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Volume One: On the Songhua River Chapter 1040: Withdraw or Defend?

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    Chapter 1040: Withdraw or Defend?

    The battle to defend Kunming lasted only one day. Under the fierce attack of more than 100,000 Japanese troops, Long Yun, chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government and commander of the Yunnan Provincial Guards, was already frightened. He swore that he had never seen such fierce artillery fire in his life.  I have never seen such desperate Japanese soldiers.  (Baidu search,)

    As soon as the battle began, Japanese artillery fire enveloped the Yunnan Army's positions, filled with smoke and sparkling fire. The fortifications and bunkers repaired before the war were almost like paper in front of the dense rain of artillery shells. These fortifications, according to Long Yun  Based on old experience, it is not a problem to resist for three to five days.

    Long Yun's standard was the model used by domestic warlords in melee, but he found that he was very wrong. The Yunnan soldiers were blown up by artillery shells and their limbs were broken. They were flying all over the sky. The masonry bunkers became the Yunnan soldiers.  A few shells flew towards the grave, and nearly a squad of soldiers disappeared in the blink of an eye, turning into a pool of flesh and blood.

    Two hours after the Japanese attack was launched, the Yunnan Army troops in the first line of defense outside Kunming were completely defeated. The second line of defense could only resist the Japanese army for less than three hours. Five hours later, the forward troops of the Japanese attack had already broken in.  Beijiaochang is an important defensive support point in the northern suburbs of Kunming.

    Long Yun, who was commanding the battle, was very anxious and hurriedly transferred to the First Garrison Division of Yunnan Province. This unit was the direct descendant of Long Yun. The soldiers were well-trained and well-equipped. All the good equipment of the Yunnan Army was spent.  Regarding the First Guard Division, in order to stabilize the passive situation in the northern suburbs, Long Yun assigned two of the three artillery regiments to the First Guard Division.

    The First Guard Division lived up to Long Yun's expectations. Under the cover of artillery fire, more than 9,000 soldiers launched a counterattack against the incoming Japanese vanguard. The Japanese troops who were fighting smoothly were hit head-on and were killed.  After being pushed back to the Yanglin area, the shaky northern suburbs defense line finally stabilized.

    Before Long Yun could celebrate with his forehead, the Japanese army turned over and launched a second fierce attack. A brigade of artillery covered the position guarding the 1st Division in all directions. The volcanic eruption of artillery fire flooded the position.  After entering the Yunnan Army position, the two artillery regiments suffered more than two-thirds of their losses in an artillery battle with the Japanese artillery.

    In order to avoid the fate of the 1st Guard Division being wiped out, Long Yun had to mobilize two divisions again and used the bodies of thousands of soldiers to block the holes in the northern suburbs. In the evening, night fell, and both sides  Everyone stopped, and Kunming, filled with gunfire, temporarily found peace.

    Counting the casualties, Long Yun was so distressed that he fainted. In one day of fierce fighting, the Yunnan Army lost more than 20,000 people, especially the First Guard Division, which he regarded as his favorite, with more than 7,000 casualties and was basically disabled.  Of the only three artillery regiments, two were disabled.  This was Long Yun's hard-earned family fortune, and it was almost wiped out in one day.

    The losses of the troops were second, mainly to the senior officers of the Yunnan Army. Their courage and energy had been broken by the Japanese army. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they feared the Japanese army like tigers. They were studying countermeasures in the provincial government building.  At that time, when I mentioned the battle during the day, I still looked frightened and frightened.

    The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the generals had no fighting spirit and were focused on avoiding the enemy. The battle in Kunming could not be fought. Long Yun had no idea in his mind. In addition, the generals unanimously requested to evacuate Kunming. This was a superficial statement, but in fact, it was  Long Yun also thought about escaping. The battle to defend Kunming was fought and fought, and everyone in Yunnan Province had to explain it. As for Tang Qiu, there had to be an excuse. The war situation was critical, and the Japanese offensive was fierce. After weighing the pros and cons, two days of fighting  One day makes no difference.

    So, after receiving the telegram sent to the military commander a few hours ago, stating the reasons for evacuating Kunming overnight, Tang Qiuli immediately received a call back, which posed a big problem for him.

    I saw a few generals banging tables and stools, not wanting to stay in Kunming for a minute longer. Those civil servants who advocated coexistence and death with Kunming before the war were like clay sculptures and wood sculptures, and they had nothing to do with them.  With his expression, Long Yun was angry.

    Tang Qiuli's telegram made it clear that if the Yunnan army evacuated Kunming overnight, there would be no place for him, Long Yun, to play on the ground in Yunnan. Others did not understand Tang Qiuli's style, but Long Yun knew this very well.  The tough tactics of Vice Chairman Tang were first exemplified by Yu Hanmou's loss of his head, and then Xu Liejun's disgraceful lesson, and he, Long Yun, was no exception.

    After coughing a few times, Long Yun said: "Everyone, everyone already knows the contents of Vice Chairman Tang's telegram. I don't need to say more. Once the Yunnan Army leaves, they will never return to Kunming. This is an ironclad fact.  , we should have a countermeasure. There are two ways to choose. One is to stick to Kunming for one morning as requested by Vice Chairman Tang. The other is to evacuate Kunming overnight and avoid the northwest Yunnan area, but there will never be a chance to come back.  The success is great. Let¡¯s think about it and come up with a charter.¡±

    The situation is stronger than the people. Long Yun¡¯s words will make those few people yell and want to leave immediately.??Senior officers were met with a basin of cold water. It was easy to leave, but it was difficult to come back. Logically speaking, Tang Qiuli was responsible for commanding the army across the country. The behavior of the Yunnan Army was to disobey military orders, which was a serious crime.

    Furthermore, northwest Yunnan is a remote, vast land with barren people and a bitter cold land. It is incomparable to Kunming. The person here is willing to stay in northwest Yunnan. I am afraid there is no feasting, BMWs, beautiful women, and a world of flowers.  I can't bear it even for a few days. Look at these people. Who is the master who can survive the hard life?

    They didn't have the guts to hold on for a whole morning in Kunming, let alone the confidence. They were frightened by the ferocious Japanese attack. It was hard to say whether they would be able to wait until the ** division troops arrived. Also,  , Tang Qiuli promised to do it well. Who can tell whether the troops can really come?

    These big bosses in the central government are masters at plotting, maneuvering, and turning things upside down. Killing people with borrowed knives and weakening local strength are common methods. He, Jiang, has always been thinking about our Yunnan Army. Who can guarantee that Tang Qiuli will never come here again?  With one hand, the Yunnan Army and the Japanese were all wiped out. Wouldn't Yunnan still fall into the hands of Tang Qiuli?

    Difficulty, this difficulty, Long Yun and the senior generals of the Yunnan Army are almost dying of worry. Seeing the scheduled evacuation time approaching, they are all talking about it, but they still don¡¯t have a good idea. The most difficult thing is the Yunnan Army.  The generals were divided into two groups. One group advocated staying in Kunming for the whole morning. The reason was that he, Tang Qiuli, could not joke about such a big matter.

    The other group maintains that according to the original plan, the Yunnan Army will withdraw from Kunming tonight, and there are very good reasons. Those big bosses in the government treat Yunnan as the same thing. Tang Qiuli just wants the Yunnan Army and the Japanese to fight to the death.  He would then take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to seize a ready advantage and gain Yunnan at his fingertips.

    The two factions couldn't stop arguing, and the quarrel was so intense that they started to fight each other and drew guns at each other. Those civil servants tried to persuade each other with both salt and water, "Dian Province is in a critical situation. You should unite sincerely and discuss a proper solution.  This is the best policy," Long Yun almost burst out of anger. If it weren't for you rotten scholars, regardless of the actual situation, clamoring for a bloody battle with the Japanese army to the end, would we be in such a difficult situation today?

    "That's enough! Shut up, you guys, a bunch of people who can't achieve anything but can ruin it, they know how to make noise at this time," Long Yun's anger surged, and he suddenly burst out and roared, making everyone tremble. In the room, at that time  There was silence, and the high-ranking generals who were getting angry looked at Long Yun with an angry look on his face in astonishment.

    The boss got angry, which had never happened before. Among the princes in various provinces, Long Yun was known for his good temper. He always treated his subordinates with kindness. When an honest man got angry, he looked very scary. Looking at the forehead  Long Yun, whose veins were bulging, and the generals of the Yunnan Army who were almost falling out with each other because of the quarrel, languidly returned to their seats and looked at the boss eagerly, waiting for him to make up his mind.

    Long Yun told his secretary to send another telegram to Vice Chairman Tang to ask for confirmation. Will the ** division troops be able to launch an attack on the Japanese army on time at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning?  Long Yun just said it clearly, "Boss Tang, don't play with me. The Yunnan Army's family fortune is all on your shoulders." At this time, Long Yun was inclined to stick to Kunming.

    After receiving the telegram from Long Yun, Tang Qiuli snorted coldly and ordered: "Reply the telegram to Long Yun. The battle of Kunming is of great importance. There is no reason to change the time when our army launches the attack. The Yunnan army can reduce its strength.  Camp step by step, insist on street fighting. If the Yunnan Army disobeys my order and still evacuates Kunming, I will regard the Yunnan Army as a rebel army. After the Battle of Kunming, the *** Division troops, even if they go to northwest Yunnan, must resolutely suppress them.  ¡±

    Well, a telegram forced Long Yun to be tied up in Kunming, even if he didn't want to fight. Who has the courage to bear the wrath of Tang Qiuli, who has nearly a million soldiers?  Long Yun also gave up his childish intention of evacuating Kunming. A fight would naturally be beneficial. If he didn't fight, he wouldn't even have the last chance. Therefore, Long Yun adjusted Kunming's defense overnight, hoping to be able to hold it until the arrival of the First Division troops.  .

    On the night of September 11th, it was destined to be a tense night in which we had to race against time. After receiving the emergency order from the division commander, the Directly Affiliated Corps and Tang Qiusheng Corps immediately increased their speed again on the basis of their original march at full speed. The soldiers  The sweat on my body had been dried by running, and the wheels of the car were spinning, splashing waves of mud.

    Tang Qiusheng's order to each unit was one hour earlier than the order from the division commander, that is, before ten o'clock tomorrow morning, to launch an attack on the Japanese troops outside Kunming. He understood the reason why Tang Qiuli issued the order. In order to complete the task  Tang Qiusheng ordered the corps's 1st and 2nd brigades, the 1st artillery brigade, two tank regiments, and four rocket launcher battalions to form a fast column. All transportation means of the corps were concentrated in this fast column, just to gain time.

    At 8:30 a.m. on September 12, the rapid column of the Sulu Mobile Regiment of the ** Division arrived in the area of ??Masi Camp in the southeastern suburbs of Kunming. Under the orders of the division commander, they managed to regain an hour and a half of time.After Qiu Sheng received the telegram from the fast column, his heart dropped to his stomach.

    Tang Qiusheng gave the order with a hint of excitement: "Send a report to the division commander. Our Sulu Mobile Regiment's rapid column arrived at the designated location of Masi Camp at 8:30 this morning. We will arrive at the designated location at 9:30 on time."  The Japanese attacked."

    (To be continued)
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