latelenovela Chapter 705 Calling Xue Boling
Chapter 705 Calling Xue Boling
705 Call Xue Boling
Fortunately, Chen Cheng called back soon after.
Tell Ye Qingshan that although the headquarters has many dissatisfactions with Ye Qingshan, they are too lazy to care about him now.
Anyway, Ye Qingshan's proactive counterattack on Guangdong Province is beneficial to the overall domestic war situation.
In particular, it relieved the pressure on the most elite combat group of the National Army in Xiangxi.
This is also the reason why the headquarters did not send a telegram to blame Ye Qingshan for deceiving the headquarters and launching an unauthorized counterattack during this period.
"That's good.
Maybe I am too suspicious.”
After reading Chen Cheng's reply, Ye Qingshan smiled.
Maybe he really was being too suspicious this time.
It was a rare opportunity that the national army units from several provinces were able to unite and fight the Japanese invaders.
Ye Qingshan also hopes to see this situation.
"In my name, I will send another telegram to General Xue. I hope that our two divisions can unite well and deal a heavy blow to the Japanese.
Although our two groups are far apart.
But in fact, we were able to cooperate with each other in this battle.
Our counterattack in Guangdong Province may very likely affect the war in western Hunan in the future.
Especially when we have dealt with the Japs in eastern Guangdong and are attacking Guangzhou.
By then, the Japanese will surely be shocked and will never easily allow us to recapture Yangcheng.
By then, I am worried that the Japanese 11th Army in Xiangxi will probably give up its attack on Xiangxi.
Turn around and head south to provide assistance to Guangdong Province.
After all, compared with Xiangxi, Guangdong Province is more valued by the Japanese.
If Guangdong Province is lost, it will not just be a problem of a fire in their rear.
That meant that the Japanese couldn't even defend a city as important as Yangcheng.
This means that the Japanese are like grasshoppers in autumn and will not be able to jump for many more days.
The Japanese high-ranking officials would never allow them to show their weakness to the outside world at this time.
If my guess is correct, the battle situation will most likely develop like this.
Therefore, I hope that General Xue will be able to hold back Anami Korechika's 11th Army in western Hunan and buy time for us to capture Yangcheng.
At present, only General Xue and his men can hold back the Japanese's large and elite 11th Army.
Otherwise, if the Japanese 89th Army moves south, our th Army will not be able to match it.
By then, the counterattack on Guangdong Province will have failed."
In his telegram to Xue Yue, Ye Qingshan expressed all his predictions about the future course of the war.
And he really meant it, wanting to have a dream collaboration with Xue Yue.
Ye Qingshan knew very well that whether or not Guangdong Province could be captured would be of great significance to both the National Army and the Japanese at that time.
In fact, it would not be possible for Ye Qingshan’s 89th Army to accomplish this task alone.
Especially when the Japanese really chose to abandon Xiangxi and protect Guangdong Province.
That is Ye Qingshan’s biggest crisis.
With the 11th Army currently in western Hunan with a strength of more than 200,000 men, once it moves south to support Guangdong Province.
No matter how powerful Ye Qingshan's 89th Army is, it is impossible for them to win.
They could only rely on the hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the National Army assembled by Xue Yue to stop them.
Not long after, Ye Qingshan's telegram reached Xue Yue's hands.
"Haha, this Ye Qingshan is here to cooperate with us."
Xue Yue held Ye Qingshan's telegram and said to other senior generals of the National Army with a smile.
"He, Ye Qingshan, also knows how to ask for help?
It's really strange. "
Someone nearby laughed.
“However, I do agree with Ye Qingshan’s deduction of the subsequent battle situation in the telegram.
And, he was right.
The battlefields in our Xiangxi and Guangdong Province seem to be divided.
It's really a chess game.
Ye Qingshan dared to counterattack Guangdong Province with only tens of thousands of people. I respect him as a man.
Moreover, their counterattack on Guangdong Province did ease the pressure on our side.
Didn't you notice that in the past half month, the command of Anami Korechika's 11th Japanese Army was in chaos and no large-scale offensive was launched.
We have to acknowledge Ye Qingshan's favor."
Xue Yue looked at everyone in the command center and said in a deep voice.
"So, sir, you plan to listen to Ye Qingshan?"
"What do you mean I should listen to Ye Qingshan?
Even if Ye Qingshan had not launched a counterattack on Guangdong Province, we still have to settle the bloody account with the Japanese 11th Army.
I will ask Anami Korechika to pay for the blood debt of tens of thousands of soldiers who died in the battle.
By then, if Anami Korechika really wants to go south to save Guangdong, he will have to let them leave enough bodies behind. "
Xue Yue said this with gritted teeth.
But the meaning was actually very clear, he agreed to Ye Qingshan's proposal in the telegram.
The main force of the Japanese 11th Army, which was fighting in western Hunan at this time, would not be allowed to easily go south to rescue Guangdong Province.
"Sir, do you want to ask the command?"
“Ask for instructions, s***.
I am the commander-in-chief on the front line and I have to ask for your permission for everything.
Then what am I doing here?"
Xue Yue started cursing loudly, and no one else in the command center dared to say a word.
"Is Ye Qingshan really sure he can take over Yangcheng?
According to our intelligence, the Japanese have a 23rd Army in Guangdong Province, which has more than Japanese soldiers.
Including other puppet troops, there were as many as 100,000 people.
I don’t really believe that Ye Qingshan can capture Yangcheng within a month.”
A lieutenant general chief of staff of the National Army standing next to him said this without worrying about Xue Yue's cooperation with Ye Qingshan on the battlefield.
"Well, I don't really believe it either."
Xue Yue nodded.
“But as for Ye Qingshan, I haven’t had much dealings with him.
However, I do recognize his talent in military command.
Since he dared to say so, he must be sure of it.
Then we'll just watch.
If he really succeeds, I, Xue, will definitely help him out."
The chief of staff next to him nodded and said nothing more.
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April 19th was the fifth day that the Japanese th Mixed Brigade was surrounded.
"Commander, good news!"
Xiao Wusheng ran in and reported loudly: "The New First Division called just now.
When they were attacking Mianhu Town today, a puppet army stationed there defected on the battlefield.
Helped the New 1st Division to attack a Japanese squadron there.
It took a regiment of the New 1st Division only three hours to capture the town.
The nearest road to Chaozhou City has been opened."
"Oh?
Was it that Zhao Dajin who did it?"
Ye Qingshan still remembers the puppet army commander Zhao Dajin whom he met on the front line two days ago.
"From the telegram sent by the New First Division, it should be so."
"Well, it is somewhat useful."
Before long, the news reached the headquarters of the Japanese 19th Mixed Brigade.
"Damn it, these damn Chinese people are all untrustworthy."
The Japanese brigade commander Kondo Shinpachi was furious.
This also made him realize that since one puppet legion could switch sides on the battlefield, other puppet legions might also do the same.
These puppet soldiers can no longer be trusted.
"Send a message to the captains, and have them immediately seize the weapons of the surrounding Imperial Army."
Kondo Shinpachi gave the order.
"This..., Your Excellency the Brigade Commander.
Without the assistance of these imperial troops, our manpower would be even smaller."
The Japanese chief of staff next to him said in embarrassment.