General Liu Zhi, commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army of the Central Army's Qiannan Defense Line, ran from Dushan to Duyun like a frightened bird, and under the reminder of the chief of staff, he finally remembered to convene a military meeting.

The speed of the meeting also reflects the mind of this ** general, from the beginning to the end, no more than five minutes, and, and he briskly handed over the military command of Duyun to the commander stationed here, Lieutenant General Guo Huawen, commander of the 19th Group Army, the implication is that you Brother Guo is absolute trust, unconditional trust, you can toss hard.

At the record speed of the military meeting, the senior officers of the 19th Group Army were still counting on being able to listen to the teachings of Commander-in-Chief Liu with their own ears, and have superior opinions and arrangements on how to defend Dueven, and at least they should point out a general direction.

Guo Huawen's face was blue at that time, he had no relationship with Liu Zhi, and before that, he had not fought in all directions under Liu Zhi's command, and maintained a minimum of respect for this general with a high status in the ** system, but now, Liu Zhi's words and expressions made him completely disappointed and angry.

Liu Zhi withdrew from Dushan, the most basic military common sense, should be introduced to the situation in Dushan, as well as the basic situation of the Japanese army, but he left a few words, he was about to slip away, his character and style of doing things are really unbearable, Guo Huawen can't suppress the anger in his heart. Teng stood up.

Forced to look at Liu Zhi, and said word by word: "Commander-in-Chief Liu, I have a few words to say," Liu Zhi, who was about to leave, stopped in amazement, he didn't know what Guo Huawen's intentions were, in his own opinion. The matter has been made very clear, the defense of Duyun. Your 19th Army is responsible for itself, is there anything else to be said about?

Liu Zhi's face was quite impatient, and he frowned and said, "Commander Guo, do you have anything else you don't know?" Guo Huawen held back the anger in his heart and said, "Commander Liu." At present, what is the situation in Dushan, and will the troops of a brigade of our 19th Army defending be dispersed or completely annihilated? When did Dushan fall? The Japanese army that attacked Dushan and Duyun was that force, and how big was it. What about armament? The name and rank of its commander, and the commander-in-chief? ”

Liu Zhi was dumbfounded, how did he know about these problems. Patronizing and fleeing for his life, letting the defenders of Dushan defend to the death, it was also an arrangement made to cover his escape, Commander Liu himself, he didn't even see what the Japanese soldiers looked like, so he threw his armor and ran to Duyun, you Guo Huawen asked me, who did I ask?

Liu Zhi's eyes widened. The fat on the cheeks is constantly shivering. He also saw the anger in Guo Huawen's eyes, but he really didn't know. How to let him answer, or Liu Zhi's chief of staff, seeing that the opportunity was not good, came forward to relieve the siege, and said: "Commander Guo, Commander-in-Chief Liu went to the front line to inspect the defense, suddenly encountered a big change, retreated in a hurry, for the basic situation of the Japanese army, is not too clear, when the general headquarters evacuated Dushan, a fierce battle has already occurred, it is said that the Japanese army attacking our east road this time is its main force. ”

The words of the chief of staff, just like a fart, are not practical at all, Guo Huawen sneered, did not look at the chief of staff, continued to stare at Liu Zhi and said: "Commander-in-chief Liu, right now, the vanguard of the Japanese army has occupied Xiyun Peak in the southwest barrier of Duyun, it can be seen that Dushan has been lost, thousands of my soldiers have been martyred, and the Japanese army attacking my east road is the fifteenth army of Fengwen under the mountain, which is the ace of the Japanese army, with more than 90,000 people. ”

Liu Zhi was embarrassed for a while, this Guo Huawen is deliberately ugly to me, you know everything, and you still come to ask me? Simply pulled down his face, otherwise, he would not be left in Duyun by this Guo Huawenqiang, and said in a cold tone: "Commander Guo, since the enemy situation is clear, you should do your best to deploy the matter of defending Duyun, I, Liu, shoulder the responsibility of commanding more than 100,000 troops on the East Road, and it is impossible to give up the overall situation for the sake of Duyun, remember, if Duyun is lost, you Commander Guo will go to Chongqing and confess to Chairman Jiang!" ”

Liu Zhi vowed to carry out the shamelessness to the end, he was really invincible in the world, Guo Hua was so angry that he almost vomited blood, simply tore his face, and said loudly: "Commander-in-Chief Liu, the Japanese army with more than 90,000 people in the elite 15th Army, the attack is even, my 19th Group Army is only 80,000 people, and the weapons and equipment are not as good as the Japanese army, the entire group army, large-caliber artillery is only a few dozen, how to defend it evenly." ”

"If there are no follow-up reinforcements, even if I am shot Guo Huawen now, Duyun will be the result of losing sooner or later, so Huawen has a Jianyi to transfer all the artillery of the Tenth Army stationed in Majiang to me, so that Duyun will have hope of holding it, Commander Liu, can you meet my wishes?" Guo Huawen saw that Liu Zhi couldn't count on it, so he directly put forward conditions.

Liu Zhi now just wants to get out as much as possible and leave Duyun, and he naturally agrees to Guo Huawen's request, as for whether he can fulfill it, God knows, Liu Zhi took everyone from the general headquarters and hurriedly retreated to Fuquan overnight, and the conference room was quiet, and all the divisions and brigade commanders of the 19th Group Army who participated in the meeting were full of anger, and Liu Zhi's expression made these senior officers extremely disappointed and chilled.

Guo Huawen glanced at these generals coldly, and said: "Everyone, let him run, according to the soldiers who survived and escaped from Dushan, the Japanese army carried out a brutal massacre in Dushan, tens of thousands of people and captured soldiers, none of them survived, so we must defend Duyun to the death, because we can't retreat, tens of thousands of people in Duyun, and hundreds of people behind, counting on us to block the brutal Japanese army for them, these, do not allow us to retreat, as soldiers, it is our duty to defend the land, you have confidence, and I Guo Mou is under the city of Duyun." , will you fight to the death with the Japanese army? ”

Guo Huawen's words aroused the blood of the soldiers in the hearts of the generals of the 19th Group Army, and they roared together: "Swear to follow the commander to the death and fight to the death with the Japanese army," "Okay, next, we will arrange the task, the Japanese army occupying Xiyun Peak is the vanguard force, but there are more than 3,000 people in a wing, you know, Xiyun Peak is the outer barrier of Duyun, this place is lost, the Japanese army can overlook our Duyun City, all artillery, can also be condescendingly shelled, blockade our defenders' action, therefore, I decide, Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Japanese army had not yet arrived, they counterattacked overnight, recaptured Xiyun Peak, and strengthened their forces to defend this point. ”

Xiyun Peak, about seven or eight kilometers away from Duyun City, the altitude is not high, the strange rocks on the mountain are craggy, the trees are dense, just like a wall, block the only mountain artery leading to Duyun from Dushan, guard the Duyun City under the mountain, it is a place where soldiers must fight since ancient times, there is the saying that "get Xiyun Peak, you can go down to Duyun City".

As early as when he attacked Dushan, he set his eyes on Xiyun Peak, and for this reason, he ordered the 133rd Wing of the Ninth Division to go deep alone with the fastest marching speed, and be sure to occupy Xiyun Peak before this evening and control the only barrier.

The main force of the 15th Army will have to reach the city of Duyun at about 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the earliest, and the artillery units dragging heavy artillery will not be able to arrive at the morning after tomorrow until they arrive.

If the government army of China has defense, on Xiyun Peak, establish a solid defense system, and strengthen firepower, the 15th Army will have to delay in Duyun for a few days, and the casualties will be huge, which is absolutely unacceptable to Yamashita Fengwen, so although the 133rd Wing is advancing lightly and the lone army is deep, he has to do this, besides, he is not worried that the 133rd Wing will encounter any trouble, and the appearance of the government army of the China Army guarding Dushan makes him full of confidence in his clever move.

Sure enough, the 133rd Wing did not disappoint him, and it only took less than two hours to take Xiyun Peak, Fengwen under the mountain climbing on the rugged mountain road in southern Qiannan, looking at the victory telegram of the 133rd Wing Wing Captain Yokoyama Jinyong Dazuo, he let out a smug laugh for the first time, he was relieved, "Hahaha, Yokoyama-kun is worthy of being a warrior of my empire, he has opened the gate of Duyun, conveyed my order, and the troops rested in place for one night, and marched at dawn." ”

Hengshan Jinyong on Xiyun Peak, the mood is also very comfortable, a long march of hundreds of kilometers, without a breath, immediately launched an attack, whether it is terrain conditions or other aspects, it is very unfavorable to the imperial army, but in less than two hours, more than 1,000 soldiers of the government army guarding here were all defeated, leaving hundreds of corpses, and the rest scattered and fled.

Such a record can only be explained by the courage and invincibility of the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army, if it were not for the fact that it was late in the sky and the terrain was unfamiliar, Yokoyama Shinyong would immediately attack Duyun Castle, and when His Excellency the Commander arrived, he was in Duyun Castle, stepping on the corpse of the soldier of Shina to greet him, what a wonderful thing it should be, and it is very likely that a gold star would be hung on the epaulettes.

Yokoyama Jinyong was excited for his own thoughts, he had already made a decision, tomorrow morning, the troops will attack Duyun, before the arrival of the main force of the army, capture Duyun City, as the 15th Army's sharp knife wing, when he reaches Chongqing, the capital of China, he is afraid that he will be full of medals.

At this time, in Duyun City, all the artillery of the 19th Group Army had already aimed the artillery coordinates at Xiyunfeng, and more than 6,000 soldiers of the Independent Brigade of the Group Army had secretly moved out of the city and quietly lurked at the foot of Xiyunfeng Mountain.