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701 Battle for Northern Guangdong

With the 89th Army's two main infantry divisions encircling the 19th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese,

Next comes the most difficult battle.

The surrounded Japanese 19th Mixed Brigade will certainly not sit still and wait for death, and will definitely fight to the end.

This is because these devils knew that even if they surrendered, they would not have a good ending if they fell into Ye Qingshan's hands.

In this kind of offensive battle, the fighting will of the soldiers on both sides is the key.

"What's the situation in northern Guangdong?

Where is Liu Jianxu's Tenth Army?"

The Japanese 19th Mixed Brigade in Chaozhou is now a piece of fat meat in your mouth, so there is no need to worry about them running away.

Ye Qingshan also turned his gaze to the north.

In Ye Qingshan’s plan to counterattack Guangdong Province, can northern Guangdong be captured and defended?

It is also related to his subsequent action plan.

“Commander, I just received a telegram from Chief Gu a few hours ago.

The 10th Army has now captured the Meiguan Ancient Road area and is heading towards Danxia Mountain and Shaoguan."

The young martial artist answered from the side.

Ye Qingshan frowned after hearing this: "Why did we get there only now? Why haven't we reached Shaoguan yet?

There aren't many Japanese defenders in the entire northern Guangdong, why are they so slow?"

Ye Qingshan was somewhat dissatisfied with the progress of the Tenth Army.

Logically speaking, three days should be enough for the Tenth Army to take over northern Guangdong.

But now, the other side has not even taken over the most important Shaoguan.

If time goes on for too long, unexpected events are likely to occur.

"Commander, according to Commander Liu.

Their troops also encountered troubles during the march.

The Japanese blew up all the bridges in northern Guangdong, delaying their march.

During the day, the Japanese bombers continued to bomb their marching troops.

They paid a heavy price in casualties..."

"okay!"

Ye Qingshan rudely interrupted the young martial artist's explanation with an unpleasant look on his face.

In Ye Qingshan's view, these are all excuses.

I'm afraid that Commander Liu couldn't bear to see his troops suffer such heavy casualties in the face of such crazy bombing by the Japanese.

After all, for these national army generals, the troops are their lifeblood.

Without troops, they would lose power.

Therefore, when many Kuomintang generals were fighting, they did not consider how to win the battle.

The question is how to avoid excessive casualties in one's own troops, otherwise it would be difficult to explain after the war and one might even lose power and status.

But this is unacceptable to Ye Qingshan.

Originally, Ye Qingshan thought that with the tens of thousands of troops of the Tenth Army, they could attack northern Guangdong where the Japanese were short of manpower.

Isn't it easy to occupy it?

But now it seems that Ye Qingshan overestimated the Tenth Army.

What Ye Qingshan fears most is a stupid teammate appearing at a critical moment.

Ye Qingshan decided to remind Gu Zhutong.

"Send another telegram to Commander Gu and tell him.

Don't forget what he promised me before the war.

The Tenth Army must take northern Guangdong and hold it firmly.

Otherwise, if we lose this battle, don’t blame me, Ye Qingshan, for not considering the feelings of both parties and turning my back on you.”

Soon, Gu Zhutong, who was still in Fujian Province, received Ye Qingshan's sharp telegram.

"This Ye Qingshan, his old problem comes back again.

When he gets angry, he bites everyone he sees."

Looking at what Ye Qingshan said in the telegram, Gu Zhutong was also a little angry.

But what made him even more angry was Liu Jianxu's incompetence.

How come an entire army of 70,000 to 80,000 people has not yet taken over northern Guangdong?

The main force has not arrived in Shaoguan, but at least the vanguard should have arrived.

Gu Zhutong blushed a little when he thought of the solemn promise he made to Ye Qingshan before the war.

Not long after Ye Qingshan's telegram was sent, the telegram from the headquarters was also sent to Gu Zhutong.

This time, the order the headquarters gave to Gu Zhutong was actually the same as Ye Qingshan's.

It also allowed Gu Zhutong's Tenth Army to take over northern Guangdong.

The command naturally knew about Ye Qingshan and Gu Zhutong's counterattack in Guangdong Province a long time ago.

The headquarters not only cursed Ye Qingshan for counterattacking Guangdong Province, but also kept it a secret from them.

It also tacitly approved the combat operation of the Third War Zone.

Because the actions of Ye Qingshan and Gu Zhutong were equivalent to a disguised support for the main battlefield in Xiangxi.

As for the 10th Army's operation to seize northern Guangdong, the headquarters was even more eager for them to succeed.

"Send a telegram to Commander Liu and tell him.

I don't want any excuses, and don't tell me about casualties.

I only have one order for him, their vanguard must arrive in Shaoguan tomorrow.

At any cost, we must capture northern Guangdong before the enemy reinforcements arrive.

No matter how many soldiers are lost, I will replace them all after the war.

This is also what the High Command meant.

If soldiers are lost, they can be replaced.

But without this opportunity, there will be no more opportunities later."

Gu Zhutong also guessed that the slow march of the 10th Army was most likely related to Commander Liu.

So in the telegram, such a promise was made, using both kindness and force.

As expected, after Gu Zhutong sent this telegram, Liu Jianxu also knew that Gu Zhutong was really anxious.

After all, the headquarters is paying attention to this battle. It would be a great opportunity for him if he fails to play well.

After that day, it was basically impossible for him to continue to advance.

Therefore, Liu Jianxu ordered the Tenth Army to advance in three directions. In this way, the Japanese bomber groups would not be able to bomb all of their advancing troops.

That night, one of the vanguard regiments of the Tenth Army captured the Japanese positions in Danxia Mountain.

Then, the vanguard group headed towards Shaoguan overnight.

They arrived in Shaoguan before dawn, but encountered a cavalry brigade of the Japanese.

There was a fierce exchange of fire between the two sides.

The vanguard retreated.

When Commander Liu heard that the Japanese cavalry had already arrived in Shaoguan, he became even more anxious.

Urge all troops to speed up their march.

On the other side, a regiment of reinforcements sent by the Japanese 104th Division was also marching quickly towards Shaoguan.

A battle broke out between the two sides over Shaoguan.

On the other hand, the Japanese 22nd Mixed Brigade also began to fight back to northern Guangdong from western Hunan. The news was quickly passed on to Gu Zhutong by the Military Control Commission.

"Damn, how could this happen?"

After receiving the news, Gu Zhutong's face turned grim.

What he originally thought was a battle with every guarantee of success has now turned into a battle with the Japanese.

Facing the attacks from both the north and south, Gu Zhutong is now a little worried that his Tenth Army will be defeated.

"Quick, tell Commander Liu this news.

He was asked to send an army northward to block the returning 22nd Mixed Brigade of the Japanese at the Danxia Mountain line.

Then take Shaoguan as soon as possible and establish a solid defense line in northern Guangdong.

They can’t lose this battle, or they’ll be humiliated.”