Chapter 031 The army is approaching (please recommend collecting red flowers for rewards)
Sure enough, a week after the independent detachment started training, the reconnaissance platoon reported that the enemy's Fujian temporary 4th Brigade Zhang Company's third unit had been stationed in Longyan, and the Wang Bingzhao regiment headquarters of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 52nd Division had also moved from Longyan to Changting; stationed in Jiangxi
Ruijin's enemy, Jiangxi Security Brigade 2nd Regiment Lu Youquan, was also controlled by Zhang Liansan.
At this time, Wu Aihua did not know that the Ministry of National Defense of the Nationalist Government had established the "Fujian-Jiangxi Border Joint Clearance Command", and Zhang Liansan was the commander of the command.
Zhang Liansan, a native of Fujian, was born in Green Forest in his early years. During the Great Revolution, he led his troops to surrender and served as company commander. Then he began the history of his fortune in Fujian. He served as CEO, regimental deputy, and regimental commander, and finally became a national general on the Mu Shou side.
, VIP.
Zhang Liansan's biggest characteristic is his cunning, which can be said to be as cunning as a fox; secondly, Zhang Liansan used to be a bandit in Green Forest and wandered around the western Fujian area, so he is very familiar with the mountains and rivers of Changting.
This time Zhang Liansan can serve as the commander of the "Fujian-Jiangxi Border Joint Suppression Command", which can be said to be high-spirited and full of ambition. Because this appointment means that Zhang Liansan has entered the field of vision of senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense. As long as Zhang Liansan can defeat the Changting Red Bandits, his future will be
It will be bright.
Therefore, after Zhang Liansan arrived at Longyan, he left Longyan to be guarded by his subordinate 2nd regiment, and he personally led the brigade's security battalion, artillery battalion, heavy machine gun battalion and 1st regiment and hurried towards Changting.
Zhang Liansan's move surprised Wang Bingzhao, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 52nd Division. Before that, Wang Bingzhao had been living in Longyan and rarely came to Changting. Who knew that Zhang Liansan's posture turned out to be the "Joint Suppression Headquarters"
"Moved to Changting.
On January 23, 1935, the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Liansan held a combat meeting of the "Fujian-Jiangxi Border Joint Clearance Headquarters" at the Changting County Government Office. Attending the meeting were Zhang Liansan, commander of the 4th Brigade of Fujian Reorganized, and the 2nd Security Brigade of Jiangxi Province.
There were more than 50 people in total including brigade commander Li Kejian, Kuomintang Longyan District Commissioner Liu Yin, Kuomintang Changting County Magistrate Chen Ju and officials above battalion level.
The small Changting County was suddenly in a state of demonic flames!
The meeting lasted for two days and was divided into four sessions. In the end, a reasonable battle plan was made. From this, we can see that Zhang Liansan is very difficult to deal with.
At the beginning of the meeting, Zhang Liansan proposed that we must first understand the enemy's situation. Based on past intelligence and civilian analysis, the meeting estimated that the total strength of the Red Bandits was around 300 people, with a maximum of no more than 500 and a minimum of no less than 200. Their weapons included heavy machine guns.
Several light machine guns, with a total of no more than 10. As for the hiding place of the red bandits, they attacked the ancient town. Coupled with the intelligence of the people along the way, it is initially estimated that the red bandits are hiding 20 kilometers north of the ancient city and Changting.
in the Tianhua Mountain area.
Zhang Liansan also expressed support for the conclusion reached at the meeting. As an old green forest man, he naturally knows which place is most suitable for Tibetans. If it is in the ancient town and south of Changting, the life of the red bandits will definitely not be so easy.
, because in the south, the mountains are not that high, and it is not conducive to escape.
Secondly, Zhang Liansan put forward new ideas on the suppression strategy. Zhang Liansan believed that some time ago, Wang Bingzhao's regiment made a mistake in entering the mountains to suppress. The most important thing was that the strategic purpose of the national army was unclear. After discovering the red bandits, the national army had too many ideas. Secondly, the national army
The communication between them was not smooth. If Zhang Binxian's battalion had not been afraid of sacrifice after discovering the enemy's situation, and held on to the red bandits tightly, and at the same time the backup troops could keep up, there might not have been the consequences of the ancient city's fall.
To this end, Zhang Liansan proposed a "four-three-system suppression strategy." What is the "four-three system"? That is, the suppression force belonging to the "Fujian-Jiangxi Border Clearance Command" is divided into four parts: The first part is mobile
The force is composed of the guard battalion and heavy machine gun battalion of the temporary 4th Brigade of Fujian, ready to go deep into the mountainous areas at any time to support various ministries in suppressing bandits; the second, third and fourth parts are respectively composed of He Guoxiang and the 52nd Division of the 1st Regiment of the temporary 4th Brigade.
The 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment, Wang Bingzhao, and the 2nd Jiangxi Security Brigade, 2nd Regiment, are composed of Lu Youquan. The mission of the 2nd Jiangxi Security Brigade, 2nd Regiment, Lu Youquan is to prevent the red bandits from escaping to Jiangxi. The area they are responsible for controlling is the junction of Ruijin and Changting;
Wang Bingzhao of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 52nd Division will head to Qingliu and Ninghua from now on to set up defenses along the Jiulong River to prevent the red bandits from escaping northward; the temporary 4th Brigade and 1st Regiment of He Guoxiang will set off from Changting and penetrate into the hinterland of Tianhua Mountain!
"Everyone, Chairman Chiang has said that to fight against foreign aggression, you must first pacify the interior! The Red Bandits are the biggest enemy of the current government! This time, in order to completely eliminate the Red Bandits in the Fujian-Jiangxi border area, Chairman Chiang has specially supported a group of radio stations and news agencies for us.
Members, can it be said that the red bandits have fast feet and can be faster than the radio station? So, everyone, the time has come to make contributions to the party and the country!" Zhang Liansan glanced at the officials attending the meeting, and then said, "Let me tell you another piece of good news.
Before I came to western Fujian this time, I paid a special visit to the Chairman of Fujian Province. The Provincial Chairman gave special instructions: In this clearing operation on the Fujian-Jiangxi border, if a red bandit is killed, the soldier will be directly rewarded with 10 yuan. This point,
You must convey this to every squad and platoon; of course, officers will also receive corresponding rewards, and the rewards for officers will not be less! Do you have confidence?"
"Yes!" The people here are all smart people. The red bandits say they are very powerful, but they are not very powerful. In the past, when the bandits were suppressed, the officers and soldiers were greedy for life and feared death, but there was nothing they could do. Now, since Shangfeng is willing to
Spend a lot of money and reward the enemy soldiers with heavy rewards. It is said that under heavy rewards, there must be brave men. When the time comes, as long as you tell the people below about this reward, maybe some soldiers will scream with excitement. But, what exactly is an officer?
Reward, why is it not mentioned below?
"Okay, let me talk about the Ministry of National Defense's reward policy for officers this time! If a squad annihilates more than 5 red bandits, the squad leader will be promoted to platoon commander; if a platoon annihilates more than 20 red bandits, the platoon leader will be promoted to company commander;
If a company annihilates more than 60 red bandits, the company commander will be promoted to battalion commander; if a battalion annihilates more than 200 red bandits, the battalion commander will be promoted to regiment commander; if a regiment annihilates more than 600 red bandits, the regiment commander will be promoted to brigade commander!"
"Brigade commander, we have been promoted to brigade commander, where will you be promoted?" Before Zhang Lian could finish his words, a subordinate shouted.
"Haha, as long as the red bandits are wiped out, am I still worried about not being promoted?" Zhang Liansan chuckled confidently.
"That's, that's..." Everyone in the audience suddenly understood that this time the bandits were suppressed, there was great hope for promotion and wealth.
"Everyone, be quiet -" Zhang Liansan hurriedly stopped the private discussion below. Grandma, I haven't finished speaking yet. "This crackdown operation is both siege and suppression, with the ultimate goal of annihilating the red bandits. Therefore, we must cooperate with
The militia groups in various towns and villages have established a good cooperative relationship. Specifically, we must make full use of the militia groups' advantages of familiarity with the place and people so that the red bandits have no way to hide. At the same time, our national army is also the strong backing of the militia groups. When cooperating with the militia groups
During the process, I would like to emphasize that the militia are our guides and our eyes. If I find anyone who is afraid of life and death and uses the militia as cannon fodder, I will shoot them all!"
"Do you understand?" Zhang Liansan shouted.
"Understood!" Everyone's mood was getting higher and higher. Because Brigadier Zhang provided them with a good idea, which was to make full use of the township militia.
"Brigade, what is the mission of our artillery battalion?" Seeing Zhang Liansan talking for a while and having nothing to do with the artillery battalion, the artillery battalion commander Yang Qiliang couldn't sit still.
"The mission of the artillery battalion is to ensure that Changting is not lost!" Zhang Liansan said.
"Yes. Brigadier, the artillery battalion understands!" Yang Qiliang graduated from the artillery department of the Central Military Academy. He was promoted to the position of artillery battalion commander just four years after graduation. He is considered a person with outstanding abilities and has won Zhang Liansan's trust.
The temporary artillery battalion of the 4th Brigade has three companies, an old mountain artillery company with 6 old mountain cannons. The old mountain cannons are bulky and heavy and have a limited range; a new mountain artillery company has 4 75mm new mountain cannons. This thing, in
These four 75mm mountain cannons are rare in the ordinary national army. Zhang Liansan took out all the coffins and prepared them by himself. It was precisely because Zhang Liansan had four unusual 75mm mountain cannons that he was able to obtain the temporary 4th Brigade.
The other is a mortar company, which has six 60mm mortars. The latter is not fully equipped in the regular establishment. A 60-mm mortar company has a standard establishment of 12 60-mm mortars.
In the national army, artillery is a rare thing, so Zhang Liansan didn't pretend to understand, so he combined the 60mm gun with the 75mm mountain cannon, and it suddenly became a decoration. If it were Wu Aihua, he would definitely combine 6 60mm guns into a fortress
The artillery platoon operates together with other marine platoons and can provide artillery support to the battlefield at any time.
60mm, a typical light artillery, its range within 2000 meters determines that it can only be a tactical support weapon, and it must be on the front line to be effective.
"Commander Zhang, seeing that the New Year is almost here, do you want to wait until the New Year is over before going into the mountains to suppress the bandits?" a battalion commander from the 2nd Security Brigade in Jiangxi suddenly asked.
"Haha, I am willing to go into the mountains to suppress the bandits after the Chinese New Year, but the order of the Ministry of National Defense requires that we must roll out the entire line before the 25th!" Zhang Liansan had long thought that someone would ask this question, and passed up the telegram in his hand.
A yang.
The mission of the 2nd Security Brigade is to "contain" rather than go into the mountains, but this time the containment is slightly different from the past. In the past, they were organized into battalions and companies and lived in towns. The conditions in towns were pretty good.
Not bad; but this time, the troops not only reached the towns, they also had to go deep into the villages, that is, they had to block all the escape routes of the red bandits.
Seeing Zhang Liansan waving the telegraph newspaper, those who originally had questions gave up their interest in asking questions. This is a military meeting. If Commander Zhang is displeased, your troops may be used as cannon fodder one day, which will be a disaster.
Can't get out.
(PS: Continue to post automatically and see if it can be displayed normally. A friend sent ten red flowers and did not even leave his name in the comment area. He supported the king without leaving his name, which moved the king.)