Long Deng's side had made proper arrangements in advance for the Midnight Uprising. In addition, the Dian Army was the local overlord of Yunzhou. Therefore, the trusted subordinates and troops sent by Baldy Jiang were forcibly taken into custody by the Dian Army without causing any trouble.
Even so, both sides still paid a considerable price.
After the battle ended, the Dian Army lost nearly 3,000 men, Baldy Jiang's side lost more than 8,000 men, and about 45,000 were captured alive.
On the same day, within Mountain City.
"Ah! Long Deng, Long Deng! I've treated you well, but even you dare to rebel. Someone come…"
"Principal, there's an emergency at the front line. It's said that the Seventh Army of the Sichuan Army has already occupied the Ancient City of Dali…"
"W-what? The 7th division of the Sichuan Army…"
Baldy Jiang almost fainted as he spoke.
The Dian army revolted, Long Deng took back the military and political power of Yunzhou, and the Sichuan army captured Dali Ancient City at lightning speed. This was equivalent to two knives placed on the neck of Baldy Jiang at the same time.
If Baldy Jiang attacked now, no matter which side made a move, the Dian Army and the Sichuan Army, which had already formed a corner, would be able to take care of each other.
"Ah! Ah…the heavens really wanted to destroy the Chinese people! I was wholeheartedly united to resist the war, but the thieves only know how to fight within their nests.”
If Liu Zheng was here and heard Baldy Jiang's words, he would definitely drown him in his own spit.
What was shameless?
Baldy Jiang was such a shameless schemer, the scum of the Chinese nation!
"Principal, don't worry. They're just jumping around for a while now. It won't be long before they don't even have a place to cry…"
"Yu Nong, immediately inform 'Li Zhongren' that our left, middle, and right armies have all retreated from Yiling. There are no blockhouses, no weapons, no surplus food…"
Hearing Baldy Jiang's words, Dai Li couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, as if he was afraid of something in his heart.
"Immediately execute the order!"
"Yes, yes! This subordinate will go and generate electricity now…"
Dai Li wanted to weaken the Sichuan Army with the help of the Japanese invaders, but he never thought of giving up Yiling completely.
Even if Dai Li was just a schemer who played politics, he knew very well in his heart: "Once Yiling falls, the entire southwest will fall.”
At this moment, Dai Li suddenly thought of the capital, Jinling, and the 300,000 innocent soldiers and civilians who were brutally slaughtered by the Japanese invaders.
"300,000 people, 300,000 people. If Yiling falls, how will the invaders ravage the people of the southwest? Would it be the second Jinling Massacre?”
"Chief Dai, Chief Dai…"
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"Chief Dai, didn't you come here to send a message?”
"The…the chairman has ordered the left, middle, and right armies led by Li Zhongren to leave Yiling immediately. There are no blockhouses, no defensive facilities, no weapons, and no surplus food. The 500,000 strong army must set off for the land of Sanqin within three days.”
After he finished speaking, Dai Li suddenly slumped down on his chair as if he had lost all his strength.
"If the Sichuan Army and the Yunnan Army can't hold on, I'm afraid that the chairman..."
Dai Li really wanted to say that Baldy Jiang was a sinner of the nation, but he didn't dare.
That night, Liu Zheng received an emergency message saying that Baldy Jiang had ordered the evacuation of the 500,000 troops stationed in Yiling.
Even though he had already noticed it, Liu Zheng was still furious when he heard the news.
"Useless! Useless…"
Not only did Baldy Jiang retreat, but he also ordered the destruction of all fortifications.
In this way, even if the Sichuan and Yunnan armies did not eat or drink, it was impossible to rebuild in a short period of time!
"Gou 'zi…"
"Marshal, please instruct…"
"Contact Xue Yue and the other seven commanders immediately and forward this message to them. Also, tell Xue Yue that the 06th, 07th, and 08th Divisions will reorganize their weapons and equipment overnight, and then rush to Yiling without stopping…"
The situation was urgent. Liu Zheng needed Xue Yue to lead the three divisions to Yiling as soon as possible, and then set up their own defensive line.
Baldy Jiang had stationed 500,000 troops in Yiling. It could be seen that the Japanese invaders would have at least 200,000 troops entering Northern Hubei!
That night, under Liu Zheng's orders, all the people in charge in Chengdu gathered in the Governor's Office.
There were eight armies of the Sichuan Army, and the security team coordinated by the police station had about 500,000 soldiers.
Among them, Liu Zheng needed to leave at least 300,000 troops stationed in Shudu to ensure that Shudu would not be taken advantage of by Baldy Jiang.
In addition, the Dian Army only had one army, with a total of 60,000 soldiers.
In order to consolidate the Yunzhou Stronghold, the Dian Army could not spare any soldiers.
In this way, the heavy burden of defending Yiling would fall on the Sichuan army.
"Marshal, I suggest that we immediately inform our compatriots in the country about Baldy Jiang's despicable behavior…"
Liu Zheng immediately said,""Yes! Next…"
"May I ask if our Shu Du has enough weapons and ammunition?”
Zheng Xiang 'er took the initiative to clear his doubts.""Dad, during my father-in-law's reign, I have already stored five years of food and other living materials. The ammunition is enough to ensure that the Sichuan army can fight a protracted war for two years. "At the same time, after the marshal took over, Shu City has the foundation of heavy industry such as the arsenal. Within this year, we have already manufactured 5 million bullets and there are as many as 20 bullet production lines. As long as we have sufficient materials and other supplies, our Sichuan Army will definitely not be reduced to a state where we have no bullets to fight…"
One had to know that the National Government under Baldy Jiang could only produce 15 million bullets per year.
With this comparison, Shu Du had already surpassed the existence of the National Government.
"General, let us go. The weapons and equipment that the US promised us have already left Siam. We will definitely be able to reach Shu City in half a month. In addition, the brigade that No. 5 is in charge of can be temporarily suspended from going abroad. He can be pulled to the frontline at any time…"
"First Uncle, let Fifth Uncle follow the original plan. With me around, Shu will not be able to cross.”
After Liu Zheng expressed his stance, Xue Yaru said,""If the 200,000 Sichuan troops leave Shu, the supply of grain, weapons, ammunition, and other supplies will be handed over to the migrant workers on the Sichuan-Yunnan highway. Even if they carry them out, I think 2.8 million migrant workers will not let the soldiers fight on an empty stomach!”
"Send out 100,000 troops, of which 50,000 will be reserve troops. Other than Xue Yue's 3 divisions, there's also the 09th division under Zhang Chong and Xie Zhiguo's command, as well as the 8th division's 149th division.”
At this point, Liu Zheng stood up and walked to the front of the wall. He pointed at the map and said,"At the same time, the Japanese invaders will attack Xiangnan. After they occupy Star City, the Japanese invaders will target Yizhang. The remaining five divisions will be handed over to the 7th Army led by Chen Wenhui. With the help of the favorable terrain, we can delay for a month. During this period of time, the five divisions of our Sichuan Army in Yiling need to eat up the enemy as much as possible…"
Liu Zheng used 100,000 Sichuan troops to fight at least 200,000 Japanese invaders. This idea made everyone present drop their jaws.
"General, General, Baldy Jiang has already deployed 500,000 troops…"
"The essence of an army is in quality, not quantity! Since the outbreak of the war between Japan and China, the Japanese invaders had been invincible. Now that they had marched all the way from East China to the south, they were tired, arrogant, and careless. As long as they controlled the opportunity well, the battle in Yiling would definitely show the dignity of our Sichuan army and the Chinese people!”
It wasn't that Liu Zheng didn't want to send more troops, but that there weren't many fully armed soldiers in the Sichuan Army.
Instead of letting the soldiers die in vain, it would be better to condense the elite soldiers into a spear and stab it into the heart of the Japanese invaders.
With the supervision of the Cosmic Monarch, no matter how the invaders deployed, Liu Zheng would be able to make proper arrangements.
In this battle, the Sichuan army and the Japanese invaders were about to face each other head-on. Liu Zheng would definitely lead the army to battle!
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