Although there is a road from Zhaiya in the southeast of Jingxian County to Luocheng in the northwest of Tongdong Xikou, it is also a dirt road in the mountains. From the map, the straight-line distance is very close, but it is not so when walking.
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The Hunan 63rd Division received an order to reinforce the Hunan 62nd Division at 5:40 pm. When receiving the order, the troops were divided into two parts and stationed at Zhaiya and Yanmen Puduoshuijie respectively. The task was to prevent the Red Army from going north to Jingxian County.
Then march into western Hunan.
Commander Liu Jianxu, commander of the 28th Army and commander of the First Corps of the Pursuit and Suppression Army, made it very clear in his order: Immediately dispatch, along the road from Shanmuqiao to Xikou along Zhaiya, Dalin Village, and Huangjiashui Village, and march quickly along the road to Xikou.
Beishan Village at the northern end of the entrance established contact with the 62nd Division, obeyed the command of the 62nd Division Commander Tao Guang, and cooperated with the 16th Division heading north from Linkou and the Wang Yuying Brigade of the 62nd Division returning north from Jingwu Prefecture to attack the 62nd Division Headquarters and Zhong Guangren.
The Red Army rearguard unit of the brigade strives to be completely annihilated.
When the troops arrived at Huangjiashui Village, Chen Guangzhong, the commander of the 63rd Division, felt that it was necessary to change the marching route. According to the route designated by the Corps Headquarters, the 63rd Division and the 62nd Division would inevitably arouse the alert of the Red Bandits in case the 16th Division did not arrive.
, Wang Yuying's brigade may not necessarily be able to cut off the Red Bandits' retreat, and may very well allow the Red Bandits to escape. Chen Guangzhong, a former bandit, knows that as long as the Red Bandits are allowed to escape into the mountains and forests, it is basically equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountains. Besides, after joining the 62nd Division,
We have to obey Tao Guang's command. Even if the red bandits are eliminated, I'm afraid the 63rd Division will only get the credit of rapid reinforcements if it has less credit. Most of the credit must go to the 62nd Division. We are kidnappers and interceptors, so we can do this
Do you want to marry your own wife and let others enter the bridal chamber? Go to hell, if you want to do it, do it big and hard. Why not change the route along the main road south through Luocheng, insert the paintbrush towards the mouth of the Xikou, and go directly to the red bandits at the mouth of the Xikou?
The escape route will make it impossible for the Red Bandits to escape. In that case, no one can take away the first share of the credit for the 63rd Division’s attack on the Red Bandits. Chairman Chiang and Chairman He’s silver coins, guns, and soldiers will flow continuously to me.
63rd Division.
After thinking about it, Chen Guangzhong decisively ordered the troops to turn around and rush towards Luocheng along the road.
After arriving in Luocheng, Chen Guangzhong ordered the troops to rest on the spot, hit their horses and walked towards the village, followed by his most elite spy battalion.
When the chief of staff saw it, he knew that the division commander's addiction had relapsed. He smiled and started to follow. The radio operator reported that there was an urgent call from the corps headquarters.
The enemy's chief of staff received the telegram and looked at it with the flashlight in the guard's hand. He saw that the telegram read: "There is an urgent need. The red bandits concentrated their forces at night to attack Zhong Lu's position. Many positions were breached. Zhong Lu stood firm in Beishan Village.
And the main peak on the east side. The Wang Brigade has entered the mouth of the river and encountered an enemy attack. Where did Master Chen go? Why is the progress so slow? If the battlefield changes due to Master Chen's slow action, is the military law in vain? "
Looking again, the telegram was signed by Liu Jianxu, commander of the 28th Army of the National Revolutionary Army and commander of the First Corps of the Pursuit and Suppression Army.
The enemy's chief of staff knew that Liu Jianxu was a well-educated, self-disciplined man who would never make excuses to his subordinates under normal circumstances. The fact that he could be so furious and scold him so harshly showed that the headquarters of the 62nd Division and Zhong Brigade were in danger. If it were really because of the division's
In Luocheng, Zuo was addicted to murder and adultery and wasted time. As a result, Tao Guang was defeated by the red bandits. It is estimated that the commander of the division had also done his best. Because the chief of staff knew in his heart that although the division had killed many red bandits and thieves,
However, in the minds of He Jian and Liu Jianxu, Tao Guangke was much more important than the master seat.
Thinking of this, the enemy chief of staff hurriedly chased Chen Guangzhong.
When Chen Guangzhong saw the chief of staff catching up, he grinned: "Have you also become addicted?"
The enemy's chief of staff hurriedly handed over the telegram and illuminated it with a flashlight, asking Chen Guangzhong to read the telegram.
After Chen Guangzhong read the telegram, he thought for a while and asked the chief of staff: "What do you think?"
The enemy's chief of staff said: "Judging from the tone of the commander's telegram, Tao Guang is in a bad situation."
Chen Guangzhong opened his mouth and said: "Is Tao Guang in a bad situation? Okay, okay, it saves me a lot of trouble. Chief of Staff, the troops will continue to rest and set off in half an hour." After saying that, he hit the horse and continued walking to the village.
The enemy's chief of staff knew that the division commander was concerned about the position of the 28th Army. This was no secret among the generals of the Hunan Army. Now the Hunan Army had 100,000 troops, He Jian was busy with big plans, and Liu Jianxu was the actual commander of the army.
The commander of the army is no longer suitable. If Liu Jianxu is promoted, the position of commander of the 28th Army must be selected from among the existing division commanders. Chairman Chiang cannot be appointed from the Central Army, right? In terms of qualifications, military exploits, and military achievements.
In terms of status and relationship, Tao Guang, the commander of the 62nd Division, did his part in every aspect. If Tao Guang was defeated this time, it would be best to be captured or killed by the red bandits. In that case, Chen Guangzhong might still have a chance. In fact, in the heart of the enemy's chief of staff
He knew that even if something went wrong this time, Tao Guang, neither He Jian nor Liu Jianxu would hand over the elite 28th Army of the Hunan Army to the bandit Chen Guangzhong. The most likely possibility would be to make him a scapegoat. So the enemy staff officer
Chang hurriedly stopped Chen Guangzhong's horse's head and said earnestly: "Master, there is no time to delay. We must leave immediately and march in a hurry."
Chen Guangzhong became impatient and yelled at the chief of staff: "Get out of the way. Does Tao Guang's life or death have nothing to do with me? Let's rest for half an hour, just in time to catch up with the Red Bandits and the 62nd Division. Both the Red Bandit and the 62nd Division will be injured. Then the brothers will follow me.
Wouldn't it be better to kill someone with one ear and three oceans of gold?"
The chief of staff hurriedly said: "Master, you are thinking the wrong way. If something happens to Tao Guang, we will be doomed."
Chen Guangzhong calmed down for a while and then said: "You are too careful. As long as we kill many red bandits and unscrupulous people, no one can bite my ball."
The enemy's chief of staff shook his head: "It's different this time. It's a division. Commander Liu can't afford to lose that person, and Chairman He can't afford to lose that person. When the time comes, even if we kill all the red bandits besieging the 62nd Division,
They will also find a scapegoat to bury Tao Guang. Do you think the scapegoat is Zhang Liangji of the 16th Division or our 63rd Division? Besides, we may not be able to kill all the red bandits. What if they defeat the 62nd Division and then run away?
Where is it?"
Although Chen Guangzhong was born a bandit, his IQ was not low. He understood that if Liu Jianxu and He Jian wanted to find a scapegoat, they would definitely not look for their Baoding Military Academy classmate Zhang Liangji, nor would they target the 16th Division of the Third Brigade and Sixth Regiment.
Yes, obviously he and his 63rd Division are more suitable. Besides, the Red Bandits are not that easy to kill. They are not ordinary unruly people. They can kill them as much as they want. If they can't be killed, then wouldn't they be the scapegoat?
Set?
Chen Guangzhong turned his horse's head and shouted as he ran: "Send my order, the whole army is lightly equipped and can run forward."
The sleeping Luocheng villagers never imagined that death would pass them by like this.
In front of Xikou Village, soldiers from the Third Battalion and the First Heavy Machine Gun Company were building positions.
When Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong, and Liu Jianshe walked over, they saw a cadre from the third battalion carrying a machete arguing with a cadre from the heavy machine gun company. When Liu Yimin asked, it turned out that the cadre from the third battalion thought the position of the heavy machine gun was wrong.
, it should be farther back and higher. Because the farmland opposite has a curvature, the current position is too low, and the bullet can easily hit the soil.
Liu Yimin observed carefully and found that what the cadre said was indeed right, so he asked him how he could see it. The cadre replied that he had studied surveying and could draw maps.
Before Liu Yimin could ask again, Chief of Staff Liu Jianshe asked for his details. It turned out that this cadre was a deputy platoon leader of the Third Battalion, named Liu Lizhi. He was from Xiangxiang, Hunan. He studied at Dongshan Primary School and the county school.
A middle school girl, her family works as a tailor. In addition to being able to draw maps, she also studied urban planning and could draw meticulous paintings. Influenced by her teacher when she was in school, she ran to become a Red Army soldier. She loved to use a machete during the war and died in
He has already killed more than a dozen white dogs.
Liu Jianli directly asked Liu Yimin for instructions and wanted to transfer Liu Lizhi to the staff office.
Liu Yimin replied that he could, and he would report to the staff office after the battle. Then, Liu Yimin asked Wei Xiufeng, the commander of the heavy machine gun battalion who had already arrived, if there were any other soldiers who could use heavy machine guns in addition to the existing shooters and assistant shooters.
Wei Xiufeng reported that the heavy machine gun battalion is now equipped with one heavy machine gun per class. Firstly, the number of heavy machine guns is not enough, and secondly, the physical strength of the soldiers is considered, because when marching long distances, they need to take turns to carry the machine guns.
Since there were shooters, Liu Yimin immediately ordered that all 12 heavy machine guns seized from Wang Yuying's brigade be strengthened to strengthen the first heavy machine gun company, and 12 heavy machine guns seized from Zhong Guangren's brigade were strengthened to strengthen the second and third heavy machine gun companies respectively. The captured heavy machine guns from Wang Yuying's brigade and Zhong Guangren's brigade were
The 108 light machine guns, except for the 48 taken by the engineer battalion and the first company of the recruit battalion, were evenly distributed to the fire support companies of the six combat battalions based on the standard of 10 guns per battalion.
After seeing the positions of the 3rd Battalion and the 1st Heavy Machine Gun Company, Liu Yimin felt that he had made a mistake. You must know that the Hunan 63rd Division is different from other national army units. There are no rules in fighting. It is very likely that they will swarm them like bandits entering a village. In that case, the strength of the 3rd Battalion will be greatly reduced.
It was too thin. After all, they were 8,000 bandit-like soldiers. If they were to break through the third battalion's position and enter Xikou Village, it would be an international joke. Thinking about the second battalion responsible for the flanking mission, the fourth battalion was also weak. So
Liu Jianli was ordered to lead the Sixth Battalion, which was to be retained as a reserve force, to immediately join the Second Battalion's position where the terrain was too open; he ordered the Engineer Battalion to withdraw immediately and return it to the command of the Third Battalion to strengthen the frontal blocking position; he ordered the regiment's communications platoon, reconnaissance platoon, and political section to
The entire staff office was mobilized to cooperate with the cadres of the new barracks in guarding the prisoners. The 200 men from the first company of the new barracks were released and placed under the command of Li Qing. They pretended that Tao Guang's troops were stationed at Beishan Village and the top of the mountain. The cavalry company was ordered to serve as the reserve team of the entire regiment.
Liu Yimin had just adjusted his troops when the observation post on the hilltop reported that the enemy troops had passed Huabi Village and were heading towards Xikou.
After passing Huabi Village, we were not far from the mouth of the creek. We could clearly hear the bursts of gunfire in the direction of the creek. There was a canyon in front of us. Although the mountain was not high and the canyon was not long, Chen Guangzhong still ordered
The team stopped and sent a company to conduct reconnaissance and advance. If nothing happened, the larger force would follow up. Then they ordered the radio to be turned on and contacted Tao Guang, Wang Yuying's brigade, and the 16th Division to report the location of the troops and inquire about the battle situation.
Tao Guang quickly called back, saying that he had seen the torches of the 63rd Division's marching troops on the top of the mountain, and urged the 63rd Division to quickly attack the north of Xikou and steal the Red Bandits' retreat.
Wang Yuying called back and said that the Red Bandits had surrounded the headquarters of the 62nd Division on the hilltop east of Beishan Village at the north end of Xikou. The Wang Division was attacking the commanding heights beside the road at the north end of Xikou, trying to open up contact with the division headquarters. They were currently engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with the enemy.
, requesting rapid reinforcements from the 63rd Division.
The 16th Division called back and said that the troops were walking on the mountain road from Linkou to Xikou. It was difficult to walk and more than 20 people fell to death. They were now about 6 kilometers away from Xikou and were accelerating.
The leading company sent someone to report that they had passed through the canyon safely and had sighted Xikou Village. In the distance, they could vaguely see the fighting scene on the hilltop at the north end of Xikou.
Chen Guangzhong was finally relieved and ordered the troops to advance quickly.
Nothing really happened, the troops passed through the canyon safely. Chen Guangzhong stood at the mouth of the canyon. The Xikou was dark under the night, without a trace of light, so he could not see clearly. However, the fighting situation on the mountain at the north end of the Xikou was vague.
I saw that the hilltop with torches must be the hilltop guarded by Zhong Brigade of the 62nd Division. The torches must be used to prevent sneak attacks. There are torches on the road at the north end of the west entrance. It should be the troops of Wang Yuying's brigade attacking. It is estimated that Wang Yuying is bullying the Red Army because they don't have artillery.
, unable to hit him, so he blatantly used torches to illuminate the attack route for the soldiers.
Chen Guangzhong stood in front of the team on horseback and shouted arrogantly: "Brothers, have you seen the mouth of the creek in front of you?"
The soldiers shouted happily: "I saw it."
Chen Guangzhong said: "Do you know what is there? Let me tell you, women, oceans. The old rule is three silver dollars for a red bandit's ear. If you catch the red bandit division commander or regiment commander, you will get 2,000 oceans and be promoted to the third level.
Anyone who catches a female gangster will be handed over to this division commander for disposal."
The soldiers laughed happily.
Chen Guangzhong glared, and the team immediately fell silent. His wolf-like voice was heard floating in the night sky: "I don't have a main attack, there is a feint attack. Whichever unit defeats the red bandits first will be the main attack. Brothers, here we go.
I rush forward, occupy the mouth of the creek, rush up to the top of the mountain, and kill all the red bandits!"
The enemy 63rd Division was like a pack of wolves that smelled blood, howling and rushing towards the mouth of the stream.
The momentum of thousands of people charging is very scary. In early winter, the climate is very dry. The 63rd Division's team ran past, and the dust was flying, covering the figures of the 1st and 5th Battalions of the Red 18th Regiment coming down the hillside. The soldiers carried their
The gun, crotched at the waist, hung silently 200 meters behind the 63rd Division.
Liu Yimin climbed on the position of the Third Battalion next to Xikou Village. He watched the 63rd Division cross the Yangxu River along the road, then dispersed the troops and swarmed toward Xikou Village. He secretly thought that he was lucky. These guys are really
They didn't follow the rules and swarmed forward. Fortunately, I thought of the bandit nature of the 63rd Division and strengthened its firepower and troops. Otherwise, the Third Battalion might not be able to withstand it.
Closer, closer, closer, faster. Seeing that the 63rd Division had already rushed to 50 meters away, Liu Yimin shouted, and the submachine gun in his hand went off.
In an instant, on the position in front of Xikou Village, eighteen heavy machine guns, 76 light machine guns and nearly a thousand rifles and submachine guns rang out together. The powerful firepower hit the 63rd Division who was dreaming of being a woman, and the 63rd Division of Ocean Dream was suddenly stunned.
Needless to say, those who rushed in front were naturally the first to kiss the earth. The soldiers behind could not react at once, and continued to rush forward with inertia. As a result, they naturally continued to kiss the earth. Soon, the soldiers
They woke up from the excitement of the charge, and suddenly understood that there was a fire net waiting to harvest their lives in front of them, so they turned around and ran. Now it became lively, and those in front turned around first and bumped into those who were still charging behind.
The running ones trampled on the lying ones, and the shouts, cries, clashes of swords and guns were intertwined with the gunfire of the 18th Regiment, which was harsh, noisy, and unpleasant to hear.
Before the soldiers of the 63rd Division dispersed, the artillery battalion of the 18th Regiment took action. Dozens of artillery shells roared and hit the middle of the 63rd Division's troops, blowing the infantry group to pieces. This time
, the 63rd Division was completely in chaos, and the soldiers scattered in all directions like swarms of headless flies.
The machine guns and mortars of the fourth battalion to the north rang out. The Hunan soldiers knew that this road was impassable. After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, the soldiers crowded and ran south. What greeted them was the roar of the machine guns of the second and sixth battalions.
Neither the north nor the south can be retreated, right? The first and fifth battalions have long been hanging behind the 63rd Division. When the third battalion started, a skirmishing blocking line was quickly formed. Mortars, heavy machine guns, light machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles were already formed.
We are ready and waiting to give the 63rd Division a vivid lesson in breaking off the enemy's retreat!
In this way, the 63rd Hunan Division was in the farmland in front of Xikou Village, in the airtight fire net woven by the Red 18th Regiment, like a wild boar that fell into a hunter's trap, rushing left and right, attacking forward and retreating.
Howling, struggling, moaning, slowly consuming his own blood and essence.
On the farmland 60 meters away from the north side of the Yangxu River Bridge, there is an inconspicuous small straw pile. No one would have thought that there is a pit that can accommodate two people under the straw pile. At this moment, a sniper platoon of the 18th Red Regiment
The sniper team is ambushed here.
Wang Shangwu is from Changde, Hunan. He is 21 years old. He is a hunter and a disciple of Shaolin. When Liu Yimin formed the Red 34th Division's knife platoon in Xinwei, he was one of the members of the sniper team. In the passage, he passed by Liu Yimin's guidance and Gulingtou.
After several battles in Xiaoshui and Xikou, Wang Shangwu has initially acquired the qualities of a sniper. Now he and his assistant Liu Bin are crawling in the sniper pit they dug, looking for sniper targets on the battlefield.
Wang Shangwu likes his assistant very much, because Liu Bin has a high cultural level. If he asks Liu Bin some questions that Wang Shangwu can't figure out, Liu Bin will soon be able to tell him one, two, and three. In fact, Liu Bin's cultural level
That's Gao. He is from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. He comes from a scholarly family. He is 1.75 meters tall and fair. Due to conflicts within the family over the property, he ran to become a Red Army soldier after reading some Marxist-Leninist books. Xiao Shui
During the battle, the battalion commander discovered that his shooting skills were very high and recommended him to join the sniper platoon.
The 63rd Division quickly collapsed on the battlefield. The soldiers were completely in chaos. They kept running east and west, and were constantly being wiped out by bullets and artillery fire. At this moment, Liu Bin shouted: "1 o'clock direction!
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Wang Shangwu took a look and saw at 1 o'clock, a group of Hunan Army soldiers surrounded several officers. It looked like they had been stunned and didn't even know they were lying down.
Wang Shangwu said to Liu Bin: "It looks like a big fish. I'll take a shot at you on my left and right." After saying that, he stretched out the barrel of his gun.
Chen Guangzhong was really scared and fainted at this time. He had never thought that the mouth of the Xikou under the night was actually a fire net that had been compiled long ago. The net of his 63rd Division was tightly closed, leaving no gaps. Hong Hong
The bandit is so damn cunning. No matter how careful he is, he still falls into his pocket. Those damn telegrams from Tao Guang, those damn telegrams from Wang Yuying, and those damn telegrams from the 16th Division are all from the King of Hell.
A warning note. It seems that to fight against the red bandits, one more eye is not enough. Two or three eyes are not enough. At least 10 more eyes are needed. Liu Jianxu, a guy who thinks he is smart, can be regarded as
He and the 63rd Division were sent to hell. This Red Bandit unit was really weird. They didn't say a word and only greeted them with machine guns and mortars. They didn't even give them a chance to fight with bayonets. After the machine guns and mortars, they were...
Squeeze it towards the center, and the distance will be about 100 meters every time, leaving you with nowhere to use your strength. Don't the damn cannonballs cost money? When did the Red Bandits become richer than me!
It's over, everything is over! I didn't expect that I started by killing red bandits, but in the end I ended up defeated by the red bandits. There was nowhere to run, there was no shadow of the red bandits, and bullets were fired from all directions. Damn it.
, I have gained a lot of experience, the war can still be fought like this!
Just when Chen Guangzhong was feeling dizzy and thinking wildly, Wang Shangwu and Liu Bin pulled the trigger almost at the same time. Chen Guangzhong's guard was looking around when he suddenly felt his face was hot. He wiped it with his hand and saw where the blood was. He turned around.
Look, his commander and chief of staff have fallen limply to the ground, with big holes in their heads and blood gushing out.
The guard jumped in fright and shouted: "The ball is dead in the master's seat! The ball is dead in the master's seat!"
When the surviving soldiers heard the shouting, they suddenly deflated like a tire with its valve core pulled out.
The battlefield fell silent, and the soldiers of the 63rd Division who were lucky to be alive knelt on the ground with their hands raised, waiting to be taken in.
The surrounding torches lit up, illuminating the night sky brightly and red. The soldiers of the 18th Red Regiment poured in from the middle of the farmland with guns in hand. The water of the Yangxu River, accompanied by the footsteps of the soldiers, fell silent in the sky.