My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 252 Song Xilian

To the east of Baoshan, in a small town near Dali, the headquarters of the 11th Army Group is located in the center of the town.

The barriers here are heavily fortified, with countless machine guns and anti-aircraft guns. Soldiers patrolling back and forth can be seen everywhere. There are also two well-equipped infantry regiments guarding the town. The entire barracks is as solid as gold.

Outside the town, a convoy slowly approached from a distance. The guards stationed immediately set up roadblocks to block the road. The leading second lieutenant raised his hand and said loudly:
"Excuse me, please show your ID."

Dong Dao in the car immediately handed him the certificate and the telegram.

After checking everything was correct, the second lieutenant nodded and saluted again: "Thank you for your cooperation, sir, you can go in, but the soldiers behind must stay outside the town."

"What do you mean, these are the guards of our regiment leader, are they not even allowed to enter the town?" Dong Dao was a little upset, didn't he enter the headquarters and not let the guards follow?

"The military order is like this, the humble position is just to obey orders, please don't make it difficult for the commander." The second lieutenant stood upright, speaking neither arrogant nor humble.

Dong Dao wanted to say something, but Liao Mingyu, who was sitting in the co-pilot, held him down: "Okay, let Zhang Liu and his brothers wait outside, let's go in first."

"Yes."

Seeing their compromise, the second lieutenant asked his subordinates to remove the roadblock and make way for the road.

"plz follow me."

The second lieutenant also arranged for a jeep to lead the way. Ding Xiaoer immediately stepped on the accelerator to keep up. Liao Mingyu stared ahead expressionlessly, with only Dong Dao and a few people with him. This is the headquarters, so it's best to keep a low profile. it is good.

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In a two-story attic, the chubby Song Xilian was sitting at his desk and reading the front-line telegrams. There were still many busy high-level officers in the headquarters, and the ranks on their collars were not low.

"Report to the commander, Captain Liao of the Sichuan Army has arrived."

"Oh? Let him in quickly."

Following Commander Song's instructions, the second lieutenant led Liao Mingyu into the room.

"Commander Song, Liao Mingyu of the Sichuan Army is reporting to you!"

Liao Mingyu tightened his military uniform, saluted Song Xilian solemnly, and at the same time looked curiously at this one of the top ten famous generals in Whampoa and the celebrity of the highest official.

"Hehe, it really is young and promising in the prime of life, with a certain momentum!"

Looking at Liao Mingyu, who was tall and resolute, Commander Song nodded in satisfaction. This is what an officer of the Huaxia Young Brave Sect should look like.

"Relax and don't be so restrained, come on, sit down."

Liao Mingyu didn't refuse, and sat in front of Commander Song.

"Oh... I didn't expect that you took down the Nantianmen in just two days. If I had known that your Sichuan Army was so capable of fighting, I should have let the 71st Army completely suppress the situation earlier, and it would not have caused such a big loss. , I am really sorry."

Song Xilian said with some regret, and at the same time apologized for not providing them with too much support.

"The commander doesn't have to be like this. I just took advantage of some opportunistic opportunities. As the commander-in-chief of the group army, you must put the overall situation first. Not blaming me is already a great gift. Why do you want to say sorry?"

Liao Mingyu is not stupid, no matter whether he is sincere or not, he will put on a low profile and praise him first, if he is not convinced at this time, he will think about it later.

Sure enough, Song Xilian was quite useful after hearing these words. Now there are not many subordinates who can fight and talk.

"Thank you for your hard work this time. I have a general understanding of the situation of the troops. There is a reason for letting you withdraw from Nantianmen." Commander Song said casually, took out a document from the drawer and handed it to him:

"It took me a lot of effort to get the three supplementary regiments for you, and they are enough for your Sichuan Army to restore the establishment, so make good use of them."

"Thank you Commander for your kindness, Mingyu will definitely live up to your trust." Liao Mingyu replied quickly with a turn of his eyes, feeling that Commander Song seemed to value him more.

Song Xilian didn't reply right away, and led him to a huge sand table, beside which there was a battle map of western Yunnan. Commander Song pointed at the area around the Nu River with his teaching stick and said:

"The current situation between the enemy and ourselves is more complicated. Although we have opened the corner of the Nantian Gate on the Nu River, there are still tens of thousands of Japanese entrenched on the left and right to the west. You should know this."

Liao Mingyu nodded to show that he understood that Longling County had a force equivalent to a brigade, not to mention Tengchong in the northwest.

The Japanese have deployed a large number of defense lines and strongholds within their control area, and the entire battlefield cannot be solved by a single army.

"What do you think we should do next?" Song Xilianqi suddenly said to someone who was in a daze.

"Huh?" Liao Mingyu was startled, what do you mean, do you need to ask me about this kind of thing?

"It's just that we discuss it in private, but it's okay to say it." Commander Song said indifferently.

After thinking for a while, Liao Mingyu expressed his opinion: "Take Longling as soon as possible before the Japanese army increases its troops, form an encirclement circle around Tengchong, and then attack from all fronts to wipe out the Japanese west of the Nujiang River."

In history, when the expeditionary army counterattacked the West Bank, they chose to take multiple routes, advancing side by side with the superior strength of the two armies, and launched attacks on Longling, Songshan, and Tengchong at the same time.

Although the momentum is huge, this battle has been fought hard for more than three months, and the expeditionary force has more than 6 casualties before winning the victory and regaining the lost ground.

Under the influence of Liao Mingyu, the Western Yunnan counterattack, which was originally started in June 44, was brought forward by nearly a year. Now is an opportunity. Although the Japanese army is still in a strong period, their control of Western Yunnan has not yet reached 6%.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, the Japanese defense force in Longling is not too much, and they don't have a solid fortress like Nantianmen. Among them, the 114th regiment has relatively strong combat effectiveness, and the other regiment is not enough. This is our chance."

Liao Mingyu pointed to the sand table and said slowly, if he could be given one or two divisions, with the Sichuan Army as the main attack, he would be very sure to win Longling.

This battle was fought at the same speed as Nantianmen. All the battles on the periphery must be cleared before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, and it also requires the cooperation of a large number of friendly troops.

Alas... It's just a pity that I only have a reinforcement group of a few thousand people under my command, and there are such cheating teammates like Zhong Bin around me.

"Hmm... Your idea is quite radical, but it also makes sense. I will seriously consider it."

Hearing Commander Song's words, Liao Mingyu sighed secretly again. Sure enough, the higher-ups didn't have much desire to attack, and they still had a negative attitude towards the upcoming battle.

However, he ignored most people's perception of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness. Even if he fought the Japanese army in this year, he would have to pay a battle loss ratio of 1:4.

This is also the main reason why most high-level officials are unwilling to fight casually. Fighting means killing people, and many people die. Fighting against Little Japan is all about filling in with life. How can other troops have the same ability as the Sichuan Army.

As if seeing Liao Mingyu's loss, Song Xilian shook his head and smiled lightly, and said leisurely, "Do you know that the head of state doesn't want to fight this counterattack in western Yunnan right now?"

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(End of this chapter)