Age of Rebirth

&prme The night is deep, and sporadic gunshots are constantly ringing out in Nanning City. Under the fierce firepower from both sides, houses are reduced to ruins and rubble everywhere. Every street, every alley, and every house is a battle. The focus of the day's fierce battle, the sound of guns resounding through Nanning City stopped.

Burning houses, buildings emitting black smoke, the corpses of Japanese soldiers and Gui soldiers lying in the streets and alleys, the coagulated blood stains on the road, in the air, besides the choking smell of gunpowder smoke, there are lingering The scorched smell of the past, the whole city is burning, trembling in the burning, resisting in the trembling, and in the resisting, countless lives have been lost.

On the north bank of the Hujiang River, in a half-collapsed building, there is a relatively intact house. There are a few horse lanterns in the house, which illuminate the interior brightly. With less than a gleam of light, this is the new headquarters of General Bai Chongxi, the commander-in-chief of Nanning City Defense.

If you count this place, Bai Chongxi has moved three times in one day today, from the south of the city to the north of the city, and from the south bank of the Hu River to the north bank. , there are only less than 9 people left, more than 5 defenders in the city, more than 2 people have been killed or injured, and there are less than 7 soldiers left in Bai Chongxi's hands.

From May 22th to May 8nd, in ten days, the elite Guangxi army suffered more than [-] casualties, but still failed to withstand the crazy Japanese attack. For two days, Bai Chongxi kept repeating the same order , The scattered troops gathered together to build a new line of defense. He sent a Gui army unit to the battlefield of death. For a belief or an obsession, for the land of Bagui or his own reputation, Bai Chongxi himself did it. Not sure. [

The only thing that made Bai Chongxi feel gratified was that none of the troops surrendered to Jiang, and they would rather die in battle. The fierceness of the Guangxi army also caused great casualties to the attacking Japanese army. The corpses of more than 5 Japanese soldiers covered the streets. On the outskirts of Nanning and in the city, Bai Chongxi was silent for a long time, and Lou's tired eyes swept over everyone around him, all of whom were his confidantes.

Zhang Gan, the commander of the Ninth Army, raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to speak, Bai Chongxi waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Let me think about it." The room fell into silence, and they all silently looked at their own Officer Bai. Outside, Sporadic gunshots continued to break the tranquility of the night, making the atmosphere in the room even more depressing.

In a private house in the south of Nanning City, Lieutenant General Masahiro Homma, the commander of the Japanese Army's Nanning Campaign, is holding a military meeting. Compared with a few days ago, the Lieutenant General's complexion is much better. After sweeping away a few days ago, his face is ashen and defeated. As decadent as a rooster, his face was flushed, and he glanced at the senior officers present with piercing eyes. He was confident of winning and confident.

Gentlemen, the capture of Nanning City has become a foregone conclusion. The key question now is whether our Third Army and Fourth Army can wipe out the Chinese and Guangxi Army on the front line in Nanning, and avenge the broken warriors of the Great Japanese Empire. The idea is that the large-scale attack on the north of Nanning and the north bank of the Hujiang River will be temporarily suspended, and appropriate pressure will be maintained to attract the Guangxi Army to Nanning City, mobilize troops overnight, attack Nanning's right-wing Luan City, and then encircle Nanning, and send the Guangxi Army into the city. cut off the retreat.

"Honma Yaqing said, and punched Nanning hard on the map, as if the Gui army was already under his control.

The senior generals of the Japanese army present all expressed that they agreed with the commander-in-chief's plan. This is the best way to end the Nanning campaign and deal with the Chinese Guangxi army. , the tenacious spirit of resistance to the soldiers of the Gui army,

The ferocious will to fight made the fight more or less chilling. In one battle, more than 5 imperial soldiers Yu,

Broken, thinking about it makes the back of my head feel cold.

If you encircle the Guangxi army, the situation will be very different, the casualties will be much smaller in a fight, and that fool will oppose the plan of your Excellency, the commander. The Japanese army's two divisions quietly left the city of Nanning, which was filled with gunpowder, and headed straight for Luancheng.

The Guangxi troops confronting the Japanese army did not know what happened, nor did Bai Chongxi. If he knew that the Japanese army had put the main attack force in Luancheng on the right wing of Nanning, I am afraid he would not hesitate anymore. Once the city is lost, the more than 7 Guangxi troops in Nanning will be made dumplings by the Japanese. He, the number two figure in the Guangxi family, may only have the fate of being a prisoner.

In the Nanning City Defense General Headquarters, when the other senior generals of the Gui Army were about to suffocate, Bai Chongxi finally said, "Send a telegram to Vice Chairman Tang to inform the news of our army's withdrawal from Nanning City tonight."

This telegram is quite meaningful. It neither stated the time of retreat nor where it was going. It was a random sentence. It can be seen how disturbed Bai Chongxi was. Asking for ideas is almost the same.

These few days, Tang Qiuli didn't sleep well at all. The battle in Nanning City was always on his mind. As for the No. 15 Army of Yamashita Bongwen Army approaching from the southwestern part of Guangdong, it was still far away from Guangzhou. Sure, the specific plan will be executed by Ma Chaoyang, the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps of the Independent Division. Don’t worry about him. He doesn’t have as few troops as Bai Chongxi. Not worthy of Tang Qiuli's attention.

When he received Bai Chongxi's telegram, he had just returned from a walk with Mei Xue. Seeing that he hadn't left the war room for a few days, Mei Xue forced him to go for a walk, saying that he wanted to get some fresh air. As soon as he left the room, it was hot and humid at night in Guangzhou. The air almost suffocated him. Regardless of Mei Xue’s pouted lips, he hurried back. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Chen Feng, the director of communications, waiting for him with a telegram, “Teacher, just received a call from Bai Chongxi.” Emergency telegram," Chen Feng said.

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli shook his head and said, "This man can't bear it any longer. He's already messed up. Director Chen, do you have any information from the direction of Luancheng?" About two divisions of the Japanese army left Nanning overnight and headed towards Luancheng. The thirteenth unit is under surveillance, and the specific information will be reported at any time," Chen Feng replied rigorously.

Tang Qiuli's complexion changed, and he quickly walked into the war room, found the location of Luancheng on the map, and said to Chen Feng who followed: "Quickly, call Bai Chongxi back, General Neighbor Ge, according to the exact information, two divisions of the Japanese army The troops of the regiment are advancing in the direction of Luancheng. According to my judgment, there seems to be an attempt to break through Luancheng and encircle Nanning from the right. The troops of the Gui army in Nanning must be withdrawn today, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous. The direction of retreat is the Liuzhou area in the northeast of Guangxi, and our independent division is responsible for supporting it. In addition, when retreating, pay attention to concealment, and it is best not to disturb the Japanese army. I look forward to calling back."

The waiting time is the most tormenting. According to Bai Chongxi's character, no matter how small

Tang Qiu anxiously waited for Bai Chongxi's call back. Under such circumstances, every minute is precious. Unexpectedly, within 1 minutes, Bai Chongxi called back. It's very simple, just two The sentence "All the troops of the Gui Army fully implemented the order of Vice Chairman Tang and immediately began to withdraw to the northeast of Guangxi."

Tang Qiuli was stunned. It seems that he didn't have an order to give Bai Chongxi an order." Little Zhuge has become obedient? It's not his nature. After thinking about it carefully, Tang Qiuli smiled wryly. Bai Chongxi is still tempted at this time. On the way to retreat north to the northeast of Guangxi, the troops of the Gui army were ambushed or intercepted by the Japanese army. Bai Chongxi could be said to have carried out his own orders. There is also an explanation up and down. [

After receiving Tang Qiuli's telegram, Bai Chongxi broke out in a cold sweat. As expected, Yaqing Honma was insidious and vicious. She even dispatched two divisions from the frontal battlefield to copy her own rear. After many days of fighting, the defenders of Luancheng , It was almost exhausted, and if the Japanese troops of these two divisions joined the attack sequence, Luancheng would definitely not be safe, and the route to the northeast of Guangxi would be completely cut off.

"Order, all the troops in Nanning City will withdraw from their positions in order according to the sequence, assemble in the Shanglin area, and then withdraw to Liuzhou, tell the troops not to disturb the Japanese army, and send a telegram to the Luancheng defenders. Before receiving the order, even if Even if you fight until one soldier dies, you must also nail me there.

Bai Chongxi finally issued the order to withdraw from Nanning. He had to do so. If Luancheng fell, Nanning's troops would be intercepted by the Japanese army during their retreat.

Groups of soldiers of the Gui Army quietly left their positions and withdrew from Nanning City. After several days of bloody battles, how many good brothers were lying here. With tears in their eyes, the soldiers of the Gui Army left Nanning City after fighting for several days. What kind of mood he was in, he was determined not to leave Nanning before all the troops were evacuated, no matter how much the staff and staff around him tried to persuade him, he would not be moved.

Thanks also to Yaqing Honma's plan, who unintentionally cooperated with the Gui army's retreat. By [-]:[-] in the morning, more than [-] Gui army troops had all withdrawn from Nanning City. Only then did Bai Chongxi leave under the protection of the guards. He left the city of Nanning, which was filled with gunpowder, and left the city of Nanning that he had to leave.

Before leaving, Bai Chongxi took a deep look at Nanning, which had swallowed the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Guangxi Army, with a bleak expression on his face. A careful staff officer found that there were tears flashing in the eyes of President Bai, pain,

Lost, sad, unwilling, perhaps, even he himself can't count his mood at the moment

It was not until the noon of May 23 that the Japanese army found out that the Gui army’s position on the opposite side was empty. At this time, the battle in the direction of Luancheng was going on fiercely. After learning about the situation, Masaharu Honma came to the forward position in person. It was unbelievable. Looking at the north bank of the Hu River, the water in the Hu River is calm, and his prey has already escaped.

At this moment, Masaharu Honma felt fooled. He squeezed out the word "chasing" from between his teeth. It was not a part of the Japanese army, but the entire Japanese army. plan.