Just as Liu Yimin led the Central Guard Division to prepare to march towards Maotai, on the morning of December 29, Luo Binghui commanded the 9th Red Army Corps to enter Zheng'an County in accordance with the order of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission.
Historically, the Ninth Red Army Corps has been known as the "light cavalry" during the Long March. During the Fourth Crossing of Chishui Campaign, it served as a diversionary diversion task for many times and performed extremely well.
At this time, the Red Ninth Army Corps had already been resting in Suiyang for many days, and had been supplemented by soldiers, weapons and ammunition provided by the Guard Division. The entire Army Corps was expanded into two divisions and six regiments, with strong troops and horses.
After receiving the order from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, the Red Army Corps quickly mobilized, and the commanders of the six regiments of the two divisions drove straight into Zheng'an.
It was Jiang Zaizhen's troops of the Guizhou Army who defended Zheng'an. The Third Division of Jiang Zaizhen's Guizhou Army failed in the battle with Wang Jialie for control of northern Guizhou and fled to Qijiang, Sichuan, relying on Liu Xiang's protection to survive.
Said to be one division, it was actually four regiments with less than 5,000 troops. After the Red Army entered Zunyi, Wang Jialie's main force withdrew to Guiyang. Jiang Zaizhen believed that the opportunity for a comeback had come, and led his troops to leave Qijiang
, fought back to Zheng'an and took up residence along the river. At noon on the 29th, Jiang Zaizhen learned that Wang Jialie had been ousted from power by Xue Yue and sent to Nanjing. In excitement, she sent a report to Xue Yue asking for central reorganization
His third division, after sending out the newspaper, felt that the excitement was still there, so they drank half a catty of Moutai, ran to Xin Na's little wife's room and acted crazy. While they were biting, scratching, and galloping around the little wife's delicate breasts,
Door
The foreign adjutant's report woke him up. The news that the main force of the Red Army was coming suddenly transformed him from a ferocious bull into a limp bullock, and he slipped out of his little wife's body with a shudder.
Jiang Zaizhen slipped up her pants, not caring whether her little wife's white ass on the bed would be seen by the adjutant. She opened the door and asked where the red bandit was and how many there were there.
Seeing how embarrassed the division commander was, the adjutant suppressed a smile and reported that the main force of the Red Bandits was attacking the county town in two directions, all the way along Tuping and Hexi. The forwards had reached the vicinity of Zhushaba;
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Temple and Ruixi are attacking the county town. The two bands of bandit troops have at least 20,000 people and have artillery. The two regiments stationed on the front line of Tuping have retreated. The red bandits are chasing after each other and will soon arrive at the county town, forming a confrontation.
Encirclement of the county seat.
When Jiang Zaizhen heard this, he felt that this was a troublesome matter. Hold on. There are more than 20,000 red bandits and artillery. With a few thousand remaining soldiers, they definitely can't hold on. Let's run. We have just occupied Zheng'an and have a foothold.
Damn it, my butt is still hot from sitting on it. I really can’t bear to part with it. Besides, I just sent a telegram to Commander Xue to express my loyalty.
Before they could reply, he collapsed first. Can he get any good results? After thinking about it for a moment, maintaining strength is the first priority. Without these four incomplete regiments, not to mention Xue Yue, it is Zheng'an City.
The gang members might even dare to kick themselves. We should retreat first and wait until we see clearly the Red Army's incoming momentum and intentions.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zaizhen ordered the adjutant: "Order the troops to retreat immediately."
The adjutant asked where to evacuate?
Jiang Zaizhen slapped her in the face: "Have you let lard fool you? Of course we should withdraw to Qijiang and join the Sichuan army."
The adjutant covered his swollen face and ran to deliver the order. Jiang Zaizhen turned around and shouted into the room: "Stop dawdling, get up quickly, let's evacuate!"
The little wife said coyly: "You go away, I will go back to my parents' house to hide."
Jiang Zaizhen jumped into the room, lifted her little wife up from the bed who was still naked, and shouted viciously: "What a beautiful idea, I haven't slept enough yet. Get dressed quickly, and I'll fuck you little bitch again."
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The little wife held back her tears, put on her clothes in a panic, and followed Jiang Zaizhen away. She was afraid that the teacher would shoot her if she walked too slowly.
By the time the soldiers of the Ninth Red Army arrived at Zheng'an City, the Third Division of the Guizhou Army had already retreated north.
The Ninth Army Corps rested for a while in Zheng'an and replenished their supplies, then turned westward and attacked Tongzi, not even leaving a small unit to monitor the enemy.
Jiang Zaizhen led thousands of remaining soldiers to stumble and flee all the way to Xinzhou on the Sichuan-Guizhou border. Only when they met the Sichuan Army instructor Liao Haitao Brigade and the Second Border Guard Mu Su Middle Brigade did they stop escaping.
The teaching division of the Sichuan Army is the A-class division under Pan Wenhua of the 23rd Army. There are three brigades and six regiments in total. Each brigade has two regiments and an independent battalion. It is Liu Xiang's first-class main division and has strong combat power. Seeing Jiang Zaizhen fleeing back like a lost dog,
Liao Haitao wanted to take out his pistol and kill him.
Holding back his anger, Liao Haitao inquired about the situation of the Red Bandits in detail. While reporting to Pan Wenhua, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan South Road Bandit Suppression, Liao Haitao sent troops to investigate in the direction of Zheng'an.
By the time the reconnaissance force sent by Liao Haitao reported that Zheng'an County was deserted and the Red Bandits were nowhere to be found, the Ninth Red Army Corps had already returned to Suiyang at the speed of a rapid march and assembled at the junction of Suiyang and Tongzi.
On the evening of the 29th, while Liu Yimin led the guard division to advance covertly towards Gulin, the ninth Red Army Corps held torches and divided its troops to attack Tongzi County under the night.
Tongzi is the hometown of the Tongzi warlord in Guizhou. At this time, there were only two battalions of the Wanshijiong Regiment of the Guizhou Army who had withdrawn from Meitan.
After Wan Shijiong lost a battalion on the north bank of Wujiang River, he was driven out of Meitan by the 9th Red Army and retreated to Tongzi. He originally wanted to withdraw to Guiyang to join the main force, but the entire area around Zunyi was occupied by the Red Army and it was impossible to get through. If you want to withdraw, you have to
Evacuate to Tongren through Zhengyang and go to Guizhou
Return to Guiyang from the southeast. However, Jiang Zaizhen took advantage of the main force of the Guizhou army to withdraw westward and occupied Zhengyang. Dealing with Jiang Zaizhen was tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. Wan Shijiong did not dare to take this risk. He had no choice but to be trapped in Tongzi and wait for the Central Army to fight.
The main force of the Guizhou army counterattacked in northern Guizhou.
On the morning of the 29th, before getting on the plane, Wang Jialie sent a telegram to Wan Shijiong, informing him of the situation of being ousted by Xue Yue, and asking him to adapt to the situation so that he could take care of himself. Then, the division commander He Zhizhong sent a telegram to inform him of the entire division.
Accept the reorganization of the Central Army.
Huge changes happened one day after another, which made Wan Shijiong feel upset. When he went to bed at night, he didn't even think about what he should do.
In the middle of the night, the guards reported that the red bandits were coming. Frightened, Wan Shijiong hurriedly got up, stood on the city wall and saw that several groups of red bandits were running towards the county seat from more than ten miles away with torches. Wan Shijiong was not a little bit surprised.
Without any hesitation, he immediately ordered the troops to assemble and move north to the Sichuan border.
A battalion commander asked if he should give him a beating. Wan Shijiong thought to himself, fight for whom? Who should I work for? His uncle had just been brought to Nanjing by Xue Yue. Could it be that he had to work hard for Xue Yue to gain credit? That's right.
The battalion commander said: "Fool, didn't you see that this is the main force of the Red Bandits? Fight whatever you want, it's good if you can escape. Get out!"
Similar to Jiang Zaizhen, Wan Shijiong also led his troops for dozens of miles at night until they reached Papaya on the Sichuan-Guizhou border, where they met the Sichuan Army instructor Jiang Shangpu's Third Brigade and the Independent Brigade before stopping.
When Jiang Shangpu asked about the enemy's situation, Wan Shijiong reported that the main force of the Red Bandits, tens of thousands, was divided into six groups to attack Tongzi. He led his troops to resist tenaciously, but had no choice but to have too few troops, so he had to break through the encirclement and look for reinforcements.
Jiang Shangpu heard that the main force of the Red Bandits was coming, so he did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly reported the enemy situation to Pan Wenhua, sent a small force to search and investigate in the direction of Tongzi, and ordered the troops to occupy favorable terrain to prepare to prevent the Red Bandits from advancing northward.
Pan Wenhua, the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army South Road, was confused by the Red Army and did not know what the Red Army was going to do. He had to send enemy information to Liu Xiang over and over again, asking Chairman Liu to make a decision.
Liu Xiang, who looks silly, is actually the most adept at political maneuvering among the Sichuan warlords.
Sichuan is relatively wealthy and has always been the target of warlords competing for plunder. Starting from the formation of the 17th Town of the New Army in the late Qing Dynasty, the Sichuan Army, one of the top ten motley armies in modern Chinese history, began to show its face. From the Revolution of 1911 to the War to Protect the Country, and then
By the time of the Liu Xiang War in 1933, warlords from all walks of life in Sichuan staged scenes of civil war scandals that disturbed the people in the land of Bashu. When the curtain fell, the protagonist who won was Liu Xiang.
At this time, Liu Xiang was the chairman of Sichuan Province, and he also carried out preliminary reorganization of various Sichuan armies. Adhering to Chiang Kai-shek's will, he mobilized the army to pursue and suppress the Fourth Red Army in northern Sichuan. He also appointed Pan Wenhua as the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan South Road Bandit Suppression, commanding 60,000 soldiers.
The remaining troops deployed defenses in southern Sichuan to prevent the Central Red Army from marching north to Sichuan.
After receiving Pan Wenhua's telegram, Liu Xiang not only informed Chairman Chiang Kai-shek of the enemy's situation, he was also thinking about what the Red Army was going to do.
Like the Hunan Army and the Gui Army, Liu Xiang was most afraid of the Red Army entering Sichuan. If the Central Red Army entered Sichuan and joined the Fourth Red Army under the command of Xu Xiangqian, Liu Xiang would be killed. Therefore, when Chiang Kai-shek ordered Liu Xiang
Send troops to southern Sichuan and northern Guizhou to prevent and block the Red Bandits in the north
At that time, Liu Xiang took active actions and handed over his absolute main instructors, model divisions, and even his personal guard brigade to Pan Wenhua. Tens of thousands of troops gathered in southern Sichuan and pressed toward northern Guizhou, ready to fight with the southern Guizhou army at any time.
Cooperate with the Central Army to attack the Red Army.
After the Red Bandits occupied Zunyi, they rested for several days. Why did they suddenly send troops to Zheng'an and Tongzi today? Do they want to clear out the remnants of the Guizhou Army in northern Guizhou and completely control northern Guizhou, or do they have other plans? Since Zheng'an and Tongzi have been captured
If the Red Bandits break through, where will their next target be? If the Red Bandits are planning to establish a foothold in northern Guizhou, it must be Xishui and Chishui. For example
If they want to go north to attack near Chongqing, their frontline must be directed at Qijiang and Hejiang. Judging from the current situation, our army's heavy troops have already pushed towards the borders of Zheng'an, Tongzi, and Chishui. It is expected that the Red Bandits will not dare to confront our army head-on. So.
, whether they want to separate themselves in northern Guizhou or go north to southern Sichuan, they can only look for opportunities in Suiyang, Zheng'an, Tongzi, Xishui, and Chishui.
It was all Xue Yue's fault. Originally, Xue Yue commanded the Central Army and the Guizhou Army. The Yunnan Army squeezed from west to east, the Central Army's reinforcements attacked from south to north, and his Sichuan Army pressed from north to south, so that the Red Bandits could be surrounded.
Zunyi area, gather together and annihilate them. Who knows, Xue Yue actually
Ignoring the red bandits, they brazenly captured Wang Jialie. Now, Xue Yue was busy reorganizing the Guizhou army. It was impossible for him to attack northward for a while. The reinforcements of the Central Army were still on the south bank of the Wujiang River, and they could not attack him in a short time.
It was impossible to fly across the Wujiang River, so the Sichuan army would have to fight against the Red Bandits alone.
Since Northern Guizhou only has its own Sichuan army facing off against the Red Bandits, it is better to be careful, lest you bump into ghosts while walking and capsize in the ditch. Let Pan Wenhua urge the ministries to advance steadily. Since the Red Bandits in Zheng'an City have withdrawn, Brigade Liao and Brigade Mu We can take advantage of the situation and occupy it. The Chiang Kai-shek Brigade and the Independent Brigade will hold the northern part of Tongzi, and we will see what the Red Bandits will do next. The other 1st Division, 2nd Division, and Model Division troops are steadily pressing towards Chishui. The various departments are in close contact and support each other, so as not to Take advantage of by the red bandits.
After thinking about it, Liu Xiang telegraphed Pan Wenhua and told him his opinions so that he could make a decision on the spot.
Tongzi is different from other places in Guizhou. Because it is the hometown of the Tongzi clan, its development is relatively abnormal.
There are dozens of villas in the small county town, and cars bought from foreign countries are parked in front of them.
Luo Binghui walked along, watching and cursing: "These bastard warlords in Guizhou have taken all the money they robbed the people back to their hometown to build villas. I said why there are so many gangsters in Guizhou, it's all the good deeds of these warlords."
He Changgong, the new political commissar of the Ninth Army Corps, said: "Stop scolding. With the road conditions in Guizhou, these cars can't run, and we can't drive them either. What should we do?"
Luo Binghui said coldly: "What should I do? Pour out the gasoline and distribute it to the soldiers. When marching at night, use torches. When we encounter the enemy's bunker, I'll miss him, bastard. All the cars were smashed by me." !”
He Changgong felt a little pity and said nothing.
When Luo Binghui saw that He Changgong didn't say anything, he knew that the political commissar felt sorry for these things, but he didn't know much about cars. If he didn't smash them, would he still leave them to the reactionaries? Just imagine that Liu Yimin, who was a security division, was here. That guy has a lot of clever ideas. Maybe there can be a way to get the best of both worlds. There is no way. The political commissar has just arrived, so we still have to respect his opinion, right? Luo Binghui had to say: "How about we send a telegram to the central government to ask for instructions?"
He Changgong looked at the cars with regret and said: "Forget it, put the gasoline and take it with you. Don't smash the cars. Liu Yimin is right. We are the Red Army, not bandits. Don't cause too much damage."
Luo Binghui looked at He Changgong and asked strangely: "The political commissar is also familiar with Liu Yimin?"
He Changgong shook his head: "I haven't met our legendary little hero yet, but I have listened to a lot of his words. Let's go, hurry up, our goal is not here."
Luo Binghui nodded and ordered the troops to set off immediately.
Shortly after Liu Xiang sent the report to Pan Wenhua, the troops of the Ninth Red Army waved the banners of the First Army, the Third Army, and the Fifth Army. The troops were divided into groups and marched toward Xishui in a mighty manner.
The Ninth Red Army Corps did not enter Xishui County. Instead, they attacked the remaining militia groups in Hou Zhidan with great fanfare in Guandian, Taolin, Erli, Erlang, Sangmu and other relatively large towns at the junction of Xishui and Tongzi, and destroyed the local political power. , opened warehouses to release grain, and provided relief to the cadres. On the afternoon of the 30th alone, 1,200 people were recruited from the cadres, which made Luo Binghui and He Changgong feel very happy.
After struggling at the junction of Xishui and Tongzi, the Ninth Red Army Corps carried torches and bypassed Xishui County, and on the night of the 30th, they attacked Tucheng.
Historically, after Hou Zhidan's troops were defeated in Zunyi, the remnants of Hou Zhidan's troops once retreated to Tucheng. When the Red Army captured Tucheng, the remnants of Hou Zhidan's troops fled. Now history has changed, and Hou Zhidan's troops were wiped out in Zunyi. It was clean and Tucheng was completely unguarded. Therefore, the Red Ninth Army occupied Tucheng without any bloodshed.
At this time, not only Pan Wenhua and Liu Xiang could not sit still, but Chiang Kai-shek could not sit still either. He concluded that the Red Bandits must want to cross the Chishui River from Tucheng to flow to the south of Sichuan. Therefore, he strictly ordered Liu Xiang's Chuan army to march towards Tucheng.
Concentrate and intercept the main force of the red bandits and make them
They were not allowed to flee to the south of Sichuan; ordered Xue Yue to leave the more tired troops to guard Guiyang, and led the main force to urge the Yunnan Army and the newly reorganized Guizhou Army to quickly march towards Zunyi; ordered the reinforcements Tang Enbo and other troops who had arrived at the south bank of Wujiang River to forcibly cross the Wujiang River to cooperate with Xue Yue to capture Zunyi.
After receiving the order, Liu Xiang thought about it and realized that this was really what happened. Why did the main regiments of the Red Bandits come to this small place like Tucheng? Isn't it just to cross Chishui into southern Sichuan? Is this really worth it? He immediately ordered Pan Wenhua to gather 11
The troops of the brigade are advancing to attack Tucheng. The battle must be fought on the east bank of Chishui River and strive to eliminate the Red Bandits near Tucheng. At least they must be forced back to Zunyi and the Central Army, the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army can quickly encircle them.
Pan Wenhua can be regarded as an outstanding figure in the Sichuan Army and has held important positions. This man is not tall, has a round face, and wears myopia. He is 48 years old. He is the first mayor in the history of Chongqing and is a famous military and political double-dealer in the Sichuan Army.
, deeply trusted by Liu Xiang.
After receiving Liu Xiang's telegram, he also saw the Red Bandits' intentions, and immediately ordered the four brigades of the teaching division in Zheng'an and Tongzi to pursue the Red Bandits in the direction of Tucheng at a rapid marching speed; he ordered the remaining brigades and the first division of the teaching division to pursue the Red Bandits.
Each brigade of the Fifth Division left Chishui to attack Tucheng, and ordered a brigade living in Xuyong to cross the Chishui River to stop the red bandits. For a time, the small Tucheng became the focus of attention of Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Xiang, Pan Wenhua, Xue Yue and others.
At this time, no one, whether it was Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Xiang, or Pan Wenhua, thought of what would happen to Gulin County, which was far away from Tucheng, adjacent to Xuyong, and located dozens of miles on the west bank of the Chishui River.
Gulin is located on the southernmost edge of Sichuan, on the north side of the western section of Dalou Mountain in the Wumeng Mountain System in the transition zone between the Sichuan Basin and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The whole county extends into northern Guizhou in the shape of a peninsula, and is a typical mid- to low-mountainous terrain in the mountains around the basin.
At 3 a.m. on the 31st, the special warfare detachment of the Central Guard Division arrived at the east gate of Gulin County.
The county seat is not large, but the city walls are relatively strong.
Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Wang Dahu crawled 200 meters away from the city gate. After a moment's observation, they found that the city gate was tightly closed, and the two security guards standing guard on the city tower were yawning and swimming back and forth. There were no people around.
At other sentry posts, it is estimated that the soldiers of the security regiment guarding the city gate are sleeping.
The three of them looked at each other and nodded. Wang Tongsheng made a gesture, and his snipers stepped forward to take cover, pointing their guns at the sentries on the tower.
Wang Dahu crawled back. On the hillside behind him, a battalion of mortars had been set up, ready to bombard the tower at any time.
Li Lingfeng issued an order to Wang Laohu's squadron. Wang Laohu led his team members to crawl forward. When they reached about 30 meters below the city wall, the two soldiers took off the bows and arrows on their backs. Only two sounds of "swish, swish" were heard, and the tower
The two sentries on top fell limply on the crenellations of the city wall.
Wang Laohu gave the order to advance, and the team members quickly ran to the city wall. The iron grips in their hands flew out and were firmly fastened to the city wall. The team members pulled the rope and climbed up slowly. After a while, they reached the city wall.
superior.
Then, Zhao Zhiyu Squadron and Zhao Yonggang Squadron climbed up the city wall one after another, leaving Zhao Zhiyu Squadron to control the city tower and wall and provide fire support. Wang Laohu and Zhao Yonggang led their squadrons and separately went to the security team checkpoints and barracks guarding the city gate.
Wang Dahu stared nervously at the figures of the special forces members. It was not until he saw the special forces members killing the sentries on the tower and climbing up the city wall that he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and waved, and the company quietly marched toward the city in the infantry squad's attack formation.
Touch the door.
The city gate opened, and the first company entered Gulin County. Then the second company, the third company, the fire support company and Wang Tongsheng's sniper brigade all entered the county.
The special forces team members have briefly interrogated the prisoners. There is only one security regiment in the county, consisting of three battalions, with less than 1,000 people, guarding several city gates respectively. The regiment headquarters is located in the old county government office, co-locating with the county magistrate.
After a brief discussion, Li Lingfeng decided to leave one detachment of the sniper team to control the east gate. The first detachment of the Wang Dahu Squadron of the special operations team would cooperate with a detachment of the sniper brigade to control the north gate. The second detachment would cooperate with a detachment of the sniper brigade to control the south gate. The third detachment would cooperate with
One detachment of the sniper brigade controlled the west gate. The other two squadrons and the remaining members of the sniper brigade cooperated with the first battalion to eliminate the three battalions of the security group in three groups. Six more people were selected from the prisoners and given to them at a price of five oceans each.
Troops lead the way.
It went very smoothly, not a single shot was fired, and nearly a thousand soldiers of the security group became prisoners of the special operations detachment in a daze in their sleep.
By the time Liu Yimin led the guard division into Gulin County, Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Wang Dahu had already finished interrogating the Gulin County Magistrate, the security chief, and the police chief. The salt tax of 60,000 oceans stored in the county government had also been completed by the soldiers.
Seized.
Liu Yimin ordered the troops to rest in Gulin for two hours. Two hours later, the special operations detachment all changed into security regiment uniforms and attacked Xuyong. The remaining security regiment uniforms were given to a regiment to change and follow the special operations detachment to provide support.
One company of the Seventh Regiment was left to guard the prisoners and receive the troops of the First Regiment. The other troops followed the First Regiment.
Zhou Yi, the leader of the new corps, asked Liu Yimin if the soldiers from the security regiment could be included in the management of the new corps. Liu Yimin refused straight away and told him directly that no, there were many prisoners in front of him, and there were many recruits, and these prisoners were left to the first corps to deal with.
Zhou Yi was full of expectations but also very disappointed. He felt uncomfortable all over.
After receiving the telegram message that the guard division had successfully captured Gulin, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De suppressed their ecstatic mood and immediately ordered the first army and the first division waiting by the Chishui River to set off and quickly take over Gulin. The order was issued after dawn for the ninth army.
Attack on Chishui to further confuse the Sichuan army. After 12 noon, be sure to break away from contact with the enemy and quickly
Conceal and return south. If the Sichuan enemy pursues urgently, lead them to Loushanguan. After implementing a blockade, throw away the enemy and advance towards Renhuai. If the Sichuan enemy stagnates, advance to Maotai, cross the Chishui River, catch up with the main force, and enter
Southern Sichuan. Then the Third Army Corps, the Fifth Army Corps, and the Military Commission Column were ordered to assemble urgently and advance towards Renhuai by several routes. The target was to cross Chishui and enter southern Sichuan.