Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 992: Directly Affiliated Corps in Action

The Central Army's Qiannan Defense Line East Road, the Xiyunfeng battlefield south of Duyun City, became a war of attrition. In seven days, the 19th Group Army suffered casualties of more than 30,000 people, accounting for about half of the total strength. The Japanese army was fierce

The artillery fire, like a volcanic eruption, flooded the Xiyunfeng position again and again. The desperado-like Japanese soldiers, like rising sea water, hit the Xiyunfeng position one after another.

The Xiyunfeng position swayed through every day. It seemed that it could not hold on anymore, but it miraculously stood up again. This was due to Chu Tian's suggestion. Every time, fresh troops were used to fight back the Japanese army.

In the sultry July weather in southern Guizhou, the smell of gunpowder smoke and the pungent smell of blood filled the sky, making people choke and breathless. The Battle of Xiyunfeng became a war of attrition and a bloody death.

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Yamashita Fengwen was red-eyed and fighting like crazy. In his eyes, the number of casualties was similar to the rocks everywhere. His daily order was "attack, keep attacking." Guo Huawen became more and more frightened as he fought. He looked at the troops that were moving up at night.

, when he retreated the next night, the number of people had been reduced by more than half. He kept asking himself, how many more days could he hold on?

A more serious situation has arisen. The ammunition and supplies stored before the war are almost exhausted. According to the current consumption, it can last for at most five days. However, since the war in Duyun began, the 19th Group Army has not obtained the east route.

With only a few supplies from the army headquarters, five days later, his soldiers could only fight the Japanese soldiers with rocks.

If there is enough ammunition, it will be no problem to hold on for another ten days and a half. However, the 19th Army will spend all of it. Before making the decision to hold on to Duyun, Guo Huawen has already considered the consequences, but without ammunition, how can this battle be fought?

?Actually, when the Battle of Duyun reached this level, whether it was Yamashita Fengwen or Guo Huawen, they fought for every breath, will and endurance to see who could not hold on and fell first.

Guo Huawen and Chu Tian also made a systematic analysis of the entire battlefield situation. The 19th Group Army was exhausted, and the main attacking Japanese army was even more exhausted. If another new force suddenly joins the Duyun battlefield, facing the exhausted Japanese army, it will definitely be able to

It is very possible to achieve significant results and annihilate the Japanese Fifteenth Army under the walls of Duyun City.

Chutian was hinting at Guo Huawen. Unfortunately, Guo Huawen did not think about the ** division troops. The first thing he thought of was the 11th Group Army stationed on the Majiang front line. In terms of strength and weapons and equipment, it was even more than the 10th Army.

The Ninth Group Army, which is Liu Zhi's direct unit, has priority in supplying good equipment.

After much thought, Guo Huawen decided to call Liu Zhi and explain the specific situation of the Duyun Battle in detail. He believed that this was an opportunity to win a big victory and give it to Liu Zhi personally, so that Liu Zhi would not succeed but still wanted to grab it.

You are so good at it, and seeing that you can get a huge achievement at your fingertips, why don't you sharpen your head and dig in?

Guo Huawen picked up the phone and said, "Is this the General Headquarters? I'm Guo Huawen, please speak to Commander Liu." After waiting for a long time, Liu Zhi's accented voice reached his ears, "It's Commander Guo.

"What do you want from me?" "Commander Liu, the Battle of Duyun was very fierce, and ammunition and supplies were severely consumed. Please command the logistics department to replenish ammunition and supplies for us as soon as possible."

Liu Zhi pretended to be surprised and said: "Really? You haven't applied yet. I thought Commander Guo has a strong family and doesn't need anything from the headquarters. This is easy to handle. I will immediately order the logistics department to get it to you as soon as possible.

Army supplies," Liu Zhi said so cheerfully, without getting stuck at all, which was beyond Guo Huawen's expectation.

Liu Zhi had his own plan. With Guo Huawen's 19th Army in Duyun to withstand the Japanese attack, he could stay safe and sound in Fuquan in the rear. Furthermore, the better Guo Huawen fought, the greater his contribution would be.

Is your command good? You don't need to use your direct troops to fill the holes. If you want the horse to run, you have to give it enough grass. Why not do it if you want to do favors? Liu Zhi will not cause trouble for himself.

It was a good start, and Guo Huawen was in a much better mood. However, he felt a little uneasy because of his resentment towards Liu Zhi, so he took the opportunity to tell Liu Zhi all about his suggestions.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Liu Zhi on the other end of the phone, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, flew into a rage and said sternly: "Guo Huawen, what's your plan? Duyun is your defense zone.

It is the responsibility to defend the territory. As for the Eastern Route Army, the Chongqing High Command has made overall arrangements. It is not your turn as a group army commander to dictate. If Duyun is lost, I will be ruthless and engage in military law."

After saying that, he put down the phone with a bang. Guo Huawen was hit by a barrage and thought for a long time. He didn't know why Liu Zhi was so angry. What he said was all the truth. Now Duyun

The battlefield was definitely the best opportunity, but it was like going to dig up Liu Zhi's ancestral graves. Where could I go to reason with him? In my heart, I was vaguely worried about the supplies Liu Zhi had promised.

Unexpectedly, it was rare for Liu Zhi to show his credibility. The next day, all the supplies were delivered to Duyun. The logistics officer escorting the truck also conveyed the words of Commander-in-Chief Liu that as long as the 19th Group Army needed anything, the General Headquarters would

The Logistics Department provided whatever they could. Of course, there was no need to talk about sending troops for reinforcements. The 19th Group Army, which had received supplies of ammunition, had no choice but to grit its teeth and fight the Japanese army to the death.

Just as Chu Tian was about to report the recent day's battle situation at Xiyun Peak to his division commander Tang Qiuli, he received a telegram from Tang Qiuli. The first sentence at the beginning was, "Chu Tian, ​​according to your judgment, Guo Huawen can still survive."

How many days will Duyun hold on? Does Guo have the determination to hold on to Duyun?"

Chu Tian was stunned. What did the division commander mean? He immediately reported the situation in Duyun to Tang Qiuli. He also emphasized that the 19th Group Army had already received a large amount of supplies and ammunition. If there were no sudden changes, there would be no further changes.

There is no problem in holding on to Duyun for fifteen to twenty days. Guo Huawen has made up his mind to defend the city and vows to live and die with Duyun.

Tang Qiuli's telegram to Chutian was to clarify Guo Huawen's attitude. The opportunity he had been waiting for finally appeared. On July 13, the Japanese army in the middle broke through the Changshun defense line and approached Huaxi in southern Guiyang. On the 15th, the Japanese troops defending Changshun

Ten thousand Central Army troops were defeated in Guiyang, and the southern part of Guiyang was already open to the Japanese army.

On July 15, the Japanese troops on the West Route broke through Anshun, Pingba, and the defense line one after another, then captured Qingzhen, and approached the west of Guiyang. The Central Army troops in this direction numbered about 180,000, and suffered losses of more than 100,000, and also retreated into Guiyang.

In the city, the south and west of Guiyang are already being approached by the Japanese army. The two Japanese armies, with a total strength of more than 280,000 people, are encircling Guiyang. It is only a matter of time before Guiyang falls.

This was an opportunity. The two Japanese armies were advancing too fast. Yamashita Fengwen's 15th Army, which was blocked in front of Xiyun Peak in Duyun, became a lone army. Even if the Japanese army in the middle route turned around to rescue Yamashita Fengwen, there would be no seven or eight days.

Time makes it impossible to climb to Duyun. The mountains and rivers in southern Guizhou are natural obstacles.

When the Japanese army launched an attack on Guiyang, it was an opportunity to attack Yamashita Fengwen. In this way, the siege of Guiyang could be solved, and Yamashita Fengwen could be annihilated. This would kill two birds with one stone. The modern version of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, as long as the Central Army retreating to Guiyang persisted for three days, Tang Dynasty

Qiu Li could easily eat Yamashita Fengwen's 15th Army alive.

However, the entire Qiannan Campaign of the Central Army was somewhat confusing to Tang Qiuli. The Central Army troops defending the middle and west roads totaled nearly 350,000 troops. They were all elite troops, commanded by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.

Two generals, Chen Cheng and Gu Zhutong, were appointed commander-in-chief respectively. Why were they retreating steadily and losing key areas one after another?

The terrain conditions in southern Guizhou made it difficult for the defenders to maintain elite and dominant forces, but they were beaten to pieces by the Japanese army. What was the reason? The commander of the East Road was the ignorant and incompetent Liu Zhi. How could this be said?

With his commanding ability, Tang Qiuli could just pull out any brigade commander under his command and beat Liu Zhi to pieces.

However, the elite 15th Army of the Japanese Army was trapped under the city of Duyun, unable to advance even half a step. According to Chutian's telegram, Yamashita Fengwen also suffered heavy losses. The little-known 19th Group Army of the Central Army fought its own way.

Liu Zhi borrowed the light and became famous, and he stood out among thousands of horses. He was truly a blessed general. The reality was so absurd. The direction of history was still protecting Liu Zhi. Tang Qiuli couldn't understand it and couldn't change it.

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Liu Zhi, who was lamented by Tang Qiuli about his good luck, was busy plotting with his chief of staff. His attempt to preserve his strength and reap benefits was ruthlessly shattered by a message from Chairman Chiang Kai-shek of Chongqing, "East Road.

Army Commander-in-Chief Liu Zhi,

The war in southern Guizhou is now tense. The Japanese army is approaching Guiyang from two fronts. The defense of Guiyang is inevitable. I hereby order your Eleventh Group Army to immediately march westward to Guiyang to participate in the defense of Guiyang. With this order, Chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, Chiang Kai-shek.

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Just such a telegram made Liu Zhi dizzy and distressed. He drove his 11th Army to Guiyang, clearly intending to die. There were more than 300,000 troops on the middle and west roads, but they could not stop the Japanese.

, I filled more than 90,000 people in, and it was useless. I regretted that I had exaggerated and said that the east line of defense was impregnable and an insurmountable fortress for the Japanese army. It was good now that the old man was thinking about me.

If there had been no Battle of Duyun, Liu Zhi would have sent the 19th Army to Guiyang without hesitation. But now that Guo Huawen and the Japanese are at odds with each other, if his troops go to Guiyang, his 11th Army will have to fight against them.

Go up there and see that there are all bad deals there, and Liu Zhi is really upset.

Just when Liu Zhi was uneasy, the corps directly under the ** Division secretly assembled in Libo, Qiannan Guizhou. Under the command of the division commander Tang Qiuli, they marched towards Duyun via Jialiang and Jichang. Two of the brigades

The troops, under the command of Chief of Staff Chang Feng, concealed themselves and surrounded Dushan. A strengthened regiment set out two days in advance to prepare to seize the Longtou River Bridge. The operation against Yamashita Fengwen began.

(To be continued)