For such a fierce unit as the Japanese 15th Army, there is an arrogant commander like Yamashita Fengfumi who has been cultivated for a long time, and if the traditional infantry attack is adopted, it is inevitable that the casualties will be very large.

The generals of the corps directly under the division who participated in the war did not understand at first, thinking that the division commander had mobilized all the artillery of the corps directly under him, plus all the planes of the Southern Flying Group of the Air Force, to deal with the tens of thousands of remnants of the 15 th Army, and whether there was any suspicion of making a big fuss, and that the battle ended in a one-sided situation, and everyone could see the division commander's good intentions.

The little devil didn't even see the face of the opponent, he was beaten to pieces, the first brigade went up, it was similar to cleaning the battlefield, and several brigade commanders who were about to go to the Western Front joked to Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the first brigade, "Lao Liu has a good job this time, in fact, this job is done by Minister Zhang of the Logistics Department, and the custody is more authentic than yours." ”

Liu Hongzhang said with a wry smile: "You think I'm willing to do this kind of task of cleaning up the rags, it's boring, let's say it's also a field brigade, otherwise, change with your brigade, and our brigade will go to the Western Front," several brigade commanders laughed for a while.

In fact, the generals have not yet seen through the meaning, more than 300,000 Japanese troops from the direction of Guiyang and more than 100,000 troops from the direction of Nanning, if they do not solve the problem of Yamashita Fengwen, in the relatively narrow area around Duyun, it is not suitable for the large corps to fight, nor is it suitable for the mechanized equipment of the directly subordinate corps to exert its might.

In a word, Tang Qiuli didn't want to have a decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army in Duyun, the location and timing were not suitable, so he solved Yamashita Fengwen as quickly as possible, and freed up his hands to meet the other two Japanese troops. The tactics he adopted were to attack from the west to the south, with the strength of seven brigades of the Corps directly under him, and to take advantage of the dangerous terrain between Guiyang and Duyun to block the Japanese army advancing eastward from Guiyang.

Part of the strength of the Yima Chaoyang Corps, the Feng Jiwu Corps, all the artillery units and two brigades directly under the corps. Wait on the front line of Mashan and strive to annihilate all this Japanese army. In this way, the attack route of the Japanese army dispatched from the south to the south was limited to a certain range.

Regarding the Battle of Mashan, Tang Qiuli did not intervene or worry too much. Chang Feng and Ma Chaoyang are both veterans of battle, both in terms of strength and firepower, they have to exceed the Japanese army by several times, it is nothing more than a matter of the size of the results, what surprised him was the Japanese army from the direction of Guiyang.

On the morning of July 23. In all directions, there were battle reports coming from all over the city, and the Japanese army launched several strong attacks on our blocking positions. The battle was fierce, especially the busy passage blocking position closest to Duyun, and the 5th Brigade of the Corps directly under the regiment defending it was attacked even more fiercely.

However, the brigades also reflected a situation, although the attacking Japanese troops were numerous, they did not have heavy weapons, at most some mortars. The pressure on the troops was not great, since Yamashita Fengwen's 15th Army. The Japanese army that had already been hit by the destruction of Miè sex, and came from the direction of Guiyang. But as if crazy, eager to open the road to Duyun, then there is only one possibility, Yamashita Fengwen has not been killed, and the Japanese army thinks there is hope to rescue him.

Tang Qiuli picked up the phone, "I want the headquarters of the 1st Brigade and find Brigade Commander Liu," Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the 1st Brigade, is holding a meeting to deploy all regiments to carry out the task of searching for the remnants of the 15th Army.

The commander of the fourth regiment couldn't help but complain, "Brigade commander, several other brigades have gone to the Western Front to eat meat, why did the division commander let our brigade stay, clean up some leftovers, artillery and aviation, even the iron man has turned into water, and there are still a few little devils left, otherwise, you tell the division commander to let the first regiment stay, and our three regiments will go to the Western Front." ”

The head of the regiment was not happy, and shouted with his eyes: "Why let the regiment stay?" If you want to stay, it's also your four regiments," everyone was chattering, Liu Hongzhang was upset when he heard it, and said: "Shut up for me, all four regiments of the whole brigade will go up, complete the task in half a day, and go to the Western Front without delay, it's all clear, the regiment is dragging its feet, let him take care of the supplies." ”

The First Brigade, including the brigade commander Liu Hongzhang, did not regard this task as a big deal, at this time, the telephone rang urgently, the chief of staff picked up the microphone, just asked, and quickly covered the microphone and said: "Brigade commander, it's the division commander who called, looking for you." ”

Liu Hongzhang took the phone and said: "Division commander, I am holding a meeting to arrange the matter of clearing the remnants of the 15th Army, yes, the whole brigade will go up, and we must search carefully, division commander, I have a request, after our brigade completes this task, we ask to participate in the battle on the western front or the southern front, please ask the division commander for approval." ”

As soon as Tang Qiuli heard it, he knew that Liu Hongzhang didn't take this task seriously, Yan Zòng's idea of underestimating the enemy, his face sank, and Yan said solemnly: "Liu Hongzhang, I tell you, Yamashita Fengwen has not been killed, his command system is still there, the combat effectiveness of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army cannot be underestimated, although it has suffered heavy losses, the trapped beast is still fighting, if your brigade has large casualties, you are ready to go back to the junior command department of the Dingbian Military Academy to study!" ”

After speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Liu Hongzhang to react, Liu Hongzhang was stunned for a moment, he understood the character of the division commander, what he said just now was by no means alarmist, and he really didn't want to go back to the Dingbian Military Academy to study, a dignified major general and brigade commander mixed with a group of untitled students, and it would be a shame to say it.

When the meeting was held again, Liu Hongzhang put away his contempt and carefully arranged the tasks of each regiment, the mutual cooperation between the search teams, the tactical problems that needed attention, etc., and brought more explosives and grenades, so that the surviving Japanese soldiers were likely to resist stubbornly and try to avoid casualties among the troops.

Everyone remembers, if you run away, you can't run away from Fengwen under the mountain, try to capture this guy alive, if you can't catch it alive, you can also die, in a word, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death, when you say these words, Liu Hongzhang looks murderous.

In the end, Liu Hongzhang gave what division commander Tang Qiuli had said to him to the four regiment commanders and the commander of the brigade reconnaissance battalion, "If there are unnecessary casualties in that regiment and your reconnaissance battalion, you should be prepared to go back to the junior command department of the Dingbian Military Academy for further study!" Meeting! ”

Unlike Lima, a soldier of the 1st Brigade of the Corps directly under the Independent Division, who had to dig three feet into the ground to find out Fengwen under the mountain, and united as one, Guo Huawen, commander of the 19th Group Army and commander of the 19th Group Army, also held a meeting of all officers above the brigade commander level at the military headquarters, but the atmosphere of the meeting was extremely tense.

Guo Huawen's face was extremely ugly, whoever put on this matter, his face would not look good, he read Liu Zhi's telegram to the officers present, the venue was fried at that time, the crowd was excited, everyone felt incredible for what Liu Zhi had done as the supreme commander of the East Route Army, and several army commanders simply scolded Liu Zhi.

Xiyun Peak's guard Chi Zifeng was the first to quit, his face turned purple with anger, he suddenly stood up, and almost roared and said, "Commander, why did he Liu Zhi do this?" My independent brigade guarded Xiyun Peak for more than 20 days, and the brothers of the whole brigade almost changed a stubble, thanks to the army commanders and division commanders, who transferred their troops to my command, only to hold Xiyun Peak, with the reputation of my Chi Zifeng and the prestige of the independent brigade, I thank you for your strong support. ”

After speaking, he clenched his fists and shook his fists, his eyes were red, and he choked up and said: "A small Xiyun Peak, just my independent brigade, has killed more than 28,000 brothers and injured more than 30,000 people before and after, Xiyun Peak is defended with more than 10,000 lives, Duyun City, it is saved by tens of thousands of brothers and injuries of our 19th Group Army, let's risk our lives, when we fight to the death with the little devil, where is he Liu Zhi?" Where are the bastards of the Eleventh Army? ”

Guo Huawen lowered his head, the officers' eyes were red, everyone was deeply touched, that unit did not transfer people to the main position of Xiyun Peak, although the main commander defending Xiyun Peak was Chi Zifeng, but the credit to everyone was the 19th Group Army, Liu Zhi just gave such an order, and lightly killed and wounded tens of thousands of soldiers, in exchange for victory, robbed it, the officers can be convinced? Chi Zifeng's words said what everyone meant.

A feeling of grief and indignation spread in the conference room, and Chi Zifeng continued: "Commander, I'm old Chi here, you want to let those bastards of the Eleventh Army take over the defense, I can't care about it, but if you want to take over my Xiyunfeng position, unless you step on my corpse, it's a big deal, it's a death, you have a gun in your hand, I'm afraid of a ball!" ”

Guo Huawen knew that everyone was right, Duyun and Xiyunfeng were soaked in the blood of tens of thousands of soldiers of the 19th Group Army, but as the commander of the group army, he commanded tens of thousands of horses, and he couldn't be as careless as Chi Zifeng, he could say whatever he wanted, he couldn't, and he didn't dare.

After the meeting was dismissed, Guo Huawen, who was sad and indignant, sent Liu Zhi a telegram with more direct wording, and the purpose of the telegram was to hope that Liu Zhi would retreat in the face of difficulties, dispel this shameless and dirty thought, and let him know the attitude of all the officers of the 19th Group Army.

"Commander-in-Chief Liu Xunjian, the Battle of Duyun, has come to an end, the 15th Army of the Japanese Army under the mountain is surrounded in a small area under the Xiyunfeng Mountain, a few days ago, has entered the stage of purging the remnants of the enemy, the post department believes that the battle will not change generals, and the troops will not be withdrawn if they want to win, and the transfer of troops at this time may give the remaining Japanese stragglers a chance to escape."

"Moreover, the officers have many objections to the commander-in-chief's orders, and they forcibly issue orders, for fear of provoking a mutiny, and the commander-in-chief does not want to see such a thing happen, so for the sake of safety, I humbly ask the commander-in-chief to give a three-day time limit to hand over the defense to the 11th Group Army after our troops have cleared the remnants of the enemy."

The telegram was sent, and Guo Huawen really hoped that Liu Zhi would retreat in the face of difficulties and take back his life, although it was difficult.

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