Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 997: Stirring a hornet's nest

Tang Qiuli surrounded Yamashita Fengwen at the foot of Duyun City, and the campaign goal of total annihilation was basically achieved. More than 100,000 people in the directly affiliated corps were concealed to meet the enemy. It was not until he launched an attack on the Japanese 15th Army that Yamashita Fengwen suddenly realized that he had been captured.

Surrounded, with the invincible Xiyun Peak and Duyun City in front.

The left wing is surrounded by mountains, and the right wing and behind are the sudden appearance of the Army Division troops. They are surrounded on all sides. Yamashita Fengwen doesn't even think about breaking out. The only way to break out is to retreat to Dushan, break out to the west, and attack Guiyang.

The Central Route Army and the West Route Army will meet up, but the vast mountains and dense jungles lie in front of them. The remaining tens of thousands of troops of the 15th Army may be swallowed up by the steep terrain along the way. Therefore, Fengwen Yamashita can only

Maybe he is standing still waiting for help.

Everything was developing according to Tang Qiuli's expectations. The main force of the Japanese army's southern dispatched troops launched an attack on Guiyang. Guo Huawen's 19th Group Army exhausted Yamashita Fengwen. Four brigades surrounded the Japanese army.

The 15th Army

It's not a big piece of fat, but it's enough for the direct corps to have a good meal. Tomorrow, the artillery and tank units will arrive, and the aviation unit will join the battlefield again, so that Yamashita Fengfumi, who has been clamoring for a decisive battle with him, will know what an open-to-ground three-dimensional fire strike is.

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Therefore, on this night, Feng Wen was sitting alone at the foot of the mountain. Guo Huawen in Duyun City felt greatly relieved. Chi Zi Feng on Xiyun Peak quickly mobilized his troops, but Tang Qiuli was only twenty years away from Xiyun Peak.

Kilometers away, there is a small stream, densely surrounded by green pines and cypresses, and a river beach with clean water and fine sand, where you can enjoy barbecued game.

After Shan Hu ordered to camp here, these special guards began to get busy. They had been following the division for a long time. The special guards all knew the division commander's preference for food. Without waiting for orders, more than 40 people got into the jungle. Less than one

In the hour, Bian returned home with a full load, having shot more than a dozen hares, more than twenty pheasants, and two wild sheep. One of the teams actually shot four wild boars.

These prey were enough for everyone to have a full meal. Several bonfires were lit, and the blazing light dispersed the darkness. Tang Qiuli sat by the bonfire, listening to the "beep" of the flames, the chirping of insects in the mountains and forests, and the passing of the stream.

The evening breeze brought bursts of coolness, driving away the heat of the day, and what you could smell was the strong aroma of barbecued prey.

A bright moon rises, the evening wind blows gently in the bamboo forest, rustling, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the whispers of the soldiers seem to be coming from the distant sky. If Mei Xue were here, she would definitely nestle beside her,

Looking at the bright moon in the sky with a happy face, I asked this and that in a coquettish way. The night before the war was about to become more beautiful because of the presence of Mei Xue.

I don't know why, when he was thinking about Mei Xue, that familiar yet unfamiliar, real yet distant face suddenly appeared in his mind, as if it was squeezed into his memory fragments. Tang Qiuli had a premonition that he

He was constantly involved in this life with that girl named Liu Xinlan, and his annoying and distraught emotions brought him back to reality from his hazy and empty state.

Tang Qiuli smiled self-deprecatingly. When did he become sentimental? He is only twenty-five years old. Sometimes, his mood is as vicissitudes as that of a person of several decades. Perhaps it is because he is carrying the memories of two lives and is more aware of the burdens on his shoulders.

There is an inescapable sense of responsibility, predicting the future, and changing the direction of history. Even I don’t know whether to live a relaxed or heavy life, free and easy or restrained.

Shan Hu, who was sitting next to him, nudged him lightly with his shoulder, handed a roasted, brown and fragrant hare leg into his hand, and grinned playfully. This smile revealed

Long-lost innocence, Tang Qiuli suddenly discovered that since Shanhu had Ouyang Lan, he would occasionally show inexplicable silly smiles.

Although the troops kept moving to fight, the communication between the troops of the ** division was never interrupted. Therefore, when Shan Hu looked satisfied from time to time, Tang Qiuli knew that it must be Ouyang Lan who had written to him again.

Tang Qiuli was happy from the bottom of his heart that his childhood friend and brother could have his own happiness in the future.

Taking a fragrant hare leg, biting it down, the fragrance lingers on the teeth and cheeks. On a July night in southern Guizhou, the evening breeze mixed with the strong fragrance of game floated in the mountains and fields. Surrounded by young and energetic warriors, the campfire glowed red.

With the young faces immersed in the fiery life of his soldiers, Tang Qiuli found that he had forgotten his worries and entanglements.

Different from the relaxed atmosphere of Tang Qiuli's picnic and barbecue, a tense atmosphere filled the headquarters of the Japanese Southern China Expeditionary Force far below Guiyang City. The commander-in-chief, General Juichi Terauchi, was sitting at one end of the conference table, with people on both sides.

The senior Japanese military officer sitting at attention was shining brightly and his face was very tense. This emergency meeting had been held for several hours. It seemed that it was not going smoothly and the differences were quite large.

The theme of the meeting was only one, how to solve the dilemma faced by the 15th Army. A telegram from Yamashita Tomoe for help was like a bombshell, causing an uproar in the headquarters. Terauchi Juichi's first reaction was

, Yamashita Fengwen is in danger.

Although Terauchi Shouichi absolutely dislikes the domineering, arrogant, and disobedient Yamashita Fengfumi, and has no good feelings for him in his heart, he has to admit that Yamashita Fengfumi is a very capable, heroic and capable guy in battle. If he doesn't like him, he will not like him.

But he admired his fighting spirit and the combat effectiveness of the 15th Army.

Tang Qiuli's sudden attack on the 15th Army in Duyun caused great trouble to Shouichi in the temple. He faced a dilemma. Rescue Yamashita Fengwen would mean giving up Guiyang, which he was already familiar with, and giving up the northward advance from Guiyang.

, it is a good time to attack Chongqing, the temporary capital of China, and change the overall strategic goal of sending troops to fight in the south to seize the temporary capital of China.

The nearly thousand-mile advance of the attack consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. Just when victory was within reach, he was forced to give up. Terauchi Shouichi was definitely not willing to give up. To be honest, in the heart of Terauchi Shouichi, the forty-year-old who clung to Guiyang

The remaining Chinese government troops are not worthy of being called opponents. In just five days, the imperial warriors will successfully plant the sun flag on the top of Guiyang City.

No matter what changes occur in the form, there is nothing wrong with continuing to implement the established goals of the base camp, but what about Yamashita Tomofumi and his 15th Army? There are more than 90,000 heroic and capable Imperial soldiers. In fact, Juichi Terauchi does not know,

With the current casualty situation of the Fifteenth Army, the proud Yamashita Fengfumi will never show his disgraceful side in front of his superiors and colleagues.

The Fifteenth Army is the most elite ace unit of the Southern Expeditionary Force. If it is annihilated by the China Devil Tang Qiuli, the military power will be reduced. There is another important point that makes Juichi Terauchi unable to ignore the fate of the Fifteenth Army.

Yamashita Fengwen was highly regarded by a high-ranking official in the base camp. It is said that he was still a disciple of this high-ranking official and was treated favorably by him as a nephew.

Based on this, Temple Shoichi could not ignore the fate of Yamashita Fengwen. However, if he had to go to rescue and divert from Luodian to Dushan and Duyun, I am afraid that it would be half a month later when the reinforcements arrived.

It was difficult to make a decision, so he submitted this difficult problem to a meeting of all senior military officers for discussion, hoping to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

With an anxious look on his face, Terauchi Shouichi explained in detail the situation of Yamashita Fengfumi's troops and his telegram requesting help. Then, he asked for the opinions of the participants. It may be that Yamashita Fengfumi offended too many people and was too popular.

The commanders of these armies and divisions all sat like old monks, their backs straight, their eyes looking ahead, and they collectively suffered from aphasia.

No one volunteered to go to Duyun to rescue Yamashita Fengfumi. Terauchi Juichi looked at every senior officer, hoping to create a spark. Unfortunately, the military elites of the Empire of Japan had no idea about the Commander-in-Chief.

His Excellency's eyes were filled with eagerness, and he simply ignored him and didn't respond at all.

Terauchi Shouichi was a little angry. At the same time, he secretly lamented that Yamashita Fengfumi had offended the public and was unpopular. However, he could not do this. He was still the chief of staff of the general headquarters. He understood the good intentions of the commander-in-chief and directly reported it to the meeting.

The theme sets the tone, the 15th Army must rescue, and all units must not be slacking off.

The next step is to study the issue of how to rescue. The facts are not optimistic. Indeed, as Juichi Terauchi judged, the distance and time are difficult problems to solve. Moreover, the generals' attitudes are not positive and they only emphasize the difficulties.

Terauchi was so angry that he was half dead, but he couldn't get angry on the spot, so he took his chief of staff and looked at the map for a long time. Finally, he made a bold decision to leave the Seventh Army and all the tanks and artillery units behind.

He personally commanded and continued the Guiyang Campaign. He was not worried that an army with more than 70,000 troops would suffer a loss against the Central Army's more than 400,000 troops. The firepower configuration, combat effectiveness and quality of the soldiers of the imperial army clearly exceeded that of the China government.

Several times more than the army.

The main force of the dispatched army was the Nanning Front Army, the Taiwan Front Army, the Fifth Army, and the Ninth Army, totaling 320,000 troops. Led by the Chief of Staff, they were divided into four lines and crossed the high mountains between Guiyang and Duyun in southern Guizhou.

Kaimen, Jiangzhou, and Pinglang approached Duyun from four directions, forming a counter-encirclement circle around the ** division's troops.

Temple Shouichi's decision was extremely bold. From Guiyang to Duyun, according to the route he planned, the road was not difficult to walk. Not to mention heavy weapons, even climbing with bare hands was inconvenient. However, Temple Shouichi had no choice.

Only in this way can we reach Duyun in the shortest time and achieve unexpected results.

The troops of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli suddenly appeared behind the 15th Army. Why can't our 320,000 imperial army soldiers suddenly appear behind Tang Qiuli?

Tang Qiuli surrounded the Japanese 15th Army in Duyun, which attracted Shouichi Teruchi to come to the rescue with almost all his forces. The scale of the Duyun Battle unknowingly turned into a major war.

(To be continued)