In order to rescue the 15th Army of Yamashita Fengwen, which was surrounded by Tang Qiuli under the city of Duyun, General Terauchi Shouichi, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army, did not hesitate to transfer the main force of the Japanese army attacking Guiyang, and rushed to Duyun by shortcut to save this guy who made him both annoying and headache.

Several Japanese troops, overnight evacuated the Guiyang battlefield, turned around and went east, the troops set off, Terauchi Shouichi suddenly had a feeling of emptiness and unease, more than 300,000 imperial troops, thrown into the mountains and mountains of southern Qiannan, is a blessing or a curse, it is not known, he was stunned for a while, had to cheer up, sent a telegram to Yamashita Fengwen, to cheer up this arrogant guy, he Yamashita Fengwen alone, transferred to the entire dispatch army, face is big enough!

"Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengfumi, commander of the 15th Army, has dispatched more than 300,000 troops to the main force of the army, and has set out from Guiyang to take the shortest road to Duyun, and the main task of your department now is to hold on to the spot and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

After reading the telegram, Yamashita Fengwen, who had become a trapped beast, was not full of gratitude, but felt a great shame, when did the 15th Army need other troops to come to the rescue, even if it was able to break through successfully, what kind of face did it have to face his former colleagues, this is a long-term arrogance, after a sudden blow, unreasonable paranoia.

Terauchi Shouichi thought that he had chosen an unexpected route, but unfortunately, from Guiyang to Duyun, but with just four routes, Tang Qiuli had already arranged four brigades of troops, and firmly blocked the road to Duyun. Those rugged mountain roads that can barely be called passages,

More than 300,000 troops were dispatched, but Terauchi Shouichi was still unstable in his heart, and he issued urgent orders to the 21st Division, the 28th Division, the Chongteng Detachment, the Yuga Detachment, and the 16th and 20th Divisions stationed on Hainan Island. It immediately made landfall in the Beibu Gulf and headed north in the direction of Dushan via Nanning. With the main force of the dispatch army of Guiyang to the east, encircling Tang Qiuli's troops and the city of Qiannan Duyun, Terauchi Shouichi's appetite was not small, and he wanted to fight Tang Qiuli in a war of annihilation.

However, Terauchi Shouichi from the Guiyang front. Tang Qiuli didn't know about the withdrawal of most of the troops for the time being, and the first thing he noticed was the Central Army troops defending Guiyang, Gu Zhutong, the commander-in-chief of Guiyang's urban defense, who woke up early in the morning. His heart was more depressed, and this night, he didn't sleep well, and he kept having nightmares. Anyone who is under the watchful eye of more than 400,000 Japanese troops can still sleep peacefully, unless he is a fool.

Gu Zhutong was not optimistic about the Battle of Guiyang, which was personally presided over by Chairman Jiang, and hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides retreated all the way to Guiyang from Xingyi and Luodian in southern Qiannan, which was so favorable to the terrain conditions at the beginning. failed to stop the Japanese attack, and now in Guiyang, where there is almost no danger to defend. And what can be done?

Along the way, Gu Zhu fought unconvinced and angry. Tactical command was used properly, and the soldiers were able to sacrifice their lives and resist desperately, but why couldn't they stop the rapid attack of the Japanese army? This was a question he had asked himself countless times in his heart, and Gu Zhutong was not very satisfied with Chairman Jiang's appointment of himself as the commander-in-chief of Guiyang's urban defense.

is the commander-in-chief of the same direction, why can Chen Cheng put down this thousand pounds of heavy burden and return to Chongqing, but he only left himself in Guiyang, just yesterday's fierce battle, almost all the peripheral positions in Guiyang were lost, Xiaohe and Huaxi fell into the hands of the Japanese army, and Guiyang has lost its barrier.

Opening his eyes and looking at the dawn outside the window, Gu Zhutong's mood became heavier and heavier, he didn't know how to survive today's day, the overwhelming artillery fire of the Japanese army made him remember it vividly, and Gu Zhutong's state of mind at this time was a bit of a feeling of being trapped in a lonely city.

Pushed open the door, but did not hear the tearing cannon sound, yesterday at this time, the Japanese were fighting fiercely, why is it so quiet today, "Come on, call and ask the forward position, what's going on?" Gu Zhutong shouted loudly, he didn't hear the gunshots, and he still had some doubts in his heart.

Without waiting for the guards to go out, the chief of staff rushed in, and shouted loudly: "Commander-in-chief, good news, according to the report of the forward troops, the Japanese troops opposite them suddenly withdrew last night, leaving only empty trenches and fortifications, only in the west of Guiyang City, a small number of Japanese troops entrenched, but there was no action. ”

Gu Zhutong was shocked by this sudden news, and asked in disbelief: "What?" Is it true that most of the Japanese troops withdrew suddenly? The chief of staff replied: "Commander-in-chief, the news is true, I have verified it with the front troops one by one," Gu Zhutong's head was a little messy.

Seeing that Gu Zhu had no countermeasures at the same time, Chief of Staff Jian said: "Commander-in-chief, the Japanese army is still in the west of Guiyang City, and the number is definitely not much, are we taking this opportunity to take the initiative to attack and annihilate or defeat this Japanese army?" ”

Gu Zhutong shook his head and said: "No, strictly guard against the tricks of the Japanese army, convey my orders, Guiyang troops in all directions, strictly defend the existing defense area, transfer the Tenth Group Army to the west of Guiyang, strengthen the defense line, and truthfully report the situation to Chairman Jiang, "With more than 400,000 troops of the defenders of the Guiyang Central Army, more than 170,000 troops of Terauchi Shou, as long as Gu Zhutong takes the initiative to attack, it is a pile of people, and the Japanese army in Terauchi Shou's hand can be consumed to death."

It's a pity that Gu Zhutong didn't dare to make such a decision, he was frightened by the fierce offensive of the Japanese army in the previous period, and missed a great opportunity, Gu Zhutong is a person, his military talent is relatively average, only because of his absolute loyalty to Chairman Jiang, he can be reused, and he also has the psychology of not seeking merit but seeking no fault, if he is replaced by Chen Cheng, or any senior general of the Central Army except Liu Zhi, I am afraid that the life of Shouichi in the temple will definitely not be easy.

In the early morning, the fog in the mountains of southern Qiannan has not yet dissipated, Tang Qiuli stretched his waist comfortably, drilled out of the tent and moved a few times, took a deep breath of cool air, the fragrance of plants and trees and the elegant fragrance of wild flowers, full of heart, washed his face by the clear stream, and immediately refreshed.

Suddenly, in the bamboo forest on the other side of the creek, there were a few low shouts, and then, I saw the bamboo shaking, mixed with the sound of objects rolling and fighting, more than a dozen special guards, like lightning, appeared beside Tang Qiuli, protecting him tightly in the middle, and the Suomi submachine gun was already in a state of waiting to be fired.

Tang Qiuli was not too worried, Yamashita Fengwen was too busy to take care of himself, he didn't have the heart to put his hand here, he looked at the other side of the stream with great interest, and after a while, there were thirty or forty people wading through the stream that was just below his knees, and when he arrived at the front, Tang Qiuli looked at it and was amused at that time.

The mountain tiger arranged the secret post on the other side of the creek, and the people of the 11th detachment of the Chutian special operations detachment, fought, the morning fog in the mountains was heavy, and the terrain chosen by the lurking post was very hidden, this area was also close to the Japanese army, and the soldiers of the special operations detachment, when they approached, were regarded as a small force of the Japanese army by the soldiers of the guard brigade.

What are you hesitating about, you will shoot immediately, the soldiers of the special operations detachment who were suddenly attacked, they are not ambiguous, and the speed of response is extremely fast, and after a few rounds of fighting between the two sides, they recognize each other, and they shout bad luck again and again, the two leading team leaders have blue noses and swollen faces, and more than a dozen soldiers are also purple in their eyes, and they are limping when they walk.

Tang Qiuli was not convinced when he saw the two detachment captains, and he still wanted to fight cocks, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's treat it as if the two troops are fighting each other," The captain of the eleventh special operations sub-unit, obviously surprised that the division commander appeared here with more than 100 people.

Hurriedly stepped forward and saluted and said, "Commander, why are you in such a dangerous place?" Tang Qiuli smiled and asked, "Is it dangerous?" What other tricks can Yamashita Bongwen play? The leader of the special operations detachment suddenly remembered something, dragged a person behind him, and said: "Battalion Commander Shi, this is our division commander, didn't you always mutter along the way, and now you see it." ”

Shi Jinsheng, commander of the special service battalion of the 19th Army of the Central Army, looked at Tang Qiuli dumbfounded, and he didn't react for a while, my God, this is Vice Chairman Tang who is as famous as Chairman Jiang, so young, less than thirty years old, right? With more than a hundred people, he dared to wander around here, this courage is big enough, and his subordinates can rest assured?

Tang Qiuli asked Shi Jinsheng very gently, some information about Duyun and the 19th Group Army, Shi Jinsheng's eyes were full of little stars, he was a major battalion commander, he could have a long talk with a second-level general, and he was still a legendary figure, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, which life was a blessing.

At this time, Chen Feng, the director of the communications department, hurriedly came over, "Division commander, I received a report from our troops in Duyun's western busy, Kaimen, Jiangzhou, and Pinglang, and Japanese troops were found everywhere, judging from the direction of their marching, they were the main force of the Japanese army from Guiyang," Tang Qiuli was stunned, Terauchi Shouyi came so quickly, and the number of troops will not be less.

In one night, he appeared in the above direction, arranged it in advance, and used it, Terauchi Shouichi took a dangerous move, "Order, the four brigades on the left flank must hold their respective mountain passes, block the Japanese army's eastward advance, and at the same time, prevent the 15th Army from breaking through from this direction." ”

"Order the artillery and rocket artillery to immediately prepare for the shelling of the Japanese army, and order Le Yiqin's aviation unit to immediately bomb the Japanese position," Tang Qiuli issued two orders from the company, and Shi Jinsheng was dazzled and his heart beat when he heard it.

As soon as Yamashita Fengwen woke up early in the morning, he received good news that the rescue troops had arrived in the west of Duyun and were advancing rapidly, he was anxious for many days, and suddenly the clouds were light and the wind was light, it seems that the old guy Shouichi in the temple did not dare not rescue himself, and the fifteenth army was wiped out, and he could not escape the involvement.

I was about to ask the orderly to bring sake and have a good breakfast, but I heard the roar of a motor in the sky overhead, the plane? Is it an aircraft of the Imperial Army? Yamashita looked up at the sky.

(To be continued)