Twelve transport planes, two of which carried small-caliber artillery, mortars, heavy machine guns, artillery shells and bullets, and the other ten planes each carried twenty-four soldiers, a total of 240 paratroopers.
, floating down from the sky.
This is the first time in human history that paratroopers have been put into actual combat. It can be said that it has ushered in a new era in the history of war. Infantry no longer can only rely on two legs to measure the land. They can fall from the sky and attack the enemy's fatal positions unexpectedly.
However, these soldiers did not have the joy of making history. On the contrary, they were all very nervous. In the past, they trained in the Mongolian grasslands, which are endless and very flat. But now they are in Yunnan and Guizhou, with mountains everywhere, and there are too few places suitable for airborne landings.
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They had no choice but to choose a place less than two thousand meters away from Zhaotong County. It was relatively open and flat, but there were also more people coming and going. These paratroopers fell down under the gaze.
These people all had their mouths open and looked in disbelief. Could this be the legendary heavenly soldiers and generals? How could they fall from the sky?
Song Qingquan could no longer care about the exclamations of these people. He was the person in charge of this operation. As a paratrooper in his first battle, he must not fail and must deliver a perfect answer. But it seemed that God was deliberately against him again.
, just as he was landing, a sudden gust of wind blew over, and his parachute floated towards a sparse forest. At this time, Song Qingquan's expression changed.
If it hangs on a tree, it will probably end up dead or injured. But he has no choice but to resign himself to fate. This is the tragedy of the paratrooper. When it falls, even if someone shoots with a gun, you can't
Avoid by any means.
Wow!
Song Qingquan's parachute hung on a branch. Fortunately, it was a protruding branch, and the height was not high. There was a thick layer of fallen leaves below. Song Qingquan hurriedly cut the rope with a dagger, and successfully climbed out of the tree.
It fell down and there was no injury at all.
However, his back was soaked with cold sweat. In previous trainings, a soldier had hung on a branch and his stomach was cut open. By the time someone went to rescue him, his intestines had already flowed out.
Song Qingquan wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly ran out of the woods. At this time, other people had landed one after another. Everyone was packing up their parachutes. Don't underestimate these parachutes, they are all made of the lightest and best silk.
A large piece can be cut into several shirts, which is also a benefit for paratroopers.
Everyone moved very quickly and simply packed up. The weapons on the transport plane were also thrown down, and everyone re-armed. Song Qingquan counted the number of people, there were 240 people in total, and there were 227 people on the scene, including several people.
I sprained my foot and had some scratches on my body, but nothing serious.
But those 13 people disappeared. It was obvious that some were blown away by the strong wind, some may have deviated from the parachute position, and some may have fallen on the cliff. In short, they have not been found for the time being.
This loss is not unacceptable to Song Qingquan. Paratroopers have always been a high-risk profession. This is because the Yunnan Army is relatively ignorant and does not know how to prevent parachuting. Let them land calmly, otherwise the losses will be even more shocking.
After World War II, this was the case for paratroopers from all countries. The landing process was full of variables, and after landing, they would be surrounded. Paratroopers were born to be surrounded. They had to use crude weapons to resist the enemy's powerful firepower.
.Therefore, paratroopers must be the most elite and tenacious warriors, able to withstand unimaginable losses. In World War II, it was not uncommon for paratroopers to lose one-third, half, or even more. Their only chance of winning was to suddenly
, taking people by surprise to conceal their unpreparedness, and this operation perfectly demonstrates this.
For the Yunnan Army, they would never have thought of this combat mode. In fact, it can be forgiven. How could a force that was not even equipped with airplanes think of airborne landings?
Therefore, this operation turned into a paratrooper performance. After Song Qingquan gathered everyone, he rushed towards Zhaotong County. The whole process lasted for more than half an hour, but no soldier came out to stop it. They had no idea at all.
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After a brief exchange of fire, Song Qingquan led his men to seize the city gate. The Yunnan troops defending the city were all frightened. They could not imagine how the National Defense Forces would suddenly appear. Many soldiers simply knelt down and surrendered.
It only took two hours for Zhaotong to change hands. This was the choke point from Yunnan to Sichuan. Once it was controlled, the Yunnan troops who entered Sichuan would never want to come back. Tens of thousands of people suddenly became kites with broken strings.
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Song Qingquan hurriedly sent the good news to his superiors, but after the telegram was sent, he was a little worried. There were only more than 200 people in total, but they captured more than 500 prisoners. If these guys made trouble, they would be in trouble.
However, contrary to Song Qingquan's expectation, these Yunnan troops were obedient and had no intention of resisting. Only later did Song Qingquan understand the situation and found out that these people regarded them as monsters and did not dare to resist at all.
The National Defense Forces captured Zhaotong in one fell swoop. It was like a thunderbolt that fell on the land in the southwest. Everyone's heart was trembling.
Everyone knows that the National Defense Force is powerful, but no one thought that it was so powerful. It was able to seize important areas hundreds of miles away, just like searching for something. This kind of army is simply a heavenly soldier. How can it still compete with it?
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Just after the news of Zhaotong's change of hands came out, Yunnan set off a huge wave. Although Tang Jiyao had occupied Yunnan for many years, he was always warlike. Yunnan was already barren, and the burden that the people had to bear was staggering.
As a result, Tang Jiyao encouraged the cultivation of opium, and everyone knew Yuntu's name. The Yunnan army even directly used opium to pay troops and treated it as hard currency.
But opium cannot be eaten as food. Everyone grows opium. Naturally, food prices have skyrocketed and people are struggling to make ends meet. Everyone has endured Tang Jiyao to the extreme. This time, the sudden arrival of the National Defense Forces became the straw that broke the camel's back.
All walks of life in Yunnan immediately set off a wave of opposition to Tang Jiyao. Tang Jiyao, who was still retreating frantically in Sichuan, suddenly received the news and fell to the ground. He almost fainted.
"Quick, retreat quickly and return to Yunnan!"
After waking up, Tang Jiyao shouted at the top of his lungs. His intestines were full of regrets now. It was not good to offend anyone, but he chose to compete with the National Defense Forces. As a result, he received a solid slap in the face, which made him spin.
The Yunnan Army hurriedly retreated. They were in a state of disarray, like a bereaved dog. But the Sichuan Army was extremely excited, especially Liu Xiang and others. Being trapped in this small place in Sichuan also seriously affected the vision of these grass-headed kings. They could not have imagined that the war would actually turn out to be
You can fight like this.
No wonder Chang Yinhuai dared to say that it was a killer weapon. This thing was really powerful. From hundreds of miles away, if he said he would kill him, he would kill him. If he used this on himself, he would be making out under the covers, then
Someone suddenly comes to you and pulls you out of bed.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiang was scared from the bottom of his heart. In the past, when he was marching, he always liked to ask the fortune tellers around him such as Zhao Shenxian, Liu Banxian, Wang Tiezui and others. Now listen to the opinions of these masters. But this
By that time, Liu Xiang had completely changed, and he trusted no one as much as the National Defense Forces. It seemed that he had done the right thing by surrendering honestly and not continuing to fight against him, otherwise he would have lost his head.
Of course, Liu Xiang didn't know that paratroopers were not that easy to use. If he didn't do enough homework in advance, it would be absolutely impossible to succeed. After Chang Yinhuai entered Sichuan, he continued to collect intelligence about the southwest and find out more about it.
Various situations, otherwise we wouldn’t be as smooth as we are now.
The Sichuan Army did not know this. They only knew that the very brave Yunnan Army was completely destroyed. Over the years, the Sichuan Army had often suffered losses from the Yunnan Army, and this time it was finally able to recover.
These people all worked extremely hard and risked their lives to pursue the Yunnan Army. This energy made Liu Guiwu a little surprised. The vigor of the tigers and tigers seemed to be even more powerful than that of the National Defense Forces. These guys were very powerful in fighting with the wind.
The army quickly moved south, and the Yunnan army disintegrated. Huang Xiansheng and Deng Xihou captured Luzhou. They attacked directly from the east front and cut off the Yunnan army's retreat to Guizhou. In this way, Tang Jiyao's troops were completely defeated.
Became a turtle in a urn.
"Tell Gu Pinzhen that he must capture Zhaotong. If all the men and horses are exhausted, I will make up for it. No matter what, the way home must not be lost. I beg him!"
Tang Jiyao had always been very tyrannical, but now he spoke with a cry in his voice. He was really desperate. Gu Pinzhen, who had been responsible for the defense along the river, was also shocked when the National Defense Forces occupied Zhaotong.
This is called a fatal blow. They fought hard in Sichuan, and their throats were suddenly cut off. Isn't this fatal? He didn't know how Zhaotong was lost, and he didn't know how many people from the National Defense Force came. He could only send people forward
Go investigate.
After some understanding, it was discovered that Zhaotong's troops were not many, and Gu Pinzhen finally regained some courage. Even if he was a heavenly soldier or a general, he would still have a chance with two fists.
Gu Pinzhen immediately led a regiment of soldiers southward, hoping to retake Zhaotong. However, because he was a little slow to react, the situation of Song Qingquan and the others improved a lot.
The fortifications had been built, and six more transport planes flew over, dropping a large amount of supplies on them, including four artillery pieces, which greatly strengthened the paratroopers' firepower.
Moreover, Song Qingquan also found the captured Yunnan troops and offered them various inducements. These people also saw that Tang Jiyao could not hold on any longer, so they all switched sides.
Song Qingquan did not dare to put them on the front line, but only asked them to assist in auxiliary work. They also recruited 300 civilians and made full preparations for the battle.
Just after Song Qingquan was ready, Gu Pinzhen also rushed over, and the two sides quickly entered the battle. Song Qingquan personally commanded on the front line.
As a veteran, he has experienced fighting against the Japanese troops on the Korean Peninsula, guarded the frontier in Mongolia, and had conflicts with the Russians. After experiencing so many things, he has been able to face various situations with incomparable calm.
"Brothers, this is the first battle of the paratroopers. You can only win but not lose!"
"Don't be afraid, everyone. We are born to be surrounded. There is nothing to worry about."
Amidst this encouragement, Yunnan troops were constantly being killed. Their submachine guns rained bullets mercilessly on the Yunnan troops. This density was unimaginable by the Yunnan troops. The charging soldiers fell one after another. When Gu Pinzhen saw this,
His eyes widened as well.
It was obvious that there were not many men on the opposite side. If he couldn't take it down, there was no need to mess around. So Gu Pinzhen immediately organized a death squad and found the 300 bravest men among his subordinates. He also prepared enough opium for everyone.
These soldiers took a few nice puffs and then drove them towards the National Defense Forces.
Gu Pinzhen personally mounted the machine gun and acted as a supervising team. If he wanted to retreat, there was only one way to die. These death squads rushed forward one after another, and gradually they were getting closer and closer to the National Defense Forces' position.
After all, there were only 200 people, so it was inevitable that there would be moments of close quarters. After suffering huge casualties, these death squads finally got closer and closer to the position, and the two sides started a hand-to-hand battle.
When Gu Pinzhen saw it, she was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly ordered others to rush forward, relying on their numerical advantage to seize the position in one fell swoop.
But at this moment, more than a dozen planes appeared in the sky and rushed towards the Yunnan Army. Heavy bombs were dropped on their heads, blowing these people to pieces, and their parents screamed.
Gu Pinzhen was also frightened and retreated hastily. As a result, the three hundred suicide squads were basically wiped out, and the paratroopers also paid the price of 37 people.
Just when Gu Pinzhen wanted to regroup and attack again, suddenly a piece of news came that completely shattered him. There was turmoil in Kunming, and Tang Jiyao had been overthrown.
It turned out that Tang Jiyao's many years of perverse behavior had turned Yunnan into a powder keg. This military failure completely detonated dissatisfaction with him. Long Yun, who stayed in Kunming, with the support of all parties, issued a telegram announcing that he would not recognize Tang Jiyao's
status, and requested the National Defense Forces to enter Yunnan.
Internal and external troubles completely broke out at this moment. Not to mention the National Defense Forces blocking the way, even if they didn't block the way, they would not be able to go back. The Yunnan Army completely collapsed, and Gu Pinzhen could only put on makeup and escape immediately.
Gu Pinzhen ran away, and Tang Jiyao was now trapped in a tight siege. Three armies surrounded him on the bank of the Yangtze River. Long Yun betrayed Tang Jiyao again. Under repeated attacks, Tang Jiyao was so furious that he vomited blood and fell in the army.
Tang Jiyao fell, the biggest tycoon in the Southwest fell, the Yunnan Army also completely collapsed, Yuan Zuming from Guizhou also escaped from Guiyang overnight, all the grass-headed kings in the Southwest suddenly disappeared, and the land of the three provinces completely fell into
Under control.
"Mr. Shaochuan, although these military leaders have been eliminated, the chaos in the southwest has not been resolved. After years of war, the people's livelihood in the southwest has been in decline and needs urgent recovery. I want to make your husband the chairman of the Southwest Military and Political Committee. I wonder if you are willing?
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"No problem, Zhuoyan, don't worry!" Tang Shaoyi agreed immediately.
