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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 946 The Sound of Cannons on Leizhou Peninsula

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    Chapter 946: The sound of gunfire on Leizhou Peninsula

    Tang Qiuli deployed the Feng Jiwu Corps in Fujian, which caused great trouble and interference to Japan's upcoming battle plans in southern China and Southeast Asia. A main force of the ** Division, with more than 200,000 men, dispatched troops to southern Japan.  The pressure was enormous, and the original plan to launch a joint attack from Taiwan Island and Hainan Island was on the verge of failure.  (_-< Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work >-)

    At the meeting of senior officers of the Southern Expeditionary Force, the commander of the 15th Army, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengfumi, said that he was so arrogant that he not only despised the Chinese Communist Party, but also his colleagues, and even had to shoulder the landing operations on the coast of Fujian alone.  General Touichi Terauchi, the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Forces who presided over the meeting, could not help but frown.

    Temple Shouichi was not afraid that Yamashita Fengfumi would not be able to complete the mission, but was motivated by the need to balance the psychology of the generals. He felt that Yamashita Fengfumi's words were a bit hurtful and were not conducive to the sincere cooperation of the various ministries. Neither of these two people commanded troops and divisions.  Combat experience, in other words, no losses, no hardships, more than 200,000 Chinese troops, in their eyes, it is nothing.

    Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, the commander of the Third Army, who was despised by Yamashita Tomomi, and Lieutenant General Kenji Iijima, the commander of the Fourth Army, looked at Yamashita Tomomi's madness. Although they were very angry in their hearts, they looked at Yamashita Tomomi with pitiful eyes.  , the two of them are not as heroic as Yamashita-kun. Honma and Iijima have served in the North China Expeditionary Army and the Kwantung Army respectively. They have fought against the Japanese division troops and know how powerful they are.

    Especially Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, since the July 7th Incident, he first fought against the 29th Army and then fought against the Japanese Army. He did not take advantage that time. How did the hundreds of thousands of Imperial Army troops in North China  No, Masaharu Honma knew very well that when she exchanged glances with Kenji Iijima and looked at Yamashita Fengfumi, she was like a weather-beaten old man looking at an angry young man being impassioned. It was indescribably ridiculous and pitiful.

    Probably Yamashita Tobumi read a lot from the looks in the eyes of Masaharu Honma and Kenji Iijima, and he felt very uncomfortable. What he received in return was extremely contemptuous looks. The looks in the eyes of several important generals made Juichi Terauchi feel guilty.  After muttering, Masaharu Honma and Kenji Iijima were both senior generals in the Japanese Army, and their attitudes were very weighty. Finally, Juichi Terauchi, unable to make a decision, reported the situation of the Southern Expedition Force Headquarters meeting to the base camp.  , focusing on the differences among senior generals.

    After receiving the report, Emperor Hirohito broke into a cold sweat and secretly said that he was lucky. Fortunately, Juichi Terauchi was a mature and prudent commander. Otherwise, he would have done something bad. The current situation is that Hirohito does not want to offend Tang Qiuli, and  , he saw the mystery from Tang Qiuli's deployment of troops in southern China.

    Tang Qiuli should have interpreted the friendly signal he sent. His troop deployment was to protect the flank security of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Songhu areas. Tang Qiuli did not want to interfere at all in the Beibu Gulf and Leizhou Peninsula. In other words, it was  The Japanese Imperial Army attacked Sichuan and occupied the National Government in Chongqing, adopting a non-participation strategy.

    Perhaps, with Tang Qiuli's current military strength in southern China, he is not sure of defeating the imperial army. No matter which point, it will be of great benefit to the empire's upcoming southern campaign. As long as this China devil stands idly by, no matter it is Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army  , or the local forces in China, they were no match for the imperial army. Hirohito did not want to provoke Tang Qiuli, a difficult opponent at all.

    Yamashita Tomofumi did not know the stakes and almost caused a catastrophe. Therefore, Emperor Hirohito's order to the Southern Expeditionary Forces Headquarters was to immediately revise and adjust the southern combat plan, abandon the occupation of the Fujian coast, and use the Beibu Gulf and Leizhou Peninsula  As the target of the attack, the focus is to capture Chongqing, eliminate the China government, and complete the occupation of southern China.

    After receiving the order from the base camp, the bellicose Yamashita Fengwen felt very depressed. He couldn't figure out what the base camp was worried about, or what it was afraid of?  Could it be that the more than 200,000 Chinese soldiers in Fujian made the senior officials in the base camp tremble with fear?  Yamashita Fengfumi, who was holding back his anger, reluctantly obtained the task of vanguard officer from Juichi Terauchi. As the first unit to launch the attack, the 15th Army took the lead in landing on the Leizhou Peninsula, kicking off the Imperial China Southern Campaign.

    A few days later, Japan's Southern Dispatch Army, with the Third, Fourth, Seventh, Eleventh, and Fifteenth Armies, totaling more than 400,000 troops, was deployed to Dongxing, Fangchengang, and Beihai in the Beibu Gulf area.  , Haian, Xuwen, Maichen, and Xiayang in the Leizhou Peninsula were the targets of attack, which began the prelude to the Japanese southern campaign. The sound of gunfire suddenly rang out in the Leizhou Peninsula and Beibu Gulf.

    On April 24, Tang Qiuli in Quanzhou, Fujian, received news that the Japanese army had begun a full-scale offensive. More than 400,000 Japanese troops landed in Beibu Gulf and Leizhou Peninsula respectively. On the day of landing, all targets were occupied. Currently, they are  Going deeper, this situation??In his expectation, the garrison strength of the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army in the two places was simply unable to stop such a large-scale Japanese attack. It was only a matter of time before the city and territory were lost.

    What he was most worried about was the safety of the Guangxi Army's 19th Army and the 36th Army, which were rushing to the Beibu Gulf area in accordance with his orders. According to time calculation, in at most half a day, the leading troops of the two armies would be gone.  They would encounter the Japanese Seventh Army. If they were entangled and unable to withdraw, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops would surround the Gui Army. Tang Qiuli immediately sent a telegram to Bai Chongxi, informing him of the current enemy situation and asking him to  The two armies of the Guangxi Army were ordered to immediately stop their advance and withdraw to the northeast of Guangxi to preserve their strength and avoid fighting with the superior Japanese army.

    Bai Chongxi quickly replied to the telegram. In addition to thanking Vice Chairman Tang for reporting the enemy situation, he tactfully rejected the suggestion to withdraw the main force of the Guangxi army to northeastern Guangxi. The content of the telegram made Tang Qiuli anxious, "Vice Chairman Tang Xunjian"  The soldiers in the Guangxi army are all descendants of the Guangxi army and have the responsibility to defend the territory. Moreover, Nanning is the seat of our capital of Guangxi and must not be lost. I discussed with De Gong to use the main force of the Guangxi army to defend Nanning. Although all of them died in the battle,  , and don¡¯t lose an inch of our country.¡±

    After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli was so angry that he cursed, "Stupid, unbelievably stupid. He is desperate from the start. Is there anyone who fights like this?" After he finished cursing, he sent a telegram back to Bai Chongxi, "Degong and Bai Supervisor, the two  The courage of the public is commendable, and the combat effectiveness of the Gui army can also fight against the Japanese army. However, Tang believes that the defense battle of Nanning is definitely not feasible based on the current situation. The Japanese army's offensive is in full swing, and its strength far exceeds that of the Gui army.  This is because the enemy is strong and we are weak. It is better to avoid the Japanese army temporarily and preserve our strength. After the Japanese army penetrates deep into Guangxi and its forces are dispersed, we can look for opportunities to annihilate them all the way. We are eager to execute them. "

    The telegram was sent, but Tang Qiuli was unsure. With the tempers of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and the existing strength of the Gui army, it would be difficult for them to abandon Nanning without firing a shot. With more than 200,000 Japanese troops  A head-on collision would definitely result in heavy casualties for the Gui army. The terrain of Nanning is vast. Except for the Hu River, which can be used as a natural barrier, there is no favorable terrain for defense. In addition to being hit by Japanese artillery shells every day, the Gui army has no other choice.  Any advantage will be taken.

    Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were commendable for their courage, and the Gui army soldiers fought well, but they could not change the situation. In addition to a lot of casualties, Nanning still could not be saved. Nanning would become a place where the Gui army's vitality was greatly damaged. Tang Qiuli was  It was a pity for these Guangxi soldiers. He still had a glimmer of hope. As long as Bai Chongxi would send a telegram, the matter could be rectified. However, after waiting for a day, except for the continuous advancement of intelligence from the Japanese army, neither Li Zongren nor Bai Chongxi said a word.

    Tang Qiuli sighed. Li Bai and Li Bai's determination to defend Nanning was unshakable, and he could not change it. He could only take remedial measures. He telegraphed Chang Feng, Chief of Staff of the Division Directly Affiliated Corps stationed in Changsha, Hunan, to immediately lead the ** Division Directly Affiliated Corps.  Most of the Corps immediately went south to the northeastern region of Guangxi and occupied Liuzhou. They erected many pontoon bridges on the Hongshui River and Qianjiang River south of Liuzhou, preparing to meet the retreating Guijun troops.

    As soon as the war started, the ** Division troops intervened on the battlefield. This was a phenomenon that Tang Qiuli did not want to see. The original garrison troops of the Gui Army and the Guangdong Army in the Leizhou Peninsula and Beibu Gulf were unable to resist the Japanese offensive.  Within a few hours, they were submerged in the torrent of Japanese troops, and the southern gate of Guangdong and Guangxi suddenly opened.

    The sound of gunfire on the Leizhou Peninsula and Beibu Gulf completely shattered the illusions of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek of the National Government and the local princes of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Vice Chairman Tang had warned everyone that the wolf was coming, but they didn't believe it. This time, the wolf really came.  , especially Chairman Chiang, never dreamed that the Japanese would target themselves. Judging from the direction of the Japanese attack, they intended to go straight to Chongqing. There was only Guizhou between Guangxi and Chongqing.

    People in the government were in panic, and Chairman Chiang was so angry that he cursed his mother again. He didn't understand why the Japanese wanted to seek their own bad luck when they left Tang Qiuli's troops alone.  I can't even hide away. Do you really think I, Jiang, am a soft persimmon?  This time, the Central Army troops that Tang Qiuli could not command took action at an unprecedented speed and rushed to the southeastern region of Guizhou to deploy defenses along the lines of Puding, Anshun, Guiyang, Majiang, and Kaili, with the Wujiang River as their back.  , set up a long snake formation, trying to block the Japanese army in southern Guizhou and ensure the safety of the accompanying capital Chongqing.

    Long Yun, chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, also panicked. Within one day, he sent three telegrams to Tang Qiuli, asking for countermeasures. Guangxi and Yunnan are close to each other. The Japanese will not let Yunnan go. Sooner or later, soldiers will attack the border.  This time, Long Yun finally remembered the five-province military defense agreement and regarded this agreement as a life-saving straw.

    Therefore, Long Yun made a very sincere request to dispatch the Army Division troops into Yunnan as soon as possible to jointly resist the Japanese attack. However, Tang Qiuli judged that Yunnan was not in danger for the time being. In his telegram to Long Yun, he instructed  The Yunnan Provincial Government immediately mobilized troops to enter the southeastern Yunnan area and establish?Deep the defense line and wait for orders to send troops to Guangxi.

    (To be continued)
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