The Travelers of the Heavens

In the"Battle of Lijiapo", the 386th Brigade suffered heavy losses, and the brigade was unable to continue fighting for a long time.

The 772nd Regiment originally had 2,750 men, but lost 2,400 in this battle.

The 771st Regiment originally had 2,626 men, but lost 1,850 men in this battle.

The new regiment originally had 1,236 men, but lost 1,200 in this battle.

The New Second Regiment originally had 1,680 men, but lost 1,459 men in this battle.

The New Third Regiment originally had 1,400 men, but lost 1,393 men in this battle.

The Independent Regiment originally had 1,100 men. Since it was the last to participate in the war, it only lost 93 men in this battle.

The 386th Brigade suffered a total loss of 8,395 men.

This battle shocked the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the troops in various base areas. They also had a better understanding of the equipment and combat capabilities of the Jiuzhou Army.

"After the"Battle of Lijiapo", the Kyushu Army never took the initiative to launch a battle of this scale against the Eighth Route Army. The

216th Division of the Kyushu Army's"Red Trained King Snake" Corps lost 865 people, four 105mm howitzers, and half-tracks in this battle. One mortar truck, twenty trucks, four fuel trucks (a total of about six tons of fuel on board), more than four hundred rounds of 105 artillery shells, fifty rounds of 120mm mortar shells, and two tons of biscuit cans and other supplies. All The material losses were all deliberately abandoned during the evacuation.

Although these items were taken away by the Eighth Route Army soldiers in every possible way, the cost was so high that the headquarters in northwest Shanxi would rather exchange them for the lives of thousands of soldiers.

The northwest Shanxi"Battle of Lijiapo" is here first, let's take a look at the battle in Hunan, Guangxi.

After conquering Nanning, Chi Lian led the Southern Front Corps to continue marching into the hinterland of Guangxi. Since the 94th Army suffered a lot of casualties, it rested in Nanning and replenished personnel and equipment, and then went directly to Hunan to join the 108th and 109th Army in Shenchong.

Chi Lian led the 93rd, 95th, 96th, 103th, and 104th Army to continue deep into the hinterland of Guangxi. On

July 9, 1939, various units arrived in Qinzhou one after another. On the periphery, after hearing the news, Li Zongyuan and Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi faction led nine divisions of the 7th, 48th, and 123rd armies, totaling 100,000 people, to withdraw to Hunan in advance in an attempt to join up with the 31st and 84th armies that had been in Hunan before, and then join forces with the 71st and 84th armies under Cheng Qian's command. The 72nd Army organized defense.

Those left behind in Qinzhou were the 39th and 46th Army of the Guangxi Army and the 132nd Division of the 56th Army, a total of five divisions with less than 60,000 people.

"Whoosh.. boom!"

"Rumble.. boom!"

"Da da da da da daDa da da"

In Qinzhou, the sounds of various howitzers and cannons, the sounds of tanks advancing and firing, and the sounds of machine guns and automatic rifles firing were intertwined.

The battle of the Southern Front Corps to strangle the Guangxi troops staying in Guangxi begins

"Escape! Escape!"A Guangxi platoon leader fired at the approaching"Mogai" tank and then called for his subordinates to retreat.

"The"Mo Kai" tank is a"Mo Kai" tank that has been equipped with an 88mm L53 gun and a new engine.

"Dang Dang Dang"The bullets hit the 91 mm thick front body armor of the"Mo Kai" tank and all bounced off without even leaving a trace.

"boom!"The tank's 88mm gun fired.

This shot directly hit a Guangxi machine gun position.

"Run!"

"Hurry up! Run!"

The soldiers of the Guangxi faction shouted and retreated towards the sea. There were ships from the M country unloading military aid on the sea.

But at this time, the M country's ships heard the rumbling cannons and had long been frightened and fled to the open sea. How could they care about the gradual rout? Guangxi Army

"Chase! Don't let them get away! Da da da da da da"Chi Lian stood on a half-track armored vehicle and shouted loudly while controlling the twin 13.2 mm machine guns to fire.

At this moment, a Guangxi M2a1 tank came towards us.

It used its 37mm small water pipe cannon to fire a shot at the Chi Lian half-track armored vehicle closest to it.

"clang!"The shell hit the nose armor of the armored vehicle and bounced directly away. It can be seen that some parts of the half-track armored vehicle are also very heavily protected.

"boom!"A"Mogai" tank fired a shot at the M2a1 tank.

The courageous Guangxi M2a1 tank was immediately blown into a ball of fire.

"Go against me! This is courting death!"The armored vehicles and the"Mogai" tank group slowly drove past the wreckage of the M2a1. Chi Lian glanced at it with disdain and said disdainfully. The five armies of the Southern Front Corps pressed forward in full force, like a huge steel hand that crushed the Gui Army. The three armies and five divisions of the Southwest Corps all covered and drove towards the beach. The

Guangxi troops fled to the seaside like frightened birds. Behind them, the five armies of the Southwest Corps pursued the Guangxi troops from different directions.

"Da da da.. Da da da"

"boom!"

All kinds of guns and bullets were thrown at the fleeing Guangxi troops, and a large number of Guangxi soldiers died on the way to escape. When the camera turned, the beach was densely covered with corpses of Guangxi soldiers, and even some of the sea water was stained red with blood.

The beach and Tanks and other armored vehicles of the Southern Front Corps were parked at the edge of the woods.

The soldiers were putting the bodies of the Guangxi soldiers together for disposal.

Chi Lian was walking on the beach carrying a fully automatic rifle. Suddenly she stopped and looked up look at the clear sky

"President, Commander Shen has sent a telegram." An officer found Chi Lian and said

"Yeah." Chi Lian took the message and read it.

"Okay, let's rest for two days and transfer to Hunan." Chi Lian handed the telegram to the officer after reading it and said

""Yes." Putting the telegram away, the officer gave a military salute.

The content of the telegram was that the 108th and 109th armies had successfully surrounded Hengyang and were just waiting for the president's main force to arrive.

In this southern battle, the Kyushu Army destroyed the 39th Army of the Guangxi Clan of the Kuomintang. , 46th, 56th, 124th, and 126th, a total of five armies and 10 divisions totaled nearly 110,000 people. They themselves lost more than 26,000 people, mostly from the 94th Army in the area from Kunlun Pass to Nanning.

Guangzhou, Yuexiu Mountain Temporary Official Residence

"Chairman, the Guangxi troops left in Guangxi have been completely wiped out, and Hengyang, Hunan is also surrounded. There are signs that the Zhou devils in Guangxi have transferred to Hunan via Guangdong." He Yingqin came and said to Jiang. At this time,

Jiang had already fled to Guangzhou. In charge of major events, he also gathered 200,000 direct troops under his command. Because he moved to Guangzhou, M aid also began to be unloaded in Guangzhou. The troops that Chen Cheng and Chiang Ching-kuo had previously raised also solved the problem of weapons shortage.

"What?! Transferring to Hunan via Guangdong?!"Jiang frowned immediately after hearing this.

If the Southern Front Corps took over Guangzhou, Jiang would become a lost dog again.

"Yes, this is the conclusion drawn from aerial reconnaissance," He Yingqin said.

"Order the troops to be on strict alert and ensure that the Zhou Japs are not allowed to invade Guangzhou," Jiang ordered.

""Yes" He Yingqin responded.

But Jiang was secretly prepared to move. Fortunately, the main force of the Southern Front Corps was just passing by and did not launch an attack on Jiang and his direct troops.

August 12, 1939, Southern Front The main force of the Corps broke into Hunan via Guangdong and first attacked Changsha. In just two days, three divisions of the 72nd Army of the National Army and two divisions of the 31st Army of the Guangxi Army were wiped out. Xue Yue led hundreds of remnants of the 72nd Army to break through and disappeared.

Chi Lian then used a university campus in Changsha as a temporary headquarters and began to command the troops to launch the last battle of the southern front, which was the Battle of Hengbao.

August 18, on the streets of Hengyang

"Da da da.. dash forward! Rush up to me!"A captain of the Kyushu Army fired an automatic rifle while leading his troops to attack the city.

This was a microcosm of the Kyushu Army's siege of Hengyang. Although they had advantages in weapons, equipment and numbers, the defenders' 71st Army and the 7th Guangxi Army The 48th Army was very tenacious. These soldiers were not afraid of death. After the bombardment, the survivors returned one after another to start street battles with the Kyushu Army infantry.

"How is the situation?"She asked at the forward headquarters of the Red Army in the suburbs of Hengyang.

"President, it is already dusk. I think Hengyang will be captured soon," said Shen Chong, commander of the 22nd Corps.

The main task of attacking Hengyang is his 108th and 109th corps.

"President, the attack has been frustrated and our casualties are too great." A 108th Army division commander ran back with a disgraced face and said.

"inability! Your two armies have more than 200,000 men and hundreds of artillery pieces. You actually fought for a whole day on a small Hengyang without defeating it. This is an embarrassment to me!"Chi Lian was very dissatisfied.

"If the president calms down, I will immediately organize an attack," Shen Chong said.

"Commander Qian, how many people are there in your army?" Shen Chong asked the commander.

"There are still more than 10,000 people," Commander Qian said.

Logically speaking, this number is already a lot, but considering the large establishment of the Kyushu Army, the remaining 10,000 combat soldiers in a division does not seem to be so many.

"You lead the team yourself and press them all on me, hurry up! Be ruthless!" Shen Chong ordered

"yes!"The division commander returned to his troops to continue organizing the attack.

In the early morning of August 19, Hengyang had not yet been captured, but most of the city had been occupied.

"A bunch of losers! It's so incompetent! It seems I have to take action personally." Chi Lian learned of the situation and reprimanded many generals.

"How can the president come to the front line in person? If an accident occurs, we can't explain it," Shen Chong said

"Give me the gun." Chi Lian ignored him and asked for an automatic rifle.

"Forehead"

"Give me!"

Shen Chong hesitated, while Chi Lian continued to urge him.

""Come here, get an automatic rifle," Shen Chong shouted.

Then a soldier brought in an automatic rifle.

Chi Lian then took the gun and got on a half-track armored vehicle.

In order to protect her, the 22nd Corps Guard Brigade Everyone was dispatched.

On the streets of Hengyang, Chi Lian got off the armored vehicle, picked up an automatic rifle, and started shooting at the garrison targets not far away.