Chapter 153 Return to the Master (2)
When Liu Yimin led the main force to Zhouzhi, he received a report from the plateau and Huang Su, and the report from the 11th Division and the heavy firepower troops of the Legion had arrived in Xi'an.
Liu Yimin ordered them to hurry up and rest the troops and prepare for combat.
Li Lingfeng and Wang Laohu reported one after another to complete the task. Liu Yimin immediately called back and ordered them to withdraw invisibly.
Li Lingfeng called back again and seized 12 cars, but it was a pity that he wanted to take them back to Xi'an.
Liu Yimin directly called back: "People are more important than cars."
Hong Chaoyuan reported that the troops had withdrawn from Tongguan in the morning and are now in a concealed standby in Huayin.
Zhang Hongtao reported that the troops had moved in place and had a short rest. He was determined to attack the enemy guarding the Longmen Ferry at 9 pm.
Liu Yimin asked in detail about the military strength of the defenders at Longmen Ferry. When he learned that there was only one regiment of the defenders, Liu Yimin ordered Zhang Hongtao and Liu Zhidan to concentrate their strength to attack resolutely. After succeeding, he quickly moved and hid near the ferry to observe the movements of the enemy. If the enemy's main force came in large quantities
If the enemy does not attack the ferry, he will attack Hancheng. The purpose is only one, so that the enemy will have the illusion that we are ready to encircle and annihilate its main force and force the enemy to retreat.
After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin asked Zeng Zhongsheng if Wu Zheng had arranged for the transport troops to arrive.
Zeng Zhongsheng replied that he had arrived, there were no cars, but they were all horse-drawn carriages. However, cars from counties along the way could continue to be delivered.
After hearing this, Liu Yimin asked Zeng Zhongsheng to arrange for the troops to take a bus. If he could take a regiment, he would take a division, and he would move forward to Xi'an quickly.
After a night of march, he rushed to Huxian at dawn. Seeing that it was not far from Xi'an, Liu Yimin ordered the troops to camp and the radio station turned on.
After contacting Zhang Hongtao, he learned that the Third Division had wiped out a regiment of the ferry guards. The main force of the Jinsui Army then attacked the ferry. After the air was lost, he had already started crossing the river and returned to Shanxi. Now the main force of the Jinsui Army is crossing the river. Zhang Hongtao asked for instructions, is that right?
You can fuck him.
Unexpectedly, Yan Xishan actually withdrew his troops overnight. He rushed back to death with great fatigue, but they ran away. Will the Central Army also run away? Do they already know that their main force has returned to the army?
Liu Yimin, who felt that the situation of the war was inconsistent, ordered Zhang Hongtao to attack the troops behind the palace after the main force of the Jinsui Army crossed the river. If the opponent's defense is tight, he would give up the attack if he had no choice but to make unnecessary sacrifices.
Then Liu Yimin contacted Hong Chaoyuan. Hong Chaoyuan reported that after the Central Army captured Tongguan, he only sent a small army to search, and the main force rested in Tongguan.
I really don’t know what the Central Army is doing. Taking over Tongguan is equivalent to knocking on the gate of Shaanxi. The next step is to flatten the horse and no longer have any danger to defend. Why doesn’t the Central Army attack? Is it because there are too many casualties in Tongguan?
Need to rest and organize troops?
Thinking about it, Liu Yimin himself shook his head. The Second Division of the Independent Division was good at fighting and severely damaged the enemy. However, Jiang Dingwen's unit had a strong military force. It was impossible for them to be allowed to rely solely on the Independent Division and the 25th Red Army.
The casualties were severe and the steps were stopped.
What is the reason? Did Chiang Kai-shek suddenly become kind? Or did Chiang Dingwen deliberately stay in Tongguan without any hesitation?
Unexpectedly, Liu Yimin simply walked out of the camp of the army headquarters and went outside.
The road was full of mules, horses, carts and ox carts organized by various working teams, and many soldiers fell asleep while sitting in the car. Most of the fellow villagers who drove the car were farmers who had just divided the land. They were aware and energetic, and they gathered together in groups of three or three.
Together, smoke and gossip.
Liu Yimin was full of doubts, so he didn't want to talk to his fellow villagers, so he walked towards the Wei River. Several guards followed quietly behind him.
In the morning of spring, the Wei River is filled with mist and birds sing in the woods. In the nearby villages, smoke rises, and sometimes there are dog barking, barking and cow ringing, accompanied by the shouts of farmers and animals.
It is indeed a natural pastoral painting.
Liu Yimin sat on a grassland, thinking about war.
Originally, Yan Xishan's withdrawal and the Central Army's withdrawal were expected. Before the Battle of Tianshui began, several trends on the battlefield were predicted. One of them was that after the main force of the Seventh Army returned to the army, the Jinsui Army retreated on its own, and the Central Army was afraid.
The lonely army suffered a loss and retreated immediately. However, the situation seems a bit abnormal now. Why didn’t the east and north Sichuan fight seriously, but the front line of Tongguan are fighting fiercely? What’s the medicine in Chiang Kai-shek’s gourd?
If you have the chance, I really want to meet Chiang Kai-shek and have a serious talk with him so that he can quickly realize and prepare for the war of resistance, so as not to be in a hurry and suffer heavy losses.
Just as I was thinking, I felt someone beside me. When I turned my head, I saw Zhao Xiaoman sitting next to me at some point. When he saw him turn around, I handed him a steamed bun for him to eat.
Liu Yimin felt really hungry, so he took the steamed bun and finished eating it in a few seconds. After eating, he felt that he was not full, so he reached out to Zhao Xiaoman again. Zhao Xiaoman burst into laughter and took out another steamed bun and handed it to him.
After Liu Yimin finished eating, he asked Zhao Xiaoman why he didn’t rest?
Zhao Xiaoman sighed and said, "I can't sleep. When I saw you go out for a walk alone, I was afraid that you would be hungry, so I followed you."
Liu Yimin smiled: "I didn't expect that our talented woman would still care about people! I remember these two steamed buns. We are about to go back to Xi'an. I'll treat you to a meal in Xi'an, and I'll give you these two steamed buns."
Zhao Xiaoman didn't speak, looked at the Wei River, silently ecstatic.
Liu Yimin stood up and said, "Let's go back and prepare to go back to Xi'an."
Zhao Xiaoman said: "Wait a minute, I have something to tell you."
Liu Yimin had to sit down again.
When Zhao Xiaoman saw him sitting down, she said, "I know you are very busy and tired, but if you don't talk about it now, you may not have the chance to talk about it when you return to Xi'an. Actually, I don't want to go back to Xi'an, I want to follow you out to fight a war.
.Tell me, after this battle, are you going to marry Xiao Tang?"
Liu Yimin nodded.
Zhao Xiaoman looked at Weishui again and was in a daze.
Liu Yimin thought to himself, he didn't know what Zhao Xiaoman was thinking. He was about to get married. He had to tell her clearly that she would break her mind. Are you afraid that such a good girl would not be able to find her ideal lover?
Liu Yimin was about to speak when Zhao Xiaoman said, "Xiao Tang is a good girl, I wish you all the best!"
Liu Yimin looked at Zhao Xiaoman in confusion. Is this girl going to tell her this?
Zhao Xiaoman continued, "You should understand my thoughts, but you chose Xiao Tang. She loves you very much. I think you will be very happy."
Liu Yimin felt that he needed to talk to this girl seriously, so he said, "Xiaoman, we are not participating in the Red Army to talk about love. In my eyes, you are my good comrade and good comrade. I have no other thoughts about you
.You may have a little bit of affection for me. I think this is all about girlish feelings, very beautiful and normal. But this is not love, it is just good feelings. If you are so outstanding, you will definitely find your ideal partner in the future.
If you have nothing to do, communicate with Tang Xingying and the others. If you meet a suitable partner, you are embarrassed to say it and you can ask them to tell you."
Zhao Xiaoman shook his head: "You don't have to worry about my affairs. You should take the troops to fight. I have already decided that I will go to the Anti-Japanese Front to fight the Japanese. You can transfer me to the special forces team, I want to be a
Famous female special forces member. If I sacrifice in the future, if you have the intention to recite the infatuation of a poor girl, you will engrave the five words "Dead Wife Zhao Xiaoman" on my tombstone, and I will be content in my life.
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Zhao Xiaoman said pitifully, and Liu Yimin felt uncomfortable when he heard it, so he said, "I should slap in the early morning when I say such unlucky words. Okay, don't go anywhere, take the art troupe with me. I hope you can do it in the future.
Become an artist from our Red Army, and after establishing the New China, you may become the Taishan Beidou in the literary and artistic circles of the New China! Let's go, it's time to set off."
After saying that, Liu Yimin turned around and left.
After Zhao Xiaoman said this, she used up all her energy. In addition to the continuous march, she was overly tired and struggled to stand up, but she couldn't stand up.
Liu Yimin walked a few steps, and saw that Zhao Xiaoman didn't move, and when he came over, he saw that the girl couldn't stand up, he hurriedly reached out and pulled her up. He helped her walk a few steps and let her slowly move her tendons.
Let’s go back to the camping site of the Legion headquarters together.
After returning to the army headquarters, I saw that the cadres and soldiers were still sleeping, and I knew that everyone was so tired. Thinking about it, from Xi'an to Tianshui, from Tianshui to Xi'an, I marched continuously, and I was exhausted.
But we still have to leave. The Central Army still occupies Tongguan, and maybe there is still a tough battle!
Liu Yimin was so cruel that he woke Zeng Zhongsheng up and asked him to inform the troops to set off.
In the afternoon, the troops finally returned to Xi'an. Liu Yimin asked Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Wu Zheng to arrange troops to camp and quickly recover their strength. He rode his horse to meet the chairman and the others.
When he met the Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou and General Zhu, Liu Yimin roughly summarized the Battle of Tianshui, and then talked about the situation in Tongguan and the withdrawal of the Jinsui Army.
Mr. Zhu said: "We all know these situations. What we are puzzled is why Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army did not move forward, and why did the Jinsui Army suddenly withdraw? This is definitely not afraid that our main force will return. You must know that Chiang
There are 200,000 people in the Dingwen Department!"
Liu Yimin said: "It's not just these, but there are doubts. Why is it not to fight in northern Sichuan and eastern Sichuan but to fight in Tongguan and river defense? Did Chiang Kai-shek say that the 300,000 elite Central Army troops entered eastern Sichuan? There must be a ghost here, but this ghost
Where is it?"
The few people were still puzzled, so they went to the map together, looked at Shaanxi, east and north Sichuan, and as they looked, their eyes gathered in Qinghai.
This time, the problem was clear. Liu Bocheng immediately sent a telegram to Lin Biao, asking him to figure out what unit was opposite and where Xue Yue was?
Mao Zedong sighed: It's too late!
Liu Yimin took the Chairman's cigarette angrily and smoked two in a row, then said hatefully: "I didn't expect that Chiang Kai-shek would just put it on, we worked hard and wiped out a warlord for him. This must be
The idea that Yang Yongtai came up with is that most people don’t have this level.”
Mao Zedong immediately asked: "Is the Yang Yongtai you mentioned the man Chiang Kai-shek called the contemporary Wolong?"
Liu Yimin replied: "It's this person."
Mao Zedong said: "This move is very clever and he won the defeat alive. Chiang Kai-shek blindly encouraged Ma Bufang, Ma Hongkui launched a civil war and attacked Tianshui, but it was destroyed by us. Seeing that Gan Ningqing was going to be ours, this guy could actually
In the crisis, this move was used to attack Tongguan and the Jinsui army to rush to Xi'an to force our main force of the Seventh Army to return to the aid. If we do not return to the aid, he will take advantage of the situation to capture Xi'an. When we return to the aid, he has also achieved mobilization.
Our purpose. I guess Xue Yue must have led his army to Qinghai now, and I'm afraid he's almost in Xining. In this case, I guess Zhang Qun will come up with normal negotiations soon."
Zhou En said: "It's not that they are too clever, but that our Red Army is too weak and lacks military strength. If we have more than 100,000 troops, how can we still run back and forth like this!"
Mr. Zhu said: "There is another point that our main forces are all concentrated in northern Sichuan and eastern Sichuan, and waste troops. A group must be transferred from there to the Shaanxi-Gansu border, and control the key points of the strategic as soon as possible to facilitate negotiations."
Mao Zedong extinguished the cigarette butts and said, "Transfer to Xu Xiangqian and others in the east of Sichuan. The third and fifth legions returned to defend northern Sichuan. The first legions set out immediately. The ninth legions waited for the third legions and the fifth legions arrived before leaving.
Order the Seventh Army to Independent Fourth Division and advance immediately. At this time, without enemies, a battalion can occupy a county. We must advance to the Dingxi line and expand our control area. After the First and Ninth Army is in charge, we will be independent
The Fourth Division withdrew to Shaanxi for rest."
Mr. Zhu went to tell Liu Bocheng to send a telegram. Seeing that Liu Yimin looked lonely and in a bad mood, Mao Zedong smiled and said, "Don't be in a bad mood and thought he lost to them. In fact, it's not like that. Chiang Kai-shek's move was caused by our Seventh Army.
The life-saving trick that I came up with was forced to do nothing. Think about it, can Xue Yue be at ease in Qinghai and Gansu in the future? Can he not be afraid of when our General Liu will give him a complete annihilation? He is there
But the army is alone! Besides, if we eliminate the cruel and fierce Ma family army among the warlords in one battle, who would dare to provoke our Red Seventh Army again in the future? If Chiang Kai-shek truly sat down to negotiate this time, our Seventh Army will make great contributions.
Not only did it expand the base and eliminate the Ma family army, but it also made great contributions to the promotion of a complete truce and unite against Japan. After making such a great contribution, it was still unhappy. So, let’s change the line! Besides, we knew that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to do this,
There is no way. We can’t trade Shaanxi for Qinghai and Gansu!”
Liu Yimin had already thought about it. At this time, he had already begun to think that he could not afford Yan Xishan. He had to find something to make up for it. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be too happy?
After Mao Zedong finished speaking, he saw that Liu Yimin didn't say anything, and said, "Comrade Liu Yimin, have you heard what I said?"
Liu Yimin was shocked and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Chairman for your guidance. I was wondering, how could Yan Xishan get into this muddy water? We can't take advantage of him. I want to write him a letter and ask him for something more."
After saying this, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai laughed at the same time. After laughing, Zhou En said, "You guy, you won't have a lot of things in Pingyao this time, right? I guess Chen Yun, Fuchun and the others are going to laugh again. You have to go back again.
Looking for Yan Xishan, that's a famous iron rooster. If you can ask for something out of him, I really admire you!"
Mr. Zhu came in and saw that a few people were very happy, so he said to Liu Yimin: "Don't talk about Yan Xishan for now. Tongguan is still in the hands of the Central Army. We cannot let them occupy this strategic point. You should take a break quickly.
Tomorrow we have to find a way to take back Tongguan. Otherwise, Enlai and the others would have to work hard to negotiate!"
As he was talking, He Zizhen called everyone to have a meal together. Liu Yimin followed the Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, President Zhu and Liu Bocheng to have a meal together.
At a table, several people sat in groups. Liu Yimin saw that there were white flour buns, yellow flour buns, sweet potatoes, and vegetables were a plate of red and white radish shreds, a plate of cabbage shreds, a plate of fried spicy food, and a plate of braised pork.
A bowl of porridge for one person.
Liu Yimin ate two steamed buns given by Zhao Xiaoman in the morning, and was hungry at this time. When he saw the chairman start eating, he was not polite. Soon he ate two steamed buns and a piece of sweet potato. After eating, he praised Sister He
Not only is the work level high, the food you cook is also delicious.
Mao Zedong smiled and said, "If it tastes delicious, you will come to eat it often in the future."
Mr. Zhu asked with distress: "Did you not have a meal all day?"
Liu Yimin said: "I had a meal yesterday and ate two steamed buns this morning. I have been thinking about what Chiang Kai-shek is doing all the time, and I don't feel hungry. Now I'm idle, I feel hungry."
He Zizhen was coaxing the child. When he heard Liu Yimin say that he had a meal yesterday and ate two steamed buns this morning, he said with pain: "You are so young and your body has not fully grown. You can't delay eating. By the way, you
When will you get married? There is someone around you who can take care of you. You can save yourself a day of hunger and fullness."
Liu Yimin said: "It's not that I won't get married, it's not that Chiang Kai-shek always makes trouble and will not let me get married? When Vice Chairman Zhou negotiates with them and no longer fights, I will get married. Besides, Tang Xingying participated in the land reform and did not come back.
She was very busy there, and she didn't care about it."
Mr. Zhu said: "As soon as Tongguan is taken back, it will be purified for a while. Some things can be solved, and personal problems should be handled. In addition, this time, so many prisoners you have captured this time?"
Liu Yimin said: "That's how I think. The soldiers and officers of the Ma family army are very tough and cannot be released. Once released, they will immediately join the Kuomintang army or become bandits. It is not enough to absorb it into our army. They all believe in Islam.
Our troops will not easily transform them in a short period of time. My idea is to slowly work hard and transform them slowly. Some of them participate in our settlement activities and work on the farms of each troops; some of them participate in road construction and tree planting.
When will it be transformed, join our army alive, or release it."
Mao Zedong asked: "What should Ma Hongkui do? Can you follow Shao Lizi's model? He is also a provincial chairman!"
Liu Yimin immediately shook his head: "How can Ma Hongkui be far worse than Mr. Shao Lizi? If it were his father Ma Fuxiang, he would have to be a guest of honor. Ma Hongkui has never done anything good and should have shot him. However, he is very
I want to give the leaders a suggestion that we can put him in, but we must exchange them for gold, silver dollars, war horses, salt, and grain. The total value cannot be less than 5 million silver dollars, otherwise we will be shot.
he."
Zhou Enlai thought for a while and said, "Shooting is not possible. During the negotiations, the Kuomintang will definitely ask for the release of him. After all, he is the chairman of Ningxia Province, which has a certain impact. I think this matter will be handled by the Seventh Army. Chairman, boss
,What do you think?"
Mao Zedong and Zhu De both agreed, and Liu Yimin laughed in his heart, and he was a ghost if he didn't agree!
Liu Yimin thought about it and said, "All senior officers of the Ma family army will handle it according to this method and must pay the money to release them. I want them to spit out all the money they plundered from the people and hand it over to the anti-Japanese democratic government, and use this money
Come to run schools, build hospitals, build roads and bridges. It can also be regarded as a way to accumulate some virtue for them."
After the meal was over, the matter of captives of the Ma family army was settled, so Liu Yimin said goodbye to the leaders. He was so tired that he couldn't support him and went back to rest.
The next morning, as soon as Liu Yimin woke up, he received a telegram from Zhang Hongtao that all the Shanxi and Suizhou troops had retreated to Shanxi. The Third Division originally planned to attack the troops behind the palace, but due to the enemy's firepower cover on the other side of the river, it was unsuccessful.
Liu Yimin put down the telegram and asked Li Xiaoshuai to invite Political Commissar Luo, Director Cai, and Chief of Staff Zeng to discuss how to recover Tongguan.
After a few people came in, Liu Yimin talked about his thoughts first. His plan was to scare away the Central Army. That is, he and Zeng Zhongsheng led the 11th Division, and the legion was heavily firepowered and rode a horse quickly towards Huayin, and met with the Second Division of the Independent Division. The 12th Division
, The 13th Division, the only division took a train to Huayin to concentrate, creating a momentum of a large army to suppress. At the same time, a press conference was held in Xi'an, and Cai Zhong reported on the situation of the Tianshui War. Luo Ronghuan was responsible for answering reporters' questions, and the main meaning was to tell Chiang Kai-shek.
, Jiang Dingwen, the main force of the Red Seventh Army is now going to settle the score with them.
Luo Ronghuan said: "This press conference was about to be held by the commander of the army. Some words seemed to be more intimidating when you said them. Chief Zeng and I led the troops first. You can catch up after the press conference."
Liu Yimin thought about it and thought it was good. Political Commissar Luo was introverted and could not say something. So he asked Cai Zhong to prepare for a press conference immediately and told Luo Ronghuan and Zeng Zhongsheng to ask the Second Division of the Independent Division to investigate Tongguan first, and the main force was concentrated in Huayin.
, pay attention to air defense.
Zeng Zhongsheng smiled: "The Luoyang Airport was bombed, where did the plane come from?"
When Liu Yimin heard this, he criticized Zeng Zhongsheng for being careless and underestimating the enemy. What if Chiang Kai-shek transferred planes from other places? Even if there were no planes, he had to prepare for air defense. The large army would fight and win, and everyone would be happy, but what if they were defeated?
Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui are examples. Just imagine, if Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui suffered major casualties during the night attack, decisively withdrew from the battlefield and retreated to Gangu to set up defense, wouldn’t we have a waste of time?
Zeng Zhongsheng repeatedly said that the corps commander criticized him correctly, and he could not be proud of winning the battle.
Chapter completed!