Hu Laohu knew that his cavalry could not bring out the advantages of cavalry charge in the mountainous areas of Guizhou, but its disadvantage was obvious, that is, the target was large. In addition, when the cavalry battalion was established, there were few qualified cavalry, and most of the soldiers were just new to riding horses.
Not to mention the level of shooting, dropping bombs, and slashing immediately. The reason why the division commander sent his own cavalry battalion to escort the baggage battalion was because, after all, war horses can save the soldiers' physical strength and speed up the speed. The second is to allow the cavalry battalion to train troops. What's the third reason?
, I am afraid that the division commander took a fancy to his performance during the battle at Xikou. It seems that he has to be more careful, and he must not capsize in a ditch. If there is something wrong with the more than one million silver dollars and ammunition that he was escorting, that is.
I can’t even forgive myself even if I die!
Seeing that there was a canyon in front of him, Hu Laohu circled his horse and shouted: "Stop advancing, everyone dismounts and prepare to fight!"
Upon hearing the order to prepare for battle, the soldiers quickly dismounted and held guns in hand.
Hu Laohu ordered again: "Third platoon leader, go and arrest those people on the roadside. Pay attention to safety."
The third platoon leader agreed and led a squad towards the few civilians on the roadside. Before they could approach, the few people whistled and ran separately into the forest on the roadside.
The third platoon leader raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting the left leg of the man behind. The man fell to the ground with a plop.
When the third platoon leader went up, he picked up the guy and handed it to the soldiers behind him. When he looked up, he saw that the others had already disappeared into the forest and could not be pursued. The third platoon leader cursed bitterly: "Mom, run away."
Too bad!"
The two soldiers dragged the injured guy to Hu Laohu. After searching, they found a short gun from the guy. Hu Laohu took it and saw that it was a homemade pistol from Guizhou. He took out the magazine and threw it away.
Arrived at the roadside.
"What's your name?" Hu Laohu asked.
The guy said nothing.
"What are you doing?" Hu Laohu asked again.
The guy still said nothing.
Hu Laohu said with a smile: "After a long time of fussing, it turned out that he was a mute. The mute had a pistol hidden on his body. He must be a bad guy who would not tell anything about bad things. The third platoon leader took him to the forest and chopped him with a knife."
The third platoon leader agreed, pulled out his saber with a "clop" sound, made several gestures on the guy's neck, put the saber on his neck, and pulled him away into the forest.
The guy couldn't hold on any longer and immediately shouted: "Sir, have mercy on me, sir, have mercy on me!"
The third platoon leader smiled and said, "So you're not mute. Are you willing to talk?"
The guy nodded hurriedly: "I said, I said."
The third platoon leader brought the guy to Hu Laohu again, threw him to the ground, and shouted: "Go ahead. If you tell a lie, I'll kill you anyway."
The guy trembled and confessed. It turned out that they were from the Jianhe Militia, with more than 300 people. They escaped before the Red Army occupied Jianhe. As soon as they escaped to Huangping, the Red Army occupied Huangping and fled to the old
Prefecture, the Red Army arrived in Jiuzhou again. They wanted to escape to Fuquan, but they saw the Red Army starting to march towards Fuquan. I had no choice but to hide in the mountains and forests. After eating the dry food, I thought that the Red Army should be over, so I wanted to return to Jianhe. Just before
The dozen or so people who passed by were the vanguard squad who were in the vanguard. They were afraid of encountering the Red Army, so they all changed into civilian clothes. Several of them were sent by the brigade behind to keep in touch with the vanguard squad. The brigade was about seven or eight miles behind the road.
We marched up the road and prepared to head towards Jianhe along the road. It is estimated that the few people just now will run back to report the news.
Upon hearing this, Hu Huhu ordered the correspondent to send the second company to rush to support. The third company and the supply camp were under the command of Commander Cao of the supply camp. If there was a chance, kill the enemy's leading squad. If not, speed up the march and pay attention to defense.
and alert. Then he grabbed the prisoner, put him on his horse, and shouted to the soldiers: "Comrades, there are 300 militia members in front of us. I will lead you to rush forward to capture the prisoner. Do you have confidence?"
Hearing that there were 300 militia members, the soldiers naturally did not hesitate at all and roared like thunder: "Yes!"
"Mount your horses! One platoon in front, two platoons, and three platoons behind, form a battle formation. Let's go!"
For the cavalry, the distance of eight miles is simply not a distance. When Hu Laohu led the cavalry company to arrive, the militia members had already fled and only captured 11 prisoners, all of whom were skinny and heavy smokers.
Hu Lao Lao was very angry and felt like a failure, but there was nothing he could do. The terrain in Guizhou was like that. It would be difficult to find him if he hid in the mountains. If he pursued them forcefully, he might suffer losses, not to mention they still had a mission. Hu Lao Lao had no choice but to give an order.
The platoon returned to meet the heavy supply camp. The second platoon dismounted and occupied the hilltop on the left, and the third platoon dismounted and occupied the hilltop on the right. He escorted the prisoners by himself and stood on the road to smoke.
By the time the first platoon arrived with the second company, third company and the supply battalion, Hu Laohu had already smoked half a pack of cigarettes. After explaining the situation to Bowen and Cao Shengli, the two of them also felt that they had to consider dealing with skirmishers.
It was decided to send a platoon to serve as the vanguard, with the first and second companies walking together, the supply battalion following the two companies, and the third company behind them, walking in a group to avoid accidents.
After the troops' marching queue was adjusted, they continued to advance towards Huangping.
At this time, the 1st Army Corps, 1st Division, and 15th Division were organizing a crossing at Chashanguan Ferry.
On the morning of the 21st, when the Hong Group arrived at Chashan Pass, there was no one on the ferry, and the boatmen were still sleeping at home. There were only a few ferries parked by the Wujiang River in the winter morning.
Yang Dezhi knew that time at this time was the life of the soldiers. As long as one unit crossed the river and controlled the commanding heights on the other side, the main force could be guaranteed to cross the river safely. Therefore, he ordered the soldiers to knock on doors and look for boatmen.
As soon as the boatmen heard that the Red Army was going to cross the river to fight the Wang and Hou soldiers, they became enthusiastic, and soon regiments and companies were on board.
Speaking of which, the Wujiang River is not wide. It is sandwiched in the middle of the canyon, and the river surface is only five or sixty meters wide. The key is that the water flow is too fast, with a flow speed of up to 1.8 meters per second. Therefore, the locals say that if you want to cross the Wujiang River, you must meet the requirements
There are three conditions: first, crossing the river during the day, second, having a big boat, and third, having experienced boatmen. The 100th Regiment of the Fifth Army Corps crossed the river by boat in the evening and then built a pontoon. The Red Fourth Regiment of the Second Division used boats and boats at dawn.
They crossed the river on bamboo rafts and then built a pontoon bridge. Now the conditions for Hongyituan to cross the river were better than theirs. They did it in broad daylight, so it went smoothly.
After the first battalion completed the crossing, Yang Dezhi ordered the second battalion to cross the river, and the third battalion seized the time to collect equipment and build a pontoon bridge. The Red Regiment did not have engineers of its own, and Yang Dezhi did not grow up by the water like Yang Chengwu, so he had no experience in building pontoon bridges, so he had to build a pontoon bridge.
The telegram urged the engineer company of the First Division to speed up. After receiving the telegram, Li Jukui, the commander of the First Division, ordered the troops to speed up. At the same time, he sent a message ordering the Red Regiment not to be responsible for building the pontoon bridge. The whole regiment quickly crossed the river and controlled the ferry on the north bank of Wujiang River.
Yang Dezhi breathed a sigh of relief, and after crossing the river with the second battalion, he took the third battalion to get on the boat and cross the river.
After the engineer company of the First Division arrived, they immediately connected the ferries with ropes, bamboos, and wooden boards, and quickly set up a pontoon. The boatmen looked at them and said, "Hey, if everyone is as capable as the Red Army, how can this ferry be done?"
There is no need to do any more work.
After Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen arrived, they ordered the engineer company to build another pontoon bridge to ensure that the three armies could quickly cross the river when they arrived. They also ordered the 15th Division to leave a company to guard the pontoon bridge and control the ferry on the south bank of the Wujiang River to welcome the three armies.
After the army crossed the river, they demolished the pontoon bridge. Then the two men crossed the river with the army.
At 9 a.m. on December 21, it was a fateful time for Lin Xiusheng, the brigade commander of the Hou Zhidan Department of the Guizhou Army.
Lin Xiusheng's brigade started moving at noon on the 19th and did not leave Zunyi until the afternoon. They started camping just 20 miles out of Zunyi.
Lin Xiusheng thought this way. It was clear that the Red Bandits were besieging Guiyang. Chairman Wang had already taken away the main force, and the Commander-in-Chief still asked himself to defend Wujiang. Isn't this a blind command and playing the piano randomly? Who doesn't know this in this cold weather?
Hiding at home and enjoying the blessings, am I born with a miserable life? I deserve to go to the Wujiang River and suffer the cold for you? If the red bandits really want to cross the Wujiang River to come to northern Guizhou, it is easy to say that they will suffer from the cold and the pain, and they can just beat them. The only ones who are afraid are themselves and themselves.
The brothers went to the Wujiang River to drink for three months. In the cold wind for two months, they couldn't even see the shadow of the Red Bandits. Wouldn't that be an unjust death? Moreover, judging from the current situation, the most elite one and three regiments of the Red Bandits rushed to Fuquan.
, went to Kaiyang, Chairman Wang even withdrew the headquarters in Machangping, Kaiyang, and abandoned the established defense lines. Everyone knew what the red bandits wanted to do, which was to capture the provincial capital! This shabby place in northern Guizhou
The place has high mountains, fast water, and steep slopes. To eat salt, you have to rely on people on horseback. What are the red bandits doing here? Didn’t Commander Hou say that it is impossible for the red bandits to come to northern Guizhou? Why do they have to defend the Wujiang River by themselves?
? Could it be to cope with Chairman Wang's pressure? Or maybe Commander Hou is trying to gain his own psychological balance so that when others ask, he can say that my troops are guarding the Wujiang River to stop the red bandits. It's not a mistake in judgment to pull the fucking balls.
Just for the sake of fame, it’s damn hard to be Commander Hou’s subordinate.
In this way, Lin Xiusheng would naturally not force the troops to speed up their march. On the evening of the 19th, they rested only 20 miles away from Zunyi City.
When they woke up on the morning of the 20th, the troops were still wandering around, entering every village and resting in every town. It was not until Hou Zhidan called to inquire at noon that Lin Xiusheng quickened his pace. He had walked dozens of miles in that day.
, arrived at the pig farm, which would be Zhuzang Town in the future. Seeing that it was only twenty or thirty miles away from Jiangjie River, Lin Xiusheng ordered the troops to camp and continue on their way tomorrow.
When I talked to Hou Zhidan on the phone in the evening, I got good news, that is, Wang Jialie's Hezhichong Division Wan Shijiong Regiment was still in Meitan and had not withdrawn to Guiyang. Hou Zhidan had ordered Wan Shijiong to defend Jingkou.
Lin Xiusheng knew that Hou Zhi was not happy that Wan Shijiong stayed in Meitan. But he was happy! With Wan Shijiong's troops here, he did not need to send troops to guard Jingkou. Three regiments guarded the Jiangjie River ferry.
and Chashanguan Ferry will be enough. You can set up your Jiang Defense Headquarters in the pig farm to conveniently command the troops at the two ferries. Therefore, when sleeping at night, Lin Xiusheng hummed the Guizhou lantern opera lyrics "Come to the first month of the first month, the first month of the first month.
The master asked me to return the lanterns. If you don’t sing lanterns, you won’t know, but if you mention the lanterns, you will have roots. During the Tang Dynasty, opera singing was popular, and during the Song Dynasty, singing lanterns was popular.” He fell asleep.
When he got up on the morning of the 21st, Lin Xiusheng asked the orderly to burn two cigarette bubbles. After he was satisfied, he ordered the troops to set off for the Jiangjiehe Ferry on the edge of Wujiang River. Lin Xiusheng was going to take the troops to the Jiangjiehe Ferry for a closer look.
Make arrangements for defense, then return to the pig farm to prepare for the establishment of the Jiang Defense Headquarters.
The troops walked slowly and leisurely on the road from Weng'an to Zunyi. Lin Xiusheng didn't bother to rush him. They were almost there anyway, so why were they anxious? He couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry. It wasn't until almost 9 o'clock that gunfire suddenly came from the leading company.
The sound startled Lin Xiusheng. Gunshots were fired in this place at this time. Could it be that the red bandits were crossing the river?
The report from his subordinates confirmed his suspicion. The Red Bandits had indeed crossed the river, and the vanguard company and the Red Bandits' vanguard troops encountered each other.
At this time, if Lin Xiusheng ordered a retreat, he could still withdraw his troops to Zunyi and stick to Loushanguan as in history.
But history has changed, and people's destiny has naturally changed. The first thing Lin Xiusheng thought of was not to retreat, but to lose the Wujiang natural barrier. How would Hou Zhidan deal with him, whether he would shoot him or chop him with a knife. You must know that Hou Zhidan
Dan was very cruel in punishing his subordinates. If something happened to one of his subordinates, they would generally not dare to escape. Because escaping back would mean death, and the death would be even worse.
Thinking about Hou Zhidan, Lin Xiusheng knew that he had no way out. Only by suppressing the red bandits and retaking the Wujiang ferry could he have his own way of survival. Besides, there were only a few boats on the Jiangjie River, and how many people could be ferried at one time. How many people could the red bandits come ashore?
It must be the vanguard, and the number must be small. And since I am a brigade with three regiments, it is very likely that the counterattack will be successful. If we fight, we are cowards if we don’t fight!
Lin Xiusheng was still strong from the opium he had smoked in the morning. He pulled out his pistol and immediately shouted to his three regiment commanders: "The fifth regiment is attacking along the road, and the remaining two regiments are going up the hillside, one on the left and one on the right. Give it to me."
Rush up and drive the red bandit into the river to feed the fish. If you catch one alive, you will be rewarded with two taels of smoke!"
As soon as they heard about the reward of two taels of smoke and soil, the three regiment commanders got excited and immediately shouted to their subordinates: "The brigade commander said, rush up and drive the red bandits into the river to feed the fish. If you catch one alive, you will be rewarded with one tael."
Yantu. Brothers, wash it for me!"
At this time, the two ounces of smoke mentioned by the brigade commander reached the regiment commander and turned into screaming soldiers who were stimulated by one ounce of smoke. They rushed forward along the road and down the hillside like crazy.
After the lead company started, Zhu Shuiqiu, the leader of the Red Sixth Regiment, and the main force of the regiment, led by political commissar Wang Jiji, had already caught up. Zhu Shuiqiu climbed on the mountain ridge and took a look with a telescope. Hey, there are quite a lot of Guizhou soldiers. It looked like there were three regiments.
Okay, I really got it this time! In this terrain, with the equipment and combat effectiveness of the Guizhou army, he can't attack two more regiments, let alone three regiments. Damn it, have these Guizhou troops just finished smoking opium?
Ah, they all rushed upward. I wonder if I haven't really enjoyed my machine gun for a long time.
Seeing that the Guizhou Army had entered within fifty meters, Zhu Shuiqiu shouted "fight", and gunshots rang out immediately on the Red Sixth Regiment's position. The soldiers of the Guizhou Army in front fell to the ground one after another, while those behind were still rushing forward. Zhu Shuiqiu
Shooting and shouting: "Grenade!"
The soldiers grabbed the grenade, pulled the string and threw it away. The Guizhou soldiers were howled by the explosion. They couldn't hold on anymore and began to run away down the mountain. Zhu Shuiqiu jumped up and was about to order the charge horn to be blown, but his arm was pulled by someone.
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Zhu Shuiqiu turned around and saw that Liu Bocheng, the chief of general staff of the Red Army, had arrived. He was about to salute, but Liu Bocheng stopped him.
Liu Bocheng said: "Don't charge, otherwise it will be a rout. You see, the mountains here are high and the forests are dense. Once the enemy runs away, we are not familiar with the terrain and cannot catch up. I want to completely wipe out this part of the enemy. The fourth and fifth regiments are in full swing."
Go around the mountain on the left, and the 13th Division go around the mountain on the right. If you don't charge here, the enemy will think we are the vanguard and will attack again. When his next attack is repulsed, our troops on both wings will be in place.
.At that time, you can charge again and completely make dumplings out of the enemy."
Zhu Shuiqiu hurriedly said: "Resolutely execute the order!"
Lin Xiusheng watched his subordinates being beaten to pieces and retreated, his face turning black and green with anger. These wimps were very energetic when they were smoking cigarettes and playing with women, and they became weak when they were called to attack.
Damn it, they are all a bunch of cowards!
Lin Xiusheng called the three regiment leaders together, pointed his pistol at the three people's faces one by one, and imitated the gunshots "bang" and "bang". The three group leaders turned pale in fright and their calves twisted.
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Seeing that it had a deterrent effect, Lin Xiusheng began to say: "Brothers, Commander Hou's gun is behind us. I don't need to tell you, you all know it. Only by rushing up and defeating the red bandit in front of you can everyone have a way to survive.
Immediately organize troops to rush up for me!"
A regiment leader boldly said: "Brigade, have we met the main force of the Red Bandits? Their firepower is very fierce and their guns are accurate. Brothers can't rush up!"
The other two regiment leaders immediately agreed: "Yes, Brigadier, we'd better retreat quickly, don't throw all the brothers' lives here."
Lin Xiusheng stretched out his hand and slapped each of the three regiment leaders. After he finished slapping them, he roared angrily: "That's all fucking nonsense! This is obviously the vanguard of the Red Bandits, and its strength is limited. If it is really the main force of the Red Bandits,
, when you retreated just now, you took advantage of the victory and pursued it. We may have been defeated now. I order: In this attack, the battalion commander, company commander, and platoon commander will all lead the charge, and the regiment commander will supervise the battle from behind. Whoever attacks the position first will be rewarded.
For 20 taels of tobacco, the official will be promoted by two levels. Anyone who dares to escape will be shot on the spot."
The three regiment leaders were all calling this guy crazy, but they had no choice but to organize an attack.
When Zhu Shuiqiu saw that the Guizhou army had indeed begun to attack again, he admired Liu Bocheng's accuracy in predicting the enemy. However, he hurriedly called out the names of the battalion commanders and told them to wait until the enemy was close before attacking, concentrate their firepower, concentrate on dropping bombs, and strive to defeat them in one fell swoop.
The enemy is defeated.
The Guizhou army came up again. The soldiers held their guns and hunched their waists, climbing the hillside without saying a word. The officers waved their pistols and kept shouting. The first person to rush to the position was rewarded with 20 taels of smoke and a reward of two promotions.
Seeing that the enemy was getting closer and closer, Zhu Shuiqiu ordered shooting again. Gunfire erupted again on the Red Army position, and grenades also whizzed down.
At this time, the soldiers of the Guizhou Army couldn't hold on any longer. Do you think that those who charge for smoke and soil will have a strong will to fight? One person turns and runs away, leading a group of people, and a row of people turns and runs away;
The commander fled, taking the company commander with him. The regimental commanders who supervised the battle first killed a few deserters, but soon joined the fleeing ranks themselves.
What's even more frightening is that the Red Army on the mountain is different from before. They blew the charge horn and rushed down with shining bayonets. Now, even Lin Xiusheng panicked. Damn it, he was afraid that he really encountered the Red Bandits.
Now that we have the main force, let’s run quickly. We no longer ride horses, throw away our coats, and run towards the way we came with a few guards, surrounded by the defeated troops.
It's too late, it's too late to run now. Charge horns sounded all around. On the left, right, and back, there were red bandits in gray uniforms, holding guns, charging and shooting, and pressed towards the road.
come over.
Lin Xiusheng panicked. He didn't know why he was so unlucky that he met a red bandit when he went out. If he had known this, it would have been better to have retreated just now! It's too late, it's too late. What should I do? Think about what Commander Hou said about being red.
If a bandit is caught, he will be skinned. Lin Xiusheng breaks out in cold sweat. Thinking about the evil he did with Hou Zhidan again, he feels that his bones are weak. Forget it, forget it, let's talk about it in the next life!
Taking one last look at his subordinates who all raised their hands in surrender, Lin Xiusheng pointed the pistol at his temple. Before he fired, he remembered the lantern poem again and hummed casually: "In the first month of the first month, the Lord
I was invited by my family to repay the wishing lantern. If you don’t sing lanterns, you won’t know. When you mention lanterns, you have roots. During the Tang Dynasty, opera singing was popular, and during the Song Dynasty, singing lanterns was popular.” After humming, I no longer had any worries, and pulled the trigger of the pistol, becoming a Hou Zhi.
Burial objects to bear.
When Hu Laohu and others encountered skirmishers from Jiuzhou Militia, the main force of the Central Guard Division led by Liu Yimin had also arrived in Jianhe County.
From Liping to Jianhe County, the straight-line distance on the map is only 150 miles. In fact, the distance is much longer. Liu Yimin felt that from the evening of the 20th to the noon of the 21st, they had walked at least 200 miles, quickly catching up with the Red Four in history.
Team rush to ferry
The march speed increased at the Dadu River. Therefore, the troops were exhausted as soon as they entered the county. Fortunately, the main force of the Red Army had just left here, and the people in Jianhe County had a good impression of the Red Army. The troops quickly arranged their camping sites and began
Eat and rest.
This rest lasted until 9 o'clock in the evening. By the time Li Chengyi called Liu Yimin up, every house in Jianhe City had turned off the lights and closed the doors.
Li Chengyi told Liu Yimin that the 1st Regiment had set off two hours ago. Chief of Staff Liu led the 2nd Regiment and the 4th Regiment followed the 1st Regiment. Political Commissar Cai led the troops directly under the division and also left an hour ago. Director Li led the 3rd Regiment and the 5th and a half regiments.
He had set out an hour ago. When he left, he told him that the division commander would wake up and lead the guard battalion to catch up with the troops.
Liu Yimin was embarrassed. He originally wanted to criticize Li Chengyi, but after thinking about it, he decided to sleep on himself, so he washed his face, ate the meal Li Chengyi had prepared long ago, and then walked out of the yard.
When he came out, he saw that the guard camp had already lined up, holding torches, and stood at the door of the courtyard where he stayed. A team of several hundred people was silent.
Seeing the division commander coming out, the guard battalion commander Zhang Haitao stepped forward, saluted and reported: "Reporting to the division commander, the Central Guard Division guard battalion has been assembled and is waiting to set off. Please give instructions!"
After Liu Yimin returned the courtesy, he gave the order to set off. The team quietly left Jianhe County.