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    Chapter 168: Secret War with Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou (2)

    At the foot of Wanshan Mountain, in the midst of desolation.

    Nearly half of the factory shed has collapsed, and more than a dozen rusty iron lumps are exposed. The corners and bits and pieces have been knocked away in exchange for money. The original appearance is not visible.  The huge refractory bricks were also stolen by the villagers, leaving only a few damaged ones standing alone in the grass, telling the story of the glory of this place as the most modern ironworks in modern China more than ten years ago.

    "Brother Yang, is this the old site of Qingxi Iron Works? Why not rebuild it and make use of it?" Miao Luo jumped off the carriage, his beautiful eyes reddened by this miserable scene: "I heard that it was only opened a few months ago.  There should still be iron ore."

    Yang Qiu is not as sentimental as she is. He has already learned from Pan Tianzhuo that although there is a lot of iron ore here, the quality is too poor and it is not easy to mine. Unlike the iron ore exposed on the surface of Daye, which has hundreds of millions of tons, it is also difficult to mine.  All of them are high-quality ores with extremely high iron content. The money to rebuild this place might as well be used to increase Daye's output, or to explore new ore sources in Sichuan to meet Chongqing's needs.

    Yang Qiu came out this time to inspect Guizhou, so he only brought Jiang Fangzhen and Miao Luo. The former laughed and said: "It is a pity that Qingxi is abandoned, but as the saying goes, the old will not go and the new will not come. Let's go all the way.  The road here is mountainous, and there is a lack of coking coal here, so it is really not suitable for a steel plant."

    "That's a pity. I think it should be protected and used as a heritage site for future generations to visit like the United States." Miao Luo pouted, always feeling that it was a pity to abandon such a good iron factory.  Jiang Fangzhen agreed very much with this sentence and said: "Those who don't know history don't understand that our predecessors have sacrificed for the country. Mr. Tianshou's fathers are indeed worthy of respect."

    Yang Qiu saw that the two of them were singing along and looking forward to transforming Qingxi into an industrial tourist resort. He laughed and said, "Brother Baili, when did you become so sentimental? Leave the protection of the ruins to the people below.  Just do it, I invited you to help me with Guizhou¡¯s development.¡±

    "Is it just Guizhou's development?" Jiang Fangzhen squinted at the mountains in the distance and said, "Guizhou is not short of money, it is short of roads! Although there is little land in the 100,000 mountains, there is no shortage of resources. I heard Kuang Jingyang say, three  After the division took back the Wanshan tribute mine, it established the Southwest Mercury Company, which is responsible for developing the mercury mines in Wanshan and Tongren. It is also preparing to build a mercury plant. This alone can bring millions of profits to Guizhou every year. There are also Zunyi and Shuicheng.  There are many coal mines and a lot of money. You held a meeting before to promote tobacco and sugarcane sugar productionGuizhou is clearly well-prepared for its development, so why do you need me to advise you."

    Jiang Fangzhen is still Jiang Fangzhen, and he is not polite at all.  Miao Luo was pleased to hear this. Her heart was entirely focused on Yang Qiu now. It was too late to be happy that her man was capable.  Only Yang Qiu smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't hide this from Brother Baili."

    The three of them chatted while walking towards the Wanshan mercury mine. Taking advantage of the operation to stabilize the people, all the illegal diggers entrenched in Wanshan had been eliminated. Now, the world's second largest mercury mining area, which will be famous in later generations, has been handed over to the Second Division Commander He.  Xi's younger brother, he co-founded the Southwest Mercury Company with the government. In order to protect resources, the National Guard stationed a company here under the pretext of suppressing bandits.

    Jiang Fangzhen had no interest in mining. He took a second look and changed the subject: "Cai E has asked Han Jianfeng to lead a mixed association to Xuanwei, obviously to prevent the Fifth Division from entering Liupanshui, and also coordinated a Seventh Brigade to Dali and Sichuan.  Looking at each other. Including Tang Jiyao and Liu Cunhou's troops who retreated to Duyun, he also gathered 40,000 troops in Guizhou and the border. With the power of Yunnan, it can be regarded as smashing the pot and sinking the boat!

    After several months of small and small fights to train the troops, the Fifth Division has pushed Tang Jiyao's troops to Duyun, leaving a big gap in the direction of Shuicheng to the west!  The fighter planes should have appeared!

    What is currently lacking is the military strength!  The Eighth Brigade does not yet have combat effectiveness and can only do backup work. The Seventh Brigade enters Yunnan from the Sichuan side and the terrain is complex, making supplies too difficult.  Guizhou's geography is complex, and at least two brigades need to be left to contain Tang Jiyao's troops.  I suggest that the Third Division draw another brigade, preferably one brigade from the First Division and the Second Division, and concentrate four brigades to abandon Tang Jiyao's troops and attack Kunming directly from Shuicheng, so that the problem can be solved quickly.  only  He paused, patted the dust on his uniform, and said with a smile: "Such a large mobilization and troop consumption will cost at least 3 million. Zhang Wenjing will probably be scared to death."  "

    Yang Qiu smiled and asked without answering: "Brother Baili, does he know anything about Guangxi and Lu Rongting?"

    Jiang Fangzhen guessed that he would not die in Guizhou, but he did not expect that he did not consider attacking Kunming first but turned around and pointed at Guangxi, shaking his head: "The patrol wants to take Guangxi first? This is a good tactic to break the situation. If Guangxi is taken, Yunnan will be attacked from both sides.  Even if it's over, we can still solve the two provinces in one go and go straight to the coast of Guangdong! If it can be realized, it can be said that the entire Southwest can be laid down in one battle! But it is very difficult to fight.

    Lu Rongting is a native of Guangxi. He is a chivalrous and courageous person. This person is particularly important.Even the Japanese praised him for his good skills and good marksmanship.  These are the basis for Guangxi people to support him, and the Guangxi New Army has always guarded the border, and its strength is no worse than that of the Yunnan Army.  More importantly, with Cai Songpo's methods, he will never sit idly by when we attack Guangxi. When the time comes, the Guangxi and Yunnan armies will join forces, but Lu Rongting may not necessarily send troops if we attack Kunming.  The conditions for troop deployment are not yet mature. The Fifth Division was blocked to the north of Duyun by Tang Jiyao. The Hunan Third Division and the Sixth Brigade were strong enough and had an advantage in numbers. However, the terrain in Guangxi was also complex. Once the Yunnan Dian Army was anxious, they could do so without any effort.  Enter Guangxi to help, unless you think that the Seventh Brigade can really reach Dali and threaten Kunming.  "

    "The most important thing is!" Jiang Fangzhen glanced at Miao Luo, who was leaning next to Yang Qiu, and said seriously: "We attacked Yunnan because the Yunnan army killed innocent people indiscriminately, but there was not enough reason to enter Guangxi, if  If the fight really starts, just wait for the whole country to condemn the Gan army's march north. Don't forget that Li Liejun is not only a die-hard member of the Democratic Party, but he has been the only one who has suppressed the dismantling of troops nationwide during this period, and he actually has 20,000 troops!"

    "Let's go and taste the mountain roads of Guizhou." After hearing this, Yang Qiu did not make any comment. Instead, he climbed up a section of the mountain road and reached out to Miao Luo below to pull him. There were so many guards, soldiers and Jiang Fangzhen around.  , Miao Luo also felt a little shy, but still pretended to be brave and handed her hand to him.

    Wen Yu took it, Yang Qiu smiled slightly, pulled hard and set foot on the mountain road to Guiyang again.  Jiang Fangzhen looked at his back and felt that what he just said should have some meaning. Did he really want to brave the world's disapproval and forcefully attack Guangxi?  This is indeed the best way to solve the Southwest in one fell swoop, but the unprovoked offensive pressure is too great!  From his first uprising until now, everything he has done has always taken public opinion and public sentiment into consideration. Even though his strength is now greatly increased, he always pays attention to promoting the righteous side of himself and the National Defense Force. How could he rashly attack Lu Rongting, who has a good reputation, without any reason?

    Is he going to join forces with Wang Zhixiang?  That is possible. Wang Zhixiang is known as "Tie Lao". The former deputy governor of Guangxi has some strength in the new army. Intelligence said that he has brought two thousand guns to Nandan, but he?  Jiang Fangzhen shook his head. Wang Zhixiang was indeed a major hidden danger in Guangxi, but he was far worse than Lu Rongting and was by no means a good partner.

    "Then what's his plan?"

    "Principal Jiang? What's wrong with you?" Lei Meng interrupted Jiang Fangzhen's thoughts, carrying the newly acquired 1912 rifle on his back, and said with a smile: "The Commander and Miss Miao have gone far." "When we get back, I'm afraid you guys will  I changed my name to Mrs. Miao." Jiang Fangzhen laughed, temporarily forgetting what happened just now, and walked forward jokingly.

    On the Yunwu Mountain north of Duyun, a company of National Defense Force soldiers were searching along the ancient tea road. Behind them were several mules and horses carrying three 80mm mortars.

    "Made, when will this mountain end? I have only been climbing the mountain in the past few months."

    "That son of a bitch, Tang Jiyao, will run away if he doesn't have any seeds. If I catch him, I won't pinch his eggs."

    "His eggs are worth a fortune. I think you are thinking about his aunt, right?"

    "hehe"

    The soldiers brag and fight to relieve their fatigue. Climbing mountains and clearing them like this every day is a laborious task. Especially after the reorganization of the mountain division, the army's combat methods have undergone major changes. In the past, the army fought in the field as a unit of battalions and regiments, but when encountering a situation like Guizhou  Behind the endless mountains, it became very difficult for large battalions to operate in large formations, so they began to experiment with smaller company units operating alone. Often several companies were spread out in the mountainous areas to support each other in clearing out the remaining enemies.  According to the teacher, this is accumulating small victories into big victories.

    The company commander also smiled and turned to ask the company instructor beside him. The two were old friends for many years and did not hesitate to speak. He asked: "What do you mean by the division commander leaving the main force alone and letting us attack Duyun?  According to me, we can just go west from Shuicheng and fight into Yunnan."

    "Yeah, I'm confused too." The instructor was also confused and scratched his head and said, "I guess he wants to capture the whole of Guizhou first."

    "Then we should also attack Yunnan! If we capture Kunming, Tang Jiyao and his gang will become lonely ghosts, and it will be easy to clean up." The company commander thought hard, but orders were orders, and he could only lead the soldiers to move forward.

    ¡°Company Commander¡­.¡±

    The team had just crossed a tea garden when the soldiers who went out to conduct reconnaissance rushed back to report: "Yaziling is just ahead. The fellows in the mountains said that there is probably a regiment of Yunnan troops stationed on it."

    The company commander used to be from Sichuan. When Chengdu was liberated, he cooperated with the Pioneer Brigade and was promoted. After two months in the mountain army officer training class, he came out this time to cooperate with the brothers in the encirclement and suppression of Yaziling and strive to open the way to the army.  Duyun¡¯s last barrier.  Fortunately, he did not forget the disadvantage of his troops. He immediately called for people to notify several neighboring companies to help, and he quickly led the troops towards Yaziling.

    When we arrived at Yaziling, everyone suddenly took a breath of air. They saw that the mountain was more than 300 meters high, almost straight and straight.superior!  No wonder the war in Guizhou is so difficult. If you put your company here, as long as you have ammunition, it will be more than enough to stop a few regiments!

    Fortunately, I have a mountain weapon.

    The accompanying artillery squad began to install mortars. This new type of artillery, which has recently been given priority to equip the Fifth Division, is very popular among soldiers because it is light in weight and can accompany infantry movements.

    "Coordinates 110, adjust the elevation angle to 78, load explosive grenades, and fire six rounds quickly!"

    The squad leader¡¯s soft shouting got Yaziling¡¯s idea. In an instant, the opposite side became noisy, banging gunshots began to sound violently, and bullets were fired towards this side crazily.  The company commander immediately organized two light machine guns to suppress them while anxiously waiting for the artillery to open fire.

    Bang bang Three soft sounds rang out quickly. The six kilograms of artillery shells were propelled by gunpowder in a high parabola. The shells hit Yaziling almost vertically, and the Yunnan Army's position suddenly burst into flames.  , gunpowder smoke filled the air, and before they could recover, the second shell fell again.  The rate of fire of mortars is extremely fast, and a skilled gunner can even fire twenty shells per minute. In addition to the unsatisfactory propellant of the shells, which caused many shells to go awry and almost hit their own people, more than 80% of the shells still fired accurately.  Hit the Yunnan Army position.

    Seeing that the mortars suppressed the enemy, the soldiers in the company secretly regretted not bringing more boxes of shells with them when they came out.

    The Yunnan army on Yaziling obviously did not expect that their opponents had artillery, and they immediately panicked.  Originally they wanted to stay in danger, but the whistling sound of artillery shells on the left completely panicked them.  Under the cover of a total of six mortars, the two companies launched a fierce attack on the mountain. The large amount of light machine gun equipment made the Yunnan army almost unstoppable.

    Except for the teaching regiment of the Fifth Division, which fought hard in a battle, the other three brigades had not fought a decent battle since they came to Guizhou. In addition, after the intermediate division was changed to the Mountain Division, the officers and soldiers of each unit have undergone a lot of training and are familiar with the mountains.  It is a fighting style, so all the troops who come out are red-eyed and ready to fight hard.  The sight of more than a thousand Yunnan troops in front of them really stimulated these Sichuan men. Although the terrain was not conducive to attack, almost everyone gritted their teeth and rushed upward.

    The Yunnan Army also knew that Yaziling was important. After passing here, there was the Duyun Base Camp, so they relied on the geographical advantage and numerical advantage to fight back desperately.  The echo of the shell explosion attracted several nearby companies, and the battle became fierce

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