Chapter 38 Ye Tingshi on the same day

At around 2:00 p.m., more than 40 young military officers—including regimental commanders, regimental political instructors, regimental chiefs of staff, battalion commanders, and several people from the division headquarters, braved the scorching heat, wearing sweat-soaked military uniforms, riding sweat The yo-yo army horse hurriedly arrived at the meeting place.They all had serious faces, but there was excitement between their brows.The venue was temporarily arranged, and there were guards standing guard in the distance. No one else was allowed to enter. It seemed that the meeting was very confidential.Ye Ting hardly exchanged greetings with anyone, and just sat down on a chair at the top of the table.His expression was calm, even haughty.After the duty officer nodded politely, he began to convey the party's decision:

The merger of Ning and Han is a foregone conclusion; the counter-revolutionary conspiracy of the Wang-Jiang alliance has surfaced; the revolution has encountered a serious crisis.Some comrades of the Party Central Committee have rushed to Nanchang, held an emergency meeting, and made a decision, that is, to carry out revolutionary riots to save the current crisis and smash the joint conspiracy of counter-revolutionaries.The offensive of the counter-revolution must be met with armed insurrection. The officers present at the meeting had long been looking forward to this day.Now that it's here, of course everyone supports it.Then Xu Guangying, chief of staff of the division, gave a report on the battle plan at the meeting.Spread out a huge military map in front of him, with red and blue symbols marked on it, he pointed to the map and said: "The enemy's strength is one guard regiment from Zhu Peide, two regiments from the Third Army, and two regiments from the Sixth Army. A regiment of the Ninth Army has a total of more than 6,000 people; while our strength is 30,000! We are operating together with the 20th Army led by Comrade He Long, and victory is absolutely sure. But the enemy has reinforcements, some 24 It can be arrived in an hour, and some can arrive in two days. If the enemy reinforcements arrive, the battle situation will be complicated, and the next step will be difficult.” He asked to solve all the battles in one night.

Master Ye Ting gave instructions on relevant tactics.After the meeting ended, Ye Ting left Yuan Yelie, the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 72nd Regiment, to arrange for him: "Your battalion is carrying out an independent combat mission, which is to deal with the enemies in the barracks near the east gate. Are there any difficulties?" "We are full of confidence," Yuan Yelie said. Ye Ting warned again: "I am most worried about your camp." Of course, Yuan Yelie also knew what Ye Ting was referring to: among the officers of this battalion, the deputy battalion commander was a member of the Kuomintang, the company commander and instructor had three members of the Kuomintang, and the platoon leader had more Kuomintang members than Communists.Although these Kuomintang members are considered progressive and may follow the Communist Party, it is still unknown how determined they are to fight against the Kuomintang.Especially since they have many Whampoa classmates with each other, it is very possible to send a message intentionally or unintentionally.

"Master, in order to prevent the leakage of military secrets, I will personally organize the pre-war preparations." "Okay, this operation is more significant than the Northern Expedition and the defense of Wuhan. You must do a good job in the investigation and ensure that the battle is foolproof." The next day, the morning of July 31, Yuan Yelie used his old relationship to meet friends in a barracks near the East Gate in disguise.Here is the target of the intended attack.After careful reconnaissance, he found that the enemy here has a regiment headquarters, a battalion headquarters, 7 infantry companies, and a heavy machine gun company, with a total strength of more than two battalions, which is much larger than the original estimate of the division headquarters.A battalion of the rebel army is going to wipe out twice as many enemies as itself, is it sure?

On the way home, Yuan Yelie thought as he walked: Although the enemy is outnumbered, I am in the dark and the enemy is in the open. I am sure that we will wipe out the enemy completely by surprise, and the key lies in careful planning.He reported the plan drawn up on the road to the regiment headquarters, and after approval, he asked the party group to discuss various details to prevent accidents.There were no fighter party members in this battalion, only four or five officer party members. They quietly gathered in one place, thinking about the plan, weighing it again and again, and the battle plan became more sudden and secret.In the afternoon, all the officers and soldiers of the battalion were notified: to prepare to set off before dusk.Dinner was eaten early.As usual, the soldiers had to clean their weapons, lighten their bags, and return borrowed items.Squad and platoon leaders have prepared what they should prepare.They know that night marches cannot be without lighting equipment. Some buy flashlights and some buy batteries.These cannot be stated explicitly, but can only be hinted and taken care of, to prepare for the situation at night.

The cadres of the company didn't know that there was an earth-shattering move tonight until before the team set off.Ever since, the excitement made many people's throats dry and their whole bodies trembling slightly.Talking to each other is like a low voice coming from the chest cavity.Suddenly there is a feeling: time seems to have a sound-beating the skull every minute and every second.When is the last thing on my mind to convey the task to the platoon leader and every soldier. The team put on a marching posture, and marched along the street from west to east, with the luggage load closely behind.There are fewer pedestrians on the street, and the lights are already on.Brother troops are also mobilizing, some seem to be gathering, some seem to be marching.But the officers all knew it well, and they knew each other tacitly.After walking for more than an hour, when they reached the east gate, the team stopped to rest.In the name of the liaison officer, the adjutant of the battalion led the messenger into a large barracks in front of him.This is the regiment headquarters of the garrison and the enemy army scheduled to attack tonight.The adjutant met with the head of the regiment there, claiming that his troops had just entered the city from outside and could not find a place to rest. He planned to borrow the open space in front of their barracks to camp, and asked if he could borrow a little room for office work.

The head of the regiment thought for a while and rejected the request to borrow a house, but did not object to camping near their barracks.The adjutant immediately asked for a contact password.The head of the enemy army immediately instructed the staff to handle it.The enemy staff officer copied two passwords, one is a common password and the other is a special password.With the password, you can enter and exit the barracks without hindrance.The staff officer is an "enthusiastic person", and he took special care of him: "I just received a notice from my superiors saying that the troops in the city are moving frequently tonight, and we must pay attention to prevent anything from happening. Please strengthen your vigilance."

The adjutant repeatedly promised.As the order to camp was issued, the soldiers slept in their clothes.On a midsummer night, a cool breeze blows; in the clear sky, the stars blink mysteriously. The soldiers huddled together, staring blankly at Xingdou, no one asked why the march stopped here today.Before camping, the company commanders routinely inspect the surrounding areas, such as selecting sentry positions, looking for water sources, and places to defecate.These, no one will doubt.They took advantage of this opportunity to inspect the terrain in detail, and some even visited the enemy's barracks.The camping positions selected by each company are the starting points for the charge in the upcoming battle.

The two troops that are about to exchange fire, one is in the barracks, the other is outside the barracks, the distance is only a few meters, and the farthest is 100 meters. up! It can be seen that the enemy is not completely paralyzed.They dispatched teams of patrolling armed forces, with gleaming bayonets on the tip of their guns, to patrol outside the barracks constantly.They even walked up close to the camping troops and looked around, as if they were in doubt.But all they saw were rows of guns, soldiers lying in racks, packs open, fast asleep.There were piles of luggage scattered all over the place far away, all of which seemed to tell them, don't worry too much, nothing will happen here.

It was late at night, and the inside of the barracks was dark and quiet, but outside, there was moonlight, stars, and street lamps, and all kinds of light mixed together.At this moment, the camping troops began to move.First, the company commander summoned the three platoon leaders to sleep together and talked for a while; then the platoon leader and the three squad leaders slept together and talked for a while;There were no orders, but all were lightly put on leggings, clothed, and belted; each had a white towel wrapped around his left arm for combat identification.All this was done swiftly and deftly, and they all lay down and slept as usual.

But who can sleep?