General Terauchi Shouichi, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army in China, was fighting with Tang Qiu for speed and time, and if he continued to delay in China, the more than 200,000 soldiers under his command would really not be able to leave.

If Terauchi Shouichi's plan goes as he wishes, the direct corps will be a non-stop mechanized march day and night, and it will take half a day later than the Japanese army to reach Ruili and Yingjiang, and if he is lucky, he can bite the tail of the Japanese army and pull a piece of meat before the Japanese army retreats into Burma, as for leaving all the Japanese troops behind, it is impossible at all.

When formulating the plan to block the Japanese army from entering Burma, Tang Qiuli had already fully considered this point, and his intention was not to have a decisive battle with the 200,000 Japanese troops who were still fighting on the Sino-Burmese border.

The Savage Mountains north of Myitkyina in northern Myanmar have long entered his sight, this subtropical primeval forest with a radius of several hundred kilometers, full of miasma, clouds hanging low all day long, in history, because more than 50,000 Chinese expeditionary forces, defeated from Burma and returned to China, leaving the lives of more than 40,000 soldiers, and recorded in the history of the War of Resistance.

When Tang Qiuli followed the direct corps to the south, the closer he got to the Sino-Burmese border, the more he felt that in the reckless savage mountains, the souls of more than 40,000 soldiers of the expeditionary force cried out sadly in a foreign land, making his soul tremble and shatter.

As a posterity who has crossed over, this history has always been a heavy scar in his heart, because his appearance has rewritten the direction of history, history will not repeat itself, but the history that has happened has become an indelible pain in the hearts of many enthusiastic Chinese in later generations.

Mei Xue, who was in the same car, didn't know why her husband was in such a heavy mood, so heavy that she felt depressed, as soon as the convoy passed Lincang, a trace of melancholy, she couldn't help but climb on Tang Qiuli's handsome face, the mountain tiger and Mei Xue felt the same, he didn't know this change, what was the reason?

Mei Xue blinked her big beautiful eyes, quietly grabbed his big hand, and whispered close to his ear, "Qiu Li, are you feeling unwell?" Do you want to find a doctor to take a look," Tang Qiuli shook Mei Xue's little hand, smiled reluctantly, shook his head, and said, "Xue'er, it's okay, don't worry, I just remembered something." ”

Mei Xue sighed slightly, with her understanding of her husband, things are not so simple, but she didn't ask, just leaned her head lightly on her husband's broad shoulder, Shanhu glanced back, a little worried, could it be Liu Xinlan, who was almost carved out of the same mold as Xiaoling, what happened? Shanhu secretly guessed in his heart.

In the night of western Yunnan, the troops directly under the corps continued to pass through Shidian, artillery trucks, trucks, and tanks rumbled by, and the convoy at the end could not be seen, and the lights were like a long line, winding between the mountain roads in western Yunnan.

When Tang Qiuli entered the Changfeng Headquarters, Chang Feng was studying the direction of the troops' march with the division commanders, and when he saw Tang Qiuli coming in, all the personnel in the headquarters stopped what they were doing, looked at their division commander, and didn't know why, including Chang Feng, they all noticed the strangeness of the division commander.

Chang Feng used his eyes to explore the mountain tiger who came in together, the mountain tiger shook his head, usually, as long as Tang Qiuli met with the personnel under the division, he would greet everyone cordially, but today, the face of the division commander was gloomy and frightening, Chang Feng really couldn't guess why?

The Yunnan Campaign, on the whole, progressed very smoothly, and basically achieved the purpose of the campaign, except for the main force of the Japanese army of Shouichi Terauchi, which was out of control, and what he is doing now is to draw this battle to a successful end, "Tell me about the current position of the brigades of the directly subordinate corps," Tang Qiuli said simply.

Chang Feng immediately reported the situation, and the speed of each brigade had been raised to the highest limit, just as Tang Qiuli judged, he could catch the tail of the Japanese army and surround them all, and it was too late to come up in time, "Chang Feng, order the fifth, sixth, and seventh brigades of the directly subordinate corps, with the first tank brigade, to be stationed in Baoshan, and the eighth, ninth, and tenth brigades, with the second tank brigade, to be stationed in Tengchong, and two units to strengthen the artillery.

Chang Feng agreed, and was just about to give an order, but was stopped by Tang Qiuli again, "Wait, the troops stationed in Baoshan and Tengchong, as long as they block the Japanese army, without my order, they must not attack the Japanese army, and the troops defending Yingjiang and Ruili must also follow this order, and arrange it immediately!" ”

Chang Feng was stunned, all the personnel under the division were stunned, there were people who looked at each other, inexplicable - ah, this order is contrary to common sense, when you see that the Japanese army does not attack, just block it, the division has never fought like this, could it be that the division commander's order was wrong? It should be that the division commander doesn't seem to be in a good mood today, and he has a lot of worries.

Chang Feng is one of the people who understands Tang Qiuli the most, he believes that the division commander's order is not wrong, but he still hopes to change it, glanced at Tang Qiuli with an expressionless face, Chang Feng just hesitated for a moment, and then replied loudly: "Yes, division commander, give the order immediately," the voice was very loud, he hoped to use this way to remind him, but he was disappointed.

Tang Qiuli shouted again: "Chen Feng, order the commander of the air force, Le Yiqin, to assemble the Southern Flying Group in Wuhan, and all the fighters and bombers will take off at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow to bomb all the Japanese troops that can be seen on the front lines of Dali, Yongping, Baoshan, Tengchong, and Yingjiang, so as to gain a day for the opposing troops to complete their deployment." ”

"Also, send a telegram to Long Yun, Kunming Airport will be expanded immediately, and it will be completed by the end of October, so that it can take off and land 500 aircraft, and for specific matters, let him contact Le Yiqin, the commander of the air force, and add a sentence at the end of the telegram that all kinds of materials and materials needed for construction will be the responsibility of the division."

The night is deep, Tang Qiuli has no sleep, in the small building of the temporary residence, after sitting with Mei Xue for a while, he came out alone, the temperature in September in western Yunnan, only in the evening, only in the evening, only a little cooler, the deep night sky, the stars are like a dream, light a cigarette, take a deep breath, slowly exhale, it seems to put the churning love in the heart, put it into the shallow smoke.

He looked at the direction of the Savage Mountain in northern Burma, and saw the movies, television and various materials in later generations, a three-dimensional picture, in his mind, vividly emerged, the colorful vicissitudes of history, thick like a mountain, heavy on his heart, history gave him a chance, more than 200,000 Japanese soldiers, fell into his hands.

The disaster that the Japanese had given to the Chinese expeditionary force was in their own hands, and they were returned at a tenfold or hundredfold price, which is also the reason why he issued an order today that puzzled Chang Feng and greatly shocked the division commanders, and that he could wipe out Terauchi Shouichi and more than 200,000 Japanese troops on the Yunnan-Burma border.

With the powerful mechanized marching capability of the corps directly under the division, it was only one day behind the Japanese army, and this time difference was that several hundred planes of the air force could completely blow up a sea of death on the various passages leading from the Japanese army to Myitkyina in northern Burma, and block Terauchi Shouichi in China.

But Tang Qiuli didn't want to be so cheap Terauchi Shouichi and his so-called dispatch army, more than 200,000 Japanese soldiers, he just wanted to use strong troops and firepower to set up an insurmountable obstacle on the Yunnan-Burma passage, so that Terauchi Shouichi knew the difficulty and retreated, and did not dare to stay in Yunnan for a long time, the only way was to avoid the division heavy fortified area.

Now, Terauchi Shouichi is more afraid of exchanging fire with the division than anyone else, otherwise, he will not give up the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Seventh Army and retreat in a panic, moreover, the route chosen is an area without squadron defense, and all the passages into northern Myanmar are blocked, in order to avoid the fate of being surrounded and annihilated, Terauchi Shouichi can only go where there is no blockage.

Savage Mountain is the direction he has to choose, Tang Qiuli does not hesitate to take the risk of being misunderstood by all his subordinates, that is, he uses all his means to bring Terauchi Shouyi and more than 200,000 Japanese troops close to Savage Mountain, a big battle, annihilating the Japanese army is certainly happy, but it is too cheap for these guys.

Let the Savage Mountain within a radius of several hundred kilometers devour more than 200,000 Japanese troops, Terauchi Shou has a big life, and he can get out alive, otherwise, he will become the second senior commander of the Japanese army at the level of the Japanese army who lost his life in China, which is even happier than slaughtering this old devil with his own hands, this is the pleasure of revenge, Tang Qiuli suddenly brightened his mood for this.

The night is getting deeper, and the troops of the directly subordinate corps passing by Shidian are still marching through the night, and the rumbling sound of the motor adds a lot of vitality to the silent night, and the torrent of steel rushes towards their respective goals, in order to fulfill a firm wish of his own, this wish, he can not tell others, even his closest wife and good brother.

Mei Xue held a windbreaker in her hand, gently draped it on Tang Qiuli's shoulders, gently hugged Mei Xue's slender waist, and looked at the starlight, like Youlan's wife, Tang Qiuli's heart was as calm as the morning after the snow, "Go back, have a good rest," Mei Xue suddenly murmured with silky eyes.

Now, the time of Shouyi in the temple, measured in minutes, he knows very well that Tang Qiuli will not let go of himself lightly, cross Cangshan Mountain, go straight to Baoshan and Tengchong, and in one day, he will be able to reach the Yunnan-Burma border, and the avant-garde troops who set off four hours in advance have not yet come to the news that there are divisional troops blocking them.

Finally, he rushed ahead of the devil of that China, "ordered all the troops to march in multiple ways and reach the Yunnan-Burma border as quickly as possible," seeing that the sky had already brightened, Shouichi Terauchi ordered.

The exhausted Japanese soldiers, dragging their heavy feet, moved forward mechanically, they didn't know where the purpose of the front was, and they didn't care about the faint roar of the motor in the thin light of dawn. wW