Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

"Get up! Miss Meng is filial and righteous. She risked her life for the safety of the Miao village. This is truly commendable!"

"After I return to the capital, I will definitely submit a memorial to the court to have a monument erected for the Miao village!"

Chen Jie waved his hand, signaling Meng Qiaoyun to stand up.

After Meng Qiaoyun stood up, she said:

"This humble woman dares not presume that the imperial court will erect a monument for me; I only ask that Your Highness grant me one request!"

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Go ahead and say it! As long as it's within my power, I will definitely fulfill your wish."

Now that he is the Qian King, it's just a matter of a word for the imperial court to bestow honors and erect monuments upon the Miao village.

of course,

For the imperial court, it was impossible to easily allow the Miao villages to develop and strengthen their armed forces.

Money can be used to reward officials, and there is no problem with erecting a monument.

but,

If the Miao village wanted to purchase weapons and equipment on a large scale, the imperial court would not easily provide them.

Ximen Hall would absolutely not tolerate the existence of uncontrolled armed forces within the Daqian Dynasty.

The people living in the Miao villages are known for their fierce and courageous nature, and their skill in fighting.

If they acquire powerful weapons and undergo rigorous training, their combat capabilities will be terrifying.

In addition, the Miao villages have a strong martial spirit, and individual martial arts skills are very high.

If it were to fall out of Ximentang's control, it would be a destabilizing factor for the entire western Hunan, eastern Guizhou, and western Guangxi.

Therefore,
Chen Jie did not make any definitive statements, but instead emphasized that it was "within his power."

Even if they wanted to cultivate the Miao village of Wanshui and improve their combat effectiveness, they still had to be under Chen Jie's control.

Meng Qiaoyun took a deep breath and said:
"The bandits have not been defeated, and my father's revenge has not been avenged. I request to join the Ximen Tang army!"

"I only ask that Your Highness grant me permission to join the army and personally slay the bandit chieftain to comfort my father's spirit in heaven."

Chen Jie was taken aback upon hearing this, and exclaimed in surprise:
"You want to join Simon's Hall?!"

If Meng Qiaoyun wanted to secure more benefits for the Miao village, whether it was money, guns, or rewards, Chen Jie could understand.

but,

To his surprise, Meng Qiaoyun actually wanted to join Ximen Hall.

Meng Qiaoyun nodded firmly and said, "That's right, I want to join the army and join the Ximen Hall!"

The atmosphere around them suddenly became quiet.

The villagers in the Miao village did not seem surprised by Meng Qiaoyun's decision.

After a while,
Chen Jie said with a smile, "We from Ximentang are unfamiliar with the environment in western Hunan, so we need the assistance of local guides."

"We are extremely grateful to Miss Meng for assisting us in annihilating the Japanese!"

"Without the guidance of the villagers from your Miao village, even if our Ximentang could annihilate the Kwantung Army, we would have paid a heavy price in this attack on Broken Heart Valley."

"I would be more than happy if you wanted to join the Ximen Hall and assist us in the siege of Dashanyan."

"Welcome to Ximentang from your Miao village!"

If the Miao villages in western Hunan are not effectively managed, there will always be hidden dangers.

Therefore,
It is essential to support a controllable armed force in the Miao villages.

Meng Qiaoyun wanted to join the army and become part of the Ximen Hall, so Chen Jie simply went along with it and brought Wanshui Miao Village under the Ximen Hall's command.

By the time,
Letting the Miao people manage the affairs of the Miao village directly would make Ximentang's job much easier.

Moreover, the most important task now is to wipe out the Kwantung Army under the command of Oyama Iwao.

After hearing Chen Jie's words, Meng Qiaoyun was overjoyed and said:

"Thank you, Your Highness! Our Miao village of Wanshui will do our utmost to guide Ximentang's army and annihilate the Guandong Army!"

Chen Jie nodded and said:
"The people from your Miao village will temporarily be under the command of the Special Operations Regiment of the Ninth Army of the Ximentang Army."

"However, since you have chosen to join the Ximen Hall, there are some things I need to tell you in advance."

"Although you are currently only unofficial members of the Ximen Hall, you must abide by the military discipline of the Ximen Hall. Any act of disobedience will be severely punished!"

"Go back and inform the other brothers in the Miao village, to avoid any unpleasantness later!"

Meng Qiaoyun and several other villagers from the Miao village exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

Although joining Ximentang would be subject to military discipline, joining Ximentang would be extremely beneficial for the future of the Miao village.

This is an opportunity for Wanshui Miao Village to rise!
How could Meng Qiaoyun and the villagers of Miao Village not understand this principle?
Chen Jie thought for a moment, took out a simple map, observed it for a while, and then asked:

"Miss Meng, do any of your Miao brothers know the area inside Yongming Ridge?"

Yongming Ridge is a vast area, with towering mountains and steep ridges.

If they are not familiar with the environment, even a hundred thousand troops would be like headless flies once they enter the mountains.

Meng Qiaoyun nodded and replied:
"Your Highness, I once followed my master into the main peak of Yongming Ridge. Many people from the Miao village have also gone into Yongming Ridge to hunt."

Chen Jie pointed to the icons on the simplified map and said:

"Daoshanyan still has 70,000 main force troops of the Kwantung Army under his command. According to the investigation of our Ximentang reconnaissance company, they are likely to hide in Yongming Ridge."

"Therefore, we must have someone who is very familiar with the terrain inside Yongming Ridge to guide us!"

"Go down and gather all the people who have been through Yongming Ridge, and draw out the terrain on this simple map in detail."

"This time, we must completely annihilate the Kwantung Army under Oyama Iwao, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future."

Ximentang had already chased them all the way to western Hunan, so naturally he wouldn't give up the pursuit of Dashanyan so easily.

Even if we can't kill Oyama Iwao, we must completely annihilate his main force.

Meng Qiaoyun agreed and, along with several Miao villagers under her command, turned and left the county government office.

at this time,

Wang Shizhu from the reconnaissance company came to Chen Jie's side and quietly reported the situation of the interrogation.

According to the account of Oshima Yuu, the general of the Kwantung Army in Broken Valley, Oyama Iwao led the remaining 70,000 main force of the Kwantung Army into the deep mountains of Yongming Ridge.

It turns out that after Dashanyan retreated from Yueyang Prefecture, he was constantly being chased and attacked by Ximentang.

He had always been very cautious, knowing that Ximen Tang would spare no effort to wipe out his Kwantung Army and would relentlessly pursue them.

to be frank,
It would be impossible for Da Shan Yan not to be worried about Xi Men Tang's formidable fighting power.

He thought about it for a long time and finally came up with a tactic of feinting to the east while attacking in the west to disrupt Ximentang.

The Kwantung Army divided the Daqian Prefecture troops it had previously incorporated into its forces into several armed groups, which then launched attacks on Yongzhou Prefecture, Loudi, Shaoyang, Huaihua and other places.

The main force of the Kwantung Army was divided into two groups.

One force, led by Yuu-Takeshi Oshima, attacked Ningyuan County, while Iwao Oyama himself led an army of 70,000, originally intending to attack Shaoyang Prefecture.

only,
To Da Shan Yan's surprise, Xi Men Tang's army actually entered Shaoyang Prefecture directly, making Da Shan Yan dare not make any rash moves.

Originally, after he led his army into Yongzhou, he intended to continue attacking Yongzhou Prefecture.

However, unexpectedly, Oshima Yutaka's army was captured by Ximentang in Ningyuan County, catching them off guard.

For a while,
Da Shan Yan was completely panicked.

He simply led the remaining 70,000 elite Kwantung Army troops and hid deep in the mountains of Yongming Ridge in western Hunan.

They also broke up their forces into smaller units, dispersing them and hiding them deep in the mountains.

Broken Valley was originally intended to be a stronghold by Oyama Iwao, who ordered Oshima Yuutake to defend it.

After Broken Heart Valley was completely destroyed by incendiary bombs.

Even the commanders under Oshima Yuutake's command did not know where Oyama Iwao's 70,000 elite troops were hiding in Yongming Ridge.

Some say that Dashanyan entered the main peak of Yongming Ridge, while others say that with so many Kwantung Army soldiers, they must have entered Pansiyan.

There's no definite news at all.

All that everyone knows is that the main force of the 70,000-strong Kwantung Army under the command of Daiyama Iwao entered Yongming Ridge.

Because Wang Shizhu's interrogation method involved questioning people in batches.

They interrogated ten people at a time, and then interrogated the second batch.

After several rounds of interrogation, it's impossible for any words to be mixed up in between.

Finally, based on the conclusions drawn from the interrogation, the remaining 70,000 main force of the Kwantung Army entered Yongming Ridge.

Chen Jie was unable to eat or sleep properly until that bastard Da Shanyan was eliminated. The key point was...
Chen Jie sensed that his aura was being watched.

That's right,

Within the great mountains of Yongming Ridge, there have appeared powerful beings who are "indestructible even when facing gods".

This kind of prediction of energy can only be sensed by those who have broken through the realm of spiritual refinement to the state of 'concentrated observation'.

To destroy the 70,000-strong main force of the Kwantung Army under Oyama Iwao, Ximen Tang had to enter Yongming Ridge.

Early the next morning.

Meng Qiaoyun drew a map of Yongming Ridge and handed it to Chen Jie.

and,

She selected fifty experienced hunters from the Miao villages surrounding Ningyuan County to serve as guides for the Ximentang Special Forces Regiment.

Furthermore, 150 people were transferred from Wanshui Miao Village to join Ximentang.

After taking the map, Chen Jie examined it carefully.

Next,
He summoned several key generals of Ximen Hall, including Luo Manshan from the Special Operations Regiment, to a meeting to discuss the next annihilation plan.

Although Yongming Ridge is only one of the Five Ridges, the area is vast, stretching for hundreds of kilometers.

It would take Ximentang's tens of thousands of troops several months to search the entire Yongming Ridge area.

To the west of Yongming Ridge lies the territory of western Guangxi, which is also characterized by towering mountains.

If Dashanyan is forced into a corner and flees directly to western Guangxi, it will be even more difficult to catch him.

of course,

After all, Oyama Iwao had 70,000 elite Kwantung Army troops under his command, so it was impossible for him to really hide deep in the Yongming Ridge mountains.

Because once you enter the mountains, there is no way to obtain any supplies.

Tens of thousands of people need to eat, and relying solely on hunting is definitely not a long-term solution.

therefore,

With 70,000 elite troops of the Kwantung Army under his command, Oyama Iwao could only operate on the outskirts of Yongming Ridge, and it was impossible for him to enter the mountains dozens of kilometers away.

Places like Broken Heart Valley have many Miao villages.

The Kwantung Army could wipe out the Miao villages and obtain food and other necessities.

Furthermore, at the slightest sign of trouble, the Kwantung Army could quickly escape into the deep mountains.

That is,

Many Miao villages surrounding Yongming Ridge will become key targets for the Kwantung Army's sweeps.

Therefore, to find the whereabouts of the main force of the Kwantung Army, it is necessary to know the locations of the various Miao villages surrounding Yongming Ridge.

Based on her own judgment, Meng Qiaoyun marked on the map the locations where the Kwantung Army under Oyama Iwao's command was likely to be hiding.

Although the search area for the Kwantung Army's whereabouts was greatly narrowed.

but,

The Yongming Ridge area is too large, and there are too many places to search.

Ximen Tang had to disperse his forces to search and continuously drive the Kwantung Army out of the mountains.

Ximentang has now assembled a total of 80,000 troops.

then,

Chen Jie ordered the Ximentang Ninth Army to be dispersed and divided into eight divisions.

Each division, consisting of 10,000 men, was spaced about 10 kilometers apart and entered the Yongming Ridge to conduct a search.

The division was equipped with sufficient weapons and ammunition, including a complete artillery battalion and a heavy machine gun battalion, as well as a special operations reconnaissance battalion.

Chen Jie will also lead 10,000 troops into the deep mountains.

The defense of Ningyuan County was the responsibility of Liu Qi's heavy armored brigade.

Since heavy equipment was useless once it entered the deep mountains, the tank corps was originally left in Changsha.

The heavy brigade only carried heavy weapons such as field artillery and Vulcan cannons.

Although the troops were few in number, the Kwantung Army could not possibly break through Ningyuan County, as it was defended by a heavily armed brigade.

Once inside Yongming Ridge, one must travel light, carrying only assault rifles, mortars, heavy machine guns, and other similar weapons.

Each of the eight division commanders had ten maps, which were distributed to commanders at all levels.

The map marks the locations that need to be searched.

This thorough search was enough to leave the Kwantung Army with nowhere to hide.

After carrying enough weapons and ammunition, each person also carried five days' worth of dry rations.

Once the Kwantung Army's whereabouts are discovered, signal flares should be fired immediately.

The other West Gate Divisions in the surrounding area will immediately launch a coordinated attack to provide support.

Chen Jie only gave them five days to enter Yongming Ridge to search for the whereabouts of the Kwantung Army.

Regardless of whether the Kwantung Army's whereabouts were found, once the five days were up, they had to return to Ningyuan County to formulate the next steps.

After the search tasks were assigned, everyone left the county government office and returned to their respective military camps to prepare.

At this moment, Da Shanyan was extremely depressed.

He had never fled in such a sorry state as he was now.

He has always touted the strength of the Kwantung Army as the world's strongest army.

Over the years, the Japanese army has been invincible in battle and has never been defeated!

Even when facing the Western Allied Forces, the Japanese army was in no way inferior.

In Siberia, the Kwantung Army defeated the Northern Russians and occupied the northeastern region of the Daqian Dynasty.

But now, the Kwantung Army has suffered a crushing defeat and fled.

He originally led 300,000 elite Kwantung Army troops, landing in Guangdong and Guangxi and entering the Hanzhong area.

But now, not only have they been reduced to only 70,000 men, they are like stray dogs, even when they hide in the deep mountains, Ximentang chases them everywhere.

He originally thought that escaping to western Hunan and breaking up into smaller groups to hide in the deep mountains would be safe.

However, Ximentang was like a madman, chasing him all the way from Yueyang Prefecture, Changsha Prefecture, and Shaoyang Prefecture, showing no intention of letting him go.

This morning, Dashanyan received the news.

Oshima Yuutake's 50,000-strong army was defeated by Ximen Tang in Broken Heart Valley.

It looks like,
Ximen Tang is planning to exterminate the Kwantung Army!
Although Dashanyan has 70,000 troops around him, they are running out of food.

The most difficult thing to deal with is table salt!

Without salt, the fighting capacity of the Kwantung Army would plummet, leaving them weak and powerless.

In a few more days, the food will be gone too!
Out of ammunition and food!

Da Shan Yan really didn't know how long he could endure this in the deep mountains.

Top priority,
Oyama Iwao wasn't thinking about how to implement the Kwantung Army's plan, but rather how to prevent his own army from being annihilated.

What should I do next?
Ximentang has already defeated Oshima Yutaka's 50,000 elite Kwantung Army troops.

The next step will definitely be to enter Yongming Ridge to search for his whereabouts.

How should I respond?
After crossing the Yongming Ridge, he led the remaining troops of the Kwantung Army directly into western Guangxi.

This is indeed a very suitable escape route.

But Da Shanyan knew very well that if he chose to retreat to western Guangxi, it would mean giving up Hanzhong and southern Hunan.

The men around him were elite troops from the Kwantung Army brought from Northeast China, not soldiers from the Daqian Prefecture who had been incorporated into the army.

As long as he can preserve this army, he will remain the general of the Kwantung Army!
If he loses all his men, he will face the most severe punishment from the Japanese military, and may even have to atone with his death.

in addition,

Dashanyan had never been to western Guangxi.

He didn't know the exact situation in Guixi, but he had heard that the wolf soldiers in Guixi were extremely ferocious and not to be trifled with.

If the Kwantung Army rashly enters western Guangxi, it may be completely annihilated!

For a while,
Da Shanyan is faced with a difficult choice! (End of Chapter)