Xue Yue dispatched troops in Zunyi, and the arrangement of troops was decent and impeccable, compared to Gu Zhutong's hurry, he was indeed much more calm and generous, but when he really mobilized the troops, he knew what kind of mess Gu Zhutong left him.

The troops that retreated all the way from Guiyang to Xifeng and Zunyi were less than 300,000 people, and the numbers of all the group armies and armies were there, but none of them were completely organized, they were either half-crippled, or they fled to the death, and there were several troops, which were almost empty, and the establishment of a group army was less than 30,000 people.

Take the 21st Army that was going to reinforce the Xifeng defense line, for example, the full establishment was more than 25,000 people, but the actual remaining soldiers were less than 6,000 people, just enough for the establishment of a division.

If the troops sent out were all like the 21 st Army, reduced by more than two-thirds, and the total number of troops was only more than 60,000, which was more than half of the plan, he immediately recruited the commanders of the Seventh Army, the 21st Army, and the 13th Army and two army commanders to the headquarters.

"Everyone, the three of you are the supreme commanders of a unit, I want to listen to the truth, your soldiers, what is the real number, rest assured, Xue is not looking for trouble with you, nor does he need to investigate the rotten thing of eating empty quotas and drinking soldiers' blood, but it is a matter of the overall situation, I must grasp the actual situation of the troops, in order to reasonably mobilize the troops," Xue Yue said kindly, he was to dispel the concerns of several unit commanders.

The commander of an army group and two army commanders looked at each other. Bury your head between your legs, Xue Yue's words. They all understood. However, it was difficult to speak, from Guiyang to Zunyi, he was chased and beaten by the Japanese. To say that they don't have the courage and determination to fight to the death, they are wronged, but with a commander like Gu Zhutong, many things can't be said.

After being silent for a while, Xue Yue was anxious, and in the Fourth Army, which was fighting with the Japanese, several urgent telegrams for help were sent every day. The soldiers are fast, and the situation in Xifeng can not be delayed any longer, but these generals who lead the troops are like a gourd. Without saying a word, is it really my Xue Yue is good-tempered?

"Guys, is there anything unspeakable, or are you three ashamed?" Xue Yue couldn't help but say angrily, Shaoqing, the commander of the Seventh Army, Li Dunru, raised his head and hesitated to say, "Commander-in-Chief Xue, it's really embarrassing to say." Retreat from Guiyang, if properly organized. The troops will not lose so much, my troops. The full strength is more than 75,000 people, but at present, there are less than 50,000 left, including more than 8,000 wounded, and only more than 40,000 can fight. ”

Xue Yue was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Commander Li, is your unit the task of serving as a rearguard and blocking the pursuing troops of the Japanese army?" Li Dunru said with a flushed face: "I'm ashamed, the lowly troops, with whom the big army withdrew, there was no battle with the Japanese at all, on the way to retreat, the Japanese planes bombed all over the sky, several air raids, the loss of troops is so big, I'm not afraid of Commander-in-Chief Xue's jokes, I, Li Dunru, have never fought such a battle." ”

Gao Xinting, commander of the 13th Army, said: "Commander-in-Chief Xue, our army, the losses are about the same, those who can take guns to the front line, but more than 13,000 people, more than 300,000 troops who withdrew from Guiyang to Xifeng and Zunyi, are crammed with avenues and paths, and there is no organization and plan, all the troops are scrambling to flee for their lives in the direction of Chongqing, a Japanese plane an aerial bomb fell, dozens of soldiers, it became a bloody corpse, the Japanese chased us for four or five whole days, you say, can this loss be small?" ”

Xue Yue understood that he was going to send to the Xifeng defense line to replace the troops of the Fourth Army, don't look at the establishment of a group army and two infantry armies, and they can fight when they are full, but there are more than 60,000 people, which is more than half less than the planned reinforcements, and this battle is fought like this?

Xue Yue felt that the blood all over his body rushed to his head, and an irrepressible anger appeared on his face, he tried his best to suppress his anger, and said in a slow tone: "Commander Li and Gao Xiao, the main task of your trip to Xifeng is not to defend the Xifeng defense line, but to take the Fourth Army out, several troops, can alternately cover, step by step retreat, after arriving in Zunyi, I will make other arrangements, please!" After speaking, Xue Yue solemnly saluted the three people.

In the command headquarters, when only Xue Yue himself was left, the anger that was suppressed in his heart could no longer be suppressed, he kicked over the coffee table, and scolded, "Gu Zhutong, you bastard, left Lao Tzu such a mess, when you handed over, you didn't say a word, and slipped faster than a rabbit, are you deliberately looking at my Xue someone's joke?" ”

After scolding for a while, the anger in his heart was vented a lot, and he had to consider the situation in front of him, Xue Yue couldn't figure it out, when he was in Guiyang, the Japanese army besieging Guiyang was only more than 70,000 people left, and Gu Zhutong, who had more than 400,000 heavy troops, why didn't he annihilate or defeat the Japanese army, leave them behind, and bite back when the time came.

After withdrawing to Zunyi, the Youxi Feng defense line was in front, and there was a chance to breathe, why not reorganize the troops and reorganize them, what did Gu Zhutong do every day in Zunyi for seven or eight days? Is it just waiting for someone else to replace you every day? This mediocre man threw a mess to himself, patted his ass and left.

No wonder at the Chongqing Military Conference, everyone criticized him, such a person, Chairman Jiang trusted him, and repeatedly entrusted him with important tasks, Gu Zhutong was the culprit of the erosion of the southern defense line and the defeat of the Guiyang Campaign, according to military discipline, he should be shot to thank the countrymen, Xue Yue thought about it hatefully for a while, and sighed helplessly, as long as the old man didn't move him, no one could take Gu Zhutong, this bastard, and he was the same, in vain!

Xue Yue's more than 60,000 people pieced together arrived at the Xifeng defense line, the Fourth Army had already lost too much blood, all the first-line positions were lost, and they were forced to retreat to the second line of defense.

Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, Liu Yasheng, commander of the Fourth Group Army, took the hands of Li Dunru, commander of the Seventh Group Army, and Gao Xinting, commander of the Thirteenth Army, and was almost speechless.

Liu Yasheng said in a hoarse voice: "This order, it's really timely rain, it saved the lives of the tens of thousands of remaining brothers of our Fourth Army, to be honest, I don't know how to spend tomorrow, the little devil is like a crazy, non-stop attack, the cannon hit, the stones are blown into pieces." ”

That night, under the cover of reinforcements, the remaining 40,000 people of the Fourth Army, which had been exhausted, quietly withdrew from their positions, buried the bodies of the dead soldiers, carried the wounded, and withdrew to the direction of Zunyi overnight.

The troops in charge of covering the Japanese army were on the position with fear, monitoring the Japanese army for several hours, but the Japanese army simply did not notice the retreating movement of the Fourth Army, and then, the troops also withdrew, taking advantage of the darkness before dawn, also withdrew to the direction of Zunyi.

The next day, after dawn, the Japanese found that the position of the squadron they had been attacking was empty, and the situation was reported to the commander-in-chief of the dispatch army, General Terauchi Shouichi, and his first reaction was that the government troops of China abandoned their positions and fled.

After three days of fighting, Terauchi Shouichi found that the defenders of the government army on the opposite side were far behind the imperial army in terms of weapons and equipment, soldiers' plain skills, and tactical tactics, and he set the time for breaking through the Xifeng defense line at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and he was confident that he would achieve this goal.

Now, the government army of China has fled, okay, it is exactly what he wants, "Order, all troops, immediately cross the Xifeng defense line and attack Zunyi," Terachi Shouichi hurriedly gave an order, and he couldn't help but be in a hurry, and the defenders of Nanning sent a telegram that a large number of independent division troops were found in the surrounding area of Nanning.

This is what he is most worried about, the fifteenth army of Yamashita Fengwen, the annihilation of the whole army under the city of Duyun is still in sight, Tang Qiuli mobilized troops in the direction of Nanning, it is difficult to guarantee that it is not a copy of the battle of Duyun, the troops of the Imperial Japanese Army, attacking the government army of China, this devil of China, is behind the scenes, in Duyun is so, is it the main force of the imperial army attacking Chongqing, Tang Qiuli is also here to do this?

Lost Nanning, lost hundreds of thousands of imperial troops in the direction of Nanning, Terauchi Shouichi could not explain to the base camp, moreover, he could not afford to lose, Terauchi Shouichi absolutely had a headache, he ordered the troops in Nanning, strengthen the vigilance, never allow the initiative to attack, and Tang Qiuli's troops to fight, on the other hand, to the base camp urgently asked for help, hoping to form a new force, increase the strength and strength of the imperial army in the direction of Nanning.

As for the main task of conquering the capital of China, Terauchi Shouichi must complete it, in order to rescue the Fengwen troops under the mountain, it has been delayed too much time, if he can't complete the set task of the base camp, kill that Jiang Guangtou, or drive the government of China to a remote area, so that it will become a local power whose influence has declined sharply, he, the commander-in-chief, can only face the result of losing his official position, and even more strict than such a result.

Therefore, the imperial army troops attacking Chongqing can only win all the way to the end, capture the temporary capital of the government of China in the shortest possible time, and have the opportunity to rush back to the southern Guizhou area and relieve the siege of Nanning before the troops of the devil Tang Qiuli of China launch an attack on Nanning.

Now, time is more precious than gold for Shouichi Terauchi, and he asked the troops to attack faster, no matter how fast, even if it is to use the corpses of soldiers to pave the road to Chongqing.

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