The white snow that fell all night turned the thousands of ravines in the hinterland of the Wuling Mountains into a sheet of silvery white.
Dawn arrives, the snowflakes slowly stop, and the long-lost sunshine for more than ten days warms the remote and quiet mountain village through the gap between the two mountains to the east. The thin crystal ice on the edge of the gurgling stream appears in various shapes after being washed by the water.
, the snow in the grass core shines with a dreamlike luster under the brilliant morning sun.
The mountain village is called Longxi. It is one of the three bases managed by the Yellow and Han Red Army. Longxi Village is called a village. In fact, in terms of population and the size of four almost connected villages, it is already larger than several towns outside the mountain.
It's so big that it's still called a village because of the lack of traffic and being deep in the mountains.
Longxi is located 28 kilometers south of the west and south of Qianjiang County, and 46 kilometers north of Lianhu Town, which was attacked by the Anjia Army commanded by Gu Changfeng four days ago. Although it is only tens of kilometers away, almost all of it needs to be crossed.
The rugged mountain roads across mountains and ridges require a day's march at the fastest.
Time. Longxi is not far from the county seat of Qianjiang. It borders Xianfeng County of Hubei Province to the east, Pengshui County to the west, Youyang County to the south, and Lichuan City of Hubei Province to the north. It is the junction of the four provinces and cities of Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan and Qian.
, known as the "Throat of Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei", is also a notoriously unruly zone.
Accompanied by political commissar Liu Ziyuan and deputy division commander Du Qiliang, Huang Han slowly walked towards a long thatched shed with smoke rising from the edge of Longxi River, discussing all kinds of intelligence from the past three days as he walked.
The shed in front was built by households from four local villages who worked hard and made materials. It is naturally distributed along the Longxi River at the foot of the mountain. It is much stronger and warmer than it looks on the outside. Between the thick log pillars, there are airtight thick wooden walls.
Every
In each separated barracks, there is also a fire pit for heating and lighting the same as every household. On the simple triangular stove built randomly with rocks is a military pot. The delicious broth in the pot emits a tempting smell in the strong flames.
Human scent.
A series of single-plank bridges were erected over the five-meter-wide stream, all of which were made by cutting down entire large trees. Each wooden bridge was guarded by a heavily armed soldier wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket.
When the sentry standing at the bridge saw the division commander, political commissar and deputy division commander walking slowly towards them, they had already puffed up their chests and were ready to salute. However, Huang and Han stopped at the root stone more than ten meters away from the bridge, passed cigarettes to each other, lit the fire, and continued to lower their voices.
Called for discussion, it looks like he won't be here for a while.
The sentry thought for a while, then squatted down and picked up a stone, threw it casually, and hit it on the water in front of the chief clerk who was washing vegetables. The chief clerk, who was shivering from the cold, became furious. He stood up and was about to curse.
Following the dancing sentinel gestures, he saw the three Huang and Han people. He was stunned for a moment and immediately picked up a large basket full of wild vegetables and rushed back to the barracks to report to his regimental commander.
"Can you confirm that the main force of the 24th Army has withdrawn?"
Du Qiliang still asked again with some worry. The speed and ruthlessness of Gu Changfeng, the bandit leader, was still fresh in his memory. He had always thought that his troops were the best at running. Compared with He Huzi's troops, how many of his troops were there?
The regiment was more than a step or two strong, but after experiencing the crisis four days ago, he realized that the combat effectiveness of the Anjia Army far exceeded his estimate.
Originally, Du Qiliang was still unconvinced by Huang Han's praise of An Jiajun's military capabilities, and would argue with Huang Han from time to time. After the first contact four days ago, he was completely convinced. If he hadn't strictly followed Huang Han's orders, he would have reluctantly given up.
Those who had finally snatched back the supplies from the mountains quickly retreated, and I was afraid that even
The two main regiments he led after the break were unable to come back. Especially the Anjia army's precise marksmanship and the Anjia army officers and soldiers' ability to accurately identify the Red Army officers and soldiers, which made Du Qiliang still frightened. If his guards were not wearing steel helmets, I am afraid that they would not be able to return.
Now it's not as simple as lying on the bed with your head wrapped and humming.
The unshaven political commissar Liu Ziyuan nodded: "Yes, they were evacuated. The intelligence sent back by our intelligence agents hidden in the Syrian government was very clear, and the report said that An Yi had returned to the Syrian government, and all divisions of the Anjia Army
The above officers held an emergency meeting, and Gu Changfeng, who took over Liu Xiang's command, also appeared at the Syrian Mansion with An Yi.
"In addition, in the eight o'clock news last night, the Southern Sichuan Radio Station was very worried about the threat posed by the main force of our Central Red Army and He Huzi's Second Front Army. It not only mobilized the entire people to be on alert, but also reported that our three regiments attacked the defense outside Xianfeng City.
military news,
It is asserted that the main force of our army has entered the border area of Hunan and Hubei again. From this point of view, there is no need for the three divisions of the Anjia Army to stay in eastern Sichuan. What they want to keep is their hometown in southern Sichuan and withdraw from eastern Sichuan.
Setting up defenses is a normal thing."
"Damn, he ran so fast..."
Du Qiliang, who had a thin face, rubbed his nose that was red from the cold, shook his head and cursed, then stamped his feet and approached Huang and Han again:
"There's something I can't say when there are a lot of people. Now it's just the three of us. I can't help but say it. If Madman Gu's troops are really as reported by our reconnaissance company, wouldn't they become the same troops as us?"
Liu Ziyuan let out a long sigh: "Oh, I'm confused too. It seems that An Jiajun's 'model camp spirit' is not just blown away. They really are consistent in their words and deeds, and their relationship with the people is as good as fish in water." An Jiajun
A division of the army occupied our Lianhu base area for two days and one night, but it did not kill a single person indiscriminately, did not threaten the villagers, and did not sleep in any house.
Feeling that they were causing trouble, they repaired the dangerous bridge in the north of the town before leaving, and repaired two houses that were blown down by them in the rain. The division commander also personally came to apologize and left ten oceans behind before leaving. And the batch of seizures,
They only carried away the artillery shells and distributed all the large quantities of materials that we could not hide to the villagers. Even valuable materials such as engineer shovels and military shoes were distributed to each household.
"To be honest, I really don't know how to characterize such an army. It has confused all the folks in Lianhu Town. We have been promoting the brutality of the Kuomintang army in the past, but after the Anjiajun division entered, not only did it show no signs of
We committed a crime and did a lot of real good things, which brought benefits to the villagers. Now the villagers must have begun to doubt our political propaganda. How should we explain it after we go back? What a headache!"
Huang Han kept stroking the stubble on his chin, but for a while he had no good solution: "This situation is very unexpected and special, and we happened to encounter it. I heard this many times when I was in the central base area.
An Yi's troops have the "Model Battalion Spirit". Since the Northern Expedition, they have been strictly implementing the "Whampoa Spirit" from the founding period of the Huangpu Military Academy. Later, An Yi added many specific
The collective measures and regulations gradually formed their so-called "model camp spirit". The original Northern Expeditionary Force was jointly established by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Almost all political propaganda measures were formulated by our Communist Party organization, and only An Yi's
The troops have persisted consistently, and almost all other Kuomintang troops have faded. But if we encounter the Anjia Army, what can we do?"
"But...then you have to give a reasonable explanation to the folks in the ten miles and eight townships of the Lianhu Town base area, right? Otherwise, if the folks ask you why the Kuomintang troops are not as bad as your Red Army says, how will you answer?" Liu Ziyuan is a very good person.
Serious person.
"Yeah! How can I explain it?" Du Qiliang also scratched his head.
Huang Han was helplessly throwing away the smoke ass: "How can you explain it? This kind of thing must be truthfully said, we must not fool the people.
It is said that only the Anjia Army in the Kuomintang army is like this, others ... This is not suitable. This is the first time that the Kuomintang army has entered the Lianhu base. The people in Shili and Eight Village have almost seen the Kuomintang army for the first time.
Let's say that, really lack of persuasiveness! "
All three were worried, squatting on the cold wind and Xiao Xiao's stream and sighed. In the face of the first problems encountered on the road of revolution, there was no exhibition. If it was good to fight, there was no trouble for the gun, but this belongs to political thought
The category can not be solved by fighting. The common people are really very good. Most of them only believe that they can see them. Who knows them well and they know that they can easily convince them.
The leader of the independent regiment and several battalions stood on the other side of the Duguqiao. After seeing the tense discussions of the Huang Han, they all squatted down. Obviously, there was any problem, and no one dared to come forward to disturb at this time.
in a hurry.
In the end, Liu Ziyuan, a political commissar, made up his mind, stood up and said loudly, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal, what should we say, the folks ask us how to answer truthfully, Lao Tzu will not believe it, we tens of thousands of people a year for a year
What you have done, you can't get the recognition of the folks, because the troubledness of An Jiajun has destroyed our image and reputation. As long as the truth is clear, the folks will let go of the crickets in their hearts. "
"That's what you say, but how do you let the comrades below explain it?" Du Qiliang still worried about it.
"How to explain? Good explanation!"
Liu Ziyuan approached Du Qiliang: "Directly, An Yi and our division were originally classmates of the Huangpu Military Academy. They were also classmates with the head of our Red Army Lin Biao.
Road, therefore, this Anyi army is different from other Kuomintang's army. Most officers and soldiers of this army come from poor families. There are many poor children who have flowed here in the past few years.
The hardships and sufferings of ordinary people, unlike other Kuomintang troops against and harming the people, are the best troops in the Kuomintang army. "
Du Qiliang nodded with relief: "It seems that it can only be like this, but if the people ask such troops how can such a troops fight with our Red Army? How can I answer it?"
Huang Han said: "This is easy to do, let's say that An Yijun's commander An Yi was confused for a while. We are doing his ideological work and striving him to win our revolutionary team. This is not me blind, but recently
A major problem that the central government is discussing. I heard that it has officially launched in the Guizhou army in Guizhou. An Yi is an important object that the central government is trying to strive.
"Anyway, don't hide it anyway. Don't underestimate the folks have no knowledge. Several households in the village, such as the rich farmers, have been in and out of business all year round. This year, we also support our Red Army very much.
The important information of returning to many surrounding counties, people like him, may not have heard of the record of Anjiajun's anti -Japanese, anti -British record, and no one who has not heard of An Yi's name.
After spreading, if we still want to continue to fool the folks, not only can we not stay on this Hunan and Hubei, I am afraid that our entire Red Army will suffer the loss of reputation because of this. "
"Yes, I support the teacher's opinion!"
Liu Ziyuan agreed very much, and Du Qiliang nodded frequently.
Huang Han looked at a group of leaders who kept coldly across the wooden bridge, turned to Liu Ziyuan and Du Qiliang, and said in a low voice: "Wait for a meeting to hold a military meeting at the independent regiment.
After the military conference was held, you immediately held a party committee to expand the meeting with a company's or more.
Only unified ideas can act in a unified action. Tonight our main forces must enter the Lianhu base area. From the beginning of the day after the day after the day, there are three consecutive days of attacks and fierce battles. There is no time to let us delay.
Put out confidence and make full confidence accumulation and material preparation for south. "