My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 262 Chief of Staff?
Needless to say, the anticlimactic battle of Longling has been fought until now. The 71st Army gave up the territory it had captured and retreated to the Songshan area.

Both divisions were disabled, especially the 87th Division, which was attacked from the front and back, suffered heavy casualties and was almost wiped out under the enemy's siege and interception.

The 88th Division, due to the influence of bacterial bombs, caused various diseases to rage in the ranks. In order not to cause more losses, the sick soldiers could only be isolated.

Counting the wounded, the total number of surviving people from the two divisions was less than 2, and more than [-] Huaxia soldiers remained in the muddy jungle.

More rout soldiers, like defeated roosters, bowed their heads and retreated towards the east bank with low morale.
The temporary bridge hadn't been built yet, but obviously many soldiers couldn't wait any longer. The soaring river broke through turbulent waves, and from time to time a bamboo raft was submerged in the Pentium River.

But this can't stop their determination to cross the river. Who wants to stay on the west bank after the war is like this. The huge army of crossing the river gathers on the bank, and everyone can't wait to fly back to the east bank with their wings.

There were even many ordinary people from Heshun Town in the team crossing the river. Who would be safe when they heard that the Japanese were coming again?They didn't want to be obedient citizens to the little devil again, so they dragged their families to the east bank one after another.

Now the opposite bank was full of people waiting to cross the river. The yelling and crying filled the chaotic crowd, and the scene was a little out of control.

"A defeated army is not as good as bandits, and refugees are thieves. If the Japanese really come over, none of these uncles will be able to escape."

On the waterline position, Meng Fan raised his binoculars and sighed secretly. The scene in front of him was very similar to the scene when they were blocked by the Nu River when they returned from Burma for the first time.

After more than a month of treatment, his injury was almost healed, and he couldn't wait to return to the army despite the doctor's dissuasion.

"It's annoying! Don't be so fucking nagging, hurry up and organize people to take them across the river, we have to be prepared, we may have to cross at any time."

Long Wenwen came over with a telegram and shouted at him.

"Okay!" Meng Fanle agreed, and hurried to arrange things.

The main force of Master Yu has set up a defense line to the west of Nantianmen, and now they can't care about anything else at all, so they can only leave it to Liao Mingyu and the others.

Long Wenwen responded in time. He sent two battalions to the west bank to maintain order. At the same time, Ah Yi and Da Kui brought soldiers from the 4th and 5th regiments to the river to build temporary bridges and lock crossings.

The rain was still falling, Yu Xiaoqing stood on the top of the Nantianmen Fortress, braved the rain and led a group of officers to look into the distance.

"Junzuo, the 114th Regiment of the Japanese Army has followed all the way, and it is now less than 10 kilometers away from Lianhua Town. The 146th Regiment of Gaoligong Mountain is also approaching the northwest direction of our army." Zhang Lixian, who returned from injury, reported.

Yu Xiaoqing nodded silently. The Japanese came so fast, probably because they wanted to take advantage of the victory to recapture the Nantianmen.

Fortunately, this heavy rain did not recognize people, and the jungle with intertwined dirt roads and puddles also made the little devil suffer enough. The Japanese marching speed became extremely slow, which also gave him time to reorganize the defense at Nantianmen.

"Order the first regiment and the second regiment to shrink the line of defense, give up Lianhua Town, use Heshun Town as the front line to build fortifications, and block the enemy along the kilometer!"

"Yes!"

After Yu Xiaoqing finished speaking, she turned around and returned to the tree fort. This ready-made headquarters is uniquely blessed, and it can be put into use without modification.

He came to the communication room and told the liaison soldiers: "Call Commander Zhong and ask about our next battle plan."

It's just that Zhong Bin is now a mud bodhisattva, and he can't protect himself when crossing the river...

The defeat of the 71st Army made the Headquarters of the Expeditionary Army furious. Not to mention Zhong Bin, even Song Xilian was scolded.

Commander Song was so angry that he told Zhong Bin not to act blindly, and to wait until the follow-up troops came up before making plans.

Of course Zhong Bin knew that the follow-up force was Liao Mingyu's honorary third division, but he was so overjoyed that he couldn't wait for the latter to come to share the credit.

First, he proposed to Song Xilian the suggestion of firepower investigation, and after getting approval, he used the investigation as an excuse to organize troops to attack across the board, intending to quickly break through the Japanese defense line with the advantage of force.

As long as he can fight to Longling and encircle the county, will Song Xilian be able to sit still when he sees the situation?Definitely will send troops to support the front line.

At that time, no matter how many troops are sent, he will be the leader, and the first victory in defeating Longling will be credited to him.

But it's a pity... a heavy rain wiped out all the plans.

Because of the unfavorable battle, the 71st Army suffered heavy losses. The commander Zhong Bin was dismissed from his post to investigate and dealt with, and was escorted to the Kunming camp to wait for processing.

The 71st Army was temporarily taken over by the deputy commander Yu Xiaoqing, and continued to defend Nantianmen against the Japanese attack.

Although he was promoted by accident, Commander Yu didn't know what to do. The Japanese army who rushed over was obviously very powerful, and they had a complete system and heavy weapons.

In particular, the mysterious biochemical troop is even more frightening. It is really uncertain whether the team of 9000 people in hand can hold it.

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Two days later, the heavy rain that had been raging for more than half a month finally subsided, and the long-lost sunshine once again shone on the earth, but at the same time, those little Japans came.

In order to recapture Nantianmen, the Japanese army specially supported an artillery unit. A total of 36 75mm field guns and 12 105mm field guns went up the Burma Road along the Burma Road and were deployed about 10 kilometers away from Nantianmen.

Yu Xiaoqing's outer line of defense didn't play much of a role. After only holding on for two days, he was defeated by the Japanese army's sudden bombardment and devastating offensive.

The Japanese artillery fire was too fierce, and the defenders retreated eastward from Lianhua Town to the foot of Nantianmen Mountain, unable to stop the Japanese army at all.

Heshun Town is located on the last line of defense outside Nantianmen, and it is also the place where the Burma Highway must pass. Yu Xiaoqing arranged two regiments here to form a mutual support with Nantianmen, in order to stop the Japanese offensive .

If the defenses were not deployed in Heshun Town, the Japanese could go straight to the Huitong Bridge along the road, and at that time they would have to blow up the bridge that was almost completed again.

The Japanese could also threaten the west bank of the Nu River from the direction of the Huitong Bridge, and then encircle the entire Nantianmen. Then their Yu division would be completely alone, trapped on the mountain and unable to move.

At the same time, news finally came from above, ordering Liao Mingyu to lead the battle across the river as a temporary commander, but what was surprising was...his position was not the number one in the army.

"What's going on here? Damn... Interim Commander?"

It seems that someone is playing tricks in the middle.Liao Mingyu was furious. Obviously, the only one who had a grudge against him and could affect him was the powerful Minister He.

After all, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officers in all military units across the country, and it is definitely not difficult for Minister He to operate it.

But if the head of state disagrees with this matter, he can't help it, but the final result is still the same. Could it be that the head of state acquiesced?
I couldn't understand this matter for a while, so Liao Mingyu simply turned his heart and said loudly:

"It doesn't matter, let's talk after we fight! Order the first regiment and the second regiment to cross the river, and the third regiment is on standby. Immediately send a report to Yu Xiaoqing telling him to guard the road, otherwise the Huitong Bridge will be bombed again!"

"clear."

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　Starting from this chapter, some content will be modified according to the requirements of the platform, which may be different or missing from the previous content, and some strange words may appear (because some content systems will modify it by themselves), look at the officials I understand, there is really no way for the leg of lamb...

　　
　
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