Liu Xiang and Fu Chang guessed correctly. Chengdu had indeed fallen into the hands of the Central Guard Division led by Liu Yimin.
After capturing the commander of the Fourth Brigade of the Sichuan Army in Leshan, Liu Yimin had a basic understanding of the situation of the garrison in Chengdu. At that time, there were not many garrison troops in Chengdu, and it was very chaotic. There was a garrison headquarters, and the commander was Li Hongkun. The main force of the garrison was Liu Xiang.
A brigade of the 21st Army, a regiment of Deng Xihou's department, and a regiment of Tian Songyao's department were stationed in three large competition grounds in the east, west, and north of Chengdu and several military camps near the city gates. The rest were paramilitary forces such as the police.
Organized.
Liu Yimin knew that Sichuan at this time ended only 33 years after the Second World War, and all power was concentrated in the hands of Liu Xiang's Sichuan Rehabilitation Supervisory Office. The original Sichuan Provincial Government established by Liu Wenhui in Chengdu had ended, and the new Sichuan Provincial Government should temporarily
It is located in Chongqing, Liu Xiang's base camp. However, according to history, Liu Xiang would not reorganize the provincial government in Chongqing until February. Now the provincial government in Chongqing is in name only.
Judging from the current garrison situation in Chengdu, Chengdu is actually managed by three families: Liu Xiang, Deng Xihou, and Tian Songyao. However, Liu Xiang’s 21st Army is the main force. Liu Xiang sent a garrison commander, and Deng Xihou sent a division commander. This is also consistent with the situation.
The actual situation after the three companies jointly defeated Liu Wenhui.
After setting off from Leshan on the afternoon of January 3, Liu Yimin led his troops all the way down to Jiajiang, Meishan, Pengshan, and Shuangliu small counties, and captured all the scattered Sichuan army garrisons and security groups in several counties.
Looking at the rapid march all the way, the troops were very tired. Liu Yimin asked the troops to rest for three hours in Shuangliu as planned to restore their physical strength so that those who fell behind could catch up.
Hu Laohu's cavalry battalion, and Cao Shengli's second and third battalions of the baggage regiment finally caught up. From Yibin to Shuangliu, they drove for more than 800 miles in two days and three nights. The horses of the cavalry battalion and the baggage battalion were tired.
More than 20 horses died, and the soldiers were extremely tired.
When he met Liu Yimin, Hu Laohu's first words were, "My waist is about to break!"
Without saying anything, Liu Yimin picked up the kettle and handed it to Hu Laohu and Cao Shengli, and then told them to take a rest as they were about to enter Chengdu.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army left Shuangliu and marched towards Chengdu after taking a short rest.
Liu Yimin knew that the soldiers were very tired and continued to have a good rest, but now they were competing for time with the Sichuan army and could not take care of so much. He ordered the troops to be lightly equipped and the baggage regiment to be received at the rear. All mortars and heavy machine guns were carried by pack horses.
Cadres and old Red Army veterans all have to help the new soldiers. The entire division has one goal: "Storm into Chengdu City." Liu Yimin also gave up his war horses for the soldiers to sit on. He took the lead, carrying two light machine guns per person, and walked opposite the special operations detachment.
Ahead, rush to Chengdu.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the troops arrived 5 miles away from the south gate of Chengdu City, where Luo Yan and his reconnaissance company were waiting.
It turned out that Luo Yan and the others arrived here 3 hours in advance and wanted to sneak into the city, but the accent was wrong. The two soldiers pretending to be doing business were kicked out by the South Gate defenders after knocking off a few pieces of gold. Luo Yan had to lead a reconnaissance team.
The company retreated here and waited for the large troops to come up.
After meeting Liu Yimin, Luo Yan felt ashamed and felt that he had not completed the task assigned by the division commander, so he asked to be a storm assault company.
After hearing the situation, Liu Yimin realized that he had oversimplified the problem and only thought of sending a few Sichuan soldiers as guides. He neglected to consider that only a few guides would not work when passing checkpoints and city gates.
Feng Dafei proposed to storm the south gate, feint to attack the west and north, and set up an ambush position in the east to allow the Sichuan army to escape from the east.
Liu Yimin thought about it and felt that Feng Dafei's method was also very good. The key was that he did not want to fight in Chengdu. This was a famous cultural city, and if he damaged the historical sites, he would become a sinner. Therefore, he decided to enter the city from the south gate, and the black tiger took out his heart.
Separate routes to attack various barracks and key points, and try not to use guns or artillery.
Once determined, he ordered the special operations detachment to select Central Army uniforms from the uniforms carried by the mules and horses of the baggage regiment and change them. Each unit rested in place and waited for the special operations detachment to deal with the South Gate defenders before quickly entering the city.
The defenders will lead the troops and attack the target in separate routes.
After the order was issued, Liu Yimin mounted his war horse and led the specially-dressed special operations detachment towards the south gate of Chengdu.
Those stationed at the south gate are Deng Xihou's defenders. This is also part of the secret agreement reached by Liu Xiang, Deng Xihou, and Tian Songyao. After leaving the south gate, you can go to Leshan, which is now the territory of Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui. For Liu Xiang
It was too convenient. Therefore, the area near the south gate was controlled by a regiment of Deng Xihou. The area near the west gate was controlled by a regiment of Tian Songyao. The center of the city, the north gate, and the east gate were controlled by Liu Xiang. This way, they could restrict and supervise each other.
9:50 a.m., this time is very accurate, because Zhao Yaozu, the company commander of the Sichuan Army, who was standing by the city gate, just took a look at his newly purchased watch. He was in charge today.
Zhao Yao's group has been wandering around the city gate upset for a long time. They just met a beautiful female student yesterday and agreed to go to his house this morning. You know, it is not easy to find a beautiful female student these days. Those girls have high vision.
, if Zhao Yao's group hadn't been following Deng Xihou in recent years, and their bags were bulging, would foreign students be interested in them?
Is he a small company commander? Come to think of it, the old officer is kind. He fought with him for several years and made a lot of money. Not only did he transfer himself to Chengdu to garrison. What a fat job. He was at the gate of the city every day.
As soon as I stopped, the silver dollars were pouring into my pockets. Today, let alone being a company commander in another army, I wouldn't be a battalion commander!
Zhao Yaozu couldn't help but glance at his watch. It was 9:50, and there would be another hour before the three consecutive guard changes. Sorry, why am I so unlucky to be on duty at the south gate today?
After looking at his watch, Zhao Yaozu looked up and saw that a group of troops came from the south at what time. I wonder if they were from the 21st Army. He had to go up and ask what kind of tricks Liu Xiang was up to. Don't let him occupy the old officer.
Cheap!
This team coming from the south is so strange. There are a few security teams and Sichuan Army officers leading the way in the front, and the regular army is behind. The strange thing is that the clothes they wear are not from the Sichuan Army. The symbols indicate that they are from the Central Army. The weapons and equipment are really good.
Ah! There are so many light machine guns and submachine guns! And those who carry submachine guns and rifles also carry a shell gun on their backs. Look at the leather on the holsters. They are all brand new. How luxurious!
Just as Zhao Yaozu was about to order the sentry to stop him, he saw the team stopped, and an officer ran out and began to organize the team. As he stood at attention, looked to the left, looked forward, took a break, and reported a few passwords, this unit turned out to be in the city.
The drill at the gate started. Then, the officer gave a command, and the team turned to the right and marched neatly towards the city gate.
When they came to the city gate, the officer gave another command, and the whole team began to walk in unison. All they heard was the sound of uniform footsteps, click, click, click, click, just like a dozen big drums beating, one rhythm after another.
It makes people's hearts beat to the beat of the drum.
Before Zhao Yaozu and the Sichuan troops at the city gate could wake up from their stunned state, the officer shouted another command, and the troops saluted the Sichuan troops at the city gate in unison. This made Zhao Yaozu and the soldiers completely stunned.
, the watchers at the city gate hurriedly cleared the roadblocks to make way for the team, while the soldiers on the city wall followed the team and watched intently, for fear of revealing every move of this mighty and majestic team.
Seeing the team passing through the city gate, Zhao Yaozu swallowed, Damn, this is the army, these are the elite soldiers. Looking at the way his men were doing nothing, Zhao Yaozu opened his mouth to curse. Before he had time to curse, the team ended up
An officer ran over next to the riding commander and gave Zhao Yaozu a standard salute with a bang. Zhao Yaozu hurriedly returned the salute, but before he put his hand down, he heard the officer yell: "Sir, please come over!"
Zhao Yaozu hurriedly followed the officer to the riding commander. Seeing that the commander had not dismounted, Zhao Yaozu saluted and reported: "Sir, Zhao Yaozu, the company commander of the 28th Army of the National Revolutionary Army living in Chengdu, is reporting to you that our company is
On duty. If you have any requests, sir, just tell me!"
Liu Yimin was riding on the horse and immediately laughed. This guy's previous report was quite satisfactory. Why did he later say, "Sir, if you have any requests, just tell me." This was Deng Xihou's Sichuan Army!
After laughing, Liu Yimin raised his hand and returned the salute, saying: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work! My brother is a staff officer in Chairman Chiang's Attendant's Office. He came to Chengdu on business. These brothers are the guards I brought with me. Commander-in-Chief Liu sent a few
Officers lead the way."
When Zhao Yaozu heard that he was a staff officer in Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Chamber of Servants, he hurriedly saluted. He had heard that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's Chamber of Servants was equivalent to the Manchu Emperor's Military Aircraft Department. It was so powerful! I asked why this team was so strong. It turned out to be
The elite guard of the Central Army! I don’t know why this officer came to Chengdu, but I can’t neglect him and cause trouble for the old officer.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yaozu hurriedly said: "Sir, you have worked hard all the way. If you have any instructions, just say it. As long as the brothers of the 28th Army can do it, there will be no ambiguity!"
Liu Yimin thought to himself, what he is afraid of is that you ignored us and blocked the city gate. Now that you have entered the city, why don't you just do whatever you want? So he shouted: "Adjutant Zhao, take some money. Thank you for your hard work, brothers.
Each person will be rewarded with two pieces of gold, which can be regarded as a proxy to express condolences to the brothers!"
Zhao Yonggang, the squadron leader of the special operations brigade, ran over with a suitcase, saluted Liu Yimin, and then opened the suitcase. At 10 o'clock, the sun was just right, shining on the silver coins full of the suitcase, making them look white.
A piece of it is dazzling.
Zhao Yaozu took a breath. This officer is so damn rich. It seems that the Chairman's staff is different. He even said that he was here to express condolences to the brothers. Okay, I didn't expect the sun to come out from the west today. Chairman Chiang
The reward was given to me, how lucky I am! I quickly saluted the commander again, said "Thank you, chairman, thank you, sir", and bent down to pick up the suitcase.
Zhao Yonggang stretched out his white-gloved hand, held Zhao Yaozu's hand that was reaching for the suitcase, and said with a smile: "Brother, do you understand the rules? Gather the brothers, I want to see what Chairman Chiang's will is.
Send it directly to the brothers."
Zhao Yaozu slapped his head and said, "The commander is laughing at you. It's our brothers who are being reckless." He turned around and shouted, "The whole company has gathered. Chairman Chiang has sent his condolences to the brothers. Each person has two oceans. Gather quickly!"
Soon, everyone on the city walls and watchtowers ran down and stood in line.
Zhao Yaozu immediately shouted the command to report the number. After checking, he reported to Zhao Yonggang: "All 126 people in the company are here."
Zhao Yong just started to shout the command: "Everyone is here, stand at attention. On behalf of Chairman Chiang, the commander will reward everyone with two pieces of ocean. Now everyone lines up to the front to receive the ocean. Each person has two pieces. Don't take more. Let's start.
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Under the leadership of Zhao Yaozu, the soldiers lined up and received two pieces of ocean each. After receiving them, Zhao Yonggang said to Zhao Yaozu: "Brother, would you like to take our commander to inspect your troops?"
Zhao Yaozu was completely dizzy at this time. It was as if he was in a dream. How could he think of anything else? He quickly agreed and organized the troops, leaving two platoons to guard the city gate. He took a platoon and lined up in front.
He led the officer's guard towards the military camp guarding the south gate. As for the defense of the city gate, Zhao Yaozu no longer thought about it. What else could he do now?
Zhao Yaozu did not realize that the Lieutenant Zhao who was in contact with him did not go with the team, but led about thirty Central Army troops to gather the brothers he had left behind to lecture. Then, the Sichuan Army appeared on the road outside the south gate.
This is how large troops and the Central Guard Division poured into Chengdu.
When the troops entered the south gate, Zhao Yonggang was lecturing the Sichuan soldiers: "Brothers, in order to ensure the safety of our officers, Commander-in-Chief Liu Xiang deployed the 21st Army to garrison in Chongqing, and the troops from Leshan came to escort them. Commander-in-Chief Liu ordered the troops to enter the city.
, go to the barracks of various troops and garrison headquarters and police stations in Chengdu to rest. When our chief left
When the time comes, escort us away. The commander just said that we who are not familiar with Chengdu are likely to take the wrong route, so we ordered the brothers to lead the way for each unit. Those who are willing to lead the way will be given 5 yuan each, and the lead will be accurate.
, and another 5 yuan will be given. If you are not willing to lead the way, please stay and stand guard to guard the city gate. If you are willing to lead the way, please raise your hand."
At this time, all the Sichuan soldiers raised their hands. What a joke, 10 ocean dollars, what is the concept? It is more than a year's military pay, so it would be a waste not to go!
In this way, after the guard division entered the city, each battalion was assigned one or two guides, and the troops quickly separated. Teams shuttled through the streets and alleys of Chengdu, heading toward the garrison headquarters, the Sichuan garrison barracks, city gates, and city streets.
The government, police station, finance bureau, tax bureau, mint, arsenal and other targets were rapidly advancing. By noon, Chengdu, a famous city in western Sichuan, was completely under the control of the guard division.
When Liu Yimin arrived at the Chengdu Garrison Headquarters, a Red Army sentry wearing a Sichuan Army uniform was already standing at the door. The sentry's tired face was filled with joy. Seeing the arrival of the division commander, he excitedly saluted with a gun. After returning the salute, Liu Yimin strode in.
Enter the commander's office of the garrison headquarters.
As soon as he entered the office, Zanda reported anxiously: "At 11:30, Liu Xiang personally called and ordered Chengdu Garrison Commander Li Hongkun to answer the phone in person. I had no choice but to say that Commander Li was ill and asked him to report to the army when he came back.
Long report.”
Liu Yimin immediately realized that Liu Xiang already knew that the Red Army had entered Sichuan, and probably also knew that Chengdu had fallen into the hands of the Red Army. He asked Chief of Staff Qian and He Xinghua where they were, and whether the radio stations added up?
Zan Zan reported that the radio station was stationed in the original provincial government office building. Chief of Staff Qian said that the building there was high and it would be convenient to set up the radio station.
Liu Yimin had a straight face and ordered Qian Zanda to immediately notify Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua to move the radio station to the garrison headquarters.
When Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua arrived at the garrison headquarters with a tired look on their faces, the main leaders of the guard division had basically gathered and were all in the conference room of the headquarters. He Xinghua muttered that the provincial government building was relatively high.
The radio signal is good.
Liu Yimin glanced at Qian Zhuangfei, and then said to He Xinghua: "The Himalayas are the highest, why don't you put the antenna up there?"
He Xinghua did not expect the teacher to speak so irritably, his face turned red and blue, and he stood there not knowing what to do.
Qian Zhuangfei remained silent and closed his eyes slightly, seemingly not hearing Liu Yimin's words.
Liu Yimin felt that the words were too strong, so he softened his tone and said, "I know that Liu Wenhui's provincial government building is higher than here. But, have you ever thought about it, the Central Committee and the Red Army headquarters are about to arrive in Chengdu, and they may have to rest here for a while.
Time. We occupied the provincial government building, where should Chairman Mao, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu and other leaders work? This is the place. If the First Army Corps, the Third Army Corps, the Fifth Army Corps, and the Ninth Army Corps come, we will also
Give it to them. Do you understand what I mean?"
He Xinghua nodded shamefully.
Liu Yimin said: "Go ahead and set up the radio station quickly. We will contact the headquarters immediately."
After He Xinghua left, Qian Zhuangfei stood up and solemnly gave a military salute to Liu Yimin: "Report to the division commander, it's my fault. I didn't think so much and was not considerate. Please criticize me, division commander!"
Liu Yimin waved his hand and said, "Sit down."
Looking at all the party committee members except Fu Zhuting who stayed in Leshan, Liu Yimin said: "Let's hold a brief party committee meeting. I have three ideas. First, Chengdu is a big city and our army will rest here.
You may have to stay for a while for training. Then you will face the temptation of a big city, colorful and chaotic, what the hell.
Everything will come to our cadres and soldiers. In this case, it is very likely that some warriors on the battlefield cannot resist the temptation and become prisoners of dissipation. Therefore, the Political Department must take immediate action to educate the cadres and soldiers.
, we want them to be steel warriors that resist corrosion, never stain, and never discolor or deteriorate."
Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, Liu Yimin added: "The second point I want to talk about is the current military situation. Judging from Liu Xiang's call and asking Li Hongkun to answer the phone in person, Liu Xiang must have known that our army has entered Sichuan.
And occupied Chengdu. It is still difficult to judge what Liu Xiang and the various warlords in Sichuan will do next. However, no matter what he does, it cannot exceed three things. One is to immediately mobilize all the forces of the Sichuan army to fight with our army in Chengdu.
Original decisive battle. The second one is to let the Central Army enter Sichuan and unite with the Central Army to fight a decisive battle with us. The third one is to negotiate with me and exchange limited benefits for our army to abandon Chengdu and withdraw from Sichuan. No matter which one, it must be fought as a prerequisite
.Only after the war is fought and won, Liu Xiang and Chiang Kai-shek will be afraid of us and accept our proposal to stop the civil war and join forces to resist Japan. How to deal with it will be done in accordance with the headquarters' orders after the headquarters arrives.
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Seeing that the cadres were thinking and recording, Liu Yimin said: "The third point I want to talk about is about our guard division. In order to deal with the serious enemy situation, our division must expand its troops. However, if the troops expand too fast, their combat effectiveness will easily decline.
What to do? The key is to focus on two things. One is to focus on ideological education to completely transform the captives’ thoughts. To put it figuratively, it is brainwashing, to remove the reactionary, feudal, and ignorant thoughts in their minds.
All the post-war ideologies were washed away and replaced with the ideas of our Red Army obeying the party’s command, seeking happiness for the poor, fighting invaders, and establishing a new China. The other hand was training, where soldiers practiced endurance, shooting, bombing, stabbing, and tactics.
Action, cadres practice tactical command, unit coordination, infantry and artillery synthesis, seize this precious opportunity, practice hard, all with the goal of winning, and truly increase the combat effectiveness of the unit. Do you think I am right?"
Cai Zhong said: "What the division commander said is correct. What I am thinking about is what to do now. Our troops are too tired and urgently need rest. Should we continue to pretend that the Sichuan army is resting, or should we fly the flag of our Red Army? Let the division commander decide."
Liu Yimin answered directly: "We will continue to pretend to be the Sichuan Army today. The troops are resting in the city. Just be on alert. Tomorrow morning, we will fly our red flag, pick a few regiments and drive out of the city to enter the city. We must put on clean military uniforms and need haircuts.
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Hurry up and show the iron will and invincible spirit of our Red Army to the people of Chengdu. Political Commissar Huang took the lead in organizing this matter. After the entrance ceremony, the logistics department distributed 2 silver dollars to each soldier to open their eyes in Chengdu.
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We divided the work. The political commissar is responsible for the deployment of cadres in the newly formed troops. All cadres above the battalion level will attend the meeting for study. Commander Feng is responsible for public security and vigilance in the city. Political commissar Huang and Director Yuan are responsible for handling city management issues. Chief of Staff Liu is responsible for troop training.
Master Li
Ren is responsible for ideological education, and Director Wu is responsible for the management of seized materials, especially the management of arsenal assets, confiscated corrupt officials, and government treasury assets. We must transport the brass and other materials we put in Leshan as soon as possible. Do you have any opinions on this division of labor?
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Several people said that they would resolutely carry out the order.
Hu Di asked: "What is the mission of Chief of Staff Qian and I?"
Liu Yimin replied: "After the headquarters arrives, you two will accept Vice Chairman Zhou's order. I will not ask about your work. But Minister Hu will build the Security Department within this period of time and be able to put it into work. Chief of Staff Qian will ask Staff
An intelligence analysis room was established at the Office. In addition, I want to tell you that this is Chengdu, a metropolis, and
Sichuan University has many senior intellectuals and skilled workers. While we are in Chengdu, we must make friends with them and win them to join the Red Army. Those who study military industry, mechanics, chemistry, geography, geology, etc.
Those who mine, those who study biology, those who study Japanese, English, and German, in short, we want anyone with a skill."
Cai Zhong asked again: "You haven't said how to reorganize the army?"