During the departure of the 15th Red Army, the base area in western Henan was not at peace. The 15th Army of the Communist Party of China, which was previously stationed in Shaanxi, and the former bandit armed forces in western Henan, generally known as the "Song-Suppressing Army", suddenly fought back to their hometown.
Most of the officers and soldiers of the "Suppressing Song Army" were natives of western Henan and were very familiar with the situation in the base area. There were even some people who were dissatisfied with the Red Party and the Red Army who were in secret with them. Moreover, the "Suppressing Song Army" itself was not weak.
There were 100,000 people, and even now there are still 20,000 to 30,000 people, and most of the soldiers had been tempered by the fire of war, and their morale was high because this battle was to retake their hometown. They were really the biggest enemy since the establishment of the western Henan base area.
At this time, all the elite soldiers in the western Henan base area had been taken away, and there were no generals in charge. Although there were many troops left behind, most of them were new recruits who had not even completed their training. If it weren't for the fact that the Soviet district government had gradually won the hearts of the people, western Henan would have
Most of the people sided with the Red Army, and the Red Army relied on the Gongxian Arsenal to have better weapons and equipment and a steady supply of ammunition than the enemy. I am afraid that the Suppressing Song Army has already attacked Luoyang in one go. But only the remaining troops in western Henan
and the militia, the most they could do was repulse the attack of the Zhensong Army. The real fatal blow was Fang Yongle, who immediately led his army back to western Henan from the newly captured Nanyang City after hearing the news.
The Mountain Division of the 28th Red Army, which had already distinguished itself under the city of Taiyuan, marched continuously for more than 500 miles in less than a week, suddenly appeared behind the Zhensong Army and immediately launched a fierce attack. Although most of the soldiers of the Zhensong Army
He was a desperado, but he was still unable to "move like a mountain". He was suddenly attacked by such a fierce attack without any preparation. The Song Suppressing Army, which had looked like ferocious spirits before, was quickly defeated. Of course,
The Mountain Division's strength, which is not at a disadvantage, its more powerful firepower, and the timely counterattack launched by the brother troops are also factors that cannot be ignored...
I have to admit that the officers and soldiers of the Zhensong Army are very brave, but in a state where their entire structure has been broken up by the intensive firepower of the Mountain Division. No matter how powerful the troops are, it is difficult to continue to fight. In this battle, the Mountain Division suffered more than 3,000 casualties (
The remaining troops in western Henan suffered about 10,000 casualties.) More than 17,000 Zhensong troops were killed and captured. Fang Yongle, the 20-year-old mountain division commander and political commissar of the 28th Red Army, once again became famous at home...
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Although Nanyang was forced to return to Luoyang before it could be consolidated just after conquering Nanyang, almost all the regular militias in the Nanyang area had been wiped out at this time. Even though there was a militia group of Bie Tingfang, a strange man from the Republic of China, entrenched in the Wanxi area, their strength should not be underestimated.
, but after the two base areas were connected, the 82nd Division and the 74th Division of the 28th Red Army received a large amount of weapons and equipment from the Gongxian Arsenal, and their strength increased several times. In addition, the Fang Yongle Mountain Division was quickly freed up.
, there are a total of **0,000 brave soldiers and well-armed elite Red Army, which is far beyond the ability of the seven county militia groups to compete. In addition, the news of the Red Army's 15th Army's North China War of Resistance spread throughout the country. Bie Tingfang realized that the Red Army was
The stubborn reactionary stance of those who sincerely resisted Japan was somewhat loosened. When Hu Weidong led his troops back to Luoyang in early July, the number of Red Army troops surrounding Wanxi exceeded 150,000. This made Bie Tingfang feel as if the weight of Mount Tai was overwhelming.
Heavy pressure.
Hu Weidong learned that although Bie Tingfang was rough and cruel (Note 1), he was honest and upright. He set an example in everything he did. In the past seven or eight years, he had run schools, built dams, repaired power plants, and maintained roads in the Wanxi area with outstanding results, so he was deeply loved.
He won the hearts of the people of the seven counties and was determined to win over this person as much as possible. For this reason, he ignored the general opposition of Zhang Hao and others and took the risk to personally go to Neixiang County, Bie Tingfang's hometown, to meet this strange man who was quite controversial in history.
Tingfang was deeply moved and learned about some of the current policy changes of the Red Party. Hu Weidong also promised to let him continue to lead the army. Bie Tingfang finally agreed to accept the peaceful reorganization of the Eighth Red Army, and the Eighth Red Army gained the western part of Nanyang without any blood.
The economy and people's livelihood are obviously among the top seven counties in Henan. Bie Tingfang also handed over his factory for free. Although the scale is not very large, the product categories are relatively complete (capable of producing rifles, light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, and 82mm mortars).
cannons and various common artillery shells and ammunition within 150mm caliber...), further strengthening the military production in the western Henan base area...
So far, the original western Henan base area and the Dabie Mountain base area have been connected, and all of Nanyang and part of Xuchang have been added. The territory has been greatly expanded, and the total population of the base area has exceeded 12 million, making it the largest base area in the history of the Red Army. Consider
At any time, Chiang Kai-shek might solve the problem between Guangdong and Guangxi and free up his hands to deal with the Red Army. The newly occupied territory not only needs to eliminate the remaining enemies, but also has various problems such as bandits that need to be solved like the original base area in western Henan. Bie Tingfang, who just returned, has not yet
Feeling at ease, Hu Weidong ordered all units of the Eighth Red Army to suspend external offensives and focus their main energy on the consolidation and construction of the base area.
The great man in Yan'an had the same idea after hearing the good news, but he pointed out in the telegram that he could not just defend blindly, but that it was better to attack from time to time to deter and contain the enemy so that he would not dare to invade the base area easily. On this premise
Hu Weidong believed that only by moving to the base area could he feel at ease and stabilize the interior. Soon he asked Fang Yongle to move to southern Henan, pretending to go south to Hubei to drink from the Yangtze River, while Gao Jingting led his army eastward to threaten the enemy in northern Jiangsu and the Jianghuai area.
*The various ministries suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Most of their troops had been taken away by Chiang Kai-shek, and now they were forced to concentrate their forces and shrink their defenses. Even if they still wanted to invade the base area, they really did not have the strength...
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With the further expansion of the base area, it is no longer appropriate to call it the Western Henan Base Area. It may be more appropriate to call it the Central Plains Base Area. Perhaps based on this idea, the Central Plains Bureau was soon established by the central government, with Zhang Hao as the first secretary.
, since then few people use the old name anymore, and basically call it the "Central Plains Soviet Area"...
Note 1: Here are two examples: First, Wanxi was rich in watermelons at that time. In previous years, there were many melon thieves, and melon farmers suffered heavy losses. Bie Tingfang announced that "those who steal melons will die." One day, his son-in-law was thirsty on the way.
, he took a watermelon from a nearby melon field and ate it. When Bie Tingfang found out about it, he immediately ordered the guards to push him out and shoot him. His only daughter was horrified when she saw this. She hugged her father and cried loudly, begging for mercy for her husband.
, and told, if her husband is killed, who will her daughter rely on for life? Tingfang pushed her daughter away and said: "Shoot him, and I will support you for the rest of your life!" He shot his son-in-law to death...
Another time, Bie Tingfang was inspecting a field and found a child sneaking out with a few ears of corn. Bie Tingfang asked the old farmer next to him and learned that this was not the child's land. He immediately scolded the child: He has been like this since he was a child.
He's a big thief but he's not a big thief yet! He'll be shot... (This site...your support is my biggest motivation.)