The four divisions of the Japanese army in the northwest of Guizhou, when they forcibly crossed the Chishui River, were beaten by the Sichuan army commanded by Liu Xiang, and on the first attempt, they lost a wing of more than 3,400 troops, crossed the river, attacked Chongqing, and dreamed that more than 200,000 Sichuan troops had built an insurmountable defense line on the north bank of the Chishui River.

Liu Xiang, chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Government and commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army, hoped that the Japanese would cross the river a few more times to storm the Sichuan army, and fill in some color for the Sichuan army's operation, and win the first battle, so that the Sichuan king was more confident. ”

It's a pity that the commanders of the four Japanese divisions are not fools, after losing a wing, they didn't even make a second attempt, the reason is very simple, there is no ferry, no heavy artillery cover, no number of imperial troops on the go, will become a live target for the soldiers of China, the imperial warriors dare to work hard, it does not mean to do senseless sacrifices.

The raid on Chongqing has become an impossible task, and next, it is necessary to consider the next direction of the troops' next move, and it is not a way to stay in the area on the south bank of the Chishui River, because the land here is vast and sparsely populated, and the four divisions and regiments that are bent on advancing have not even established a logistical supply line, and if they delay for a few more days, they will not need to be beaten by the soldiers, and just starving can starve the imperial soldiers to death in the mountains and mountains of northwest Guizhou.

A telegram was sent to the commander-in-chief in front of Loushan Pass, where General Terauchi Shouichi, who was at a loss, and after reading the telegram, Terauchi Shouichi sat down on the ammunition box, and the last glimmer of hope was dashed, and the Chinese army was waiting for the imperial soldiers to die. He almost didn't doubt the judgment that this must be the idea of which devil Tang Qiuli. This person's foresight of the battlefield shape. Reached the terrible Cheng dù.

This time, Shouichi Terauchi made a mistake in judgment, which was the credit of Xue Yue, and the question of where the four divisions as strange soldiers would go next. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief was very nerve-wracking, and turned back to the Loushanguan battlefield, and when they arrived, the main force of the sending army might return to Nanning, and they became a lone army, isn't this a gift to the government army on the front line of Loushanguan?

Continue to execute the established strategy. Attacking Chongqing, even Shouichi Terauchi himself felt that this was talking nonsense, and it was okay to sneak attack or smuggle in. What is needed is to take it by surprise, but the Chinese army has been ready to fight, set up the carriages and horses, and force the crossing of the Chishui River, and the imperial army troops without heavy artillery and logistical supplies can probably only increase food for the fish and shrimp in the river.

Terauchi Shou had a headache and let go of the strange soldiers. has become a hot potato, could it be that the Chishui River is a copy of Loushanguan? Offense can't. The retreat was dangerous, and there were more than 100,000 people in the four divisions. Where is the next step and where do we go from here? Shouichi Terauchi and his senior staff members held back in the tent all night, and when it was dawn, they finally had eyebrows.

On this night, for Terauchi Shouichi, it can be said that he was haggard and exhausted, and he gave an order to the stranded Japanese troops on the south bank of the Chishui River, "Your plan to raid Chongqing has failed, the original battle plan has been canceled, and the troops immediately took the route of Qianxi, went south through Gulin and Liupanshui, entered the territory of Yunnan, captured Kunming through Qujing, and got in touch with the two divisions and regiments that were active on the border between China, Vietnam, and Burma, and formed the Yunnan garrison army, echoing from the north and south, and controlling the entire territory of Yunnan Province." ”

To be honest, Terauchi Shouichi's order was very effective, and he did not let more than 100,000 Japanese soldiers return to the Loushanguan battlefield exhausted, but let them go to Yunnan, where there were neither central army troops nor independent division troops.

With the strength of the Yunnan Wang Long Yundian army, in the hands of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, they couldn't even go for a round, and the fall of Yunnan was only a matter of time, and after the loss of Liangguang, the dispatch army opened up a foothold, and considered it at a deeper level, Terauchi Shouichi made the worst plan.

In case before the arrival of the base camp order, Tang Qiuli's troops, after the end of the Nanning Campaign, all the troops pressed to northern Qian, and cooperated with the government troops of the branch of the Loushan Pass defense line, and sent the main force of more than 200,000 people, they would be encircled in northern Qianbei, and it would be difficult to break through, so they could only fight to the death, fighting to the last man, and he was also sending troops to the south of China, leaving some seeds.

Shoichi Terauchi finished everything he should do, and waited for the order of the base camp to decide where to send the main force of the army, but his mood calmed down, and he vented his anger and madness on the Loushan Pass defense line, commanded the troops, and continued to storm the position of the Central Army.

The battlefield of Loushanguan, which eased for a few days, began a fierce battle with artillery fire and deafening shouts of killing, although Xue Yue was a little inexplicable, I don't know what the reason was, which stimulated the madness of the Japanese, with many days of combat experience, the soldiers of the Central Army also found a way to deal with the Japanese artillery fire, although the Japanese attack was fierce, Xue Yue also fought well, so that Terauchi Shouichi did not take advantage of a little.

At the critical moment, Liu Xiang gave Xue Yue a reassurance from the Chishui River, "Commander-in-Chief Xue, the Japanese army on the south bank of the Chishui River, at noon yesterday, suddenly all withdrew south, and after the reconnaissance unit of our Sichuan Army crossed the river to reconnoitre, it was found that this Japanese army did not withdraw to the area of Loushan Pass, but went south to the direction of Yunnan, so pay attention to this situation." ”

Xue Yue's heart is even more bottomed, not only defending in a very orderly manner, but also constantly mobilizing new troops to carry out counter-assaults on the Japanese army, night attacks and other tactics, and constantly stabbing the knife in the body of Shouichi Terauchi, Xue Yue has a new plan, using the current favorable form shì, in front of Loushan Pass, drag the Japanese army, drain the blood on the Japanese little by little, and consume them.

At the same time, Tang Qiuli, who was on the outskirts of Nanning, also received a telegram from Liu Xiang, "Vice Chairman Tang, the Japanese troops on the south bank of the Chishui River have withdrawn south at noon yesterday, and the direction of their action is in Yunnan. ”

This telegram is much more detailed than the telegram to Xue Yue, but after reading Liu Xiang's telegram, Tang Qiuli was a little inexplicable, a great favor, why didn't Liu Xiang sell it directly to Long Yun, he had to tell himself, what was the idea in the mind of this "Ba Gecko"?

Tang Qiuli also greatly admired the hand of Shouyi in the temple, and he was worthy of being among the senior generals of the Japanese army, a veteran of the army, who was not trapped by the unfavorable situation, but found another way, so that these hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers escaped from the sky, and they were extremely clever, and they took advantage of the weakness to enter Yunnan, got rid of the danger of being encircled, and the supply was settled, and they gained a foothold, which was a wonderful move.

"Shouichi Terauchi, in such a situation, can still keep a clear head, it's not simple!" Tang Qiuli praised softly, and Chief of Staff Chang Feng asked: "Division commander, in the direction of Yunnan, what action are we going to take, do we want to transfer a part of the troops from the Nanning battlefield into Yunnan?" Also, where is Long Yun, how do we deal with it? ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "The Japanese army that entered Yunnan is a partial division, at present, our main energy is focused on Nanning and Loushan Pass, mainly to annihilate the main force of the Japanese army, and the troops should not be dispersed. ”

"As for where Long Yun is, in my name, you remind him, emphasize one point, avoid his edge, don't fight hard, and give him a reassurance, lest this self-recluding Chairman Long will be in a hurry and uncertain when the time comes, just say that the independent division troops, after the end of the Nanning Campaign, will move westward."

In the entire southern battlefield, even the most uncertain and distressed was Long Yun, chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government and commander of the Yunnan garrison, and the two divisions of the Japanese army that had divided their troops from Nanning and marched westward were very arrogant in the border areas of China, Vietnam, and Burma, and controlled a large area from Wenshan and Mengzi in the east to Baoshan and Jinghong in the west, and along the border line, southern Yunnan and western Yunnan fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

Long Yun commanded the Yunnan army, and the Japanese army engaged in many battles, the effect was not great, not only did not drive the Japanese army abroad, the loss of the Yunnan army was not small, the two sides became a confrontation situation, Long Yun was most worried about the Japanese army to attack the north, attack Kunming, in fact, if it were not for the insufficient strength of the Japanese army entering Yunnan, coupled with its task of opening up the overseas passage, Kunming would not be able to be saved.

Long Yun was worried, in the five southwestern provinces, at present, he is the weakest, whether it is the Central Army or Tang Qiuli's independent division troops, not a single soldier has entered Yunnan, this is a good thing that Long Yun secretly rejoiced, but the Japanese army invaded Yunnan, Long Yun knew how weak his strength was.

More than 100,000 troops of the Yunnan Army, even more than 40,000 Japanese could not leave, and now, to make matters worse, more than 100,000 Japanese troops, withdrawn from the direction of Guizhou, went straight to Yunnan, looking at the telegram from Tang Qiuli, Long Yun's mouth was bitter, he is now open the door, sincere hope, whether it is the Central Army or the independent division troops, even if it is the team of other princes, drive into Yunnan, to help him resist the Japanese attack, not hunger, but force.

What can Long Yun do, he had no choice but to send most of the troops to destroy bridges and roads, transfer the people along the line, and come to the Yunnan version of the fortified wall to clear the wilderness, and then arrange for the Yunnan provincial party, government, and military organs, factories, enterprises, cultural and educational institutions in Kunming to immediately evacuate Kunming on many matters.

As for the deployment of a war with the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops pressed from the direction of Guizhou, Long Yun didn't even think about it, he just had a little bit of background, and he couldn't even shake more than 40,000 Japanese troops, but this time it was more than 100,000, with the strength of the Yunnan army, it is estimated that it is not enough to even plug the gaps between the teeth, and it is not the time to be strong.

Just when the situation in the south was undergoing new changes, on 29 August, Tang Qiuli took a special plane to leave the front-line headquarters of the Nanning Campaign and return to Guangzhou.

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