Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 490 Arrival in Yunnan Province

490 Arrived in Yunnan Province

On March 86, the main force of Ye Qingshan's th Army was fully prepared.

They also prepared to head to Yunnan Province along the route that the 208th Division had taken previously.

Before leaving, Alice brought Xiao Leping to see Ye Qingshan off.

"Ye, I'll wait for your triumphant return soon."

Alice said with a look of reluctance.

Originally, according to Alice's personality, she wanted to follow Ye Qingshan into Burma to fight.

Of course, Alice is not a soldier, but she used to be a reporter.

She had done this in Jinling, accompanying the army to record the battles against the Japanese invasion.

But unfortunately, it didn’t work this time.

Because Alice was two months pregnant again.

Ye Qingshan reached out, smoothed Alice's hair, and said soothingly, "Don't worry, your husband will definitely return victorious.

I will be back before my daughter is born."

puff!

Alice laughed out loud: "How do you know it's a daughter this time."

"Of course I know."

"I think you want a daughter."

Ye Qingshan walked to the side again and teased little Leping who was held in the nanny’s arms: “Smelly boy, your father is going to the war.

Hurry up and give your dad a smile. "

Whoa whoa whoa!

As a result, little Leping didn't give Ye Qingshan any face at all. He felt uncomfortable with Ye Qingshan and started crying loudly.

"Commander, the car has arrived."

The young martial artist whispered a reminder behind him.

"Ah."

Then, Ye Qingshan got on the car, and soon he saw the marching team on the road that stretched for thirty or forty miles.

"Are there any unusual movements by the Japanese in northern Jiangxi?"

Ye Qingshan asked the young martial artist.

"No.

The main force of the Japanese invaders in northern Jiangxi was hiding in the area around Nanchang City and had no intention of moving south.

When the 208th Division passed through before, the Japanese sent troops south to harass them.

As a result, after the 208th Division killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers, they retreated back to Nanchang City.

"Well, they are sensible.

If the Japanese in northern Jiangxi dare to come out of Nanchang City this time, they will attack our troops advancing westward.

I don't mind joining forces with Chief Chen to take back northern Jiangxi before going to Yunnan Province."

At this time, northern Jiangxi was in the hands of the Japanese, which was actually very dangerous.

Because this place is the main transportation route between southern Zhejiang and western Hunan.

Fortunately, after half a year, Ye Qingshan's 42nd Army and General Xue Yue commanded the National Army in the Ninth War Zone.

Small troops were continuously sent out to attack the Japanese in northern Jiangxi from the east and west.

Let the devils pay a heavy price.

This forced the Japanese to give up many counties around northern Jiangxi and retreat their occupied areas to near Nanchang.

In this way, the passage between southern Zhejiang and western Hunan was reopened.

Later, the task of ensuring the smooth flow of this channel was mainly assigned to General Xue Yue of the Ninth War Zone.

Although Ye Qingshan's main force has more people than the 208th Division and the baggage troops that left five days ago.

However, their marching speed was faster than theirs.

Because the slowest marching baggage train had already set out early.

Now, we are about to arrive in Changsha City.

Buzz!

As Ye Qingshan's troops were on the march, fighter planes flew over the sky from time to time.

However, the plane that flew over was not a Japanese reconnaissance plane or bomber.

Instead, it was Ye Qingshan's Jiangnan Detachment's fighter jets that ensured that no Japanese air force would appear over this transport corridor.

With the aviation team in Ye Qingshan's hands, the power is growing stronger and stronger.

Within a certain range, it should be no problem to compete for air supremacy with the Japanese air force.

At the same time, outside Changsha City, Xue Yue and his confidants were watching the arriving 208th Division and the huge baggage train.

He also couldn’t help but sigh: “I’ve heard about this all-American-equipped army under General Ye for a long time.

I got to see it today and it really opened my eyes.

Look at them, they’re just an army.

There were so many cars just driving past.

It took me half a day to count them, there were so many pack horses and mules.

If our troops all had such a foundation, we wouldn't have allowed the Japanese to run rampant like this."

Xue Yue looked at the cars driving past on the road with shock and envy in his eyes.

Compared to the fully armed soldiers of the 86th Division on the road, the Kuomintang soldiers on Xue Yue's side were far inferior in equipment.

Even so, they are already elite troops in the national army.

The situation of other miscellaneous Kuomintang troops was even worse.

Some people don't even have a gun.

Therefore, when Xue Yue looked at Ye Qingshan's baggage train, which was so huge, it was hard not to be envious.

Chen Cheng was not in the Ninth War Zone at this time. After he left, Xue Yue took over the command of the war zone troops.

This time, Chen Cheng gave the order personally.

Let Xue Yue stay in Xiangxi to support Ye Qingshan's troops.

Xue Yue naturally did not dare to neglect it.

"Commander Xue."

Soon, Lu Dahai saw Xue Yue and saluted him.

"Commander Lu, I have vacated the military camp in the south of the city for your use.

Are you going to rest here for a few days?"

Xue Yue asked.

"Two days. We will set off after resting for two days."

Two days later, General Lu's 208th Division and the baggage train continued their journey from Changsha to Yunnan Province.

This time, they had to walk for a long time, much longer than the distance they had traveled from southern Zhejiang to western Hunan.

In particular, most of the roads south from here are difficult mountain roads, and the marching speed cannot be fast.

Two days after Lu Dahai left, Ye Qingshan led the main force and arrived in Changsha.

This time, Ye Qingshan also met Xue Yue.

This person is Ye Qingshan, who is the one I admire most among the senior generals of the National Army.

The two chatted for a while and found that they got along well.

"General Xue, my troops will rest here for a day before setting off again.

After we leave, guarding this passage in northern Jiangxi will be left to you.

I'm worried that the Japanese will send troops to cut off this passage."

This channel will later become a supply route for Ye Qingshan’s troops.

Ye Qingshan believed that once the Japanese in Nanchang knew that Ye Qingshan had led his troops into Burma.

They will realize the importance of this supply route and will definitely cause trouble.

Fortunately, Ye Qingshan’s 86th Army’s main supplies will no longer rely on the arsenal at the base in the future.

If that were the case, Ye Qingshan would have no chance of fighting this battle.

According to the agreement reached between the Supreme Command and the American representatives.

After Ye Qingshan's troops entered Burma to fight, their equipment and ammunition were all provided by the Americans.

The ammunition will be shipped from the sea, then passed through the British colony in India and delivered to Ye Qingshan.

Therefore, Ye Qingshan was not worried about weapons and ammunition.

But even so, we must try our best to guard this passage.

Xue Yue nodded slightly after hearing this: "Don't worry, Commander Ye, this is also the task assigned to me by Commander Chen.

I will hold this supply line."

After resting for a day in the military camp outside Changsha City, Ye Qingshan led his troops to continue their journey.

Following the footsteps of Lu Dahai's 208th Division and the baggage train, they caught up.

Five days later, they caught up with the 208th Division and the baggage train.

The two groups of people joined together and marched together.

It was not until the end of March that Ye Qingshan's 86th Army crossed the mountains and arrived in Yunnan Province.

"We're finally here. This mountain in the southwest is really..."

Ye Qingshan also felt emotional after arriving in Yunnan Province.