Chutian's ambush on the Longtoujiang Bridge completely disrupted the overall plan of Fengwen under the mountain, and the huge baggage convoy and artillery unit were chaotic for most of the night, and by dawn, by the morning light, the chaos was stopped, and the next thing was to count the losses, count the casualties, and be so busy that they didn't even care about repairing the blown up Longtoujiang Bridge.

The more than 90,000 Japanese troops gathered at the foot of the Duyun West Cloud Peak, ready to attack, put on an attack posture, today's breakfast is a dry rice ball that they carry with them, and they don't even have any food to eat, and the logistics convoy is blocked on the south bank of the Longtou River, but fortunately, there is no shortage of small rivers and streams in the southern part of Qiannan, otherwise, the more than 90,000 imperial troops can only swallow and spit under the scorching sun.

At 11 o'clock in the afternoon, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, commander of the 15th Army, did not wait for the artillery, but waited for a telegram that made him have the urge to kill, "According to statistics, after being attacked by unknown armed forces last night, our losses were as follows: about half of the loss of supplies, about a quarter of the loss of ammunition, 478 artillery pieces of various calibers, more than 1,380 casualties, the water of the Longtou River continued to fall, and it was very difficult for the engineer wing to build bridges, and it is expected that within seven days, Artillery units could not reach the Xiyunfeng front. ”

Yamashita tore the telegram to shreds and hit the staff officer who sent the telegram in the face, "Order the commander of the 73rd Wing, who guards the logistics and artillery units, to immediately commit suicide by caesarean section and apologize, the deputy wing commander to take over his post, and the commander of the engineer wing to remove himself from his post and replace him with the chief of staff of the wing, and tell him that the artillery unit must be allowed to cross the Longtou River before this evening," Yamashita ordered viciously.

The staff officer, who was dazed, replied tremblingly: "Your Excellency, Commander, the commander of the 73rd Wing broke the jade for His Majesty the Emperor in the battle last night. The captain of the engineer wing had committed suicide by caesarean section to apologize for his crimes, "Yamashita Fengwen didn't come up in one breath, and he felt dizzy.

These two bastards can understand the current affairs, and without the punishment of their commander, they will find their own way, and lose so many baggage and artillery. It affected the overall battle plan, and even a person who was directly punished could not be found. This breath was so angry that he couldn't vent it in his heart, Yamashita Fengwen held a big knife, and couldn't find a head to cut off, so he was so angry that he wanted to go crazy and turned his head. The staff officer who had delivered the telegram just now was still standing there stupidly.

The guy who doesn't have long eyes hasn't reported any good news since this morning, and Yamashita Fengwen is angry, pulls out the golden command knife given by the emperor, and goes murderously to this unlucky staff officer. As soon as the command knife was raised, the communications staff officer suddenly reacted that he was going to become the target of His Excellency the commander to vent his anger and wanted to run. But the legs seemed to grow on the ground, and the mind was so that the legs did not move, and when he was in a hurry, his eyes were black, and he fell to the ground, and he was scared to death.

Yamashita Fengwen was also stunned, everyone fell to the ground, and they didn't know who was going to work. You can't be slashing with a knife, can you? It's funny and angry, and he waves his hand. Two guards came over and scared the hapless guy who had fainted. dragged away, Yamashita Fengwen also calmed down, even if the head of the engineer wing was chopped off, it would be useless, only waiting, waiting for the artillery to come up and then attack.

In Duyun City, Lieutenant General Guo Huawen, commander of the 19th Group Army of the Central Army, who was paying close attention to the movements of the Japanese army, could not figure out what was going on, and he sent a special battalion to blow up the Longtou River Bridge, but he has not returned yet, if the task is completed, so many Japanese troops, it is impossible to drive to the foot of Xiyunfeng Mountain, at least three or four days later, if the task is not completed, the Japanese army has already pressed the border, after a morning, why not attack?

Things are very strange, the Japanese are coming in a big way, they can't come here to enjoy the mountain scenery, right? Not only Guo Huawen, but all the officers at all levels of the 19th Group Army were speculating about the intentions of the Japanese army, and at noon, Chi Zifeng, the commander of the Independent Brigade guarding Xiyun Peak, called to ask for instructions, "Commander, what kind of reputation is the little devil doing?" After opening a stance at the foot of the mountain for a morning, not a single shot was fired, and I was disgusted, Commander, I asked to take a battalion of troops to kill him down the mountain, and make him a guy, and see what kind of tricks the little devil is playing? ”

Guo Huawen was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Chi Zifeng, I sue you, stay on the mountain honestly, you have to fight, a battalion down the mountain, it is not enough for the Japanese to stuff their teeth, remember, without my order, no one is allowed to move, and those who violate military law will be engaged," Chi Zifeng smiled awkwardly and said: "Commander, that's what I said, didn't I see that the brothers were uncomfortable." ”

Putting down the phone, Guo Huawen looked at the map puzzled, speculating on the intentions of the Japanese army, but he didn't understand that the Japanese were obviously ready, why didn't they attack? Siege but not fight, impossible, do not occupy Duyun, the passage to the north cannot be opened, it is impossible to attack Guiyang, siege the city, even more impossible, the connection between Duyun and Majiang has not been severed, the Japanese will not do such a stupid thing, after thinking for a long time, I didn't figure out a clue, so I had to pace back and forth in the courtyard with a stomach full of questions.

The chief of staff of the group army rushed in, and when he saw Guo Huawen, he shouted loudly: "Commander, Shi Jinsheng, they are back," Guo Huawen's spirit was shocked, only this Shi Jinsheng can solve the mystery, "Hurry, hurry, let him go to the headquarters immediately," "Commander, Shi Jinsheng is waiting for your summons outside the door," the chief of staff said.

As soon as Shi Jinsheng came in, he immediately stood up and reported: "Commander Guo, Shi Jinsheng, commander of the special service battalion of the group army, have returned from the task of blowing up the Longtoujiang Bridge, please give instructions to the commander," Guo Huawen did not pay much attention to Shi Jinsheng's report, and a young colonel wearing a completely different style from the military uniform of the Central Army attracted his attention.

When Chu Tian saw a lieutenant general, he turned his searching gaze to himself, and knew that this was the supreme military commander defending Duyun City, General Guo Huawen, commander of the 19th Group Army of the Central Army, stepped forward and saluted, and said: "Report to Commander Guo, the commander of the North China Independent Division, General Tang Qiuli's direct troops, and the head of the special operations detachment Chu Tian reported to you, please Commander Guo instructed," The tone was calm, the attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, the demeanor was down-to-earth and generous, coupled with the young and handsome face, almost in an instant, he won Guo Huawen's favor.

The most important thing is Chu Tian's identity, Tang Qiuli's direct subordinate troops, that is, his henchmen and soldiers, a little colonel, may not be in Guo Huawen's eyes, but the behemoth behind him, Vice Chairman Tang, who can afford to provoke him, "It's the Chu detachment leader, welcome Vice Chairman Tang's troops, come to our 19th Group Army, chief of staff, Chu detachment leader has worked hard all the way, you can take the brothers down and have a good rest," Guo Huawen said very politely.

Although Guo Huawen disdained and was not keen on participating in partisan disputes, and did not approve of the Chongqing government's practice of fighting against dissidents and eradicating dissidents, he was after all a senior commander of the Central Army, and he still had a little understanding of some insider information, and Chairman Jiang was very wary and worried about this vice chairman Tang.

General Zhang Zhizhong, the former chief of education of the Central Military Academy and commander of the Songhu Theater, was put on hold by Chairman Jiang because he was too close to Tang Qiu and committed a taboo, and his henchmen went down to him, what is his intention?

This Shi Jinsheng, it's really not worry-free, going out to perform a mission, he brought back such a big trouble, he offended Liu Zhi to the end, if he knew that he had a connection with Tang Qiuli, he would have a shadow behind his back, and the consequences would be unimaginable, thinking of this, because of the joy brought by Shi Jinsheng's completion of the task, it was also diluted a lot, and besides, Guo Huawen still had many questions, to crack from Shi Jinsheng's body, Chu Tianzai, a lot of things are not easy to say and not easy to ask.

Waiting to listen to Shi Jinsheng tell the whole process, Guo Huawen's surprise, there is no need for Shi Jinsheng at the beginning, it turns out that there are so many twists and turns, and the mystery that haunts his mind has also been solved, it is not that the Japanese do not fight Dueven, it is their artillery and baggage troops who were ambushed by the special operations detachment and suffered heavy losses, plus the Longtoujiang Bridge was blown up, and they couldn't get up in a short time.

However, he also vaguely judged that this Chutian was not an accidental encounter with Shi Jinsheng, it seemed that he had come specifically to find him, what was the purpose? Ignoring him for now, Guo Huawen immediately ordered: "Convey my order to Chi Zifeng, who is stationed in Xiyun Peak, take advantage of the time when the Japanese army cannot launch an attack, strengthen and improve the defense system, and also, all troops in Duyun City must also improve their fortifications," a rare few days, and if you don't use it, it will be too unstandard."

This Chutian still wants to meet, and after meeting again, Chutian did not hide it, "Commander Guo, the meaning of our division commander is very simple, I will stay in Duyun as a liaison officer, report the battle situation at any time, and hope that Commander Guo will provide convenience," This request is not excessive, and it cannot be refused, after all, Tang Qiuli still holds the position of director of the former enemy command of the Military Committee, and theoretically, the army of the whole country is under his command.

Under the strict order of Yamashita Fengwen, after forcing the two successor engineer wing commanders to die, on the afternoon of the sixth day, the Longtoujiang Bridge was finally repaired by the Japanese engineers, and the Japanese artillery units that were so anxious that they were jumping around were the first to rush across the Longtou River Bridge, and in the evening, arrived at the Japanese garrison at the foot of Xiyunfeng Mountain.

Yamashita Fengwen was absolutely red-eyed, and ordered the artillery unit to build a position overnight, contrary to the tradition that the Japanese troops never fought at night, and set the time of attacking Xiyun Peak as the time when the artillery could carry out artillery bombardment, that is, when the artillery began to bombard, it was the time to launch an attack, and as for whether it was at night, His Excellency the commander could not care so much.

Under Duyun City, there was too much time to delay, and he couldn't afford to delay it any longer, which made Yamashita Fengwen regret that the artillery firepower still did not reach his ideal density.

(To be continued)