Chapter 105: War begins (2)

Located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Yunyang County has been an important station on the water and land passage into Sichuan for thousands of years. The county is connected to Fengjie in the east and Wanxian in the west. It is surrounded by high mountains and deep valleys on all sides, with a long peak, with an average altitude of more than 800 meters. Cliffs can be seen everywhere in the river section of the territory, and the terrain is extremely important. ("7*

Yunyang, with a long history, is a small city without a city wall, with a population of just over 10,000.

When the commander of the river defense commander of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and General Cao Kun of Huwei, two brigades were led by the big families and people in Yunyang County, they were afraid that the enemy army would be harmed and had already escaped. Most of the rest were panic, old, weak, sick and disabled, and more than 12,000 officers and soldiers under Cao Kun had packed the small town.

Out of fear of war, ships from various countries stopped sailing one after another. Several of the original aircraft wheels in Yichang, which had already fled, were already destined to Chongqing.

The Chongqing Chamber of Commerce and the police station secretly responded to Xiao Yimin's call and had long driven all large and medium-sized ships to the upper port of Chongqing. Under the protection of Wang Lingji's Fourth Division, Chen Huan, the new Sichuan Military Affairs Council Office and Inspector, had no ship to adjust. Cao Kun, who was so murderous, could only lead his troops to brave the scorching heat and walk along the Three Gorges into Sichuan. When he reached Yunyang, the entire army was exhausted.

What's more serious is that the military rations carried with the army have been consumed, and the fatigue and hunger have left the officers and soldiers without any morale. The 12,000 officers and soldiers who originally thought they would make a fortune after entering Sichuan searched the entire county town and only obtained more than 2,000 kilograms of corn and sweet potatoes. Chicken, duck, cattle and sheep have long been moved to the mountains by the people who escaped the military disaster, and they can't even see the shadow.

"General, let's have a bowl of mung bean porridge, but it's a pity that there's no sugar."

Cao Kun's adjutant gave a large bowl of freshly prepared mung bean porridge, and turned to Wu Xiangzhen, the commander of the Fourth Mixed Brigade, who came to the meeting, and Li Bingzhi, the commander of the 13th Mixed Brigade, each gave a bowl of it.

Cao Kun from Tianjin was quite humorous. He picked up a big bowl and drank a few big mouthfuls, smacked his lips and said that the beans were good, and they tasted better than the northern beans. After saying that, he looked at Wu Xiangzhen and Li Bingzhi who were holding the bowl with helpless look on their faces:

"Drink quickly, it's just enough to relieve the heat. I'll have to walk all day today. I have to rush to Wanxian. When I arrive in Wanxian, no difficulties will be gone."

Wu Xiangzhen, a general from Yunnan, knew the temperament of Sichuan people very well. He put down his bowl and said to Cao Kun worriedly:

"Brother Zhongshan, although Wanxian is relatively wealthy and has a large transit station set up by Zhou Jun's army, at this time, it was probably evacuated by the Sichuan army and local people, and the telegram lines along the way were cut off. The contact between us and Chongqing was interrupted for two days, and the situation was not good!"

Cao Kun slowly put down the bowl, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and nodded slightly:

"Yes, this Xiao Yimin is indeed very appealing. He shouted in the newspaper that he was aware of the people in the chamber of commerce everywhere. Chen Huan and the Hunan Army in Chongqing were also forced to be at a loss, and we couldn't even find food along the way.

"It can be seen that entering Sichuan this time is not a good job. It is very likely that you have to fight a battle hard. You two must be mentally prepared!"

Li Bingzhi, a general from Hebei, drank half of the bowl of porridge and put it down:

"Brother Zhong Shan makes sense, but according to the current confrontation, the commander of the border army, Xiao Yimin, seems to be afraid to fire the first shot. Otherwise, with the strength of the Sichuan army of the three peripheral divisions of Chongqing, it will be able to launch a four-sided attack on the two brigades trapped in Chongqing and then take Chongqing. However, Xiao Yimin has not dared to move until now, and obviously he cannot make up his mind...

"My subordinates believe that Xiao Yimin is just posing and fighting for a favorable position of bargaining, and he will never dare to start the war easily, otherwise it would be like betraying the general and opposing the central government. He will inevitably fall into an isolated situation, and will be severely attacked by the various departments under our central government and the Yunnan Army. The latest chapter of the Holy Temple"

Cao Kun waved his hand: "No! You don't know this Xiao Yimin. Although this person is young, he is definitely a decisive person. I have been thinking about the past few days that he has successfully stirred up the opinions of Sichuan people and forced the Sichuan Army divisions to stand on his position and be unanimous to the outside world. He also has plenty of time to prepare for war, why do he still siege Chongqing without fighting?

"Does he have to wait until our two brigades arrive in Chongqing before starting the battle? Xiao Yimin is definitely not so pedantic, otherwise he would not have reached his current status in just eight years. So, I still say the same thing... What's going on outside? Why are you yelling around?"

The yard was noisy, and Xiong Bingqi, the chief of staff who inspected various departments, flew off the horse and ran in sweat:

"When the second battalion, who was the vanguard, was directly under the Second Battalion of our army, who was vanguard, he was suddenly attacked by unidentified militants. Battalion Commander Zhao Huan, Battalion Deputy Zhang Kaitai and three company commanders were shot and killed first. Five hundred brothers were headless and were in a narrow mountain road. Before they could launch a counterattack, they were attacked by hundreds of grenades. According to a small platoon leader who ran back to report, less than 30% of the vanguard battalion could survive."

Cao Kun jumped up in fear. Li Bingzhi and Wu Xiangzhen stood up suddenly, surrounded Xiong Bingqi and asked for details.

The anxious Xiong Bingqi explained, and finally ordered the adjutant to bring the map, pack the table and spread it out quickly, pointing to Miaozi Mountain, which had only a small black dot on the map, and explain quickly:

"Just here, there is a two-mile long and narrow road built along the mountain. It is the only official road leading to Wanxian. This section of road is between the two mountains. The Yangtze River is separated by hundreds of meters to the south. The north is the Miaozi Mountain with an altitude of 1,000 meters and a steep terrain. The terrain is narrow and there are curves. If we launch an attack, it will be a headache. The troops of more than one battalion cannot be displaced at all!"

Li Bingzhi turned to Wu Xiangzhen: "Yuting, you are familiar with the situation in the southwest. Tell me, whose troops might be the attacker?"

Cao Kun and Xiong Bingqi immediately looked at Wu Xiangzhen, and Wu Xiangzhen shook his head helplessly:

"I have been leaving my hometown for more than ten years. I have been leading troops in Northeast China and Zhili. I have no idea about the situation in Sichuan at all, so it is difficult to judge whose troops are nearby... Logically speaking, Zhou Jun's army has collapsed, and one-third of the troops fled to Chongqing to surrender to Chief Chen Huan. Most of the first troops in the Sichuan Army distributed in eastern Sichuan have been disbanded and returned to the field. Zhou Jun himself was ridiculed by the Sichuan Army and was disheartened and ordered to go to Beijing to take office. In this case, the only ones that attacked our army were local armed forces or local Jianghu Gangs."

"No! Where can the Jianghu Gang have so many advanced weapons? Where can I have such good marksmanship? Light machine guns and powerful grenades are all coming together. Do local armed forces have this ability?" Cao Kun immediately raised a question.

Wu Xiangzhen explained with a wry smile:

"Masters may not know that Xiao Yimin's two arsenals in Chengdu and Ya'an have very high technical level and weapons output. In addition to not being able to produce large artillery, they have surpassed the Hanyang factory in all aspects. Looking at the whole of China, only Ya'an Arsenal can produce high-power cast iron grenades and wooden handle grenades. Hanyang Factory, Jiangnan Factory, Fengtian Factory and Dagu Factory started to imitate wooden handle grenades with low technology at the beginning of this year. The weapons and equipment produced by Chengdu and Ya'an were sold to all over the country three years ago. In addition, Xiao Yimin himself came from Hongmen and is now the leader in the "Yi Generation" of Sichuan Pao Ge, so it is not surprising that he sold weapons and ammunition to people from all over the world."

"There is such a thing about the division seat, Yuting is right. I heard that the German light machine gun imitated by the Chengdu Arsenal has been finalized, and it seems to be called the m1915 type. It has been successively equipped with the Sichuan Border Army and the Wang Jian Fifth Division stationed in southern Sichuan. It can be seen that the weapons and equipment of the Sichuan Army are far more advanced than ours, so I have to be careful!" Chief of Staff Xiong Bingqi reminded in a low voice.

Cao Kun walked to the door with his hands on his back and saw a few bloody soldiers coming to report the news in the yard, and his anger finally burst out. He turned around and ordered loudly:

"Transfer the two artillery teams to me and bombard me! It's so weird. I dare to attack me for an ambush. No matter what part he is from, I will destroy him! Biaochen, you go and command yourself!"

"yes!"

Li Bingzhi quickly grabbed the big block and ran out of the temporary command center.

Xiong Bingqi walked up to Cao Kun and whispered: "Second, is it the opponent who wants to stop our army from moving westward to Chongqing? Or is it delaying our army's pace through sneak attacks?"

Cao Kun stared at his eyes and scolded loudly: "No matter what they think, in short, I must arrive in Wanxian at this time tomorrow, otherwise we will starve to death without waiting for others to beat him! Mom is so slap, follow me, I want to see who is the little girl, and dare to block my way!"

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