Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Zuo Quan in the Long March

In October 1934, the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign in the Central Soviet Area failed. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the leading organs of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission led the main force of the Central Red Army to withdraw from the Central Soviet Area and implemented a strategic transfer - the Long March. On the night of October 17th, Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen led the 1st Red Army to cross the Yudu River southward from the ferry between Longguzui and Longjiangkou, and began a strategic shift. Zuo Quan left the Central Soviet Area with a very heavy heart. He and the head of the legion led the Red 1st Army as the left vanguard, the Red 9th Army followed up on the left, the Red 3rd and Red 8th Army were on the right, and the Red 5th Army was behind. Covering the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and its various agencies, the first and second columns of the Military Commission began the Long March.

Zuo Quan believes that it is very important to get rid of danger during the retreat, especially to conceal the intention and implement deception, because the retreat is a military movement in essence. Ten days ago, he ordered the reconnaissance section chief Liu Zhong to lead the regiment's reconnaissance troops across the Ganjiang River to the areas between Xinfeng, Nanxiong, Nankang, and Chongyi to reconnaissance the enemy's strength and preparation, and to find out the location of fortifications and fortresses. Construct the situation, clarify the terrain and routes in this area, draw a strategic map, and submit it to the army headquarters.Due to careful reconnaissance, on October 21, Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen commanded the Red 1 Army to attack the enemy's first blockade line. The enemy of Wei, defeated the defending enemy, broke through the enemy's fortress line, and the remnant enemy retreated to Anxi. The border areas of Nankang and Dayuling broke through the first blockade line.

After the Red Army broke through the first blockade line, the left and right frontiers, the Red 1 and Red 3 Legions pierced the territory of Hunan and Guangdong like two sharp knives.Chiang Kai-shek set up a second blockade line from Guidong in Hunan, Rucheng to the entrance of Guangdong.The defense at the entrance of the city was defended by the Chen Jitang Department of the Cantonese Army and the militia. In order to break through the second blockade, Zuo Quan and the head of the army decided to send the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Red Division to rush to Renhua and Chengkou for a long-distance attack, capture the city entrance, and open the gap to break through the second blockade.Under the leadership of Zhu Shuiqiu, the head of the group, and Wang Jicheng, the political commissar, the Red 6th Regiment rushed to the entrance of the city. On November 4, they used surprise attacks to annihilate the defending enemy, captured more than a hundred people, and captured the entrance of the city in one fell swoop.Immediately, the headquarters of the 1st Red Army moved to the entrance of the city, and Zuoquan was at the entrance of the city. While deploying reconnaissance troops to Lechang, Xinqiao, and Jiufeng Mountain to scout the enemy's situation on the way forward, they commanded the follow-up troops to follow up quickly.

At the same time that the 1st Red Army attacked and occupied the entrance of the city, the 3rd Red Army of the Right Front Guard launched an attack on Rucheng, Hunan, destroyed many blockhouses in Chengtouzhai, captured Daleiwei Village in the south of the city, closely monitored and besieged Rucheng to defend the enemy. On November 5th, Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen led the 1st Red Army Corps (excluding the 15th Red Division) to pass the blockade from the entrance of the city, and quickly moved westward along the Hunan-Guangdong border. , By November 8, the main force of the Central Red Army successfully broke through the enemy's second blockade line between Chengkou and Rucheng.

After the Central Red Army broke through the enemy's second blockade line, Chiang Kai-shek woke up from the inexplicable "fleeing" of the Red Army like a dream, and urgently mobilized more than 200,000 local troops from Hunan and Guangdong, between Chenxian and Yizhang in Hunan, and between Guangdong and Guangdong. The Han Railway was tested twice, and the third blockade line was set up. The 19th Division Li Jue of the Hunan Army Liu Jianxu defended Chen County, the 15th Division Wang Dongyuan sent reinforcements to Bin County, and the 62nd Division Tao Guang followed the Red Army. Division Deng Longguang's troops were marching towards Lechang in northern Guangdong. The enemy built hundreds of bunkers between Chenxian County and Yizhang in an attempt to block the advance of the Red Army.However, at this time, the enemy's troops were still being mobilized and deployed, and the enemy's troops in Yizhang, Jiahe, Linwu and other places were relatively weak.

Just as the 1st Red Army was advancing towards Jiufeng Mountain and Yizhang, on November 6, Zhu De called the 1st Red Army again and pointed out: If the enemy of Jiufeng is not strong, "the basic task of the 1st Army is to capture and consolidate Jiufengxu and Lechang Touziling (road intersection north of Lechang) to the north so that the field army can move westward quickly."If the Red Army can control Jiufeng Mountain, it will control the commanding heights in the northeast of the Guangdong-Han Railway from Chenxian to Lechang, and it will be able to block the northward advance of the Guangdong enemy.However, Lin Biao, head of the legion, and Nie Rongzhen, political commissar, disagreed on whether to go to Jiufeng Mountain.Lin Biao advocated bypassing Jiufeng Mountain, taking the flat road down the mountain, passing through Lechang and crossing the Guangdong-Han Railway, so as to quickly advance westward.Nie Rongzhen believed that it would be too dangerous to go through Lechang if there were enemies. He objected to Lin Biao's focus on the convenience of his own troops, regardless of the safety and luck of the Central Committee and his troops, and insisted on implementing the orders of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission.

When Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen were arguing fiercely, Zuo Quan suggested: send Chen Guang, the commander of the Red 2nd Division, to take a company to Lechang for reconnaissance, to see how the enemy is doing, and at the same time, one of them will attack Jiufeng Mountain.Zuo Quan believes that when the enemy is strong and we are weak, it is particularly important to choose a position and terrain that is beneficial to us. The enemy’s defense in the mountains is weak. The Red Army chose to go to Jiufeng Mountain. The line of defense ensures that the Red Army will not be divided by the enemy's detours during the operation through the blockade.In Zuo Quan's view, the priority is for the troops to retreat and move out of danger, and taking chances and taking risks may suffer losses.

Both Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen agreed with Zuo Quan's chief of staff's suggestion, so they decided to send Chen Guang to lead a company of the 2nd Red Division to investigate the enemy's situation in Lechang.At the same time, under Nie Rongzhen's insistence, the 4th Regiment of the Red 2nd Division continued to advance to Jiufeng Mountain and seized Jiufeng Mountain.In order to ensure the success of the Red Army in seizing Jiufeng Mountain, Zuo Quan instructed Liu Zhong to lead the reconnaissance troops of the legion and the plainclothes team of the security sub-bureau disguised as Kuomintang troops to reconnaissance and advance to Jiufeng Mountain and its south, and to control this area to ensure the capture of the flank of the Jiufeng Mountain troops. Safety.Liu Zhong led the reconnaissance team to reconnaissance the terrain and enemy situation of Jiufeng Mountain, drew a sketch of the situation, and sent the reconnaissance staff to rush back to the army headquarters.After reconnaissance of the enemy's situation on Lechang Avenue, the commander of the Red 2nd Division also rushed back to the regiment headquarters to report: the enemy has been found moving on Lechang Avenue.

Zuo Quan and the head of the legion studied and analyzed the enemy's situation, and felt that the situation was urgent, so Lin Biao immediately picked up the phone and gave an order to the Red 4 Regiment, which was attacking Jiufeng Mountain: "Seize Jiufeng Mountain at all costs." Geng, the leader of the Red 4 Regiment After Biao and political commissar Yang Chengwu received the order, they did not dare to rest for a while. In the middle of the night, they quickly led the troops against the storm and ran on the muddy mountain road. , Jiufeng Mountain is high and dangerous, which brings great difficulties to the marching Red Army troops.Commanders and fighters had no choice but to hold hands, or pull leggings, leaning on branches and sticks, clinging to each other and climbing to the top of the mountain with difficulty. all day.At the same time, the Red 2nd Division mainly captured Chaling, Dayuan, Xiaoyuan, Makeng and other places on the flanks of Jiufeng Mountain, monitored the enemies in Jiufengxu and Lechang, and covered the 1st and 2nd Columns of the Military Commission and the Red 9th Army. The area north of Jiufeng Mountain moves westward.

Under the cover of the left and right armies of the Red Army, the column of the Military Commission marched westward from the rugged and winding Nanling Mountain Road on the Hunan-Guangdong border. The people were crowded and the movement was slow. The distance from Jiufeng Mountain to Yizhang was less than 60 kilometers. sky. On November 11, Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen led the main force of the 1st Red Army to the area near Baishidu in Yizhang.The Red 1st Division captured Baishidu on the 12th.At the same time, the 5th Division of the Red 3rd Army captured the fertile fields of Chen County on November 10, and the 6th Division captured Yizhang County on the 11th.In this way, the Red Army tore open a gap in the enemy's blockade between Chenxian and Yizhang.After tenacious blocking and close monitoring, the Red 1st Army covered the main force of the Central Red Army and continued to advance westward after passing through the enemy's third blockade line between Chenxian and Yizhang on November 15.

After the Central Red Army broke through the third blockade line, Chiang Kai-shek had already determined the strategic intention of the Red Army's westward advance.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China led the main force of the Red Army to break through the encirclement and advance westward, which made him angry from embarrassment. He mobilized about 400,000 troops in a panic and set up a fourth blockade line on the Xiangjiang River and its surrounding areas in an attempt to use the Xiaoshui River and the Xiangjiang River that lay across the Red Army's forward path. The big river was used as a natural barrier to wipe out the Red Army on the banks of the Xiaoshui River and the areas on both sides of the Xiangjiang River. Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen commanded the 1st Red Army Corps to cover all the main forces of the Central Red Army to break through the third blockade line. After that, they changed from rear guards to vanguard troops and quickly marched westward.The vanguard of the Red 2nd Division captured Linwu County on November 16.As soon as Zuo Quan entered Linwu City, he immediately ordered Liu Zhong, the head of the reconnaissance section, to lead the reconnaissance team to carry a radio station, disguise themselves as Kuomintang troops, and go out to Lanshan, Jianghua, Yongming, and Daozhou to scout out the enemy's situation, find out the road, and check out the Xiaoshui and Xiangjiang Rivers Report the situation at each ferry to the Legion Headquarters in a timely manner.Zuo Quan continued to receive reconnaissance intelligence from Liu Zhong and various parties.The Red 1 Army adjusted and deployed in a timely manner based on these intelligences and issued combat orders. On November 23, Zuo Quan led the corps headquarters to Dao County. In order to ensure that the large troops passed through Xiaoshui, he asked the Red 2nd Division to find more ships, collect bridge-building materials extensively, and then erect some pontoon bridges.At the same time, he also instructed the two engineering companies directly under the Legion to cooperate with the Red 2nd Division to build a pontoon bridge. Quanzhou City is a county seat on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.After the Red Army crossed the Xiaoshui River, Liu Jianxu of the 1st Division of the "Pursuing and Suppressing" Army led 4 divisions to Quanzhou and the Huangsha River area to fortify. Pushing forward, the 3rd and 5th roads followed the Red Army in hot pursuit.At this time, Liu Jianxu, the representative of the Hunan Army, and Bai Chongxi, a warlord of the Guangxi faction, had a secret meeting in Quanzhou.All kinds of "pursuing and suppressing" armies swarmed towards the Red Army, constantly tightening the encirclement, trying in vain to realize the plan of annihilating the Red Army on both sides of the Xiangjiang River.The situation is very critical. Zuo Quan led the 2nd Red Division. In order to seize the crossing point of the Xiangjiang River between Quanzhou and Jieshou before the enemy, they marched day and night through Wenshi, north of Guanyang, Guangxi, and rushed to the east bank of the Xiangjiang River on November 27, and immediately dispatched troops to select crossing point.That night, Zuo Quan commanded the 4th and 5th regiments of the Red 2nd Division to wade across the river at Shitangwei and Taipingdu between Jieshou and Quanzhou respectively.Order the Red 4th Regiment to capture Jieshou, and the Red 5th Regiment to capture Quanzhou.The Red 4th Regiment seized the head of the boundary before the enemy, and then the Xiawei Department of the 15th Guangxi Army counterattacked the Red Army with sophisticated weapons and equipment, and penetrated deep into the Red Army. When entering the ambush area, the Red 4th Regiment suddenly launched an attack and knocked the enemy Destroyed across the board, the remnants of the enemy fled in haste.Subsequently, the Red 4th Regiment was ordered to hand over the Jieshou defense and alert task to the 6th Division of the Red 3rd Army Regiment, and moved to Jiaoshanpu, south of Jeonju, to get closer to the main force of the Red 2nd Division.Zuo Quan quickly organized the leading troops of the 2nd Red Division to build fortifications in the Jiaoshanpu area, ordered the troops to strengthen vigilance, defend the position closely, block the enemy's attack, and cover the main force of the Central Red Army to pass through the Xiangjiang River. Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen also came to Jiaoshanpu immediately, and immediately surveyed the terrain with Zuo Quan.Jiaoshanpu is a small village with only more than 20 households. It is only 10 kilometers away from Quanzhou in the northeast and Xiangjiang River in the south. Jiaoshanpu is located in the rolling hills along the west bank of Xiangjiang River. Several isolated hills such as Huangdiling and Huangdiling are connected to form a wide and undulating area.Standing at the highest point of Jiaoshanpu, you can see the Gui (Lin) Huang (Shahe) highway running parallel to the Xiangjiang River.Jiaoshanpu is located at the intersection of mountains and highways in this area, and it is an important throat guarding the Xiangjiang River and Guihuang Highway. Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen studied and decided: at all costs, we must strictly prevent the positions in the Jiaoshanpu area, and ordered the Red 2nd Division to fortify the line from Jianfengling to Huangdiling on both sides of the Guihuang Highway passing through Jiaoshanpu. Along the line from Mihua Mountain to Baoziling in Huaizhong along the Guihuang Highway, together with the 2nd Red Division, they blocked the attack of 16 regiments of 4 divisions of the 1st and 2nd Route Army of the "Pursuing and Suppressing" Army.According to the order of the head of the army, the Red 1st Division fought fiercely with the enemy in Dao County for three days and three nights. After covering the column of the Military Commission and the follow-up troops to cross the Xiaoshui River, on the night of November 28, they marched nearly 100 kilometers in a day and a half. , rushed to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River in the early morning of the 30th and entered the front line from Mihua Mountain to Baoziling in Huaizhong. Regardless of all fatigue, he immediately went into the battle to resist the enemy's attack. As the positions of Mihua Mountain, Meimei Shutou Ridge, and Jianfeng Ridge fell one after another, the Red 1st Army was forced to retreat to the second blocking position, and launched a more tenacious fight with the enemy.The battle became more and more fierce, the casualties became more and more heavy, and the situation became more and more critical. Zuo Quan was very anxious in the face of the cruel fighting and passive situation that the Red Army had never experienced.The blood of countless commanders and fighters is flowing, time is life, and being able to cross the river one minute earlier can reduce some sacrifices. Zuo Quan eagerly hopes that the Military Commission column and follow-up troops will speed up and race against time to cross the Xiangjiang River.However, at this time, Bo Gu, Li De and others commanded the Military Commission column and the follow-up troops were still dragging a long line, pushing and pulling heavy materials and various machinery, carrying and carrying boxes and bundles of books and newspapers The documents moved slowly to the Xiangjiang River, less than 80 kilometers from Guanyang Wenshi to the Xiangjiang River, and they raced for 4 days. On the night of November 30th, Zuo Quan and the head of the army calmly analyzed the severe situation. After serious discussions, they sent a telegram to Zhu De, chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, late at night in the names of Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen.The telegram stated: "...the distance from Jiaoshanpu to Baishapu is only 20 kilometers. There are wide rolling forests along the way. The enemy can deploy a large force and it is easy to approach us. It is difficult for us to use firepower. The front is too wide. If the enemy attacks tomorrow The advantage is advancing rapidly. With the current training and equipment conditions, it is difficult for our army to have absolute certainty of occupying and defending. The Military Commission must send all the troops east of the Xiangshui River across the river day and night." At 1:30 on December 1, Zhu De, chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, called the Red 1st and 3rd Army Corps and issued a combat order: In order to eliminate the enemies attacking from Xing'an and Quanzhou, and restrain the pursuit of the Guangxi warlords and Zhou Hunyuan's column, it is stipulated that: The deployment and tasks of each corps on the 1st should be as follows The First Army Corps is all in the original area, and has the task of destroying the enemy troops in the whole prefecture advancing southwest along the highway from Zhutangpu. In any case, we must keep all the roads advancing westward from the Chelu Road in our hands, and leave only small ones on the east bank of the Xiangshui River. scout troops. At 3:30, the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, and the General Political Department jointly called the Red 1st and 3rd Army Corps: One day of fighting means that all our field troops will advance westward. Victory will open up future prospects for development. If we retreat, our field troops will be cut off layer by layer by the enemy.I, the heads of the three armies and their political departments should dispatch political workers overnight to each company to carry out combat agitation, and mobilize all commanders and fighters to understand the significance of today's battle.We are not the winners, we are the losers, and victory or defeat is related to the overall situation.Everyone must have the highest courage to fight, regardless of all sacrifices, overcome fatigue, carry out the task of attacking and destroying the enemy with resolute surprises, and ensure that the Military Commission's No. 1 and 1:30 combat orders are fully realized.Repelling the enemy-occupied areas, destroying the enemy's attacking troops, opening up the road to the west, and ensuring that all our field troops break through the blockade line are the slogans for today's battle.Hope to hold high the banner of victory and go to the line of fire! Since Zuo Quan became the chief of staff of the 1st Red Army, this was the first time that he received such an urgent order from the Party Central Committee and the highest leadership organization of the Red Army.Zuo Quan deeply felt the great responsibility of the First Red Army Corps and the Third Red Army Army Corps who stubbornly fought against the Guangxi Army from Xing'an in the area of ​​Jieshou and Guanghuapu on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River. The overall situation of military safety and victory or defeat.In order to ensure that all the Party Central Committee and follow-up troops crossed the Xiangjiang River, broke through the blockade, and escaped from danger, the regiment commanders, political commissars, staff officers, political workers, combat personnel and all commanders of the Zuoquan and Red 1 Corps spent another night Sleepless night.Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen went deep into the grassroots overnight to convey the orders of the Central Committee and the Military Commission, calling on and mobilizing the entire army to resolutely defend their positions at all costs, complete the cover task, and ensure that the Party Central Committee, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and follow-up troops can pass through the Xiangjiang blockade smoothly. Put forward the battle cry of "Life and death!" On the morning of December 1, Liu Jianxu, the 1st Route of the "Pursuing and Suppressing" Army, launched a more violent attack on the position of the Red 1st Army.The position of the Red 1st Army was immediately blasted into a sea of ​​flames by countless bombs poured down by enemy planes and cannons. The commanders and fighters of the Red 1st Army have not had a full sleep for 4 days and 4 nights in a row, and have not had a stable meal. When they heard the sound of the guns and saw the enemy rushing up, all of them forgot about fatigue and hunger, and sacrificed desperately. Standing up to fight, the sound of killing shook the sky, charging and counter charging again and again.On the burning position, mud, sand and gravel were splashed. After another bloody battle, the Red Army repelled the enemy's repeated charges.The enemy saw that it was difficult to break through from the front.After detouring the Red Army's side, they launched an attack from the junction of the Red 1 and Red 2 Divisions.The enemy used a thick forest as a cover and detoured to the back of the 3rd Regiment of the Red 1st Division.The 3rd regiment marched urgently at night on November 28, arrived at the front line of Jiaoshanpu in the early morning of the 30th, and immediately engaged in the fierce battle against the enemy's attack. It has been continuous marching and fighting for several days without sleep and rest. They rushed up the hillside, and the commanders and fighters of the 3 regiments fought bravely.In the end, due to the large number of enemies and the open terrain, it was inconvenient to covertly defend. The position of the Red 3rd Regiment was torn a gap by the enemy, and retreated to the area around Xianshuiwei, the main position of the Red 1st Division, to continue to resist the enemy's attack tenaciously.After the enemy broke through the position of the Red 3rd Regiment, they circled and surrounded the Red 2nd Division.The 2nd Red Division was in a critical situation, and immediately ordered a regiment to stick to the Baishapu position and block the enemy's attack.The other two regiments turned to the more secluded mountains to the west and continued to fight the enemy. When the enemy broke through the line of defense at the junction of Red 1 and Red 2 divisions, it was nearly noon, and a wave of enemies detoured to the headquarters of the Red 1 Corps. Zuo Quan and the regiment leaders were preparing to eat. The Red Army rushed up, and the vigilant guards quickly reported to the head of the army.Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks, calmly and calmly dealt with the sudden danger.Zuo Quan rushed to a hidden place to observe the enemy's situation, and saw groups of enemies crowded and climbing up, the situation was extremely critical.The chief of staff of Zuoquan decisively organized and commanded the guard troops to fight and retreat, and drew out his pistol to shoot at the enemy rushing up, covering the head of the army, the headquarters, and the radio station quickly transferred from a mountain pass. Flying down in front, back, left, and right, the sound of killing shook the valley and the field, and the dust raised by the bomb fell on Zuo Quan and the soldiers.Seeing this, Zuo Quan was very worried about the safety of the head of the army. From time to time, he observed whether the head of the army was in danger, and often reminded the comrades around him to pay attention to concealment. He ignored his personal safety.Finally, under the tenacious resistance of the guards, the legion headquarters got rid of the enemy's siege and moved to a jungle. At this time, it was learned that the central leadership, the Military Commission column and most of the follow-up troops had passed the blockade.Zuo Quan breathed a sigh of relief. He, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen ordered the Red 1 and Red 2 divisions to alternately cover, retreat while fighting, and withdraw from the position.Red 1st and 2nd divisions, led by Zuoquan and the heads of the regiment, passed through Mupikou, Yaozijiang, Meiziling, Dawan and other places, entered the cloud-shrouded and mountainous Yuecheng Ridge, and passed through dangerous areas such as deep mountain passes in an orderly manner , crossed the Three Thousand Realms, and arrived at the Youzaping area south of Guangxi Ziyuan on December 2. The exhausted commanders and fighters of the Red 1st Army only got a moment of respite. The 1st Red Army fought desperately with the enemy on both sides of the Xiangjiang River, covering the Party Central Committee and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission through the blockade of the Xiangjiang River at the cost of blood. At the same time, the 3rd Red Army on the right also fought bloody battles with the enemy for 4 days and 4 nights; served as the guard of the whole army The 34th Division of the 5th Corps, which blocked the enemy, fought hard for several days in a row. After completing the blocking and covering tasks, when they rushed to the Xiangjiang River, the two sides of the bank were tightly blocked by the enemy, and finally fell into the east bank of the Xiangjiang River. , launched a heroic fight with the enemy, and finally fought alone, most of them died heroically.Other troops also suffered heavy losses.At this time, the Red Army dropped sharply from 86,000 at the start of the Long March to more than 30,000.In just over a month after the Red Army broke through the siege, it lost more than half of its troops, amounting to more than 50,000 people. What a heavy loss! After crossing the Xiangjiang River and breaking through the enemy's fourth blockade line, Zuo Quan, Lin Biao, and Nie Rongzhen led the Red 1st Army and the Red 9th Army to form the right column of the field army. Ridge, entered the area west of Chetian on the border of Hunan and Guangxi on December 5. Chiang Kai-shek was still not reconciled to the bankruptcy of the fourth blockade he had carefully deployed. In order to prevent the Central Red Army from going north to Xiangxi and joining the Red 2 and Red 6 Army, he hurriedly re-deployed troops and deployed a new pursuit plan.Chiang Kai-shek organized the original 5th "Pursuing and Suppressing" Army into two corps to chase after the Central Red Army.At the same time, Wang Jialie of the Guizhou Army was ordered to intercept the westward advance of the Red Army at Jinping and Liping.In an attempt to encircle and wipe out the Red Army on the way north to Xiangxi. Zuo Quanhe, head of the Legion, led the Red 1st Army to march westward along the border of Hunan and Guangxi according to the predetermined plan. On the way, the Red 2nd Division and the Red 1st Division successively occupied Tongdao County in Hunan and Liping County in Guizhou on December 11 and 15, respectively. At this time, there was a heated debate at the top leadership of the Central Committee and the Red Army over the way forward.Bo Gu, Li De and others stubbornly insisted on their plan to go north to western Hunan. Mao Zedong focused on blocking the enemy. The bunker line, set up a net to wait, "please enter the urn", at the critical moment of encircling and annihilating them, they tried their best to dissuade Li De and others from giving up their original plan.Positive suggestion: "Go westward to Guizhou, where the enemy's army is weak." Mao Zedong's correct proposition of winning the initiative and saving the crisis situation was finally supported and agreed by the majority of comrades after a heated debate at the Political Bureau meeting held in Liping .The meeting rejected the policy of Bo Gu, Li De and others insisting that the Central Red Army go north to Xiangxi to join the Red 2nd and Red 6th Corps and establish a base in Xiangxi. On December 19, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission ordered the Central Red Army to divide into two columns, left and right, and advance towards the northern Guizhou area centered on Zunyi.It also stipulated that the Red 1st and Red 9th Legions were the right column, and captured Shibing and other places at the end of December.When the 1st Red Army Corps received the decision and order from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, political commissar Nie Rongzhen immediately summoned cadres above the division level to communicate. Dangerous situation, to avoid another serious loss. In order to complete the combat tasks of capturing Zhenyuan, Shibing and other places, and then crossing the Wujiang River to the north and occupying Zunyi, Zuoquan led the Red 2nd Division, the leading force, to rush towards Shibing. On the evening of December 25, it entered a village about 20 kilometers away from Shibing City. camp.As soon as the troops arrived at the camp, Zuo Quan immediately called Liu Zhong, the chief of the reconnaissance section, and begged them to set off overnight and occupy Shibingcheng's Dongshan before dawn. Liu Zhong decided to attack the city before dawn according to Zuo Quan's chief of staff's instructions to "occupy Shibing City by camera" by taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness.Wang Jialie's "Double Spearmen" were frightened by the sudden attack and intensive gunfire of the Red Army, and they panicked.The awakened enemy hastily counterattacked and was quickly defeated by the Red Army. On the morning of December 26, Zuo Quan led the first part of the Red 2nd Division to Shi Bingcheng, and repelled the Qian army who counterattacked Shi Bingcheng, and the remnants of the enemy fled one after another.The Red Army occupied Shibing City. Zuo Quan published an article on "Ambush Tactics" for the troops to use attack methods more flexibly to attack the enemy.The article pointed out: "Assault, surprise attack, and ambush all belong to the scope of the attack." Tactics" When we adopt this tactic, we must conduct careful reconnaissance, strictly block information, strengthen vigilance, make good disguises, command decisively, and quickly and simply resolve the battle. Wujiang River, also called Qianjiang River, is the largest river in Guizhou.There is only a ferry a few kilometers apart along the river. Pedestrians usually come and go, and they cannot cross the river unless they pass through the ferry. Zuo Quanhe, the head of the corps, commanded the main force of the Red 1st Corps in Shibing, Zhenxiongguan and other places to actively resist the attack of the enemy's "pursuing and suppressing" army Wu Qiwei and Zhou Hunyuan's column towards Zhenyuan and Shibing.Later, on December 29, under the order of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, they respectively led their troops to advance towards Wujiang River.Liu Bocheng, chief of the General Staff of the Military Commission, and Zhang Yunyi, deputy chief of the general staff, led the cadre regiment, two engineering companies of the Military Commission, and the 2nd Red Division as the advance team to rush to Houchang to seize the river and other crossings; Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen led the 1st Red Division to Yuqing, Long Rapidly advancing on the river, they seized the Longchang, Yuanjiadu and other ferries; Zuo Quan led the regiment headquarters and the Red 15th Division to follow up with the Red 1st Division, delayed and blocked the pursuit of the enemy, and covered the advance troops to seize the Wujiang ferry. At this time, it was the end of 1934. According to the Red Army's practice, a party was held on New Year's Day, and entertainment and dinners were organized.However, in order to quickly get rid of the enemy and cross the Wujiang River, Zuo Quan went deep into the troops and commanders to discuss how the Red 1st Army could welcome the New Year with the victory of "breaking through the Wujiang River and taking Zunyi".The atmosphere of the discussion was very heated, and everyone was very emotional, determined to make new contributions in the battle of forcibly crossing the Wujiang River. On January 1, 1935, the advance team of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Red Division rushed to the Jiangjiehe Ferry on the south bank of the Wujiang River. As soon as the advance troops of the Red Army arrived at the riverside, they rushed to make bamboo rafts, collected bridge-building materials, and prepared to cross the Wujiang River by force. On the night of January 2, it was the middle of winter, in order not to be noticed by the enemy, after five people, including company commander Mao Zhenhua, boarded the opposite bank, they braved the biting cold wind, lurked and hid at the foot of the rocky cliff, waiting for the opportunity, and attacked the enemy unexpectedly .At 9 o'clock the next day, the Red 4th Regiment organized a second storm. More than 10 soldiers were divided into three bamboo rafts.Under the leadership of Mao Zhenhua, the five soldiers hiding on the north bank landed to meet the forced soldiers, moved to the back of the enemy's position, and launched a surprise attack.Immediately, the enemy's soul flew away, and the wolf rushed forward.The troops who forcibly crossed the river quickly expanded their results. Under the powerful artillery fire from the opposite bank, they repelled the enemy's counterattack, occupied the positions on the north bank, and covered the main Red Army to cross the Wujiang River in batches. Subsequently, Zuo Quan led the Red 1st Army Corps and the Red 15th Division to complete the blocking task, and followed the main force of the Red 1st Division to cross the Wujiang River in Huilongchang and march towards Zunyi. Zuo Quanhe, the head of the army, led the main force of the Red 1st Army to rush towards Zunyi against the pouring rain. On January 6, they entered the Meitan Shrimp Farm and other places.At the same time, the 6th Regiment of the Red 2nd Division, an advance team led by Chief of Staff Liu Bocheng, had arrived at Shenxishui, a small town 15 kilometers away from Zunyi City.The rain was still falling. Wang Jicheng, the political commissar of the 6th Red Regiment, led a reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance in the rain, and learned that there was only one battalion stationed in the town.Liu Bocheng immediately decided: "The momentum is too fast to cover our ears, and we will wipe out this enemy." Therefore, the Red 6th Regiment took advantage of the enemy's unsuspecting opportunity to suddenly attack Shenxishui, annihilating the enemy camp in one fell swoop, and none of them slipped through the net. After occupying Shenxishui, the Red 6th Regiment learned about Zunyi's enemy situation and city defense situation from the prisoners' mouths and reconnaissance intelligence, and decided to disguise themselves as the Kuomintang army, use the captives to defraud the city, and outsmart Zunyi. After the 1st Red Army occupied Zunyi, on the afternoon of January 9, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and others entered Zunyi City with the column of the Military Commission.Subsequently, Zuo Quan and the head of the corps led the main force of the 1st Red Corps to move to Tongzi, Shiniulan and other places.At this time, more than 100,000 pursuers of Chiang Kai-shek were left by the Red Army in the south or east of Wujiang River.The enemy's situation slowed down slightly, so the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to hold an enlarged meeting of the Politburo in Zunyi, and the troops also took a short rest. Army commander Lin Biao and political commissar Nie Rongzhen were ordered to leave the army and go to Zunyi to attend the meeting. On January 14, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission decided: "All the First Army Corps will be under the unified command of Director Zhu, the Chief of Staff of the Left, before Lin Nie returns." The responsibilities of the legion are heavy, and the tasks they undertake are extremely arduous.Then, they put all their efforts and energy into commanding the troops to fight and guard, went deep into the troops to organize rest, mobilized the troops to carry out local work, and closely relied on the masses to raise food, raise funds and expand the Red Army. After the Red Army occupied Zunyi and Loushanguan, Tongzi and other places to the north, Zuo Quan believed that the most urgent task was to ensure the realization of the Party Central Committee's strategic policy of opening up base areas in northern Guizhou with Zunyi as the center and developing to southern Sichuan.Quickly occupying Xinzhan, Songkan and other places is an important part of realizing this policy. At the same time, a barrier can be built north of Zunyi to protect the safety of Zunyi and ensure the smooth holding of the Zunyi Conference. In order to occupy Xinzhan, Songkan and other places, Zuo Quan and Zhu Rui recruited Chen Guang, commander of the 2nd Red Division, and Liu Yalou, political commissar, to explain the task face to face, and asked the 2nd Red Division to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to quickly take down Xinzhan and Songkan, and serve as Zunyi Guard security to the north. In the early morning of the 15th, according to the instructions of Zuo Quan and Zhu Rui, the Red 2nd Division commanded the Red 4th Regiment to attack the new station as the vanguard. The Red 2nd Division occupied the new station and wiped out two battalions of the enemy. After the Red Army occupied the new station, Zuo Quan and Zhu Ruidian ordered the 2nd Red Division to carry forward the spirit of continuous combat and take advantage of the victory to capture Songkan.After receiving the telegram, Chen Guang and Liu Yalou immediately came to the Red 4th Regiment and instructed them to leave immediately.All the commanders and fighters of the Red 4th Regiment ran for nearly 50 kilometers with a destructive momentum and approached Songkan Town in the early morning of the 16th with a fighting style that was not afraid of fatigue and hardship.Then they entered and occupied Songkan, captured more than 100 enemies, seized more than 100 guns of various types and 3 mortars.And confiscated a large amount of ammunition and supplies dropped by the enemy when they fled in embarrassment. In order to enable the leaders of the Military Commission and the heads of the corps participating in the Zunyi Conference to keep abreast of the enemy's situation facing the Red Army, understand the troops' combat operations, specific locations, and warning directions, and obtain their instructions in time, they reported to the Military Commission every day. He and the head of the legion called for instructions and reports. During the two days of capturing the new station and the most intense battle of Songkan on the 15th and 16th, they sent nearly 10 consecutive telegrams, almost every few hours.This was extremely rare during the Long March, which shows Zuo Quan's strong sense of organizational discipline and rigorous work style. While Zuo Quan and Zhu Rui asked for instructions from the Military Commission and the head of the corps, they also asked the divisions to report the situation in a timely manner. In particular, they asked the Red 2nd Division, which was carrying out the task of capturing Xinzhan and Songkan, to reconnaissance the enemy's situation in detail and find out the roads along the way. To identify and cut off the enemy's retreat, the Red 1st Division and the Red 15th Division were required to strengthen their vigilance in Tongzi and Shiniulan areas, strictly block news, and closely monitor and attract the enemy. After the Red 2nd Division occupied Xinzhan and Songkan, Zuo Quan and Zhu Rui immediately instructed the Red 1st Army troops stationed in Tongzi, Xinzhan, Songkan and other places to closely monitor and guard against the enemies in the direction of Sichuan and Chongqing, and to be responsible for the safety of the north of Zunyi.Red 3, Red 5, and Red 9 armies stationed guards in Lazy Bench, Laojun Temple, Daodashui, Tuanxi, Jiangjiehe, Meitan, Suiyang and other places respectively, and were responsible for the security of the south and east of Zunyi.The Red Army jointly formed a strong defense in several aspects of Zunyi, effectively protecting Zunyi, and safeguarding the smooth holding of the Zunyi Conference with great historical significance. After the Red 1 Corps occupied Xinzhan and Songkan, Zuo Quan and Zhu Rui, according to the instructions of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, decided to use the gap between battles to reorganize the Red 1 Corps while undertaking security tasks and carrying out mass work.The focus of this reorganization is to reduce the establishment and reduction agencies, enrich the main combat forces, and strengthen the company's combat effectiveness.The Red 15th Division is a young fighting force. In the early days of the Long March, it mainly served as the guard and blocking missions of the Red 1st Army.The Central Revolutionary Military Commission decided to cancel the establishment of the Red 15th Division and organize them into two main divisions, the Red 1 and the Red 2 respectively.Through this reorganization, the Red 1 Corps was streamlined into two divisions, Red 1 and Red 2, and a teaching battalion, thereby enriching the main combat force, strengthening the leadership and construction of agencies at all levels, and improving the combat effectiveness of the Red Army. At the same time, the General Political Department issued the "Instruction Letter on Local Work" on January 14 in order to open up the situation in the northern Guizhou base area centered on Zunyi as soon as possible.The instruction letter clearly stated: "To create new Soviet areas in Sichuan and Guizhou, in order to achieve this goal, we must greatly mobilize the struggle of the local masses to cooperate with the Red Army to win the decisive battle and create a smooth environment for the rapid establishment of new Soviet areas." Zuo Quan and In order to implement the instructions and requirements of the General Political Department, Zhu Rui first formed a propaganda group in the Red 1st Army Corps, headed by Wu Liangping, Director of the Local Work Department of the Political Department of the Legion, to actively publicize the principles, policies and task requirements of the Party and the Red Army.Under the propaganda and agitation education of the Red Army, the masses began to understand that the Red Army was really a team for the poor. They believed in and relied on the Red Army, which improved the determination of the masses to fight. Local party organizations and guerrilla forces were gradually established. Local regimes such as revolutionary committees were successively established in the southern suburbs and northeast suburbs. During the Zunyi Conference, Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen believed that the conditions in Sichuan were much better than those in Guizhou, which would facilitate the development of the Red Army. Therefore, they suggested that the Central Red Army should cross the Yangtze River and establish a new base in northwestern Sichuan. The meeting adopted their opinions. At 24:00 on January 16, an instruction was issued in the name of the Field Army Command: "Transfer to the Chishui area for new arrangements." Then on the 20th, the "Operation Plan for Crossing the Yangtze River North" was issued.计划规定：红1军团为右纵队，经温水迅速夺取赤水。 左权根据新的作战任务，立即派遣侦察部队带电台前往温水、赤水地域进行侦察。从1月20日0时到21时的20多个小时里，左权和朱瑞又连续给军委主席朱德或总参谋长刘伯承及军团首长林彪和聂荣臻发电五六次，及时通报温水、习水、赤水等地敌情及沿途地形、道路情况。 左权历来都非常重视侦察工作，及时掌握敌情。他常说：“知己知彼，才能做到百战不殆。”正是由于左权和朱瑞经常不断地为军委提供敌军最新动态和各种情报，这些都为指挥红军一渡赤水的作战和后来因敌情变化暂缓北渡长江，转战赤水之间的作战起到了积极的重要作用。 遵义会议结束后，1月22日下午，林彪赶至温水回到红1军团。至此，左权和朱瑞在奉命领导和指挥红1军团的日子里，以非常踏实、细致、深入的工作作风和压倒一切困难的忘我的工作精神出色地完成了作战、整、教育训练和扩红等各项任务。 2月底，左权和军团首长指挥红1军团与红3军团配合攻打遵义，于28日再占遵义。是役，红军击溃和歼灭敌军2个师又8个团，共毙伤2400余人，俘虏3000余人，给蒋介石以沉重打击，取得中央红军长征以来最大的胜利。极大地鼓舞了红军的斗志，全军上下无不为之欢喜。就在全军欢庆胜利的日子里，遵义会议精神分别在红军中传达。 遵义会议精神的传达使左权终于找到了从第五次反“围剿”以来种种疑问的正确答案，第五次反“围剿”的失败，客观上的困难并不是主要的，而军事战略战术指导方面的错误才是根本的原因。“左倾”教条主义者在第五次反“围剿”中，以单纯防御路线（或专守防御）代替了决战防御，以阵地战、堡垒战代替了运动战。结果使红军遭受严重损失，不得不被迫撤离中央苏区。 左权听了遵义会议的传达，备受鼓舞。不由得想起他自到达中央苏区的那一天起，耳闻目睹，亲自经历的历次反“围剿”斗争。从战争胜负的实践中，毛泽东的战略战术思想与军事指挥才能令左权折服。他十分敬佩毛泽东，认为由毛泽东出来领导红军，把握中国革命的航程，这是广大干部和全军指战员的共同心愿。 在过茅台之前，中革军委在遵义的鸭溪召开了高级军事干部会议，研究和部署三渡赤水河，左权与聂荣臻、林彪一起参加了这次会议。会议地点王家屋基，正巧在鸭溪到茅台的公路旁一个大树林里。树上停着许多乌鸦，哇哇叫得屋子里说话声音也听不清，这时不知谁说了一句：“这些乌鸦真讨厌，最好打它两只，让它们飞掉。”这时，左权随手掏出手枪，向窗外“乓乒”打了两枪，两只乌鸦应声落地。主持会议的毛泽东同志高兴极了，连连称赞左权的好枪法，还号召大家学习左权的枪法。从此，在红军高级干部中都称左权是神枪手。 遵义会议后，中央红军在以毛泽东为代表的党中央和中革军委的领导下，四渡赤水，以3万余人的劣势兵力，同10倍于己的优势敌人巧妙周旋，东西驰骋，南北进退，忽南忽北，声东击西，大踏步地前进，大范围地迂回，高度机动灵活，穿插于重兵之间，转战于川、滇、黔边广大地区。红军迷惑敌人，调动敌人，疲惫敌人，在运动中寻找有利时机，歼灭敌人有生力量，由被动转为主动，终于摆脱了数十万敌军的围追堵截，由贵州进入云南。 红军大踏步地机动作战之时，也正是左权参谋长最繁忙之日。红1军团在这期间，先为中央红军左纵队前卫，攻克桐梓、二占遵义；再为右翼队，穿插于打鼓新场（即今金沙）、仁怀、茅台等地；又为左纵队，突然四渡赤水，威逼贵阳，乘虚进入云南，渡过金沙江。部队经常是处在急行军、强行军、昼夜行军、高度紧张的疲劳状态。这时左权付出了更多的艰辛，他要直接部署侦察、警戒、作战等任务，有时还要亲自带领侦察人员勘察地形、侦察敌情、了解民情，每到宿营地，别人可以休息，他却要拟定新的作战、行军计划，及时向军委领导发电汇报和请示工作，经常要深入部队了解行军、战斗、宿营等情况。由于过分的繁忙和劳累，有时左权参谋长在行军中骑在骡子上也会打起盹来，几次差点从骡子上摔下来。 毛泽东指挥红军大踏步地回旋转移，经常与敌人兜圈子，战斗频繁，因此部队非常疲劳。一些指战员甚至个别领导干部也不理解中央和毛泽东的战略意图，产生了埋怨情绪。 这时，左权经常与聂荣臻在一起交谈，他们对毛泽东的指挥从未怀疑过，而且都非常佩服毛泽东高超的军事指挥艺术，敬仰毛泽东摈弃死板教条的指挥、一切从实际出发的领导作风，赞赏毛泽东远见卓识的战略眼光，相信毛泽东，认为只有毛泽东领导才能挽救危局。5月12日中央在会理召开政治局扩大会议，会议支持毛泽东在危急情况下机动作战的方针。结果最终才使得红军摆脱了敌军的围追堵截，把敌人甩在金沙江以南，扭转了红军被动挨打的局面。 会理会议后，5月20日，中革军委根据中央在川西北建立根据地的决定，发布《关于野战军目前战略方针和任务的训令》。训令明确指出：“渡过大渡河，进入到川西北地区，遂成为目前战略上的实际要求。”同时，训令详细分析了敌情和该地区彝民等情况。最后，训令要求，“我野战军目前应以迅速北进，争取渡江先机，首先进到清溪、泸定桥、洪雅地区与川敌进行作战机动，争取赤化，为战略上基本方针”。 左权和军团首长根据中革军委命令，于5月14日率领红1军团由会理以北地区开始北进，经德昌、西昌，20日到达冕宁以南的泸沽地区。 由泸沽到大渡河，有两条路可走。一条是从泸沽，翻越小相岭，经越巂（今越西），到大树堡，由此渡大渡河到东岸的富林，再由富林经雅安，可直抵成都，这是一条通往成都的大道。另一条是从泸沽，经冕宁，过拖乌，到安顺场，这是一条蜿蜒崎岖荒凉的羊肠小道，沿途不仅山势险峭、地形复杂，而且要经过被人们视为“畏途”的彝族聚居地。由于历代反动统治阶级对彝族同胞的残酷迫害和蓄意制造的民族对立，使彝汉族之间存在着很深的民族隔阂。当年，太平天国翼王石达开统兵4万余人，由这条路到安顺场。这位“勒马渡悬崖，弯弓射明月”的旷世英雄，在这里被困47天，结果全军覆灭。 中央红军北上到达泸沽后，蒋介石判断红军将要北渡大渡河，与红四方面军会合。于是急忙调兵遣将，命令薛岳第2路军继续追击红军，又令川军第20军杨森部火速赶到大渡河北岸增防，王泽浚旅驰驻富林，刘文辉部在大渡河北岸构筑碉堡封锁线堵截红军渡河，妄图与红军决战大渡河，扬言要让红军成为第二个石达开。 中央红军为争取渡河先机，突破天险大渡河，决定由泸沽兵分两路向大渡河北进：红军主力为左路，并由总参谋长刘伯承、红1军团政治委员聂荣臻分别担任司令员和政治委员率领红1师第1团和工兵排等组成先遣队（亦称先遣第1团），走小路，通过彝族聚居区，向石棉县安顺场前进，抢渡大渡河；以红2师第5团及侦察连、便衣队为右路，组成“第2先遣团”，由左权参谋长和红2师政治委员刘亚楼率领，走大道，向石棉县大树堡前进，佯攻富林，以迷惑和牵制敌人，掩护主力部队在安顺场渡河。 5月21日下午，左权和刘亚楼率领第2先遣团佯作主力，大张旗鼓，大造声势，从泸沽出发，向大树堡前进。到大树堡首先就要翻越峰峦叠嶂、山高林密的小相岭。五六月份川西的天气一日三变，早晨还是天高气爽，中午却闷热难熬，晚上则骤雨袭来。第2先遣团刚出发时，烈日当空，红军顶着骄阳攀越凌空峭崖，出入深邃峡谷，浑身烤得火辣辣的，热得如剥皮。傍晚，天气突变，刮起一阵风，紧接着就下一阵雨，使得一些指战员连累带凉直抽起筋来。 登相营是小相岭的出口，周围是悬崖峭壁，高坡陡坎。敌人在隘口的山顶处设置了哨所，由一个排的兵力扼守，并拆除和挖断了险口上唯一的崖路，设了吊桥，放了哨兵。左权当即命令红5团派部队详细侦察，并寻找响导，迅速打开隘口。红5团选派了10多名干部和战士，在刘忠的带领下，由当地采药农民带路，迅速隐蔽地向隘口摸去。红军沿小路，攀爬悬崖峭壁，悄悄地绕到敌人背后。这时有的敌人还在哨棚里打牌，有的还在烟灯旁过瘾。红军突然向隘口守敌发起攻击，干脆利落全歼哨所守敌30余名，放下吊桥。左权趁势率领部队迅速通过隘口吊桥，占领登相营，直扑越巂城。 越崔城由川敌刘文辉部1个营部2个连和民团防守。守敌闻讯小相岭隘口被红军突破，登相营失守，惧怕被歼灭，国民党越巂县县长和敌军营长携家眷、钱财率部队弃城仓皇向富林方向逃去。左权为了迷惑敌人，率领第2先遣团佯作主力，虚张声势，命令所有司号员吹起军号，战士们高唱军歌，整整齐齐、浩浩荡荡地于5月22日下午开进越巂城。 左权在越巂城里了解到，越巂这一带是彝、汉族人民杂居的地区。国民党为了统治这一地区人民，在县政府特设了“彝务科”，彝族同胞备受苦难。在越巂城的监狱里关押的人当中，绝大多数都是彝族兄弟。他们中间，有的是因为反对国民党政府“以夷治夷”互相残杀等反动统治；有的是因为触犯了国民党政府制定的种种反动政策；有的是因为交不起花样繁多的苛捐杂税；有的是因为躲避国民党和川军强霸民女及拉壮丁等等，而被关进这阴暗的牢狱里，遭受着极端残酷的迫害。 左权找来还未跑掉的彝务科科长，弄清原委后对彝务科长说，将所有被关押的彝族同胞都释放出来！ 左权为了把释放被关押的彝民的工作做得更稳妥，使广大群众都了解党和红军的政策主张，让彝务科长请来狱中的彝民代表进行座谈。左权深入细致的工作，开始打消了彝务科长的顾虑，初步化解了彝族同胞同汉族兄弟的矛盾，于是命令红军开监放人。这些获得自由、重见光明的群众，个个无比激动，脸上挂满晶莹的泪花，有的嚎啕大哭，有的跪在红军指战员面前不住地叩头。围观群众见此情此景也深深被打动，获得自由的群众和围观的人群情不自禁地跳跃着、欢呼着，“红军瓦瓦苦！”（红军万岁！）“红军卡唦唦！”（谢谢红军！）的口号声回荡在越侮城。 自第2先遣团进入越巂城，左权和刘亚楼就根据总政治部5月19日发布的《关于争取少数民族工作的训令》，在部队和群众中广泛深入地开展了学习和宣传活动。同时，他还指示部队大量书写、刻印朱德总司令发布的《中国工农红军布告》，要求在越巂城及其附近地区广泛张贴《布告》。 红军第2先遣团在越巂深入宣传党和红军的民族政策的同时，左权带领红军和群众一起打土豪、斗恶霸、反污吏。彝族兄弟为了感谢红军，当得知红军要追歼从越巂城逃窜的四川军阀部队和反动官吏时，纷纷表示愿为红军带路，共同追歼残敌。 5月23日清晨，蒙蒙细雨不停地下着，左权和刘亚楼率领第2先遣团离开越巂城，继续北进，追歼残敌，城内男女老幼闻讯依依不舍冒着雨来送别红军，红军在彝族群众的带领下，经新民、保安营、廖叶坪迅速追至海棠附近。这时彝族同胞向红军通报，从越崔逃跑的国民党县长、县党部的一批头头在川军2个连和民团保安队的护卫下，聚集在海棠镇。左权当即部署红5团紧紧包围海棠镇之敌。左权和红5团团长张振山指挥第3营迅速向敌人发起冲击，与此同时，成群结队勇武强悍的彝、汉族青年手持土枪、棍棒，挥舞大刀、长矛从侧翼向镇子冲去。红军和彝、汉族群众密切配合，前后突击，一阵猛攻，全歼2个连的川军和大批反动民团武装，活捉了国民党越镇县县长和川军营、连长，极大的振奋了红军和当地群众。 第2先遣团全歼海棠镇之敌后，左权为争取时间，迅速抢占大树堡，命令部队急速向大渡河渡口前进。部队从海棠镇出发，胜利通过了彝族区，于5月24到达晒经关。 晒经关，山清水秀，风景迷人，它是通往大树堡的唯一道路。相传唐僧从西天取得佛祖真经，由老乌龟驼着师徒四僧过通天河，因唐僧一心只想着经书，却忘记了老乌龟嘱托的事，惹怒了老乌龟，把唐僧师徒四僧掀到河里，当他们游到对岸，可惜把经书全部打湿，师徒四僧只得将经书摊在石头上晾晒，晒经关即由此得名。 左权经过晒经关时，一边行军，一边讲着这个故事，一边指着那路旁的晒经石给战士们看。战士们都非常敬佩参谋长知识渊博，通古晓今，大家全神贯注地正听到兴头上，忘记了疲劳，都在等待参谋长往下接着讲下去。左权也多么希望大家多看看这秀丽、美好、神奇的山川。他风趣地对大家说：等到革命胜利，我们可以饱览祖国的山山水水，现在时间紧迫，我们要赶路。他高声对大家讲从这里到大树堡只有20余里路了，胜利就在前面了。部队加快了行军步伐。 通过晒经关后，左权命令刘忠选派几名侦察队员并挑选几名俘虏参加红军的战士，化装成溃逃的川军，组成尖兵排，在队伍的前面开路。尖兵排逼近大树堡附近一个关口，有近一个排的敌人兵力防守。哨所敌人反复盘问尖兵排后，竟全完相信这支队伍就是从越巂溃退下来的友军，毫无戒备放尖兵排大摇大摆地通过关口哨卡。尖兵排没费一枪一弹迅速将关口敌人全部缴械，无一人漏网。随后，左权率领主力部队顺利通过关口，直逼大树堡，歼灭大树堡近1个营的敌人，部分残敌逃向大渡河北岸的富林。 左权、刘亚楼自率领右路红军从泸沽出发到大树堡，行程200余公里，智取登相营隘口和大树堡关口。左权为调动敌人，牵着敌人的鼻子走，便千方百计把敌军的注意力吸引到右翼，来左右敌人，尽可能减少左路主力红军的威胁。一路虚张声势，佯作主力、迷惑敌人，为主力红军强渡大渡河赢得了时间，创造了条件。 在左权率领右路红军占领大树堡的同时，以中央红军主力为左路，由刘伯承、聂荣臻率领的先遣队安全通过冕宁以北的彝族区后，先遣队第1团从安顺场渡过大渡河。由于安顺场渡口两岸高山夹峙，河深流急，无法架桥，只靠找到的3只小船轮流摆渡，全军需要一个月时间才能全部渡完，于是中央红军左路又分两路纵队沿大渡河两岸向泸定桥急进。 左权率领第2先遣团胜利完成掩护主力红军北渡大渡河的任务后，于5月28日根据中革军委命令，绕道经海棠、冼马姑向安顺场转移，后随主力红军沿大渡河西岸北进，于6月1日由泸定桥渡过大渡河。 红军胜利渡过大渡河后，红1方面军的《红星报》和红1军团的《战士报》等报刊连续发表捷报和评论。表彰了强渡大渡河的英雄集体和勇士们。《战士报》发表了题为《冲部永远是模范——渡河前的胜利》的评论。评论表扬了左权率领的红5团占领越巂城，成功的佯动掩护主力红军占领安顺场，为红军胜利渡过大渡河所建立的卓越功绩。后来，聂荣臻在他的《回忆录》中，在总结经验时讲到：强渡大渡河的胜利“我认为我们的确走了几步关键性的险棋。我们都走胜了。单就一军团范围来说，这次胜利，是几个部队自觉地互相在战术上密切配合，执行统一战役计划取得的结果。如果没有5团远离主力吸引敌人对安顺场的注意力，1团在安顺场能否夺到那条小船渡河成功，还是一个疑问……”“总之，当时棋势虽险，我们终于取得成功。确实来之不易，但也决非偶然。我们和国民党的斗争，常常是棋高一着，出敌意外。”作为红1军团政治委员的聂荣臻，这番中肯而有见地的话，充分肯定了左权对红军通过彝族区北上作出的突出卓越的指挥才能。 左权和刘亚楼率领第2先遣队渡过大河后，继续担任佯动任务。奉中革军