Age of Rebirth

The defense of Kunming lasted only one day. Under the fierce attack of more than [-] Japanese troops, Long Yun, the chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government and the commander of the Yunnan Provincial Police, was terrified. He swore that he had never seen such fierce artillery fire in his life. I have never seen such a desperate Japanese soldier.

As soon as the battle started, the artillery fire of the Japanese army enveloped the positions of the Yunnan Army. The fortifications and bunkers repaired before the war were almost like paper in front of the raindrops. According to Long Yun Based on the old experience, it is not a problem to resist for three to five days.

Long Yun's standard was the model used by domestic warlords in melee, but he found that he was very wrong. The soldiers of the Dian Army were bombarded with limbs and arms, flying all over the sky, and the masonry bunkers became soldiers of the Dian Army. A few cannonballs flew over the grave, and nearly a squad of soldiers disappeared in the blink of an eye, turning into a pool of flesh and blood.

Two hours after the Japanese attack was launched, the Yunnan army in the first line of defense outside Kunming retreated completely, and the second line of defense only resisted the Japanese for less than three hours. Five hours later, the vanguard of the Japanese attack had broken into the Beijiaochang, an important defensive support point in the northern suburbs of Kunming. [

Long Yun, who was commanding the battle, was in a hurry, and hurriedly transferred to the First Division of the Yunnan Provincial Guard. This unit is the direct line of Long Yun's lineage. The soldiers are well-trained and well-equipped. All the good equipment of the Yunnan Army is spent In the first security division, in order to stabilize the passive situation in the northern suburbs, Long Yun assigned two of the three artillery regiments to the first security division.

The First Guard Division did not disappoint Long Yun's expectations. Under the cover of artillery fire, more than 9000 soldiers carried out a counterattack against the vanguard of the Japanese army that rushed in. The Japanese army that was fighting smoothly was hit head-on and was shot Retreating to the Yanglin area, the crumbling defense line in the northern suburbs finally stabilized.

Without waiting for Long Yun's forehead to celebrate, the Japanese army turned their hands over and launched a second violent attack. There were enough artillery brigades to cover the position of the First Guard Division in all directions. The artillery fire like a volcanic eruption flooded When the two artillery regiments were engaged in artillery battles with the Japanese artillery, they lost more than two-thirds of the Yunnan army's position.

In order to avoid the annihilation of the First Guard Division, Long Yun had to mobilize the troops of the two divisions again, using the bodies of thousands of soldiers to block the holes in the northern suburbs. In the evening, when night fell, both sides Everyone stopped, and Kunming, which was filled with gunpowder, was temporarily calmed down.

Counting the casualties did not make Long Yun feel so distressed that he passed out. After a day of fierce fighting, the Dian Army lost more than 2 people, especially the First Guard Division, which he regarded as the most important, suffered more than 7000 casualties, basically disabled, only In some of the three artillery regiments, two were disabled.This is Long Yun's hard-earned wealth, which was almost wiped out in one day.

The losses of the troops came second, mainly the senior officers of the Yunnan Army, who had been shattered by the Japanese army and lost their energy. It is no exaggeration to say that they were afraid of the Japanese army like a tiger. At that time, when he mentioned the battle during the day, he still had a look of fear and fear.

The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, the generals had no fighting spirit, and were focused on avoiding the enemy. The battle in Kunming was impossible, and Long Yun lost his mind. In addition, the generals unanimously demanded to evacuate Kunming. , Long Yun also thought about it, the battle to defend Kunming was fought, and he explained it to everyone in Yunnan Province. As for Tang Qiu, he had to have an excuse. no difference.

So, with the telegram to the independent division a few hours ago, stating the reason for evacuating Kunming overnight, Tang Qiuli immediately received a call back, which caused him a big problem.

Seeing a few generals slapping tables and beating stools, they don’t want to stay in Kunming for a minute. Those civil servants who advocated coexistence and death with Kunming before the war are like clay sculptures and wood sculptures, which have nothing to do with themselves. With his expression, Long Yun was angry.

Tang Qiuli's telegram made it clear that if the Dian army withdraws from Kunming overnight, there will be no place for Long Yun to play on the ground in Yunnan in the future. Others don't understand Tang Qiuli's style, but Long Yun knows this well. The tough tactics of Vice Chairman Tang, first there was the example of Yu Han who lost his head, and then there was the example of Xu Liejun who was humiliated, and he, Long Yun, was no exception.

Coughing a few times, Long Yun said, "Everyone, everyone already knows the contents of Vice Chairman Tang's telegram. I don't need to say more. Once the Dian army leaves, it will never return to Kunming. This is an ironclad fact." , we should have a countermeasure. There are two options. One is to stick to Kunming for one morning according to the request of Vice Chairman Tang. Cheng Po is amazing, everyone thinks about it, and there should be a charter."

The situation is stronger than people. If Long Yun said that those senior officers of the Yunnan Army who were yelling and wishing to leave immediately, they would face a basin of cold water. It was easy to leave, but it was difficult to come back. Logically speaking, Tang Qiu Li Li is in charge of commanding the army of the whole country. The behavior of the Yunnan army is to disobey the military order, which is not a light crime.

Furthermore, Northwest Yunnan is located in a remote, vast land, barren, and bitterly cold. It is incomparable to Kunming. Those present here are willing to squat in Northwest Yunnan. I am afraid that there will be no feasting, BMW cars, mellow beauties, and a world of flowers and flowers. I can't bear it for a few days, look at these people, who is the master who can live a hard life?

They stayed in Kunming for a whole morning, and they didn't have the guts, let alone the confidence. They were frightened by the fierce Japanese attack. At that time, it's hard to say whether they can delay the arrival of the independent division troops. Also, Tang Qiuli promised to be good. Who can tell if the troops will really come?

These big bosses in the central government are masters at playing tricks and tricks. They are all masters. Killing people with a knife and weakening local strength are common methods. He, Jiang, has been thinking about our Yunnan army a lot. Who can guarantee that Tang Qiuli will never come here again? At one hand, the Yunnan army and the Japanese had all fought off, so wouldn't Yunnan still fall into Tang Qiuli's hands?

Difficult, this is difficult, Long Yun and the senior generals of the Yunnan Army are almost dying of worry. Seeing that the scheduled evacuation time is approaching a little bit, there is still no good idea. The most difficult thing to do is the Yunnan Army. The generals are divided into two factions. One faction advocates sticking to Kunming for a whole morning. The reason is that Tang Qiuli cannot joke about such a big matter.

Another faction argues that according to the original plan, the Dian Army will withdraw from Kunming tonight, and there are good reasons for that. The bigwigs in the government, who take Yunnan seriously, Tang Qiuli just let the Dian Army and the Japanese fight to the death. He took the opportunity to send troops again, picked up a ready-made bargain, and got Yunnan at his fingertips.

The two factions couldn't stop arguing, and when they quarreled, they almost fought each other and drew their guns at each other. Those civil servants, indifferently persuaded, "Dian province is in danger, everyone should unite sincerely and discuss a proper solution. It is the best policy," Long Yun almost exploded in anger, if it weren't for you rotten scholars, regardless of the actual situation, clamoring to fight the Japanese army to the end, would we be in such a difficult situation today?

"That's enough! Shut up, a bunch of things that are not doing enough to make things go wrong, you know they're noisy at this time," Long Yun burst into anger, burst out suddenly, and let out a loud roar that made everyone tremble. The sound of crows and sparrows made the senior generals who were on fire look at Long Yun with an angry face in astonishment. [

The boss got angry, this has never happened before, among the princes of the provinces, Long Yun is known for his good temper, he always treats his subordinates with a pleasant face, when an honest person gets angry, he looks very scary, watching his forehead swell Long Yun, whose veins were throbbing, and the generals of the Yunnan Army who were so quarrelsome, all returned to their seats listlessly, looking at the boss anxiously, waiting for him to make up his mind.

Long Yun ordered the secretary to send another telegram to Vice Chairman Tang to ask for permission. Will the independent division be able to launch an attack on the Japanese army on time at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning?Long Yun almost said clearly, "Boss Tang, you are not allowed to play with me. The Dian Army's wealth is all on your old man." At this time, Long Yun tended to stick to Kunming.

After receiving Long Yun's telegram, Tang Qiuli snorted coldly and ordered: "Return the telegram to Long Yun. The battle of Kunming is of great importance. The timing of our army's attack is constantly changing. If the Yunnan army disobeys my order and withdraws from Kunming, then I will regard the Yunnan army as a rebel army. After the battle of Kunming is over, the independent division troops, even if they go as far as northwestern Yunnan, must be resolutely wiped out."

Well, a telegram insisted on tying Long Yun to Kunming, even if he didn't want to fight. Who has the guts to bear the anger of Tang Qiuli, who has nearly a million soldiers?Long Yun also died of the desire to evacuate Kunming. It would be beneficial to fight once. If he did not fight, he would not even have the last chance. Therefore, Long Yun adjusted Kunming's defense overnight, hoping to carry the independent division troops to arrive.

The night of September [-]th was destined to be a tense night where every second must be raced against time. After receiving the urgent order from the division commander, the directly subordinate corps and Tang Qiusheng corps immediately increased their speed on the basis of the original full-speed march. The soldiers The sweat on his body has been dried up, the wheels of the car are spinning, splashing waves of mud.

Tang Qiusheng's order to the troops was an hour earlier than the order given by the teacher, that is, before ten o'clock tomorrow morning, to launch an attack on the Japanese troops on the outskirts of Kunming. He understood the reason for Tang Qiuli's order, and in order to complete the task , Tang Qiusheng ordered the first and second brigades of the Corps, the first brigade of the artillery, two tank regiments, and four rocket battalions to form a fast column. All the vehicles of the Corps were concentrated in this fast column, just to save time.

At [-]:[-] a.m. on September [-], the rapid column of the Sulu Mobile Corps of the Independent Division arrived at the Maxiying area in the southeastern suburb of Kunming. Under the premise of the division's order, it insisted on regaining an hour and a half. Tang Qiusheng After receiving the telegram from the fast column, a hanging heart fell into my stomach.

Tang Qiusheng gave an order with a little excitement: "Send a report to the division. The fast column of the Sulu Mobile Corps arrived at the designated place at [-]:[-] this morning. The Japanese attacked."

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