Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

Mao Zedong squatted on the plateau with an old shepherd and chatted for a while, and when he returned to the cave, it was already full of guests.Everyone was laughing and passing a pack of hardcover "Xue Rengui" cigarettes.The chairman came in, and the smoke naturally passed to his hand.Zhou Enlai enthusiastically introduced to Mao Zedong: "This is Mr. Peng's reward for everyone!" People were surprised to find that Zhou Enlai, who never dabbled in cigarettes, made an exception today and also took out a "Xue Rengui" and played it upside down in his hands. When receiving the cigarette, Mao Zedong saw Peng Dehuai.He took the cigarette in one hand, and stretched out the other hand for Peng Dehuai to hold: "Old Peng, why don't you say anything after winning the battle?"

This sentence aroused everyone's interest, and they all turned to look at Peng Dehuai. Boss Peng squatted on a small mound behind Liu Shaoqi, discussing something with Ren Bishi in a low voice. Hearing the shout, he raised his head and grinned silently.Seeing Mao Zedong reaching out his hand, he got up and shook it, and said while shaking it, "Chairman, you have worked hard!" Mao Zedong waved his hands again and again: "The most difficult thing these days is you..." Everyone's eyes followed Mao Zedong.This is often the case, as soon as Mao Zedong appears, the whole room immediately has a focal point.

Mao Zedong and the others rushed here late last night and only slept half the night, but they were all in good spirits. They got up from the kang early in the morning and went about their business.Mao Zedong smiled and said to everyone: "I asked, what is the name of this place 'Yanggedizi'... I can't find it on the map!" Liu Shaoqi continued the conversation with a smile: "That's good, Hu Zongnan can't make up his mind." He glanced at everyone as he spoke. At this time, Zhu De stood up from behind the crowd, walked to Mao Zedong, who was all watching, and said, "Dehuai is well-intentioned." He waved his hand, drawing everyone's attention to the map, "This place is not suitable for Jiuliu. Look, Hu Zongnan's 'Ace' has five brigades in one army, and is now turning around and heading east, less than 10 kilometers away from us!"

Boss Zhu wears a wide belt at all times, and his military appearance is strict.While talking, he paced in front of the map, as if deliberately directing everyone's attention.In the end, he simply used one finger to draw on the specific position on the wall chart. "Dong Zhao is going to join forces with the 29th Army to the east of Yan'an to deal with us. The intention is very clear. It is to come for Yanchuan, Qingjian, and Wayaobao. It is still the same old problem. The decisive battle of the main force of our army! But, where is the main force of our army?" Zhu De smiled knowingly at Peng Dehuai, "Hu Zongnan, he will never try to figure it out in his life!"

The temporary meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China is considered to be the beginning.Mao Zedong was smoking a cigarette with great taste.He has read the map of northern Shaanxi to the core, so when he speaks, it does not affect his intoxication with tobacco.He said: "Don't worry about him. If Hu Zongnan makes a big move, we will be quiet; if he is tired from running, we will beat him. Concentrate superior forces and act when we see the opportunity. I think this opportunity will come again soon. .Old Peng, don’t miss it!” At this point, Mao Zedong paused, walked up to Liu Shaoqi and Zhu De, and asked, “When do you plan to leave?”

On the evening of March 29, at the enlarged meeting of the Politburo held in Zaolingou, Qingjian, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had made a decision that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China would be divided into two teams, with Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Ren Bishi representing the Central Committee and insisting on commanding in northern Shaanxi. During the National Liberation War, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, and Dong Biwu formed the Central Working Committee to find a place to settle in North China and complete the work entrusted by the Central Committee.

Liu Shaoqi smiled and told Mao Zedong that they were going to set off in the afternoon: "Commander Zhu hopes to meet with everyone again before departure to hear opinions, especially the opinion of the chairman." Mao Zedong listened to Liu Shaoqi's words, nodded and flicked off the ashes , thoughtful: "Going to North China, the burden is not light..." Then he smiled: "If Hu Zongnan catches me with Enlai and Bishi, the big things will all depend on you..." This sentence is easy to say, but rich in meaning.At that time, there was a heated debate over whether the central government should remain in northern Shaanxi or cross the Yellow River east and enter Shanxi.

Ren Bishi argued that the security of the Party Central Committee is the overall strategy, and it is safer to move to Northwest Shanxi or the Taihang Mountains. Liu Shaoqi thought that Yan'an was lost, people's hearts were fluctuating, and it would be even more difficult for the Party Central Committee to slap its ass and leave northern Shaanxi. Zhu De said: "From a military point of view, the central government stays in northern Shaanxi and holds back Hu Zongnan's main force, which can greatly reduce the pressure on the battlefields in Shandong and North China. However, if Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan knew that Chairman Mao was still in northern Shaanxi, they would rush over madly... ..."

Mao Zedong couldn't help laughing: "It seems that I am a piece of fat, and flies fly over wherever I go. Let them come! I believe that where the people support us, we will be safe! Hello people in northern Shaanxi, The terrain is good and there is plenty of room for maneuver, so I think security is guaranteed.” He said with a heavy heart, “At this time when the central government leaves northern Shaanxi, what will the people of northern Shaanxi and the whole country think? After the Long March, our party will be like It was a seriously ill child. It was the millet in Yan'an and the water in the Yanhe River that restored our strength and made the revolution stand firm. When I left Yan'an a few days ago, an old landlord heard that we were leaving and came to ask me "Is the water in Yanhe sweet? Is the millet in Yan'an fragrant?" I am speechless... I want to go, you go, Enlai and I stay in northern Shaanxi, give us a class!"

Who can say anything else?In the end, as usual, Zhou Enlai broke the deadlock and proposed that the five people should be divided into two groups. The central government decided not to leave in northern Shaanxi, which gave Peng Dehuai great encouragement.These days, he was both excited and somewhat wary.Qinghuabian won the first battle and won a big victory under Hu Zongnan's nose. Everywhere he went for the past few days was full of cheers, experience, achievements, military thinking... Even a small soldier can speak clearly and clearly.But Peng Dehuai kept frowning: "This is a brigade dissatisfied with the establishment, don't exaggerate your achievements, don't be proud!" He said this no less than ten times on different occasions.He was very clear about the situation of the enemy and ourselves, and the "opportunities" Mao Zedong mentioned were actually in Hu Zongnan's hands.What matters is what Hu Zongnan is thinking and doing at the moment.

Hu Zongnan was thinking behind closed doors.Although Qing Huabian's loss was a drop in the bucket to him, it made him mess up.What kind of cover-up did the Communist army use to make the deployment of troops impenetrable?This mystery is no small matter!Hu Zongnan sat cross-legged on the Yan'an Tukang, and had long since lost the mood to read the novels that Xiong Xianghui had found for him.The more he pondered, the more he wondered, how could the tens of thousands of the main force of the communist army be able to hide under his nose?The mountain ridges and valleys in northern Shaanxi are so bare. Could it be that there are no traces of tens of thousands of horses? In this battle, Hu Zongnan was indeed defeated. One Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.According to what the spokesperson of the People's Liberation Army Headquarters announced in the news broadcast of Northern Shaanxi Broadcasting Station (formerly Yan'an Broadcasting Station), it has three characteristics: one is fast, and the battle was resolved in just two hours; the other is clean. Thoroughly, none of the thousands of troops led by Li Jiyun, from the brigade commander to the soldiers, escaped; thirdly, the casualties on both sides were twenty to one.Because of these three characteristics, it "can be called a model battle."Moreover, "this annihilation battle is only six days away from our army's withdrawal from Yan'an", this is a fact that Hu Zongnan cannot bear anyway. Of the three characteristics, any one of them is a whip, which made Hu Zongnan unable to eat well or sleep well.He authorized Pei Changhui and Xue Minquan to decide whether to report the battle situation, how to report it, and who to report it to, and he did not ask.For several days in a row, he was like a wild animal in a cage. Every move he made touched the iron fence, and he felt extremely depressed.He was always pacing angrily in front of the map that occupied a high wall.People like Pei Changhui, Xue Minquan, Dong Zhao, and Liu Kan all saw it, and no one wanted to talk too much to provoke this hornet. Only Xiong Xianghui was an exception.He stayed by Hu Zongnan's side all day long, and every sentence was thoughtful, which made Hu's cold heart still warm. Hu Zongnan sighed: "Usually one is more boastful than the other..." Xiong Xianghui understood the implication.Xiong Xianghui called Pei Changhui, Sheng Wen, Xue Minquan, Dong Zhao, Liu Kan and others, and urged Liu Kan to speak.Liu and Hu have always had a good personal relationship, and they are "iron buddies", so they spoke boldly: "Mr. The main force of the Communist army; as long as you know where their team is, with our hundreds of thousands of troops, you can crush him to pieces!" "Nonsense, is it up to you to find the main force of the Communist army?" Hu Zongnan rolled his eyes and muttered in a low voice. This made Dong Zhao feel very useful.He cleared his voice and walked up to Hu, and said with a very thoughtful look: "Sir, the enemy is at present. Talking about harming the country is worse than doing something. According to the report of our signal corps, there are often unidentified radio stations in the northeast of Yan'an. Activities. I don’t think the main force of the Communist Party’s army has gone far. We might as well come up with a deadly method, line up the teams, advance side by side, and pass mountains and mountains, and comb mountains and mountains like a comb. It’s a loach Don't even try to sneak out!" After speaking, Dong Zhao glanced at Xue Minquan. Xue hurriedly came up to him understandingly, saying that this method is good, and further argued: "The Communist army has few soldiers, so they always gather together to eat my scattered brigades one by one; the national army has many generals, so why don't I use my strengths?" What about the weakness of overcoming the enemy?" "Bad policy! Absolutely bad policy!" Liu Kan didn't take it seriously, lowered his head and sneered, "If this is called a soldier, what kind of Whampoa would Mr. Sun want to do?" As soon as he said this, he stabbed several people like candied haws , even Hu Zongnan felt a little too much.He sighed, shook his head and said in a low voice: "The interests of the party and the country are above all else! When is the time, put away those bullshit!" Hu Zongnan's attitude eased everyone's mood a lot.Pei Changhui, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "Before the best strategy comes out, let's use the worst strategy first? You can't sit still! Besides, Nanjing..." Speaking of Nanjing, Sheng Wen, the chief of staff, reported to Hu Zongnan without losing the opportunity. Said that the Central News Agency, the Associated Press, the United Press International, and domestic newspapers and news agencies in Jinling, Shanghai and Hangzhou, a total of 39 news organizations, formed a 55-member reporter team, led by Shen Changhuan, and was scheduled to fly to Yan'an on April 4.The Ministry of National Defense sent a telegram asking Hu Zongnan to arrange an interview. When Hu Zongnan heard this, he was very annoyed: "It's getting busier and more chaotic! Who asked them to join in the fun at this time?" But Xiong Xianghui had already reported this to him a few days ago.Adhering to Chiang Kai-shek's will of "three parts military and seven parts politics", Hu could not refuse anyway.What's more, the entire visit was handled by the Ministry of National Defense, and Xiong Xianghui made a clear statement about the gains and losses.At that time, there was no such unpleasant thing as Qinghuabian. Hu Zongnan agreed very simply. Not only did he agree, but he also, together with Xiong Xianghui, taught Wang Chaofan, who was in charge of the reception preparations, the opportunity to find a member of the "Wartime Cadre Training Fourth Regiment". "Hunan people trained and able to act, posing as captured communist brigade commanders.However, this moment and that moment.Right now, Li Jiyun is captured, and the main force of the Communist army is still nowhere to be found. How can Hu Zongnan have the heart to deal with reporters? "But this is Mr. Jiang's intention. The Ministry of National Defense issued an order, and Mr. Leighton Stuart sent a special envoy. I am afraid it will not be easy to handle..." Sheng Wen calmly reminded Hu Zongnan. This problem is not big or small, Hu Zongnan scratched his head vigorously, cursed some Zhejiang swear words, and said: "Okay, we will have a special meeting tomorrow afternoon, and we will discuss this matter again!" He said, waving his hands impatiently , as if determined to shake off that unhappiness, and bring the topic back to finding the main force of the Communist army. The helpless Hu Zongnan had no choice but to agree to adopt the "bad policy".Starting from March 27, with the strength of nine brigades from the two reorganized armies of Liu Kan and Dong Zhao, they were divided into two routes, Yan'an and Yaodianzi, and marched towards Qingjian to carry out the so-called big sweep.Tens of thousands of people filled the mountains and ridges of northern Shaanxi and marched side by side.They walked back and forth like a net for eight days without encountering the main force of the People's Liberation Army, but instead dragged the team into a puddle of mud.The officers and soldiers were exhausted, eating and sleeping in the open air. In addition, food could not be replenished in time, and the physical fitness of the soldiers generally declined. Naturally, discipline became more relaxed.Everywhere he went, he became a veritable "hu bandit". Another windy evening came, and the 53rd Brigade of the 27th Division had just turned a field when suddenly there was a platoon of gunshots.After questioning, I found out that there were more than a dozen soldiers who wanted to desert, but the regiment leader sent someone to pursue them, so he resorted to force, and fired a swarm of bullets, killing 9 of the 11 soldiers on the spot.The other two were extremely clever and took the opportunity to lie down on the ground.During the "autopsy", the squad leader sent to them kicked them a few times in the buttocks. He knew that two of them were not dead, but said, "It's good to be dead. Wearing this yellow skin, I don't have to suffer." Difference. After three or four hours, the sky gradually darkened, I couldn't see my fingers, and the cold wind howled.A soldier pretending to be dead raised his head. Hearing that there was no movement around him, he knew that the team had gone far, so he slowly got up from the ground.Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly heard someone from the opposite side shouting softly and asking, "Who?" The soldier was startled, "You, who are you?" "Brother, don't be afraid, you also ran away just now, right?" "Hey, isn't it!" The soldier was very happy. The two immediately touched each other's arms.The soldier told his fellow sufferers that his name was Li Yunkang, and he was a second-class soldier of the third company.The other party introduced himself as Wang Xiaoliu, the squad leader of the sixth company sergeant.Wang Xiaoliu and Li Yunkang were lucky to have each other's company, and they both cried, so they each reported their years of enlistment and their ancestral home.One has been a soldier for more than five years, and the other has been in the army for less than half a year; one is from Guanzhong, and the other lives in Hedong.Talking, they moved forward along the valley.At this time, they seemed to be life and death friends, as if no one could do without each other in this life.After walking for about half an hour, I suddenly heard someone sighing heavily on the side of the road.The two were shocked, and immediately lay down on the ground, stared wide-eyed and searched for a long time, only to find a star of fireworks flickering about ten steps away... The 2nd Company and 5th Squad of the 716th Regiment of the 358th Brigade camped in the cave dwelling of a fellow named Liu that day.The Liu family raised three sons who looked like door panels.The eldest is called Dagou, the second is called Ergou, and the third is called Sangou.Three years ago, the three "dogs" all served as soldiers and went far away, and there was no news of them.The old man Liu Baishun and his wife were left with a minor girl by their side, guarding a flock of sheep. This place is not far from Beaulieu.When there is no war, the folks go to Panlong if they want to buy some oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar.There are several shops there and the transportation is convenient.Later, Panlong was stationed in the Kuomintang army, and the discipline was very bad. When the common people went again, they had to be searched and beaten at every turn.Especially female dolls, the Kuomintang soldiers would run wild when they bumped into them. The mild ones were molested and molested, and the serious ones were dragged to the kang... Liu Baishun's daughter was only a little over 14 years old, and she was born inconspicuously.That day, old man Liu, his father and his daughter came to Panlong to inquire about the whereabouts of the three "dogs" who were soldiers.As a result, people don't know what to ask.At the end, the soldiers let the old man go, but kept the daughter, saying that they wanted the girl to help them boil water and cook, and pay wages.Who knows that there will be no more news from this stay.Old man Liu went to visit several times, and all the officials and soldiers chattered with him with squinted eyes, without saying a word of seriousness. Liu Baishun's wife lost her mind and fell off the cliff not long after. It took two days for her body to be discovered.Liu Baishun had 10,000 regrets, disheartened, the kiln was about to collapse, and he didn't care, wandering around the wilderness day and night like a fool.This was wronged to the flock of sheep that lived in the dirt around the cave, each one as thin as a wolf, bleating from hunger.The fifth squad of soldiers forced Liu Baishun to live in the kiln.The old man has his reasons. His three "dogs" were Kuomintang soldiers, and they said that there was "evil spirit" in the family.The old man asked the People's Liberation Army to come to his door to help him "remove his bad luck".The platoon leader said to Lu Yushan, the leader of the fifth squad: "This is a special task, and we must try to give the old man some warmth..." After playing Qinghuabian just now, everyone felt happy.The soldiers couldn't do without two numbers when they got together: Our army wiped out more than 2,900 enemies with 265 casualties. "This is called the tactic of 'killing a chicken with a sledgehammer'. Concentrate superior forces and annihilate the enemy's vital forces, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a pool. Hey, the work of killing a donkey is over! Hu Zongnan also bragged, saying that we 'Vulnerable', he is a vulnerable idiot! Mr. Peng said, let us rest for two days, adjust the enemy to this side, and fight him one or two times as he looks like Qinghuabian... ..." No matter whether Peng Dehuai said that or not, anyway, the spread among the soldiers was very vivid, and the sense of pride and trust, as well as the throbbing enthusiasm, could be felt with one's hand.Some soldiers even made up a jingle: "Hu Zongnan, you are so stupid, he got into Mr. Peng's 'pocket array'; thousands of officers and soldiers were taken as prisoners, and Lao Jiang lost his soul in anger." Lu Yushan, the leader of the fifth squad, was not good at talking.Before going to bed that night, he gathered the whole class together and said, "Look, this battle is said to be fought again. Since the weather is good these two days and we are resting, let's clean up the cave for Old Liu!" In the early morning of the next day, the nine soldiers in the fifth squad were divided into jobs one by one. The dust collectors, the wall wipers, and the shepherds also pulled out two groups of "soldiers" to drill another hole for the old man Liu Baishun next to the original cave dwelling. Kiln... The whole class is as busy as squatting down to live. The news spread ten or ten times, and before noon, it spread throughout the mountain village, and many villagers came to help.Said: "This is for the face of the PLA! If you think his three sons are all members of the Kuomintang, then you won't help him." The villagers who came to help did not have any empty hands, and at the worst they also carried a few steamed buns, which were gifts for Class Five.In the days when the troops first lived there, groups of people came to condolences every day, and they gave almost everything they had, leading sheep and chickens, carrying egg baskets, insoles, cotton cloth and so on.No matter how the soldiers refused, it didn't work. The folks in northern Shaanxi were very stubborn, and they had to accept what they sent.They have their reasons, "Our team emphasizes the three major disciplines and eight points of attention. I know that we don't take the people's stitches and threads. But our common people didn't give it to you for nothing. When you came, the common people planted land and harvested food, sheep and chickens. Ah, I have everything. If you don’t accept it, the Kuomintang will come and snatch it all away, and we are unwilling.”Some people tear up and down. In the past few days, the army is like a new year, and every cooking team has a little meat.At noon, Wulian left all the folks who helped Liu Baishun in the kiln. The cooking team boiled an extra pot of soup, and the soldiers and civilians had a "reunion dinner" together.While eating, Lu Yushan looked around for Liu Baishun.Until it got dark, there was still no sign of the old man.After a busy day, the new kiln was dug. Lu Yushan led the whole team of soldiers to guard the cave dwelling filled with fresh loess, waiting eagerly for the master to come back. "Squad leader, the old man probably went to Panlong. He was still talking about it last night, saying that he was going to find his three 'dogs', and he wanted to pull them back by pinching his ears. He also said that the villagers had to believe that there was news of his daughter ..." Li Zhu, who had been herding sheep for a day, said unhurriedly.Everyone also expressed their opinions in a hurry. Some people supported Li Zhu, while others refuted Li Zhu, saying that the old man could not believe what he said.At this time, the platoon leader came and shouted "Lu Yushan, Lu Yushan" before entering the door, and the squad leader Lu Yushan went out in response.The soldiers nestled together at the entrance of the kiln, stretched out their ears to listen to the platoon leader talking to the squad leader through the wooden lattice. The platoon leader told Lu Yushan that the company department asked him to go there.Lu Yushan asked puzzledly, "What's going on?" The platoon leader said, "You'll know when you go." When the soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but rushed out of the cave together, and asked around the platoon leader if they wanted to Beat Beaulieu?Ever since the fighting troops withdrew from Qinghuabian and went to hide here, the soldiers got the news from somewhere, and they all thought that the next battle would be to fight Panlong.The platoon leader saw everyone asking eagerly, and smiled secretly: "Beat Panlong? Who said that?" After speaking, he shook his head and walked away. It was very late at night, and none of the five soldiers could sleep.Everyone lay on the kang and pondered more and more outrageous.Some said, did the superiors send the old head Liu to Panlong to help us scout the enemy's situation?Some also said that to defeat Panlong, you must help Lao Liutou find his daughter back.Others said that Hu Zongnan may have a long memory this time, and Panlong must be difficult to fight.Finally, the topic came to Peng Dehuai.Li Zhuweng asked everyone angrily: "Guess, is Boss Peng sleeping right now? What are you busy with?" For a while, there was a lot of talk, but no one thought that Peng Dehuai was facing Mao Zedong A telegram that just arrived sulks! These days, Hu Zongnan is indeed "long-term memory". The Xi'an Sui Department has revised several drafts of the "Gain and Loss Review" on the defeat of the 31st Brigade. "" "If you encounter an ambush, you can't immediately occupy the high ground and make a strong resistance" and so on.Therefore, Hu began to talk about the actions of the large corps, using "square tactics" to carry out a frontal group "roller" to advance, eight or nine brigades stick together, drive in parallel, travel together and live together, and the sound of chickens and dogs is heard. .In this way, it is not only beneficial to rake the main force of the Communist army, but also prevent them from being defeated by the Communist army one by one.Little did they know, his nose was completely in Peng Dehuai's hands.Peng Dehuai has been using small troops to constantly harass the enemy regiment, while the main force is hiding in the unnamed valley a few kilometers away from the Panlong stronghold to recharge.This place is the most dangerous and the safest place. Hu Zongnan never dreamed that the "main force of the Communist army" he talked about every day was just protected in his arms! Mao Zedong's telegram made it difficult for Peng Dehuai and Xi Zhongxun.The telegram started from summarizing the battle experience of Qinghuabian, and pointed out that "our army must adopt a frontal and two-wing three-sided ambush deployment to be effective in annihilating the enemy. Qinghuabian's attack on the 31st Brigade is the result of three-sided ambush."But the enemy has changed tactics, is the old imperial calendar still useful?Peng Dehuai said: "People now don't take the roads and plains, but take the small roads and mountain ridges; they don't set up camps in the houses, but mostly sleep on the top of the mountains; they don't go all the way alone, but several roads side by side, 10 brigades and one square formation, thirty to forty in length and width. Here, it is impossible to engage in a three-sided ambush!" But this is proposed by the chairman, how to reply? "What about the chairman? The chairman's intention is to hope that our field corps will look for fighters and continue to wipe out the enemy!" Peng Dehuai said with a cold face, "under such circumstances, our army should be calm and calm, and patiently exhaust the enemy for a long time, forcing them to disperse and find Weaknesses and annihilate them!" You roll your cylinder and I push mine. Peng Dehuai sat cross-legged on the kang for several days in a row, facing a dilapidated map of northern Shaanxi, watching the clouds gather and disperse.He is like a superb magician, while Hu Zongnan's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are like a bucket of "thin soup".He kept stirring, causing Hu Zongnan to writhe involuntarily, and then he caught the "tell". After a few days, Hu Jun, who had marched more than 200 kilometers in arms, was exhausted and no longer had the strength to struggle.Hu Zongnan had no choice but to order the entire 135th Brigade to stay at Wayaobao (Zichang County), the 76th Division to guard Yanchuan and Qingjian, and the rest of the main force to withdraw to the south. Peng Dehuai had an idea, and immediately asked the first and second columns to grab the tail of the enemy's 29th Army in Yongping Town and hit it hard.As a result, as soon as the enemy hurt, he immediately dropped his ass and went north.At the same time, the entire 135th brigade stationed in Wayaobao also hurried south to support. When Mai Zongyu, the acting brigade commander of the 135th Brigade of the Kuomintang, decided to give up his "deep ditch and high fortress", he felt a little bit guilty in his heart.But the military order is like a mountain, and Hu Zongnan has spoken, who dares to say "no"?Mai Zongyu had no choice but to obediently hand over the task of defending Wayaobao to the 72nd Regiment of the 24th Brigade, and pulled out his 135th Brigade, passed through the Yangma River, and joined the "powerful" 29th Brigade Army "date" went.For the sake of psychological balance, he found a reason for himself: It is said that the 1st, 35th and 1st Brigades can get enough food and equipment from the depot after contacting the entire 29th Army. For the long history, Hu Zongnan's flaw was but a moment. According to the intelligence of the scouts, Peng Dehuai lightly sketched a few labels on the map, and his eyes lit up: to the south were the 9 brigades of the First Army and the 29th Army, and to the north was only one of Mai Zongyu's brigades. In the third and fifth brigades, "9" and "1" stretched out their hands from a distance, and when they were responding to each other, wouldn't it be possible to "pull a tooth out of a tiger's mouth"?Peng Dehuai stared at Mai Zongyu with confidence. At this moment, Hu Zongnan was still proud of himself. Ever since the first and second columns stabbed the tail of the 29th Army in Yongping Town, he felt relieved!Although the entire twelve brigades that were beaten lost more than 600 people, they captured the main force of the Communist army after all!Hu Zongnan concluded that the main force of the Communist Party had moved to the Lijiachuan and Mudanchuan areas near Yongping. He decided through gritting his teeth that he would completely "sweep" north of Mudanchuan and destroy the Communist Party's guerrilla bases.He ordered the whole 1st Army and the 29th Army to advance to the northwest of Panlong, and the purpose of the 135th Brigade going south from Wayaobao was to use 10 brigades to wrap up the main force of the Communist Army and cook it in a pot at Wayaobao. Create an earth-shattering "grand victory" in the southern region. On April 13, when Mai Zongyu called Cheng Yaohuang, commander of the 404th Regiment, Chen Jian, commander of the 405th Regiment, and Zhu Zushu, chief of staff, to study the deployment of the next day's march, the mulberry tree in the southwest of Wayaobao In a small cave dwelling in Pingping, Peng Dehuai's group of comrades covered in dust were also crowded.They are all the heads of various verticals and brigades, and they came from the army to attend Peng Dehuai's emergency meeting before dawn.The cave dwelling is really simple, and the doors and windows were dismantled by Hu Jun a few days ago to make fortifications, so a straw curtain had to be hung on the door to keep out the wind and rain.The wooden bed in the corner of the room had just been set up, and it was where Peng Dehuai snored at night.Simple quilts and a small wooden table, with a few large porcelain bowls on it, are not enough for each person; a few dilapidated wooden stools by the bed are not enough for each person.So whoever drinks the clear water in the bowl will take it, whoever sits on the wooden stool under the bed will hold it, and those who don't drink water and don't sit on the stool squat in the corner and take out their small notebooks.Holding a branch, Peng Dehuai expressed his determination heartily in just 10 minutes: the second column, the teaching brigade, and the new fourth brigade ambushed the enemy's 135th brigade from Wayaobao in the Yangma River; Attract and block the enemy's main 9 brigades on the Mudanchuan and Yunshan Temple lines in the northwest of Panlong. Where is the key to this battle?Of course, it is to see if we can block the nine brigades of Dong Zhao and Liu Kan.Everyone fired a machine gun and discussed.Peng Dehuai listened quietly.After finishing speaking, he stood up and held out a finger: "It is not difficult to capture the 135th Brigade, but the difficulty is to hold back the enemy's main force! One is that they must not be allowed to join the 35th Brigade, and the other is to fight quickly. Make a quick decision and don’t delay the time. Otherwise, if the enemy’s reinforcements come up, we won’t be able to fight against the 135th Brigade, and we will still face the enemy. This battle idea must be clearly explained to the troops.” He pondered for a moment, and called Zhang Zongxun to the side, “Can you kill the enemy 9 I'll win if a brigade is blocked for half a day!" Zhang Zongxun frowned, thought for a while, and gritted his teeth, saying: "Resolutely complete the task!" The determination was made, but with the equipment and organization of the PLA at that time, it was by no means easy to achieve this.Zhang Zongxun and Liao Hansheng weighed heavily in their hearts, and decided: use the 358th Brigade to actively defend in the Xiajiagou, Baijiaping, and Lijiacha areas, and attract the enemy's entire army to the west; On the front lines of Yuanzigou and Yunshan Temple, they resolutely blocked the enemy's 29th Army.With this guarantee, Peng Dehuai confidently assigned tasks to the teaching brigade, the new fourth brigade and the second column, ordering them to lay an ambush in the Yangmahe area on the east and west sides, and deal with Mai Zongyu to death. After explaining the task, Peng Dehuai shook hands with the brigade leaders as usual.When Zhang Zongxun and Liao Hansheng were in his hands, he sighed: "...It's hard for you! The gun is still the same gun, the cannon is still the same cannon, and the wild secretary can't give you anything, but this battle can only be won but not defeated! From now on , only let the enemy advance 5 to 10 miles a day!" Both Zhang and Liao said, please don't worry, the boss. They have fought all kinds of tough battles. This time, even if they fight all out, they will have to hold off the enemy's nine brigades... Peng Dehuai shook the hands of the two of them again, and said, "You go back first, and after I have drafted the combat report to the chairman and the Military Commission, go and have a look at the troops!" Zhang Zongxun and Liao Hansheng exchanged glances and happily said hello.Immediately decided to let Mr. Peng go to see Wang Shangrong's only brigade.At this time, Wang Shangrong happened to come over.Hearing that Mr. Peng was going to see the troops, Wang Shangrong was very excited, and hurriedly saluted Peng Dehuai, saying: "Boss, even if we bite our teeth, we will hold the enemy back and let that boy Hu Zongnan cry and wipe away his tears! " It was a beautiful night with a sensual moonlight.Hu Zongnan sat in front of the window of his private mansion in Dongcangmen, Xi'an, spreading out the snow-white letter paper, his heart was ups and downs, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.The intoxicating spring breeze blows the newly bathed hair of the 52-year-old man without a trace of gunpowder smoke.Not far away, a lingering tune floated intermittently, which was played by someone's phonograph.It is conceivable that the singing voice leaked out from some unclosed window. The singing voice was mixed with presumptuous laughter and shallow pleas, followed by whispers, and the wind was rippling like light waves. Weeping like complaining... Hu Zongnan took a deep breath, tossing and turning the wolf hair on the inkstone in his hand.Finally, he wrote the words "Xia Di Wu Ai" on the letterhead.He suddenly and vividly felt that he was getting tired of the "single aristocrat" life, and he was determined to marry Ye Xiadi, whom Dai Yunong had left for him, and struck while the iron was hot, with the wedding date set in one month. Hu Zongnan's love letter to Ye Xiadi also included a top-secret official business.That was a matter that he had been brewing in his heart for several months, that is, he planned to change the name of Yan'an County to "Zongnan County".A few days ago, he instructed the Senate of Shaanxi Province to make a proposal.But he understands that without the help of the upper-level insiders, this kind of "eternal beauty" thing will fail in all likelihood.Therefore, Hu Zongnan put it on the topic of marriage proposal, and hoped that Ye Xiadi, who was about to become his wife, would come forward to find old military connections and do some public relations.Even if it has no effect, the achievement of conquering Yan'an has been brought to the extreme in the old man's heart. After writing the letter, Hu Zongnan was still tireless.It was the arrangement of Chief of Staff Sheng Wen to rush back to Xi'an from the "front line" this time.According to the telegrams from the Ministry of National Defense and Special Envoy Stuart, a large group of Chinese and foreign journalists would arrive within a few days, and the reception work was related to the overall situation.For example, the Hunanese opera singer Wang Chaofan recruited said he was safe, but he only asked a few words when he called him, and then he showed his flaws.The man spoke with a Kuomintang accent, and he didn't look like a Communist Party at all, let alone pretending to be a brigade commander of the Communist Party.The more Hu Zongnan thought about it, the more angry he became, and he cursed angrily in his heart: "This group of useless things!" Probably because of this, Sheng Wen convened an emergency meeting in Xi'an with people above the head of the ministerial department, and specially arranged for the reception of the press corps. Regarding the matter, Hu Cai made up his mind to put aside a lot of military affairs at hand, and came to inquire in person. In fact, Hu Zongnan's "inquiry" was only symbolic.In addition to happily reporting to everyone that "the main force of the Communist Party army has finally been found", he announced domineeringly: "For the benefit of everyone, and for the prestige of the party and the country, we must prepare carefully for the reception of the press this time. Military Jurisdiction"!Besides, there is nothing more to say.As for the press corps, whether to visit Yan'an first or to carry out activities in Xi'an first, whether to carry out inspections in a scattered manner or to act in a unified manner, etc., all the detailed arrangements should be left to Zhao Longwen, the head of the secretariat.Zhao was called the head of Hu Zongnan's "think tank".By Hu's side, he is as highly valued as Xiong Xianghui.He strongly advocated pulling the reporters to Yan'an for "on-the-spot investigation", thinking that it would be more beneficial to do so, "First, the fact that the reporters arrived in Yan'an shows that the Communist bandit lair is already in my hands; Ahead, compiling some information there is much more convenient than in Xi'an, so don't worry about revealing flaws..." Zhou Mian, commander of the 27th Army who was staying at his home in Xi'an, also attended Sheng Wen's meeting.At this time, he stood up vigorously and said: "Since the CCP's head office has been defeated, what's the point of expanding the record? Don't take off your pants and fart, it's troublesome!" The cannon surnamed Zhou made everyone discouraged. frustrated.After a while, Liu Qingzeng, the first director of the Sui Department, slowly suggested to set up a "record showroom".Following his words, Wang Chaofan, the director of the Information Office, also came up with an idea and asked for the establishment of several "prisoner of war management offices".In the end the focus is on money.Because of the haste, neither Liu Qingzeng nor Wang Chaofan could tell the exact amount. After a long time of discussion, it was Zhao Longwen's big promise to pay the actual reimbursement, and asked Hu Zongnan to nod in person. The Xi'an meeting ended without any pain, and Hu Zongnan immediately made arrangements to return to Yan'an.At this time, all the troops of the People's Liberation Army had occupied the designated attack positions without anyone noticing.不同的是，羊马河设伏的二纵队、教导旅和新四旅，关闭了所有电台，阵地上悄无声息；而一纵三五八旅、独一旅，则大张旗鼓与敌接火射击。牡丹川、云山寺一线望不到边的黄土塬上，国民党军9个旅、计80000多兵马，在董钊统一指挥下，由东南朝西北，顺着山沟和沟渠，铺天盖地拥向一纵阵地。 一场异常激烈的搏杀，在长达几十里的宽大正面上，大规模展开。霎时，雨点般的炮弹落到山顶一纵防御阵地，爆炸时所掀起的尘土，弥漫了整座山头。土坷垃被抛到半空，又高高地落下来，砸在战士们身上，噗噗作响，但大家谁也不动一下。纵队有令：节省子弹，近战歼敌。战士们死死盯住敌人。敌人蝗虫般地漫山遍野，密密麻麻，一步一步逼近前沿，300米、100米、50米…… “打！”指挥员一声令下，机枪、步枪、手榴弹先后响起来。国民党部队阵脚顿时大乱，他们置身在半山腰，无遮无拦，子弹和手榴弹从高处往下倾泻，几无招架之势，敌人成片地倒下去，尸体在山坡上滚动着。侥幸活命的，哪敢再往上冲？个个抱头鼠窜。 “主力”就得像个“主力”的样子，张宗逊战前一再给部队强调这一点。一纵队的根本任务，是要将敌人牢牢吸引住，让他们作出错误判断，认为共产党军队主力就在瓦、蟠大道以西。 “绝对不能让敌人知道我军的作战意图！”张宗逊跟几个旅、团长们说，“你们都给我想想办法，把战士们发动起来，闭着眼睛放枪是不行的！” 刚上任不久的七一四团团长任世鸿很会动脑子。战斗准备阶段，他把全团指战员都拉上去挖工事，不管一梯队、二梯队，也不管是炊事员还是养马的，统统出动，一个战士起码挖三个人的掩体，一个打，两个给敌人看，多多益善。任团长还精心设计了撤退路线、抵抗时间，规定每个阵地上打退敌人的次数。任务量化之后，他还特别讲究“度”。一个阵地抗久了，部队牺牲太大，不行；而抗的时间太短，又完不成任务。他说：“恰如其分是指挥员的本事！牵不住敌人不行，抗不住敌人也不行，这就得靠动脑子，掌握'度'数，用巧劲，光靠拼消耗打胜仗，那有啥出息？！” 牺牲是必要的。否则，敌人怎么会产生跟共产党军队主力交锋的错觉？张宗逊和廖汉生一开始就要求部队，拿出一副与敌人决战的架势，正儿八经同对方争夺山头，好像特别看重一寸一尺的得失。往往一个小山包，也要得而复失、失而复得，拉锯似的折腾好几个来回，双方都付出很大代价，才肯放弃，转移到下一个新的阵地。如此这般三番五次冲击，三番五次的代价，交替掩护、节节抗击，把敌人每天前进的尺度，紧紧控制在5到10里地的标准上，使得他们始终不能脱离蟠龙和瓦窑堡以西地区，因而羊马河地区才好从容下手。 胡宗南被“共产党军队主力”的出现冲昏了头脑。从收到董钊第一份战报起，他便改善了胃口，有时也能睡个踏实觉了。在胡看来，只要共产党军队敢于亮相，就决逃不脱自己的手掌。从西安回来的那天晚上，他就叮嘱董钊：“共产党军队主力既然找到了。就得抓住不放。如果再让他们从手心里溜掉，军法无情！”随即命令由青化砭北上的整一军五个旅、由蟠龙出动的整二十九军三个旅，向西猛推，同时也催逼瓦窑堡的一三五旅“火速南下，万勿延误”！这个如意算盘要真的敲响了，被认作“共产党军队主力”的一纵部队，恰好被围在中间，插翅难飞。 率先发现“共产党军队主力”的董钊，别有一番滋味在心头。他几乎每隔两个钟头就要兴奋地向胡宗南报一次捷，一再表示要“一洗多日来的耻辱”，叮嘱胡宗南耐心静候佳音。与此同时，他还乘机在刘戡面前耍起威风来，将胡的“训示”原封不动地扔到刘戡头上，并且居心叵测地把“军法无情”四个字说得格外不中听。 刘戡也不是省油的灯。此人说话常常流于油滑，见董钊得意忘形便回道：“放心吧老兄，鄙人姓刘，不姓'溜'。” 这句话暗含讥讽，却天衣无缝。董钊在既往作战中某些不光彩的细节，经这一戳，隐隐作痛。他再不好多说什么，只得亲临所属的五个旅前线，分外尽心地督战，努力不让小辫子给刘戡抓。 此时此刻，胡宗南如何“耐心”得了！阅完董、刘二人的战报，他将熊向晖准备的那几本小说拾起来胡乱翻了几页，看不进去，又扔到一边。再拿起来翻几页，还是看不进去，再扔到一边，心头总有千万双小手在那里抓啊挠啊…… 熊向晖恰到好处地出现了。他除了给胡宗南送来几份精选出的绝密文件，还带来一个好消息，说刘庆曾和王超凡连夜抓到2000多名老百姓，成立了个什么“爱国青年招待所”，并给这些人编成大队、中队和班，每人发顶毡帽，因为工作卓有成效，老百姓都很配合，所以让记者团参观“战俘”的问题不用发愁了。 胡宗南还以为什么“好消息”，一听是这个，好心情打了折扣。但毕竟是件令人挠头的事有了点眉目，多少聊以自慰，便问熊：“那个'共党旅长'怎么样了？” 熊向晖告诉他说，还在那里背王超凡给他编的台词。 胡宗南气咻咻地骂道：“王超凡真笨，弄那么个东西，软绵绵的像只老猫，哪像共产党的旅长！共党旅长态度应该强硬，讲话要骂娘！” 熊向晖笑：“王超凡委屈得很，他说胡先生讲过，对共产党不要骂娘。” 胡宗南急得涨红了脸：“不是要他骂共产党，是要他骂我们，骂得越凶越像，越往上骂越像……好了好了，王超凡不行，还是你去搞一搞。” 熊向晖拿着尚方宝剑去找王超凡，说：“老哥，你那个'旅长'胡先生很不满意呀！关键是他不会往上骂，胡先生也不便说透……” 王超凡吓得小眼珠直眨巴：“往上骂？那如何骂得！还能骂国民党、骂总裁？我王某人有几个吃饭的家伙！” 熊向晖说：“你这就想岔了，人家是共产党旅长啊！不过这事只有天知地知，你知我知，还有那个'旅长'知，传出去对胡先生不利。”他特别重申，“你王处长同意，我才干。” 王超凡无奈地表示只能如此。于是熊、王去找那个“旅长”，要他回忆回忆胡先生在西安的精神讲话，体会体会什么叫“被俘不屈”“宁死不投降”，拿出戏台上看家本领，言行举止合乎共产党“旅长”的身份，尤其是态度要强硬、姓名职务不要自己讲，不要有问必答，要用共产党的语气，把总裁叫作蒋介石，骂蒋是卖国贼，骂国民党是“刮民党”。话还没交代完，那“旅长”扑通一声跪在地上：“长官饶命，这差事我干不了，家中上有老下有小……打死我也不敢！” 王超凡气得一脚踢在“旅长”的屁股上：“老子叫你敢你就敢，好好听话，现在就按旅长的标准开伙食，做得漂亮，可以给你升官发财讨姨太太，要是不听话，把老子说出去……”他踱了两步冷冷地哼道：“就砍你的头！” 熊向晖怕影响情绪，吩咐“旅长”装上假胡子，又叮嘱王超凡，尽可能安排他在光线暗一点的屋子里和记者见面。 有熊向晖的这番导演，王超凡也大开其窍。他选了个聪明机灵的团副当大队长，把抓来的老百姓好好训了一通。原先这些老百姓都莫名其妙，以为被抓了壮丁，经过整整一下午的训导，才恍然大悟。 那个团副大队长说：“大家不用怕，请大家来是完成一件特别任务。不久外边要来人参观，他们来了要问你们，你们就说自己是解放军，被国军抓了俘虏。可不许胡扯，说错了就枪毙！” 这些“俘虏”有的被指定为“三五八旅”的，有的定为“三五九旅”或是“教导旅”的。敌军队长关照得相当细致：“都给我记清楚了，你们的旅长是罗亚平，是在金盆湾被国军打死的。你们全旅已经被歼灭了，要是问起连、排长的名字，那就……随便诌一个吧！” “战俘营”当然不能少了女性，于是一些被抓来的妇女，强行剪成“耳刀毛”。还有一些国民党兵也奉命“委屈几天”，掺和到“俘虏”行列，以弥补人数不足。 “人证”马马虎虎凑齐了，“物证”也要做得“跟真的一样”，要有大量缴获的共产党军队战利品，这台戏让刘庆曾和王超凡很费了一番周折。好说歹说，步兵武器有了着落，从驻甘泉的整十七师基库抽调，所有淘汰的“汉阳造”和“三八大盖”统统搬来抵充。轻、重机枪干脆就地取材，在延安警备部队摊派。因为都是装备武器，只好两头兼顾，白天把枪架到“战绩陈列室”的展柜上，晚上物归原主，送还部队。参展枪支还得贴上标签，注明缴获时间、地点。剩下的事情就由一批口齿伶俐的参谋人员来完成。他们的任务除背诵那篇彻头彻尾虚构出来的解说词外，还得准备即兴回答参观团成员所提出的任何问题。 一切布置停当后，企盼已久的中外记者团终于如期而降。 路过西安，盛文自然要接风把盏，尽地主之谊，并亲自陪送到延安。他还随身捎来了蒋介石给“解放”延安诸将领颁发的勋章。胡宗南获二等大绶云麾勋章；裴昌会、盛文、薛敏泉、董钊、刘戡及沾边的师、旅、团头头脑脑，不是三、四等云麾勋章，便是一、二、三等干城勋章。管他是真是假，有枚勋章总是喜事，人人都咧开大嘴乐开了花。 授了这么多晃眼的勋章，又有一大堆现成的吹鼓手，千载难逢的机会，胡宗南当然不会错过。他几乎未假思索，即命盛文主持一个阅兵典礼。地点就选在延安机场。之后，在原来的边区政府礼堂搞一次新闻发布活动，详细讲讲占领延安的作战经过，并答记者问。而胡本人则以战事紧张为借口，置身事外，只答应安排适当时间，个别接见记者团领队沈昌焕和《大公报》记者周榆瑞。他万万没有想到，就在这个极为高贵的接见刚拉开序幕时，收音机里却突然蹦出一个令人震惊的消息：“新华社陕北前线17日急电——西北人民解放军集中主力一部，于14日10时至下午6时，经8小时激烈战斗，将蒋胡军十五师一三五旅全部6000余人歼灭于瓦窑堡南20里之羊马河，生俘代旅长麦宗禹……” 头一天黄昏时分，胡宗南在做些什么呢？ 记者们的来临和那一大堆金光晃眼的勋章，虽然是他早有所料的事，但真的面对仍有较强的冲击力。在与董钊、刘戡文电交驰中，他毫不掩饰地表达了自己的激动和希冀，并请他们转告前线诸位旅、团长，要记住总裁远在千里之外那双渴望的眼睛，努力作战，一举歼灭“共产党军队主力”——这是胡宗南迫切心愿的焦点所在。他把自己单独关在无孔不入的记者们没法找到的某个地方，不许任何人（包括熊向晖在内）惊扰。光线幽暗的窑洞里，静得能听到绣花针落地。他就这样像只河边的鹭鸶，饥肠辘辘地耐着性子，雾中观花、水底望月。 前线总算传来一条令人欣慰的喜讯：苦战多时的两个整编军九个旅，终于在黄昏前攻占了“共产党军队主力”一线阵地！而“共产党军队主力”呢？是“全歼”还是“半歼”或者……恰在这些关键性字眼上，董、刘二人的战报中，清一色含糊其辞。 胡宗南已习惯于这种疤瘌眼儿蒙瞎子的把戏，一看便懂得其中隐情衷曲。但是，他无法揣测到黄昏中两军前沿阵地，会发生一些怎样的枝梢末节。而这些他从来不闻不问，又想象不出的枝梢末节，却是至关紧要的一笔。 在国民党军占领第一线阻击阵地后，张宗逊已从容指挥部队交替撤到第二道阻击阵地。此刻，敌我各占一道山梁，前沿相持，距离最近处，不过三两百米，借着黄昏的余光，双方架在掩体上的机枪都看得清清楚楚。因为刚进入新阵地，且天色已晚，彼此都显得较谨慎，不敢贸然出击。于是，前沿出现短暂的寂静。 突然，解放军阵地上有只小广播喊了起来：“国军弟兄们，我原是五十三旅一五七团一营三连上士班长，我叫李云康。我现在投奔解放军了！解放军队伍真好哇，官长和士兵像亲兄弟一样，官长从不打骂士兵，吃在一口锅里，穿的用的啥都一模一样……” 国民党军阵地静极了！士兵们都把耳朵竖起来，唯恐漏掉一句听不全。只有几个官长在单调地叫骂：“听他妈胡扯！共产党军队全他妈是土匪，能跟国军比吗？当国军吃好的穿好的，月月关饷……”有的干脆在士兵面前走来走去施放噪音：“不许听！不许听！谁敢违令，枪毙！”叫着骂着，对面喊话结束了。 又是一阵难耐的寂静，士兵们心里不知为什么，全都空落落的。晚风新月悄然兴起，月下余烬和硝烟与那些浑身脏兮兮的身体，一同沉入深重的迷蒙，思绪悠远，有多少心事无人可托……突然，对面解放军阵地上又响起另外一个声音：“弟兄们，我是一五七团七连的王小六。弟兄们，咱再也不能为蒋介石卖命啦！瞧那些当官的，谁把咱们当人看啊。他们玩婊子、抽大烟，喝兵血、吃兵肉，没一个是好东西。解放军才是咱老百姓的队伍啊……” 喊话的阵地是三五八旅七一六团五连的。李云康和王小六这两个国民党逃兵，现在已是五连战士了。不久前那个夜晚，他们侥幸死里逃生，在野地里遇到一个老汉，此人即是刘百顺。当时李、王二人想，前前后后不是国民党军就是解放军，撞到哪一拨都没有好果子吃，便双双跪在老汉跟前，苦苦哀求：“大爷，咱俩都是外乡人，此地人生地不熟，救救咱吧……” 刘百顺老汉搀起两个后生，立刻想到自家的三个“狗子”，便说：“娃儿，过去咱走错了路，不说了。现如今，光明大道只有一条，投奔解放军！” 李云康和王小六一听这话，腿直哆嗦：“大爷，使不得，要杀头的……” “谁说的？”刘百顺声音硬了，“解放军里边都是好娃娃，杀了你俩的头，老汉我赔上！”两个逃兵便犹犹豫豫跟刘百顺来到七一六团五连连部…… 李云康和王小六轮番喊阵，是他俩自己的主意。尤其李云康，是个老兵，自称团营以内朋友很多，许多排长、连长还都是他的同乡。而在第一轮交锋时，他又发现当面之敌恰巧还是他们连。他扯开嗓门喊着，整个沟谷静悄悄的，便觉得有千百双耳朵在默默倾听着自己的声音，于是，他越喊越带劲，嗓子都喊哑了。 入夜，国民党军不甘寂寞，开始打炮。炮火之后，便是步兵冲击。新阵地上的初次交锋，双方都打得异常激烈，国民党军寸步难进，结果丢下一地尸体败退下去。接着又继续准备下一轮冲击，解放军也在抓紧整修工事，准备手榴弹和子弹。就在这时，奇迹发生了，国民党军丢在前沿的尸堆里，突然爬出五六个人，双手高高地横举着长枪，向解放军阵地上猛跑，边跑边喊：“李云康！李云康！” 国民党军阵地上的官兵都惊呆了。有个当官的举枪射击，但距离太远，又在月光下，只是徒然地浪费了一梭子弹。五六个人被带到解放军掩体内，都是李云康的熟人，大家紧紧抱在一起。此后类似情况屡有发生，以至旅、团长们在给董钊的战报中不得不加上一句：“士兵每有临阵脱逃者，较以往更多……”可惜这些尖锐的文字，在董钊上报胡宗南时，一字不落地给勾去了。 张宗逊的一纵与敌人九个旅难分难解打到第二天上午9点多钟，忽听东北方向传来一阵隆隆的炮声。透过望远镜，还可以看到远处的上空浓烟滚滚，大家心里都快活得要命。 独一旅指挥部的位置比较高，看得也清楚，王尚荣举起望远镜就放不下。他一边看一边跟参谋长李书茂笑着说：“大炮响过，手榴弹都响了，大概敌人进到口袋底了！” 李书茂说：“是啊，现在敌人比咱们还要听彭总的话，完全按照彭总的计划行动！”说完哈哈大笑。坐在电话机旁边的几个参谋也禁不住笑起来。笑声传遍了整个阵地，指战员们群情振奋，将一夜来的疲倦一扫而光，仗也越打越有滋味。 胡宗南完全没有料到，彭德怀与他在牡丹川、云山寺一线对阵，是“项庄舞剑”。在麦宗禹全旅覆没之前，他的心脏一直是随着董钊的战报跳动的。刚好，让他挠头的那帮记者，又在延安大闹天宫。参观“战绩陈列室”时，美联社记者当场就提出疑问：“你们不是宣传共产党只有小米加步枪吗？这些新式的美国火炮和美制轻重机枪，还有这些刚刚出品的中正式步枪，共产党部队是怎么搞到手的？难道是你们赠送给他们的吗，还是共产党缴获过去的？如果不是缴获，有的枪炮上为何还有你们部队番号和代号？” 这么一大堆问题，讲解员想都没敢想，一时瞠目结舌，只得请示胡宗南。 胡宗南的脸色忽青忽紫地说：“这些美国人真是讨厌透顶，什么都要问……”但是，究竟怎样回答这些问题，他没有说。他怎么说呢？对待记者，尤其是外国记者，还能像跟部属那样，张口来横的吗？Of course not.令人讨厌的美国人，永远不会理解中国的国情。他们还以为中国的事情跟他们美国一样，什么都可以摆到桌面上去说。 更伤脑筋的是记者采访“战俘营”。刘庆曾和王超凡精心设置了十个“战俘管理处”，却因人数不济，“战俘队”才勉强凑了五个。没有办法，只好轮番调用，结果大出洋相。记者们拍照时，今天这个点上拍的俘虏，与明天另一个点上拍到的俘虏，居然都是一伙人。一看照片上熟悉的面孔，两名金发碧眼的英国女士觉得不对头，遂开始发难。几个伪装“俘虏”经不住盘问，结结巴巴道出真相，而在场的王超凡想解释一下，又驴唇不对马嘴。胡宗南听了汇报肺都气炸了，破天荒地打了这位堂堂新闻处长一个耳光，并传令枪毙那个多嘴多舌的“战俘”。然而，一切都已无可挽回，不少记者连延安是座空城的内幕也搞到了手…… 那时的胡宗南，压根没去多想麦宗禹一三五旅，有何不妥之处。他相信自己对战局的把握与判断，更相信麦宗禹的忠实。整编第一三五旅前身是国民党第一三五师。1945年抗战胜利后，由鄂西进出江陵、沙市一带，接受日军投降，曾一度执行蒋介石驱逐大洪山区人民地方武装的任务，归第六战区指挥，后编为十五军建制。1946年夏天，奉命追击八路军中原突围部队，追到陕南，就被胡宗南顺手牵羊收养过来，寄放在刘戡二十九军名下。前不久，旅长祝夏年因为腿部骨折，到西安住院去了，所以让麦宗禹暂时代任旅长。这个“代旅长”下一步命运如何，全凭胡长官发落。因而，麦宗