Chapter 1045 Songshaoguan Resistance Battle (I)

The troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps of the Independent Division quickly moved south and rushed straight to Chengjiang, and the troops of the Yunnan Army who remained in Kunming rushed to the blocking position of the 17th Division of the Japanese Army with the intention of making a fortune.

What made the soldiers of the Yunnan army very depressed was that on the Japanese army's blocking position, in addition to the broken limbs and charred corpses, most of the guns were blown into parts. //.《//

I rummaged through the positions and found a few guns, and there were no Japanese soldiers jumping around, and those officers of the Yunnan Army blinked their eyes vigorously, sweating profusely on their heads, and more than 20,000 little devils in a division were all killed by a burst of shells, which was unbelievable and unbelievable.

Fortunately, it was not empty-handed, and dozens of wounded Japanese soldiers with missing arms and legs, covered in blood, and who had fallen into a coma were dug out of the soil, and they were sent to the Yunnan Provincial Government Building, the Yunnan Army Headquarters, and handed over to Chairman Long Yunlong for inspection.

The soldiers of the Yunnan Army were depressed, and there were even more depressed people than them, that is, Colonel Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Sulu Mobile Corps, with a whirlwind-like fast column, busy for most of the day, and even a down-to-earth battle, he didn't get a fight.

When I arrived in Jinning, I thought that the Japanese Seventh Army would come, an artillery brigade, two tank regiments, and four rocket artillery battalions were ready, so I was waiting to give the little devil a hard stick, but Kenji Iijima, this guy, didn't leave when he arrived in Chengjiang, and Yu Guanghan's arrangement didn't come in handy.

After Yu Guanghan received the report from the reconnaissance unit, he was so angry that he scolded his mother, wondering in his heart, did the little devil hide by himself? Even the Dian army has a fight, why can't it be their turn? In the telescope, the distant field was empty and quiet, and there was not even a shadow of a Japanese soldier.

Yu Guanghan complained in his mouth, just right, Tang Qiusheng called him, "Guanghan, an hour later, the fast column rushed to Chengjiang, now, the encirclement of Chengjiang has not yet been fully formed, you hold on for a while," Yu Guanghan hurriedly said in the walkie-talkie: "Commander, is the fast column built?" I ask to lead a fast column and take up the main attack task in one direction, please ask the commander for approval! ”

Tang Qiusheng snorted, and said somewhat unhappily: "Guanghan, don't forget your duties, you are not a brigade commander, but the chief of staff of the corps, the rapid column will return to its establishment, and you will return to the corps headquarters," Yu Guanghan sighed, what a good opportunity to lead the troops, it was lost like this. //.《//

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon of 12 September, the corps directly under the Independent Division passed through the urban area of Kunming and arrived at the periphery of Chengjiang, so that the two main corps of the Independent Division surrounded the remaining 10,000 men and horses of the Japanese Seventh Army in the Chengjiang area.

Coming from different directions, his face changed color at that time, he didn't expect that the Seventh Army had become a fragrant bait, and it had attracted so many troops from the devil Tang Qiuli, and now, even if it was a breakthrough, it couldn't be done, what is "cocooning and self-restraint", Kenji Iijima has a personal experience.

With a gloomy face, after returning to the headquarters, Kenji Iijima sent a telegram to Shouichi Terauchi, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the Seventh Army's attack on Kunming is at a critical juncture, and the troops of the Independent Division suddenly appeared behind our army, in order to avoid being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen, I led the army to retreat to Chengjiang, southeast of Kunming, to hold on, at present, our department is surrounded by the superior forces of the Independent Division, and there is a possibility that all the jade will be broken at any time, I implore Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, to arrive in Kunming quickly and solve the current crisis, 100,000 urgent!" ”

Kenji Iijima was in a hurry, Shouichi Terauchi was more anxious than him, his anxious eyes were full of stars, he appeared from the direction of Duyun, followed behind, and the independent division unit that was two days away from him suddenly disappeared and disappeared without a trace, which has always been a mystery that Shouichi Terauchi could not solve.

On the battlefield, the opponent suddenly disappeared, not knowing where to go is the most terrible thing, no one is authentic, the opponent who disappeared, where to pounce out, bite himself hard, Terauchi Shou's eyes jumped, restless, from the north of Guizhou Loushan Pass south to Yunnan process, the Japanese southern dispatch army of the main force, not going smoothly.

Along the way, they were constantly harassed by small armed groups in China, bridges were damaged, mines exploded on the roads from time to time, and sometimes, in order to clear dangerous minefields, more than 200,000 people waited for hours under the sun and in the mountains and mountains south of China.

What's even more infuriating is that there is not even a single branch of the people along the way, and there is no way to catch a guide, Terauchi Shouichi was tortured to the point that he lost his temper, and he couldn't even see the opponent, who was angry with him? The special operations detachment of Chutian caused far more trouble to the Japanese army than expected.

On the afternoon of September 11, the Japanese army advanced to Yanfang, less than 300 kilometers away from Songshao Pass, at this time, received a telegram from Kenji Iijima, full of confidence in the capture of Kunming, Terauchi Shouichi looked at the telegram, and for no reason there was a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, it may be that Iijima is too optimistic, it may be that the disappeared independent division troops, it is always a piece of his heart, in short, Terauchi Shouyi definitely does not have the blind optimism of Kenji Iijima.

But what's the problem? On the morning of September 12, the Japanese army continued to march in the direction of Songshao Pass, without the harassment of the small armed forces of Zhina, and the sound of mines sounded from time to time, so quiet that he felt uneasy.

In the afternoon of the same day, has arrived at Huashan, from this town to look over, can already see the faint shadow of the woods and hills near Songshao Pass, the temple Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Songshao Pass, the road to Kunming, is a horse Pingchuan, Tang Qiuli even if he plays any tricks, it is too late.

Terauchi Shouichi didn't have a breath yet, he received a telegram from Kenji Iijima asking for help, and after reading the telegram, he jumped up from the canvas chair as if he had been burned in the ass, and the devil Tang Qiuli used the strength of two corps to surround the Seventh Army in the Chengjiang area, how could this be?

Could it be that the troops of the independent division fell from the sky? Also, where is the disappearing independent division troops? If they were in Chengjiang, how did they surpass themselves and run to the front? Why not attack yourself? Instead, they targeted the Seventh Army?

Countless questions, in the mind of the temple Shouyi, like a mess of confusion, after a while, he cleared his mind, forced Kunming, rescue the Seventh Army is the most important problem, if you lose this army again, the number of the southern dispatch army will be revoked by the base camp, and he will also go to the military court.

"Order the troops, cancel the rest, immediately pass through Guò Songshaoguan, and launch an attack on Kunming overnight," Terauchi Shou gave the order, he knew that after a few days of marching on the mountain road, coupled with the constant harassment of the small armed forces of China, the soldiers' spirit and body were greatly consumed, but they had to march overnight, and the situation of Kenji Iijima's guy was in danger.

Night gradually fell on the land of northeast Yunnan, the sky in the west, the burning clouds put away the last touch of crimson, in the northwest direction, a large group of dark clouds, black and oppressive rolling sky, with coolness and earthy smell of the mountain wind, blowing in the face, in the dark clouds, a few lightning bolts cut through the sky, dull thunder, dull echoes.

After a while, heavy drops of rain fell from the sky, mercilessly hitting the Japanese soldiers who were struggling to leave, and then, the wind rose again, shaking the branches and making a screaming sound, and the heavy rain came unexpectedly, and the land in northeast Yunnan was shrouded in a white rain and mist.

Terauchi Shouichi's face was pale, and his mood was extremely bad, this heavy rain brought great trouble to the troops' night march, and all his orders were the same, "speed up the march," the Japanese soldiers cursed, dragging their tired bodies, in the lightning lightning, a group of ghosts, staggering in the rainy night, the military uniforms on their bodies were already soaked, and the cold cold entered their bones.

In front of Songshao Pass, a mountain peak with an altitude of no more than 100 meters, a large natural karst cave, became Li Honggang's headquarters, the dense telephone lines stretched out outside the cave, and the "ticking" sound of the radio station kept transmitting news from all quarters here, and Li Honggang led the 29 th Corps, after a long and rapid march, only four hours earlier than the Japanese army.

In all fairness, Songshaoguan is definitely not a good place to fight and block, there are no dense jungles, low shrubs, clumps scattered on the low slopes, the only commanding height, is the peak where the headquarters is located, four hours, can build decent fortifications on the hard stone mountain, the soldiers pay more than usual.

Li Honggang knew that with the more than 70,000 troops of the 29 th Corps, under such terrain conditions, how difficult it would be to block more than 200,000 Japanese troops, what gave him confidence was that the division commander had temporarily allocated a tank brigade, an artillery brigade, and four rocket artillery battalions to the corps.

Li Honggang, who is a veteran soldier, arranged two lines of defense to block the attack, artillery and rocket artillery, and divided the terrain of Songshaoguan into a number of areas, leaving no dead spots for artillery bombardment, and the sound of rain outside almost covered the noise inside the cave. This heavy rain is not good for the Japanese army, and it is not good for us. ”

Wang Bingde replied: "Everything is ready, but the convoy of the Joint Logistics Command to transport ammunition has not yet arrived," Li Honggang jumped out of the corner of his eyes, and said: "Call immediately to inquire about it, after the battle begins, the consumption of ammunition will be an astonishing figure." ”

Li Honggang picked up the receiver, "Report to the Corps Headquarters, I am the reconnaissance battalion of the Second Brigade, and at a distance of 15 kilometers from Songshao Pass, I found that the vanguard of the Japanese army, the strength of which is about one wing, and the large Japanese army, ten kilometers behind, is coming from the direction of Huashan. ”

Li Honggang put down the earpiece and said to Wang Bingde: "Convey my order, the First Brigade will send two regiments to Songshao Pass to eat up the vanguard of the Japanese army, be careful, do not use artillery fire," Wang Bingde immediately conveyed the order.

Li Honggang walked to the entrance of the cave, looked at the white rain, and muttered: "This battle is destined to start in the heavy rain. ”

(To be continued)