When Cai Zhong led the new battalion to escort the prisoners and captured supplies to the mouth of the river, it was already dark.
The fierce sound of gunfire from the north just now made all the villagers in Xikou fearful. Although the common people of that era were accustomed to fighting, they all knew that this was a battle between the national army and the red bandits. No matter who won or lost, it was none of their business.
thing, but most people still close their doors early for fear of encountering a military disaster.
Cai Zhonghe, the leader of the recruit battalion, directly organized the prisoners into the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 companies of recruits. Each company took them on their own to carry out education and transformation, and arranged for the soldiers of the first company of recruits to be on guard.
Ji Zhi opened a big pot and started to boil hot water. When the main force came up, the soldiers could drink hot water to relieve their fatigue.
Then, Cai Zhong arranged for cadres to go door to door, hoping that the villagers would come out to help the troops make fires and cook. Unexpectedly, no one opened the door despite the cadres shouting at their throats and repeatedly saying that we are the Red Army and a team of the poor.
With no other choice, Cai Zhong had to let the soldiers climb over the wall and enter the largest courtyard on Xikou Street.
After entering, I realized that this was the home of the security guard of Xikou. This security guard had just rescued the grocery store proprietress from a company commander of the Wang Yuying brigade of the National Army during the day. He was a standard human spirit. When the Red Army called the door, he knew that before dark
That battle was won by the Red Army. Thinking of the Red Army policy promoted by the National Army, I was so frightened that I hid under the bed and did not dare to come out. However, I was found by the soldiers.
Since he can't run away, Baochang naturally knows how to deal with it.
He found several security guards who were hiding at home and called people from door to door. However, his method of calling was different from that of the Red Army cadres. He asked the security guards to take a gong, stand at the door of each house, and knock several times to shout.
After a while: "The chief security officer said that every household has come out to work in the army. Those who come out will be arrested by the township office, and those who don't come out will be punished as bandits." Now that it was over, every household opened the door and soon started to light a fire.
Cooking. I happened to kill a few pigs during the day. They were originally intended to comfort the commander of the 62nd Division, but now they can be used by the Red Army to enjoy.
When Liu Yimin led the main force through Xikou, Cai Zhong had already arranged everything. There were people on both sides of the street carrying buckets and bowls with tea or ginger soup in them, and each of the soldiers could drink at will.
Soon, the team left, but Xikou could no longer be peaceful. The common people saw that the Red Army was indeed different from the National Army during the day, so they slowly approached the Red Army.
When Liu Yimin led the main force to about 5 miles south of Xikou, Luo Yan reported that from the top of the mountain, he could see a team heading here with torches about 10 miles away.
Liu Yimin ordered the team to stop, and took Liu Jianli and several battalion commanders to the top of the mountain to observe. It was really fun to see two teams marching towards here with torches in the distance. Due south from the direction of Jingwu Prefecture
The one arriving must be the enemy Wang Yuying's brigade. Judging from the way the torches are moving, they are traveling very fast. The torch team heading toward Linkou in the southeast is still far away. It must be the regiment training team and the guard platoon led by Li Yimo. Liu Yimin is now really
I am a little grateful to the dark night. There is no need to study maps, use aircraft or cavalry to conduct reconnaissance, and the enemy's situation is clear at a glance. No wonder our army has long been fond of night fighting and close combat.
Now Liu Yimin was a bit subjective. Our army's preference for night fighting was not because the enemy liked to use torches or later installed searchlights. However, it was Liu Yimin's reaction when he saw the enemy soldiers rushing on their way with torches. The people in the mountains of western Henan Province forgave him once.
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Behind him, there were bursts of noises from the hills north of Xikou. Liu Yimin knew that it was the cavalry company setting off firecrackers. They were exactly the same as the sound of gunshots. It was impossible to tell whether it was gunshots or firecrackers. Looking at the terrain around him, he
The location is a lonely hilltop, bare. Under the hilltop, the road winds past. There are hills not far apart on both sides of the road. There is no big difference from the hilltop where I am. The hills are all flat.
Farmland, this terrain is most conducive to dividing the enemy.
After looking at the terrain, Liu Yimin directly made combat arrangements: the 1st and 2nd Battalions ambush on the east side of the road, the 4th and 5th Battalions ambush on the west side of the road, responsible for attacking the enemy's center; the 6th Battalion retreated 500 meters to hide, responsible for blocking the enemy;
The third battalion went out 1,000 meters in front to hide and was responsible for cutting off the tail; the heavy machine gun battalion used platoons as units to occupy the hills on both sides of the road and take cover. When the enemy arrived, they concentrated their firepower on the enemy and fired at them. They also had to prepare more torches. After the battle started,
Light them all and insert them on the hilltop to illuminate the battlefield as much as possible; the two mortar companies immediately set up positions, divided the bombardment area into squares, marked them with serial numbers, and provided fire support; the radio station must maintain contact with Wang Yuying's brigade to urge speed up
Marching speed, while maintaining contact with Liu Jianxu's headquarters, reporting the compiled battle situation, and urging the 63rd Division to speed up the marching speed; the whole regiment will launch an attack with the sound of the gunshots of the third battalion as a signal, and the movements must be rapid and violent, striving to resolve the battle within 10 minutes.
After the order was issued, each battalion moved quickly and was quickly deployed, waiting for Wang Yuying's brigade to come to serve the food.
Wang Dazui is a veteran. From the day he carried a gun to eat food, Wu Peifu has fought, the Red Army has fought, and Guangxi soldiers have fought. Anyway, he will hit whoever the superior orders. At least one person died in his hands.
Twenty. After I have been in the army for a long time, I know a lot about the things of the superiors. In my free time, I will chat with the new recruits about He Jian, Liu Jianxu, Tao Guang, Li Jue, Zhang Liangji, Chen Guangzhong and other famous Hunan generals before they became famous.
He often made the recruits crazy by boasting about him. Over time, the recruits who listened to his boasts deserved to die, and those who deserved to be promoted were promoted, so he became known as a loudmouth.
Wang Dazui was very depressed today. He started marching as a whole team as soon as he got up in the morning, without even drinking hot soup. Finally, at 5 o'clock, he arrived near Jingwu Prefecture, and his troops were targeted by a small group of red bandits.
One shot, one shot to the west, chase. If you can't find anyone, don't chase. You can't tell when and from where a bullet will fly. If any brother is unlucky, he will follow the sound of the gun to see the King of Hell.
I finally entered Jingwuzhou Street, thinking I could take a rest, drink hot tea, and eat hot rice. Who knows, the commander ordered me to go back the same way, saying that I was going to rescue the division and Zhong Lu. Damn it.
It's crazy. When we passed there in the morning, we didn't even see a shadow of a red bandit. Why did the master encounter a red bandit when he passed by there? Does the red bandit know that the master's official position and money are high?
There are many, and life is precious. Are you deliberately letting us soldiers go to find the trouble of the master?
The more Wang Dazui thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved. What kind of war were they fighting? They were just measuring the road. They were just using me as mules. I couldn't run anymore, so I sat down to rest and smoke a cigarette.
, I don’t care whether his mother’s master is dead or alive.
As soon as Wang Dazui sat down, he smoked out his cigarette. This was troublesome, and the veterans who were addicted to cigarettes also sat down and smoked away. As they went back and forth, the marching formation of Wang Dazui's vanguard company became chaotic.
, the company commander saw that it was wrong, and asked the team to stop, and came over to urge Wang Dazui and his smokers to hurry up. The commander was still waiting for rescue. Who knew that Wang Dazui was old as a soldier, so he would not treat the little boy
The company commanders saw this and said calmly: "If you think it's too slow, just leave first. It won't be too late for me to finish smoking before leaving." The company commander saw that the veterans were all smoking and knew they could only rest.
After a while, the whole company was ordered to rest in place for 5 minutes.
Five minutes passed quickly. Wang Dazui and the smoking veterans had also had their fill of cigarettes. The enemy company commander was about to assemble his team and set off, when the large troops behind him followed. The brigade commander Wang Yuying saw that the leading company was taking a rest.
, got angry, and rushed over with guards.
As soon as he saw the brigade commander coming, the company commander hurriedly ran up to salute and report. Before he finished his report, Wang Yuying whipped up his riding crop: "You bastard, are you a pig's head? The master and brothers are waiting eagerly.
You dare to let the troops rest during the rescue, do you want to get shot?"
The enemy company commander was so frightened that he couldn't move, and Wang Yuying's riding crop left two bloody marks on his face.
Seeing that the company commander had been taught a lesson, Wang Yuying turned around and shouted to the troops: "Brothers, I know everyone is tired today, but the military situation is very hot. The brothers from the division and Zhong Brigade are fighting against the red bandits."
They are fighting and are eagerly waiting for us to go for reinforcements. Just now, the commander sent a telegram that there are only a few thousand red bandits. They are either children or farmers who have just put down their hoes. Many of them don't even have guns. They are easy to fight! As soon as we arrive, we will fight with them.
The commander will attack from the front and back, and the red bandits will flee immediately. The commander said that if you capture a prisoner, you will be rewarded with 5 oceans, and if you capture the red bandit division commander and corps commander, you will be rewarded with 2,000 oceans. That is a lot of money, and you can buy a house.
We are asking for customers. If we arrive late, we won’t get anything. Everyone, look to the east!”
The soldiers of the Hunan Army all turned around and looked east. Far to the east, a line of torches was particularly conspicuous in the night sky. All the soldiers of the Hunan Army knew that there was a team marching at night.
Wang Yuying shouted again: "Everyone saw it, the brothers from the Sixteenth Division came to reinforce us. If we don't move forward quickly, when the Sixteenth Division comes up, they will have many people and guns, and the Red Bandits will be captured by them."
If you rob them all, then the brothers’ work today will be in vain. Let’s ask, are you willing?”
The greed of the Hunan Army soldiers was completely incited by Wang Yuying, and they shouted in unison: "I don't want to!"
Wang Yuying shouted loudly: "Everyone is welcome, target Xikou, run forward!"
On an early winter night, everything was silent, and the sound of the Hunan Army soldiers' neat and hasty footsteps could be heard far and wide.
Chen Dayong, the third battalion commander of the 18th Red Regiment, was hiding under a hilltop on the west side of the road. Behind him was his 7th company. On the top of the hill was the battalion fire support company. Three heavy machine guns and two mortars were pointed at the road.
Diagonally opposite him, instructor Hu Xuerong led the Eighth Company, and the Ninth Company was hidden under another hill. On the top of the hill were three heavy machine guns from a platoon of the heavy machine gun battalion. The muzzles of the guns were also pointed at the road. It was once the main regiment of the Fifth Red Army.
The elder Chen Dayong knew that as long as Wang Yuying's brigade entered the ambush circle, the firepower of the third battalion alone would make it difficult for him to come and go, and he would have to shed his skin if he did not die. Not to mention that there were six well-equipped combat battalions and heavy machine gun battalions in the regiment.
, two mortar companies went into battle together? It is estimated that very few people from Wang Yuying's brigade will survive, and it may be a repeat of the Xiaoshui battle.
While Chen Dayong was silently reciting "Enemies, enemies, come quickly", Wang Yuying's brigade ran into the ambush circle. Seeing the enemy soldiers running out of breath, Chen Dayong also remembered what the regiment leader said during the battle with Xiao Shui.
Two words: "Idiot!"
This is what the army is like, and the style of a strong leader is the style of this army. The cadres and soldiers of the current Eighteenth Red Regiment have long been stimulated by a series of huge victories, and they are even more jealous of the regiment leader Liu Yimin who commanded them to win.
I admire Liu Yimin very much. Every word and deed of Liu Yimin will be imitated and learned by the soldiers, including his standard military posture, elegant and inflammatory language, and even a 21st century new country curse he accidentally burst out during the battle in Xiaoshui.
"Idiot" has now become a buzzword used by the cadres and soldiers of the 18th Regiment to describe Bai Gouzi. To use the words of several battalion commanders in private exchanges, it means that the regiment commander has a high level of knowledge and a lot of knowledge, and he can come up with a new idea in the blink of an eye.
Where can I find such a teacher? I would be foolish not to follow him.
Seeing the soldiers from Wang Yuying's brigade running neatly past his eyes, Chen Dayong slowly raised the shell gun in his hand.
As soon as the last soldier ran up to him, Chen Dayong's gun rang out. Before the soldier fell, gunfire erupted from the Third Battalion's position. Then, light and heavy machine guns were everywhere on the hills on both sides of the road.
roar, and soon mortars also joined the chorus, and the shells exploded continuously in the middle of Wang Yuying's traveling army, causing the marching line of Wang Yuying's brigade to stagger and stagger, and it was terrible to see.
Wang Yuying rolled off the saddle the moment the gunshots were fired, crawled on the ground, looked up, and saw that dozens of small hills on both sides of the road had been put on torches at some time, illuminating the night sky brightly.
The troops became a living, bright target. Countless light and heavy machine guns were spraying bullets at their brothers. It seemed that there were more than 30 mortars shelling. The shells streaked the curve of the night sky, just like the fireworks on the Yuan Dynasty in Changsha City.
The fireworks and firecrackers were as beautiful as those of the 62nd Division, which decorated the night sky with great splendor. Oh my God, what kind of army did I encounter? The number of mortars and machine guns was much more than that of the entire 62nd Division. It seemed that the division and
Zhong Lu has long been a prisoner of others. The telegrams urging reinforcements and the torches of the 16th Division in the southeast behind him are probably the work of his opponents. Their purpose is to lure me into a trap. Good calculation and good means.
It's not a loss to lose to such an opponent. Surrender, if it's a little later, I don't know how many brothers will die under the opponent's gun.
Thinking of this, Wang Yuying stood up, raised his hands, and shouted: "Stop fucking fighting, I surrender!"
Seeing that the brigade commander had surrendered, the soldiers who had luckily escaped the bullets slowly raised their hands, and the gunfire and artillery fire on the Red Army position also stopped.
A Red Army soldier stood up and ordered loudly: "Raise your hands, get off the road, and everyone take 20 steps towards me!"
Wang Yuying took the lead and led the soldiers down the road and walked 20 steps forward.
Red Army soldiers gathered around with guns drawn. Wang Yuying said to a Red Army cadre: "I am Wang Yuying, and I want to meet your commander."
Liu Yimin himself did not expect that the battle would end so quickly, and it would end with the surrender of the Hunan Army. You must know that since Chiang Kai-shek established the officer training corps, there have been almost no cases of the national army surrendering to the Red Army in an organized form, especially in the Battle of Xiangjiang River.
The Hunan Army later did not dare to think about such a thing. Therefore, when Liu Jianli reported that the enemy brigade commander Wang Yuying asked to see him, Liu Yimin readily agreed. He also wanted to know what this guy was thinking.
Wang Yuying soon met Liu Yimin, the top commander of the Red Army unit who made him a prisoner. He was tall, with a gentle and delicate face, and was about 23 years old. If he wore glasses, he would look like a foreign student.
Only the occasional glimmer of light from the corner of the eye can make people realize that this is a heroic soldier full of energy. Well, well, I never thought that after half my life in the army, I would fall into the hands of such a white-faced scholar. The Communist Party is really
Dare to employ people. I heard that Lin Biao, the commander of the Red Army, was only 24 years old when he became the commander of the army. I wonder if Lin Biao is the same as this person, with a bookish face.
Seeing Liu Yimin motionless, Wang Yuying held it in for a long time and blurted out: "Excuse me, commander of your army, have our Commander Tao and Commander Zhang of the 16th Division also become your prisoners?"
Liu Yimin smiled slightly: "You are the smartest Hunan Army commander I have ever seen."
Wang Yuying sighed: "Sir, you are joking. You must want to ask me why I surrendered on my own initiative? You have such powerful firepower, and our unit is exposed on the road without any cover. What is the difference between it and a target? Just look at it.
At that moment, of my 3,500-man brigade, only these 1,000-odd people were left in front of me. Defeat is defeat. What is the difference between surrendering early and surrendering late? Why drag so many brothers to die?" After finishing speaking,
, without waiting for Liu Yimin to answer, he walked towards the prisoner team.
When Liu Yimin heard this, he thought that he was really a smart man. It would be a pity to sink from now on. It seems that if he has time, he should have a good talk with these Hunan Army captured generals.
Liu Jianli reported that the results of the battle were counted. A total of 1,900 enemies were killed, 1,600 under the enemy brigade commander Wang Yuying were captured, and a radio station, 12 mortars, 12 heavy machine guns, 54 light machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, and pistols were seized.
3200 sticks. Since Wang Yuying's brigade was an advance brigade, no other supplies were seized except weapons and ammunition.
After Liu Yimin told Liu Jianshe to lead the third battalion to escort the prisoners, he led other troops and rushed to Xikou with torches.