When they received a telegram from Han Hanying asking for help, Xue Yue's army was already on the road between Yuping and Qingxi Town.
Knowing that the main force of the Red Army ambushed the 59th Division and the 93rd Division in Qingxi Town, Xue Yue heard a "boom" in his head and almost fell off his horse.
After all calculations, why didn't the Red Bandits dare to touch the tiger's butt and directly attack their powerful main force of the Central Army?
You are careless, you should not be careless. The senior officials in the committee, including yourself, only saw that after the encirclement and suppression and the battle of Xiangjiang River, the main force of the Red Bandits suffered heavy losses. Why didn't you think that the tiger would eat people if it didn't die? You
They were just thinking about how to penetrate into Guiyang, seize Wang Jialie's power, and force him to go north to suppress the bandits. Why didn't they think that the Red Army would intervene and attack them directly? It's too late to say anything now. I just hope that after the battle of Xiangjiang River,
Afterwards, the Red Bandits' vitality was not restored, and their combat power and firepower were greatly reduced, allowing the 59th Division and the 93rd Division to escape. They had to act quickly. If it was too late, the situation would be difficult to predict.
Several staff officers spread out the military map, and Xue Yue was silent for a while after reading it. The chief of staff said: "The terrain is very bad. The Wuyang River blocks the right side, and there are mountains on the left, which is not conducive to the movement of large troops. There is only one
The Hunan-Guizhou Avenue leads directly to Qingxi Town. A key point in the middle is Yangping Town. Once Yangping Town is occupied, you can attack Qingxi Town when you advance, defend it when you retreat, and you can also divide your troops to carry out roundabout outflanking."
Xue Yue also nodded secretly after seeing it. After thinking for a while, he felt that with his six main divisions plus a division-level Huiji detachment, the Red Bandits would not be able to gain favor anyway. So he ordered the chief of staff: "Send a report directly to the committee.
, our 59th Division and 93rd Division were ambushed by the main force of the Red Bandits in Qingxi Town, Zhenyuan, and we requested that planes be sent immediately to assist in the battle. We ordered Ou Zhen's 90th Division to take the lead, run to occupy Yangping Town, and on the front line of Yangping Town
Establish a stable position to cover the entire army's operations; order Wu Qiwei to lead Liang Huasheng's 92nd Division and Huiji's first detachment to follow the 90th Division's actions. After the 90th Division captures Yangping Town, quickly reinforce Qingxi Town along the highway.
The 59th Division and the 93rd Division; ordered Xie Pufu's 5th Division to lead Zhou Yanbin's tax police regiment mortar battalion to follow Wu Qiwei, cross the river to Yangping Town, and advance along the river bank towards Qingxi Town, leaving artillery behind.
The battalion carried out artillery attacks on the other side of Qingxi Town. The main force of the Fifth Division continued to advance to Jimingguan to cross the river and outflank the red bandits. Wan Yaohuang's 13th Division was ordered to go up the mountain from near Xindian, advance along the mountain road to Qingxi Town, and control Qingxi Town.
From the commanding heights, flank the Red Bandits from the left wing and cover the main movement; order Zhou Hunyuan to lead Xiao Zhiping's 96th Division and Guo Siyan's 99th Division as the rearguard of the entire army. Order the 59th Division Han Hanying and the 93rd Division Tang Yunshan to gather their troops.
Stand firm and wait for help.”
After the order was issued, the army consisting of six divisions and one detachment quickly moved into action, pressing towards Yangping Town and Qingxi Town like a monster in a later cartoon.
Ever since they were awarded special merit in the battles of Xiaoshui and Xikou, He Xinghua, the radio station director of the Central Guard Division, and Lu Wen, the radio operator, would wake up laughing when they went to bed. Especially Lu Wen, who had been working underground and hiding in the enemy camp, was in constant fear every day.
It was better now. I returned to my own team, surrounded by my comrades. No matter how hard and tired it was, it was much better than sleeping without a sound sleep at the enemy's place every day. Unexpectedly, Xiaoshui was captured during the battle and returned to the revolutionary ranks, and then he established
Gong, the division commander, and the political commissar personally put themselves in red and flowers, what an honor! When he thought that monitoring the enemy's radio station could help the troops achieve such great results and eliminate so many enemies, Lu Wen felt that the work was worth it.
As soon as the battle in Qingxi Town ended, He Xinghua and Lu Wen took the radio staff to look for the radio stations and radio operators of the 59th Division and the 93rd Division. Fortunately, they were all found. However, these two radio operators
They were all trained by Zhongtong and were very stubborn and uncooperative. This was not a problem for He Xinghua and Lu Wen. As long as they had the code book and checked their transmission records, they could quickly accept Xue Yue's telegram.
After receiving the telegram from Xue Yue ordering him to stand firm, He Xinghua immediately reported to Liu Yimin. Liu Yimin immediately instructed He Xinghua to reply in the name of Han Hanying: "Sir Xue: The Ministry of Commerce is besieged by the enemy and is extremely critical. I am determined to stand firm and wait for help, and repay the Chairman with a heart of benevolence.
The grace of cultivation.”
Then, Liu Yimin ordered Wu Zheng, who was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, to speed up the progress and escort the captured materials and prisoners to hide in Qingxi Town. He ordered the troops marching towards Yangping Town to pay attention to concealment and air defense, and ordered the guard battalion, the cavalry battalion as a reserve force, and the baggage battalion to reinforce
The third regiment ordered the fourth and fifth regiments led by Li Qing, two companies of the guard battalion and the engineering battalion, and two companies of the new army battalion to seize the eastern peak of Yangping Town, face Wan Yaohuang's 13th Division, concentrate their firepower and troops, and resolutely capture the enemy.
The enemy fought down. He led the first and second regiments quietly along the mountain road to the east of Yangping Town to join the third company of engineers led by He Mingliang and wait in hiding.
When Xue Yue received Han Hanying's second telegram, he stamped his feet anxiously and repeatedly urged the air force to dispatch quickly, ordering the 90th Division and Wu Qiwei to run forward.
Yangping Town is connected to Yuping County in the east and faces Cengong County across the river. In normal times, there are trucks on the road and cargo ships on the river, making it quite lively.
The sound of gunfire in Qingxi Town has already shocked this quiet town. However, what the people don't know is that the mayor and regiment members, who usually shout loudly and have a powerful presence, have long been quietly escorted away with guns by the security division reconnaissance company.
We arrived at Qingxi Town. There was no one in charge in the town. Residents were running around and closing doors. It looked deserted.
Luo Yan and his scouts have been active in this area for two days, and are familiar with the terrain and roads, guiding the troops to the expected location.
The first to arrive at the position was the sniper company.
Before the battle in Qingxi Town ended, Li Lingfeng led the second and third platoons of the sniper company and set off. The division commander's pre-battle orders were very clear. After the battle in Qingxi Town, he sent his troops to attack Xue Yue's main force. Li Lingfeng was an old Red Army man and a member of the Qing Dynasty.
As a college student, he knew that although the guard division had strong soldiers and horses, it was really risky to attack Xue Yue's main force. The two platoons he led would not have much advantage in the battle, but they could conduct a sneak attack, capture an enemy officer, and blow up an artillery unit.
The position should be relatively certain. Therefore, without asking anyone for instructions, he led the team straight to the direction of Yuping along the top of the mountain.
The platoon led by Wang Tongsheng left later than Li Lingfeng, but earlier than several main groups. They did not need to replenish or replace weapons, so they were not interested in cleaning the battlefield. As soon as the 59th Division surrendered over there, Wang Tongsheng fought here
After blowing the whistle, the soldiers emerged from their hiding spots and followed Wang Tongsheng away.
When they arrived at the hillside east of Yangping Town, Wang Tongsheng made another gesture, and the soldiers immediately started looking for their sniper points in pairs. After a while, no one could be seen anymore. Wang Tongsheng couldn't help but sigh. After passing by Xiaoshui, the stream
In the three battles in Qingxi Town, the soldiers of the sniper company are no longer the sniper platoons of the passage. They have initially mastered sniper tactics, observed the battlefield, and controlled the battlefield. Their ability has also improved rapidly. As long as the battle starts, the enemy's middle and low-level
Officers, machine gunners, and mortar operators could not escape the guns of the soldiers. The reason why the two enemy divisions collapsed so quickly in the battle of Qingxi Town was that, in addition to the powerful firepower and the suddenness of the ambush, the middle and low-level officers and machine gunmen could not escape.
Gunners and gunners were killed one after another, which was also a factor. It seemed that the comrades had become accustomed to this fighting method and they were able to hide themselves so quickly.
After the commander of the third regiment, Chen Dayong, climbed to the top of the hill on the east side of Yangping Town, he immediately ordered the troops to occupy the position, and asked Ding Zhuodong, who had just been assigned to the command of the third regiment, to take his forty men to set up positions on the mountainside and knock out all the explosive packets.
Withdraw immediately after the attack to prevent bombing by enemy planes. The mortars of the regiment's fire support company choose several positions to facilitate transfer; both light and heavy machine guns strengthen the front-line positions. The first task of the entire regiment is to be well concealed. No shooting is allowed without orders.
Speak to ensure the suddenness of the start.
Feeling uneasy after thinking about it, Chen Dayong personally went to the mortar position of the fire support company, led them to select the main position and preset positions, and arranged cover.
The artillery battalion and reconnaissance battalion led by Liu Jianli were the first to move their positions, but they needed to take a detour to get to Yangping Town. The plank road tracked by trackers on the river bank could not pass the artillery and heavy machine guns. Fortunately, Liu Jianli was prepared in advance and had
Luo Yan's scouts and guides led the way and moved quickly. Soon after the third regiment seized the position on the east side of Yangping Town, they rushed to the ferry area opposite Yangping Town.
After Liu Jianshe led the artillery battalion commander Li Chang and the heavy machine gun battalion commander Wei Xiufeng to observe the terrain, they decided to set up the main artillery position on a mountainside 2,000 meters east of the ferry, which is opposite the Hunan-Guizhou Highway. Artillery fire can cover several kilometers in front and behind.
The road section and the hillside on the side of the highway can also support the battle on the mountain. Then three preset positions were set up to prepare for timely transfer of positions when enemy planes arrived. The heavy machine gun battalion set up positions along the mountainside, and the machine gun firepower was enough to cover
Several kilometers of road surface.
After viewing the terrain, the artillery battalion and heavy machine gun battalion immediately began to establish positions. Time was tight, and enemy planes could arrive at any time to bomb and straf. Liu Jianli required all battalion and company cadres to go down to the artillery positions and machine gun positions to direct shelling, shooting and
transfer.
Wei Xiufeng was very introverted and didn't talk much. He just asked the cadres to check carefully to ensure that the position arrangement was convenient for concealment and shooting.
Li Chang was different. He called the squad leader, platoon leader, and company commander together, and asked them one by one in a low voice, "Did you enjoy the beating just now?" The cadres did not dare to speak, and they all nodded desperately. Li Chang asked again: "
Do you still want to have fun?" The cadres nodded again.
Li Chang said: "If you still want to have fun, move quickly, measure the distance accurately, follow the method instructed by the division commander, just like the battle just now, divide the battlefield into squares, aim accurately, give me a hard blow
Fight. Whoever fights well, I will treat him to a drink after returning to Zhenyuan. If anyone does not fight well, he can go directly to the transport camp to work as a groom. There are many people in the guard division who want to be artillery. If the enemy planes come to lay eggs
Egg, move quickly, don't wait to be bombed. In times of crisis, you don't need the cannon, but the people have to run away first. If the cannon is lost, the division commander will get it for us; if the person dies, the division commander will ask me to be a groom. Everyone.
Did you hear that clearly?"
The cadre nodded hurriedly.
Just like Liu Yimin, Li Chang waved his hand and said "go to work," and the cadres rushed to their artillery positions.
The fourth and fifth regiments led by Li Qing and the attached guard battalion, engineer battalion, and recruit battalion ran along the road to Yangping Town. Under the guidance of scouts and guides, they quickly went up the mountain, bypassed the third regiment's position, and divided into three routes.
Seizing the peak behind the Third Regiment's position, he controlled the mountain road from the back mountain of Yangping Town, Xindian, Yuping. Li Qing deployed the Engineer Battalion and the New Military Battalion near the main peak to act as a blocker, while the Fourth Regiment and the Fifth Regiment were hidden on the peaks on both sides of the main peak.
He led the guard battalion to serve as the reserve team. He planned to wait for Wan Yaohuang's 13th Division to climb up, and then the engineer battalion and the new recruit battalion would open fire first. When the enemy concentrated their troops to attack the main peak, both wings would come out to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.
The first and second regiments led by Liu Yimin were the last to arrive at the scheduled location.
Seeing the division commander bringing the main force up, He Mingliang hurriedly explained their arrangements. The Third Company of Engineers had planted fifteen explosives along the road. When the 59th Division and the 93rd Division passed by just now, they didn't find any. At that time, the soldiers all thought
He sounded the blast and blew up the 59th Division or the 93rd Division, but he did not dare to detonate it for fear of affecting the main ambush. In the end, He Mingliang said regretfully: "It's a pity that there are still too few explosive packs. If there were more, we could
Bury one or two hundred places along the road, and when the enemy comes, there will be explosions everywhere, scaring them to death."
Liu Yimin smiled, patted He Mingliang on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, wait a little longer, Xue Yue's main force will come up, and then we will detonate again, so that Xue Yue can see the power of the Red Army engineers. In future battles, if we find the people who made the explosives
, you should pay more attention and try to retain her."
He Mingliang's eyes widened: "Master, do you want to make your own explosives?"
Liu Yimin nodded.
He Mingliang immediately said: "I will definitely complete the task!"
As soon as the arrangements were made here, the roar of enemy planes was heard in the sky.
Four Nationalist aircraft flew over Yangping Town and flew to Qingxi Town. Over the Hunan-Guizhou Avenue leading to Qingxi Town, the pilots found that the fighting had stopped long ago. The road was littered with the bodies of Nationalist soldiers, and a red bandit's body was on the ground.
There were no shadows. When passing by Qingxi Town, I found that the chimney of the iron factory was still smoking, as if there was no factory production during the fighting. The town seemed very peaceful, and there was no sign of red bandit activity.
Unwilling to find nothing, the pilots flew the plane towards Zhenyuan, hoping to catch up with the red bandits on the road and avenge their infantry brothers. However, they still found nothing. The pilots who were so angry returned to Qingxi Town and circled again.
After careful investigation, we found no trace of the Red Bandits, so we had to report to the ground that the battle was over and the Red Bandits were nowhere to be found. Then we flapped our wings and flew back to the airport.
After receiving the report from the Air Force, Xue Yue felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head in the current weather. His whole body was as cold as ice. It's over, my two divisions are over. The Red Bandits are so ruthless, they dared to capture two at once
Elite division! If you don't avenge this revenge, you will never be a slave! Immediately order the troops to speed up their actions, quickly occupy Yangping Town, and then pursue the red bandits in the direction of Qingxi Town.
The chief of staff was more thoughtful and reminded: "Now that the battle is over, the tasks of each division should be changed to search and pursuit to prevent the red bandits from taking advantage of the victory and setting up traps again to plot against our army."
Xue Yue's arrogant nature was exposed again, and he scolded: "I think you are frightened by the Red Bandits. What else can these guys do besides ambushes and sneak attacks? I have an army of tens of thousands, not to mention the incomplete Red Bandits. Looking at the country
, there is that army that is our opponent. Chase me, we must catch up with the red bandits and destroy them!"
The chief of staff was not afraid of Xue Yue's anger, and said: "Commander, please think twice and be careful about sailing the Wannian Ship. It is better to search and pursue instead."
Xue Yue calmed down a little at this time. After thinking about it, he said: "The order must be made clear. The battle in Qingxi Town is over. All divisions are searching and pursuing."
The chief of staff agreed and went to issue the order.
Ou Zhen, the commander of the 90th Division who was responsible for the vanguard task, belonged to the Fourth Army together with Han Hanying and Tang Yunsheng, and they were all fellow Guangdong people. When he heard that the 59th Division and the 93rd Division were in danger, he was sent to be the vanguard of reinforcements, and he immediately
Organize the troops to move forward lightly. If you see that the speed is not fast, you will ride your horse and run beside the team, shouting "Hurry, Hurry, Hurry" while running. The one who gets there first will be rewarded!
As he was running, he heard the sound of an airplane overhead. When he looked up, he saw that the Nationalist Army's plane was flying towards Qingxi Town. Ou Zhen thought, now the 59th Division and the 93rd Division are saved, but the Red Bandits are not.
When anti-aircraft weapons encounter aircraft bombings, they often hide in the mountains and forests to avoid attacks on the national army. As long as they speed up a little more and occupy Yangping Town, they can cover the main force and provide all-out reinforcements for the two fellow villagers.
To relieve the siege, Ou Zhen simply raised his riding whip and whipped the slow-moving soldiers while running, urging the troops to run forward.
Looking ahead is Yangping Town. Ou Zhen was about to hurry up when the cavalry correspondent sent Xue Yue's order. It said clearly that according to the Air Force report, the battle in Qingxi Town has ended. The whereabouts of the two division commanders Han and Tang are unknown. The Red Bandits
Since his whereabouts were unknown, all divisions were ordered to search and pursue Qingxi Town, and attention was paid to searching and rescuing the surviving officers and soldiers of the two divisions.
At this time, Ou Zhen calmed down. Now that the battle is over, the Air Force has searched for dozens of miles but cannot find the main force of the Red Bandits. So where did they go? You know, the Red Bandits have difficulty in supplying supplies, and they always clean the battlefield very meticulously. Two divisions
The amount of weapons and ammunition was not a small amount, and the prisoners had to be escorted. It was impossible for them to go far in such a short time!
Since the Red Bandits will not go far, what are they doing? Are they escaping into the mountains and forests? Impossible. They are victorious now and will not escape casually. According to this reasoning, what will the Red Bandits with strengthened weapons and ammunition do?
What would I do if I were Mao Zedong? Damn it, the Red Bandits are not hiding somewhere waiting for our army to get into the ambush circle again! I heard that the three divisions of the Hunan Army were ambushed three times. Do the Red Bandits want to repeat it again?
Xiaoshui, Battle of Xikou?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Ou Zhen raised his head and took another look at the hillside on the east side. Why did he feel that the woods were so gloomy, as if there were troops hiding there?
Ou Zhen immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a gunshot. He quickly leaned down and a bullet flew past his ear.