On the afternoon of January 2, 1935, the Central Army and the Sichuan Army, which encountered no obstruction along the way, arrived at the outskirts of Zunyi and surrounded Zunyi.
The situation reported by the reconnaissance force was disheartening. Zunyi turned out to be an empty city.
Xue Yue's face turned pale, with veins popping up on his forehead, like an angry lion, circling around in the temporary headquarters. The staff and guards were so frightened that they all hid far away, for fear that if they were not careful, they would cause unintentional disaster.
The chief of staff was sitting aside, lost in thought. The cigarette in his hand lit up a faint wisp of smoke. No one knew what the chief of staff was thinking at this moment.
The vanguard troops asked for permission to enter Zunyi County?
At this time, Xue Yue no longer had the demeanor of a famous general, his face was red, his eyes were as vicious as if he had eaten human flesh, his morale buckle was also torn open, and he roared at the staff officer who came to report: "You are all a bunch of idiots.
All the red bandits have fled. What are you waiting for if you haven't entered the city yet? Are you waiting for the Sichuan army to take back Zunyi first?"
The little staff officer was so frightened that he lowered his head and ran away to convey the order.
Xue Yue felt that the fire in his chest was about to burst out. He tore open his military uniform and cursed bitterly: "Mao Zedong, Zhu De, good! Good! Good! What a move to escape the golden cicada, and toy with me, Xue Boling, and the hundreds of thousands of troops."
On the palm of your hand! If you are a despicable, shameless, or coward, you should know how to run away, stay away if you have the guts, and fight an open battle with me!"
The chief of staff reminded: "Commander, let's go into Zunyi. No matter what, it is a great achievement to recover Zunyi. It would be bad if the Sichuan army or Tang Enbo and the others get ahead of us."
Only then did Xue Yue wake up, what's the use of just scolding? It is only right to seize Zunyi quickly and report to the committee!
Knowing that Zunyi was an empty city, several brigades of the Sichuan Army, Tang Enbo and other reinforcements from the Central Army swarmed in, completely ignoring Xue Yue's order to station them outside the city. What a joke, who doesn't know that retaking Zunyi is a great achievement, you Xue Yue
Why not station outside the city? So, more than 200,000 troops rushed towards the gate of Zunyi City, all thinking of entering Zunyi first, taking control of Zunyi, so that they could ask for rewards from the commissioners.
Zunyi is said to be a famous city in northern Guizhou and the second largest city in Guizhou. In fact, it is just a small mountain town. How can it accommodate so many soldiers of the national army? It's okay for the officials. There is a little discipline, but the soldiers are not good. Especially the soldiers.
Youzi, a veteran of the Sichuan Army who had never suffered from the Central Red Army, eagerly ran all the way to fight the Red Bandits, fully expecting to capture a few prisoners of the Red Bandits and go back to collect rewards and give his wife or sweetheart some jewelry or something.
This is a good thing, the red bandits turned out to be cooked ducks and flew away. This and that can be done, but we can't make my trip in vain, can we? Rob, anyway, Zunyi is Guizhou's territory, robbing Guizhou people is not robbing, that is
Seize in battle. This is what they did during the melee in Sichuan in the past. They went to fight on Liu Wenhui's territory and robbed it after the battle. Whoever robbed more would get merit, and the superiors also knew it. So, the Sichuan army began to loot.
As soon as the Sichuan Army took action, the city of Zunyi was abuzz. Crying, cursing, and fighting came from every small door, and finally spread to high-level households and even schools and hospitals.
The Li family in the north gate was a prominent family in Zunyi, and was located in the territory occupied by the Sichuan army after they entered the city. The Sichuan army began to loot, and the Li family was the first to do so. Soldiers from the Sichuan army came in and out of the compound, turning the Li family upside down.
Looking towards the sky. The head of the family, Mr. Li, sat on the ground in the middle of the courtyard, looking at the sky with empty eyes, muttering in his mouth: "Beast, beast! Chairman Chiang, open your eyes and take a look. You have been looking at the sky all day long.
Suppress bandits, suppress bandits, you and your troops are worse than bandits!"
A squad of Sichuan troops broke into Bai Huizhang's mansion where the Zunyi Conference was held. After entering, they saw that there was nothing but furniture. They turned to the front room of the mansion facing the street and began to loot the store. Now the boss was unwilling, grandma's, and
Wang Fa did not
, the reason why I rented Bai Huizhang's house to do business, wasn't it because he took a fancy to Bai Huizhang's status that no one dared to mess with? Even when the Red Army came, they bought and sold to the public, and they were kind and peaceful. How could they be like the Sichuan Army?
The gangster son actually robbed in public.
The boss did not bother with the Sichuan troops. He ran out quickly and found the Guizhou troops who had entered the city with the Central Army. When they met, he cried and complained about the Sichuan troops' atrocities.
Bai Huizhang's Guizhou Army was already the 102nd Independent Division of the Central Army at this time. When a slave is promoted to a master, even a second- or third-class master, the general psychology is very complicated and he will look down on the slave even more than the original master. This
boss
As soon as he cried, the company commander leading the 102nd Division was unwilling. Damn it, these idiots are simply bandits. They all grabbed the head of the national army division commander. He shouted, "Brothers, let me go" and led himself
The company ran towards Bai Huizhang's mansion.
When I arrived at the door of Bai Mansion, I bumped into the company commander of the 102nd Division of the Sichuan Army who was walking out with a contented mind and arms in his arms. He shouted: "Fuck you, stop it!"
The squad leader of the Sichuan Army's Independent Brigade is a veteran. He has never seen any battles. He squinted and said, "What are you yelling about? Didn't you see that I'm searching for the assets of the Red Bandits?"
The company commander of the 102nd Division was furious: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly. This is the mansion of Commander Bai of the 102nd Division. What a fucking red bandit asset. Put your things down and get out of here!"
The squad leader of the Sichuan Army was also annoyed: "What the hell is the 102nd Division? Isn't it Wang Jialie's son-in-law's two-gun soldiers? What's the air? I just won't let go. Can you bite my balls?"
When the company commander of the 102nd Division was in the Guizhou Army, although he couldn't stand smoking in the army, he didn't feel that it was so great. After this whole organization, he realized that the Central Army looked down on them from top to bottom and gave them to
Their name is Double Lancer. Therefore, the Sichuan Army's squad leader's words were like a knife piercing his heart. Without thinking, he raised his hand and shot directly, hitting the squad leader's chest.
The wine jar held in the squad leader's hand crashed to the ground with a clang. He covered his chest with one hand and pointed at the 102nd Division company commander who fired the gun with the other hand. He shouted at the top of his lungs: "You, you, you are such a bastard."
!" His body slowly softened.
When the Sichuan Army soldiers who were robbing him saw that the squad leader had been beaten to death and didn't want the stolen goods, they turned around and fled back to the store. While shouting that the Guizhou Army had killed someone, they picked up their guns and fired with "crack, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, bang, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap!"
Seeing that the Sichuan Army rebels dared to fight back, the company commander of the 102nd Division immediately ordered the troops to spread out and fire, shouting: "Brothers, aim at the point and kill these Sichuan Army bandits."
The Sichuan Army soldiers who were robbing nearby began to hear gunshots. They thought the law enforcement team was coming and were about to run away. Later, someone heard that it was the Sichuan Army brothers and the Guizhou Army who were involved. Grandma, this is not a big deal. Who is to blame?
We can’t be angry with those smokers like Qian Jun!
The soldiers of the Sichuan Army dropped what they had grabbed and greeted each other and rushed towards Bai Mansion. At this time, the company commander of the 102nd Division could not stand it any longer and sent people back to report while resisting desperately.
When a little spark splashes into the hot oil pan, tragedy often begins. This small battle eventually evolved into a melee between the Sichuan Army and the Guizhou Army. Gunfire was everywhere in Zunyi City, and there were people running everywhere.
There were riots and people fleeing everywhere.
When gunshots broke out, Xue Yue was meeting with Tang Enbo's department and senior officers of the Sichuan Army in the Zunyi County Government Courtyard. Hearing the gunshots, the officers thought the Red Bandits had returned, and some fled directly, while others slipped away.
Under the table, there were people with bloodthirsty expressions on their faces, pulling out their pistols and rushing out to command the troops, all kinds of people.
Seeing the performance of the officers, Xue Yue was so angry that he wanted to curse, but considering the image of a famous general and commander, he held back the words and ordered the staff to quickly find out the situation.
After knowing that the Sichuan Army and the Old Guizhou Army were involved in a fight due to robbery, Xue Yue immediately ordered the Sichuan Army's brigade commanders and the 102nd Division, 103rd Division, 121st Division, as well as Jiang Zaizhen and the Sichuan Army's brigade commanders to immediately return to the army to control the development of the situation.
Wu Qiwei and Zhou Hunyuan led their troops to calm the situation.
After the Central Army intervened, it finally stopped the situation from developing further. Xue Yue took the opportunity to order the Sichuan Army, the reinforced Central Army, several divisions reorganized by the Guizhou Army and Zhou Hunyuan's column to all withdraw from the city. Only Wu Qiwei's column was left to defend the city.
After the Sichuan Army Guo Xunzhen and several other brigade commanders returned to the army, they took control of the troops and led them out of the city. After checking the losses, several brigade commanders cursed Xue Yuegui's son for being unreasonable. Fan Ziying, commander of the Second Brigade of the Instruction Division, proposed Zunyi
It was also recovered. Is it time for the troops to return to the defense? Now that the whereabouts of the Red Bandits are unknown, it is better for everyone to return to the defense area as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Pan Wenhua did not dare to agree to let the troops withdraw, and ordered the troops to temporarily station near Zunyi, waiting for the next step of Xue Yue of the Central Army.
instruction.
Looking at the number of casualties caused by the fire reported by the Sichuan Army and the Guizhou Army, Xue Yue sighed deeply. He chased and suppressed them, but no trace of the Red Bandits was seen. Instead, the Sichuan Army and the Qian Army attacked their own people, with more than 2,000 casualties.
Why don't you go out and make the red bandit laugh out loud!
Seeing the commander worried, the chief of staff came over and said, "Sometimes bad things can be good things. These rebels looted civilians and ruined the reputation of the central government. They deserved their death. We can write a telegram to the committee and say that more than 2,000 red bandit rearguard troops were killed."
Already."
Tang Enbo on the other side was not happy: "Chief of Staff, our army traveled a long distance to pursue and intercept them. How can we say that we only killed more than 2,000 Red Bandits? Isn't that too few?"
The chief of staff followed suit: "What does Commander Yitang mean?"
Tang Enbo raised his eyes to the sky, not even looking at Xue Yue's chief of staff: "We defeated more than 10,000 people from the 5th and 9th regiments behind the Red Bandits, killing 4,900 people and capturing 3,012 people. Most of the prisoners were recruits who had been recruited by the Red Bandits from poor people along the way to join the army."
Xue Yue secretly thought that this Tang Enbo was not a complete idiot. Look at what he said. He defeated more than 10,000 people. Since he was defeated, he ran away. More than 4,900 people were killed. Is it possible that the commission is still in the mood to count them one by one?
Graveyard? There were 3,012 captives. They were all poor recruits who were coerced by the red bandits to join the army. They were all organized and organized, and they also gave all the reasons for releasing these prisoners. Gao, he was indeed the proud disciple of the commission, and he was impeccable in his speech.
Lu, no wonder the commissioner trusts him so much.
After thinking about it, Xue Yue's face became brighter and he said to the chief of staff: "Send a report to the committee. The Ministry of Staff, the Tang Ministry, and the Pan Ministry of the Sichuan Army will attack Zunyi. The Zhu Maohong bandits have been defeated and have escaped in advance. Our army has defeated the bandit rear.
There are more than 10,000 people in the 5th and 9th Army Corps, killing 4,900 people and capturing 3,012 people. After interrogation, it was found that most of the captives were poor recruits held hostage by the red bandits in Guizhou. They planned to educate and release them to make up for the shortage of labor in Guizhou. Our army launched a military operation at 4 this afternoon
At that time, Zunyi was recovered. It was discovered that the whereabouts of the main force of the bandits were unknown, and we planned to send a large army to search and sweep in northern Guizhou to find and annihilate the main force of the enemy."
The chief of staff went to send the report, and it was getting dark. Xue Yue said to Tang Enbo: "Commander Tang, let's have dinner together to support your department. By the way, let's take a closer look and see where the red bandit has escaped.
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Tang Enbo readily agreed.
At this time, Liu Yimin led the Central Guard Division and entered Yibin City.
On the afternoon of December 31, after the Guard Division occupied Xuyong, they seized the military uniforms that Fan Ziying of the 2nd Brigade of the 21st Army Instructor Division of the Sichuan Army originally stationed here had changed before the departure. Liu Yimin immediately ordered the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments to all change their uniforms.
Under the guidance of the special operations detachment, they set foot on the Syria-Guizhou Avenue, passing through Gusong, Hongqiao, Longtou, Yuejiang, and Nanguang, all the way to Yibin. The rest of the troops, led by Cai Zhong and Feng Dafei, put away the red flag and
Take off your collar badges and cap badges, and rush forward behind the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments.
At 12 noon on the 31st, Liu Yimin led a rapid column consisting of the 1st Regiment, 2nd Regiment, 3rd Regiment, Cavalry Battalion, a mortar battalion, a heavy machine gun battalion, an engineer battalion, and a baggage battalion, and arrived 19 kilometers away from Yibin.
Lizhuang Town, and met up with the special operations detachment that arrived in advance.
The special operations detachment has completely taken control of Lizhuang and sent people into the city to investigate. The garrison in the city has been transferred to Chishui by Pan Wenhua to suppress the bandits. There is only one security regiment and police. The security regiment headquarters and police station are all located in the county.
Near the government. Considering that the number of people in the special operations detachment was small, and that Yibin was a place where thousands of merchants gathered, it was easy to sail and difficult to control, so the special operations detachment sent a report to the division commander, requesting them to come and rendezvous as soon as possible.
The common people in Lizhuang thought it was the Sichuan Army changing defenses and didn't take it seriously. These days, there are many soldiers and bandits. When the common people see soldiers, they just walk around. Who would take the initiative to tangle with the army? I heard that this army
People are not allowed to leave the town. The people in Lizhuang mentally cursed the national army as bandits. They even took care of the people's affairs when they went out and refused to let them live. They thought about it, but no one came forward to negotiate with the troops. Besides,
Not everyone has to go out that day!
Liu Yimin was sitting on the second floor of Lizhuang near the river. While listening to the reports from Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Wang Dahu, his thoughts were flying, and his mind was filled with information about Yibin City.
Yibin is known as the first city along the Yangtze River.
The rolling Jinsha River and the slow Minjiang River come from the snow-capped mountains and grasslands, and merge here to form the main flow of the Yangtze River. Starting from Yibin, this mother river that has nurtured countless Chinese people was first called the "Yangtze River".
The city of Yibin was developed because of the river and built along the river.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yibin belonged to the Bohou State. The Bo people were a minority ethnic group with a relatively high level of cultural development among the barbarians in southwest China, leaving behind cultural relics such as the Bo people's hanging coffins. During the Han Dynasty, this area was under the jurisdiction of Jianwei County. After Han Gao
In the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, that is, 182 BC, Bodao City was built in Yibin as the seat of Qianwei County. In the tenth year of Datong, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, Xiao Yan, established Rongzhou in Yibin.
The names of the people outside the Huawai are Beidi, Nanman, Dongyi, and Xirong. The word Rong also means weapons and battles. Therefore, calling Yibin Rongzhou not only means that this is where the Xirong live, but also implies that this is the place where the Xirong lived.
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However, due to the development of Yangtze River water transportation, the ethnic minorities in Yibin and the Han people integrated quickly, and Han culture took root and blossomed in Yibin very early. In the Tang Dynasty, Yibin County was established in Rongzhou, which meant that the local ethnic minorities admired the Han culture and the righteousness and obeyed.
It can also be known from Tang poetry that during the Tang Dynasty, Yibin accepted the Han culture from the Chengdu Plain and expanded it to the southwest, while at the same time absorbing the culture from the southwest ethnic minorities. In the Song Dynasty, due to the avoidance of Taizong Zhao Guangyi's righteousness, the people under the rule of Rongzhou
Yibin County was renamed Yibin, and cultural integration was further accelerated. The poets Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian both left poems here. In particular, Huang Tingjian was demoted to Yibin for three years and devoted himself to the integration of Han and Rong. He left many good stories. The Liu Tingjian built by Huang Tingjian
Cup Pool continues the legacy of Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection" and inherits Dongpo's heroic writing style. It is still a protected cultural relic in Yibin. Huang Tingjian's "Ode to Bitter Bamboo Shoots" begins with "The Bitter Bamboo Shoots on the Bo Road crown the two rivers." This is a reference to Yibin.
Bamboo culture is highly praised. The most unexpected thing for future generations is that Huang Tingjian also named the new wine brewed by a wine merchant in Yibin "Yaozi Xuequ" and wrote the first wine advertisement in human history: "Yaozi Xuequ, the cup will be more colorful."
Jade makes the soup rich and lush, and the white clouds produce grains. It is clear but not thin, thick but not turbid, sweet but not bitter, pungent but not stinging."
Huang Tingjian's cultural integration in Yibin achieved results. About ten years after he left, in the fourth year of Emperor Huizong's reign in the Song Dynasty, which was 1115 AD, the imperial court renamed Rongzhou Prefecture as Xuzhou Prefecture. Therefore, Yibin was also called Xuzhou Prefecture.
Yibin is located at the junction of the three provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. There is a saying that "the rivers connect to the Three Gorges, and the prefecture and city control hundreds of barbarians". It is the starting point of the ancient southern "Silk Road", a veritable water and land hub, a strategic town, and a transportation hub. It is also a Sichuan-Guizhou city.
It is the largest commodity distribution center at the junction of the three provinces of Yunnan. Sichuan salt, Yunnan copper, and tea are all traded here. Shipping, caravans, and salt miners are in an endless stream. The folk song "Zhaotong can't be moved, and Xufu can't be filled."
It's no exaggeration at all.
Yibin City was built at the mouth of Sanjiang. It is based on the ancient city built in the Ming Dynasty. The city wall is two feet seven feet high and one foot eight feet thick. There are six city gates on Saturdays, with the Daguan Tower as the central axis, and the layout of the fields and streets.
On the left side of Daguan Tower are Jiaotong Street, East Gate, and Dongshunhe Street, and on the right side are Guanying Street, Dayanmen, Xiaonanmen, and Zouma Street. Linjiang has several docks such as Tongguan, Yanguan, and Hejiangmen.
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Li Lingfeng finished several reports, and Liu Yimin also finished thinking. Seeing the division commander smiling and wandering, Wang Dahu knew that the division commander had made the mistake again, and shouted loudly: "Report to the division commander, please give instructions!"
Liu Yimin came to his senses and said to Wang Dahu: "Please speak in a lower voice in the future. It will scare people to death."
Seeing Wang Dahu disapproving, Liu Yimin ignored them. He stood up and walked to the window. He looked at the river rolling eastward and then at the beautiful Lizhuang built along the river. He couldn't help but feel sad. His arrival had already changed.
Part of history, I wonder if Tongji University, Tsinghua University Department of Architecture, Academia Sinica, and the Central Museum will move to Lizhuang in the future, and whether Liang Sicheng and the beautiful and talented Lin Weiyin will complete their magnificent masterpiece "" in Lizhuang.
"History of Chinese Architecture", will Lizhuang still be as famous as it was in history during the subsequent Anti-Japanese War?
Forget it, since you are determined to change the history of the Red Army's Long March, you can't think so much. How to win the battle is the most important thing you should consider. Your comrades are all waiting for your decision!
Liu Yimin decided to take Hejiangmen first and enter Yibin through Hejiangmen. The advantage of doing this is that he can control the largest dock in Yibin and prevent merchant ships from spreading the news and leaking the news.
Determined, Liu Yimin ordered the artillery battalion and heavy machine gun battalion to set up positions around Zhenwu Mountain. The special operations detachment and the First Regiment collected passing ships at Lizhuang Wharf and sailed to Hejiangmen Wharf. After occupying the wharf, the First Regiment left the third battalion to control the wharf and the
Ships, the second battalion follows
The special operations detachment eliminated the security group, the police station, and occupied the county government compound. The cavalry battalion occupied Jiuzhouba. The second and third regiments entered from several other city gates. After entering the city, each sent a battalion to control other docks. The engineer battalion and
The baggage camp serves as a reserve team and follows him into the city.
At four o'clock in the afternoon on January 2, Hejiangmen Pier was busy. Ships were being loaded, unloaded, docked, and sailed. There were shouts with southern Sichuan accents everywhere. No one paid attention at all. A group of people came from downstream.
A fleet filled with Chinese troops.
The fleet docked, and the national troops who jumped off the ship formed a team and quickly walked towards Hejiang Gate.
When the tax police guard at Hejiang Gate saw so many Nationalist troops, he thought that the Nationalist troops who had left a few days ago had returned. Without asking, he opened the door and let them go, watching the Nationalist troops walk towards the Grand View Tower.
After Gao Yuan and Zhao Jie disembarked, they found two iron ships parked on the dock. Without thinking, they knew they must be the gunboats of the Sichuan Army's Jiang Defense Force. They immediately ordered the Third Battalion to take control of the gunboats immediately.
There were not many people on the two gunboats, only a few soldiers left behind. The soldiers of the third battalion were not polite and arrested a few of them. They said that Commander Pan had arrived and wanted to question them.
When the soldiers brought the soldiers on the gunboat, Gao Yuan asked and found out that they were Liu Xiang's Jiang Defense Brigade. They had just arrived from Leshan today. The officer and his men were resting in a house on the dock.
Gao Yuan knew that he had found a treasure, and immediately ordered the soldiers to take the prisoners to capture the rest of the Jiang Defense Brigade, and quickly controlled the docks and ships. He led the Second Battalion to pursue the special operations detachment.
There has not been a war in Yibin for some years, and people have long been accustomed to a comfortable life. When nothing happens, officials, businessmen, and leaders of some status gather in the Daguan Tower to drink tea and listen to the opera.
Daguan Tower was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is the Qiao Tower of Yibin City. It is located in the center of Yibin City. It is four stories high and rectangular in shape. The bottom floor is made of strips of stone. There is a cross-shaped passage in the middle for passing carriages and horses. To the west of the building, there are two passages of 29 each.
A stone staircase leads directly to the hall. The upper three floors are all made of wooden brackets and are spacious and bright.
On the afternoon of January 2nd, there were performances by famous actors from Chengdu. Prominent figures in Yibin City, such as the county magistrate, police chief, tax chief, finance chief, security chief, etc., all brought their wives and aunts to listen to the show. On the stage was Yiyi.
It's a Sichuan opera. The audience is filled with smug bosses from all walks of life and women with heavy makeup and vying for beauty. The tea doctor takes advantage of every opportunity and keeps pouring tea and water. The scene is extremely harmonious.
Seeing that the performance was about to end and it was time to leave, the police chief winked at the county magistrate and said that he was going to invite the head of the security team, the tax chief, and the finance chief to the largest brothel in the city, Bashi Bashi.
Several people from the Qing Dynasty came to Jiangxin, and they were extremely delicate. When the county magistrate heard this, his eyes narrowed in laughter, and he kept asking for it.
Several people were discussing how to deal with the tigress who was following them, when they saw a group of national soldiers pushing in and blocking several doors, with the black muzzles of their guns pointed at them.