Age of Rebirth

The first thousand and twenty-sixth chapters

Tang Qiuli commanded more than [-] troops to fight in the Beibu Gulf of southern Guangxi and the Leizhou Peninsula of Guangdong. In less than a week, the [-]-odd garrison troops left by Shouyi in the temple were in the independent division. Under the rapid attack, the ashes were wiped out, and the Japanese army in Nanning was blocked from retreating by sea to Hainan Island and Taiwan.

Nanning became an isolated city under siege. Tang Qiuli made such a big move, which was obviously beyond the expectations of the Japanese headquarters. According to their assumption, Tang Qiuli should not have acted when the imperial army attacked the central army. Paradoxically, all kinds of information show that Tang Qiuli, the second person in the National Government, and Chiang Kai-shek, the number one person, have a very bad relationship, which has reached the level of incompatibility. What's the matter?

Facing the questioning of many bigwigs in the base camp, those Chinese experts in the intelligence headquarters of the base camp chose to lose their voice collectively and closed their mouths. In fact, they couldn't understand the Chinese people anymore, mainly because they couldn't understand the Chinese devil Tang Qiu It seems that overnight, all their knowledge and experience about China fell behind.

The most troublesome and headache is undoubtedly the commander-in-chief of the Southern Japan Expeditionary Army Terauchi Toshiichi. His main force, on the front line of Loushan Pass, fought inextricably with Xue Yue's Central Army troops, and separated into four The troops of the divisions rushed to the northwest of Guizhou for a long distance, in order to achieve the effect of surprise, and took Chongqing in one fell swoop. [

He already felt that time was running out, and the army of the independent division going south was a lingering shadow in his heart. Tang Qiuli finally had his opponent in southern Guangxi, surrounded him with 10,000+ people at once, and captured the Leizhou Peninsula with ease. And Guangxi area, as the supreme commander of the Japanese theater, he knows what this means.

More than 40 imperial troops, the Guangdong and Guangxi areas that have been fought so hard, have been lost. The reinforcements from the mainland, the hope of landing on the Leizhou Peninsula and the Beibu Gulf, is no longer possible. The 12 imperial troops in Nanning have already fallen into death. What's more serious is that if the troops he led could not break through the Loushanguan defense line of the Chinese government army, they could not capture Chongqing, and were blocked in northern Guizhou. surrounded by.

Shouyi in the temple was horrified to find that after Tang Qiuli's troops swept south of Guangxi and the Leizhou Peninsula, the main force of his dispatched army had become a lone army of tens of thousands of people. If Tang Qiuli went north from south of Guangxi, he would have to encircle him. In front of Loushan Pass, the No.10 Army of Fengwen at the foot of the mountain is a lesson from the past. Looking around, Shouyi in the temple found that he was caught in a huge net without knowing it.

The nearest reinforcements are the two divisions operating on the borders of China, Vietnam, and Burma. But with such a small force, they will be consumed in the mountains before they reach Chongqing, and they will be killed by the Chinese local army along the way. After eating it in one bite, looking around, Terauchi Shouichi was really scared.

He sent an urgent telegram to the base camp, explaining the dangerous situation facing the dispatched army, "The general staff of the base camp was transferred to His Majesty the Emperor. Since the dispatched troops from South China entered China to fight in mid-July, the initial battle went smoothly. , Nanning, and then occupied Guiyang, and when they attacked Chongqing, the capital of China, they encountered tenacious resistance from the Chinese government at Loushanguan.”

"During this period, the No.15 Army and Duyun, the main force of our dispatched army, were hit hard by the independent division of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China. , has been exhausted, and part of the army is divided into the west to take the northwest of Guizhou. The result is still unknown. Today, Tang Qiuli's troops launched an offensive in the Leizhou Peninsula and the Beibu Gulf, blocking our sea passages, and there is a hidden north-south attack. trend."

"In view of this, I have a suggestion. I send the main force of the army back to Nanning immediately. First, the Beibu Gulf and Leizhou Peninsula sea passages can be re-opened. The two can solve the dilemma of being besieged by the imperial army in Nanning. If we persist in the Chongqing campaign, not only The goal cannot be achieved, and the main force of the dispatched army is still in danger of being encircled and surrounded by northern Guizhou. The lone army cannot fight any more, and His Majesty the Emperor of Qing will approve it."

Temple Shouyi saw the danger he was facing, and he didn't want to fight anymore. Even the back road was cut off, and supplies and medicine could not be delivered. Even if he was trapped, hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers could be trapped to death in front of Loushan Pass. However, Temple Shouyi It’s a bit wishful thinking. According to the extent of the Japanese army’s penetration into northern Guizhou, it may be too late to reach Nanning without hindrance. There are more than 1000 kilometers of mountain roads, unless the Japanese grow wings and fly back.

The point is, can Tang Qiuli give him more than ten days?Not to mention, Tang Qiulizhen gave Si Nei Shou a time to help Nanning. He commanded Ma Chaoyang's corps to encircle Nanning, but he did not give an order for a general attack. Xue Yue guarded Loushan Pass. Chongqing was not in danger. In western Hunan and northern Hubei, the Tang Qiusheng Corps, which was ready to rescue Chongqing at any time, was free to join the Nanning battlefield.

There are many main force regiments in hand, Tang Qiuli noticed that the main force of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army who hit Shuichi in the temple, as much capital as he has, can do big business, more than 40 troops, enough to eat the bastard of Shuichi in the temple, Therefore, Tang Qiuli ordered Ma Chaoyang not to rush to attack Nanning. All the artillery, tanks, and rocket artillery directly under the corps were given to you, Commander Ma. First, use the superior firepower to destroy the outer positions of the Japanese army in Nanning. Keep the longevity in the temple stewed.

Terauchi Shouyi is in a hurry, let's not worry, "There are more than 20 troops in hand, and a full set of heavy equipment directly under the corps. Your Ma Chaoyang's appetite is only the 10,000+ Japanese troops in Nanning City? Your vision and courage are too small, right? ,” Tang Qiuli said to Ma Chaoyang half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Ma Chaoyang thought about it for a while, and suddenly he became enlightened, and shouted excitedly: "Master, could it be that you have taken a fancy to the more than 30 little devils who are desperately fighting with Xue Yue in Loushan Pass in northern Guizhou? This is a big piece of fat, and what else?" , Commander Tang’s corps going south is a big meal for the old devil Shouyi in the temple? My God, after this battle is over, there will be no soldiers of little devils in Guangdong and Guangxi, good, enjoy it!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Okay, Commander Ma finally saw a few moves. To put it bluntly, this is a typical siege. If Si Nei Shouyi returns to Nanning, it will be more than 1000 kilometers from northern Guizhou to southern Guangxi. There are several ambush locations that can be chosen. The eight brigades directly under the Corps on the west front of Duyun are out at Mang, Jiangzhou, Pinglang, and Kaimen. They can intercept the retreating Japanese troops at any time. Terauchi Shouyi wants to go back It's not that easy to go."

"If Terauchi Shouyi insists on occupying Chongqing, the 10,000+ Japanese troops in Nanning will be on our plate. Then, the main corps will march northward, and in front of Loushan Pass will be the burial place of Terauchi Shouyi. We will not suffer, the Japanese You are more anxious than us, Nanning will just surround you first."

Ma Chaoyang rubbed his hands excitedly. His corps participated in the big battle that determined the situation of Guangdong and Guangxi. Ma Chaoyang, Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile, he understood the thoughts of the commander of the newly formed corps.

However, I have to remind him a few words, "Commander Ma, don't worry about being happy, call a military meeting, and convey my intentions to the belligerent brigade commanders below you. I have been anxious all day, and I have received more than a dozen copies of the letter of invitation alone!"

Ma Chaoyang went excitedly, Tang Qiuli turned around and asked Chang Feng: "Chief of Staff, where has the Sulu Mobile Corps arrived?" Chang Feng answered precisely: "Yesterday at [-]:[-] p.m. Guilin in the northeast is heading towards Liuzhou, and it is expected to reach Liuzhou before ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

Tang Qiuli nodded, very satisfied with the advancing speed of Brother Qiusheng's troops, and ordered Chang Feng to arrive: "Okay, send a telegram to the Sulu Mobile Corps. After the regiment arrives in Liuzhou, it will immediately divide into two groups and enter Yizhou respectively. The front line of Zhouzhou and Heshan, these are two good places for ambushes. The Sulu mobile corps ambushed in the middle, and Shouyi in the temple can reach the vicinity of Nanning. There are probably not many troops left. It can only end up being wiped out."

Shousuichi in the temple is like an ant on a hot pot, running around in a hurry. It has been two days since he sent a telegram to the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor, and he has not received a reply. More than 30 troops are at Loushanguan with Xue Yue commanding The Central Army was exhausted, and Xue Yue knew that when one division was disabled, he added another division from the second-line troops gathered in the Jiangjin area. [

Fighting and fighting, the central army's troops are not missing, and Shouyi in the temple can't do it. He is dispatched in full force, and all the troops are there; the Loushanguan line, the rear supply line of southern Guangxi and the Leizhou Peninsula, were again ordered by Tang Qiuli. The independent division troops cut off, not to mention the soldiers, even the medicine and supplies are consumed less,

After surviving the initial ferocious attack by the Japanese army, Xue Yue gained a firm foothold in Loushan Pass. The more he fought, the more confident he became. The Japanese would definitely not be able to pass through Loushan Pass. , with his eyes fixed on the Loushanguan defense line, Xue Yue knew in his heart that he could hand in a very satisfactory answer.

Until now, Xue Yue did not want the Japanese army to retreat in spite of the difficulties, and he had a new idea. If he could drag Shouichi and the more than 30 Japanese soldiers to death in front of Loushan Pass, this would be a great achievement. Among the senior generals of the national army, he was also the first general to wipe out more than 30 Japanese troops.

Xue Yue wanted to fight, but Shouyi in the temple had no intention of fighting. His current situation was not only embarrassing, but also extremely dangerous. During the retreat to Nanning, if the hundreds of thousands of government troops on the front line of Loushan Pass followed and pursued, the imperial army It's not easy to get away if you want to leave. Tang Qiuli won the battle of Guangdong and Guangxi, which can be regarded as forcing Shouyi in the temple to a dead end.

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