second-line position, and last night's artillery bombardment also gave him a great shock, and he witnessed the volcanic eruption-like shelling with his own eyes, and his last worries about whether he could stop the Japanese army with superior strength were dispelled.

With a full eight battalions of Thunder rocket artillery in hand, Li Honggang was full of confidence, and he very much hoped that the Japanese army would attack again like yesterday, and there was still a brigade of tank troops that did not make a move, and after a counterattack, Li Honggang was confident that he would beat the Japanese army back to Yanfang, and after reporting the situation of last night's battle to the division command, he was in the command headquarters, waiting for the Japanese army to attack.

After receiving Li Honggang's battle report, Tang Qiuli, who was in Qujing, with a smile in his eyes, gently put down the telegram, put down his hand behind his back, and walked out of his division's finger, and the bright sun shone on his whole body.

With more than 70,000 troops, Tang Qiuli fought fiercely against more than 200,000 Japanese troops, annihilated more than 40,000 enemies, and repelled Terauchi Shouichi more than 20 kilometers.

Chen Feng, director of the communications department, came to his side lightly, "Division commander, Yunnan Provincial Government Chairman Long Yun called, inviting you to Kunming, he and Yunnan Provincial Party, Government and Army officials, waiting for you in Kunming, saying that there is something important to discuss, you see?" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Long Yun wants to show his attitude and actively move closer, of course, he will make some requests, the benefits are inevitable, even if he knows the times, this face can't be ignored, call back, I will rush to Kunming immediately." ”

In order to welcome the arrival of Tang Qiuli, Long Yun made a lot of effort, the Dian army and all the citizens in Kunming poured out of the city early in the morning, and cleaned up the streets and buildings damaged by the war for a few days.

Tang Qiuli's motorcade entered the city of Kunming and was greeted with a grand welcome, and people from all walks of life in the party, government, and military circles of Yunnan Province, including some of the senior members who had been evacuated before, also returned to Kunming, and in front of the Yunnan Provincial Government Building, a welcoming procession of several thousand people looked north.

From Long Yun's heart, what kind of scene, it is not too much to welcome Tang Qiuli, as soon as they make a move, they solved the danger of the destruction of Kunming City, saved the bloodline of the Yunnan army, and fought the Japanese who were fierce in the Yunnan army, in front of the independent division troops, they didn't even dare to fight, they fled south in a panic, and were surrounded by regiments in Chengjiang.

Last night, news came that more than 200,000 Japanese troops were heavily damaged by the troops of the Independent Division at Songshao Pass, and went south to Kunming, which became an empty word. With Tang Qiuli like a powerful person who speaks well, is it any good to worry? Tang Qiuli's personality is a hundred times stronger than him Jiang someone.

Thousands of people welcomed, it was all a matter of the scene, and when they arrived in the reception room of Longyun, the provincial capital, what they talked about was the key issue, and the local officials of Yunnan who participated in this secret meeting were only thirty or so people, and as soon as they got off the bus, Tang Qiuli's ears were filled with all kinds of praise.

Not to mention, this feeling of being flattered and welcomed by everyone is really good, no wonder everyone loves to listen to good words, Tang Qiuli is not a fairy, and he is no exception, listening to the pores and eyes all over his body, his face is intoxicated, if it weren't for Mei Xue quietly pulling him, His Excellency Vice Chairman Tang would almost be fluttering and intoxicated!

However, I don't know if it was really intoxicated, or to appease the hearts of local tycoons in Yunnan, even Mei Xue didn't figure it out.

This situation, in the eyes of Long Yun and the local bosses in Yunnan, I have a new understanding of the beautiful woman beside Tang Qiuli in my heart, and the kind words and compliments and welcome words have all been finished, and it is time to get to the point, Long Yun coughed and said: "Vice Chairman Tang came to Yunnan Province and relieved Kunming and the Yunnan army in danger. I also hope that Vice Chairman Tang will make it clear! ”

With the current strength of the independent division in Yunnan, the hundreds of thousands of Yunnan troops are not even enough to plug the gaps, the actual situation is that Yunnan is in the hands of Tang Qiuli, so it can be preserved, otherwise, Long Yun is now a part of running away, staying in the bitter cold land of northwest Yunnan, and living a bitter life.

What Long Yun is most worried about is that Tang Qiuli relies on his strength, and he is mainly an anti-guest, or he is emptying himself in disguise, although he believes in Tang Qiuli's character, but the treasure is moving, not to mention the territory that everyone is greedy for? Even if Tang Qiuli's eating appearance is not as ugly as Jiang someone's, Long Yun has to ask for accurate words, so that he can have a bottom in his heart.

Tang Qiuli replied, "According to the Guangxi case," yes, the final word, everyone was happy, Long Yun seemed to have unloaded a thousand catties of heavy burden, and his body was as light as a feather, Guangxi case, it was the result of Long Yun's hope, the Yunnan army was under the protection of Tang Qiuli, and the development of the head was boring, and there was an independent division in Yunnan Province, whether it was the Japanese or Jiang someone, don't think about the idea of beating my Long.

Just before rushing to Kunming, Tang Qiuli sent a telegram to Tang Qiusheng, the commander-in-chief of the Chengjiang front, asking to surround the troops of the Japanese Seventh Army, not to launch a general attack on Chengjiang for the time being, and to wait for his arrival before making a decision.

On the way to Chengjiang, a larger plan had been basically formed, and the Japanese Seventh Army in Chengjiang was a key link.

When he arrived at Tang Qiusheng's headquarters, Tang Qiuli didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point, "Brother Qiusheng, is it feasible to completely annihilate the Japanese army in Yunnan?" Tang Qiusheng was stunned, Chengjiang still had the best Japanese army not wiped out, and he started the idea of Shouichi in the temple, his younger brother, his appetite is really not small.

With Tang Qiusheng's character, he would never blurt out without thinking, for or against, he was in front of the map, thinking quietly, Tang Qiuli waited quietly like this, and after ten minutes, Tang Qiusheng said lightly: "It's completely feasible." ”

Tang Qiuli was relieved, his plan was to build the Sulu Mobile Corps, withdraw from Chengjiang, turn around and go north, from the two wings of Songshao Pass, covertly surround the main force of Shouyi in the temple, and fight the largest and last annihilation battle in the south, which put forward high requirements for Tang Qiusheng's corps, so he would ask for Brother Qiusheng's opinion.

The 29th Corps dragged the main force of the Japanese Dispatch Army in Songshao Pass, and the directly subordinate corps continued to surround the Japanese Seventh Army, forming two battlefields in the north and south.

The key point of this plan is whether the Tang Qiusheng Corps can complete the campaign deployment without alarming Terauchi Shouichi, and there is no problem in strengthening the troops of the Yunnan Army directly under the Corps and annihilating the Japanese Seventh Army.

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