There were loud gunshots and shouts on the narrow mountain concave curve. A dense burst of grenades exploded one after another in the vanguard of the 1st Battalion of the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Division. Rains of rifle bullets and light machine gun bullets were fired again from the mountains on both sides.
The officers and soldiers of the Sixth Regiment who had just taken a rest during the march were panicked and quickly retreated.
The angry Major General Commander Guo Jun once again led the pistol company and rushed over. Unfortunately, the gunfire had stopped, and thick smoke was slowly rising from the sides and the area tens of meters in front. The enemy was nowhere to be seen, and only two people could be heard.
The rustle of snow falling from the side mountains.
When the 24-year-old deputy colonel Tan Fulie heard the report of 76 brothers killed and 137 injured, he sighed and strode to Guo Jun's side:
"Regiment seat, this is the sixth time we have been attacked in the past two days. Before we could engage with the enemy's main force, we lost more than 270 officers and soldiers, and had to send three battalions, two companies and an engineering company to escort them.
More than two hundred injured brothers have returned to Yushan for treatment, and this is not an option!"
Guo Jun ordered the regiment's pistol company to track forward and raised his binoculars to look at the snow-covered hills ahead: "The enemy is very cunning. In these few surprise attacks, he chose to strike when we were tired from marching. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain,
A small force at the company and platoon level was hidden in the mountains on both sides of the road. After the attack, we turned around and ran away. We couldn't catch up and couldn't use our strength.
What's even more detestable is that last night when we were stationed in Hecun, we encountered constant harassment from the enemy. The explosions of cold guns and grenades kept the whole regiment awake at night. The noise of the wind and the roar of the wind made the officers and soldiers exhausted.
Unbearable complaints gradually arose, but the enemy always blocked and harassed us step by step. We could only stop and go on guard. It took us two days to cover 25 kilometers. We were full of anger but had no way to vent our anger.
This place is only 17 kilometers away from Jiangshan County, and we have to pass through dangerous areas such as Shilipai and Sanchakou in front of us. If the obstacles are not cleared, it will be difficult to launch a general offensive. I wonder if Li Yannian's fifth regiment on the left will also encounter a similar situation."
Tan Fulie looked around and lowered his voice: "The liaison officer sent by the fifth regiment in the morning came to report that Jifu (Li Yannian) also encountered such a situation. He was also very annoyed when he was attacked twice before, but they suddenly changed their marching method.
At 4 o'clock in the morning today, a battalion was sent out to sneak out of Wayao Village in the south of Tanshi Town and successfully outflanked a battalion ambushing the enemy on two hills in the east of the town, wiping out more than 140 enemy soldiers and capturing 277 prisoners.
More than ten people fought brilliantly, and it is estimated that the enemy in front of them would not dare to repeat their same tactics."
Guo Jun put down the telescope in surprise, turned to face Tan Fulie, and asked curiously: "How did they know the information about the enemy's ambush in advance? Did the sent reconnaissance team discover it? How could their reconnaissance team be so good?"
"Yes."
Tan Fulie took out the map and opened it and said: "The regiment may not know that a few days after the Battle of Nanchang, Jifu was impressed by the strong combat power and outstanding performance of the guard company under Commander An Yi, and quietly selected three men from the entire regiment.
Fifteen people were sent to the Independence Regiment Camp in Old Nanchang and participated in the 35-day intensive training of the Independent Regiment. It is said that they were personally taught by eight professional instructors from the guard company, and received guidance from Hu Jialin, deputy commander of the Independent Regiment, more than once.
Members of the regiment should know that many of the instructors in the Independent Regiment are veterans who have been in the army for seven or eight years, and some of them come from various sects and even bandits. They have quite a lot of experience in combat and marching, and they were a month ago.
We have secretly entered Zhejiang for reconnaissance. Look... This is what the division headquarters copied and sent to us based on the intelligence and summary maps provided by An Yi. Look at this... this... and here, three special marks.
The locations were all the locations where we were attacked, and I have to admit that An Yi did a good job in this regard. Now that I think of his repeated reminders in the combat meeting before departure... I feel really sorry."
Guo Jun silently took the map and squatted down, carefully placing it on the rocks beside him and examining it carefully. He felt very uncomfortable when he saw the dangerous areas marked in red on the map.
Thirty-year-old Guo Jun comes from a poor family. He has studied hard since he was a child and has great ambitions. With the support of his uncle, he entered the Hubei Provincial Donghan Academy. From then on, he was exposed to new education and new trends of thought. After going through many hardships, he went to Beijing twice to be admitted to a higher technical school, but failed.
He had to drop out of school due to his family's financial difficulties and was unable to make a living. Then he was successfully admitted to the infantry department of the publicly funded Baoding Military Academy. After graduation, he established contact with the "Liqun Publishing House" founded by Yun Daiying in Wuchang, Hubei. From then on, he studied revolutionary theory and studied Russian assiduously. II.
In May of the fourth year, Guo Jun, who had already been in the party for two years, was appointed by the party organization to go to Guangzhou to participate in the preparations for the establishment of Whampoa Military Academy. He became captain of the enlisted student district, commander of the seventh company of the teaching regiment, and participated in the Second Eastern Expedition and the Zhongshan Ship Incident.
He was later dismissed from military service.
Due to Guo Jun's outstanding performance and his youth and strength, he was recruited by Yu Feipeng, who loved talents. After the Northern Expedition, the relationship between the two parties eased. Guo Jun, who was dedicated and hardworking, was appointed as the Major General Station Supervisor of the First Military Station. He was in charge of the allocation of military supplies for the First Army and was responsible for the Nanchang attack.
After the failure, a large number of mid-level officers in various departments of the First Army were killed. Guo Jun returned to the First Army and became the major general commander of the Sixth Regiment of the Second Division.
As early as when he served as the Major General Station Supervisor of the military station, Guo Jun learned about An Yi from the circulating materials and wrote a report for the organization's investigation of An Yi. However, as his understanding deepened, Guo Jun disliked An Yi very much.
An Yi's ruffian spirit and slick, profit-seeking style. After being transferred to Major General Commander of the Sixth Regiment of the Second Division in mid-November, he had more frequent contact with An Yi and became sensitive to this young regiment who was brave and capable of fighting and had repeatedly achieved military exploits.
He has extraordinary scheming and extraordinary ways of doing things. He is impeccable in terms of military affairs, dealing with people, and personal life style. However, his profit-seeking and profit-seeking businessman methods make Guo Jun very disgusted, and he fully understands that this person is impossible.
To become a qualified revolutionary, there is no lofty ambition to cherish the motherland and save the country and the people. Therefore, Guo Jun and An Yi have no friendship and are unwilling to establish a further relationship. However, there is one thing that Guo Jun admires An Yi very much. That
It is An Yi's unique and efficient military management methods and training methods. Especially after the last exchange and observation exercise, Guo Jun was amazed by the strong combat power and endless combat methods of the Anyi Independent Regiment. He was full of praise and full of achievements.
Guo Jun, who had the ambition to serve the country, and several other colleagues, were unwilling to give An Yi any chance to perform in the battle into Zhejiang where victory was expected.
However, the dilemma he faced now forced Guo Jun to rethink An Yi's warning and carefully check the detailed and clear map again. Only then did Guo Jun realize that An Yi had considered almost all roads and possibilities. An Yi was fighting
The anxious look at the meeting was not to gain credit, but to foresee the hidden dangers.
Guo Jun slowly exhaled, put away the map and stood up to give the order decisively: "Pass my order: The third battalion will leave behind to escort the baggage and the wounded to follow. The rest of the troops will immediately set off and rush to Jiangshan County as quickly as possible. If there is any harassment along the way,
After repelling them, don’t pursue them, and devote all your strength to the attack on Jiangshan County!”
"yes……"
Tan Fulie thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "Regiment leader, should we first send a fast horse to contact the fifth regiment on the left?"
Guo Jun smiled confidently and said: "No need, Li Jifu's marching speed is definitely not slower than that of our regiment. I predict that he is already waiting for us to launch a general offensive in the northwest of Jiangshan County."
"yes!"
Four hours later, Guo Jun led more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of the Sixth Regiment to successfully march to Luting, two kilometers southwest of Jiangshan City. Regardless of the fatigue of the fast march, all the officers and soldiers immediately formed formations to build positions and prepared for critical operations. Guo Jun
Accompanied by the adjutant and guard, he climbed to the high ground and looked at the city head in the distance with the light before nightfall.
In the telescope, a huge blue sky and white sun flag was flying over the low half of the city wall. More than ten fast horses carrying the battle flag of the fifth regiment passed through the curve outside the city to greet them. Li Yannian's fifth regiment had already occupied Jiangshan City!
Guo Jun and Tan Fulie who came to him looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled bitterly, suddenly realizing that they were so useless and incompetent, with constant casualties all the way, they finally reached the city, hoping to fight hard to eliminate the indignation in the hearts of the entire regiment's officers and soldiers, and to build confidence and revive morale.
, who knew it would be such a result, I would be filled with so much pain and unwillingness that I could not express a single word.
The next morning, the Yushan County Division Headquarters camp.
Xu Tingyao stood in front of a large map and reported the battle to the generals: "After fierce fighting, the fourth regiment captured Changshan before dusk yesterday afternoon and achieved a record of annihilating more than 210 enemies and capturing more than 120 people.
, the defenders who suffered heavy losses retreated across the board towards Quzhou; on the right wing, Li Yannian's fifth regiment achieved brilliant results. Not only did they successfully break down the enemy's layers of blockade, but they also used favorable fighter opportunities to quickly launch a pursuit. The defenders abandoned the city in panic and fled. The fifth regiment yesterday
At 2:40 in the afternoon, they occupied Jiangshan and completed the construction of the position. The Sixth Regiment changed its marching method and attacked with light equipment and went all out. It reached Jiangshan at 6:30 yesterday afternoon and successfully joined forces with the Fifth Regiment.
At this point, the first phase of our unit's mission in entering Jiangxi was successfully completed. In this battle, the three main regiments achieved great results by annihilating more than 400 enemy troops and capturing more than 500 enemy troops, becoming the first in our East Route Army to complete a strategic offensive mission.
All we need to do next is to strengthen the tight security on the ground and wait for our third column, the 21st Division, to arrive at the predetermined position before launching the next phase of the all-out attack."
The applause rang out. An Yi was all smiles and applauded particularly vigorously. Liu Zhi, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at An Yi and smiled helplessly.
Just listen to Xu Tingyao continue to say: "This battle also exposed the deficiencies in the pre-battle preparations of our division's regiments. They did not fully realize the difficulties of marching in mountainous and hilly areas, and did not take effective measures to contain the stubborn enemy who appeared and constantly harassed them.
The speed was extremely slow, resulting in the loss of more than 1,200 casualties. Only Li Yannian of the 5th Regiment quickly adjusted his tactics and successfully disrupted the stubborn enemy's staged surprise attack, and suddenly launched an all-out pursuit. Not only did he annihilate the enemy and capture one battalion after another, he also captured the enemy's company.
He also took advantage of the situation to occupy Jiangshan City and accumulated valuable experience in mountainous operations for the other two regiments. The division headquarters decided to report the results while also asking for credit for Li Yannian's regiment!"
Applause rang out again, and the generals and commanders present continued to praise. Xu Tingyao returned to Liu Zhi and sat down. After arranging tasks for the logistics department and the director of the division field hospital, Lao Ma, the meeting adjourned.
An Yi, Hu Hu, Yin Jinan, Yang Bin and the chief officers of the division's security battalion and engineer battalion also stood up and saluted and left. Before they could reach the door, An Yi was stopped by Xu Tingyao loudly.
Xu Tingyao motioned to the confused An Yi to sit down, and angrily threw a pack of cigarettes for An Yi to light: "Tell me, how could you guess the outcome of the war in advance?"
An Yi chuckled and saw Liu Zhi looking at him with a sullen face. He quickly put down his cigarette and replied in a low voice: "How can I have any foresight? It's just an accidental impression from the brothers' sand table deduction. I personally acted as a defender and accepted the brothers.
Their attacks took turns, haha... I won three hundred oceans for this!"
Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao looked at each other, dumbfounded, and could only wave their hands and tell An Yi to take the pack of good cigarettes and get out.
As soon as the cheerful An Yi left, the two bosses sighed loudly. They both realized that An Yi's anxious warning before the war was so prophetic. Now, as soon as the war started, they were faced with a battalion of wounded soldiers. For the two little ones,
For a small county town to spend four full days and pay such a price is really not something worth celebrating. The two bosses couldn't be happier thinking about the dangers of the fortified cities that followed.