When Ouyang Jian saw Li Qing, Li Qing was preparing to lead the team to set off.
Li Qing had a good attitude and asked Ouyang Jian about his purpose. When he heard that Ouyang Jian was here to discuss the release of prisoners of war, Li Qing shook his head and said it was impossible.
Ouyang Jian said patiently: "The release of prisoners after the battle has been a policy since ancient times. Doesn't your Red Army also have this policy?"
Li Qing said: "Our Red Army has a policy of releasing prisoners, but that is for ordinary soldiers. Those white bandit leaders who have committed heinous crimes must be tried and executed in public. What did you do to capture our Red Army cadres and soldiers!
Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you!”
Ouyang Jian said: "That's the policy from above, brother, I can't change it!"
Li Qing smiled: "The public trial of the captured White bandit officers is also the policy of our superiors. Brother, I can't change it!"
Seeing that the conversation could not continue, Ouyang Jian became a little impatient. He lit a cigarette, took a puff, stared at Li Qing and said: "Brother, one price, two division commanders each have 20,000 oceans, the regiment leader
, 10,000 oceans per person, 2,000 oceans each for the battalion commander, 200 oceans each for other company commanders and platoon leaders, and 5 oceans each for the soldiers."
After speaking, he looked at Li Qing eagerly.
Li Qing said disdainfully: "Are you sending beggars away? Let me tell you, everyone above the platoon leader will be shot, and a public trial meeting will be held tomorrow. The name of the meeting will be the meeting of officers to suppress the White Bandits. After the public trial, they will be pulled to the Wuyang River and lined up in rows.
, when the time comes, I will give the order, bang, bang bang, bang bang bang bang bang, until their heads are blown off one by one, and they will fall into the Wuyang River to feed the fish."
As Li Qing spoke and gestured, Ouyang Jian was so frightened that his head turned around and swayed this way and that, as if Li Qing's pointing finger was the muzzle of a gun, pointing at his forehead.
When Li Qing finished the gesture, beads of sweat began to appear on Ouyang Jian's forehead. He quickly took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat.
After wiping off his sweat, he felt something in his mind. The other party's "You're sending me a beggar" meant that there was room for negotiation. Ouyang Jian said calmly: "Brother, please make a price! Otherwise I won't be able to pay the difference when I go back."
.Isn’t it that I can’t bear to see their family members heartbroken when they run around? Come on, brother!”
Li Qing is now getting more and more experienced in this job, shaking his head like a rattle, "No, no matter what you say. Their family members are heartbroken, and our family members have been killed by them a long time ago. Who should we go to?"
To be honest, Ouyang Jian is also a murderous guy at heart, but he has no soldiers, so he has to work as a counselor for others to get paid. When Xue Yue assigned him the task, what he was thinking about was how to get out of this situation.
A small sum of money in a deal can make up for the eunuch's cash-strapped life, and let his wife and two concubines look at him with contempt in their eyes. Therefore, he very much hopes to reach a deal. As for whose family members are heartbroken,
He doesn't care whose family members are killed.
Seeing that the conversation could not go on, Ouyang Jian was very anxious and said: "Brother, you see, I am so old, it is not easy to make this trip. I won't say anything else. What do you think of this? If I keep going,
The two division commanders are priced at 50,000 each, and the prices for regiment commanders, battalion commanders, company commanders and soldiers remain unchanged."
Li Qing said: "A division commander is only worth 50,000, you can't imagine that."
When Ouyang Jian heard this, he quickly said: "Brother, tell me the number and I'll take a look."
Li Qing said: "I can reveal information to you, but you have to keep it secret."
Li Qing said: "He Jian's two division commanders paid 1 million oceans and other things before they went back."
When Ouyang Jian heard this, he was dumbfounded. I asked him how did He Jian's teachers go back. It turned out to be like this. One million oceans, how many things can be done? Oh my god, these Red Army troops are so powerful.
!It seems that my errand is not going to be easy.
Ouyang Jian calmed down and said: "Brother, we can't compare with He Jian, and we don't dare to let Nanjing know about this matter. Do you think this will work? Let me take the two division commanders back first, and the others will wait for me to go back and ask for instructions.
Besides, just set a price, if it’s too much, I can’t make the decision.”
The two began to bargain, going back and forth, just like hawkers in a vegetable market. The goods were two division commanders of the national army. In the end, the deal was concluded at a price of 100,000 silver dollars each. 4 regiment commanders and 5 battalion commanders.
The discount was 100,000 yuan, and the others had to stay because Ouyang Jian had no money. In the end, Li Qing gave away all the seriously injured people for free.
After the conversation, they began to pay money to pick up the people. Li Qing arranged for Zhang Haitao, the guard battalion commander, to take Ouyang Jian to pick up the people.
When Ouyang Jian was going out, he saw several Red Army officers coming in. One of them still had a telegram in his hand. Ouyang Jian deliberately pretended to have dropped his shoes and bent down to pick them up. He vaguely heard the people inside talking about the First Army Corps.
The Third Army and the Fifth Army were preparing to move from both wings. They planned to start at dawn and asked when the guard division would arrive at the designated position and whether it could occupy Yuping County on time. Now Ouyang Jian was anxious and hurriedly followed Zhang Haitao to pick up the people and met Han Hanying and Tang Yunshan.
There was no rush to exchange greetings, so he hurriedly mounted his horse and hurried back to the new store with the cavalry company.
When Li Qing saw Ouyang Jian leaving Yangping Town, he hurriedly reported to Liu Yimin. When Liu Yimin heard that he had only exchanged 300,000 yuan, he only said one sentence: "Xue Yue is also a poor man!" Then he led his troops to Zhenyuan County.
Transferred.
After Ouyang Jian returned to the new store, he hurriedly reported to Xue Yue what he had seen in Yangping Town, especially the last overheard situation.
Thinking that the troops had suffered such heavy losses and could not withstand a major battle, it was better to be on the safe side, so they ordered the troops to return to Yuping County overnight and maintain tight defense.
At this time, if planes can fly out for reconnaissance at night, they will see a strange scene: in the mountains at night, one team is marching westward with torches, and many other teams are marching eastward with torches, just going in opposite directions.
The teams in the direction were getting farther and farther away, leaving the empty space exposed in the middle to the endless night.
Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Nanjing, received a telegram from Xue Yue. The telegram said: "At noon today, the Army's 59th Division and 93rd Division were ambushed by the main force of the Red Bandits in Qingxi Town, Zhenyuan. After receiving the report,
Wu Qiwei was ordered to lead the Army's 90th Division, 92nd Division, and the First Detachment to reinforce, and the 13th Division was ordered to enter the mountains from Xindian and outflank them. The battles took place in Qingxi Town, Yangping Town, and the back mountain of Yangping Town.
After the fierce battle, the bandits were unable to hold back and fled by separate routes to Zhenyuan and Shiqian. In this battle, more than 4,000 bandits were killed and more than 2,200 guns were handed over. After interrogating the prisoners, our troops
The bandits we encountered were indeed the 1st, 3rd and 5th Corps, the main force of the Red Bandits. They moved south from the north bank of the Wujiang River to intercept our army, intending to plot against our army. After the war, after inspection, our army suffered heavy casualties. Han Hanying, commander of the 59th Division of the Army,
Tang Yunshan, commander of the 93rd Division, fought hard to break through. The two divisions were reduced by nearly 70%. The 90th Division encountered fierce fighting with the enemy and suffered losses of about 20%. The 13th Division lost about 10%. In addition, due to long-term pursuit and suppression operations, due to illness, they fell behind.
Due to reasons such as fleeing, the troops have suffered a large reduction in numbers, and are seriously short of weapons and ammunition. There is an urgent need to replenish troops, weapons and ammunition. Our army is currently holding on to the Yuping line, and tomorrow we will order the cavalry to expand the scope of reconnaissance and search. If the enemy's main force retreats to the north bank of the Wujiang River, our army will rush towards Guiyang;
If the enemy is still in Zhenyuan and wandering around Shi Bing, then we need to order the Xianghe and Guibai tribes to join forces to attack."
After putting down the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek rubbed his temples, then took a sip of boiled water from the table, stood up, and walked around the room.
It seems that the Red Bandits should not be underestimated. They ambushed He Jian and Liu Jianxu in Xiaoshui and Xikou, and today they ambushed Xue Yue in Zhenyuan. Judging from the telegram, Xue Yue's troops suffered heavy losses, otherwise they would not have been able to do so.
He said that the troop reduction was so severe and asked for supplements. But it was not bad. When I received the report from the Air Force at noon, I thought that the 59th Division and the 93rd Division had been wiped out. Now I see that the division commanders have come out, which means that the remnants are still there. As long as
Replenish it quickly and you can still use it.
Thinking of this, Chiang Kai-shek pressed the small bell on the table and prepared to call the director of the attendant room to come in and make new arrangements.
That night, the Red Army headquarters in the Baihuizhang Mansion in Zunyi City was also busy. Everyone's face was filled with joy. Even the Red Army soldiers standing guard at the door consciously stood in a standard military posture.
The battle report from the Central Guard Division had arrived early. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Bo Gu, Zhang Wentian, and Wang Jiaxiang were all gathered around the office, with smiles on everyone's faces.
They wiped out more than 30,000 elite members of the Central Army and captured countless people. It was really a great victory! Even the two captured division commanders were exchanged for 300,000 yuan, great!
Wang Jiaxiang finally spoke. No one expected him to say this: "I didn't expect the results to be so great. If Chiang Kai-shek is anxious, maybe a few hairs will grow on his bald head!"
The meeting room immediately burst into laughter.
After everyone had finished laughing, Zhou Enlai said: "I wonder if the news of the victory in Qingxi Town and Yangping Town should be announced to the entire army immediately?"
Several people said that they should be notified immediately.
Mao Zedong said: "I would like to add that all the guard divisions are ordered to withdraw to Zunyi for rest and recuperation, and they agree to their expansion plan. After the remaining prisoners and lightly wounded people return to Zunyi, they will all replenish the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 9th Army Corps. Now we can rest assured to expand.
The Red Army is here, and there are so many guns!"
Mr. Zhu was beaming with joy and said: "I will give the order right away."
When Liu Yimin woke up, it was already noon on the 24th.
Last night, the troops marched all the way to Zhenyuan County. The company left behind by the guard battalion had already received news of the main force's victory, and had made arrangements in the city. The main force had returned to the city, and they led the troops to camp. Liu Yimin told Liu Jianli
After arranging the defense, he fell asleep and slept until noon the next day.
Seeing Liu Yimin getting up, Li Chengyi reported that the political commissar and the others were waiting. Liu Yimin was surprised, why did these guys get up earlier than him every time?
Meeting Cai Zhonghe's division and regiment leader, Liu Yimin was a little embarrassed, touched his head and said, "Good morning, everyone!"
Cai Zhong smiled and said: "My senior commander, it's getting late. What time is it noon? There is a telegram from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. We are discussing it. Please take a look."
Liu Yimin took a look at the telegram. It read, "The troops quickly withdrew to Zunyi for rest and expansion. Three regiments have been dispatched to meet them at Jingkou. The pontoon bridge at the ferry is intact." The signature was Zhu De, Chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission.
After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin said: "No need to discuss, follow the order. The whole army will set off at 6 o'clock in the evening, arrive at Yuqing camp tomorrow morning, and cross the river tomorrow night."
Wu Zheng asked if he could consider camping in Shibing because there were so many supplies and prisoners and the march speed could not be increased.
Liu Yimin said: "The enemy's planes will not let go of any clues. Once they discover our army, they will bomb it. The troops are very fast. You will be given an afternoon to recruit carts, mules, horses and labor. The troops must arrive at Yuqing before they can camp.
."
Cai Zhong said: "There is a way to solve the problem of prisoners, which is to rapidly expand the army and accommodate the prisoners into the troops, which can increase the marching speed."
Several group leaders looked at Liu Yimin eagerly.
Liu Yimin thought for a while and said: "Our army has already captured a lot of soldiers. It is not a good thing for the army to continue to expand. The original plan was to expand during the rest period of Zunyi. Since the political commissar proposed to expand now, I think it is okay. However, the ideological work of these new soldiers is
It depends on the capabilities of each unit."
Li Chang, the commander of the artillery battalion, put his feet together and said loudly: "Reporting to the division commander, the artillery regiment is ready to accept new recruits. We are determined not to cause trouble to the division leaders. We will do the ideological and political work ourselves and promise not to hold back the entire regiment!"
Liu Yimin smiled angrily, pointed at Li Chang and said, "Who told you that the artillery battalion was going to be expanded into an artillery regiment? You have only been the battalion commander for a few days, are you feeling hot?"
Li Chang replied loudly: "Report to the division commander, it was the division commander who told me. During the battle in Xiaoshui, the division commander already said that if there is an artillery regiment, I will be the first artillery regiment commander in the history of the Red Army. As for my battalion commander, I will
The problem was that the time was too short. There was nothing we could do about it. It was because the division commander had not captured so many artillery pieces or captured so many artillerymen at that time. It was not that I could not be the regimental commander."
Liu Yimin was really speechless. This guy really wanted to be the commander of the artillery regiment. He wanted to go crazy.
Seeing the smile on Liu Yimin's face getting thicker and thicker, Cai Zhong knew that Liu Yimin admired cadres like Li Chang who had a strong sense of war and outstanding military exploits. He said, "Captain Li, how are you going to set up your artillery regiment?"
Li Chang saluted Cai Zhong again: "Report to the political commissar, I plan to set up a 75th mortar battalion, using all 36 guns and gunners from the mortar battalion of the tax police regiment. That is a medium-sized mortar.
This guy is easy to use. Then we will organize the existing six mountain guns and two 60-meter mortar companies into one battalion, and then establish five 60-meter mortar battalions."
Now the others stopped, and Gao Yuan said: "My regiment needs to establish a fire support battalion, which must have at least 36 60-mm mortars. You can keep my cannons and talk about your artillery regiment."
Zhang Hongtao, commander of the Second Regiment, immediately said: "The artillery battalion of the Second Regiment already has cadres and all the equipment is in place. Now we need soldiers. Our regiment's political workers are best at doing ideological work. Don't worry, commander, we will educate the prisoners assigned to us."
To become a qualified artillery soldier."
Chen Dayong, the commander of the Third Regiment, then said: "The Third Regiment does not have too high requirements, just keep everything in line with the First Regiment and the Second Regiment. We cannot lack everything that the First Regiment and the Second Regiment have. Otherwise, the soldiers will
You look down on me as the leader."
Hong Chaoyuan and Zhao Shan also proposed building an artillery battalion or fire support battalion, and said that if the vitality support department had not been in place, the blocking battle on the main peak of the back mountain of Yangping Town would not have been so heavy.
Li Chang became anxious and told them that they were not interesting enough and didn't want him to be the group leader.
Cao Shengli, the commander of the baggage battalion, said: "The artillery regiment is established, and it is the first artillery regiment of the Red Army. It must be directly under the Military Commission during battles. It is better to add more equipment and personnel to the baggage battalion. It can manage the baggage in peacetime, but not in battle.
Go to war."
Seeing everyone opening their mouths, He Mingliang said sheepishly: "I think the engineering battalion needs to be strengthened the most."
Liu Yimin laughed so hard that he burst into tears and kept saying: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Why do I feel like everyone is sharing the spoils?"
Li Qing also smiled and said: "Let me correct what the teacher said, we are not dividing the spoils, but sharing the fruits of victory."
Gao Yuan said: "That is, when I broke through the siege on the Xiangjiang River, I felt that I had revolutionized to the end. Who would have thought that meeting the division commander would lead to such a big victory. I want to build the regiment into one with the best equipment, best training, and the most combat effectiveness in the country."
A strong regiment, follow the division commander to defeat all enemies. The division commander will not fail to satisfy my wish."
Several other people also agreed.
Listening to the words of the cadres, Liu Yimin felt that these comrades had established strong self-confidence. No matter how great the difficulties were, they would not retreat. This had achieved his basic goal of military training. Besides, the prisoners this time were basically all
Central Army
Soldiers were much less difficult to transform than the Hunan Army and the Gui Army. So, he straightened his face and said: "Order: 1. Based on the three battalions of the first regiment and the six battalions of the second regiment, add 1,000 prisoners.
The Sixth Guard Regiment was established, with Lei Ming as its commander and Li Qing as its commander.
Served concurrently as the political commissar of the regiment. 2. Based on the 9th battalion of the 3rd regiment and the new barracks, 1,200 prisoners were added to establish the 7th guard regiment. Liu Jianli served as the regiment leader and Chang Huayu served as the political commissar. 3. The 1st regiment and the 2nd regiment each supplemented 1,200 prisoners.
Prisoners, three regiments supplemented by 1
600 prisoners, and the new third, sixth, and ninth battalions were established. The fourth and fifth regiments each added 1,500 prisoners to make up for the battle losses. The fourth and seven guard regiments all added mortar companies, heavy machine gun companies, and engineer companies.
, reconnaissance platoon, sniper platoon, police
The guard platoon and artillery company are equipped with 12 60mm mortars, and the heavy machine gun company is equipped with 12 heavy machine guns. The original fire support companies of each combat battalion are retained, and each company is equipped with 4 mortars and nine heavy machine guns. Each company
Light machine guns are on duty, heavy machine guns are on duty
To the platoon. Fifth, the Central Guard Division Artillery Regiment is established, with three artillery battalions and one infantry battalion. Sixth, the Central Guard Division Heavy Machine Gun Regiment is established, with four heavy machine gun battalions. Seventh, the Central Guard Division Engineer Corps is established, with three
Engineer battalion.8, under establishment
The Central Guard Division's baggage regiment has three baggage battalions. The ninth and regiment sniper companies are divided into two. The second platoon and the third platoon are upgraded to the special operations brigade, with Li Lingfeng as the captain. The first platoon is upgraded to the sniper brigade and has three squadrons. Wang Tongsheng
, Ren brigade captain. External communication
Called the Central Guard Division Special Agent Battalion. The two brigades give priority to selecting cadres and soldiers from the entire division. No matter which unit is involved, they must be released unconditionally. 10. A new recruit training group is established, with Wu Zheng as the group leader and Zhang Yicheng as the political commissar. Focus on training prisoners."
After finishing speaking, Liu Yimin looked at the excited cadres and continued: "The army has expanded, which is a good thing, but it is also stressful, especially the first, second, and third regiments. The backbone battalions have been removed one after another. Ideological and political
The work tasks are extremely heavy, and the main leaders must have a clear understanding of this to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops does not decline and their loyalty does not decrease. Do you have confidence?"
The cadre shouted: "Yes!"
Liu Yimin added: "The remaining prisoners were escorted to Zunyi to replenish the main armies. Political Commissar Cai Zhong is specifically responsible for the reorganization of the entire division. Today, we will separate the prisoners first, and then they will be strictly trained after crossing the Wujiang River."
After Liu Yimin finished speaking, the cadres filed out, and a new round of military expansion of the Central Guard Division began.