On the evening of March 30, the main force of the Red Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which ended the Tianshui Battle, began to return east at night.
The cavalry regiment was guiding the front with torches, and the 11th Division and the direct firepower troops of the legion followed up. Finally, there were three main divisions of the 12th Division, the 13th Division and the One Division. The long torch team stretched for more than ten miles, in the Qinling Mountains.
Walking forward on the avenue.
When they learned that the Seventh Army had joined forces in triumphantly, the Red Army working team along the way organized the masses to support them. Every time they went to a large village and town, the masses cooked hot tea and cooked hot rice while waiting. So the soldiers were in high morale and marched very fast.
At this time, Liu Yimin completely realized the benefits of relying on base areas to fight. With the help of local governments and working teams, with the support of the masses, logistics problems and wounded problems were easy to solve. The militia and the people encountered during the Long March of the Red Army in Hunan and Guangxi.
The intercepting of small Red Army troops and fallen people, the wounded were simply impossible. Therefore, along the way, Liu Yimin basically fired a series of guns, demanding support from various working teams, and all the requirements of armed militias were met.
The work teams and militia along the way rushed to help the troops transport supplies, picking up and dropping off each area.
At noon on April 1, the Red Seventh Army Corps led the 12th Division, 13th Division, and the only division arrived in Baoji.
The troops had reached their limits, so Liu Yimin had to order camping.
Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua and others regardless of their fatigue, quickly set up the antenna and let the radio turn on.
Liu Yimin first reported to the headquarters that the main force of the Seventh Army had arrived in Baoji and had ordered the 11th Division and the Legion's heavy firepower troops to return quickly. Then he asked about the battle situation of Hong Chaoyuan and Zhang Hongtao.
Hong Chaoyuan reported that after 30 and 31st blocking and delaying, the main force of the Central Army had arrived outside Tongguan City on the evening of the 31st. Starting from the early morning of the day, the enemy launched a strong attack on Tongguan, and repelled three large-scale attacks in the morning alone.
Although our army relied on Tongguan city defense to kill and injure the enemy in large quantities, the enemy's artillery fire was too strong and our army suffered certain casualties. The enemy's attacking troops were also found in the small Qinling mountainous areas where the Red 25th Army defended. Under the command of Xu Haidong, the Red 25th Army was in charge of the ranks and festivals.
Fight. The front line of Tongguan is determined to stay in Tongguan until tonight, and then withdraw from Tongguan to find an opportunity to annihilate the enemy. In addition: local work teams have organized militias to cover the masses and attack the enemy, and cooperate with the main force in the battle.
Zhang Hongtao reported that the Third Division and the main force of the Shaanxi-North Red Army fought a counterattack at Longmendu on the evening of the 30th, defeating the enemy's vanguard crossing the river and forcing the enemy to retreat to the ferry. However, due to the fierce enemy artillery fire, our army was unable to drive the enemy down the Yellow River.
On the morning of the 31st, all the main forces of the Jinsui Army crossed the Yellow River. The enemy captured Ji County from Ji County, and the enemy captured Hancheng from Longmendu. On the evening of the 31st, the enemy advanced to Xi'an in different directions. Our small troops and militia actively attacked.
But the results are not great. Now the main force of our army has retreated to the front line of Chengcheng and is using the terrain to block the enemy step by step. The enemy has strong troops and fierce artillery fire, and our army's casualties have increased. It is estimated that we will have to evacuate until dark in Chengcheng.
Liu Yimin was anxious and wandered around the room in the army.
Luo Ronghuan's eyes turned red and he was also paced in the army.
Several leaders and staff of the legion knew that Tongguan was in danger and the Third Division could not stop the Jinsui Army. Therefore, no one spoke and was waiting for the decision of the Legion Commander and the Political Commissar.
The atmosphere in the army was very tense, and only the pace of Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan gently hit the nerves of the cadres.
After a long time, Liu Yimin stopped pace and shouted loudly: "Zhu Zhexiao, record the order!"
Zhu Zhexiao, deputy director of the General Staff Department, responded and shouted "Yes!"
Liu Yimin said: "Order:
1. Zhang Hongtao and Liu Zhidan led the third division. The 27th Red Army gave up the blockade on the Chengcheng line today and let the enemy advance towards Xi'an. The troops immediately concealed and moved towards Hancheng, hoping to launch an attack on the Longmen Ferry Terminal tomorrow night.
It creates a situation where the door is closed and the dog is beaten.
2. Hong Chaoyuan and Hu Xuerong led the main force of the Second Division to evacuate from Tongguan tonight, leaving a battalion in Tongguan to monitor the enemy, and held on until dawn. The main force of the Second Division to evacuate to Huayin to deploy defense, and took active defense measures on the Huayin front line, and must be firm.
On the night of the 2nd, then retreat to Hua County. Weinan is the last position for retreat. Wu Huanxian and Xu Haidong commanded the 25th Red Army to fight mobile operations, do not defend or resist, and just restrain the enemy.
3. Li Lingfeng, the special operations brigade in Jinzhong, led Zhao Yonggang's second squadron and Zhao Zhiyu's third squadron to act immediately. The first target bank and the second target are the same as Pu Railway. The gold bars and silver dollars that cannot be taken away can be buried on the spot. In the future,
Take another shot. The first squadron of Wang Laohu in Luoyang immediately blows up the Luoyang airport. After completing the mission, the two special forces quickly retreat to Xi'an.
4. Order Gaoyuan and Huang Su to speed up the marching speed and must rush back to Xi'an tomorrow night, rest and restore combat effectiveness in Xi'an.
5. Tongguan is in danger, the second and third divisions are bleeding and sacrificing at all times. The 12th Division, the 13th Division, and the only division will place the wounded in Baoji. The field hospitals of each division will be kept responsible for treatment. The entire army will be lightly equipped and will eliminate its own weapons and ammunition.
In addition, leave all the supplies and seized supplies, set off on time at 7 pm, forcing the whole way, and be sure to rush back to Xi'an on the afternoon of April 3.
Sixth, the army headquarters, all divisions and regiment cadres all went to the company to mobilize the soldiers to overcome fatigue, carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship or fatigue, and rush back to Xi'an to eliminate the enemy.
7. Order all working teams in Baoji and Xianyang area to mobilize to recruit mules, horses and vehicles from fellow villagers to transport troops. Order Wu Zheng to immediately mobilize all cars in Xi'an, and the carriages are concentrated in the direction of Zhouzhi to transport troops."
After Zhu Zhexiao recorded the order, he repeated it. Liu Yimin signed it and handed it over to Luo Ronghuan for signature.
After Luo Ronghuan saw it, he signed immediately.
Liu Yimin looked at Luo Ronghuan, sighed, and said, "Political Commissar, it's not that I want to violate the central government's orders, but that the situation is pressing, so I have to do this."
Luo Ronghuan said: "Why can mother-in-law and mother in a critical moment? If the central government punishes it, I will carry it with you!"
The two looked at each other and smiled before they camped and rested.
The ancient city of Pingyao in the heart of Jinzhong is lively.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, a team of Jinsui Army arrived at the city gate. The security regiment guarding the city was about to question it, but the company commander of the Jinsui Army slapped twice in the face.
The soldiers of the security regiment who were so shocked that they finally understood that the soldiers came to the county magistrate and the security regiment commander under the order of Commander Yang Aiyuan to lead the way.
The soldiers of the security regiment were about to say that they had to stand guard, but they were slapped several times. The soldiers of the security regiment who were beaten to the pain finally understood that it was better to lead the way obediently.
Pingyao is an ancient city and the birthplace of Shanxi Piaohao. Here, those who are the county magistrate, finance director, police chief, security chief, and tax director are all fat.
At this time, the bustling Pingyao City was very lively.
Under the leadership of the security regiment soldiers, the Jinsui army quickly arrived at the security regiment, knocked out and tied up the sentry standing guard at the door, and then grabbed the security regiment commander. Soon, all the security regiment soldiers were
They were gathered together. Facing the black machine guns and submachine guns, the soldiers of the security regiment obediently became prisoners. The Jinsui Army tied up the security regiment soldiers, stuffed socks on their mouths, and locked them in the barracks and locked them up.
There were too many people, and the soldiers of the Jinsui Army worked for two hours before they finished their work.
After packing up the security regiment, the soldiers of the Jinsui Army went to the police station again. There were few police officers and they were dealt with quickly.
The soldiers of the security regiment who led the way were so scared that they had long been so scared that they peed. However, the soldiers of the Jinsui Army did not let him go and asked him to continue to lead the way, leading the county magistrate, finance director, tax bureau chief and other officials.
They arrested them all and released the Communists in the prison.
It was busy until the evening that the Jinsui army was charged with embezzling public funds and fishing the people, violating the order of commander-in-chief Yang Aiyuan, and delaying the delivery of war preparation materials to the front line. The county magistrate, tax bureau chief, finance bureau chief, security commander
The police chief took him outside the city gate and shot him. Amid the joyful eyes of the residents of Pingyao, the team of Jinsui troops rode 12 cars seized in Pingyao, carrying cars full of medicines, weapons, ammunition, gold bars, and silver dollars.
Pingyao County is hidden in the night.
At night, many Pingyao residents couldn't sleep and lay on the bed and talked about Commander Yang Aiyuan with relish, and finally shot these bad guys. It was not until dawn that the violent explosions came from the Tongpu Railway, which woke people up.
, This matter is too strange. I'm afraid it was not done by Commander-in-Chief Yang Aiyuan. Which of those officials has nothing to do with him and Chairman Yan? Isn't it a matter of betrayal to Yang Aiyuan to kill these corrupt officials?
The people in Pingyao have a reasonable guess. This is indeed not the Jinsui Army, but the team led by Li Lingfeng, Zhao Yonggang and Zhao Zhiyu. On this spring breeze and night, at the order of Liu Yimin, Li Lingfeng took action in Jinzhong and fought
After Yan Xishan's Shanxi Bank branch in Pingyao, he brought up all the tax banks of Pingyao County Finance Bureau, Taxation Bureau and several corrupt officials in the bank, and then seized all the medicines and medical devices from Pingyao Western Pharmacy.
He swaggered out of Pingyao County and blew up several small bridges on the railway, causing the Tongpu Railway to paralyze.
When Sun Chu's guards arrived at the scene of the explosion, he only picked up a few leaflets, which said that Yan Xishan would not withdraw his troops and asked him to perish. The guards did not dare to neglect them and reported them to Sun Chu's place.
I directly reported to Yan Xishan.
That night, Luoyang Airport suffered a devastating blow, with oil depots and ammunition depots exploded one after another, and more than 20 planes parked at the airport were completely burned.
It turned out that after Wang Laohu arrived in Luoyang, after observation, he found that the airport guards were on high alert and had no chance at all. In desperation, he had to dig tunnels and enter the oil depot and ammunition depot. After Liu Yimin's order to blow up the airport was issued, Wang Laohu commanded it.
Several soldiers used the tunnel to install electric explosives in the ammunition and oil depots. After the explosion was successful, they used the night cover to retreat in a hurry.
The bombing of Luoyang Airport, the bombing of Tongpu Railway, and the attack on Pingyao City made Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan gasp. They didn't know what kind of opponent they met were.
Chiang Kai-shek was shocked and generated electricity overnight, urging Xue Yue to speed up the marching, seize Xining and Lanzhou as soon as possible, and appointed Ma Hongbin as the chairman of Ningxia Province to ensure the safety of Ningxia. He also generated electricity from Jiang Dingwen and asked him why the 200,000 army could not even take down a small Tongguan.
, Jiang Dingwen was required to go to the front line of Tongguan to command, and be sure to take down Tongguan and occupy Weinan.
Yan Xishan got up in bed in the morning of April 2 and received a report that the Tongpu Railway was bombed and Pingyao County was attacked. When he saw Pingyao's report that all the deposits of the Pingyao branch of Shanxi Bank were withdrawn, Yan Xishan fell down as soon as he was dark.
On the ground.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Qun, Shao Lizi, Zhang Zhizhong and Chen Cheng drove to Xi'an to meet Zhou Enlai and protested strongly to Zhou Enlai.
Zhang Qun was too angry and his face turned red. His former gentleness disappeared. He shouted at Zhou Enlai: "You Communist Party is traitorous and actually blows up Luoyang Airport and breaks the Tongpu Railway. You must be responsible for your actions and the scale of the civil war.
Expand the responsibility!”
Zhou Enlai asked someone to pour water for Zhang Qun and the others, and politely asked them to sit down.
Zhang Qun said: "Mr. Enlai, I have always respected your character in the past and thought you were a gentleman who would do what he said and do what he did. I didn't expect that you would be treated as a joke when we discussed it. From now on, I will re-examine you.
Communists. I think you are acting too much, just like a robber!”
Zhou Enlai was also a little angry and retorted: "Mr. Yue Jun, haven't you heard the heavy artillery sounds in the direction of Tongguan? Do you know that as soon as you shot the shells came down, you might have taken away a few of us or even a dozen of us.
The life of young warriors! You should hit us, and when we fight back, we will be traitors. What is your logic?”
Several people parted in disagreement.
After returning to Huaqingchi, Zhang Zhizhong said to Zhang Qun: "Yue Jun, should you report to Nanjing? I guess that Liu Yimin's main force of the Red Seventh Army may return to Xi'an today and tomorrow. That guy is a militant and has many wisdoms.
, brave and decisive. I am worried that one of our army or the Jinsui Army will be his key target of attack. We should remind the commissioner to truce immediately if you want to truce, and fight steadily. Don't take advantage of the loopholes by Liu Yimin. After all, soldiers
Training is not easy!”
Chen Cheng thought for a while and said, "I guess Liu Yimin's first attack must be the Jinsui Army. If our army cannot join forces with the Jinsui Army, then the Jinsui Army may not be Liu Yimin's opponent. If there is a problem with the Jinsui Army
Shanxi is in trouble. I suggest sending a report to the commissioner immediately, so that the Jinsui army can speed up the attack speed and quickly move closer to our army. Otherwise, they will be allowed to retreat to Hancheng immediately and can withdraw to Shanxi at any time."
Zhang Qun said: "We will send electricity to the Chairman separately and explain our views. Everyone should act immediately, the faster the better."
When Yang Aiyuan woke up in the morning, he received a report from the front line. The Red Army blocking troops in the front line in Chengcheng suddenly broke off contact with me, and then received a telegram from the small Red Army troops from Taiyuan that they exploded the Tongpu Railway.
Yang Aiyuan thought to himself that the Red Bandits were desperate and were afraid that our army would attack Xi'an, so they would go to Shanxi to make trouble. After taking Xi'an, they would catch Mao Zedong and Zhu De, and settle the score with them. However, where did the Red Bandits blocked face to face?
It's a question worth exploring. Don't make it like Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui, but you lose a handful of rice without robbing them. As Mao Zedong said, the army is advancing westward and Shanxi is empty. If you fall into the encirclement of the Red Army, then
Shanxi?
Yang Aiyuan, who was vigilant, ordered the troops to stop advancing and sent a report to Yan Xishan, suggesting that the troops temporarily suspend their march to Xi'an and establish a defense line on the spot. After the Central Army conquered Tongguan, observe the battle between the Central Army and the Red Army before talking about it.
Yan Xishan quickly called back, asking Yang Aiyuan to stop moving forward and be ready to withdraw to Shanxi at any time.
Yang Aiyuan received a call from Yan Xishan. He knew that the old man had figured it out and was scared, and he might not want to be the premier. So Yang Aiyuan ordered the 32nd Army that crossed the river from Ji County to stop going south and defended on the spot.
. Ordered the 33rd Army to retreat to Hancheng, continue to collect and build ferries at Longmen Ferry. Ordered the 34th Army to shrink its troops and prepare for the defense.
Jiang Dingwen, who arrived at the front line of Tongguan, urged the troops to attack the city early in the morning.
The tactical level of the elite Central Army was very different from that of the Ma family army. First, the artillery preparation was prepared, and then the small troops tried to attack. After being shot back, Jiang Dingwen immediately found that the defenders had weak firepower and did not seem to have a large number of people.
Jiang Dingwen ordered heavy artillery to bomb a city gate, explode the gap, and then waved the army to attack the entire line, trying to capture Tongguan in one fell swoop.
The shelling lasted for ten minutes and completely blew up the south gate of Tongguan City.
With Jiang Dingwen's order, the army rushed forward. Strangely, the defenders in the city did not move. When the Central Army soldiers rushed into the south gate, a shocking explosion came, causing all the Central Army soldiers entering the south gate.
Covered in the dust, many lucky soldiers were thrown high, and they felt what it was like to walk in the clouds.
The explosion at the south gate shocked the Central Army. The soldiers and officers stopped and stared blankly at Tongguan City.
Jiang Dingwen was furious and ordered the artillery to fire again and blow down all the city gates.
After the shelling, the majestic city towers of Tongguan City were destroyed, and the Central Army soldiers entered the city with trembling fear.
When Jiang Dingwen entered the city, he found that the city was empty and even the common people had withdrawn. There was no body of the Red Army, and it seemed that they had been taken away. However, after finally taking Tongguan, he could have a position on the committee.
As explained.
Jiang Dingwen proudly ordered the commission to send a report: "Nanjing. Chairman Jiang: Our army occupied Tongguan on the morning of April 2, and the Red Bandits were vulnerable and abandoned the city and fled. Our army will take advantage of the victory to pursue the Red Bandits.
Jiang Dingwen. April 2, 24th year of the Republic of China.”
After receiving a telegram from Jiang Dingwen, Chiang Kai-shek finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the army of 200,000 cannot take down one of Tongguan, it would be a joke.
However, Chiang Kai-shek was not blinded. He knew that the Tongguan defenders were just Liu Yimin's blockade. Stopping the enemy's troops and defending Tongguan would probably be to win time for Liu Yimin to rush back. Now he is to compete for time with Liu Yimin, if he can compete with him
That's good if the main force rushes back and seizes Xi'an. Even if you can't seize Xi'an, you can also seize Weinan. As long as you occupy it, Chiang Kai-shek believes that no matter how powerful Liu Yimin is, he wants to take it back from the Central Army's heavy army group, he may not be that way.
easy.
Just as the power generation was about to encourage Jiang Dingwen, he asked him to continue working hard, Zhang Qun, Zhang Zhizhong, and Chen Cheng's telegram came. After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek remembered the strategy he and Yang Yongtai decided. What Yang Yongtai said at the time was attacking in Tongguan.
The goal is to mobilize Liu Yimin’s democratic forces to return to the aid, not to occupy Xi'an and Weinan. If Jiang Dingwen’s army is brought in for Xi'an and Weinan, it will be all over.
Chiang Kai-shek calmed down and realized after thinking about it that he was devastated by Luoyang Airport. After thinking about it, Chiang Kai-shek generated power to Jiang Dingwen and actively marched to the front line of Weinan, but was ready to withdraw from the original defense line at any time. He must be sure to be stable.
, protect the retreat route. When the main force of Liu Yimin's Seventh Army returned to Xi'an, it was our army's order to retreat.
After sending a telegram to Jiang Dingwen, Chiang Kai-shek hesitated for a moment and sent a telegram to Yan Xishan, reminding him to pay attention, don’t enter the Red Bandit ambush circle, and let the troops fight steadily.
Jiang Dingwen and Yan Xishan are both cunning people. After receiving a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, they immediately knew that the chairman was preparing to withdraw his troops. Jiang Dingwen immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and rest and defend on the front line of Tongguan. The baggage was withdrawn first. Yan Xishan was
They immediately sent a telegram to Yang Aiyuan. The entire army retreated back to the front line of Hancheng and was ready to cross the river and retreat at any time. But the two of them didn't understand why Chairman Jiang was so frightened by Liu Yimin?
On the afternoon of April 2, the cavalry regiment that had been marching continuously led the way into Xi'an. After experiencing the tragedy of Liu Zhenhua's besieging Xi'an and being disturbed by the war in Tongguan and the bad news of the Shanxi-Sui Army entering Shaanxi, the citizens of Xi'an, who saw the hero Hongqi
The army returned to the army and finally let go of his heart. Many citizens cried and shouted and rushed to the streets to welcome the Red Army soldiers. The young man held the reins of the soldiers and sent the heroes back to the barracks.
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At 7 pm, the Red 11th Division and the direct troops of the Legion arrived in Xi'an. The streets of Xi'an suddenly fell into a carnival. The citizens seemed to have a backbone at once, and felt that the dark clouds in the sky were about to blow away soon. People spontaneously organized and twisted.
Yangge, gongs and drums were played, and laughter was heard all over the city.
At 9 pm, the Third Red Independent Division and the 27th Red Army launched a fierce attack on the Longmen Ferry Guards. After two hours of fierce fighting, they wiped out a regiment of the Jinsui Army guarding the Ferry Guards.
The Jinsui Army defenders on the other side of the river watched the West Bank defenders being annihilated, but could not reinforce them, so they hurriedly reported to Yang Aiyuan and Yan Xishan.
When Yan Xishan heard the report, he said, "The Red Army wants to keep all Yang Aiyuan's 100,000 people in Shaanxi!" He quickly ordered Yang Aiyuan to regain the ferry, and the entire army retreated to Shanxi and defend the Yellow River defense line.
Yang Aiyuan was shocked and did not care that the 34th Army had just withdrawn from Hancheng and needed rest. He immediately ordered the entire 33rd Army to dispatch and regain the ferry. He ordered the 34th Army to end the rest camp and follow the 33rd Army to support him.
The 33rd Army captured the ferry. The 32nd Army on the North Road ordered the 32nd Army to retreat to Ji County overnight and must retreat to Shanxi tomorrow.