Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Deploying and Receiving Troops

He Long was in a terrible mood that day!The battle in the north of Shanxi was hit with a nail in the second place. What made him calm down the most was that Guan Xiangying died of illness in Yan'an! "He, Guan" is a whole. How many years has this title been called in the Red Second Front Army?During the Anti-Japanese War, Guan Xiangying still partnered with He Long, serving as the political commissar of the 20th Division, the political commissar of the Shanxi Northwest Military Region, and the Jinsui Military Region.He and Guan are still flying banners.Those veterans of the Shanxi-Sui Military Region who fought from the western (border) era of Hunan and Hubei all cried bitterly when they heard the bad news.Not to mention He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng, Guan Xiangying has put a lot of effort into their growth, and when they have minor problems, they can get over their faces and overcome them, but what remains in their hearts now is the warmth of the spring breeze.

Guan Xiangying was from Liaoning in northeast China, Manchu, straight and strong, like He Long, he also had a beard, held a big pipe, and even had the same saber on his waist, which could only be distinguished by the color of the tassels.The past was vivid in his eyes, and tears could not flow from He Long's eyes.He forced himself to drill into the map of the Hubei-Henan-Shanxi border, and turned his attention to the 359th Brigade that was breaking out.He lay silently on the map all night, and the room was full of smoke, so thick that people's faces could not be seen clearly.The sun was very high, and he didn't wash his face, go out of the house, or eat, and the lantern was still shining red lightly.

Zhang Zongxun, the deputy commander of the Shanxi-Sui Field Army, couldn't hold back any longer. He went outside to take a breath and came back and said, "Boss, there is no way to be anxious. I think it's better to send a report to Wang Shitai and the others in your name, asking the United Defense Army to send troops south to meet them." one time." He Long waved his hand and said, "Let the Military Commission first, ask Wang Zhen and the others if they have crossed the Dan River." Until now, He Long was still sweating for the 359th Brigade.At that time, Liu Zhi and Hu Zongnan were holding 100,000 troops before and after the main force of the Central Plains.In this case, if you encounter another Danjiang River with flash floods, you will be in a dilemma!He Long imagined that the river was turbulent and the white waves were surging, but there were no boats and rafts. Wang Zhen stood by the river and gasped...

In fact, the two telegrams to the Military Commission and to the Allied Defense Forces were sent by the acting chief of staff Xu Guangda at the same time.Half an hour later, acting commander Wang Shitai and chief of staff Zhang Wenzhou of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi-Sui joint defense force called back to report that they had drawn up a response plan. Break through the enemy's blockade; take the seventh regiment of the third security brigade and part of the fifth regiment as the right-wing regiment, and break through between Pingliang and Jingchuan; and use the first police brigade to disperse the guerrillas in the Xunyi area to contain the enemy.At present, everything is ready, and the whole line can be dispatched to implement the response only after the Central Military Commission gives an order.

The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shandong-Sui Joint Defense Force is no longer what it used to be. As early as March to April, the Central Military Commission carried out a streamlined reorganization for it. 10 regiments, 12 battalions, and 67 companies were laid off, and 2,700 people were demobilized to local areas. .The original bloated 50,000 people were suddenly reduced to 28,000 lean and capable. The organization sequence should be adjusted, and the leading organizations should be merged. The troops under his command went to the Third Police Brigade.As a result, the five brigades in the formation are all fully staffed and look decent.In the first garrison brigade, Gao Jinchun served as brigade commander and political commissar; Huang Luobin, commander of the third garrison brigade, and Li Hebang, political commissar; Zhang Xianyue and Xu Liqing served as brigade commander and political commissar of the new fourth brigade; Cao Youshen, who came over for the uprising, and Gao Feng, the political commissar; Luo Yuanfa, the brigade commander and political commissar of the teaching brigade.

The Central Military Commission did not reply to He Long for a long time.This telegram is very difficult to reply, and all the leaders of the Military Commission, including Mao Zedong, have their hearts in their throats!At that time, in order to narrow the target, the North Route Army, the main force of the Central Plains breakout force, had already made the deployment of dividing into two columns and turning westward.Li Xiannian and Zheng Weisan led the Central Plains Bureau, the Central Plains Military District Office, the 13th Brigade of the 2nd Column, and the 45th Regiment of the 15th Brigade, with 7,000 people as the left wing, passing through Nanhuatang on the border of Hubei and Manchuanguan on the border of Shaanxi, to the south of Shaanxi On the other hand, Wang Zhen took 8,000 officers and soldiers from the 359th Brigade and the Cadre Brigade as the right wing, via Jingziguan on the Henan border and Shanyang in southern Shaanxi to Zhen'an and Zhashui in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains.

Over the past ten days, the 10,000-strong army has broken through one Kuomintang blockade line after another, the Tang River has passed, the Bai River has passed, and now one step ahead is southern Shaanxi, and this step is really difficult and dangerous!Right now, the city of Xichuan has not been captured, and Hu Zongnan's troops have arrived at Jingziguan. The Kuomintang troops in the periphery are chaotic, and the encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, but there is the Danjiang River in front and the Xichuan River in the back. The sound was deafening, the troops were trapped in a small area, and life and death were only overnight.

This was a nightmare. Until the beginning of September, when the 359th Brigade and the Cadre Brigade led by Wang Zhen came out of the Qinling Mountains in ragged clothes, the soldiers and civilians in the border area were still sweating.After half a month's rest, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a welcome meeting for the 359th Brigade in the Yangjialing Central Auditorium in Yan'an. Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Ren Bishi, Lin Boqu, Peng Dehuai, He Long and other leading comrades all dispatched, happily walked among the officers and soldiers returning from the north, and Everyone shakes hands.That day, almost all the officers and soldiers of the army shed tears.

Finally back to Chairman Mao's side!Wang Zhen tidied up that thin smiling face a few days ago. The day before the welcome meeting, he rushed to Zaoyuan to report to Mao Zedong. He was already excited when he should be excited, so the public place seemed calm instead.Starting with Mao Zedong, he saluted and shook hands with the leaders of the central government one by one. Finally, when it was He Long's turn, the two held hands and looked at each other for a long time, only smiling, not knowing what to say. In the afternoon, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued invitations in the name of Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and hosted a banquet in the Wangjiaping Auditorium for the 359th Brigade and other cadres above the regiment who participated in the Southern Expedition.There are six tables in the auditorium, and each table has four large pots of vegetables.Everyone gathered together, and the house was full of delicious food and wine.Starting with Mao Zedong, they toasted one by one... He Long and Wang Zhen both drank a little wine, and then began to talk in detail with reddish eyes.

Wang Zhen stood in front of He Long holding his wine glass, his face was warm and his mouth was warm: "Boss, I'm so glad that I'm alive to see you again, comrades in the old army, are you all right?" He Long opened his clothes, looked at Wang Zhen with a smile on his face, and said, "Okay, everything is good. Last year we fought the Battle of Suiyuan, and recently we fought the Battle of Northern Shanxi and Datong. Just like you, in order to complete the task, we also sacrificed some Comrade..." When mentioning the sacrifice, Wang Zhen grimaced sadly: "This year went south and north, the sacrifice was too great! Many old comrades who have experienced many battles..." He especially recalled Yan Longbin, the deputy head of the Ninth Regiment.Yan died on the way to the battle in southern Shaanxi.During the battle in Shaanxi, Yan Longbin's arm was broken, there was no medicine, and the weather was cloudy and rainy, and the wound quickly festered and maggots, so he had to saw it.But the saw was not clean, and the infection worsened, but Yan still refused to sit on a stretcher, insisted on marching and fighting with the troops, and insisted on commanding the battle until he was shot again in the Xiaohekou battle on July 23.When he died, he complained that he had contributed too little to the revolution, felt ashamed, and warned his comrades to persevere until the birth of New China.

"Yan Longbin is from Yongxin, Jiangxi. He joined the Red Army at the age of 16 and has been with me all the time..." As he spoke, Wang Zhen's eyes filled with tears. He Long said: "It is worthwhile to complete the task after death. At the welcome meeting, the chairman spoke highly of you, saying that you have experienced the second Long March and are the party's precious wealth. As for the loss, Commander-in-Chief Zhu also I’ve said it, the next step is to find a better environment for you and renew the troops.” Wang Zhen lowered his head: "I don't dare to be the 'Second Long March'. When Commander Zhu made a toast, he said that 27,000 miles was 5,000 miles too much. In fact, we only traveled 22,000 miles..." He Long squinted his eyes and waved his hands again and again: "The spirit is the same, and this is what makes war work!" Unknowingly, he talked about the just-concluded Battle of Northern Shanxi. Wang Zhen could hear a trace of guilt in He Long's heart, and he felt a lot in his heart, saying: "That day I went to Zaoyuan to report to the chairman. As soon as the chairman met, he said: Comrade Wang Zhen has worked hard, and it's time to shave your beard. Tomorrow Make your official debut in front of the people of Yan'an, you are heroes! The next day, the masses of Yan'an put up a big slogan of "Megatron China". I feel bad. When I left Yan'an, I was like this. So many comrades lost their blood, and it was only in exchange for today. I remember that on August 15th, we repelled the enemy's two pursuers in the Huayang area. In the barren mountains and ridges, hundreds of miles of woods, no human habitation. On the night of the 19th, the main force had just passed a road, and the rear guard was suddenly ambushed by Hu Jun. They were in the dark, occupying a favorable terrain, and we were in the open, rushing to fight , a large area fell down as soon as the gun was fired. Later, the soldiers insisted on rushing into the enemy. In that hand-to-hand fight, damn it, everyone did it with injuries. There was a soldier in the eighth regiment named Liang Xiaomao, who shot After defeating seven or eight enemies, he finally broke the bayonet and couldn't pull it out. The enemy hugged him and couldn't get away. He bit off the enemy's nose, and two of his front teeth collapsed. When collecting the corpse, he still followed the The enemy twisted together. The hillsides are full of corpses, the streams in the ditches are so red... We have become heroes, and those comrades... I'm afraid there are only bones left." The two spoke and listened attentively, never expecting Peng Dehuai to come behind him quietly.He brought a glass of wine to Wang Zhen, lit it up, and said, "Wang Zhen, I would like to toast you too." Wang Zhen hurriedly got up to look for a cup, but Peng Dehuai stopped him with his hand: "You don't need to drink, I think you have enough for today." Wang Zhen refused, and He Long smiled and said: "Execute the order, why are you being polite to Mr. Peng? " Then Wang Zhen gave up resentfully, standing in front of the two bosses with his chest straight and smiling. Peng Dehuai finished drinking, held the empty glass in his hand, and talked about the situation with a solemn expression.He said: "The Central Plains Military Region finally narrowly escaped death. Although the troops were in disarray, they survived after all. Your 359th Brigade returned to Yan'an, and Li Xiannian, Wang Shusheng and the others still had to establish bases behind the enemy lines, which cost a lot! There is no way out. Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind to fight, and no one can stop him. Even a university professor was assassinated by him after he said a few words of justice. Americans share a pair of pants with him, so Chongqing? The "China-US Cooperation Institute" has not checked your Communist Party one by one. The peace talks and military investigations are all acting. Comrade Enlai plans to end his mission and withdraw from political negotiations. What is the most important thing to talk about? Fight! Now, not only the Central Plains, Jinsui, and Jinchaji, but also the entire East China, Northeast China, Guangdong, and even the liberated areas of Hainan Island are under pressure. Hu Zongnan's 19 brigades with more than 150,000 people are putting pressure on the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region It is also very large. At present, the Kuomintang is still mainly using the main railway line as the axis, and the main force is attacking from south to north, trying to seize and control the cities and communication lines in the liberated areas first, and annihilate the main force of our army, or gradually suppress our army south of the Yellow River. Go to the north of the Yellow River, and then gather and wipe them out in North China." Peng Dehuai paused, and sighed to himself: "Lao Jiang's wishful thinking has always been on the top of his head!" Then he said: "The chairman has drafted a party directive, which will be issued in a few days. Affirm the achievements of the previous period, sum up the experience and lessons, and talk about the strategic plan for the next step." Peng Dehuai thoughtfully: "The burden of the next step is not light in Jinsui, maybe we have to cross the Yellow River..." He Long kept squinting his eyes and smoking.To Peng Dehuai's words, he only smiled contentedly.Wang Zhen was invigorated by hearing this, and kept asking the Military Commission whether the next task of the 359th Brigade was clear. Peng Dehuai made it clear, four words: training supplement. "Are you in a hurry, the kang in Yan'an is not warm yet!" Peng Dehuai looked at He Long, who was smoking silently, with angry eyebrows, and seeing that he didn't speak, he asked, "How is Boss He doing recently?" He Long replied: "Fortunately, it's just that the stomach is not very comfortable sometimes, it's a small problem." Peng Dehuai said: "After several battles, you don't rest. I heard people say that your snoring is not as loud as before." Peng Dehuai's words carry some meaning.Indeed, from the end of the Battle of Northern Shanxi to the siege of Datong and the battle of Jining later, He Long has always been uneasy.Especially for the attack on Datong, due to the precedent of disagreement in the Battle of Suibao years ago, before the Battle of Northern Shanxi, he and Nie Rongzhen had repeatedly deliberated. All laid down.Datong has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.It is not only famous for its coal capital, but also geographically connects Suiyuan to the north and Chahar to the east, and is also the intersection point of the Pingsui Railway and Tongpu Railway.The Central Military Commission was in charge of the overall situation and was eager to capture Datong. As soon as it heard that victory was certain, it immediately approved the plan of Nie and He, hoping that the two major military regions of Jinchaji and Jinsui would "carefully plan, fully prepare, and resolutely seize it"!In the end, it was another pity that Datong had a blank shot and once again hastily withdrew its troops. Peng Dehuai seems to see the gains and losses of this battle more objectively.He said: "No matter what, the annihilation of 8,870 Kuomintang troops in more than half a month is considered victory in defeat!" He Long knew very well that Peng Dehuai's battlefield strategy was extremely particular, and the outcome was also very important.The reason for saying this is a kind of understanding and relief.So, he smiled calmly, "A defeat is a defeat. After one battle, neither the expected nor the goal of the siege was achieved, and two points were lost, which put Zhangjiakou in a disadvantageous situation of being attacked from both sides , isn’t it a defeat?” Peng Dehuai liked to hear He Long's frank and sincere comment on the war like this, but unfortunately there were not many such opportunities. Now that he had already said the topic, he decided to "throw a brick to attract jade", so he quoted a point that Mao Zedong reiterated many times recently.Mao Zedong summed up the experience of the recent confrontation between the Kuomintang and the Communist armies, especially emphasizing the need to relatively concentrate superior forces and focus on annihilating the enemy's vital forces. Then the strongholds occupied by the enemy will naturally be easily recovered by us.In order to implement this policy, the method of besieging the city and fighting for aid should be adopted.The purpose of besieging the city is not to win the city, but to fight for aid.Peng Dehuai said: "It is very important to win the city, but it is more important to wipe out the enemy's vital force!" The discussion between the two bosses inspired Wang Zhenda, who is extremely savvy.He shouted happily: "I see, there is dialectics in it! Alas, I have been nervous for a year, and I need to find some time to make up lessons." He Long nodded with satisfaction.Peng Dehuai also laughed: "The chairman wants you to 'regroup'. This is what regrouping looks like! Otherwise, how would you plant the flag of the 359th Brigade on the top of Beiping City in the future?" Peng Dehuai, He Long, and Wang Zhen were chatting vigorously when Yang Shangkun came over.He nodded apologetically to everyone and said: "The chairman asked me to say hello to Mr. Peng. Comrades Xi Zhongxun and Zhang Desheng are going to give a detailed report to the leaders of the Military Commission tonight. The central content is Hu Jingduo's Hengshan Uprising. The east wind is blowing!" Peng Dehuai held his wine glass and spread his hand: "Is it still a good idea? The chairman nods and does it. I have discussed it with Wang Shitai and Zhang Zhongliang. The new 11th Brigade that I participated in, each with a force to cooperate with the operation, should be safe. Boss He, what do you think?" He Long was a little worried, thought for a while, and said: "The Hengshan Uprising is no problem, but we must be cautious when attacking Yulin. Deng Baoshan is not someone else..." The one Peng Dehuai most wanted to fight was Yulin Deng Baoshan.Deng's troops occupy Yulin and Hengshan in the Shaanxi-Ingolade Border Region, echoing Hu Zongnan's army south of Luochuan, and have long threatened the rear of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.A few days ago, Hu Zongnan withdrew his main force to chase and intercept Li Xiannian and Wang Zhen in southern Shaanxi, while Deng Baoshan in the north kept making small moves.Especially in Shiwan, Gaozhen and Wuzhen in Hengshan, the murderous knives extended into the border area, and the main road from Suide to the three sides was cut off by it.From a military point of view, once the two sides fight, it will inevitably affect the strategic maneuver of the CCP.If the nail is not pulled out, there will be endless troubles.But to solve the fundamental problem, the big tree of Deng Baoshan must be brought down.For this reason, Mao Zedong repeatedly instructed Xi Zhongxun, secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, to strengthen the work on the northern line of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. Xi Zhongxun's "Northern Line Work" entered substantive steps as early as half a year ago.That was April 12, 1946, before Chiang Kai-shek blatantly tore up the armistice agreement. Activists.Xi Zhongxun found Shi Yuan, who was the deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the Suide Prefectural Committee at the time, and the two sat cross-legged on the kang and added up carefully. Xi Zhongxun said: "There must be a job target, preferably an upper-middle-level military officer of the Kuomintang. This person should have a strong ability to act, have ideas, and have charisma..." Shi Yuan immediately thought of an old man, Hu Jingduo, who was influenced by democratic thoughts since he was a child, and had close contacts with the Communist Party when he was young. "We met in about 1938," Shi Yuan recalled. "At that time, he was in Zhuangli Town, Fuping County. In my impression, his thinking was relatively progressive. The soldiers passed through Fuping, and Secretary Shao Wuxuan of the County Working Committee took the opportunity to stuff him with a group of people. I remember that there were more than 40 people, all of whom were young volunteers. In addition, Secretary Shao also sent me and Liu Maokun and other comrades in the party. , Let us do Hu's work for a long time. Unfortunately, I was transferred to study in Xi'an halfway, and left the Hu Department. I have never seen him again, and I don't know his current whereabouts." "If people are really reliable, they will be found even in heaven and earth!" Xi Zhongxun was very interested. "Of course it's reliable!" Shiyuan said affirmatively, "as far as I know, he was dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's non-resistance policy during the War of Resistance, and was transferred from the front line many times because of his serious dealings with the Japanese. As the head of the 252nd Regiment of the 17th Army, stationed in Guyuan, Gansu Province, he refused to implement the policy of sealing off the border area, and even had a mess with Gao Guizi, the commander of the 17th Army, publicly saying that the Kuomintang would collapse sooner or later, and expressed his friendship with the Communist Party. In a fit of anger, he simply asked for leave and returned to his hometown, and pulled his own team in the Guanzhong area. I heard that he returned to work in the Deng Baoshan Department in northern Shaanxi last year, and I don’t know if it’s true or not.” Xi Zhongxun said: "Whether it is true or not, you go and take a trip! Right now, in order to actively attack the Liberated Areas, Chiang Kai-shek is trying his best to repel dissidents internally, reduce the number of miscellaneous troops, and expand his direct troops. Look how arrogant Hu Zongnan is, and Deng Baoshan's men Some miscellaneous troops had a hard time. Lao Jiang was afraid that they would cause trouble, so he sent many spies in to control them. The officers and soldiers became dissatisfied, like a pile of dry wood, ready to be ignited. Especially some intelligent officers like Hu Jingduo, in their hearts They are weighing their weight, and no one wants to work for Chiang Kai-shek. There are two paths in front of them, either to serve as cannon fodder for Chiang Kai-shek, or to fall into the arms of the people and follow the Communist Party. These people, pull and pull. At this time, we step in and do some work, and we contribute to the revolutionary cause and save people from fire and water." Two days later, a senior staff officer of the Eighth Route Army came to the Shanxi-Shanxi-Sui Border Command of Yulin Deng Baoshan.This uninvited guest came to negotiate the border military friction between the two sides on behalf of the troops of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.That day, after finishing his business, he declined the official reception, saying that he was going to visit a fellow countryman he had not seen for many years, so he came to the headquarters of the 22nd Army of the Kuomintang in the dark.The fellow villager he wanted to visit was Hu Jingtong, the deputy commander of the army and the commander-in-chief of the Northern Shaanxi Security Command. This Hu Jingtong is none other than Hu Jingduo's elder brother.The visitor felt like old friends at first sight: "Commander Hu, under my teacher, is Mr. Jing Duo's old friend. I have been separated from my younger brother Xi'an for many years. I don't know where he is now. Now I am sent to Yulin for business. I heard that Commander-in-Chief Daming, I’m taking the liberty to visit, I wonder if the Commander-in-Chief knows the whereabouts of Mr. Jing Duo?” Hu Jingtong was also straightforward: "Oh, Jing Duo, he is now my second-in-command, stationed in Hengshan Poluo Fort, but..." Hu Jingtong looked at Shiyuan vigilantly, and swallowed the rest of the words without saying a word. Back in Suide, Shiyuan immediately sent someone disguised as a peddler and sent a note to Hu Jingduo, asking to meet Hu, claiming that "there is something important to discuss."Hu Jingduo was shopping for beans, but when he saw Shiyuan's note, he hurriedly wrote back to urge the meeting.Shi Yuan immediately came to Poluo Fort in Hengshan as a senior officer of the Eighth Route Army to "negotiate the border issue" with Deputy Commander Hu. Hu Jingduo tightly grasped Shi Yuan's hands: "You are sending charcoal in the snow! I will never hold the Jiang family's job again. You should report to Xi Zhongxun quickly, and you need to send more troops. Bring me some guns and ammunition. I want to lead an uprising and pull the team over!" "Great!" Xi Zhongxun slapped his thigh when he heard the report, and immediately selected more than 30 people, brought a batch of guns, ammunition and cash, and rushed to Hu Jingduo's team one after another before the end of June.After Hu's careful arrangement, some of these people served as soldiers, and some served as squad and platoon leaders. They fully assisted Hu Jingduo in contacting the uprising personnel from top to bottom, and worked as company and platoon officers.At the same time, firmly grasp the dynamics of the troops in the palm of your hand.As a result, Hu Jingduo became more courageous. He threw off his arms and sorted out the personnel of the regiment, determined the positions of the personnel, organized the backbone training class, and talked one by one, sorting out the officers and soldiers to which he belonged.In particular, relying on the backbone to block news and monitor the actions of key people, the work is done seamlessly. Meanwhile, the Yulin Secret Service of the Kuomintang also grasped some clues and reported them to Hu Jingtong.Hu Jingtong had heard about his younger brother's "misconduct" for a long time, and hurriedly summoned Hengshan's middle-level officers to Yulin one by one to talk.However, he didn't catch any decent handles.A careful and detailed plan is still running in an orderly manner.The designation of the uprising troops was designated as the Sixth Cavalry Division of the Northwest Democratic Alliance Army, and the slogan of the operation was "Go back to Guanzhong and expel Hu Zongnan".The secret party organization has been established, and the list of cadres has also been quietly proposed by Hu Jingduo.It is determined that the first plan after the uprising is to take advantage of the situation and seize Yulin.The second is to liberate the area south of the Wuding River, so that the enemy of Yulin will lose its barrier and be directly exposed to the threat of our army.In case of an uncontrollable situation, the third minimum plan is implemented: Hu Jingduo immediately withdraws from the original defense, and leads the backbone of his department to enter the border area.The date of action was set for October 10, 1946. However, on October 8, Hu Jingtong summoned his younger brother Hu Jingduo to Yulin.In the warm and affectionate family atmosphere, the two brothers launched a violent confrontation like a storm.But Hu Jingtong still has no real evidence to detain his younger brother.When they parted, Hu Jingtong put the military cap on his younger brother himself, and handed him the whip, saying: "Jingduo, the wind and sand are strong on the plateau, the horse walks slowly..." Hu Jingduo gave his elder brother a military salute, said "Fifth brother, take care", and strode out of the gate.The pistol teams of the two platoons of the headquarters lay in ambush in Hu Jingtong's yard for a whole day. Because they did not get the order from the commander-in-chief, they watched Hu Jingduo step on the big white horse and whip away. Hu Jingduo rode his horse to Shiwan Town, which is located on the north bank of the Dali River in the southeast of Hengshan Mountain.This is the junction of Hengshan and Zichang counties, and also the main throat from Yan'an to Yulin.It goes deep into the hinterland of the border area and is called the "Southern Fortress" by the Deng Baoshan Group.Zhang Ziya, the head of the Kuomintang Ninth Security Regiment stationed here, has a regiment headquarters and a brigade with a total of 600 officers and soldiers.Zhang Ziya came out of Chiang Kai-shek's Lushan special training class. He was "particularly loyal to the party-state and the leader", and was Hu Jingtong's most trusted "insider" in Hengshan.However, Zhang Yaxiong, the deputy head of the regiment, Fan Zhiying, the major's military supply director, and Xu Xiuqi, the captain of the machine gun squadron, were always dissatisfied with their superiors and full of complaints. They were the targets of Hu Jingduo's uprising.As soon as Hu Jingduo arrived quickly, Zhang Yaxiong and others surrounded him impatiently and asked, "Should we do it?" Hu Jingduo pondered for a moment: "Don't worry, just wait." "Still waiting, everyone's hearts are waiting!" "I can't wait. Shangfeng has already noticed that there must be military preparations. Only by mobilizing more troops from the border area to cooperate with the operation can there be a guarantee of success. Zhang Ziya's side..." "He, he's almost turned into a mess! His wife just died, and my brothers got him a flower bud, which is more than 20 years younger than him. She is a delicate little girl, young and beautiful, who entangles him to the bone. Melted, cuddled on the kang all day full of affection, have no thoughts on military affairs, and push everything to the regimental deputy!" Zhang Yaxiong, the deputy of the regiment, is like a fish in water.The officers of the whole regiment "switched and switched" if they felt unreliable at the slightest degree, dispatching missionaries, retiring from the military, and even driving the dogs in Shiwan Town up the mountain.He also deliberately dug a secret passage beside the city gate to allow the Communist Party's troops to enter the city.The night before the uprising, Gao Langting, the deputy commander of the Suide Army Division, led a group of teams with white towels on their arms, and entered the city through this secret passage. At that time, the headquarters of the Baojiu Regiment was completely surrounded within a few minutes. , broke into the door, and shouted loudly: "Tuan Zuo, the Communist Party has surrounded the regiment headquarters, and the brothers are all disarmed. You join us and join the Communist Party!" When Zhang Ziya saw the situation, what else could he say!Reluctantly, he took out a pistol from under the embroidered pillow and threw it in front of Fan Zhiying. At the same time, Qin Yuewen, the deputy commander of another lieutenant colonel, had summoned the officers above the company from all bases to announce the decision to revolt. Hu Jingduo sent a telegram to the article that he had prepared long ago——"Opposing Chiang and Hu's traitorous, civil war, and eradicating Dissidents, Support General Deng Baoshan and others to Struggle for Peaceful National Construction" has been sent to the desks of Deng Baoshan and Hu Jingtong in Yulin. This day was October 13th, and it was only ten days since Yan'an People's Broadcasting Station broadcast the news that the 359th Brigade had returned to Yan'an from the north. The title of the article was "The People's Army Is Invincible".The units of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shandong-Sui Joint Defense Army that cooperated with the uprising chanted this slogan and drove to Poluo Fort like a tide.Then, they swept away the periphery of Zhenchuan and Wuzhen in one go, and occupied the two towns as well as Yuhebao.Then conquer the Ten Thousand Buddhas Cave.At dawn on the 16th, the Wang Yongqing Cavalry Regiment of the 22nd Army of the Kuomintang stationed in Hengshan County also raised the flag of righteousness.So far, all the strongholds in the Hengshan area have solved their problems except for Xiangshui Fort, which was not captured due to the traitor's informant.Hu Jingtong, who woke up like a dream, never expected that the mastermind of this "disaster" was really his younger brother Hu Jingduo, and he came so quickly.Out of a complicated psychology, he personally led two battalions to Xiangshui Fort for reinforcements. As a result, he was hit head-on by the New Fourth Brigade and the Teaching Brigade of the Jinsui Joint Defense Army who were ordered to besiege the fort.Hu Jingtong escaped by chance. What's next?Is it to "take advantage of the victory to seize Yulin" according to the plan, or to accept it as soon as it is good?Xi Zhongxun asked the central government for instructions.At this time, the Central Military Commission was planning a major national deployment adjustment. Mao Zedong said: "Old Peng, you have an idea." Peng Dehuai was holding a lot of organizational plans in his hand.He tried his best to free himself from his thoughts, and he remembered Boss He's heartfelt words half a month ago.He Long had a lot of contacts with Deng Baoshan, and he had more say in matters concerning Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Jinsui.Peng Dehuai said: "The capture of Yulin will definitely deal a heavy blow to the enemy. However, Yulin is ready, and Deng Baoshan may still fight for it in the future. Therefore, in my opinion, the original plan is abandoned, and the Yu-Heng battle is over." Mao Zedong Nod in agreement. On November 10, 1946, after the adjustment of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, a new organization sequence was introduced. It was decided to cancel the Yanmen Military Region of the Jinsui Military Region, and place the Fifth Army Division and the Eleventh Army Division under its jurisdiction under the Suimeng Military Region. , The Second Military Division and the Sixth Military Division under its jurisdiction are directly under the leadership of the Jinsui Military Region.At the same time, it was also decided to cancel the designations of the Jinsui Field Army and the Shanxi North Field Army, and unite the units of the two field armies into three columns, the first, second, and third of the Jinsui Military Region.Its establishment sequence and personnel composition are as follows: The first column: commander Zhang Zongxun, political commissar Liao Hansheng.The column has jurisdiction over the Independent First Brigade (Wang Shangrong is the brigade commander and Zhu Huizhao is the political commissar) and the 358th Brigade (Huang Xinting is the brigade commander and Yu Qiuli is the political commissar); Second Column: Commander and Political Commissar Wang Zhen.The column has jurisdiction over the 359th Brigade (Guo Peng is the brigade commander and Li Quan is the political commissar), and the Independent Fourth Brigade (Dun Xingyun is the brigade commander and Yang Xiushan is the political commissar); Third Column: Commander Xu Guangda, Political Commissar Sun Zhiyuan.The column has jurisdiction over the Second Independent Brigade (Tang Jinlong is the brigade commander and Luo Zhimin is the political commissar), the Independent Third Brigade (Yang Jiarui is the brigade commander, Jin Rubai is the political commissar), and the Independent Fifth Brigade (He Bingyan is also the brigade commander and Wang Chijun is the political commissar). In a blink of an eye, on December 24, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, in the small auditorium of Zaoyuan in Yan'an, a large group of leading comrades including Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Deng Yingchao, Kang Keqing, Xi Zhongxun, and Wang Shitai happily received cadres above the battalion level of the Hengshan Uprising .One and a half months ago, with the establishment of the democratic regimes in Yu and Hengxin Districts, the Sixth Cavalry Division of the Northwest Democratic Alliance Army was formally established in Wuzhen, Hengshan, and Hu Jingduo was appointed as the division commander.At that time, there were almost 5,000 people in the whole division. During this period, more than half of them ran away. When the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China ordered the department to transfer south to Yan'an in early December, there were only more than 2,100 people left.As Vice Chairman Zhou Enlai and Commander Zhu De said: All that sinks are seeds.Now these 2,100 seeds have undergone some training and will join the ranks of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Shanxi Joint Defense Force. Mao Zedong attended the meeting to welcome the Sixth Cavalry Division with great interest.After warm applause, he said: "The uprising of the Sixth Cavalry Division has pointed out a bright road to the old army in the Northwest. Although the ship of the United States and Chiang Kai-shek is larger, it is a broken ship, and it will sink in a storm. Our The revolutionary ship is still small, but it is brand new. It can ride the wind and waves, and advance victoriously. You are welcome to get off the big ship and get on the small ship, overcome difficulties, and carry the revolution to the end. Judging from the current situation, we have three years to defeat it. The Kuomintang, we will surely win the final victory!"