Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Take the initiative to wipe out the enemy and attack Longdong to recover the three sides

On May 12, Xinhua News Agency published the article "Hu Zongnan, the Insidious and Hypocritical Hu Zongnan". "Chiang Kai-shek's last trump card is now stuck in northern Shaanxi. He can't advance and retreat, and he can't retreat. Hu Zongnan is now riding on the back of a tiger." Hu Zongnan was deeply touched by this passage.In the bewildering and confusing mountains of northern Shaanxi, my own troops could not be dispersed or gathered together, while the People's Liberation Army would gather and disperse from time to time, disappearing like ghosts and ghosts.Hu Zongnan had long felt that he was riding on the back of a tiger, unable to advance or retreat, in a dilemma.

What stimulated Hu Zongnan enough in the article were the following paragraphs. "Facts have proved that Hu Zongnan, whom Chiang Kai-shek relied on, is actually a crap with 'aspirations and talents'.... Hu Zongnan's dream of being the 'King of the Northwest' will surely be shattered in the Northwest. The fate of this ambitious, ambitious, insidious and hypocritical general is doomed. , the misdeeds of his life will be settled in this military adventure, and this is also a symbol of the death of Chiang Kai-shek's fascist rule." "Great ambitions", "loose buckets", "insidious hypocrisy", and "often defeated generals", all of them pointed at Hu Zongnan's vitals, which made him feel heart-wrenching pain.Hu Zongnan read the article over and over again.It can be said that this article is the best learning material for Hu Zongnan, and the effect is much better than Chiang Kai-shek's ten or a hundred spiritual speeches, because there are lessons learned from his own blood.Now, comparing himself to King Goujian of Yue, he is going to try his best to accumulate the strength to rise again.At this time, he thought of his "nemesis" Peng Dehuai.This Hunan native who has never been in Whampoa, nor drank foreign ink, only went to a private school for two years, and later went to the Army Hunan Lecture Hall to learn how to shoot a few times, actually made himself so embarrassed and shameful, this is Hu Zongnan Never thought of it.

It should be said that Hu Zongnan had learned how powerful Peng Dehuai was during the Battle of Mountain Castle more than ten years ago. In the winter of 1936, after the Second and Fourth Front Armies of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army joined forces with the same Front Army after the Long March, Hu Zongnan was ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to attack the Red Army.Peng Dehuai commanded the Red Army to fight Hu Zongnan in the mountain castle in Huanxian County, Gansu Province. The battle lasted from October 31 to November 22, and ended with Hu Zongnan's defeat.The Battle of Shancheng was unforgettable to Hu Zongnan. In 1939, when Peng Dehuai went to Chongqing to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek and returned, Hu Zongnan made a special appointment to meet him.In Hu Zongnan's imagination, the famous Peng Dehuai should be majestic and heroic.But Hu Zongnan was disappointed by Peng Dehuai's homemade military uniform, slightly hunchbacked figure and not very talkative personality.Hu Zongnan judges people by their appearance, and since then gradually forgot the pain of the mountain castle.It wasn't until today that I realized that Peng Dehuai was brewing thunder in the calm!

Hu Zongnan was quietly thinking about these things alone in the Yan'an command post. He didn't know that at this time Peng Dehuai, Zhou Enlai and Lu Dingyi were holding an unprecedented ceremony in Zhenwu Cave, Ansai County, which is only a few hills away from Yan'an. General Assembly. According to legend, Zhenwu Cave is the place where Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of the Wudang School, discovered the relics of the Taoist Emperor Zhenwu and the martial arts.Zhang Sanfeng integrated and mastered them, carried them forward, and established the Wudang School, which was later famous in the martial arts world.It is also said that the Zhenwu Cave leads all the way to Gansu and Ningxia, and there are various unhanded martial arts classics of the Wudang School, as well as the treasures left by the masters of the past dynasties.

The venue of the Zhujie Conference is located on the Yanhe Beach in the south of Zhenwu Cave, which is called Mawang Beach by the locals.A huge battle record display stand has been set up on the beach, on which various trophies such as guns, bullets, watches, cigarettes, pens, etc. are displayed.The meeting was scheduled to be held on the afternoon of the 14th, but early in the morning Mawangtan was already full of people.Just after winning the battle, both the masses and the soldiers have a completely new mental outlook.More than two months ago, on March 8, Yan'an also held a mobilization meeting to defend Yan'an.If the general mood of that meeting was full of excitement and hope, then the general mood of this victory celebration is joyous.When the meeting started in the afternoon, more than 50,000 soldiers and people gathered on the small Mawang Beach.The fluttering red flags, the hustle and bustle of the crowd, and the children playing and laughing, all filled Mawangtan with an unprecedented festive atmosphere.

When Zhou Enlai, Peng Dehuai, and Lu Ding appeared at the venue, more than 50,000 soldiers cheered together, and the shouts shook the sky and the earth shook in an instant.In less than two months from the evacuation of Yan'an on March 19 to May 5, the Northwest Field Force successively "three battles and three victories", plus fragmentary small ambushes, wiped out more than 14,000 enemies People, captured 8 major generals and officers, also captured Panlong, and seized all of Hu Zongnan's supplies.After these few battles, Hu Zongnan's spirit was completely hit, and Hu's department was severely injured in spirit-this is the most fatal.Hu Jun is now without food, morale is low, and he is unable to even fight a decent battle.Losing Beaulieu, it can be said that Hu Zongnan was seriously injured.

In northern Shaanxi in mid-May, the weather has completely turned warm.Facing the gentle wind blowing from the Yanhe River, Zhou Enlai and Peng Dehuai strode up to the rostrum.Lu Dingyi, head of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Ma Mingfang, deputy secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Jia Tuofu, vice chairman of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government, also boarded the rostrum together.Jia Tuofu rewarded our soldiers with a special fund of 600 million yuan allocated by Lin Boqu, Chairman of the Border Region Government.

Zhou Enlai was wearing a grass-green jacket. His left hand was straight and drooped naturally, but his right hand was still bent habitually.He looked at the crowd all over the mountains and plains with a smile on his face.At this moment, Zhou Enlai was a little excited, which was different from the excitement at the mobilization meeting to defend Yan'an more than two months ago.Zhou Enlai looked around the dark meeting place quietly, and after a long time, he said in a loud voice: "Comrades, the Northwest Field Force has won three battles and three victories in less than two months. Today we will hold a special celebration here today." General Assembly, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, I congratulate you and thank you on behalf of the Chinese people!"

"From June last year to the present, we have wiped out 97 and a half brigades of Chiang Kai-shek's regular army totaling 780,000 people, including the irregular army, a total of 1.12 million people. This is a huge victory. During this year We are basically destroying the enemy on the inside. Up to now, the inside battle is coming to an end, and we will soon switch to the outside offensive. The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao have confidence in winning the victory of the whole country. Do you have confidence? ?” The word "Yes" erupted from the chest of the black crowd in unison, deafening and exciting.

Zhou Enlai smiled. He waved his hands vigorously and continued: "I will tell you now that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chairman Mao have stayed in northern Shaanxi since they withdrew from Yan'an, fighting together with all the soldiers and civilians in the border area!" Chairman Mao is still in northern Shaanxi, which is undoubtedly a surprising piece of news.At that time, in the hearts of fellow villagers in northern Shaanxi, Chairman Mao was the savior, and Chairman Mao was the gospel.Zhou Enlai announced that Mao Zedong was still in northern Shaanxi and was fighting with them, and the venue immediately became restless.All the villagers showed joy, and their fighting spirit to defend the border area and Yan'an suddenly became even higher.

It took a long time for the warm atmosphere in the venue to calm down.Peng Dehuai walked to the front desk. As the direct commander of "three battles and three victories", he also wanted to say a few words today.He adjusted his clothes and said with his hands behind his back: "The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao are still in northern Shaanxi. This is a great support for us. From March 19th to May 14th, we wiped out every half a month on average. The enemy has one brigade. This record has exceeded our previous expectations! We have a wide and good room for maneuver, we have heroic field troops, and most importantly, we have the support and help of the people in the border areas. If you work hard and unite with the people, you will be able to wipe out all Jiang Hujun!" Amidst the cheers, Peng Dehuai began to inspect the main force of the field forces and the guerrillas.Just after winning the battle, the soldiers put on the new summer clothes captured by Panlong, and updated some equipment. In addition, they ate wheat steamed buns every day for the past few days.Peng Dehuai walked steadily in front of the queue, raising his arms from time to time to salute the soldiers, with a firm and invincible light in his eyes.Everywhere he went, Peng Dehuai greeted the soldiers. In response, the soldiers also shouted "Hello Chief" or "Serve the people". The night gradually fell, the bright moon was in the sky, the stars were twinkling, and piles of bonfires lit up the whole Mawang Beach.That night, the villagers in northern Shaanxi sang and danced, and carnivaled with the Northwest Field Army until after two o'clock in the night before gradually dispersing. The Mawangtan Congratulatory Conference is a great irony to Hu Zongnan!My own troops of more than 200,000 troops are here, but let the People's Liberation Army sing and dance less than 40 kilometers away from Yan'an. It is also a celebration and a military parade. This shows that the People's Liberation Army does not take itself seriously now.Chiang Kai-shek was also extremely dissatisfied with this point.He counted the calls every day, so that Hu Zongnan had to find the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong, and Zhou Enlai no matter what.For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek also specially sent a radio direction finding team from Nanjing to measure the location of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.But Hu Zongnan felt like a tiger that had lost its vitality. Although his eyes still radiated the light of eating people, his hands and feet had no strength at all.He sat softly on the kang, as if waiting for the next judgment of fate. Hu Zongnan had been knocked to the ground, Peng Dehuai didn't want to step on another foot, let's leave some leeway for this army general in front of Chiang Kai-shek!Peng Dehuai has set his sights on Longdong and the three border areas (Anbian, Dingbian, Jingbian), where Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang bandit troops still occupy a large area, and our Northwest Field Army has a long way to go. Both Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang are direct descendants of Chinese feudal warlords.Ma Hongkui's father, Ma Fuxiang, and Ma Bufang's father, Ma Qi, were both old-style soldiers, one in Ningxia and the other in Qinghai.After Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang took over the military power from their parents, they gradually established their own rule in the struggle with other small warlords. As their power expanded, they both became local emperors. In order to win them over, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Ma Hongkui as the chairman of Ningxia Province in early 1933, and Ma Bufang as the chairman of Qinghai Province in March 1938. At the end of 1935, after the Long March of the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, Ma Hongkui was terrified. He was afraid that the development of the Red Army would threaten his territory. "Encircle and suppress" the Red Army.Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied, and even made a special trip to Ningxia. Ma Bufang is even worse. In October 1936, the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army formed the West Route Army. When they crossed the Yellow River westward in Jingyuan, Gansu Province and marched into the Hexi Corridor, Ma Bufang feared that Qinghai would be lost, and devoted all his troops to chase and intercept the West Route Army.In this Battle of Hexi, almost all of the 21,800 Red Army West Route Army were killed by Ma Bufang's knife, blood flowed for a while, and corpses were scattered all over the field.When Ma Bufang returned to Zhangye, he executed more than 3,200 Red Army prisoners by means of burial alive, shooting, burning, heart-digging, bile extraction, and tongue-cutting.For the captured female Red Army soldiers, they were raped first, and then distributed to their subordinates as wives and maidservants, and even resold in multiple places.The tragic situation of the West Route Army is unbearable. Peng Dehuai still remembers the tragic past.Now, taking advantage of Hu Zongnan's attack on Yan'an, the "two horses" took advantage of the fire to loot and swept away several counties in the Longdong sub-region of the border area and the three border areas, and there is a strong tendency to continue eastward, seriously threatening the flank of the Northwest Field Force. back.Now Hu Zongnan has become a mess, and it will take time to recover. Peng Dehuai decided to use this opportunity to attack Longdong, annihilate part of the "two horses", recover Qingyang and Heshui, and then go south to Guanzhong or north to the three sides.Peng Dehuai's opinion was supported by Zhou Enlai and Lu Dingyi. After he telegraphed Mao Zedong, Mao Zedong immediately called back to express his complete agreement. After several days of reconnaissance, Peng Dehuai found out the deployment of the "two horses" in the Longdong area.The headquarters of the 82nd Division and the 100th Brigade reorganized by Ma Bufang were stationed in Xifeng Town and Ning County, the newly organized 8th Cavalry Brigade was stationed in Qingyang, Heshui, and Xihuachi, and the 2nd Cavalry Brigade was stationed in Mubo, Quzi, Yuele, In the Fucheng area, the 5th Independent Cavalry Regiment and the 1st and 3rd Gansu Security Regiments were stationed in Maojujing, Mengba, Zhenyuan, Xifeng Town and other areas; Ma Hongbin's reorganized 81st Division Division and its provisional 16th Brigade Stationed in Huanxian, Yuancheng, and Jiangtai areas, the 35th Brigade was stationed in the Yangjuanshan area; Ma Hongkui's Reorganized 18th Division was stationed on the Anbian, Dingbian, and Yanchi lines in the north. Peng Dehuai still adopted the principle of "fighting isolated and scattered enemies first, and then concentrating on attacking concentrated and powerful enemies", and divided our army's field troops into three groups: the first column (35 regiments missing) and the cavalry regiment of the Longdong Army Division as the right column , After eliminating the enemies of Jiangtai, Yuancheng, and Quzi, the cavalry regiment stayed in Quzi to reconnaissance and guard against the enemies in Huanxian County, and the main force pointed to the north of Qingyang City; the artillery battalion directly under the new 4th Brigade attached to the field force was used as the middle column to eliminate Yuele , the enemy of Fucheng and then advance towards Qingyang; with the second column and the teaching brigade as the left column, destroy the enemy of Heshui City and the 100 brigade stationed in Ningxian County for possible reinforcements.The entire Longdong Campaign was aimed at capturing Qingyang and Heshui. Qingyang and Heshui City were occupied by the Kuomintang Army's He Qi Department at the end of February and early March.Because He Qi's troops were hit hard in Xihuachi in early March, the defense force was very weak. In mid-April, the 8th Ma Bufang Cavalry Brigade, led by brigade commander Ma Buluan, went to Qingyang and Heshui to strengthen the defense of the two cities.But once here, Ma Buluan felt bad.The two cities of Qingyang and Heshui have penetrated into the abdomen of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, especially Heshui, which protrudes hundreds of miles forward and hangs alone at the southern foot of Ziwuling.The masses here have a close relationship with the People's Liberation Army and hate the Kuomintang. Ma Buluan can't get any information from the masses, nor can he get any supplies.He felt very panic in his heart, for fear of repeating He Qi's mistakes.Especially after entering May, the bravery of the People's Liberation Army's "three battles and three victories" has caused psychological pressure on every Kuomintang soldier. Hu Zongnan, who was once invincible, was beaten by the Communist Army. This lonely city?He felt hopeless.At that time, Li Qingfen, Colonel Secretary and Chief of the Political Affairs Department of the Qinghai Southern Border Region Garrison Command, went to the Longdong area with the 8th Cavalry Brigade. He also felt the same feeling, and his heart was trembling. In the early morning of May 21, under the night dew and facing the cold, the main force of the Northwest Field Force marched towards Longdong.The army had just rested for more than ten days. According to Peng Dehuai's request, the cadres and soldiers reviewed their fighting mood and mass discipline. The phenomenon of low fighting enthusiasm and poor mass discipline was severely criticized.Peng Dehuai's consistent thinking in leading the troops is that the more victorious the battle, the more emphasis must be placed on self-criticism and self-criticism.After the battle of Yangmahe, he scolded some proud and complacent cadres.So after the Beaulieu battle, a few days of rectification and introspection were carried out, and now the morale of the troops is even higher. Our field troops marched westward in a mighty way, crossed the sparsely populated and densely forested Ziwu Ridge, and arrived at the line of Huai'an, Yuele, and Heshui.The war developed extremely rapidly. At dawn on the 30th, the right column captured Jiangtai in one fell swoop, wiped out Ma Hongkui's regiment, and captured the colonel's head Ma Diobang.The middle column captured Yuele, wiped out Ma Bufang's five cavalry companies, and also captured Chen Yingquan, the deputy commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, and Wang Tao, the colonel of the 3rd Regiment.On the 28th, the left column also arrived at Haocaopu, which is only 10 kilometers away from Heshui. Ma Buluan led the 8th Cavalry Brigade to station in Qingyang.Since the field troops arrived at Ziwuling, he strengthened the security of Qingyang and Heshui, and ordered the defenders of the two cities to send out several cavalry squads to go out every day to search and guard. On the evening of the 28th, when a reconnaissance unit of our army's teaching brigade went to reconnaissance near Heshui City, it happened to encounter Mabuluan's cavalry security team.The two teams fought involuntarily.Ma Buluan's cavalry unit is very powerful, flexible, and quick to come and go, especially the impact force. The teaching brigade scouting unit, which uses walking as a vehicle, has no advantage and has to fight and retreat. When it finally left the battle scene, a scout was captured by the enemy. Wang Zhen frowned, seeing the difficulty of attacking Heshui from this small encounter.He decided to launch an attack in advance to avoid long nights and dreams.Wang Zhen called Luo Yuanfa, Guo Peng, and Dun Xingyun to him, spread out the map, and stated the combat mission in a simple and clear manner: "The teaching brigade will continue to be vigilant, and it should be louder to attract their attention. The 359th brigade sent two regiments to hide Go around to the northwest of Heshui City, clean up the three strongholds of Yuanjiashan, Lijiashan, and Lujiayuan, and then send a regiment to attack Heshui from the east. The attack time is set at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning." After finishing speaking, he paused. Turning his face sideways, he said to Dun Xingyun: "The 4th Independent Brigade will strengthen one regiment of the 359th Brigade for a frontal attack, and the rest will be used as an emergency mobile force to prepare for reinforcements." Dun Xingyun immediately handed over the command of the 12th regiment to Guo Peng. Since the encounter between the security forces and the People's Liberation Army, Ma Buluan has felt flustered.He kept calling to ask Ma Shengzhi, the commander of the heavy weapons battalion stationed in Heshui, if he was okay. On the evening of the 28th, the Second Column and the Teaching Brigade of our army were all sleeping peacefully, and Heshui City was surprisingly quiet.Ma Shengzhi reported to Ma Buluan that there was nothing wrong.As a result, Ma Buluan felt even more unable to fall asleep.He always felt that a storm was coming.Sure enough, at 7:00 am on the 29th, Ma Buluan received an emergency call from Ma Shengzhi.Ma Shengzhi said that the People's Liberation Army attacked Heshui City from the north, east, and south with superior forces. Wang Zhen's command post was located in a small valley less than 10 kilometers away from Heshui.As soon as the battle started, Ma Shengzhi's role as a heavy weapon came into play.One after another heavy bombs fell on the positions of the field troops, and dust was raised between the explosions. From time to time, reports of casualties came from our army.What was even more frightening was that Ma Buluan had ordered the troops to set up many bunkers on the higher hillsides around Heshui City. A series of bullets came like a long dragon, and the field troops were repelled every time they charged.Feedback from all directions, without exception, is that the artillery fire is too fierce, and the attack is difficult to carry out. In the evening of the battle, although the troops suffered heavy casualties, there were some turning points in the battle situation.The enemy's firepower in Heshui gradually slowed down, and our field troops also captured many positions on the periphery of Heshui.Wang Zhen immediately ordered that all troops adjust their deployment briefly, and launch another charge at 8:00 pm, trying to take Heshui City before dawn. The enemy's heavy weapons battalion and the security regiment gradually felt weak and weak, and they couldn't stand it anymore.When the People's Liberation Army charged again at 8:00 p.m., Ma Shengzhi sent an urgent telegram to Ma Buluan again.At that time, the First Column of the People's Liberation Army also approached the city of Qingyang, and now Qingyang is also in a hurry.Ma Buluan was confused and didn't know what to do, so he had to hand over the conflict to his immediate supervisor, Ma Jiyuan.Ma Jiyuan, the eldest son of Ma Bufang, is currently the commander of the reorganized 82nd Division (before the reorganization was the 82nd Army, and Ma Jiyuan was the commander). He was young and vigorous, and gave Ma Buluan a death order to guard Heshui.Ma Buluan immediately led the brigade headquarters and the 1st regiment to dispatch, galloping eastward, preparing to break the siege of Heshui.Ma Buluan believed that more than 3,000 cavalry were strong and strong, and that breaking the siege of Heshui would not be a problem, so he did not think too much about it. Water goes all the way.But when the troops reached Heshui Banchuan, there was sudden gunshots on the hillsides on both sides, and Ma Buluan's men turned their backs on their backs in an instant, causing many casualties. Our Army's Independent 4th Brigade has been lying in ambush here for a long time, waiting for Ma Buluan's arrival.Now that it's here, the field soldiers who have been lying down for a long time can only vent their anger on the enemy, and beat Ma Buluan's reinforcements to death with all their strength.Ma Buluan shouted that he was cheated, and fell into the plan of the People's Liberation Army to besiege the city and fight for aid.Ma Buluan led the brigade command post to climb up a small hill, and saw that the east, north, and south hillsides were all surrounded by the People's Liberation Army. More than 3,000 cavalry, including men and horses, were all surrounded in a ravine. In one regiment, the advantages of the cavalry could not be brought into play, and the heavy weapons they carried could not be used.He broke out in a cold sweat. He heard that Li Jiyun died in such a pocket in Qinghuabian.He felt that if he continued to fight, he might become the second Li Jiyun.He stood on the mountain bag, brandishing a big knife and yelling like crazy: "Retreat, withdraw quickly!" What pleased Ma Buluan was that his troops were cavalry, which were flexible and quick to move.As soon as he gave the order to withdraw, thousands of people turned around and ran, scrambling to be the first, rushing towards the original road like a tide. In more than ten minutes, the large force rushed out of the encirclement of the People's Liberation Army. When Ma Buluan brought his troops back to Qingyang City in disgrace, Ma Shengzhi, the commander of the heavy weapons battalion and Li Hongxuan, the head of the security team, who were sticking to Heshui, were like ants on a hot pot. They know that the People's Liberation Army has an absolute advantage in strength, and that without reinforcements, it will be over sooner or later.Ma Shengzhi wailed to Ma Buluan again and again in hysterics, asking for reinforcements, but how did he know that Ma Buluan had just suffered a big defeat. But Ma Jiyuan was not reconciled to handing over Heshui City to the People's Liberation Army in this way, let alone abandoning the Heavy Weapons Battalion casually.Those heavy artillery weapons were American equipment that his father, Ma Bufang, had bargained with Chiang Kai-shek for many times, and they were all given to the People's Liberation Army.He immediately called Ma Buluan and said in a questioning tone: "You don't want the Heavy Weapons Battalion?!" Of course Ma Buluan knew the importance of the Heavy Weapons Battalion in the 82nd Division. The previous rescue failed, so I asked for punishment. I will immediately organize troops to break the siege of Heshui." Ma Jiyuan heard that Ma Buluan was a little guilty, and encouraged him: "Don't be afraid. I will send Ma Fushou to help you. In addition Send Deputy Army Commander Ma Quanyi and Han Youlu Gao to lead the troops to fight, I don't believe it will not be able to save the siege of Heshui." Ma Buluan's rescue was frustrated, which greatly relieved our army's field troops.In fact, from the beginning of the battle, the progress of the field troops was not very smooth.There are too many enemy bunkers, grenades are being thrown everywhere, and machine guns are firing everywhere, making it impossible to defend against; the enemy cavalry is flexible and has too much impact.The only effective strategy is to climb forward along the mountain, fight in small groups, and concentrate on attacking after approaching Heshui City. After Ma Buluan withdrew, Wang Zhen seized such a short opportunity, concentrated all the heavy artillery firepower of the Second Column and the Teaching Brigade, and blasted open the south gate of Heshui City.With the help of artillery fire, the teaching brigade and the 359th brigade rushed in together, from street fighting to hand-to-hand combat, compressing the enemy's heavy weapons battalion and security regiment to the corner of the west hillside of the city.It didn't help that Ma Shengzhi ordered logistics, political workers, and medical personnel to join the battle.Ma Shengzhi's communication equipment was lost or broken, and all of them were lost, so he couldn't get in touch with Ma Buluan.He sat down on a small mound of dirt, and smoked the pipe, looking like he was about to catch him.At this time, the reinforced enemy troops launched a counter-charge against our siege troops by virtue of their cavalry advantages. After a fierce battle, half of the plateau was stained red with the blood of the soldiers, and even the brigade commander Guo Peng was seriously injured.Wang Zhen never imagined that the invincible 359th Brigade lost to the four-legged animals today!Too tragic, too cruel, too many casualties!Wang Zhen's heart tensed up and down, and ten thousand arrows pierced his heart. The "Ma's Army" seemed to be getting more aggressive as they killed more, and even the 100th Brigade stationed in Ning County rushed towards Heshui in two ways. If we hesitate any longer, our army will inevitably cause even greater casualties.Peng Dehuai decisively ordered the entire line to retreat. The Northwest Field Troops rested on the spot in the barren land northwest of Heshui, where there is little rain and sand and rocks fly all year round.Peng Dehuai put the troops here because he wanted to try his best and conduct a thorough reflection. The First Battle of Heshui was the first confrontation between the Northwest Field Force of our army and the "Majia Army". There are too many things worth summarizing and reflecting on: the enemy cannot be underestimated, and the enemy cannot rely on the enemy's own failure to win; Hand-to-hand combat; the need to control a strong reserve force to deal with various problems brought about by the mobile and flexible cavalry at any time; the need to play the role of heavy artillery, rifles cannot solve the fundamental problems, and a series of problems are all the pain of this Heshui battle.The battle of Heshui demonstrated a truth: there is no general victorious in war. Hu Zongnan, who is in Yan'an, has recently received reports from radio direction finders airlifted from Nanjing that the Wangjiawan area in Jingbian County is densely populated, which may be the seat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.Hu Zongnan immediately organized his troops to attack Wangjiawan. This is the first time since the head office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is evacuated from Yan'an, it is facing a critical moment of life and death. On June 9, while Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai were still dealing with the national military situation in Wangjiawan as usual, the security forces suddenly came to report that a large number of Kuomintang soldiers had appeared in Siwan, which was only one hill away from Wangjiawan.Zhou Enlai put down his official business and immediately went out to climb a hillside. He raised his binoculars and saw that the Kuomintang soldiers were in front of him. It is going up along the Yanhe River. At the critical moment, there should be no hesitation! Zhou Enlai immediately notified all the personnel of the central government to pack up their things and prepare for transfer.He also specifically requested that things must be cleaned up without leaving any paper, and there should be no signs of central authorities staying here! There was a tense rush, and everything was ready.Fortunately, the Kuomintang soldiers in Siwan did not find Wangjiawan immediately, so that the central government and Mao Zedong could transfer in time. On the night of June 9th, there were thunderstorms and strong winds. Under the darkness of the night, the central government moved in the rain.At this time, Peng Dehuai was commanding the main force of the Northwest Field Force to march from Quzi Town to Huan County, planning to use the method of besieging the city to fight for aid, and wiped out Ma Hongkui's reorganized 81st Division stationed in Huan County, Jiangtai, and Yuancheng. On the northwest battlefield, a thrilling battle of attack and transfer, success and failure is being staged! It was windy and rainy, and the road was slippery in the dark. This team of nearly 800 people marched quietly on the Yangchang Mountain Road, without talking or laughing, without lights, or even coughing. At that time, the so-called Central Guard Corps consisted of 4 companies with a total of 300 people, and the weapons were all eliminated from the front-line troops.After the Battle of Panlong, Peng Dehuai once proposed that some good guns be transferred from the frontline troops to enrich the Central Guard Corps to protect the safety of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao.However, Mao Zedong insisted that the best guns must be left on the front line to destroy the enemy. Only when a large number of enemies are wiped out on the front line can the central government be safe.Peng Dehuai secretly sent a batch of American carbines seized from Beaulieu to the past, but the quantity was limited, and the overall equipment of the Central Guard Corps was still very backward.According to the strength and equipment of the Central Guard Regiment at that time, it could still carry a small group of enemies, but in such a situation, it could only serve as a cover. It was Liu Kan who led the Kuomintang soldiers along the Yanhe River. At that time, his force was four and a half brigades, with a total of about 30,000 people.When Liu Kan set off from Yan'an, Hu Zongnan gritted his teeth and told him the mission: "Even if we lose two divisions, we must capture the leader of the CCP!" Liu Kan knew Hu Zongnan's mood at this time.After being hit three times in a row, I was really dizzy. If I don't show some achievements, I really can't explain to Chiang Kai-shek.You know, how much money Chiang Kai-shek invested in Hu Zongnan and how much hope he placed on him!Since he occupied Yan'an, although he suffered a lot, Hu Zongnan was very disappointed with his performance time and time again.Hu Zongnan once named and scolded Yangmahe for his poor assistance.This time, leading tens of thousands of people to encircle and suppress the head of the Communist Party of China, if the success is complete, what a military exploit it will be!Isn't it the head of the CCP that Chiang Kai-shek encircled and suppressed day and night?The more Liu Kan thought about it, the more energetic he was, and he kept urging the troops to speed up and advance through the rain. Mao Zedong still had the kind of generosity.When he left Wangjiawan, he joked to Ren Bishi, commander of the "Three Detachments", Zheng Wei, political commissar, Ye Zilong, chief of staff, and Liao Zhigao, director of the Political Department: "The four of you are responsible for organizing a 'government' and managing our 800 people. You must run this 'country' well." It was an order, but the tone was very relaxed and humorous. Marching all the way in a hurry, the central authority arrived at Xiaohe Village, Jingbian County on August 10. This is a very small village, located on the southern edge of the Mu Us Desert, surrounded by mountains, where two small rivers converge, hence the name "Xiaohe Village". Liu Kan's pursuers pursued him closely, and the central authorities could not settle down even after they arrived at Xiaohe Village.On the 11th, the enemy touched the top of the hill less than 5 kilometers away from Xiaohe Village, and was rushing here.It was night, thunder and lightning, and strong wind and rain.Zhou Enlai ordered Liu Huishan, the head of the security regiment, to send a platoon with a heavy machine gun to the commanding heights in the east of the village to monitor the enemy.If the enemy does not enter the village, he is not allowed to shoot.The central authorities braved the rain and quickly moved to Tianciwan, which also belongs to Jingbian County. That night, the water in the small river rose sharply and washed away the small bridge on the river. Our troops quickly built a pontoon bridge, crossed the small river within half an hour, and reached Tianci Bay safely. When Liu Kan rushed to Xiaohe Village, there was no sign of my central authority again.The troops have reached the junction with Ma Hongkui's defense zone, where should they go? It was completely dark, and I couldn't see my fingers.After several days of tossing in the wind and rain, Liu Kan has long since lost his previous enthusiasm.His only hope now is to find a place to change out of his wet clothes, soak his feet, and get a good night's sleep.Liu Kan wanted to do it, and immediately ordered the troops to camp in Xiaohe Village. It was this lazy thought that made Liu Kan miss his dream of capturing the CCP leader.If he goes one step further and crosses the small river, maybe everything will be rewritten. Liu Kan's men and horses were exhausted, piles of bonfires were lit up, and half the sky was red.Mao Zedong was convinced that Liu Kan had not found himself.Standing in Tianci Bay, facing Liu Kan on the other side of the river, he said with a smile: "Our current position is exactly at the junction of Hu Zongnan's and Ma Hongkui's defense lines. Hu Ma is intriguing, and the conflict is deep. Everyone wants to preserve their strength and weaken the other side. , so none of them want to come, let us take advantage of the loophole." The next day, Liu Kan led his troops back to Yan'an.Liu Kan took out two divisions, and brought back two divisions.Hu Zongnan's intention of "exchanging two divisions for the head of the Communist Party of China" was not realized, and he was extremely displeased with Liu Kan's "returning his division after completing his division". Peng Dehuai breathed a sigh of relief.As the commander of the Northwest Field Force, I have an unshirkable responsibility for the safety of Mao Zedong and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China!Although a few victories have basically dispelled Hu Zongnan's spirit and stabilized the situation in the Northwest battlefield, but if there is any mistake in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong and other central leaders, then no matter how great the victory is, it will become a defeat. It is a global defeat!Because under the circumstances at that time, "Mao Zedong and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China are still in northern Shaanxi" has become the spiritual pillar for the whole party and army to fight against Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang. The safety of Mao Zedong and the safety of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have become the overall strategy!If this spiritual pillar collapses and the overall strategic situation is broken, who can bear this historical responsibility? ! Peng Dehuai is leading the troops to the north with high morale.Huan County has been captured before, more than 1,100 enemies have been wiped out, 6 vehicles full of ammunition and food have been seized, and the Battle of Longdong has ended. The time has come to the end of June, it is midsummer, and the sun is like fire.From Huanxian County to Sanbian, one must pass through a no-man's land, where the loess is long and full of flying sand and rocks. After crossing this no-man's land, one has to cross a desert before reaching the Sanbian area next to the Great Wall. This is a tough march.The water I brought has already been drunk, and the water that has not been drunk is about to be evaporated.Due to extreme thirst, many soldiers had chapped lips and shortness of breath. In severe cases, their mouths and noses were bleeding, and their lives were in danger.Peng Dehuai called on comrades to carry forward the spirit of the Long March, help and love each other, and overcome difficulties together. People who have experienced such scenes can truly understand the significance of water to life.Many soldiers still had some water in their gourds, but they were not willing to drink it—it was left to save lives.A person who is dying of thirst and suddenly touches a drop of water at the corner of his mouth will immediately smile brightly. Supporting and supporting each other, the Northwest Field Force set off from Huan County on the 25th, and finally crossed the dry water area where no one was inhabited, and entered Dingbian Nanshan on the 29th.Here, the Northwest Field Army saw green mountains and flowing water, and a passion for life erupted from this army immediately. Ma Hongkui didn't know that the Northwest Field Army was marching in such a state, and he didn't know what they were going to do. He only knew that this heroic army was moving northward with great strides.He spread out the map, looked at the marching route of the Northwest Field Troops, and felt that the situation was not good-the Northwest Field Troops might go straight to Ningxia's old nest from Xiamaguan and Weizhou in Tongxin County, Ningxia.He hurriedly transferred the 504th Regiment of the 168th Brigade stationed in Yanchi to Weizhou to guard the gate of Ningxia, and ordered the branch of the 59th Military Station to use more than a hundred trucks to rush to transport Yanchi, Dingbian's grain, grass, ammunition and other military supplies day and night.He has ordered that Dingbian, Anbian, and Jingbian can abide by the rules, but they cannot follow the rules. With this order, whoever is going to defend the city desperately, as long as he can escape, then run away quickly! On the afternoon of the 30th, the First Column and the New 4th Brigade of our army occupied Dingbian County with just a few shots. 7月2日下午，独4旅攻占安边县城。到7月7日，野战部队主力全部西进，又收复了盐池地区。