Long Yun was no longer angry after receiving the telegram. The Lu Daoyuan army was almost destroyed in Hongmendu. Only more than a thousand people fled back. This blow had already made him desperate. Chiang Kai-shek's actions were just a chain reaction of this result. Zhuang Wenjie would definitely attack Kunming in the next step. But what about the power in his hands?

There is only one way. Use Kunming to hold Zhuang Jihua and wait for Lu Han's rescue. But he immediately denied this idea. Lu Han only had more than one brigade in his hands. And it was the newly formed Fang Baoan. The weapons and equipment were ragged and could not be compared with the original Dian Army. What's more, Zhuang Jihua's well-equipped guard team.

There was only one who asked for help from the outside world. Long Yun suddenly realized that no one seemed to come to save him. Li Zongren from Guangxi was "in the north" and joined forces with Chen Jitang to deal with Chiang Kai-shek; Liu Xiang might talk to him, but he would never fight for him. The telegram ahead had already shown his attitude.

"What should I do?" Long Yun asked Hu Ying, Zhou Zhongyue, Zhang Chong and others with his blood-red eyes.

Zhou Zhongyue and Hu Ying lowered their heads silently. They could no longer imagine. At that time, Hu Ying strongly advised not to cross the river, but Long Yun refused to listen. Now all the main forces are thrown on the other side of the river. Yunnan is almost empty. Chiang Kai-shek Yan has a ruling reason.

"There is only one way." Zhang Chong said wanderingly: "But I don't know if it can succeed."

"Tell me quickly." Long Yun shouted anxiously. Even if there is only one straw, he will still catch it.

"Anti-Japanese War. Let Mr. Zhou's article be published in the newspapers in Nanjing and Shanghai as soon as possible. Declare our determination to support the war of resistance to the Chinese people and strive for the support of public opinion. As long as we can defend for three months, public opinion will force Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw his troops." Zhang Chong said in the end that he had no confidence himself. Not to mention guarding for three months, using public opinion to force Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw his troops. This is simply a fantasy.

Long Yun didn't say anything. Hu Ying slowly raised his head and said, "This is probably the only way. Brother Zhou, please contact more colleagues in the newspaper industry to create momentum."

After sending Hu Ying and Zhou Zhongyue away, Long Yun stayed Zhang Chong to discuss Kunming defense. Zhang Chong's 9th Brigade is currently the only complete brigade in Kunming City. The remaining two guard regiments and the security brigade combined with more troops than his brigade.

Speaking of Kunming's defense, Zhang Chong has no confidence. First of all, he lacks military strength. All the troops are only six regiments in total. Defending like such a large city is inevitably short of difficulties.

Long Yun talked for a long time and didn't see Zhang Chong's response. He suddenly became suspicious: "Yunpeng. Do you have any ideas in your heart? Tell me if you have any ideas. Let's discuss it and see if it works."

Zhang Chong was shocked. Long Yun was a suspicious person. Last year when Sun Du was pursuing the Red Army, he suspected that Sun Du was secretly facing Chiang Kai-shek. He traveled thousands of miles to recall Sun Du from Guizhou, scolded him in person, and slapped him twice. If Sun Du hadn't been after all, it would have been possible to lose his head.

"Chairman, I'm worried that the troops are not enough." Zhang Chong decided to tell the truth after thinking about it: "You know that the only troops we have now are my Ninth Brigade, Lu Junquan and Yang Xinyun's two regiments. The rest are machine gun brigade, artillery detachment, and your guard battalion. If the guard troops in Wuhua Mountain are deducted, there will never be more than five regiments who can be put into the front line to defend the city. Such a small amount of troops is definitely not enough."

Long Yun nodded with a gloomy face: "Yes. Now it's Yongheng. Otherwise, I'll have to accept Chiang Kai-shek's orders. I'll go to Nanjing."

"I wonder if the Chairman has considered giving up Kunming?" Zhang Chong looked at Long Yun and said with determination.

"Give up Kunming?" Long Yun was a little surprised. He looked at Zhang Chong as if he didn't recognize him.

But Zhang Chong didn't pay attention. He continued: "My opinion is to give up Kunming. Now guarding Kunming is undoubtedly waiting to die. We have no reinforcements outside. If there is a chaos in the internal state, it is difficult to defend. It is better to give up Kunming. The entire army retreats to western Yunnan or southern Yunnan. With my back to Myanmar or Vietnam. By the way, we can also ask the French consul to mediate. We stay here, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity. When the time comes, we will counterattack Kunming."

Long Yun stood up and walked back and forth in the room. Zhang Chong's suggestion made him feel excited. He thought Zhang Chong was shaken. But now it seems that he is still his own person.

But when he thought about it, he felt that after he withdrew, many things would be difficult to be controlled by him. After Zhuang Jihua occupied Kunming, Chiang Kai-shek appointed him again. At that time, Zhuang Jihua was justified in pursuing him; more importantly, once the conditions became difficult, will the people around him continue to follow him? In the past few years, the aborted army and the brigade were replaced. Lu Han and Zhang Chong joined forces to make trouble. Once he withdrew from Kunming, it was difficult to believe that these people would continue to follow him.

"Kunming still needs to be defended. But what you said is a good idea. Why not do this? Lu Yongheng went to southern Yunnan. You went to western Yunnan. The security team there was reorganized in the shortest time. At the same time, he set out for me. If Kunming could not be defended, I would go to western Yunnan." Long Yun finally made up his mind.

Zhang Chong was stunned. He didn't expect that Long Yun's decision would be like this. He sent him to western Yunnan. He looked at Long Yun and then understood. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He knew that he could only agree now. He might not be able to get out of the yard.

"Since that's the case, I'll go to western Yunnan. Do the Chairman have any instructions?" Zhang Chong stood up and asked.

Looking at Zhang Chong's calm appearance, Long Yun felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have doubted his loyalty at this time, but this regret soon disappeared.

"Go as soon as possible. I'll wait for you to lead your troops back in Kunming."

Zhang Chong couldn't believe this. However, he felt that it was a good thing to escape from Kunming.

After the Hongmen Pass victory, Zhuang Jihua did not immediately order to enter Yunnan. Instead, on the one hand, he ordered Chongqing to send a batch of weapons and ammunition and replenish new recruits. On the other hand, he repaired the troops and carried out education in Yunnan. He reiterated military discipline and resolutely prohibited harassment of the people. Zhuang Jihua and the senior generals in the team understood that whether they could use the shortest time to curb the hearts of the people in Yunnan. The key was their march this time.

After receiving the order, Chongqing summoned 4,000 reserve soldiers within three days. At the same time, it made a bold attempt and decided to use the Jinsha River to transport weapons and ammunition by ship during the rising water season. The soldiers took land, from Qijiang to Guizhou, and then from Guizhou to Yunnan.

After receiving the order, Lu Zuofu sent six ships to transport weapons and ammunition. After five days, four ships arrived in Huidong. Two of them were stranded. One of them carried two newly-departed howitzers. After these guns were pulled ashore, they changed to land. Zhuang Jihua was satisfied with the speed of mobilization of the reserve service. He was heartbroken by the huge losses in water transportation and ordered such adventures to stop.

In late July, Zhuang Jihua finally ordered an army toward Yunnan. The entire army, including Yang Yinglong, Deng Xiuting's army, plus the Yi armed forces organized by the self-study school, was 42,000.

After crossing the Jinsha River, the army rushed towards Luquan. They entered Luquan without fighting. After occupying Luquan, Zhuang Jihua's troops were divided into three groups. They left Deng Xiuting and Zixuechu to guard Yu Luquan's retreat to Jinsha River. Deng Xiuting was responsible for commanding. Zhuang Jihua told Deng Xiuting as the face of Zixuechu that he should retrieve the abducted development team members as soon as possible. Revenge killings are not allowed until no matter what.

Then Du Yuming led Situ Fei's troops to the left. He personally led the eastern part of the Blue Yun and Fan Hanjie's troops to the right. The two routes were divided into Fumin. He ordered Song Yunfei to lead Yang Yinglong's brigade to attack western Yunnan to cover the flanks of the army.

Yunnan is lush in July. Wild flowers bloom in the wilderness on the plateau. People along the way greeted them with fearful eyes, but as the contact increased, they gradually felt that this army was different from other armies.

They speak kindly. They always have to pay for things to buy. Even a needle and thread is enough. If not, they will never enter your home. They would rather sleep in the pile of thatched trees by the roadside. July is the golden season. Wheat waves are rolling everywhere and the rice is fragrant. When the army appears in the fields, what surprised the farmers in the field is that the soldiers carefully crossed the rice path, for fear of hurting the rice in the fields.

The guards began to win support in Yunnan. At the end of July, the army arrived at the city of Kunming. The new recruits who came from Guizhou also arrived. Zhuang Jihua added them to the troops of Wang Guobin, Fan Hanjie and Situ Fei. At the same time, they arrived at the Yunnan work team of more than 200 people.

He did not intend to completely siege Zhuang Jihua of Kunming. He adopted the method of siege three without one. On the one hand, his army had only more than 30,000 people. He wanted to completely siege Kunming beyond his ability. In addition, Long Yun was the vice president of the Military Senate. The central government did not explicitly order arrest or kill him. Killing Long Yun would have a very bad impact on his subordinates.

The troops set up a formation below Kunming City, preparing siege tools with great fanfare, and howitzers occasionally issued a few colorful leaflets, killing inside and outside Kunming City.

Long Yun wanted to fight, but the citizens in Kunming were scared. This fight was not impossible for the whole city to be destroyed. Decades of accumulation and generations of hard work were all turned into ashes. The chamber of commerce in the city publicly recommended the respected Chamber of Commerce Shang, Zhou Zhongyue and Miao Jiaming, who went out of the city to negotiate.

"I have no other intentions to come here. I just want General Long to go to Nanjing as soon as possible. Li Liejun, the chairman of Yunnan Province appointed by the Central Committee, will soon arrive in Yunnan." Zhuang Jihua greeted the three negotiators in the military tent with a smile on his face.

"General Zhuang. We have agreed to all your conditions. Why do you still have to enter Kunming and threaten them with war?" Zhou Zhongyue asked dissatisfiedly.

"Mr. Zhou. It was Long Yun who caused this incident. It was not me, Zhuang Jihua." Zhuang Jihua said patiently and coldly: "Since General Long wants to cause trouble, he must have the courage to bear the consequences. Now that he has lost and failed, of course I should make the conditions. My current condition is that he should immediately accept the appointment of the central government and immediately go to Nanjing to take office."

Zhou Zhongyue couldn't help but be disturbed. President Shang of the Chamber of Commerce hurriedly interrupted: "General. Kunming Ancient City has been built for hundreds of years. Do you have the heart to destroy it in the war; hundreds of thousands of people in the city will be killed. Do you have the heart to throw them into a pool of blood? Please think twice."

Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly: "I don't want to do it either. But I can't do it. Unless Long Yun leaves Kunming immediately and goes to Nanjing to take office. You come to persuade me. Why not persuade Long Yun."

He paused and said, "Let me make a promise. After Long Yun left, all the Yunnan Army was reorganized into the Central Army. All officers and soldiers compared with the treatment of the Central Army to protect the lives and property of all officers and soldiers. Officials at all levels retain their original positions. After Li Liejun arrives, they will make adjustments. We will not attack within three days."

Zhuang Jihua generously asked the representatives to visit his artillery formation. Howitzers, which rarely appeared in the civil war between the Chinese team, pointed directly at Kunming City, making people frightened.

Long Yun was upset after receiving Zhou Zhongyue's report. He knew that he would definitely not be able to defend Kunming with the current strength of the city. But his only hope was that Lu Han was rarely silent. He replied that the troops were being reorganized every time he called and could not go north for the time being. Zhang Chong simply had no news. He didn't know whether he had summoned the army.

The next day, Zhou Zhongyue and Hu Ying came to visit one after another. Long Yun knew the purpose of their visit as soon as he saw them. Sure enough, Hu Ying persuaded him to surrender as soon as he spoke.

"Chairman, it's meaningless to continue fighting." Hu Ying said heavily: "The important thing now is to preserve the bloodline of the Yunnan Army and wait for the future."

Long Yun was silent for a long time before asking back quietly: "Will he keep the Yunnan Army intact? Didn't he say he wanted to be reorganized?"

"No matter how it is reorganized, there are always some troops that can be retained. But once it starts, Kunming will be destroyed by war. The Yunnan Army will inevitably be burned. The general will have no hope of resurgence." Hu Ying sighed.

Zhou Zhongyue took out an envelope from his arms and gave it to Long Yun: "This is a petition from the merchants and civilians in the city. They..."

"Didn't you say at the beginning that you can force Zhuang Wenge to withdraw through public opinion? What about public opinion? What about the result! You... a bunch of waste!" Long Yun couldn't help but roar. Zhou Zhongyue's article caused little response after the publication of Shanghai's "Shen Bao". In the view of the press in Shanghai, the Guangdong-Guangdong incident attracted attention. Yunnan was too far away.

Facing Long Yun's anger, Zhou Zhongyue has trouble saying. Public opinion is just a rift. If he has no power, no matter how big the public opinion is, it will be useless.

"Zhizhou." A gentle voice floated into the house. A dignified figure stepped into the house. Hu Ying and Zhou Zhongyue saw that it was Long Yun's wife Gu Yingqiu. They quickly stood up: "Madam."

Gu Yingqiu saluted Hu and Gu and the others, and then walked to Long Yun: "Zhizhou. I have never interfered in your military and national affairs. But I know that Mr. Hu and Mr. Zhou have been running around for you over the years. Even under the current situation, they are still working hard for you. You shouldn't say that to them."

Gu Yingqiu's words wiped out the thunderous anger that Long Yun was about to burst out. He sighed and leaned on the back of the chair with his eyes slightly closed. Hu Ying and Zhou Zhongyue also lowered their heads. They were indeed powerless now.

"General Hu and Mr. Zhou, please come back first." Gu Yingqiu made a gesture to Hu Ying and Zhou Zhongyue. Hu Zhou and the others stood up and looked at Long Yun until they didn't leave.

After the two left, Gu Yingqiu said, "Zhizhou. I often hear people say that taking a step back will make the sky wide. Now if you push it hard, you will be burning with both jade and stone. But what if you think about it from another perspective? Accept Zhuang Jihua's conditions. Even if there is any loss, as long as Lu Han, Zhang Chong and others are still there, we will have the chance to return to Yunnan. Do you think so?"

Gu Yingqiu is a top student at Peking Normal University. She is a good friend of Long Yun’s ex-wife Li Peilian. After Li Peilian passed away three years ago, she married Long Yun through a matchmaking process. However, she is not like Soong Mei-ling. She doesn’t like participating in her husband’s political affairs. But she always appears appropriately when he gets angry.

Long Yun was still leaning silently on the back of the chair. Gu Yingqiu said again: "This is politics. Come up today and go down tomorrow. My uncle was also in a hurry. In the end, he fell on both ends of his body, head and boat. You should also consider the children."

Gu Yingqiu's words touched Long Yun. Her uncle was Gu Pinzhen, a famous general of the Yunnan Army who was in Yunnan for a while back then. Gu Pinzhen became the master of Yunnan after successfully rebelling against Tang. Later, Tang Jiyao returned to Yunnan with the support of Long Yun and others. Gu Pinzhen was defeated and died. But Tang Jiyao still refused to let him go. He hung his body on the Kunming city wall for three days and was not allowed to collect the body.

Long Yun was fifty-one years old in a few years. He had married three times. The first wife was his uncle's daughter. He gave birth to three sons for him. Long Shengwu, Long Shengzu, and Long Shengzeng; the second wife was Li Peilian. He gave birth to four children for him. Gu Yingqiu was his third wife. The first wife's three children had already been **. Long Shengwu, Long Shengzu, and Long Shengzu graduated from the French Saint-Sill Military Academy. Now he controls Long Yun's guard brigade. However, Li Peilian's four children are still young. That's why Gu Yingqiu said this.

"Call the rope and the rope ancestor." Although Long Yun made a decision in his heart, he still wanted to hear the children's opinions.

Gu Yingqiu stood up and walked out. After a while, Long Shengwu and Long Shengzu came in. They inherited Long Yunkui's figure. With the influence of French Saint-Sill, they were a bit elegant and romantic in their perseverance.

"You have read books in Saint-Cyr, France. Although you have never fought a war after you come back, you have brought soldiers. Regarding the current situation, I want to hear your opinions." Long Yun's culture is a bit like considering their brothers.

Long Shengwu and Long Shengzu looked at each other. Long Shengwu was the boss. He first said: "Dad. If we only rely on fighting in this situation today, we will definitely lose. We can only think of his way."

"What's the solution?" Long Yun asked calmly.

"Exit Kunming. Go to Mengzi and Lu Han in southern Yunnan. Back to Vietnam. Fight with Zhuang Jihua and wait for the opportunity." Long Shengwu's answer was very concise.

There was no expression on Long Yun's face. His eyes turned to Long Shengzu. Long Shengzu said calmly: "I suggest accepting the conditions of Zhuang Wenge. My father went to Nanjing to take up his post. However, before leaving, he would negotiate with Zhuang Wenge. He demanded that the Yunnan Army not be dispersed."

Then Long Yun's face showed a look of relief. He stood up and walked to the two brothers and said with satisfaction: "You didn't learn in Saint Sier. Shengwu, you take the guard brigade to Mengzi to find Lu Han. He naturally understood what to do. Shengzu. You go to Lu Junquan's guard group. You must be careful in being a human being in the future. Don't let someone drive you out of the army. Zhuang Wenge will not agree to us any conditions. But Chiang Kai-shek is different. You must remember. Be careful when dealing with Zhuang Wenge."

"Yes, Dad." The two brothers answered in unison.

In contrast to Long Yun, after sending the delegation away, Zhuang Jihua sat leisurely in the military tent reading a book. He was in a good mood. Deng Xiuting called and reported that the abducted development team members, including Professor Cao, were rescued. Several captured guards were also sent back.

The speed was so fast that Zhuang Jihua was surprised. But the news that came later made him put away his thoughts of underestimating the Yi people. The Yi people who sent troops to Huili were certainly led by the Jin family, but they also included the troops of the six masters including Long, Lu, An, Liu, etc. Now these six masters saw Zhuang Jihua coming. The one who presided over the Yi affairs in Yunnan was the murderous demon star Deng Xiuting. They were panicked. They immediately sent the people who were abducted by Huili to Lu Quan to come to the Lu Quan to the Yass. The Lu family even killed two immediate relatives of the Jin family who fled to them. They sent their heads to Lu Quan Deng Xiuting's army.

It seems that Deng Xiuting has a high deterrence to the Yi people. Zhuang Jihua had the idea of ​​pulling him into the tent. However, first of all, he had to cut off his relationship with Liu Wenhui. Otherwise, he would become a hand that Liu Wenhui reached out to northern Yunnan.

He is very sure of Kunming City and Zhuang Jihua. The tense negotiations in Kunming City may have begun. Long Yun finally had to surrender. If he wanted to escape, he had already deployed a force in the southwest of the city to pursue him.

Three days were almost here, but there was no movement in the city. Du Yuming and Fan Hanjie couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Wang Guobin came to Zhuang Jihua several times. But every time he went outside the tent and stopped. He successfully conquered Yunnan. Zhuang Jihua's prestige increased again. The "oppression" of his colleagues in the development team became greater and greater. Finally, in the afternoon, representatives from Kunming City came to Zhuang Jihua again.

"Chairman Long agreed to take office in Nanjing." Hu Ying's tone was slow and sad. Zhuang Jihua was not moved at all. He asked calmly: "What are his conditions?"

"Chairman Long hopes to retain part of the Yunnan Army system..." Hu Ying looked up at Zhuang Jihua. However, he was disappointed to find that there was no expression on the other party's face. He continued: "The people of Yunnan hope that the people of Yunnan will govern Yunnan. The people used by the provincial government are all heroes from Yunnan and have outstanding talents; in addition, please do not retaliate against the Yi people in northern Yunnan."

"Yes." Zhuang Jihua nodded and said, "I understand. I will reply to you now. All the Yunnan Army, including the captured Yunnan Army, will be reorganized. The reorganized troops will be led by Lu Han. Cadres at all levels are also current generals of the Yunnan Army. The equipment and treatment are comparable to the Central Army; the Yi people in northern Yunnan are also citizens of the Republic of China. I will not allow anyone to kill at will. But the provincial government's personnel can only confirm after they arrive. I have no right to appoint and remove them."

Zhuang Jihua's pleasure surprised Hu Ying. Long Yun had no idea that Zhuang Jihua would accept it. His plan was that once Zhuang Jihua refused, he would contact Chiang Kai-shek directly. But he didn't expect...

Hu Ying stared at Zhuang Jihua's expression. He wanted to know whether what he said was true or not. But the other person's face was very calm and there was no other expression at all. After a long time, Hu Ying nodded and said, "Okay. I will reply to Chairman Long now. I hope the general will keep his promise."

"Of course I keep my promise. But please tell Chairman Long that he should not make bad ideas. China needs unity now." Zhuang Jihua warned solemnly. He sneered in his heart. You still want to bury a thunder here. But you never expected that the War of Resistance Against Japan would break out in one year. It was justified that Lu Han was transferred out of Yunnan. Yunnan would no longer have your armed forces.
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