Yatunbao is a township in the west of Tongdao County. It is only a few dozen miles away from the county seat of Tongdao County to the north. It connects to Jingwuzhou Township in the northeast. It can go directly to Guangxi via Shuangjiang in the east, and from Dagaoping and Boyang to Guizhou in the west.
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On the night of December 11, the Third Red Army Corps turned from here to Guizhou.
Early in the morning on the 13th, when people on the street opened their doors, they discovered that another army had arrived. They thought it was the Red Army that had just passed by. When they heard the Cantonese dialect on their lips, they realized that it was Chief Li. Chief Bai's Gui army had arrived again.
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Wei Yunsong, the commander of the 43rd Division of the 15th Army of the Guangxi Army, is a key cadre of the New Guangxi Clique. He is a native of Songshan Village, Songshan Town, Rong County, Guangxi. When he was 17 years old, he walked 800 miles alone to Guilin to join the Cai Exue Barracks, and from then on he began his career in the North and South campaigns.
It is said that he only had 8 pennies on him at the time.
Wei Yunsong had a profound understanding of the Red Army. During the Nanchang Uprising in 1927, Wei Yunsong, then brigade commander, led his troops to intercept the uprising troops in Guangdong, but was defeated by Ye Ting and He Long. That was his first failure as a senior officer.
Communists were not afraid of sacrifice, and their heroic and tenacious spirit left a deep impression on him.
During the Battle of Xiangjiang, he led his troops to participate in the siege of the Red Army, which was regarded as revenge for that year. The only fly in the ointment was that the 44th Division and the 24th Division were sneak attacked by the Red Bandits during the Xinwei Blockade, and the Seventh Army of the Guangxi Huagang Army was defeated.
The mountain artillery camp was completely blown up, causing heavy losses. In particular, two regiments of the 24th Division were raided by the Red Bandits at Gulingtou, and the entire army was wiped out. Wei Yunsong knew that the Gui Army could not afford such heavy losses.
We know that the main strength of the Gui army is only about 30,000 people in 5 divisions, and one-tenth of them were lost at one time. If there are several more losses like this, I am afraid that Commanders Li and Bai will flee to Hong Kong for refuge again.
After the Battle of Xiangjiang, although the top leaders of the Guangxi clique only publicized how many Red Bandit prisoners they had captured, deliberately concealed and downplayed the losses of the 24th Division and the Mountain Artillery Battalion, and quietly transferred cadres and militia groups to quickly replenish the 24th Division, the number of people who pursued the Red Bandits was
But their actions became more cautious. Wei Yunsong, one of the top leaders of the Guangxi clique, knew that it was not that Chiefs Li and Bai did not want to seek revenge from the Red Bandits, but that they did not dare to retaliate and could not afford to retaliate. Because Chairman Chiang’s Central Army also followed the Red Bandits.
Behind the bandits, if he were to know that the Guangxi army suffered heavy losses or suffered greater losses, the consequences would be unimaginable. Wei Yunsong, who had personally experienced the rapid collapse of the Xingui clique during the Northern Expedition, which was in full swing by Chairman Chiang, knew best that Jiang
The public is much more insidious than the red bandits.
Yesterday morning, the forward position reported that the Red Bandit had escaped. Wei Yunsong's first thought was to chase it, bite it hard, and avenge the brothers of the 24th Division. After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't be emotional, so he reported to the army. 15th Army
After receiving the report from Wei Yunsong, Army Commander Xia Wei also thought of the tragedy of the 24th Division being raided. He was afraid that the Red Army would try to reverse the attack, so he directly reported to Commander Bai to make a decision. After going back and forth like this, by the time the commander of the Fourth Army ordered a limited pursuit, it was already
It was noon. Wei Yunsong had no choice but to reorganize his troops and search forward along the Red Bandits' retreat route. As soon as he entered the passage area in Hunan, he could not find even a shadow of the Red Bandits. Now the troops were marching faster. No, on the 13th
At noon, Wei Yunsong had already led the 43rd Division headquarters to garrison Yatun Fort.
Historically, after the Red Army decided to transfer troops to Guizhou on the night of the 12th, the Fifth Red Army Corps fought a battle with the Guizhou Army at Zhuping, east of Yatun Fort, which was known as the Zhuping Blockade. After completing the blocking mission, the Fifth Red Army Army turned around.
Go after the main force.
Due to the arrival of Liu Yimin, the main force of the Red Army turned to Guizhou one day in advance. There was only one unit of the 18th Red Regiment in the passage area, and the 18th Regiment went north to Xiaoshui and ambushed the Hunan Army at Xikou. This resulted in the situation that there was no soldier in the southwest of the passage.
, the open door situation created conditions for the Gui army to advance rapidly.
Wei Yunsong was puzzled. Where could the Red Bandits go? The troops searched everywhere but could not find any trace of the Red Bandits. The people also had different opinions. Some said that the Red Bandits went to Tongtong County, and some said that they went directly to Guizhou.
Some people said that they saw the red bandits circling the town through a crack in the door at night and then heading east to Shuangjiang River. In short, no one can say with certainty where the red bandits went.
If you want to find any self-defense group, ask the door-to-door team. After searching, you will find out that these guys either ran away and disappeared, or they were so scared that they pretended to be crazy and didn't say anything. Wei Yunsong knew that the red bandits must have done this in the Jiangxi Soviet Area.
The same methods of beating bullies are used on these guys. After all, people are afraid of death and revenge!
The vanguard troops have been asking for instructions in which direction to pursue. Should they attack and occupy Tongdao County, or should they go west out of Guizhou? Wei Yunsong is in a dilemma. If he attacks and captures Tongdao County, will he encounter the main force of the red bandits? Going west to Guizhou will probably involve him.
For political matters, there must be clear orders from Chief Li and Bai. The current Guangxi clique is no longer as powerful as it used to be. You have to think more about everything you do, and you can no longer make enemies on all sides. Since you have decided for yourself
If not, then hand over the conflict and ask for instructions from the military commander!
In fact, at this time, the Fourth Army Headquarters in Nanning, who had served as the deputy chief of staff of the National Revolutionary Army and the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, was promised by the Chinese to be a famous general. Bai Chongxi of Xiao Zhuge was also in trouble. He had received the report from the 43rd Division.
Arrived, now he is looking at the map to determine the true whereabouts of the Red Army.
Judging from the protracted march of the Red Army in the Xiangjiang Battle, the student dolls in power in the Red Army would definitely drag the troops to western Hunan. However, the 43rd Division reported that no trace of the Red Army was found all the way to Pass Yatun Fort, which attracted his attention. Go
It was so neat and tidy, leaving no cover for the stagnant enemy troops, and even taking away the wounded. The Red Army decision-makers were either idiots who didn't understand military affairs at all, or they had great wisdom and determined a new strategic direction. Bai Chongxi preferred the latter.
Because, although Bai Chongxi was conceited, he knew the abilities and levels of Communists. Not to mention the Communists in the Northern Expeditionary Army, not to mention the Communists he killed by cooperating with Chiang Kai-shek in the "April 12" coup. Even now
He also knows many senior commanders in the Red Army. They are all heroes for a while. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to make mistakes in military common sense. Now the whereabouts of the Red Army are unknown. One may be turning to Guizhou to find another life; the other may be hiding
Standby, there is a bigger plan.
If the Red Army turns to Guizhou, the Central Army will definitely follow up. On the one hand, it will pursue the Red Army and on the other hand, it will plot the southwest. In that case, according to the results of secret discussions between Wang Jialie, Long Yun and Guangxi, they should march westward and fight with Wang Jialie.
The Longyun Department cooperated to fight against Chiang Kai-shek's conspiracy to annex the forces in the southwest, making his plan of killing three birds with one stone failed. However, the opportunity to march westward to Guizhou must be grasped. If it is too early, it will not only be easy to fight with the main force of the Red Army, but also
This would give Chiang Kai-shek an excuse to march into Guizhou without permission; if it was too late, either the Red Army would defeat Wang Jialie or the Central Army would defeat Wang Jialie, which would both make the hot meal cold.
If the Red Army is waiting in hiding in a certain area of the passage, then who is their target? It is none other than He Jian's Hunan Army and his Guangxi disciples. He Jian now has strong troops and horses, and he has relied on Chiang Kai-shek as his backer.
Today he joins forces with himself to chase down the Red Army, but tomorrow he will follow Chiang Kai-shek's order to turn the gun and hit him. This guy is best at riding two boats and steering the ship according to the wind. Therefore, if the Red Army can make He Jian suffer some losses, then let him
He should eat some. Anyway, this guy has been very arrogant recently. But what if the Red Army is plotting against him? Think of the corpses of the Red Army floating in the Xiangjiang River, and then think about the bombing of the artillery position in Xinwei and the tragedy of the two regiments of the 24th Division.
Bai Chongxi thought it was entirely possible.
It’s better to be on the safe side! Your own Guangxi soldiers are small in number, weak in strength, and cannot withstand losses. Besides, there is Chiang Kai-shek, the most despicable and insidious guy, watching from the side!
Thinking of this, Bai Chongxi immediately ordered to inform Xia Wei that the 43rd Division suspended its advance and the troops retreated to the front line of Yatun Fort to prepare for defense.
As soon as the order was issued here, the Guangxi Army's air force reported that this morning, the Central Army's air force flew to the passage twice to conduct reconnaissance, asking for permission to also take off for reconnaissance.
Before Bai Chongxi could react, a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek arrived, ordering him to urge the 7th Army and the 15th Army to quickly attack and advance to the north of the passage and encircle the main force of the Red Bandits in the passage area.
Bai Chongxi was puzzled. His 43rd Division had already attacked Yatun Fort, which was not far from Tongtong County, but no Red Army was found. How could Chiang Kai-shek be so sure to order his army to go north to encircle and suppress the main force of the Red Army in the Tongtong area?
What? Did Chiang Kai-shek suddenly become smarter, or did plane reconnaissance discover something? There must be a mystery in this.
Just as he was about to order the Air Force to send a plane to conduct an immediate reconnaissance of the northern area of the passage, he saw the confidential staff hurriedly walked in. Without waiting for Bai Chongxi to ask, the confidential staff saluted and handed over a message directly. Bai Chongxi took a look and saw that it read
: "It's urgent. Chief Li, Chief Bai Junjian: I learned from reliable sources that yesterday the 16th Division, 62nd Division, and 63rd Division of He Jian's Hunan Army and Liu Jianxu were ambushed by red bandits, and the three divisions were completely wiped out. Now Liu Jianxu has been dismissed by Chiang Kai-shek to pursue the suppression army.
The commander of the First Corps and the commander of the 28th Army retained their duties and powers, and performed meritorious service. Chiang Kai-shek has allocated 200,000 yuan to He Jian to provide compensation for the fallen soldiers. Also: A reporter sent back the manuscript saying that He Jian held a press conference in Yueyang this morning.
, announced the news of the victory in Xikou, and received a telegram in the middle. After reading it, he vomited blood and fainted. The press conference was immediately suspended." Below is the secret signature.
After Bai Chongxi read the telegram, he cursed: "Bald Jiang, you bastard, he wants to plot against me anytime and anywhere, he is a villain, a hypocrite, despicable, shameless, and extremely nasty!"
The confidential staff officer was so frightened that he did not dare to speak.
After Bai Chongxi finished cursing, he turned around and saw the confidential staff officer still standing there. He was so angry that he threw the telegram newspaper directly on his face: "Why are you still standing there? Go and send the report quickly. It's urgent. Order Xia Wei and Liao Lei to take cover alternately.
The army withdraws to northern Guangxi and deploys defenses! Order the air force to dispatch immediately to cover the withdrawal of our army!"
The confidential staff officer hurriedly answered "yes" and rushed out of the door, fearing that Bai Chongxi would be angry with him.
Bai Chongxi sat down on the chair. The old general is still determined to kill me. He knew clearly that the Red Army had just wiped out He Jian's three divisions and had good morale and sufficient ammunition. However, he ordered my army to go north. This was not to send our army to the Red Army's guns.
, use the help of the Red Army to eliminate dissidents? Old Jiang, old Jiang, if the tiger doesn't show its power, you really treat me as a sick cat!
At that time, Laozi and Delin led 30,000 soldiers from Guangxi to participate in the Northern Expedition. They made great progress all the way to Shanhaiguan. The army grew to seven armies. At the time when the war was in full swing, Lao Jiang Mingli and Delin became brothers, but secretly used the Wuhan National Government to
The dismissal of provincial chairman Lu Diping was used as an excuse to send three armies to force Hunan. He himself faced tit-for-tat and attacked Hunan.
To increase troops, Chiang Kai-shek resorted to various tricks, including bribery, disintegration, and disintegration, causing the three main armies in Hunan to defect and collapse, and then lured all four armies in eastern Hebei to surrender to Chiang.
, brought the powerful Fourth Army to pieces, forcing himself and his German neighbors to flee in panic to Vietnam and Hong Kong. New and old grudges!
Wait, Chiang Kai-shek must have something to rely on if he dares to fool himself like this. He wouldn't have thought that if we got the news that the three divisions of the Hunan Army had been wiped out, we would definitely withdraw our troops and respond accordingly, so why would he do this?
He Jian was afraid that Chiang Kai-shek couldn't count on him. Let alone chasing the Red Army, it was probably impossible for him to hold on to the defensive line now. Think about it, three divisions, nearly 30,000 people, almost equal to
All our troops. Especially the 16th Hunan Division and the 62nd Division. They are the basic troops started by He Jian. It was Chiang Kai-shek who asked him to reorganize them.
Jian, in less than three years or two years, it is impossible to form combat effectiveness without being tested by several battles. He Jian's intestines may be full of regrets now. Mei, I told you to act like a dog, and Lao Jiang just gave up a piece of meat.
You rush forward vigorously, and the false title of commander-in-chief of the pursuit and suppression army is replaced by three of your elite divisions. They are bumpkin, nouveau riche, and have never been an official!
Then who else can Chiang Kai-shek rely on? Wang Jialie can ignore it. He himself also knows who is more dangerous, Chiang Kai-shek or the Red Army. Besides, the combat effectiveness of his troops is too poor. If he really encounters the main force of the Red Army or the main force of the Central Army, it is probably very difficult.
He will soon be able to herd sheep. I have to remind him that sticking to Guiyang is fundamental. Where is Long Yun? Old Jiang may not be able to control him, so he can at most send a few brigades to respond to the situation. Chen Jitang behind him, haha, it would be good not to give Old Jiang a knife.
Well, he would not sacrifice his life for Chiang Kai-shek. The only place that is relatively close is Sichuan. Yes, Chiang Kai-shek must have tempted some local emperors in Sichuan to send troops to chase the Red Army, otherwise he would not fool himself like this.
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I would like to remind Liu Xiang, just keep an eye on your own door and take care of your own people. Why bother to wade into this muddy water? You need to invite your neighbors back as soon as possible and hold a military meeting to discuss it. You can't wait any longer. The sooner the better.
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Wei Yunsong, the commander of the 43rd Division, never dreamed that he would be waiting and waiting, but what he was waiting for was an emergency withdrawal order, and there was also air force cover. What was going on? He didn't even see a shadow of the enemy, so he just kept firing on the ground.
Go back?
After thinking about it, there can be no ambiguity in executing orders. Soon, the Gui army that occupied Yatun Fort ceased its activities and retreated silently.
Many years later, many ordinary people still remember the situation of Wei Yunsong's retreat: there were four aircraft covering the sky, and there were three columns of the Gui army on the ground. The officials were riding horses, and the soldiers were trotting all the way. The speed was faster than that of rabbits.