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Chapter 768 The main force of the Japanese is about to arrive

768 The main force of the devils is about to arrive

On the Danxia Mountain front, the three Japanese brigades were attacking smoothly.

The Japanese commander Jiang Xiajiro was also very satisfied with the progress of their attack.

If they continue to progress like this, they will definitely be able to defeat the defenders of Danxia Mountain in another day or two.

But at this critical moment, Liu Jianxu's Tenth Army suddenly rushed back to northern Guangdong from southern Jiangxi.

The Japanese were caught off guard.

Moreover, this time Commander Liu changed his previous attitude and cherished the troops under his command and was unwilling to fight a war of attrition with the Japanese.

The offensive requirements for the troops under his command were very strict.

There was no way out. Liu Jianxu also knew that he had offended Ye Qingshan.

This time, although he doesn’t know yet, how Ye Qingshan did it.

Let the headquarters revise the order and let them return to support northern Guangdong.

But Liu Jianxu is not a fool, and he must understand the means to make the command headquarters compromise.

It is definitely not something he can bear alone.

In order to prevent that, Ye Qingshan would settle the score with him later.

Commander Liu decided that after leading his troops back to northern Guangdong this time, he must perform well to ease the conflict with Ye Qingshan.

So, the Tenth Army arrived in northern Guangdong.

Within one day, they attacked the Japanese at all costs and successively defeated two Japanese regiments that tried to stop them.

The Japanese commander Jiang Xiajilang was stunned.

"Baga, what's going on?

When did the Chinese army have such combat effectiveness? "

Jiang Xiaji was very angry.

Now, they are under attack from both sides in northern Guangdong, and it is no longer possible for them to continue attacking the Danxia Mountain front.

According to intelligence, the 10th Group has a strength of 60,000 to 70,000 troops.

With so many Nationalist troops coming to attack them, if they are not careful, they will suffer a major defeat.

"Let the 22th Brigade also move eastward and cooperate with the nd Mixed Brigade to stop this Chinese army.

On our side, we will speed up our attack on Danxia Mountain.

We must conquer Danxia Mountain before tomorrow."

The Japanese commander was unwilling to give up and was ready to give it a try.

In fact, the order given to him by Seishirō Itagaki was a death order.

Now, on the Xiangxi battlefield, after such a long period of mobilization.

All units of the Japanese 11th Army have basically left the battlefield.

Now, each regiment is heading south to the battlefield in northern Guangdong one after another.

They had to open up a passage into Guangdong before the main force of their army arrived in northern Guangdong.

Moreover, it was precisely because there were hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers behind him, killing them.

Only the Japanese commander Jiang Yichilang could face the tens of thousands of troops from the 10th Army and still be so fearless.

On the evening of May 11, Ye Qingshan watched the intelligence that kept coming in.

He also realized that the Japanese did not want the Tenth Army to reach the Danxia Mountain battlefield smoothly.

Without the participation of the Tenth Army, the three regiments under Xia Yang's command and the 131st Division of the Gui Army would not be able to defend Danxia Mountain.

We will eventually have to give up on Danxia Mountain.

Fortunately, with more than 10,000 troops from two divisions of the Gui army arriving in Shaoguan.

The New 1st Division, assisting Ye Qingshan, is vigorously building defensive fortifications around the area.

The defensive positions on the Shaoguan front line have basically been reconstructed.

In this way, even if Danxia Mountain was lost, Xia Yang's three regiments and the 131st Division of the Gui Army retreated to the Shaoguan line.

Guard Shaoguan with them.

This is their last line of defense against the Japanese.

Anyway, there are still five days before the arrival of Long Wendong's 86th Army's first main division.

Ye Qingshan just didn't believe that the Japanese could break through the defense line he personally deployed in Shaoguan in five days.

"Notify Commander Xia and his men to evacuate the Danxia Mountain positions in the second half of this evening.

They have completed their mission.”

So, that night, the three regiments of the New 131st Division and the st Division of the Gui Army, with the remaining people, quietly retreated from Danxia Mountain.

On the morning of the 12th, the Japanese captured Danxia Mountain.

At the same time, the Tenth Army also received Ye Qingshan's order and turned south.

However, Ye Qingshan did not let the 10th Army go to Shaoguan to avoid awkward meeting between the two sides.

Ye Qingshan ordered the remaining troops of the 10th Army to defend the eastern line of defense.

The two sides form a pincer attack and can support each other.

At the same time, far away in western Hunan, Xue Yue was looking at the latest telegram he had received.

He said to the Chief of Staff Zhang Zili next to him: "The 3rd Division of the th Army of the Japanese has also broken off contact with our army.

The 3rd Division was the final rearguard unit used by Anami Korechika.

Now, the entire 11th Army of the Japanese has moved south.

Tell Ye Qingshan the news and ask him to make early preparations in northern Guangdong.

In just a few days, they would have deployed more than 100,000 Japanese invaders in northern Guangdong.

The pressure on him is really huge."

After receiving the telegram, Chief of Staff Zhang said, "According to the latest news.

The headquarters has ordered the Gui army to send troops to reinforce Ye Qingshan.

At the same time, even the 10th Army of the Third War Zone was ordered by the Supreme Command to be transferred back to northern Guangdong.

With these two reinforcements, the Japanese 11th Army could move south to northern Guangdong.

In the short term, Ye Qingshan and his men should not be defeated.

The terrain in northern Guangdong is complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack, so the Japanese's advantage is not that great."

"Ah."

Xue Yue nodded. He agreed with the chief of staff's analysis.

Suddenly, Xue Yue remembered something and asked the chief of staff, "Oh, right.

How is the situation of Ye Qingshan's troops attacking Yangcheng?"

“I’m not too sure about this.

They probably haven’t taken Guangzhou yet.

However, the Japanese defenders in Yangcheng are now trapped.

In the absence of reinforcements, just give Ye Qingshan enough time.

He still has a real chance to take over Guangzhou."

"Notify Dai Li and ask them to send us more information about Yangcheng.

I don’t know what these guys from the Military Control Commission do every day.”

Xue Yue was very unhappy that he didn't know the progress of the battle in Yangcheng.

"However, Chief of Staff, you said that the Japanese trapped in Yangcheng have no reinforcements.

That's not necessarily the case.

It seems that all the land passages have been blocked by Ye Qingshan at this point.

I admire Ye Qingshan for this.

It was able to force the Japanese 23rd Army into its current miserable state.

But don't forget, the devils also have a navy, and their navy is very powerful.

If the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet lands on the coast of Yangcheng from the sea, Ye Qingshan will have no way to stop it.

Could it be that Ye Qingshan has other means to deal with the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet?

Still relying on the Americans?"

To be honest, Ye Qingshan brought too many unexpected surprises to everyone.

After hearing what Xue Yue said, he felt a little unconfident at the end and quickly added this.

"this……

I can’t really say. I don’t know the situation between the Americans and Ye Qingshan.

Anyway, I heard before that the Japanese naval fleet was fighting with the Americans in the Pacific Ocean.

Could it be that Ye Qingshan was sure that the Americans could tie down the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet and prevent them from coming back to support Yangcheng?

Anyway, it has been a month since Ye Qingshan launched his counterattack on Guangdong Province.

The situation in Yangcheng is already so difficult.

If it were in the past, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet would have appeared.

But now, there is no movement at all.

This time, the Japanese naval fleet might just come to support Guangzhou.

It would be best to ask the High Command to contact the American envoy.

Maybe we can get more information that way.”

Chief of Staff Zhang Zili was very conservative in this matter.

After all, these national army generals are very cautious about anything related to Ye Qingshan.

No one wants to get into trouble.

…………

At this moment, Ye Qingshan also took time to understand the progress of the attack in Yangcheng.

"Deputy Commander Wu and his men have cleared all the Japanese and traitorous Japanese defensive positions outside the city.

Now, the vanguard of the New 2nd Division has already entered the city.

Especially them, they have firepower suppression.

Even in street fighting with the Japanese 23rd Army, they still had an absolute advantage.

Now, the Japanese hiding in the city are fighting like trapped beasts.

Deputy Commander Wu and his colleagues said that they only needed two weeks.

They must clear out all the stubborn Japanese in the city."

The young warrior was reading the telegram that had just been sent from the front line in Yangcheng.

The progress in Yangcheng was actually similar to what Ye Qingshan expected.

It didn't bring him too many surprises.

In the battle in Yangcheng, there was no quick-acting tactical approach.

They could only rely on their firepower advantage to consume the remaining Japanese troops bit by bit in street fighting.

When all the Japanese in the city were killed,

The battle is over.

As long as there is a possibility that the Japs will receive reinforcements from the sea, others can think of it.

Ye Qingshan would naturally not forget.

However, this is different from the past.

In the past, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet could still rampantly wreak havoc along the coast.

But now, whether they can do it or not, they have to give it a try.

"Commander, General Xue's latest telegram.

The Japs' 11th Army has all moved south.

Our reconnaissance troops also sent a telegram from southern Hunan, discovering a large number of Japanese troops, numbering tens of thousands of people.

Heading south along the road.

Although we destroyed many roads and blew up some bridges along the way.

But it did not stop the Japanese army's marching speed.

If nothing unexpected happens, this Japanese army of tens of thousands of people will arrive in northern Guangdong in two days."

After hearing this, Ye Qingshan sighed and finally came.

But this was already a few days later than he expected.

"The Japanese divisions all have special engineering units that build roads through mountains and bridges over rivers.

The number of reconnaissance and demolition teams we sent north was still too small.

The damage caused was not enough to delay the main enemy force for too long.

If I calculated correctly, the reconnaissance team discovered a large army of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers.

It should be the troops of the 40th Division and the 6th Division of the Japanese th Army.

If they really arrive, it will be the beginning of the real decisive battle between us and the devils."

"Where are Long Wendong and the others?"

The main force of the Japanese 11th Army is finally coming.

Ye Qingshan knew very well that if he wanted to deal with the Japanese 11th Army, he had to rely on the New 1st Division which was currently suffering from a severe blow.

As well as the three divisions of the Gui Army, and the 60,000 to 70,000 people of the returning Tenth Army.

There is no way they can be a match for the elite troops of the Japanese 11th Army.

Ye Qingshan could only hope that his own 86-strong th Army would fight back so that he could see a glimmer of hope of victory in the decisive battle with the Japanese th Army.

"Commander Long has already arrived in northern Guangxi. He will definitely reach Shaoguan within five days."

The young martial artist was also keeping a close eye on the progress of Long Wendong's 4th Division's march.

"What about the main force of the 86th Army?"

Compared with the arrival of Long Wendong's main division, it could at most delay time and ensure that the battlefield in northern Guangdong was not lost.

If you want to confront the Japanese 86th Army head-on, you have to wait until Zhou Pingkou arrives with the main force of the th Army.

"General Zhou and his men have now entered western Guangxi.

According to their marching speed, it may take until the end of the month for the entire army to arrive here."

“It’s still a little slow.”

Ye Qingshan sighed.

In fact, the speed at which the 86th Army was traveling was already abnormal.

No matter what, the Japanese 11th Army is moving south faster.

"Those two old devils, Itagaki Seishirō and Anami Korechika, must have received the intelligence.

I heard the news that I was transferred back to the 86th Army.

They also want to defeat us in northern Guangdong before Lao Zhou and his men get back.

Humph, I won’t let them succeed.

Notify Meng Jifei and let their aviation team start tomorrow.

Suspend the bombing of Yangcheng, cover our bombers, and launch surprise bombings on the Japanese marching southward.

This time, no matter what the cost, we must teach the Japanese a severe lesson.

We cannot allow them to march so recklessly.

If they succeed, the Japanese will certainly be wary of their subsequent marches.

It will buy us at least two days.”

At the critical moment, Ye Qingshan still relied on the pilots of the aviation team to shoulder the burden.

Even now, the skies of northern Guangdong and southern Hunan are patrolled by the Japanese Zero fighter planes every day.

Neither side truly had control of the air.

But at this time, Ye Qingshan could only let the air force take the risk and send out bombers to carry out the bombing mission.

In the past half month, Ye Qingshan has not ordered the bombers to fly north.

Bomb the Japanese troops heading south.

It should be able to paralyze the Japanese 11th Army's marching troops.

Ye Qingshan hopes that he will hear good news from Meng Jifei and others tomorrow.

Soon, at Chaozhou Airport, Meng Jifei and others received an urgent telegram from Ye Qingshan.

"Captain, what did the commander say?

Is there another big war going on?"

A group of pilots surrounded Meng Jifei and asked anxiously.

"Look how impatient you are."

"Captain, we have been babysitting those foreigners every day during this period.

Watch them bomb the Japs.

They had a blast.

We are suffering.”

“That’s right, I want to add two more stars to my fuselage.

What if I don't go and fight the Japanese Zero?

When will my two stars come? "

"That's it."

A group of pilots also wanted to fight.

"Okay, shut up.

Commander's orders."

After reading the telegram, Meng Jifei shouted and everyone quickly stood up.

"Tomorrow, we will still babysit for Johnson and the others."

"oops!"

The excited crowd wailed.

"But... the target of this bombing is the main force of the Japanese 11th Army that is heading south from Hunan Province."

Meng Jifei deliberately hesitated for a moment and said with a smile.

"Ow!"

Then, the other pilots reacted and screamed.

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