Chapter 26 Chapter 4 Crossing the Chishui River Four Times——The First Battle Commanded by Mao Zedong in the Long March

At dawn on January 29, 1935, by the Chishui River in Guizhou, on a river beach southwest of Tucheng, people shouted horses, boatmen punted, and shouts of lifting things, pulling fibers and sinking anchors came and went. The pontoon bridge across the river has basically taken shape, and more than 30,000 Red Army soldiers are gathering and preparing to cross the river westward.From the Baima Mountain and Qinggangpo positions a few kilometers away, there were fierce gunshots, grenade explosions, and occasional roars of cannons. "Report! The pontoon bridge has been erected!" Engineer Battalion Commander Tan Xilin came to the bearded Zhou Enlai and reported the situation hoarsely.

"Comrades, you have worked hard!" This night was really choking.It took less than 5 hours for the engineering cadres and soldiers of each regiment to receive the order to collect equipment, move to the river, select the site, arrange the layout, sink the anchor, and lay bamboo and wood boards.Everyone was exhausted, hoarse from shouting, red-eyed, and some had hands and feet that froze in the icy water in January.Some were even washed downstream, sacrificing their young lives.However, they all know that every second here is bought by the blood and lives of the frontline soldiers on the blocking position. One more minute won, and the lives of more than 30,000 people in the Red Army will be more guaranteed.The speed of bridge building is indeed unprecedented.

After the Zunyi Conference of the Party, Mao Zedong commanded more than 30,000 Red Army troops to prepare to cross the Yangtze River and march towards Sichuan. get greater development.According to this strategic plan, the Red Army voluntarily withdrew from Zunyi on January 19, preparing to cross the Chishui River and the Yangtze River in the north.The Red Army divided into left, middle, and right routes and headed northward, passing through Songkan and Tongzi to Chishui. Chiang Kai-shek urgently dispatched Liu Xiang, the warlord of Sichuan, and He Guoguang, the staff stationed in Sichuan, to organize the "Southern Sichuan Suppression General" to station in Huzhou, concentrate all the mobile forces of the Sichuan Army, organize interceptions in Chishui, Gulin, and Xuyong areas, and blockade the Yangtze River.

He also ordered Long Yun of the Yunnan Army to send troops into Guizhou to cooperate with Wang Jialie of the Guizhou Army and Xue Yue, Zhou Hunyuan, and Wu Qiwei of the Central Army to pursue them from behind. Shangguan Yunxiang was also urgently transferred from Hubei and Henan to Sichuan to strengthen the encirclement and interception forces.For a time, the 16 regiments of the Red Army faced the siege of more than 150 enemy regiments and hundreds of thousands of heavy troops. They were basically at a disadvantage of 1:10, and the situation was very grim. The Red Army must cross the Chishui River as soon as possible in order to get rid of the chasing enemy in the south.

Chishui River is a tributary of the Yangtze River. It originates in Zhenxiong County, Wumeng Mountain Area, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. It winds its way north along the junction of Guizhou and Sichuan, and joins the Yangtze River at the Hejiang River in Sichuan. It has a total length of more than 800 miles and runs through Sichuan, Yunnan, Between the high mountains on the border of the three provinces of Guizhou, the river is rushing fast, with a width of three to four hundred meters and a narrow point of one or two hundred meters.To cross Chishui in the north, one takes a boat, and the other takes a bamboo raft, but there are few boats and rafts, and the crossing of the river is too slow, tens of thousands of horses, and time does not allow.The only feasible way is to build floating bridges.Fortunately, the Red Army had built bridges many times during the Long March, accumulated rich experience, and received strong support from the local people. Under the direct command of the Military Commission and the hard work of the engineers, the bridge-building work was going on intensely.

However, the enemy's pursuers also caught up.If the enemy is not blocked, the central column and the Red Army are in danger of being driven into the Chishui River.Among the several groups of enemies, the Sichuan Army, which the Red Army had never dealt with before, was the most ferocious and crazy. Sichuan is a land of abundance, with thousands of miles of fertile fields and a collection of talents. It produced Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi, Nie Rongzhen, Deng Xiaoping, Luo Ruiqing and other Red Army generals (except for Chen Yi who stayed in Jiangxi to recuperate and persist in fighting, the rest were senior commanders of the Red Army. In terms of position), there were also several powerful figures from the Sichuan Army, such as Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui, Yang Sen, Deng Xihou, etc. These people were scheming, and compared with the "two-gun soldiers" of the Qian Army, they were more capable of fighting. main antagonist.

At this time, the Sichuan Army by the Chishui River had tens of thousands of people, including the First Division, the Third Division, the Fifth Division, instructors, model teachers, and the Fourth Independent Brigade.The Red Army seized the Tucheng Ferry, and first exchanged fire with the Sichuan Army's Guo Xunqi Brigade on the Meixi River.Then, a fierce fighting situation formed in the Qinggangpo area northeast of Tucheng.The 3rd and 5th Army Corps of the Red Army stubbornly blocked the enemy on high grounds such as Shigaozui, Jianshanzi, Laoyashan, Houzhiya, Hanpengao, and Yinpending in the Qinggangpo area.

It was soon discovered that the original judgment on the enemy's situation was wrong.It was originally thought that the Sichuan Army had only 4 regiments of 6,000 to 7,000 people, but in actual combat it was found that there were more than 10,000 people in 6 regiments. Moreover, the enemy's reinforcements were still coming in, and their weapons and equipment also had a considerable advantage.Due to the Red First Army's attack on Chishui City, the original plan to wipe out the enemy was not realized, and many enemy positions have been broken through, making the situation very dangerous.Mao Zedong made a prompt decision, and on the one hand ordered the First Red Army Corps to return to Tucheng from the direction of Chishui City for reinforcements, and on the other hand urgently ordered the cadre regiment to launch a counter-charge immediately.

The cadre regiment was formed by the merger of the two infantry schools, Gonglue and Pengyang, when the Long March started. The members are all young cadres above the platoon with rich combat experience. , is an ace force directly in the hands of the Military Commission. At the critical moment, the true qualities of a hero are even more evident.In order to repel the Sichuan enemy, Commander-in-Chief Zhu De took the initiative to invite Ying, put on his armor and went to the front line to command the battle with the cadre regiment. "Peach Blossom Pond is thousands of feet deep, and it is not as good as Kunzhong's brotherhood." Mao Zedong agreed to the commander-in-chief's request after smoking several cigarettes.

Zhu De, Chen Geng, the head of the cadre regiment, and Song Renqiong, the political commissar, led all the members of the cadre regiment to run to the front line and launched a counterattack.Members of these cadre regiments shot the enemy far away, and the enemy fell when the gun rang;With a violent counter charge, the enemy was distraught and retreated in a panic.The cadre group turned the tide at a critical moment, and its reputation has been shaken ever since.Mao Zedong commented: "Chen Gengxing, you can be an army commander!" At 2 o'clock in the afternoon that day, after the Red Army defeated the enemy several times and charged, it was almost overwhelmed.At this time, the main force of the Red Army rushed from the direction of Chishui City to Qinggangpo for reinforcements, consolidating the Red Army's position.Among them, the Red Fourth Regiment, led by Yang Chengwu and Wang Kaixiang, fought the most intense blocking battle in the Qinggangpo area.

Qinggangpo is a gourd-shaped ravine, with cliffs on both sides, towering into the clouds, deep forests and dense trees.On the southeast side of the ravine are some slightly shorter hills, stretching all the way to the Chishui River, forming a steep and precipitous terrain along the river; on the northwest side of the ravine are lofty mountains with peaks like swords.The only path in the ravine leads from Liangcun to Tucheng.Before the Red Army arrived, the enemy had already occupied the Red Army blocking position.The Red Fourth Regiment adopted the tactics of frontal attack by the first and second battalions, and roundabout and interspersed by the third battalion. After two hours of fierce fighting, they captured several low hills near the southeast of the ravine, blocking the enemy's way forward.Seeing the Red Army crossing the river and being unable to stop it, the Sichuan Army crazily counterattacked our position.The Sichuan Army model teacher Guo Xunqi Department here is well-trained and equipped with weapons. They used light and heavy machine guns and mortars to violently straf and bombard the front positions of the Red Army;Yang Chengwu and Wang Kaixiang organized the Red Army soldiers to stand firm and block the road tightly, preventing the enemy from moving forward.The battle showed a seesaw state.When the battle was the most intense, Yang Chengwu's hand was hit by a bullet, dripping with blood. He didn't care about bandaging, and went down to the company to organize a counterattack. However, with the prolongation of time and the increase of enemy and enemy casualties, the situation became more and more unfavorable to the Red Army.Due to the disparity between the enemy and the enemy, the Red Army not only suffered more and more casualties, but also had less and less ammunition, while the enemy's backup troops continued to increase, and the Red Army was in a very dangerous situation. "Comrades, we must hold Qinggangpo, and cover the Central Committee and the Military Commission to cross the Chishui River safely!" Facing the fierce enemy, the commander mobilized in front of the position. "If you are in the position, you will never let the enemy move forward!" The soldiers replied loudly.These soldiers rushed to Chishui City yesterday and fought a battle; today they were ordered to rush to help Tucheng from Chishui to stop the enemy. They have not rested for 2 days and nights, but each of them knows very well that they should stop the enemy for one more minute at Qinggangpo , the safety of the Chishuihe Red Army will be more guaranteed.The commanders and fighters are determined to cover the head of the central government and the fraternal troops to cross the Chishui River safely no matter how much they pay. After 1 day and 1 night of fierce fighting, the Red Army suffered more than half of its casualties.But they used their blood and lives to ensure that the whole army crossed the river.It was not until dawn of the next day that they disengaged from the enemy, safely withdrew from the Qinggangpo position, and crossed Chishui with the rearguard of the entire army.When the Sichuan Army rushed to the Chishui River, they saw that the Red Army had blown up the pontoon bridge, and the river was full of bamboo poles and wood chips. After the Red Army crossed the Chishui River, one part was ordered to circle the Chishui River and circle the enemy in order to confuse the enemy and conceal the Red Army's strategic intentions. They crossed the Chishui River 8 times, twice as many as the whole army. . They fought and traveled far more than other troops. In the Battle of Tucheng, although the Red Army wiped out many enemies, it also suffered huge losses.Ouyang Xin, head of the Third Red Army, and Zhao Yunlong, political commissar of the First Red Army, died.The heavy mountain cannons of the Red Army were also thrown into the Chishui River because they could not cross the river.Since then, all the heavy weapons brought by the Central Red Army when they set off on the Long March were lost. On February 20, 1935, near Donghuangchang by the Chishui River in Guizhou, where the 37th Regiment of the Fifth Red Army was stationed, the combat mobilization meeting for cadres above the platoon was intensely going on.On a simple broken table in the center of the venue, there was a radio station in direct contact with the Military Commission. Seated next to the radio station were: Li Pingren, head of the regiment, Xie Liang, political commissar, Yu Huanzhang, chief of staff, and Zhang Nansheng, director of the political department.Zhang Jichun, the Propaganda Director of the Political Department of the Legion, is conveying the orders of the Military Commission, deploying combat missions, and conducting combat mobilization in his characteristic loud voice: "Comrades! During Tashi's rest period not long ago, the Military Commission held an enlarged meeting of Tashi. Chairman Mao proposed at the meeting that our army should return to the division and march east, cross Chishui again, reoccupy Zunyi, and fight a large-scale annihilation battle in northern Guizhou. , the idea of ​​establishing the Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan border Soviet base areas was unanimously approved by the comrades present. Why should we let go of the Sichuan and Yunnan enemies and return to the division to fight the Guizhou enemies? Since the Long March, I have fought with Hunan , Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and the various enemies of the Central Army. Everyone has personal experience that the Guizhou Army is the weakest. It is also the best one to fight. Picking the weak to fight is the general rule of using troops in China and abroad in ancient and modern times. In addition, Zunyi is the second largest city in Guizhou Province, and Tongzi is the home of the Guizhou army. Our army will take Tongzi again and occupy Zunyi again, which will open up a new situation and make the combat situation beneficial to us and unfavorable to the enemy. Transform from passive to active. "In addition, our army's return to Guizhou was completely beyond Chiang Kai-shek's expectations. The enemy army in northern Guizhou was empty. Since our army crossed Chishui, the army marched westward, and entered the Zhaxi and Weixin areas in northern Yunnan. The enemy began to not know where our army was going. , Guizhou, Yunnan and the Central Army of the Kuomintang complained to each other. Chiang Kai-shek took the opportunity to send Xue Yue, Wu Qiwei, and Zhou Hunyuan to march into Guiyang, seized Wang Jialie's power, and called "Yunnan King" Long Yun to command Wang Jialie, making this The king of Guizhou was full of complaints and could not vent his anger. Now that the enemy knew that I was in Tashi, they hastily dispatched heavy troops from three provinces to chase and intercept Tashi, and prevented me from crossing the Yangtze River from the upper reaches into Sichuan, leaving northern Guizhou empty of troops. "It just provided an opportunity for our army to take advantage of. At present, our army is crossing the Chishui River in Taiping. Chiang Kai-shek judged that our army would take the Sichuan and Guizhou border to Xiyang, Xiushan and join the Red Second and Sixth Army, so he ordered Sichuan, Guizhou The enemy intercepted in the north of Songkan and the line of rushing water, and Zunyi was guarded by only 1 regiment. Chairman Mao decided to take advantage of the enemy's series of misjudgments, swung eastward, and then captured Zunyi. The main offensive task was assigned to the first and third armies. Under the unified command of Peng Dehuai. Our Fifth Army Corps still plays the rear guard, but instead of passively defending against the entire army, we adopt the tactics of mobile defense to lead the chasing enemy to Liangcun and Wenshui in the northeast direction, acting as a key point Join forces with the Second and Sixth Army Corps to divert and reduce the enemy's attention in the direction of Tongzi, Loushanguan, and Zunyi. "The Military Commission instructed us to stand up to the enemy and hold on for 3 days or more. The 37th Regiment is the rearguard of the guards. The task is very difficult. From now on, we will be directly under the command of the Military Commission. Our 37th Regiment is famous for its defense. Yes, they have always been tenacious and flexible, and Chairman Mao and the Military Commission believe that our 37th Regiment will be able to give full play to our combat strengths and win the battle after the Zunyi Conference!" Zhang Jichun's battle mobilization, the analysis of the enemy's situation is meticulous, and the strategy and tactics are clearly explained. He is worthy of the title of "Minister of Red Propaganda". Li Pingren, the head of the Red Army who participated in the Ningdu Uprising, said: "Comrades! Our Fifth Army Corps has been serving as the cover team for the entire army since the Western Expedition. One division was lost to the east of the Xiangjiang River. Now after Zhaxi's reorganization, there are only two remaining. How many revolutionary comrades have stayed on the road to the west forever! Recall that in the Soviet area of ​​Jiangxi, when Chairman Mao commanded our Red Army, we took the initiative everywhere, alive and well, and died happily! It’s useless, everyone is holding their breath. Now it’s all right. The Party Central Committee held a meeting in Zunyi, and Chairman Mao returned to the leadership position of our army. This movement defense and blocking is the first time that the Central Military Commission has given us after the Zunyi meeting. Combat missions, we must fight a good battle and live up to the expectations of the Military Commission!" After political mobilization by Xie Liang, political commissar, and Zhang Nansheng, director of the political department, the cadres above the platoon of the whole regiment were full of energy and confidence, and the atmosphere at the venue was very enthusiastic. : "Fight the first battle after the Zunyi meeting!" "We will lead the 'cattle' and ensure that the brother troops slaughter the 'pigs'!" "Resolutely obey the command of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission!" Cadres at all levels immediately returned to the company to fight mobilization.The troops built fortifications in the East Huangchang area where they must pass through when chasing the enemy, deployed suspicious troops, and adopted the tactics of attacking the east and attacking the west, attacking the west and attacking the east, fighting while walking, and step by step, guiding the troops of the 9 regiments and 3 brigades of the Sichuan Army chasing the enemy to Wenshui Regions, pinned down for 6 days, overfulfilling the scheduled task.When the enemy found out that they had been deceived, the Red Army had already won a big victory in the Zunyi area and slaughtered a big "fat pig". While the 37th Regiment of the Fifth Red Army was holding back the enemy in the Heba and Donghuangchang areas, the main force of the First and Third Red Army captured Tongzi on the 24th, Loushan Pass on the 25th, and Zunyi City on the 27th.Wang Jialie led a platoon of pistols and retreated to the area of ​​Zhongzhuangpu in a hasty retreat, and ran into two divisions of Wu Qiwei from Xue Yue's department who came to reinforce them.Wang Jialie, who was beaten into a panic, seemed to have found a life-saving straw in despair.After some conspiracy and planning, it was decided to join forces and return to attack Zunyi.The main force of the Red Army immediately turned to the battle to eliminate Wu Qiwei's Central Army.Among them, the battles in Laoya Mountain, Honghuagang, Chaqi Mountain, and Biyun Peak in the south of Zunyi City were the most intense and cruel, especially the battle for Laoya Mountain. Laoya Mountain is a commanding height located in the southwest of Zunyi City, about 2 kilometers away from the city. It is also a barrier overlooking the southern part of Zunyi City, such as Honghuagang, Chiqi Mountain, and Biyun Peak. Its strategic location is very important.If you keep Laoya Mountain, you will defend Zunyi City; if you lose Laoya Mountain, you will lose Zunyi City.The 59th and 93rd divisions of Wu Qiwei's column came from Guiyang Starry Night.Under the leadership of Zhang Zongxun, Huang Kecheng, Peng Xuefeng, and Li Ganhui, the Tenth and Thirteenth Regiments of the Red Army quickly occupied the main peak of Laoya Mountain and the surrounding commanding heights to build a defensive position.The Third Regiment of the First Red Army and the Eleventh and Twelfth Regiments of the Third Red Army, according to the order of the Military Commission, respectively attacked Lazy Bench (now Nanbai Town) and Yaxi, and the west direction of the Zunyi-Guiyang Highway, preparing to Detour from the enemy's flanks and sides, cooperate with the defensive troops above, and annihilate the enemy troops attacking Laoyashan and Honghuagang. On the morning of February 28, Wu Qiwei's troops launched a fierce attack on the main peak of Laoya Mountain with sophisticated weapons and sufficient ammunition.For a time, the ground shook, the trees and branches flew, the stones and grass burned, the enemy's artillery fire was fierce, and the charge was fierce. The Kuomintang's Central Army was indeed different from Wang Jialie's Guizhou Army. Zhang Zongxun, head of the Red Tenth Regiment, and Huang Kecheng, political commissar, have not had a rest for several days.At this moment, they were standing in a forest on the north slope of Honghuagang to direct the battle.Suddenly, the enemy dispatched a multi-division force to launch another round of attack, and enemy planes flew from the sky, and the enemy's cannons started another round of fierce bombardment at the main peak of Laoya Mountain. Suddenly, a shell exploded beside Zhong Weijian, chief of staff of the regiment, and Zhong Weijian died on the spot. In front of the main peak of Laoya Mountain, enemy corpses were everywhere.But the casualties of the Red Army were also very heavy.What was particularly disadvantageous was that the Red Army had no heavy weapons, and had no way to deal with the enemy's artillery and aircraft bombing, and the main peak of Laoya Mountain fell for a time. "The Red Tenth Regiment retreated to the north slope of Honghuagang to stand by, and the Red Eleventh Regiment cooperated with the cadre regiment! Take back the main peak of Laoya Mountain!" The order from the superior came through the phone. The cadre group once again showed its prowess.Under the leadership of regiment leader Chen Geng and political commissar Song Renqiong, taking advantage of the enemy's occupation of the main peak and their unstable foothold, they adopted sideways and backward detour tactics, a concealed charge, and a grenade hammer, and regained the main peak of Laoya Mountain. Unwilling to fail, Wu Qiwei, who was beaten anxiously, called in another regiment and concentrated the artillery fire of the whole division to bombard the main peak. The cadre regiment is worthy of the trump card of the Red Army.They learn war in war.When the enemy fired artillery, they hid on the reverse slope of the hillside and waited for work.As soon as the enemy's artillery fire stopped and the charge began, they quickly returned to the position and carried out a dive attack against the enemy attacking upwards.In this way, the enemies who climbed up were knocked down again and again. "Hey! Comrade Chen Geng? You are fighting well! We are gathering troops and preparing to attack. As long as you control Laoyashan, as soon as the first army arrives, we will reimburse Wu Qiwei, an old opponent!" Huang Kecheng was giving the cadre group Chen Geng, the head of the team, called. "Destroy Wu Qiwei! Capture Xue Yue alive! Annihilate the Central Army!" After a battle cry, the Red First Division and the Red Second Division, the main force of the Red First Army Corps, under the command of Li Jukui, Lai Chuanzhu, Chen Guang, Liu Yalou, etc., attacked the enemy troops who stormed the mountain. The general attack was launched from behind, so that the original attacking enemy fell into the pincer attack of the Red Army on both sides, and suddenly lost its position.First they were forced to retreat, and then they took the road to flee. They were defeated for a while, "the army was defeated like a mountain", and they were as chaotic as wasps. The Third Red Army rushed down from Laoya Mountain and Honghuagang, joined forces with the First Red Army, and launched a fierce pursuit of the remnants of Wu Qiwei and Wang Jialie. "This decisive battle of pursuit is related to the outcome of the overall situation. No matter what, we must expand the results and eliminate the rest of Wu Qiwei's troops!" This is an order from the superior. "Rush! Kill! Fight and chase! Don't let the enemy escape! Let's see who surrenders the most guns and captures the most prisoners. Let's start a big competition! Drive the enemy to Wujiang to feed the bastard!" This is the Red Army The slogan of action for all commanders and fighters. For a while, on the road from Zunyi to Wujiang Ferry, a situation was formed where the Red Army was chasing fiercely and Jiang's army was running wildly.The Red Army soldiers did not eat or drink for a day. They carried forward the spirit of continuous combat, not afraid of fatigue, not afraid of sacrifice, and fierce pursuit. They chased all the way, attacked all night, and launched a beautiful pursuit competition. The mighty Wu Qiwei suffered a lot this time.He ran to the edge of the Wujiang River and was about to cross the river when Xue Yue's order "Don't cross the river" came suddenly. "Okay! I'll just die here!" Wu Qiwei cried bitterly, stomping his feet and beating his chest, and said angrily. With a wink from the adjutant, the two guards dragged Wu Qiwei across the Wujiang River. "In order to keep Guiyang, cut off the Wujiang pontoon bridge!" Wu Qiwei who had crossed the river recklessly gave the order to die, showing a hideous face. The pontoon lifeline was cut.The pontoon bridge was broken by the rapids of the Wujiang River.The officers and soldiers of the Jiang army who were crossing the river on the bridge all fell into the river and really fed the bastard.More than 1,800 members of Wu Qiwei's unit who had not crossed the river were all captured by the Red Army.All the baggage on the north bank of the Wujiang River also became spoils of war for the Red Army. In this battle, 2 enemy divisions and 8 regiments were wiped out, 3,000 enemies were captured, 1 enemy regiment commander was captured alive, 3 enemy brigade commanders and regiment commanders were wounded, and a large number of weapons, ammunition and military supplies were seized. "Chairman Mao's idea of ​​mobile warfare is still effective! Since the Western Expedition, this is the first time our Red Army is proud!" The commanders and fighters all gave thumbs up. On March 14, 1935, Tiangang Ma Maliang, the head of the Fifth Regiment of the Second Red Division in Sangshuwan, Renhuai, Guizhou, Xie Pingren, the head of the regiment, was mobilizing the cadres above the company: "Comrades! After our army occupied Zunyi for the second time, Chiang Kai-shek put the blame on Wang Jialie and removed the post of 'King of Guizhou'. He also transferred Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan and the Central Army of the Kuomintang. The encirclement of northern Guizhou adopted the old style. Fortress tactics, trying to eat our army. The Central Military Commission decided to cross the Chishui River from Moutai three times, lead the enemy to the south of Sichuan, and finally get rid of the siege and interception. The task of our regiment is to attack the enemy army of Zhou Hunyuan in Luban field, cover the whole The army crossed Chishui three times. There were two enemy divisions in Lubanchang, stationed on a dam surrounded by mountains, 20 kilometers away from Renhuai County and Maotai Town, and the situation was relatively isolated. But Zhou Hunyuan was treacherous and cunning. The lesson of brother Wu Qiwei is to shrink the troops to one place, overhaul the fortress, stand firm and wait for reinforcements, be very cautious, and there are enemy planes to support it, so it is very difficult to fight. We must carry forward the spirit of bravery and resolutely beat him. Before and after the Zunyi meeting, brothers The first regiment, the fourth regiment, the sixth regiment, the tenth regiment, the eleventh, the twelveth, the twelveth regiment, and the cadre regiment have all made great contributions. Our fifth regiment is not a coward, and we will also fight a good battle in the Luban field battle. Resolutely complete the main task assigned to our Fifth Regiment by the Party Central Committee! Do you have confidence?" "Yes!" "Our Fifth Regiment is by no means inferior to others!" "Kill Zhou bastard to death!" "Our Fifth Regiment also wants to show his skills! Fight a good fight!" With vigor, gearing up, one after another challenged: "Okay! The third battalion and the seventh company, you will serve as the sharp knife company of the whole regiment, quickly insert into Tangyakou, Pipayan, Shibanjing, directly into the Luban field, and mainly attack the enemy of Baijiabei! The rest of the companies follow up from the left and right wings... "Song Daguan, commander of the Third Battalion and Seventh Company who participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, was flushed with excitement at the moment.This Jiangxi native is in his 30s and is a battle-tested old comrade.After he returned to the company, he briefly arranged the tasks of the sharp knife company and mobilized for combat, and immediately led the whole team to run.I saw that on the trails in the mountains, among the weeds and dense forests, the soldiers were all sweating, but in high spirits.When they arrived at the Baijiaya position, it was already dawn. Baijiaya is an important mountain pass guarding the southwest of Lubanchang, and it is also a mountain fortress heavily fortified by Zhou Hunyuan.After Zhou Bu occupied this place, he ordered soldiers and common people to cut down trees, dig trenches and build bunkers. At the front of the position, in order to clear the shooting range, all the grass and trees were cut down, trenches were dug, and a large wooden stake was set up every 1 meter. In the middle, vines and thorns are wrapped to form barriers to prevent the Red Army from advancing. To win Baijiaya, you must first enter the starting point of the charge.Song Daguan saw that although the front of the position had been cut down, there were still broken logs and weeds that the enemy would not be able to remove in the future. There was a dry river ditch at the dead end of the enemy's guns. As long as they approached this dry ditch, the Red Army would charge. The attack is in a good position. Company Commander Song explained a few words briefly, then took the lead and rolled up on the spot.When the soldiers saw their company commander rolling straight down the slope like a log, they immediately understood and started rolling with their guns in their arms.The enemy didn't know what it was at first, but when they realized it, they turned their guns and fired. The crazy enemy army blindly weaved layers of fire nets above the ditch, causing earth and rocks to splash and branches and leaves to fly. Company Commander Song crawled forward again, using some weeds and broken logs as cover, and passed through the enemy's fire nets and vine barriers one after another. Suddenly, with a sound of "Ouch!", the two soldiers stuck the bamboo sticks preset by the enemy.This is the enemy's second blockade - the "bamboo stick blockade". "Cut it off with a saber! Alternate cover, advance in separate directions!" Company Commander Song made a prompt decision.The warrior swung his saber and cut several passages.The enemy's "bamboo stick blockade" was also conquered. Baijiaya enemy fort is getting closer.The soldiers seem to have heard the voice of the enemy calling for help. Near noon, enemy planes came to assist in the battle, and the enemy's firepower became more intense.The sound of guns and bombs exploded.The casualties of the Red Army were increasing, and they were overwhelmed by enemy fire. "Wave a white cloth shirt at the plane!" Company Commander Song found out that Zhou Hunyuan's troops in the enemy fort were using white cloth to instruct the enemy planes to bomb and shoot, so he had an idea and used his own way to fight back against him.The soldiers quickly took off their white shirts and danced wildly towards the sky. This trick really worked.The enemy plane couldn't figure out whether it was the red army or the white army below, so it had to fly away amidst the shouts and curses of the soldiers in the enemy fort. Company Commander Song saw that it was difficult to attack from the front, so he adopted the method of turning around on both wings and feinting from the front, firing a shot to change places, so as to confuse and attract the attention of the enemy. The Red Army made a surprise attack and captured the enemy's fort.Shout out to the enemy and publicize the Red Army's policy of lenient treatment of prisoners.The stubborn enemy wanted to refuse to surrender at first.Angry soldiers toss in a smoking grenade. After an explosion, the debate among the enemies stopped.One by one, they walked out of the bunker in disgrace. After capturing Baijiaya enemy fort, the Red Army fought a beautiful battle.The entire Luban field that covered the large troops crossing the Chishui River for three times fought, and the Red Army wiped out more than 1,000 enemies. Luban's battle was uniquely compensated.The main force of the Red Army successfully occupied Maotai Ferry and successfully repaired the Chishui River floating bridge in Maotai. Moutai is the world-famous origin of Moutai liquor.Although this is a small town with only a few thousand people, every household is full of wine, and the whole town is filled with the unique aroma of wine all year round.Several local tyrants heard that the Red Army's magical soldiers had fallen from the sky, and they all ran away.As a result, the wine in their home became the spoils of war for the Red Army.All those in the army who knew how to drink tasted this fine wine; those who could not drink also filled a jug to wipe their feet and activate blood.Li De, a military adviser who has always been addicted to alcohol, got his place even more. He went to the most famous "Yicheng Old Burning House" at that time and drank heavily. Tens of thousands of people in the whole army safely crossed the Chishui River from Moutai three times.The enemy was out again. At 18:00 on March 16, at the head of the Maotai Chishui River pontoon bridge. Mao Zedong, Zhu De and other central leaders who were preparing to cross the bridge walked and talked. "The engineer company really has a way!" Mao Zedong greatly appreciated the bridge-building engineers. "First of all, to make meritorious service, you must give credit to the engineering company! Crossing Chishui three times to be the vanguard!" Liu Bocheng, as the chief of the general staff, immediately thought that he should give credit to the engineering company. Zhu De went on to say: "I said it when the engineering company was established. Engineers are very important. They existed a thousand years ago. Engineers open roads in mountains and build bridges in water. This task is very important and arduous." Mao Zedong suddenly thought of What? Immediately said to Liu Bocheng: "Chief of the General Staff, do you want to explain to the engineering company the issue of the pontoon bridge for crossing the Chishui in the next step?" "Wang Yaonan!" He is the engineering company commander Wang Yaonan. Liu Bocheng asked Wang Yaonan: "You know the Taipingdu that our army built when we crossed Chishui for the second time. Is the pontoon bridge at Erlang Beach still there?" Wang Yaonan replied: "As far as I know, it is still there." A competent person, each with two short guns and more hand grenades, went to Taipingdu and Erlang Beach. If the bridge is still there, leave a few people to watch the bridge and report the situation to me." Wang Yaonan immediately sent Li Jingfu Take six or seven experienced veterans on flying horses to scout.Soon he came back and reported: "The Kuomintang army has not arrived there yet, and the landlords' armed forces dare not move. The people have protected the bridges themselves. The bridges are all in good condition." "Good, good, good! You take dozens of people to copy the path Hurry up to the two ferries and overhaul the pontoon bridges, we are still useful, we need to cross the Chishui four times.” The Red Army has crossed the Chishui once, twice, and thirdly, so is it necessary to cross the Chishui four times?The question was soon resolved.The Red Army's third crossing of the Chishui River was a major feint for the entire Red Army. The well-equipped Yunnan army was transferred out of Yunnan, and the Red Army then moved in the opposite direction, crossing the Wujiang River south, in order to completely throw off the enemy's pursuit and interception. For this reason, after the Red Army crossed the Chishui three times, they assembled in secret, and the Red First Army sent a regiment to pretend to be the main force to advance towards Gulin County, and fought a battle with the Liao Jiufu regiment of the Wei Kai Department of the Sichuan Army at Zhenlong Mountain. "The Red Army is coming!" Liao Jiufu's regiment didn't expect the Red Army to enter southern Sichuan again, so they were unprepared. The officers and soldiers were busy smoking opium, sleeping, and gambling. Run away. The battle at Zhenlongshan really made Chiang Kai-shek think that the Red Army was gathering in southern Sichuan and preparing to cross the Yangtze River north.So all armies were urgently ordered to attack southern Sichuan to "suppress the meeting".And the order said: "The bandit suppression is successful. In this one action, we encourage it." Mao Zedong commanded the Red Army to do the opposite, and crossed eastward in Taipingdu, Erlangtan, Lintan and other places from March 20th to 22nd. Chishui penetrated from the middle of the enemy's heavy attack to the rear of the enemy's army, which once again bankrupted Chiang Kai-shek's plan to gather and annihilate. The Red Ninth Army was ordered to stay on the north bank of the Wujiang River, pretend to be the main force, and act alone.Led by the head of the army, Luo Binghui, and the political commissar, He Changgong, this new army has been acting alone for quite a long time.They divided their forces at Mazongling, fought fiercely at Laomukong, contained heavy enemy forces at Maochang and Piaoerjing, crossed the Beipan River at "Tiger Leaping Stone", and crossed the Jinsha River in Dongchuan after resting in Xuanwei for a period of time. Qianli, who had been active alone for 2 months, rejoined the main force of the Red Army in Daliang Mountain, and successfully completed the task of pinning down the enemy's Rangers. In order to cover the whole army's southward crossing of the Wujiang River, the Red First Army first captured the backflow of the Renhuai-Zunyi Highway, broke the enemy's blockade, and controlled the Changgan Mountain and Fengxiang Dam area.The main force of the Central Red Army safely rushed to the north bank of the Wujiang River. The advance task of crossing the Wujiang River to the south was handed over to the Third Regiment of the First Division of the Red First Army.When the sneak attack failed, the Red Army once again organized a forced crossing of the Wujiang River.The daytime force crossing failed, and at night, when the wind, rain, thunder and lightning were interspersed, they forced the night attack again.The avant-garde battalion and the avant-garde platoon finally touched the south bank, and climbed rattan to touch a path on the 50-meter-high stone wall by the river. A row of grenades killed the enemy sentinel guarding the suspension bridge and captured an enemy on the riverside. The dangerous pass guarded by the battalion forces controlled the ferry.The engineering company built Qixun again and bridged the Wujiang pontoon bridge. On March 30, the First Red Army, the Third Red Army, the Fifth Red Army, and the Central Column all crossed the Wujiang River from Datang, Jiangkou, and Tiziyan, wiped out the reinforcements of the enemy on the south bank, and advanced to Huanggang, northwest of Xifeng. The Niuchang and Caijiazhai areas directly threaten Guiyang, the provincial capital of Guizhou.At this time, Jiang Jun from all walks of life was rushing towards the Gulin area in southern Sichuan.The Red Army crossed the Wujiang River to the south, and left all the enemy troops far away in the Chishui River area north of the Wujiang River.Chiang Kai-shek's carefully planned siege deployment of the Red Army was completely shattered. Chiang Kai-shek, who was in Guiyang at this time, was not faced with how to encircle and suppress the Red Army, but how to urgently dispatch the Yunnan Yunnan Army to "rescue the driver" and "King Qin", and how to prepare cars and soft sedan chairs to prevent the husband and wife from being captured alive by the Red Army.Because the Red Army has been found near Shuitianba, Tianxingzhai and the airport 20 miles away from the city, and all available troops have been dispatched to southern Sichuan and northern Guizhou to encircle and suppress the Red Army. He became the person with the highest military rank in Guiyang City, and was temporarily appointed by Jiang as the Guiyang Garrison Commander.And the only major thing this polished security commander did after being flattered was finding horses and sedan chairs, and designing how to protect the "old man" and Song Meiling from escaping at critical moments. Crossing Chishui four times was an important and flexible battle commanded by Mao Zedong during the Long March.