This meal took a long time, mainly because the four regiment commanders were in high spirits. First they were arguing over the distribution of prisoners, and then Liu Yimin said that the Guard Division had newly established the Sixth Regiment, the Seventh Regiment, the Artillery Regiment, and the Heavy Machine Gun Regiment.
regiment, engineering regiment, and baggage regiment. When the remaining prisoners were only 4,000 under the management of the new regiment, and there were 5,120 lightly wounded, several regiment commanders were dumbfounded. They had planned to take thousands of prisoners back, but there were suddenly fewer
So much, can’t you emotionally accept it?
Luo Binghui took a sip of wine and said, "Commander Xiao Liu, how many people will your guard division have after reorganization?"
Liu Yimin said: "I reported to Commander Luo that our division originally had about 9,500 people. There were 2,000 casualties in Qingxi Town and Yangping Town, and there were 7,500 more people. After the reorganization in Zhenyuan, there were a total of seven combat regiments, one artillery regiment, and one artillery regiment.
There are twelve regiments including a heavy machine gun regiment, an engineering regiment, a baggage regiment, and a recruit training regiment, as well as cavalry battalions, guard battalions, special agent battalions, reconnaissance companies, communications platoons and other directly affiliated units. In addition to the recruit training regiment, the entire division
There are more than 19,000 people, but less than 20,000."
Luo Binghui took another sip of wine and said: "Commander Xiao Liu, one of your divisions is larger than our fifth and ninth regiments combined. Let's discuss it. You go to the ninth regiment to be the commander of the regiment, and I will be the guard division."
Master, what do you think?"
Liu Yimin hurriedly said: "Commander Luo, don't scare me. I have only joined the Red Army for a few days. How dare I compete with you seniors with high moral standards and outstanding achievements? To be honest, it is not a good thing for the army to expand so fast. If so many people are
How can I let Xue Yue go when they are all old Red Army soldiers? There is no way, there are too many prisoners, so we have to organize them into troops for easier management, otherwise it will be impossible to bring them here."
Lin Biao took a sip of wine and said slowly: "It is not easy to escort so many prisoners during a long march. Organizing the prisoners into troops is a method worth studying. Commander Xiao Liu, I have an idea. What do you think?
There are too many captured soldiers, and we will not be able to form combat effectiveness in the short term. I have many old Red Army soldiers in my army. I will send you a battalion. The old Red Army soldiers are the main battalion. There are 270 people. In exchange for you 2,000 prisoners, plus 1,000 lightly wounded.
." After saying that, he looked at Liu Yimin with a smile.
Just as Liu Yimin was about to speak, General Peng said: "My Third Army Corps suffered too many casualties. The Eighteenth Army Group already belongs to the Guard Division. I have no troops for you. I will send you another 50 companies and platoon-level veteran Red Army cadres."
, the conditions are also 2,000 prisoners, 1,000 lightly wounded, and you are responsible for all weapons and ammunition."
Dong Zhentang immediately picked up: "You have taken the sharp knife company away. I heard that it is now a backbone, and the platoon leaders at that time are now battalion-level cadres. In this way, I will also give you a battalion of 300 people, all in one color.
The old Red Army, the conditions are the same as them."
Luo Binghui said: "Our Ninth Army Corps has too many recruits. I can only give you 30 cadres. I don't have any more. However, our Army Corps is in urgent need of supplementing soldiers with strong combat effectiveness. Your prisoners are all well-trained Central Army troops. I am very
Yes. I also want 2,000 prisoners and 1,000 lightly wounded."
Liu Yimin thought to himself, it seems that the big tree attracts the wind. These army commanders are ready to fight the autumn wind. They can't do it without giving. Just when he was about to agree, Mr. Peng said again: "It's agreed now, everyone will do it."
It’s 1,000 lightly wounded. You don’t want the remaining 1,120 lightly wounded, just give them to me to rebuild the 18th Regiment. Comrade Liu Yimin, do you have any objections?”
Liu Yimin thought to himself, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. When did Mr. Peng, a loyal and honest man in history, learn to speak so well? Just ask yourself if you have any objections. I feel dizzy!
Looking at the different expressions of the several regiment commanders, but waiting for his answer, he had the same idea. Liu Yimin said: "Thank you for your support, commanders. If I didn't say anything, the troops will have a night's rest and let the troops send new soldiers to report to you tomorrow morning.
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Luo Binghui said: "The guard division is too hard, so there is no need to send it away. We all came with the troops, just let them go with us. It's just a matter of equipment. Commander Xiao Liu, send people to their homes and send Buddhas to the west. That's it."
No need to say it."
Liu Yimin said generously: "There is no problem with weapons and ammunition. The Central Army lost a lot of guns when they ran away. I seized more than 40,000 guns. If I didn't want to take them back to re-equip the main force, I would have buried most of them."
In Zhenyuan! As I said before, you can take as many light and heavy machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, pistols, and bullet grenades as you can. Not only can the equipment of new soldiers be sufficient, other old troops can also eliminate some old weapons."
Lin Biao picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, let's all have a drink to congratulate the guard division on its victorious return."
Dong Zhentang said: "Commander Lin performed well today. He usually doesn't talk much. He has had several drinks today. Come on, come on, drink!"
Peng Dehuai said: "Commander Lin usually doesn't talk, but it's definitely unusual for him to speak. Liu Yimin has a lot of face. Normally, it would be impossible for me to drink with Commander Lin." After saying that, he put down his glass and seemed to suddenly remember.
As if, he asked: "Comrade Liu Yimin, I seem to have seen in the battle report that you have seized more than 200 guns, and there seems to be a 75 mortar battalion of the tax police regiment. You can't seem to use up all these guns, right?"
Several legion commanders were stunned.
Liu Yimin thought to himself, why did he aim at the cannon again? Li Chang had already told himself that he would give him anything but not a single cannon. But looking at this situation, it would be impossible not to give it. He said: "Report to Commander Peng Army."
, our department seized 36 75-mm mortars from the artillery battalion of the Tax Police Regiment and 208 mortars from the Central Army, and established an artillery regiment. This artillery regiment has three artillery battalions, including a 75-mm mortar battalion and a 60-mm mortar battalion.
Artillery battalion, a mountain artillery, 60 mortar assembly battalion. I think in the future the artillery regiment will be placed directly under the Central Military Commission, and will be deployed and used uniformly during battle. The remaining mortars are in the fire support companies of each regiment and battalion."
General Peng said: "The way I see it, each legion is given three 75cm mortars and 12 60cm mortars, with 50 rounds of artillery shells for each. The gunners are handled by each legion, and the artillery regiment is allocated and deployed by the Central Military Commission.
The remaining artillery is at your disposal. In this way, the firepower of each legion can be initially strengthened, so that when encountering the Central Army's bunkers, the soldiers will not always risk their lives. Comrade Liu Yimin, what do you think?"
Liu Yimin immediately said: "Just follow the instructions of Commander Peng."
At this time, the atmosphere was completely heightened. Several regiment commanders began to take turns drinking with Liu Yimin. To be precise, they ordered Liu Yimin to drink until Liu Yimin was so drunk that he pulled Commander Lin to call him "big brother".
When I woke up the next day, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.
Liu Yimin took a sip of tea brought by Li Chengyi and asked how many regiment commanders were there?
Li Chengyi replied: "The leaders have all left, taken away the prisoners, taken away the artillery, light and heavy machine guns, rifles, submachine guns, pistols, ammunition, everything that can be taken away. Commander Lin and Commander Dong
They both left a battalion, Commander Peng left 50 cadres, and Commander Luo left 30 cadres."
Liu Yimin asked Cai Zhong what they were doing.
Li Chengyi replied that he was waiting for the teacher.
Liu Yimin said: "I'll wash my face, and you can tell them to come in."
After Cai Zhong, Liu Jianli, Li Qing, and Wu Zheng came in, Liu Yimin asked the Central Revolutionary Military Commission if there were any telegrams. Liu Jianli said that there were two telegrams. One was to order the guard division to move to the outskirts of Zunyi to rest and recuperate, and the other was to order the division commander to rush out today.
Went to Zunyi to attend the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
Cai Zhong said: "There are a few things that need to be implemented before the division commander leaves. The first is the arrangement of cadres and soldiers sent by several legions, and the second is the adjustment of the troops."
Liu Yimin said: "Let's talk, let's discuss it together."
Cai Zhong said: "I would like to make a suggestion. The battalion of the First Army Corps should be organized into the First Regiment, the battalion of the Fifth Army Corps should be organized into the Second Regiment, the cadres of the Third Army Corps should be organized into the Sixth Regiment, and the cadres of the Ninth Army Corps should be organized into the Seventh Regiment."
Liu Yimin thought for a while and asked: "Which army did the 8,000 prisoners taken yesterday come from?"
Li Qing replied: "The division commander drank too much last night. We discussed it and removed all 4,000 soldiers from the new corps, 1,000 from each of the engineering and baggage regiments, and 1, 2, 6, and 7 from each of the four regiments."
Take away 500 people."
Liu Yimin said: "In this case, we will follow the political commissar's opinion. The excess new soldiers from the first and second regiments will be drawn from the third and fourth regiments each with 300 recruits to supplement the sixth and seventh regiments."
Liu Jianli said: "Commander, I smoked too much yesterday, and the cadres are all very distressed."
Liu Yimin said: "Let me make it clear to the cadres that the Central Red Army is one family, regardless of you and me. Our army itself is composed of cadres and soldiers from various units of the Red Army. We all came together to defeat the Kuomintang and establish New China.
Besides, it is very difficult for us to digest so many prisoners, so it would be much easier to hand them over to the main forces. Only if the main forces of our Red Army can quickly recover and grow stronger can the Red Army have hope."
Cai Zhong said: "The division commander is right. Our division's strength now reaches 15,000 without its own wounded, which is more than an army corps, and its firepower is much stronger. But when we really encounter a tough battle and a deadly battle, we
It is far behind the First and Third Army Corps. The reason is that the proportion of our veteran Red Army soldiers is too small. When the division commander goes to a meeting this time, it is best to talk to the headquarters and recruit more cadres."
Liu Yimin said: "I will leave in a moment. The political commissar will be responsible for the training of the troops, so we must implement it as soon as possible. I estimate that after the meeting is over, Chiang Kai-shek's armies will have arrived, and a new battle will start soon. Fight with the main force.
, the guard division must strive to be the vanguard in attacking tough situations. Therefore, the training during this period is very critical, and we must pay close attention to it."
Cai Zhong said: "Go with ease and remember to take a few of us to say hello to the leaders."
After explaining the work and having dinner, Liu Yimin set off with Li Chengyi and a company of cavalry.
Tang Xingying followed up with a cavalry platoon from the baggage regiment, saying that they were sent by Wu Zheng and were tasked with handling the hundreds of leather robes purchased by the guard division in Zhenyuan for the division commander to give to the central leaders.
Liu Yimin thought to himself that Wu Zheng was really attentive. He just mentioned it and he got it done. In this way, it was considered a meeting gift when meeting the leaders. After telling Li Chengyi to take care of Tang Xingying, Liu Yimin
The order was given to set off.
Zunyi City has a long history. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it belonged to the small kingdom of Turtle. The ancient Turtle tribe was one of the important branches of the Ba people and one of the important origins of the Shu people. The Turtle Order established the enlightened dynasty of the ancient Shu state and is now the cultural center of Shu.
The city of Chengdu was first built by the Kaiming Dynasty.
Historically, Zunyi was called Bozhou during the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. In the famous Romance of the Yang Family, characters Yang Zongbao and Mu Guiying adopted their son Yang Guiting to Yang Zhao, the ruler of Bozhou at that time, when they were stationed in Guangxi. Later, Yang Guiting's great-grandson Yang Zhao
Zhen tamed a tiger, and he liked to drive the tiger cart around when he had nothing to do. Once, he believed that the tiger could be reined in, and drove the tiger cart to Mujiachuan, ten miles away from his hometown of Baijinbao. He saw the beautiful mountains and clear waters here.
The trees were luxuriant, and they thought it had a royal aura, so they decided to build a city here, and Zunyi City was born.
In the 39th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, that is, 1601 AD, Emperor Wanli mobilized an army of 240,000 from eight provinces to defeat Yang Yinglong, the last chieftain of Bozhou. He ruled Bozhou for more than 700 years. The Yang chieftain who lived longer than any previous dynasty came to an end sadly. Emperor Wanli established Zunyi in Bozhou
The Military and Civilian Office, Zunyi County, is under the administration of Sichuan. From then on, Gubo Prefecture was renamed Zunyi.
When Liu Yimin arrived at Zunyi, it was already night.
After Li Chengyi contacted the Red Army soldiers guarding the city, the group entered Zunyi City.
Since it was night and it was not convenient to disturb others, Liu Yimin and others camped according to the arrangements of the Red Army soldiers.
The next morning, a cadre from the General Political Department of the Red Army came and led Liu Yimin to the meeting venue.
When Liu Yimin arrived at the venue, he saw that the meeting was really taking place at Bai Huizhang's mansion.
Entering the venue, he found that the chairs had been set up in the conference room, which was basically the same as the furnishings in the Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall in later generations. As Liu Yimin looked at it, he thought, I am changing history. The Zunyi Conference was held 20 days earlier than in history. It is estimated that the content of the conference will also be changed.
It will change greatly. If I can flap my little butterfly wings a few more times, the Red Army's suffering will be shortened a lot. In that case, there will be many more elite Red Army soldiers entering the anti-Japanese battlefield in the future than in history. It is estimated that the Japanese occupation of China will be more
Time will also be shortened. It’s better to travel through time. At least the feeling of changing history is not something that normal people can experience. It’s so cool!
Just when Liu Yixin was feeling obscene, the leaders participating in the meeting began to enter the venue one after another.
Bo Gu still looked the same, wearing glasses and smoking as he walked, until he walked to the main seat of the conference table and sat down.
Zhou Enlai came in later and saw Liu Yimin. Before Liu Yimin could speak, Vice Chairman Zhou walked towards him and said loudly: "Comrade Liu Yimin, welcome your triumphant return!"
Liu Yimin hurriedly saluted: "Reporting to Vice Chairman Zhou, Liu Yimin, commander of the Central Guard Division, is reporting to you that our division has completed the tasks assigned by the Military Commission and has all crossed the Wujiang River. The troops are now heading towards Zunyi, preparing to implement the training orders of the Military Commission."
Vice Chairman Zhou held Liu Yimin's hand and said: "It's great that you came back to attend the meeting. It's amazing. You are really a hero of our Red Army."
As soon as Vice Chairman Zhou finished speaking, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhang Wentian, Wang Jiaxiang and other central leaders entered the venue, and Liu Yimin hurriedly saluted one by one.
Mao Zedong smiled and asked: "When did you arrive?"
Liu Yimin replied that he arrived last night and was afraid of disturbing the rest of the chiefs, so he did not report to the chairman and chiefs.
Mao Zedong said: "The battles in Qingxi Town and Yangping Town were well fought, showing the majesty of the Red Army! The results were great and the impact was great. It seems that the original move of leaving the 18th Regiment in the passage was the right move!"
Liu Yimin hurriedly said: "I fought according to the chairman's method of commanding the Red Army to fight in the Soviet area. The victory was mainly due to the bravery and tenacity of our Red Army soldiers!"
Mr. Zhu joked on the sidelines: "I told you, you little boy, to stop being so humble. You really fought well and boosted the morale of the army!"
Mao Zedong waved his hand: "No more talking, let's have a meeting now. After the meeting, arrange a time for Liu Yimin to report to everyone the progress of these battles."
At about 7:30, the great Zunyi Conference was held.