Chapter 71 Kongcheng Sanheba

The large troops rested in Shanghang for two or three days, and then marched towards Dapu in Guangdong. Tan Pingshan took the lead in setting off ahead of schedule with light clothing, and various institutions of the Revolutionary Committee followed Zhang Guotao.It is really difficult for the elderly in these institutions to walk today.Especially a fat man like Jiang Jihuan, the financial committee member, who was sweating every step of the way, could only sit in a sedan chair. Li Lisan's political security department has more than 400 people including the first company of soldiers. They have to take care of about 500 wounded and sick. Zhang Guotao had been counting on Li Lisan to help him govern, but now the situation was thrown to him. Only then did he feel the weight of the burden and admired Li Lisan's ability to run those 2,000 people.

Zhang Guotao and the others marched along the Tingjiang River at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong.In this area, the green hills are dripping with green, and the green peaks are piled up with clouds. Looking at the clouds in the morning, you can see the clouds covering the top of the mountain, and in the evening, you can see the sun hanging on the forest tops.The gurgling water and the flying springs and waterfalls in the stream are like fairyland.Seeing this beautiful scenery, the Chinese in the army began to chant poems.When passing through Fengshi, the people of Tai Po sent representatives to welcome the rebels.When they arrived in Tai Po, the people came to scout for them and report the situation of the enemy.A middle school student in Sanheba got up and surrendered a gun from the garrison before the rebel army arrived.So the rebels all sighed: "The attitudes of the people in Jiangxi and Guangdong towards us are really different." Zhang Guotao felt more relaxed.They changed from Tai Po to a larger civilian boat and went straight along the Ting River to Sanhe Dam.

Sanheba is the confluence of Tingjiang River, Meijiang River and Hanjiang River. It is located at the junction of the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. It is a key point of water and land transportation and has a relatively important strategic position.Sanheba is also a hub on the way of the uprising army. After Zhang Guotao arrived, he had just washed his feet and was slapping his cloth socks on the chair handle when he heard the news reported by the staff group: a regiment of soldiers from Huang Shaohong's army stationed in Meixian County had reached Songkou, which is only 30 miles away from Sanheba. Attack us within 3 hours: there are still some militia groups around Sanheba, alerting us; in Sanheba town, there is a landlord armed force with 50 guns lurking, ready to serve as the internal response of the Yellow Department.

The quiet Sanheba is surrounded by enemies!Zhang Guotao put on his shoes barefoot, and immediately called Zhu De and Peng Pai to discuss countermeasures. At this time, the main force of the rebel army was already in Chaoshan, 300 miles away; and the team led by Li Lisan and Zhou Shidi was still in the Shanghang area, and it would take two or three days to arrive.Zhang Guotao's panic was also due to this, he was afraid that he would hang here alone, and he would not be rescued if he was in danger. Zhu De and Peng Pai were much calmer. Zhu De said: "Don't be nervous. In the name of the commander of the Ninth Army, I sent a guard to Yukou and blocked the news so that they don't know how many troops we have."

"I'll take care of the militia in the town." Peng Pai took out his pistol to test it, and immediately assembled a short gun team of more than a dozen people. Zhang Guotao continued to play the role of "commander": entertaining the town's gentry and businessmen in a big house, pretending to be leisurely.An empty city plan was laid out in the city. Peng Pai did not lose his true qualities as a hero.He is familiar with the local situation, and with a dozen people, he successfully disarmed the militia in the town. He also seized more than a dozen people carrying short guns hidden in the town, including members of the AB regiment and Huang Shaohong's. spy.Within two or three hours, the rebel army took control of the entire Sanheba.

Zhu De led a spearman composed of more than 20 people in the agency to meet Huang Shaohong's vanguard 8 miles away from Sanheba.Zhu De took advantage of the situation and sent 8 soldiers to pursue the enemy with bluff. Zhu De himself ran between Sanheba and the front line, posing as an army commander, and making loud noises, making the enemy mistakenly think that the army is here. As a result, even the gentry and merchants in the town did not know the truth, so more and more people came to worship in front of Zhang Guotao.Zhang Guotao gained experience in adventures, and gradually became more courageous, bragging about the mountains and seas, and survived for two days.

Two days later, Li Lisan and Zhou Shidi arrived one after another.Zhang Guotao, Li Lisan and Peng Pai led the various organs of the Revolutionary Committee, escorted by a company from the Security Office, along the Han River, divided by water and land, and marched towards Chaoshan. Zhou Shidi's 25th Division and some of Zhu De's troops stayed in Sanheba in this way to monitor Qian Dajun's troops in Meixian County and cover the entire army's back. According to intelligence, Qian Dajun, the defeated army of Zhihuichang, after a month of supplementation and training, has recovered to 10 regiments with nearly 20,000 people, and it is possible to attack Sanheba along both sides of the Meijiang River via Songkou.The rebel army in Sanheba only had 3 regiments of the 25th Division, plus a small number of Zhu De's troops.

After singing "Empty City Tactics", they are still facing the danger of "lost street pavilion".Zhu De, who was in charge, invited several leading cadres to the headquarters for a meeting.In the big house, two square tables were pushed together, with a large military map spread out on top.Zhou Shidi, Li Shuoxun and the leaders of the regiments sat around the table. Zhu De stood in front of the map and analyzed the situation: Our army has nearly 4 regiments, while the enemy has 10 regiments.Our army was fighting against the water at Sanheba, while the enemy army went down the Meijiang River, occupying the "geographical advantage".Our army was supported by the party organizations and the masses in Dapu and Sanheba. They demanded that our army distribute guns and ammunition, cooperate with our army in combat, provide reconnaissance information, control ships, and rescue the wounded. Our army has "human harmony".The time, place, and people are harmonious, and the enemy has two items. We must try to change this unfavorable situation.He put forward three points: one is to move to the east bank of the Tingjiang River and the Hanjiang River, and use the two rivers as natural barriers to build fortifications along the river; The third is to mobilize the people to participate in the war to help the war. It is urgent to help dig fortifications at present.

Zhou Shidi also believed that there was a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and our army, and our army's deployment of troops was indeed stretched.He fully agreed with Zhu De's opinion, and added: "It is necessary to immediately mobilize the people to transfer all ships along the river to the east of the river, so that the enemy can't cross the river urgently. Even if some ships are transferred from other places, the number is insufficient and it will take time." The leaders of each regiment nodded and wrote down the main points in their notebooks. Chen Yi was also sitting there. He proposed to send reliable personnel to quickly find out the latest movements of the enemy troops in Guangdong so that they could prepare for it.Jude nodded to him.

Chen Yi and Zhu De, the two future Marshals of the Republic, were linked together by fate.After Chen Yi caught up with the rebel army, it was difficult for him to meet Zhu De because he was working in the regiment.It was not until Shanghang that Zhu De led the rearguard troops to arrive at the end. Chen Yi was about to leave, so they met in a hurry, and talked about the ups and downs and longing after the farewell in a few words. This time, it was the second meeting after the Sichuan farewell.And because he was busy returning to the regiment to make arrangements for crossing the river, when he turned his head to leave, Zhu De stopped him: "Chen Yi, I won't ask too much about your regiment. I believe this troop has the glorious tradition of the Iron Army and the Iron Regiment. There is When you come over, we can talk again, fighting side by side like we did in Wan County a year ago. This time, even though the balance of power is against us, we can stop begging grandpa to sue grandma, and do it ourselves!"

Chen Yi held his hand: "Okay, no matter how much pressure there is, we will never give in, let's stretch and do it!"