Chapter 27 Chapter Five Crossing the Jinsha River Skillfully——The Crucial Battle of the Red Army’s Northward March to Anti-Japanese War

In early April, Nierguan, a suburb of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, suddenly became lively.The sound of gongs, drums, and firecrackers continued, and large slogans written with whitewash were everywhere in the streets and alleys. In the small square at the intersection, the slogans were loud, and "The Internationale" was also sung.The Red Army is holding a mass meeting. The theme of the meeting is very clear: "Open Guiyang City and capture Chiang Kai-shek alive!" On a hill outside Ni'er Pass, the sun is warm, Yang Chengwu, Wang Kaixiang and other regiment leaders are watching with binoculars The movement of the enemy in Guiyang.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, Guiyang in the distance is like a chessboard surrounded by mountains.This is the largest city in Guizhou Province, surrounded by peaks outside the city, with Fufeng Mountain, Qixia Mountain, Lion Mountain, Qianling Mountain and other famous Yunnan-Guizhou mountains on the east, west and north sides.But in Guizhou, where "the land is not three feet flat", such a large Pingbazi is considered unique. "The real purpose of the Central Military Commission is to pretend to attack Guiyang and join the Second and Sixth Army Corps in the east. In fact, it is to use Chiang Kai-shek's hand to transfer the enemy from Yunnan to Guizhou, and give up the defense line along the Jinsha River. Crossing Jinsha and joining forces with the Fourth Army in western Sichuan. Before leaving, Chairman Mao repeatedly explained that as long as the Yunnan Army is transferred out, it will be a victory. Lao Wang, I think it is better to increase the momentum of attacking Guiyang." Said Chang Wang Kaixiang.

Wang Kaixiang, known as the "Old King", is actually only in his 20s.But war makes people precocious. Based on their combat experience, these two young men in their 20s can indeed be said to be very experienced. They have tasted more than anyone else in a lifetime. "I think it's better to mess with the guy at the airport and scare this bald man Jiang. If you don't really hit him this time, it's really cheap for this bastard!" It must be concealed, fast, and secretive, so that Lao Jiang can't figure it out." "Report!" The correspondent sent the superior's instructions.

Wang Kaixiang looked at it and said to Yang Chengwu: "Our plan coincides with that of the Military Commission and the head of the army. The Second Division and Sixth Regiment disguised themselves as the main force, and went to the east of Guiyang to build a bridge on the Qingshui River. The posture of the six army regiments meeting. The third army regiment is pretending to attack Longli. Whether Chiang Kai-shek can hold his breath and transfer the Yunnan army to protect him depends on whether we can fight Guiyang well..." At this moment, Chiang Kai-shek is in Guiyang, like ants on a hot pot.

It should be admitted that this commissioner, who pursued a refined demeanor, was quite calm at first.In the past few months, he has gained and lost, and his gains outweigh his losses.The Red Army flew across the Wujiang River, occupied Zunyi, and defeated Hou Zhidan, a local powerful faction in northern Guizhou. On the surface, he was defeated, but he took the opportunity to withdraw the head of the "Monkey Army", incorporated his troops, and sent the Central Army to control northern Guizhou. In central Guizhou, this was something that was dared to think about but not dared to do a few years ago.The Red Army occupied Zunyi for the second time, broke up Wu Qiwei, and severely injured Zhou Hunyuan. Although heartbroken, it only hurt the skin. , Convicted Wang Jialie of "ineffective defense of the soil and poor cooperation", and drove this "King of Guizhou" from power.This is also a good thing that has not been dreamed of for many years, and now it has come true naturally.Tell you "a dumb person who eats Coptis chinensis will not be able to tell if he is suffering".In this sense, I really have to thank the Red Army!Now in the southwest area, there are still two "land snakes", Long Yun, the "King of Yunnan", and Liu Xiang, the "King of Sichuan". Why not follow the law to achieve true unity!Thinking of this, Lao Jiang couldn't help but feel elated.But after thinking about it, compared to Wang Jialie, Long Yun and Liu Xiang are much more difficult to shave, especially that Long Yun, who is very scheming and will never give in easily.

Thinking of this, Lao Jiang couldn't help frowning. "How should we deal with this damn Yunnan king?" Suddenly, Gu Zhutong hurriedly reported: "The communist army is crossing the Wujiang River in the south and is rushing towards Guiyang!" At this time, Xue Yue in front of him called and reported: "From the town of Longshan After the battle, the communist army was fleeing towards the ancient merchants in southern Sichuan. According to aircraft reconnaissance, no new situation was found except for a small group of communist troops in the Wujiang area. "Mother Xipi! The main force of the communist army has crossed the Wujiang River to the south and came to Guiyang. What a fart you are, the 300,000 army has been chasing for 3 months, and not even a hair of the communist army has been knocked down. Didn’t figure it out, you bastard!” Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that he threw the receiver on the floor, no matter how Xue Yue yelled on the phone.

"Boling (Xue Yue's word) is wrong for the country! I want to personally command! An emergency meeting will be called immediately." Ever since Chiang Kai-shek moved his camp from Nanchang to Chongqing and then from Chongqing to Guiyang, he has been living in Guiyang City. In Mao Guangxiang’s garden villa in Lehui Lane (now the location of Guiyang Water Conservancy and Forestry Bureau on Zhonghua North Road), Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling lived on the second floor, and the conference room was on the first floor, so the emergency military meeting began here.In addition to Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling, the participants included Duan Na, Gu Zhutong, Chen Cheng, He Chengjun, Wu Zhongxin, Yan Daogang, Guo Sibin (deputy commander of Guiyang garrison, commander of the 99th Division of the Central Army), Wang Tianxi (commander of Guiyang garrison, Guiyang Public Security Bureau Chief and Guizhou Police Commissioner).The theme of the meeting was how to defend Guiyang. Because there were only two regiments inside and outside Guiyang, the atmosphere at the venue was quite tense and depressing.

Gu Zhutong made a routine report on the military situation: "According to reports from Xifeng and Kaiyang County, the main force of the Communist Army crossed from the lower reaches of the Wujiang River to the south. , It seems that there is an attempt to flee eastward. Judging by the committee, the direction of the Communist army's attack is either southward or eastward. No matter which one is, it will definitely invade Guiyang. The current top priority is how to protect the safety of the committee and defend Guiyang. Zunyi second. At present, my heavy troops are in the northern Guizhou area, and Guiyang has only less than 2 regiments. We can only mobilize the citizens, build deep ditches and high towers, strengthen the city defenses, and control the airport for emergency use. Military spies sneaked into the city..."

Chiang Kai-shek, who had always been livid, seemed to think that Gu Zhutong was too wordy, and interrupted: "Tell Boling to go east from Zunyi to Shiqian, Yuqing, Mo San (Gu Zhutong's word), you go to Boling in person, organize Intercept. But these are far away water can not quench the near thirst, the most important thing is to transfer Sun Du from Anshun to Guiyang, tell him to travel both starry and night, early arrival will be rewarded. Also, call He Jian to place heavy troops in the western Hunan area, Prevent the Communist Army and the Xiangxi Communist Army from merging into one unit and fleeing back to the old nest in Jiangxi." Chiang Kai-shek took a breath, and suddenly turned his head to Wang Tianxi, with a gentle expression on his face. Are you sure about repairing the bunker? The city defense depends on you, the garrison commander!" "Reporting to the commissioner, it can be completed in one day and one night." Wang Tianxi replied.

"Guiyang's gains and losses are related to international audio-visuals, so don't be hasty!" Chiang Kai-shek said softly but firmly. "It can be repaired before dawn tomorrow, and the chairman of the committee will be invited to inspect it at that time. If it still can't be done, it can be repaired." Is there any difficulty?" Wang Tianxi didn't expect that Chiang Kai-shek still cared so much about his elder brother, so he said flattered, "Thank you Chairman for your concern, my brother has sons and daughters, but there is no difficulty." "Good! Good! As long as there are people! We all It's a family, don't be restrained, tell Mo San (Gu Zhutong) and Ci Xiu (Chen Cheng) at any time if there is any situation, and you will also move to the camp to stay in the camp, so it is easy to contact." Chiang Kai-shek finished and went upstairs.

Wang Tianxi felt that if he didn't show up at this time, he would never have a chance to show his face in front of the chairman in his whole life.On that day, he commanded a gang of black-clothed policemen, security gendarmerie, and rangers to mobilize like tigers, forcing all citizens to go to battle, demolish temples, dig up old bricks, and use the bricks, stones, and planks they got. One day and one night, the repair of the bunkers around the city wall of Guiyang was completed.Chiang Kai-shek led his entourage to inspect the city in person, and repeatedly praised Wang Tianxi for his ability in handling affairs.This time, Wang Tianxi's treatment was raised from downstairs to upstairs, but all he heard was bad news: "The communist army has passed Shuitianba!" "The communist army is approaching Tianxingzhai!" "The enemy has passed Wudang! The enemy plainclothes team has been found near the Qingzhen airport!" "The communist army is attacking Longli!" Chiang Kai-shek, who has always been calm, was also anxious at this time: "Let Sun Du make rapid progress and arrive immediately. Strictly order the security brigade under Xiao Zhuge (Sun Du's nickname) to go directly to Qingzhen to defend the airport, and the Gong brigade to Lunigou. Brigade to Zhenxiwei and Yachi River to set up defenses, hurry up and send two letters in a row." He turned to Wang Tianxi and asked, "Is there a shortcut to Anshun without going through Qingzhen?" Wang Tianxi replied, "Yes, go out through the second south gate. , passing through the Huagelao (Huaxi) racecourse, you can go directly to Pingba, and after more than 60 miles, you will arrive at Anshun." Chiang Kai-shek couldn't wait for him to say: "Go and prepare quickly, choose 20 loyal and reliable guides, and prepare 12 horses. Horses and two small sedan chairs are used in the camp, the sooner the better. In case the enemy blocks the airport, we will go to Anshun. Little Zhuge Sundu, I have always attached great importance to it." When Wang Tianxi prepared the horses according to Jiang's request , When the soft sedan came back to return to life, the situation suddenly changed: "The communist army is heading towards Guiding!" "Master Sun Du is here!" Chiang Kai-shek was beaming with joy at the moment: "Liao Lei's army is stationed in Duyun and Dushan. It is impossible for the communist army to go south. Go out of the horse farm and Pingdong, go down to Zhenyuan, leave Xiangxi and return to Jiangxi. Quickly, please come up, Mr. Sun!" Sun Du rushed to escort him from a long distance.After the salute report, Chiang Kai-shek said: "You have worked hard. You should take a break, but the task here is very tense. I hope you will work harder and set off immediately to follow and chase in the direction of Longli. The officers and soldiers have worked hard. Here are tens of thousands of dollars to go Consolation to them. Attendant room, get money for Commander Sun! What do you think?" Sun Du was really tired after running hundreds of miles this time.Long Yun had long instructed him not to leave Yunnan and enter Guizhou to prevent Chiang Kai-shek from sending the Central Army into Yunnan in the same way as Wang Jialie.But this telegram was not received because Sun Du was ordered to come to Guiyang.Seeing that Jiang was asking for his opinion at this moment, he could only say: "The instructions of the commissioner can't be wrong." After speaking, he took the order and left. When Chiang Kai-shek was in a state of desperation, Wang Jialie was the happiest.He said in his heart, I lost the battle against the communist army, and see what you will do when the communist army beats you.In front of Chiang Kai-shek's "supervisory committee members", he beamed with joy and gloated and said to others: "The communist army has come to Guiyang this time, I think it is going to take the old man's army, don't you think so?" When crossing to Longli to pursue the Red Army, the Red Army shot a feint and had already marched westward into Yunnan, heading for Kunming, the lair of "King of Yunnan" Long Yun.The military theorist of the Kuomintang, Wan Yaohuang, who was the division commander at the time, couldn't help but sigh. He said: "The Communist army turned a corner, and we broke our legs. What kind of battle is this fighting!" Our army marched westward into Yunnan and threatened Kunming. The biggest obstacle was the natural danger of the Beipan River.The Beipan River is a large river at the junction of Guizhou, Guangxi and Yunnan. The mountains on both sides of the river are high and the water in the river is turbulent.Due to Mao Zedong's ingenious command of crossing Chishui four times and approaching Guiyang, the enemy in Guizhou was left in the north of Guizhou, and the enemy in Yunnan was transferred to the east of Guizhou. Crossing the Beipan River created extremely favorable conditions. It was the Second Regiment of the First Division of the Red First Army that was in charge of the advance task of capturing the Beipan River and erecting the pontoon bridge.With swift action, they captured Ziyun Pass, and by propagandizing the party's ethnic policy, they successfully passed through the Yi people's area and reached the Beipan River.After reconnaissance, the enemy will have time to fortify in the future.The Red Second Regiment set up a pontoon bridge on the Beipan River boldly, reassuringly and nervously, allowing the left column to cross the Beipan River smoothly.This is the only great river that the Red Army crossed without hard fighting on the Long March. Under the enthusiastic guidance of the Yi people, the 11th Regiment of the Red Third Army, the right column, waded across the river from the 100-200-meter-wide shoal.When the whole regiment crossed the Beipan River and climbed to the high mountain on the opposite bank, a battalion of You Guocai of the Guizhou Army was climbing up the back of the mountain, trying to occupy the commanding heights first and control the Beipan River.so close!If the Red Army hesitates a step, then the Beipan River will have to attack again to cross it.Now, the Red Army has the upper hand. With a charge, the enemy fled in embarrassment. The Red Army chased for more than 20 miles, and did not stop the pursuit until the enemy's threat to the Beipanjiang Ferry was completely eliminated. The 1st Battalion of the Red 11th Regiment, which seized the Hundred-story Ferry, came to the Hundred-story Ferry from Kongmingfen, and was about to launch a strong attack on the 1st Battalion of the Guizhou Army on the other side to seize the ferry. They had already crossed the river, so they sent people to negotiate, and agreed to use the anti-fake war as a tacit agreement (so that they could "communicate" with their superiors), and "send" the Red Army across the river to Yunnan.For a while, the enemy army became a "friendly army", the forced ferry turned into the enemy's ferry for our army, and the attack turned into a fake attack and real escape.Under the command of the chief of staff of the regiment, Lan Guoqing, the Red Army took control of Baifloor Ferry and took advantage of the victory to occupy Zhenfeng City. The most wonderful thing is that when the Ninth Red Army crossed the Beipan River alone, with the local old medicine farmers as guides, they went from an inaccessible place called "Tiger Leaping Stone" to a place called "Tiger Leaping Stone", using a string of huge stones in the river as a natural "bridge pier". Take bamboo poles and planks and cross the river smoothly.It fully demonstrated the truth of "relying on the masses and infinite wisdom", and also left a good story about the Long March. After the Red Army skillfully crossed the Beipan River, in order to divert the Yunnan Army from the Jinsha River defense line, they staged a fake attack on Kunming. Kunming, known as the "City of Spring", is a bright pearl of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.At this time, it was the lair of Yunnan warlord Long Yun.The Yunnan army under his command is good at climbing mountains, good at defense, good at fighting, and has combat effectiveness. It has a good reputation in modern history, especially in the war against Yuan Huguo.Although part of this army was transferred to Eastern Guizhou by Mao Zedong through the hands of Chiang Kai-shek at this time, the rest of the army was still very difficult to deal with.If the Red Army wants to cross the Jinsha River north, it must destroy its old nests to transfer it away from the Jinsha River defense line. The feint attack on Kunming was first fought at Bailong Mountain, more than 100 miles northeast of Kunming. Bailong Mountain is located near Yangchangying to the east of Qujing, with an altitude of more than 1,800 meters. It is a commanding height leading to Kunming, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.When the Red Army arrived here, the Li Song Independent Regiment of the Dian Army had already occupied the commanding heights and the mountain beams on both wings, blocking the Red Army's approach. After a brief mobilization for combat, the Red Army stormed the enemy.In one go, they captured Yangmeinao, the enemy's forward position.Then, with a frontal feint attack and a detour on both wings, under the cover of thick night, they first captured the ridges on the two wings of the main peak of Bailong Mountain, and quickly surrounded the main peak.Li Song was afraid that the whole army would be wiped out, so he fled in embarrassment.The Red Army took advantage of the victory and pursued for more than 70 li.In the battle of Bailong Mountain, the Red Army killed more than 200 enemies and captured hundreds of enemies. An independent regiment of the Yunnan Army was disbanded, and Li Song fled with only a few entourages. Although this battle was not a big one, it was simply beautiful. Long Yun was so frightened that he urgently mobilized the Yunnan Army to defend Kunming, and planned to flee to Burma if Kunming could not hold it. On April 29, the Red Army cleverly occupied Bailong Town and Yanglin, the barriers to the east of Kunming. On the same day, they reached Dabanqiao, which was only more than 30 miles away from Kunming, and approached the suburbs of Kunming.Liu Zhong, chief of the reconnaissance section of the Red First Army, led a reconnaissance company of the first division to build a ladder and shouted the slogan "Catch Longyun alive!" to build momentum for attacking Kunming.Long Yun was so frightened. Mao Zedong commanded Chiang Kai-shek and Long Yun, and Long Yun was really fooled. The Yunnan army on the Jinsha River was transferred back to Kunming, and the Jinsha River defense line was no longer guarded by regular troops.The Red Army brushed past, swung northward, and went straight to the Jinsha River ferry. There are three important crossings of the Jinsha River in the section of Yuanmou and Luquan in Yunnan: one is Longjiedu, the other is Jiaopingdu (formerly known as Winch Ferry), and the third is Hongmendu. However, where are the locations of these crossings, and how are the marching routes of the various units of the Red Army established?are still in uncharted territory.If you ask the guide, the guide only knows about three or four short-distance trips, and no matter how far away they are.Looking at the map, the Red Army only had an omitted map of Yunnan at that time, and could not find the route to leave.Asking all the way along the way, this is a big taboo for military strategists, and there are mountains in the sky, towering into the clouds, if you touch it for a few days, you may even go back.At this critical moment, it was Chiang Kai-shek and Long Yun who "helped" to solve the big problem. On the road in Poguanxia Village, Burma, west of Qujing, an enemy car drove up.Headquarters management section chief Liu Jinding and operational staff officer Lu Liping are leading the reconnaissance and communication team's vanguard squad to search and advance.Seeing that it is an enemy car, immediately issue an order: "Lie down in the left ditch, aim at the car and shoot!" There was a burst of gunfire, the tires of the car were blown out, and the enemy in the car became a prisoner. I learned from the enemy's adjutant who escorted the car that the enemy's central army also suffered from the lack of detailed maps of Yunnan, so they sent an urgent message to Long Yun to get 10 copies of the detailed maps of one hundred thousandth, and 10 boxes of Baiyao to treat wounded soldiers, and personally sent adjutant Xue Yue to escort them Do this car.Long Yun specially approved the above items, which happened to be seized by our army.Really anxious for my urgency, send me what I need! Because it is a detailed map for military use, after unfolding, roads, bridges, passes, ferries, and the deployment of troops are clearly marked.Time is victory, and Mao Zedong made a decisive decision: occupy the three major ferries first, and cross the Jinsha River before Chiang Kai-shek and Long Yunmeng woke up.It's all about taking the lead, be quick!time is life! Under the planning of Wang Kaixiang and Yang Chengwu, the Fourth Regiment of the Red First Army, which was ordered to seize Longjiedu, put on the uniform of the Kuomintang Central Army and went on a smooth journey. The local county magistrates, officials, and militias opened doors to greet them, hosted banquets, and notified them along the way. Among them, within one day, without firing a single shot, they even occupied the three counties of Luquan, Wuding, and Yuanmou, as well as several market towns, and occupied Longjiedu with applause and welcome. "The strongest of the two armies will win." The 13th Regiment of the Red Army went straight to Hongmendu.At this time, the enemy knew that the Red Army was pretending to attack Kunming, but was actually crossing the Jinsha River north, and urgently ordered the Sichuan Army to intercept it on the other side of the river.Although the Red Army captured a small boat, but the boat was small and there were many people, only one regiment survived.Because the river current was too fast and fierce, the pontoon bridge erected was quickly washed away by the river, so they had to find another way. In the end, the whole army could only pin their hopes of crossing the river on Jiaoping Ferry.Because both sides of Jiaopingdu are full of towering cliffs, it is not easy for enemy planes to shoot down, and the river is not as fast as Hongmendu. From then on, crossing the river is beyond the expectation of Chiang Kai-shek, Long Yun and Sichuan enemy Liu Xiang. The cadre group once again showed its true qualities as a hero.After the regiment leader Chen Geng and political commissar Song Renqiong mobilized for combat, they immediately assigned combat tasks.It was decided to use the Ninth Company of the Political Battalion (Third Battalion) as the vanguard, and rush to Jiaopingdu day and night. Xiao Yingtang, commander of the Ninth Company, and Instructor Li immediately turned the demands of Zhou Enlai and Zhang Wentian at the mobilization meeting into slogans for combat operations.The whole company was on the rugged mountain road, sweating and panting, and rushed 280 miles all day and night, and came to Shanlaoshu Town, 30 miles away from the Jinsha River.From a distance, I saw a man dressed as a civil servant coming out of the village office and rushing towards the river. "Stop, what are you doing?" the Red Army soldier rushed forward and asked. "Boss, don't get me wrong. I was ordered to go to the riverside to convey Commander Long's order to burn the boats and seal the river." This pseudo-civil servant has lived in a remote mountain for a long time. The army mistook it for the Central Army. "We rushed to the river to seal the ferry and burn the boat, and lead the way!" the Red Army soldier ordered. In this way, Jiulian cleverly approached the river in the night and captured two boats on the river.From the boatman's mouth, I learned that the enemy's defense on the other side was not tight. There was only 1 company and more than 30 security guards, and there were only 2 sentries at the ferry.Because I didn't expect the Red Army to come so fast, and I didn't expect the Red Army to use this place as the main ferry, so they were all drinking, gambling and smoking opium, without much fighting power. Song political commissar immediately ordered Company Commander Xiao to lead two platoons to cross the river in the first batch, seize the ferry, wipe out the enemies on the other side, and leave one platoon to guard the south bank ferry.With the help of the boatman, the first and second row were divided into two small boats, and under the cover of night, they fought the wind and waves and reached the opposite bank smoothly.Without any effort, two enemy sentries were captured, and then they rushed into the enemy company headquarters and the security team headquarters respectively.At the same time, the thatch was burned to send a signal to the south bank. "Give up your guns and don't kill!" A row of soldiers shouted to the enemy officers and soldiers who were smoking opium. "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, we are the Chuankang border defense army, defending the Communist army!" "Don't worry! If you don't misunderstand, we are the Red Army, and we are here to attack you!" Looking at the stunned enemy, the soldiers laughed at him. A company of enemy soldiers obediently became prisoners. The second row, led by veteran boatman Zhang Chaoshou, came to the gate of the Lijin Bureau, where the security team was stationed, and called the door in a tone pretending to be a taxpayer: "Boss! Here comes the taxpayer!" The security team cheered up when they heard that the taxpayer had arrived, thinking they could take the opportunity to make a fortune.A guy pretended to be dissatisfied and cursed a few times, and came to open the door with his pants up. "Don't move!" Master Lin of the security team obediently handed over his gun.More than 60 people under the security captain were taken as prisoners. More than 5,000 yuan Guangyang became the military supplies of the Red Army. "Comrades of the cadre regiment! You have won the glorious victory of the Kyaukping Ferry without firing a single shot, and you have given a generous gift to the'May 1st' International Labor Day! You have been 2 days and 2 nights No rest, marching 280 miles in 30 hours, worthy of being the ace regiment in the hands of the Military Commission. But now time does not allow you to rest, you have to take advantage of the enemy's Chuankang border guards not yet arrived, you must quickly expand the depth to ensure that the central column and the entire army We have successfully crossed the Jinsha River." The head of the Military Commission said to the comrades who crossed the river. Jiulian didn't care about eating and resting, and set off in the direction of Tong'an and Huili as a vanguard company.The chief secretary had no choice but to buy more than 30 catties of biscuits and take them with him as army rations.After walking for sixteen or seventeen miles, seeing no movement, everyone couldn't move, so they sat down on a dumb mouth to rest.Due to exhaustion, everyone except the sentinel fell asleep as soon as they sat down. "Company Commander Xiao, get up and move on, this place is not deep enough!" Xiao Yingtang opened his eyes and saw that it was Huo Haiyuan, the deputy battalion commander, who quickly stood up and saluted.Huo Haiyuan pointed to a high mountain in the distance and said to him: "There is a high mountain guarding the main road in front of us. You can reach the top of the mountain 40 miles along this road. If the enemy occupies this place, it will pose a great threat to us. The regiment commander ordered us to occupy this place before dawn in order to expand the depth and consolidate the ferry. To prevent the enemy from counterattacking. Now your Ninth Company is not only the vanguard company of the Military Commission column, but also the vanguard company of the whole army!" "What, the whole army is going to cross Jiaopingdu?" When I heard that the Ninth Company is the vanguard company of the whole army , All of Jiulian's dry battle suddenly regained their spirits, and their fatigue had long since been thrown into the sky. "Occupy the top of the mountain in front and cover the whole army to cross the river!" Commander Xiao ordered. Jiulian ran quickly to occupy the top of the mountain, and controlled the highlands on both sides of the road from Huili to Jiaopingdu. As expected by Chen Geng, only 20 minutes after the Jiulian seized the top of the mountain before dawn, a battalion of the Liu Yuantang Department of the Sichuan Army also came up.As soon as the two armies exchanged fire, the enemy was beaten down, lying on the ground and not daring to move.so close!If it is not ahead of the enemy, the Red Army will have to attack. In the afternoon, regiment leader Chen led the heavy machine gun company of the Fourth Company and the Special Branch Battalion to the Ninth Company.After preparations, a counterattack and a chase, at a place called Yiyisan, the chief of staff of the regiment, Bi Shidi, led the avant-garde battalion to defeat the two regiments of the Sichuan Army that had just arrived, and captured Tong'an, an important town in the north of the Jinsha River.After the main force of the cadre regiment arrived, at 16:30 on May 1, they wiped out most of the two regiments under Liu Yuantang, deputy commander of the Chuankang Frontier Defense Army and commander of the first brigade, captured more than 600 enemies, and captured one enemy regiment leader alive , the enemy only had 400 people left, and they fled back to Huili County in embarrassment.Liu Yuantang had lost everything, and was so anxious to curse.The Red Army cadre regiment had only 400 participants, 4 sacrificed and 8 injured, defeating the superior enemy with inferior forces.The cadre regiment was commended by the Central Military Commission. While the cadre regiment expanded in depth, the Kyaukping Red Army mobilized the masses and found 5 boats and 36 boatmen. With the help of the masses, the Red Army crossed the river day and night. Under the unified command of the crossing commander Chen Yun and political commissar Cai Shufan, It took 9 days and 9 nights to cross the river in an orderly manner.No one was left behind and no horse was left behind, creating a miracle in military history. The Red Fifth Army Corps, which was responsible for the cover task, was ordered to stop the pursuers in the Shiban River.The regiment commander Dong Zhentang divided the entire army into two echelons, the Red Thirty-nine Regiment was the first echelon, and the Red Thirty-six Regiment was the second echelon.They withstood multiple charges under the cover of chasing aircraft from all walks of life.Due to the dangerous terrain along the Shiban River, the Red Army was scattered and deployed. Although the enemy's artillery fire was fierce, the Red Army suffered few casualties.The Red Army counted one as ten, ten as a hundred, and fought every step of the way, defending everywhere, consuming and slowing down the enemy, and held on for 9 days and 9 nights.When the Fifth Red Army completed the blocking task, sent the wounded across the river first, and was finally ordered to withdraw from the battle, the enemy was still unconscious.When they found out and rushed to the riverside, tens of thousands of Red Army horses and horses had all crossed the river, spreading their wings and flying high, and Jiang Jun could only look at the river and sigh. The Fifth Red Army, acting alone, crossed the river from Qiao's house.They found the sunken broken boat, blocked their clothes, and crossed the river with difficulty.Not only did the whole army have no losses, but also captured 20,000 Yinyang. The Red Army skillfully crossed the Jinsha River and won a decisive victory in the northward anti-Japanese war.