Chapter 109: Battle of Fujia (IV)
After receiving the order from Lin Biao to form the Jiangyou Guard Regiment, the commander of the Red Third Division Peng Shaohui and the political commissar Xiao Hua immediately drew one company from each of the three regiments, supplementing the prisoners of the Zhangmingchuan Army from a battalion handed over by the Red First Regiment, and establishing the Jiangyou Army of the Red First Regiment.
The Guard Corps appointed Huang Dingji, the "special enemy-killing hero" of the Red Army, as the regiment commander.
The Third Red Division is the former Red 15th Division, which is the famous Young Communist International Division. In history, this heroic unit was revoked after the Zunyi Conference. Due to Liu Yimin's arrival, the remnants of the division were rescued by the Xiangjiang River and supplemented the
With weapons and ammunition, the losses of the troops were much smaller than in history. When the Central Red Army of Zunyi Conference was reorganized, the division was reorganized into the Third Red Division. From Guizhou to Sichuan, the Third Red Division was replenished, and now it is also strong in its troops.
I heard that the cadres and companies that were drawn were not very happy to form a new Jiangyou Guard Corps, and they were afraid of leaving the Red First Army. Xiao Hua mobilized this way: "Jiangyou Guard Corps is the Jiangyou Guard Corps of the Red First Army, and belongs to the First Army.
.Look at our Red Seventh Army. In less than two months, the troops changed from about 1,000 people when they were reorganized by the Xiangjiang River to an army of 30,000. They were strong and strong, and they also established the first in the history of our Red Army.
Artillery regiment, heavy machine gun regiment, engineering regiment, baggage regiment, cavalry battalion, the soldiers at the time were now platoon leaders, the squad leader was all company commander, and the platoon leader became battalion commander. I think those company commanders will soon become regiment commander
yes. Think about it, if our company commander can become the regiment commander, how many troops will our Red Army have? At that time, it will not be Jiang who should beat us, but we will chase him and beat him. Now I will give you some thrusts.
Three companies have added new recruits from one battalion, but that is not enough. After the main force leaves, you must expand the red market as soon as possible, train and become three battalions full of personnel. All the company commanders will be battalion commanders. Whoever wants to do so
If you go, or you can't complete the task, I will learn a word from Commander Liu Yimin, and the Red Army should not be such a coward!"
A company commander saluted and said, "Report to the political commissar, I heard that the commander of the Liu Army said that the guard division should not be such a coward, rather than the first legion should not be such a coward."
The one-armed commander Peng Shaohui smiled angrily: "You stubborn donkey, you have to say a lot. We are from the first legion. The political commissar naturally wants to change the words of Commander Liu's army to our first legion. It seems that you
This new battalion commander is incompetent, so you should take your company back and be the company commander!"
The company commander hurriedly said, "No, no, division commander, I just want to be this battalion commander, and I guarantee to be a good one."
Peng Shaohui said: "This is almost the same. Don't talk too much, hurry up and go!"
After the cadres left, Xiao Hua asked Peng Shaohui: "Have you ever met Commander Liu Jun?"
Peng Shaohui shook his head.
Xiao Hua said: "Captain Liu Jun was assassinated a few days ago. I don't know how he is recovering now!"
Peng Shaohui said hatefully: "This Chiang Kai-shek is really not a thing. If you can't beat him, you will be assassinated. I look down on him!"
Xiao Hua said: "If you have the opportunity to catch Chiang Kai-shek and Dai Li in the future, you don't have to talk too much and just die."
Peng Shaohui smiled and said, "Hurry up and sleep for a while, maybe we'll set off soon."
After entering Peng'an from Nanchong, the Red Third Army divided into three groups. The Red Fifth Division followed Zhengyuan and Changliang attacked Jinping. The Red Fourth Division attacked Giant Dragon, Longyun, and the Red Sixth Division went north to Osmanthus and Gaomiao attacked the Wang family.
Zhen, Muba, and three armies all pointed to the Sichuan Army defense line by the Jialing River.
The Red Third Army, which was rushing all the way, encountered Li Jiayu's new 6th Division and Luo Zezhou 23rd Division troops in Peng'an. The Red Army rushed fiercely, and the Li and Luo troops retreated step by step. They gradually retreated to the Jialing River.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the Red Fifth Division chased Jinping on the Jialing River.
Located on the west bank of the Jialing River, Jinping is an important fulcrum of the Jialing River defense line. The town is not big, with only a few streets.
However, there were many people on the streets of Jinping at this time. Because Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou set up the Third Route Bandit Suppression Command here, people from all over the surrounding counties flocked to block a small Peng'an County.
The business of teahouses and restaurants suddenly became lively.
When I heard that the Red Army was fighting, the town was in panic. Those who closed the door closed, those who escaped, and those who ran away were barking.
Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou both graduated from the Sichuan Army Officer Academy and were the leaders of the "Official Division" of Sichuan warlords. Li Jiayu is known as "King of Suining" and Luo Zezhou is known as "King of Shunqing". However, at this time, the two had long been defeated in the warlord melee.
, relying on Liu Xiang, retreated to Peng'an and Yingshan counties.
At this time, Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou were at a loss for their sorrowful eyes, and tears were at a loss for their tears.
The Red Army's offensive was too fierce, and there was no danger to defend on the west bank of Jialing River. With the strength of the new 6th and 23rd Divisions, it was absolutely unstoppable. The fact is that in just one day, as the second-line troops arranged in the depth of the Jialing River defense line,
Under the powerful offensive of the Red Army, it was defeated and rushed to the Jialing River, which was originally a front-line position.
Actually, it’s not their fault. Their defense line faces the Jialing River. They rely on the river to defend and prepare to cooperate with other troops to attack the Red Fourth Front Army. Now the Red Army is coming from behind. Are there any dangerous passes and passes that will let them defend?
What's more, their troops were defeated during the Sichuan Army's melee. Not only were the weapons outdated, they could not be supplemented. They were not on the same level as Liu Xiang's 21st Army units, and they were also very different from Deng Xihou's troops. If not,
Relying on the cohesion of grassroots officers in the "Office Department", they probably had long disintegrated.
Now, only by crossing the river and establishing a defense line on the other side can we block the Red Army's offensive. If we hesitate, the two old classmates may have to become prisoners.
After thinking about it, Li Jiayu finally made up his mind that if he didn't leave, he would probably have no chance. So he spoke, "Brother Pingzhang, keep the green mountains and don't worry about the lack of firewood. We will retreat immediately and go to the east bank, as long as we
Control the ship, the Red Bandits will let me go for a while. We can make a comeback."
Luo Zezhou had long wanted to run away, but because Li Jiayu was the commander-in-chief and his strength was above him, he did not dare to say run away. When he heard Li Jiayu speak, he didn't want to stay there for a quarter of an hour. He immediately said, "Brother of the prime minister decides,
I naturally support you. If you want to retreat, hurry up and leave now. You can't stop the Red Bandits here. If you want to delay the troops, we will be in danger."
Since the two hit it off, they didn't care about whether Liu Xiang was pursuing it or not. They immediately ordered their respective guards to get on the ship immediately and ordered all troops who could still contact to retreat across the Jialing River. After crossing the river, they immediately established a defense line to strictly prevent the Red Bandits.
Cross the river and pursue.
After giving the order, Li Jiayu ordered the staff to pack up the map, radio station, and board the boat and cross the river.
The commander of the Red Fifth Division, Li Tianyou, political commissar Zhong Chibing, and several regiment commanders, the political commissar visited the Jinping Town and found that Jinping Town could be said to be without any danger. As long as the troops could approach the city gate, they would go in with one charge.
.But it is not easy to get close to the city gate, because there is no danger to guard, which means it cannot be hidden.
While discussing using mortars to cover, when the 13th Regiment launched a strong attack, the guards reported that the Sichuan Army was about to run. When Li Tianyou saw that the Sichuan Army was indeed going to run, the guards at the entrance of the town were evacuating.
Li Tianyou was very anxious. He knew from the prisoners that this was Li Jiayu and the location of the Luo Zezhou Third Route Bandit Suppression Command. He chased for one day just to catch these two big fish. Unexpectedly, these two guys were so unauthentic that he had not initiated it yet.
When they attacked, they started to run away. What's so great?
He no longer cared about adjusting the deployment and equipped firepower. Li Tianyou shouted at several regiment commanders and political commissars: "Thank you to lead the troops to rush forward, catch one." He turned around and ordered the soldiers to blow the trumpet and ordered the troops to charge.
The loud charge sounded, and the troops of the Red Fifth Division rushed towards the town like a sea of ​​rushing. The Sichuan army, which was covered by the palace, was soon flooded by the crowd.
Unfortunately, it was still too late. When the troops rushed to the riverside, Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou's ships had already rowed to the other side. The riverside was filled with Sichuan soldiers who had no time to board the ship. In anger, Li Tianyou ordered all machine guns to shoot, intending to kill Li Jiayu and
Luo Zezhou. But he was still disappointed. Seeing Li Jiayu, Luo Zezhou's boat was getting closer and closer to the other shore and soon landed.
When he returned to Jinping Town, Li Tianyou, who was still angry, ordered the troops to rest for half an hour, eat some dry food, and immediately pursued the upstream along the Jialing River.
Zhong Chibing sighed and advised: "Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou have all run away. Can other troops not run away? Let the troops rest for half an hour and recover their strength and chase after you!"
In fact, Zhong Chibing's judgment was correct. When Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou issued the retreat order, their regiment commanders could no longer hold on. They used the ferry to retreat to the other side of the Jialing River without saying a word. If the ships were not enough, they would go to the south.
The county town fled. When the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division chased to the Jialing River, the ending was similar to that of the Fifth Division, but it just depends on who captured a little more prisoners.
Li Jiayu, who escaped the Jialing River, was still in shock and received a telegram from Liu Xiang to inquire about the enemy's situation.
Li Jiayu was frowning and felt that the telegram was difficult to answer.
Luo Zezhou sold opium, paid heavy taxes, and occupied women, but nothing happened? Seeing that Li Jiayu was in trouble, he said, "Brother, what's the problem? He sent a message to Liu Xiang directly, saying that our troops crossed the Jialing River today.
Xiangyingshan is concentrated and is ready to cooperate with various armies to encircle and annihilate Xu Xiang's bandits."
Li Jiayu shook his head: "Not good, we can coax it for a while, but we can't coax it for a lifetime. The Red Bandits' offensive momentum is so strong and our army has suffered such great losses. How can we not report it? Besides, if we don't report it, Tian Songyao will be in danger. The Red Bandits
We will meet him soon.”
Luo Zezhou felt that Li Jiayu was really in his mind. When was it time, he was still thinking about what to do. Tian Songyao was killed by the Red Bandits, and he didn't care about my football affairs. He said, "Brother, you can do it, don't want it."
Liu Xiang took the opportunity to remove your new 6th Division and my 23rd Division."
Li Jiayu smiled bitterly: "Brother Pingzhang, I see that the battle situation today is different from the past, so I won't talk about the command of the Red Bandits. The combat effectiveness shown by their troops alone surprised me. Don't say that our troops can't stand it, Liu Xiang
The 21st Army is not good either. I think only the elite Central Army can fight the Red Bandits. Deng Xihou has been surrounded in Mianyang. If Tian Songyao is defeated again, it will be very dangerous to join the 28th Army troops in Jiange.
At that time, there was no foothold of our Sichuan Army west of the Jialing River and east of the Fu River. Even our current place would probably not be able to defend, and the Red Bandits would cross the river soon. After they met with Xu Xiangqian, where would our Sichuan Army be there?
Will it be an opponent? Don't worry, Liu Xiang will not make things difficult for us in this situation."
Luo Zezhou thought about it and said, "According to your opinion, please report to Liu Xiang truthfully. But if you want to add one sentence, we are gathering the troops and actively replenishing them. We asked him to provide some weapons, ammunition and funds. This time we both
It's completely over. The family is gone, the money is gone, and the troops are also collapsed. Years of struggle have been destroyed. Alas!"
Li Jiayu also lamented repeatedly, the two of them looked at me, and I looked at you, and tears came out as they looked at me, and they started to cry loudly after a while.
After learning that the Red Third Army defeated Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou's troops, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Zhang Wentian, and Liu Bocheng could no longer sit still in Deyang.
Originally, the Red Army Headquarters and the Central Column were operating with the First Corps. Considering that the First Corps was going to attack Jiangyou and Zitong, and the enemy pursuers were still far away, Mao Zedong decided to stay in Deyang temporarily.
Now the Ninth Army surrounded Mianyang, the First Army attacked and occupied Jiangyou and Zitong, the Third Army captured Nanchong, and fought to the Jialing River. You can join the Fourth Front Army after crossing the river. It would be meaningless to stay in Deyang again, and it would be easy to be attacked by the enemy.
Attack.
Liu Bocheng suggested that the headquarters and the central column should set out immediately to Deyang to meet with the Ninth Legion, and then follow the First Legion to act.
Mao Zedong has been slow to express his opinion.
Zhou Enlai asked: "Comrade Zedong, are you waiting for the telegram from the Seventh Army?"
Mao Zedong said: "Yes, Deng Xihou, Tian Songyao, Li Jiayu, and Luo Zezhou's Sichuan Army are not scary. They are miscellaneous brands. The Sichuan Army has combat effectiveness, which is the main division of Liu Xiang's 21st Army. Our battle is really
The target of the attack was Hu Zongnan's First Division, which Liu Yimin had said long ago. Now Hu Zongnan has reinforced in advance, and I am really worried that Liu Yimin and the others will not be able to reach the pre-set battlefield. When Hu Zongnan arrives at Jiange County to camp, it will be troublesome."
Mr. Zhu nodded: "Yes, the First Division has more than 30,000 people, with good weapons and equipment. Most of the grassroots officers are from Huangpu students and have strong fighting will. If they are allowed to enter Jiange County and have support, they have to give up.
Now.”
Zhou En said: "The Seventh Legion marched continuously, it is too tired. It is absolutely not advisable to attack the city with a tired army. It is not possible. They can give up their combat plans and find another battlefield between Jiange and Zitong."
Mao Zedong shook his head: "The fighter plane is tonight. If you miss it tonight, it will be difficult to destroy Hu Zongnan here. Tomorrow, during the day, the enemy's planes can be activated to bomb, and Hu's army has strong combat effectiveness, so it will be difficult to ambush him. Even if it is an ambush,
It's hard to get it. In the end, it might be a stalemate. Then we'll be passive."
After thinking about it, Mao Zedong said to Liu Bocheng: "We must send reports continuously and call the Seventh Army to see if they can reach the predetermined position. If they can arrive, they will fight. If they cannot arrive, the troops will immediately rest in seclusion and rest. Order the first legion and the other division.
The Third Division rushed to Zitong to meet with the Second Division in case of an accident. The headquarters will not leave tonight, and I will wait for news here for the Seventh Corps."
Liu Bocheng agreed and went to send a report.
After receiving a telegram from Li Jiayu, Liu Xiang could no longer sit still. He immediately called Tian Songyao to strengthen his vigilance and ordered the 28th Army troops of Deng Xihou in Langzhong to move closer together to build fortifications and strictly prevent the attacks of the Red Bandits.
Speed ​​up and move towards Mianyang. He then generates power to Chiang Kai-shek in a very respectful tone, reports on the situation in detail, and asks the central army to speed up. Then, he takes the initiative to pay homage to He Guoguang and asks He Guoguang to quickly send power to urge Xue Yue, Zhang Xueliang, and Yang Hucheng to speed up, otherwise,
The main force of Sichuan Army North Road may be over.
He Guoguang said lukewarmly: "Brother Fu Cheng, now I think about asking the Central Committee? The Chairman has long said that communism is the biggest source of disaster in China today, and the Red Bandits are the biggest obstacle to China's unification. But our party
There are always some comrades in the country who can't see clearly or are unwilling to see clearly. If the Central Army does not enter Sichuan, let alone northern Sichuan or western Sichuan, including your eastern Sichuan, it will also be red. Unfortunately, you firmly disagree with the Central Committee at the beginning.
The army entered Sichuan, providing time for the Red Bandits to expand their strength. Now, Xue Yue is so far away from Chengdu, let alone rescue Mianyang, he can't even reach Chengdu."
Liu Xiang's face turned blue with anger. He had no choice but to beg others now, so he had to say earnestly: "Brother Yuanzhang, Xue Yue's troops are not far away from Cheng, Zhang Xueliang has already arrived in Wanxian, and Yang Hucheng has also been out.
In southern Shaanxi, please ask Brother Yuanzhang to urge you to speed up. If it is too late, the Red Bandits may completely wipe out Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao's troops. By then, the strength of the Red Bandits will greatly increase, and the difficulty of encirclement and suppression of the National Army will increase. Besides,
The commissioner has ordered the Air Force to assist in the war, should other organizations speed up their progress?”
Seeing that Liu Xiang was really anxious this time, He Guoguang said that his tone slowed down: "Brother Fu Cheng, don't worry, the Red Bandits can't stay for a few days. As long as you are in the same mind as the Commissioner, why worry about the Red Bandits' failure! I
I can tell you, but please keep it a secret. The elite army of our Central Army, Hu Zongnan's First Division, has moved south from Guangyuan, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Mianyang tomorrow. As long as Hu Zongnan arrives, the siege of Mianyang will be resolved. If the Red Bandits do not know the truth,
Run slowly, I can guarantee that Mianyang Plain is their burial place!"
When Liu Xiang heard this, he finally felt a little calmer and said, "The commission is wise, the commission is wise!"
Seeing that Liu Xiang's complexion was getting better, He Guoguang called someone to refill the water, and the two of them started drinking tea and setting up the dragon gate formation.
At this time, Hu Zongnan, the First Division, who was the elite of the national army, was trekking hard on the Jiange Road.
At this time, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway had not yet begun to be built. From Guangyuan to Jianmen Pass, the mountain road extends between the mountains. Sometimes it goes deep into the bottom of the valley, and the peaks on both sides stand tall; sometimes it climbs up the slope and crosses the cliff, which is extremely steep.
Hu Zongnan had never been here in the past. He was worried along the way, fearing that grenades would fall on the tops of the mountains on both sides, and to ruin himself and his troops in this poor and bad place. Fortunately, although it was difficult to walk along the way, he did not encounter any troubles. At 8 o'clock in the evening
At that time, the vanguard reported that the cavalry regiment had entered Jianmen Pass. There was a battalion guarding the Sichuan Army Deng Xihou headquarters, and everything was normal.
Hu Zongnan thought to himself that the cavalry had walked for 7 hours at a distance of 110 miles. He was so damn it. He ordered the cavalry regiment to continue moving forward, and the troops accelerated, and rushed to Jiange County before 12 o'clock at night.
Camping in Anzhen.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, just when Hu Zongnan's Cavalry Regiment arrived at Jianmen Pass, Liu Yimin led the cavalry battalion to Hanyang Town.
Chapter completed!