On the morning of December 3, after Xue Yue got up, he ordered each army to send out small troops to conduct reconnaissance and search around to find the main force of the Red Bandits. Among them, the Sichuan Army was responsible for searching the area north of Zunyi, and Tang Enbo and other troops reinforced by the Central Army were responsible for the area east of Zunyi.
The Zhou Hunyuan Column and Wu Qiwei Column led by him are responsible for the areas south and west of Zunyi. The main forces of the three armies are resting and waiting near Zunyi. Once traces of the main force of the Red Bandits are found, they can quickly attack.
It's not that Xue Yue has never thought about the issue of red bandits escaping to southern Sichuan. The key is that after he and Pan Wenhua got on the phone last night, Pan Wenhua once again inquired about Gulin, Xuyong, Hejiang and other places in southern Sichuan. The situation was all normal and no trace of red bandits was found.
Of course, neither Xue Yue nor Pan Wenhua knew that the people who answered the phone were all Sichuan cadres selected by the Red Army. Moreover, apart from Hejiang, it was true that the Red Army did not arrive, Gulin and Xu Yong were both under martial law by the Red Army, not to mention sending telegrams
, I called, but the personnel were not allowed in or out. Naturally, they had no way of knowing the news about the Red Army.
After the order was issued, Xue Yue still felt uneasy, so he sent another report to the Hunan Army, Guizhou Army, and Guangdong Army, informing them of the enemy's situation and asking them to strictly guard the borders of southern Guizhou, southeastern Guizhou, Hunan, Guizhou, and Guizhou to prevent the Red Bandits from returning to Hunan.
Guangxi Province.
After sending the telegram, Xue Yue said bitterly: "I don't believe it. Can Zhu Mao be able to escape from the earth? Even if you can escape from the earth, I will dig you out. At least I will scare you so much that you don't dare to show your head."
Suffocate to death in the dirt!"
The chief of staff reminded him that it was time to meet with celebrities from all walks of life in Zunyi. Xue Yue had no choice but to stop cursing, checked his military appearance, and walked to the Zunyi County Government Hall in front.
There were already many people waiting in the hall. Seeing the arrival of General Xue Yue, the new director of Guizhou's appeasement, the people who were chattering stopped.
Under the guidance of the chief of staff, Xue Yue shook hands with some celebrities and dignitaries in Zunyi one by one. Then he stood on the podium that had been prepared, with a spring breeze on his face and a warm tone: "Dear fellow villagers: Our army has liberated Zunyi yesterday afternoon. Now,
The whole of northern Guizhou is invincible. This victory was achieved thanks to the wise leadership of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, the dedication of the officers and soldiers, and the strong support of the folks in Zunyi. This morning, the Chairman sent a telegram from Nanjing, asking me to express my condolences on his behalf.
For the people of Zunyi who have been tortured by the red bandits and are suffering, at the appropriate time, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek will come to Guizhou in person to supervise the military and government affairs of Guizhou."
At this point, Xue Yue paused consciously, anticipating the applause of the crowd. Seeing no reaction from the crowd below, the chief of staff immediately stood up, applauded and shouted loudly: "Everyone applaud, thank Chairman Chiang for his concern!"
Only then did the audience remember the sparse applause.
There was too little applause. Xue Yue frowned and continued: "Now the former Chairman of Guizhou, Wang Jialie, was dismissed by the Central Committee due to his ineffective suppression of bandits and the failure of Guizhou's government. The original Guizhou Army was also reorganized by the Central Committee into the 102nd Division, the 103rd Division, and the 121st Division.
, four independent divisions including the New 8th Division, and the new Chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Government Wu Zhongxin has also arrived. From now on, Guizhou has been fully included in the policy deployment of the National Government. Under the leadership of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, we must keep in mind the spirit of the Three People's Principles and work hard
, to build a new Guizhou with social stability and prosperity."
There was still no applause from the audience. Before the chief of staff stood up to applaud again, Xue Yue said a little awkwardly: "Maybe you still have doubts about my words, but everyone should believe in Chairman Chiang's determination to build Guizhou's new politics and promote the new life movement.
, we should believe in the ability of the national army to encircle and suppress the red bandits and protect the lives and property of the people of Guizhou. I believe you have also seen that as soon as the national army arrived, the red bandits fled in confusion and disappeared without a trace."
At this time, an old man stood up tremblingly and said: "May I ask Commander Xue, what kind of bandits are you suppressing every day?"
Xue Yue hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man: "Old man, what we are suppressing are the Red Bandits, the Red Army who occupied Guizhou a few days ago and harmed the people."
The old man said: "I have lived for seventy-eight years, and I have never told a lie in my life. The red bandits you mentioned were in Zunyi a few days ago, but they are not bandits. Have you ever seen people like them chopping firewood, carrying water, and delivering food to the people?"
Are they bandits who provide food and drink? They are the most benevolent army I have ever seen in my life. I heard that many poor people call them the Red Army Bodhisattva. There is a group of bandits. I wonder if you dare to suppress them, Commander Xue?"
Xue Yue's heart skipped a beat, knowing that someone was coming to investigate.
Sure enough, the old man turned around, pointed at several Sichuan Army officers in the hall, and said: "Mr.
, jade, wine, food, etc., everything valuable has been robbed by them. Chief Xue, this is the majestic Zunyi Mansion. In many generations and years, we have never seen so many bandits fighting with open fire. Chief Xue, you keep claiming to represent Chiang Kai-shek.
The Chairman suppresses bandits and has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, so why not arrest all these bandits?"
Xue Yue said patiently: "Old man, the rebels who looted yesterday have been suppressed. More than 2,000 people died!"
The old man said stubbornly: "Sir, don't lie to me. The rebels who died yesterday were their own and were not suppressed by you. Now the leaders of these bandits are standing in this hall. If General Xue is really the suppressor of bandits,
Yes, then kill them first and let the old man see clearly!"
Xue Yue was a little bit unable to get off the stage. To be honest, Xue Yue had not thought about reorganizing the Sichuan troops who participated in the looting yesterday, and at least killed a few more leaders. Unfortunately, this was just an idea, and it was an idea that could not be expressed.
.It would be good if the Sichuan army can obey the dispatch. If they want to organize their troops, we cannot say that it will not be possible in the future, at least not now.
Just when Xue Yue was pondering how to answer, the Sichuan Army officers who were attending the meeting between Chief Xue and Zunyi's elders and celebrities were unwilling. One of the officers stepped forward and grabbed the old man who was speaking, took out his pistol and pointed it at his chest.
The head yelled: "You damn old man is obviously a communist and you are here to cause trouble. If your mother keeps nagging you, I will shoot you."
The old man was not afraid and said without blinking: "This is the Republic of China, not the Manchu Qing Dynasty, nor the warlord era of the Beiyang government. Wang Jialie has collapsed. What are you warlord remnants still here talking about? I want to express my gratitude to China.
Chief Xue, Director of Guizhou Appeasement of the Military Commission of the Republic of China, reflected public opinion, "Why are you, a bandit, pointing a gun at me? If you dare, kill me!" As he said this, he bumped his head against the pistol of the Sichuan Army officer.
Xue Yue knew that the old man must have been robbed of all his family property by the Sichuan Army, and he wanted to fight against the Sichuan Army. If the Sichuan Army officer accidentally beat the old man to death, the matter would become a big deal, and he would have to shoot the Sichuan Army officer.
, Otherwise, where will the central government’s face be? But if the Sichuan Army officer is shot, the Sichuan Army may completely alienate itself, disobey its orders, and even more serious and unexpected things may happen. Therefore, as soon as Xue Yue signaled, two guards stepped forward to kill the old man.
He separated from the Sichuan Army officer and handed over the officer's gun.
At this time, both sides were unwilling. The old man shouted that the director of appeasement could not make decisions for the people and condoned bandits and robbers. Several Sichuan Army officers, with dark faces, rushed out of the door and left without saying goodbye.
Xue Yue did not expect that a meeting to promote the power of the central government would turn out like this. In anger, he turned back to the war room to look at the map. The chief of staff was left to deal with a group of celebrities and dignitaries in Zunyi.
Leshan is located at the intersection of the Minjiang River, the Dadu River and the Qingyi River between Chengdu and Yibin. Historically, it was the ancient capital of the ancient Shu Kingdom before the Kaiming Dynasty moved its capital to Chengdu. It was called Jiazhou and Haitangxiang Kingdom in ancient times. It has been a place of beautiful scenery and splendid civilization since ancient times.
. When people in later generations mention Leshan, they will generally think of the mysterious Leshan Giant Buddha, Emei Scenic Spot and the Three Heroes of Sumen, Guo Moruo, etc.
December 3, 1935, is a day that all Leshan people talk about.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, a dozen or so fleets sailed from the lower reaches of the Minjiang River. They stretched for more than ten miles with no end in sight.
It's not surprising to see a fleet of ships coming, but what's strange is that these fleets are all made of iron boats leading a row of wooden boats.
The tax collection officials at Leshan Li Zhengmen Pier were excited at first. The food was served. I had never seen such a large fleet before, and I could make a fortune. So, the tax collection officials at the Pier became nervous.
, those who stayed in the dormitory were also called out, strictly guarding the exit, and prepared to make a good deal.
The ships at that time were very slow, and they were towing a bunch of wooden boats, hauling so many people. Therefore, the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army had to travel for a full 15 hours on the 162-kilometer voyage from Yibin to Leshan.
Seeing the first fleet arriving, it docked safely. However, the tax collectors at Leshan Pier were greatly disappointed. What got off the ship was not businessmen, passengers and cargo owners, but a group of security guards. A tax official said: "It's over, it's a troop transport ship."
, go back and rest, there is no chance." Another tax official next to him said: "Why panic? Wait a minute, with such a big posture, maybe these security groups were hired by big businessmen to escort them, and there must be goods in the next dozen or so ships.
, too impatient to eat hot tofu.”
Just as they were talking, the security team members were quickly walking towards the exit, and soon they were in front of the tax collectors.
Without any nonsense or extraneous actions, these tax collectors were picked up and gathered in a house near the exit. Then the security team began to interrogate the Leshan garrison.
At first, these tax collectors said they didn't know. Later, the security team said that they were ordered to change defenses with the garrison, and there were Chairman Liu's regular troops behind them. They didn't want to make mistakes. Anyone who can explain the situation will be given 5 yuan.
If you are willing to lead the way, you will be given another 5 yuan. Now, the tax officials all know the situation of the garrison, and the garrison brigade headquarters, two regiments and security regiments, police stations, administrative commissioner's offices, county governments, finance bureaus, and tax bureaus are located
After explaining everything clearly, there was a tax official who could draw pictures, so he took a piece of paper and drew on it while talking. After a while, he explained the Leshan garrison and city defense situation clearly and thoroughly.
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These security regiment soldiers were very trustworthy and gave each of them 5 yuan. Then a security regiment officer asked if anyone was willing to lead the way.
When the tax officials saw that they had already received 5 yuan, they would pay another 5 yuan for another trip. Grandma, how many yuan can you get after working for a month? The ones who didn't go were Guagua. In the end, the tax collectors were on the dock.
More than a dozen people mobilized, scrambling to lead the security team.
After the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th regiments disembarked, Li Lingfeng had already figured out the situation: the people stationed in Leshan were a brigade of the temporary second division of Liu Xiang's 21st Army, which had two regiments and an independent battalion.
The brigade headquarters and the independent battalion live together, and the two regiments live in two barracks respectively.
Liu Yimin immediately ordered the first regiment to capture the enemy's brigade headquarters, the second regiment, the third regiment, and the fourth regiment to attack the enemy's two regiments and the security regiment respectively. The special operations detachment occupied the commissioner's office, county government, post office, police station, and finance bureau. Special emphasis was placed on disguise.
The Sichuan Army and the security group attacked in secret, trying not to break out of fighting and not letting the citizens of Leshan know that the Red Army had occupied Leshan, which would affect the march to Chengdu.
Several troops, led by the tax collectors, set off separately. The two Sichuan Army sentries standing guard in front of Lizheng Gate looked at the groups of security regiments and troops coming, blocked the door, and asked what they were doing. Without waiting, the security regiment officers and soldiers
In response, the dock tax officials rushed to reply that Chairman Liu sent him to change the defense. Now
The sentries were suspicious. Haven't they heard of a defense change? The squad leader on guard ran to make a phone call, but it was too late. Several soldiers from the security regiment passed the tax collector and came to them. They slapped each other in the face: "You idiot!
If you dare to block the movement of the army, squat aside with me and rest."
Seeing the two sentries being beaten to a pulp, the tax collectors were very happy. This group of Qiu Ba, usually five to six people, had to pay for anyone who passed the city gate. Isn't this comfortable? Yes!
In this way, under the guidance of the tax officials, the elite special operations detachment and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th regiments of the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army entered Leshan City and rushed towards the target in separate routes.
After the Fifth Regiment, Sixth Regiment, Seventh Regiment, Artillery Regiment, and Heavy Machine Gun Regiment disembarked, Liu Yimin directly ordered the Fifth Regiment and Sixth Regiment to quickly control the docks and city gates of Leshan. The Seventh Regiment, Engineer Regiment, Artillery Regiment, and Heavy Machine Gun Regiment
The regiment occupied the commanding heights around Leshan. The troops directly under the division stationed at the Commissioner's Office.
In the office of the Commissioner of the Leshan Commissioner's Office, the Leshan Commissioner was having a secret conversation with a businessman. Both of them were fat and shiny. The matter of the discussion was actually very simple. The commissioner had taken a liking to a Sichuan opera actor and wanted to hire him as his sixth-bedroom apartment.
Auntie, the actor was also willing, but the price was too high, 10,000 oceans. The commissioner thought that he couldn't pay for it himself, and had to find someone to pay for him. After much deliberation, he found this opium shop owner.
When Wang Laohu came in, the commissioner and the owner of the opium shop had already reached a deal. The boss volunteered to pay 20,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan for the sixth concubine, and 10,000 yuan to buy a small yard in Leshan, complete with furniture and expenses.
One application. The condition is that the commissioner acquiesces to the opium shop owners to secretly open branches in various counties. If the smokers come to inspect and ban smoking, they will say hello in advance. If something goes wrong, the commissioner will be responsible for arranging the matter.
Seeing that a security guard suddenly appeared in the office, the commissioner's face sank and he whispered: "Get out! Who let you in? You don't understand any rules. Didn't you see that I was drinking tea with the guests?"
Wang Laohu had a bad temper and kicked over the coffee table where the tea set was placed.
The commissioner was furious: "He's rebelled. He's just a bandit! Someone, drag him out and send him to prison to lock him up."
After shouting for a long time, no one answered. The commissioner stood up, raised the coffee table and threw it towards Wang LaoLao. Wang LaoLao flew up and kicked the coffee table to pieces. The muzzle of the gun was directly aimed at the commissioner's shiny head. He just heard
With a "pop" sound, a bloody hole opened in the oily head, and the blood splashed all over the opium shop owner's face.
The owner of the opium shop fell to his knees with a plop and kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic. While kowtowing, he shouted: "Hero, spare your life, hero, spare your life!"
Wang Laohu glanced at the owner of the opium shop with disdain, waved his hand, and two soldiers came up, picked up the owner, and left.
Liu Zhiyuan comes from a village near Liu Xiang's hometown. In rural areas, relatives have relatives. Liu Zhiyuan's father used to play with Liu Xiang when he was a child. So after Liu Xiang became successful, Liu Zhiyuan's father gave him to Liu Xiang to look after him. Liu Xiang was also very fond of Liu Xiang.
Out of respect for his family ties, Liu Zhiyuan was first asked to study in the teaching team of the 1st Division of the 21st Army, and then sent to the Independent Battalion of the 2nd Division and 4th Brigade as a trainee platoon leader. Within a year, the word "trainee" was dropped.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, Liu Zhiyuan's platoon was on duty. Liu Zhiyuan rested in the barracks for a while, thinking that there were a few new recruits coming to the second squad on duty today. The training was not in place yet. Don't make any mistakes and let the brigade commander encounter the impact.
If it's not good, go to the brigade headquarters gate to check the sentinel.
As soon as I corrected the military posture of a new recruit, I heard a burst of neat footsteps walking towards the brigade gate. I turned around and saw, damn, a large group of people came over. It looked like a regiment.
The soldiers also carried heavy machine guns and mortar barrels.
Liu Zhiyuan hurriedly stepped forward and asked which part he was in and what he was doing.
The opposing team walked to the door, and two officers ran out of the team, gave Liu Zhiyuan a standard military salute, and then extended their hands to shake hands.
Liu Zhiyuan shook his hand and asked what that part was for?
The two officers replied that they were from the Second Brigade and had been ordered to change defenses with the Fourth Brigade.
Liu Zhiyuan's mind turned. Oh no, this is definitely not the troops of the Second Brigade. First, he has never heard of the defense change, and the brigade headquarters did not notify the arrival of troops. Second, it is impossible for the Fourth Brigade to have such good weapons. Look at this
This army has so many submachine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and mortars. Let alone the second brigade and one regiment, even the fourth brigade and the second brigade combined cannot have so many machine guns, submachine guns, and mortars. Is it possible?
Are they the Red Army's Second Brigade disguised as coming to seize the city?
I thought it was wrong. Veterans who had fought with the Red Army said that the equipment of the Red Army was worse than that of the Sichuan Army. Many people did not have guns. Could it be that the Central Army fell from the sky? Yes, it must be the Central Army pretending to be the Second Brigade to seize the city.
.Oh my god, the Central Army has entered Sichuan!
Liu Zhiyuan gave a warning to the two sentries and retreated directly, pulling out his pistol as he retreated.
Little did the group of soldiers pretending to be the Sichuan Army know that Liu Zhiyuan mistook them for the Central Army, but when Liu Zhiyuan refused to shake hands, four soldiers had already rushed up from both sides, two toward the sentries and two toward Liu Zhiyuan. Liu Zhiyuan retreated.
, the two soldiers moved faster, jumped up and rushed forward, knocking Liu Zhiyuan to the ground.
The regiment no longer pretended, and the soldiers swarmed in and rushed to the Sichuan Army's brigade headquarters and camp.
In Sichuan at this time, after the Second World War, Liu Xiang had firmly secured the throne of Chairman of Sichuan Province. Leshan is not far from Chengdu. Since Liu Wenhui was driven away, this place has fallen into Liu Xiang's sphere of influence. No warlord dares to
I stroked the tiger's beard lightly and came up with the idea of attacking Leshan. Although I heard now that the Red Army may come to Sichuan to cause trouble, there is the North Road Bandit Suppression Headquarters to the north and the South Road Bandit Suppression Headquarters to the south. Tian Songyao and Pan Wenhua respectively command these armies to pursue and suppress
, the Red Army could not get through unless they had wings. But who has ever seen a person with wings? Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Brigade of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army stationed in Leshan were very lax. No one thought that there would be an attack.
Even if some people think or say it, they are just thinking and talking. Even they themselves will not believe that the attack will really come.
When Gao Yuan, commander of the 1st Guard Regiment of the Guard Division, walked into the headquarters of the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army with a smile, the Major General Commander of the 4th Brigade thought that a friend was visiting, so he affectionately pulled Gao Yuan to sit on a chair and poured him a cup of espresso.
After drinking the thick Emei Kuding tea, I smiled and asked, "Excuse my blindness, which army does this brother belong to? Do you need help with anything?"
Gao Yuan took a sip of kuding tea, which was so bitter that he spit out all the water. The brigade commander laughed loudly: "You son of a bitch, you look very brave, but I didn't expect you to be a coward. You drank a sip of kuding tea."
Don’t go down. Tell me, what do you want from me?”
Gao Yuan said slowly: "I am Gao Yuan, the commander of the First Guard Regiment of the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. I only want to ask you to raise your hands, surrender your gun, and surrender."
The Sichuan Army Major General Brigadier laughed again: "Hey, you little son of a bitch, I just said you were a coward, so why don't you get a Red Army to scare me? Okay, it's interesting. I'll treat you to a drink tonight, and I'll find some for you."
A few people from the palace will keep you company, so you can have a good time. Don't talk yet, don't say you can't go, that's not giving me face!"
Just as Gao Yuan was about to speak, political commissar Zhao Jie walked in and said happily: "Captain, we have solved them all, and not one of them has escaped."
Only then did the brigade commander, a major general of the Sichuan Army, realize that something was wrong and hurriedly called for the guards. After calling several times, the guards did not appear. He hurriedly opened the drawer and tried to get the pistol in the drawer.
Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Don't be too busy. If I guessed correctly, there is probably no bullet in the pistol magazine, right?"
The major general and brigade commander just sat down on the ground and didn't move.
Gao Yuan sighed and said to Zhao Jie: "This battle is really boring. After running such a long way, we finally found the enemy, but the enemy has not distributed guns and ammunition to the soldiers. We can't even shoot a single shot."
It’s boring, it’s so fucking boring.”
Zhao Jie glanced at Gao Yuan: "Is this what you really think? Why do I see the complacency on your face? Stop pretending, no matter how you pretend, you can't hide your happiness and pride. You'd better report it to the teacher quickly.
See if there are any other tasks."
When Gao Yuan and Zhao Jie reported that they had captured the enemy's brigade headquarters and captured the enemy's brigade commander alive, the special operations detachment, the second regiment, the third regiment, and the fourth regiment also reported that they had completed their tasks. A brigade of the Sichuan Army garrisoned in Leshan and a Leshan security group, police
, the main officials and key departments were all controlled by the security division. In addition to the fifth and sixth regiments controlling the city gates and docks of Leshan, the special operations detachment also controlled the switchboard and radio station of the post office, and all connections from Leshan to Chengdu were cut off.