Chapter 028: Gathering Strength 1 (Please recommend and reward for collecting red flowers!)
The "Red Bandits" captured a town or even a county. In the era of Zhu and Mao's Red Army, this was nothing, because after all, there were hundreds of thousands of them. However, after Zhu and Mao's Red Army fled westward in embarrassment, the Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guangdong
The border has long been dominated by the national army, and the small Red Army guerrillas have long been driven into the mountains and forests by the national army and local militia forces. In the past month or so, have you ever heard of a "Red Bandit" counterattack?
Crossing town?
Therefore, after receiving Teng Han's flying pigeon message, the Teng family in Ganzhou quickly passed the information on the Red Army's capture of the ancient town to Xiong Shihui, Chairman of the Jiangxi Province of the Kuomintang, by phone. At this time, due to the Red Army's strategic shift, Xue Yue's eight divisions of the Central Army had already
Those who chased Hunan and Jiangxi to maintain order on the ground were mostly local troops. As the chairman of the Jiangxi Province of the Kuomintang, Xiong Shihui was the highest official of the National Government in Jiangxi.
After receiving the call, Xiong Shihui did not dare to neglect. He ordered Lu Youquan, the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Security Brigade of Jiangxi Province stationed in Ruijin, to quickly send someone to verify the situation and report the intelligence to the Ministry of National Defense.
Shortly after the Ministry of National Defense received Xiong Shihui's report, Wang Bingzhao, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 52nd Division of the National Army stationed in Longyan, also received information that the ancient town had been occupied by the Red Army.
"Have the Red Bandits resurfaced again?" Almost all the Kuomintang military and political figures who knew about it were worried.
Longyan. Wang Bingzhao, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 52nd Division of the National Army, presided over an emergency military meeting.
"Everyone, I just received a telegram from Yu Shusheng, the commander of the 3rd Battalion in Changting. After midnight this morning, a small group of red bandits attacked the ancient town. A company of the ancient city garrison and its militia group, totaling 260 people, were wiped out. By morning
Around 7 o'clock, the red bandits swept away hundreds of young men, and our soldiers and a large amount of property fled to the mountains!"
"Ah! If so, wouldn't another company of Zhang Binxian's 2nd Battalion be lost?" A staff officer who had a good relationship with Zhang Binxian exclaimed.
Others were silent after listening. Maybe they were thinking about the gains and losses, maybe they were thinking about why the Red Bandits have such great strength!
"Team! The red bandits attacked the ancient town. How many people were dispatched?" A staff officer seemed to understand more.
"It is reported that there are only about 80 Red Bandits." Wang Bingzhao presided over this meeting. The key point is here. If it was a large Red Bandit army, tens of thousands of them, it would be excusable to lose, but the opponent's
There were obviously only two platoons of troops, but two of our own companies were annihilated. How could you dare to report this situation directly?
"What? 80 people dared to attack the ancient town, and they succeeded?" Shi Zhongying, the regiment deputy, is a die-hard "anti-communist" element. In his view, since the Zhu and Mao Red Bandits fled westward, the Red Bandits on the Fujian-Jiangxi border have
It is simply vulnerable.
"Yes. Moreover, according to the intelligence, the Red Bandits first occupied Qinglong Pass, then attacked Pass ###, and finally divided their forces to deal with our troops in the town." Wang Bingzhao said, handing the telegram to the attendees.
While everyone was watching, they were discussing, "How did the red bandits capture Qinglong Pass? Do they know how to fly over the walls?" Most of the officers present had been to Changting and the ancient city, especially the Qinglong Pass in the ancient city. Their impressions were astonishing.
It was very profound. In order to strengthen the defense of the ancient city, the regiment leader sent 4 of the regiment's originally small number of light machine guns to attack. However, the red bandits launched a night attack and found nothing.
"Everyone, how should we report this matter?" Wang Bingzhao finally expressed his thoughts.
"Captain, since the ancient city has been lost, and there must be many people who know about it, we have no choice but to report it truthfully." Shi Zhongqu said.
"The losses must be reported truthfully, but how should we report the number of red bandits? If we report the number of red bandits truthfully, will the summit think we are committing fraud?" Wang Bingzhao's words clearly revealed a worry.
"This..." Shi Zhongying fell silent. Because, let alone Shangfeng, even he himself didn't believe it!
At this moment, the communications staff officer pushed in the door and said, "Regiment seat, there is an urgent call from the division headquarters!"
"Read it!" Wang Bingzhao was a little uneasy: Could it be that the division commander knew the news about the attack on the ancient city?
"I heard that the ancient city was attacked by a small group of red bandits. Your troops will march to Changting as soon as possible, and the red bandits will be wiped out within half a month!" The telegram has neither a header nor a signature. Only a "secret number" indicates that this telegram is from the division headquarters.
Everyone can feel that although the telegram from the division headquarters is calm in every word, behind the calm there will be a violent storm!
"Call back: Our department is formulating countermeasures and plans to march the entire regiment into Changting to clear out the red bandits! The king of the 2nd brigade and 1st regiment, Yu." Wang Bingzhao held this meeting. In addition to how to report, his original intention was to let
Shangfeng sent another troops into Changting, and he withdrew the two battalions trapped in Changting (almost one battalion was knocked out). However, the telegram from the division headquarters put his idea in vain.
However, just when Wang Bingzhao called back and was preparing to send the regiment headquarters and its first battalion to Changting to deal with the red bandits tomorrow, another telegram came from the division headquarters: "The Ministry of National Defense has formed a joint clearance command for the Fujian-Jiangxi border yesterday.
The general commander of the headquarters is Zhang Liansan, commander of the 4th Brigade. Your department has been incorporated into the suppression headquarters and is temporarily under the command of Zhang Liansan."
"Call back: The staff understands." Wang Bingzhao sat down feebly. As the regiment-level military officer, he is already qualified to know some upper-level things. Zhang Liansan is also one of the powerful factions in Fujian, and he has always been in harmony with the 52nd Division.
They all wanted to be the first brother in Fujian. Obviously, the defeat of Wang Bingzhao's regiment in Changting allowed Zhang Liansan to seize the opportunity. Moreover, Wang Bingzhao had a hunch that Zhang Liansan would definitely let his 1st regiment serve as the forward to Xiang Hong.
The bandits broke into the mountainous area.
As a person involved in the ancient town's defeat, it was normal for Wang Bingzhao to feel a little aggrieved, but for Huang Ji, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 52nd Division, it was even more depressing. The senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense sent their 1
The regiment became Zhang Liansan's subordinates, and they wouldn't be bullies! So, he sent three telegrams to his commander Lu Xingbang in a row, but Lu Xingbang only replied with one word: "Endure."
Can you bear this? In addition to a small number of directly affiliated troops, a brigade originally only had two regiments. Now that one regiment has disappeared like this, can I still be considered a brigade commander?
You have to endure it if you can't bear it! Huang Ji had to knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. However, he still sent Wang Bingzhao a telegram that he could only understand: "Act according to the opportunity!"
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Because too many were seized, Wu Aihua and his 600 people did not return to the Rongshuping base until 1 p.m. When they saw the mountains of supplies, the Red Army soldiers who stayed at the base were as excited as if they were celebrating a festival.
After a simple lunch, Wu Aihua immediately presided over a military meeting.
Sitting in the simple conference room, these Red Army squad leaders still looked excited. Some of them were even talking about whether they would fight against Changting, Ruijin or Longyan next time.
Wu Aihua said at the beginning, "The key to this surprise attack on the ancient town is that it was unexpected and the enemy was unprepared. Next time, there may not be such a good opportunity. Our independent detachment must gain a firm foothold and develop greatly, and cannot rely on the national army."
The only way to go is to continuously strengthen your own strength!"
As soon as Wu Aihua spoke, the venue fell silent.
Seeing that everyone was suppressed by him, Wu Aihua went on to analyze, "The enthusiasm of the comrades is very high, which is a good thing! However, we must fully estimate that the enemy is much stronger than us at this time, and the entire revolutionary situation is still at a low ebb! We
The current main task is to train troops! In Longyan, the enemy has a regiment stationed, and in Ruijin, the enemy also has a regiment stationed. In these two places alone, the enemy's strength is more than 3,000 people! The reason why the enemy is still holding back its troops is that firstly
They still don’t know our strength. Secondly, we occupy a good location in the mountains. If we really want to move into the towns and confront the enemy with real swords and guns, our troops of dozens or hundreds of people will definitely not be their opponent!"
"Commander, you are right! We were too reckless!" Party representative Zhong Shoufu first stood up to support Wu Aihua. Just now, he was also one of the excited people. As an old Red Army soldier, he has participated in countless battles. In the past,
The Red Army competed for a town defended by two companies. The Red Army had to send out at least five times the enemy's strength, that is, at least 1,000 people. However, this time Wu Aihua only sent out 78 people, which gave him a feeling that the national army was nothing more.
So dazed.
"Next, let's discuss how to train and expand." Wu Aihua saw that those who were excited just now calmed down and changed the topic.
In later generations, Wu Aihua once carefully studied the combat effectiveness of the Red Army: the fighting spirit and fighting will of the Red Army are stronger than those of the National Army; the Red Army's tactics are generally better than those of the National Army; the Red Army is more active in active combat, such as guerrilla warfare, surprise warfare, and mobile warfare.
It has great advantages; the Red Army also has many disadvantages: first, the equipment of the Red Army is several grades worse than that of the National Army; second, the tactical level of the Red Army soldiers is also lower than that of the National Army; third, the Red Army's work of expanding its red army is not effective.
Fourth, most of the Red Army's sieges ended in failure.
After comparing the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, Wu Aihua concluded that the Red Army could not leave the mountainous location and would suffer defeat if it left; the Red Army lacked the ability to attack difficulties head-on. Therefore, it was a normal result that the Red Army lost to the National Army.
Why did Chiang Kai-shek and the Central Army of the Kuomintang fail to eliminate the Red Army in the end? Putting aside the issues within the Kuomintang and local powerful factions, as far as the Red Army is concerned, there are two advantages that the Kuomintang army can never match. This is why the Red Army is called
The basis for an excellent army is that, first, the Red Army's ideology is very unified. Even if there is "left" influence, compared with the Kuomintang army, the Red Army's military orders and government orders are always accessible; second, the Red Army's people-friendly thinking,
Allowing the Red Army to thrive is also the source of its vitality and combat effectiveness.
Wu Aihua is well-founded in saying that the Red Army's tactical level is lower than that of the National Army. Historically, even if the Red Army won a victory, the number of casualties was still very high. Due to the lack of ammunition, the Red Army's soldiers were not trained, so what about its tactics?
Maybe it can be improved?
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