Heroes of the Resistance Reborn

Boyang is a township in the west of Tongtong County. It is less than a hundred miles away from Tongtong County to the northeast. It is connected to Xinchang in the north, connected with the county stream in the northeast, Yatunbao and Tongtong County in the southeast, and then Longcheng and Gansu in the south. The river can go directly to Guangxi, and the west can go directly to Liping, Guizhou.

According to official history, on the night of December 11, 1934, the Third Red Army Corps moved from Yatunbao, via Gaojiaping, and Boyang to Guizhou. But now, on December 29, 1934, as the rearguard of the entire Red Army, Li Jiansheng The Seventh Red Army Corps had just dispatched its entire army from Boyang to Liping. The leading force was Yuntian, the Red 17th Division led by Zhou Pei, the left wing was Ji Zhentong, the Red 18th Division led by Wang Hanying, and the right wing was Peng Zhi, led by Liu Qiao The Red 19th Division, the Chinese Army consists of the logistics system, field hospital, military research institute, teaching regiment, cavalry regiment, engineering regiment, artillery regiment led by Luo Ronghuan, Xu Zhengfang, and Zhao Boping, and the Red 16th Division and the special agent regiment led by Li Jiansheng and Zeng Zhongsheng. The guard regiment acted as the rearguard. The leading troops arrived at Liping the next day, while the rearguard led by Li Jiansheng was still on the way.

While marching, Li Jiansheng received a telegram from the Central Committee. Li Jiansheng soon learned that the Central Committee expressed high appreciation for the Seventh Red Army's nine battles and nine victories in the passage, and also reported some enemy information. Li Jiansheng still knew these enemy information. First, he Coming from later generations, he is very clear about the current situation of the enemy. His own intelligence system is not a vegetarian and has already provided intelligence continuously. At this time, the three aspects of the situation were confirmed. Li Jiansheng discovered that at the moment The enemy who besieged him, although he continuously inflicted heavy losses on the enemy in the passage area, was still very powerful. The four divisions of Zhou Hunyuan's department of the 36th Army of the Central Army were completely annihilated by Li Jiansheng. The 3rd Division and the 5th Division were destroyed. The 2nd Division was severely hit, and the remaining 1st Division pursued the Fifth Red Army Corps and fought a big battle with the Fifth Red Army Corps at Jinping Mountain. In the end, both sides had a victory or defeat. The Fifth Red Army Corps took the initiative to leave the battle line because it had other strategic purposes. After Liao Lei's 1st Division rested for a night, they woke up and found that there was no sign of the Red Army. After searching for several days, they could not make contact with the Red Army. Later, they notified the Central Committee and learned that another unit of the Red Army had just suffered a heavy blow. The Seventh Red Army Corps was heading towards Liping, so they were ordered to press here, and joined forces with the 2nd Division led by Zhou Hunyuan, intending to intercept the Seventh Red Army Corps. The highest authority then called and asked them to The 2nd Division returned to Hengyang for replenishment and rest. The 1st Division, led by Liao Lei, continued to follow up. Zhou Hunyuan went to Xue Yue for action. The 28th Army of the Hunan Army Liu Jianxu, with more than 30,000 people, was beaten by Li Jiansheng's troops until only Li was left. With more than 3,000 people in the 19th Division, He Jian was angry and anxious. He originally intended not to swim in this muddy water, but he was unable to resist Jiang Gong's request. Moreover, he was now the commander-in-chief of the suppression of the Communist Party. If his troops did not participate, Some of them couldn't be justified, so they had to secretly send people to find another opportunity, and at the same time bite the bullet and transfer the 63rd Division over, and replenish part of the local security team to the 19th Division, allowing the two divisions to rest for a while and follow them slowly. The Xiawei Division of the 15th Army is the most relaxed at the moment. Because it has suffered the losses of Li Jiansheng, this time it is mostly a firefighter and does not charge into the battle. As a result, both divisions have been saved. The 43rd Division is now with the Hunan 63rd Division and the Hunan 19th Division. The 45th Division followed the Seventh Red Army Corps unhurriedly, and the 45th Division still followed the established deployment, from Sanjiang directly from Guizhou to Guizhou, chasing the Nineth Red Army Corps. Going hand in hand with these people, was another powerful force, that is, Xue Yue's Central Army, Xue Yue is currently the former commander-in-chief of the General Headquarters for Suppression of the Communist Party. The headquarters includes the Sixth Route Army and the Eighth Column, also collectively known as the Second Route Army. It has jurisdiction over six divisions and one division-level detachment. They followed me from the Jiangxi Central Revolutionary Base Area.

Wei Yunsong, commander of the 43rd Division of the 15th Army of the Guangxi Army, is, like Liao Lei, a key cadre of the New Guangxi Clan. He is from Songshan Village, Songshan Town, Rong County, Guangxi. When he was 17 years old, he walked 800 miles alone to Guilin to join the Cai Exue Barracks. From then on, his career began During his Northern and Southern campaigns, it is said that he only had 8 cents on him at the time.

At the moment, he, together with the two divisions of the Hunan Army, is slowly following the Red Army. Wei Yunsong has a deep understanding of the Red Army. As early as the Nanchang Uprising in 1927, Wei Yunsong, then the brigade commander, led his troops in Guangdong. Intercepting the uprising troops, they were defeated by Ye Ting and He Long. It was his first failure as a senior officer. The Red Army soldiers were not afraid of sacrifice and their heroic and tenacious spirit left a deep impression on him. During the Battle of Xiangjiang River, he led his troops to participate in the battle. The Red Army's siege could be regarded as revenge for the past. However, the next few things stunned him. First, the Gui Army's 44th Division and 24th Division, which belonged to the 15th Army together with his 43rd Division, were captured during the Xinwei Blockade. The Red Bandits made a sneak attack. First, there was no news from the 44th Division. Only a few Gui Army soldiers who managed to escape reported that they were beaten to "few people" by some Red Third Front Army. Then, the 24th Division was defeated at Gulingtou. The red bandits made a surprise attack and defeated the entire army.

But now, after meeting up with Li Jue and others, I realized that He Jian's troops in the Hunan Army were not much better. Liu Jianxu's army and three divisions were beaten to the point where only 3,000 people were left, which was only one-tenth of the original number. , previously I only thought it was the Seventh Army of the Red Army that was responsible for this, but now that I understood it, I realized that the so-called Seventh Army of the Red Bandits was an elite reorganization of the original Third Front Army of the Red Army.

Comparing the two sides, Wei Yunsong couldn't help but take a breath. The combat power of the Red Bandits, especially the combat power of the Seventh Red Army, gave him a new assessment. As the main backbone of the Guangxi clan, Wei Yunsong knew that such a disastrous battle would The Gui Army cannot bear the loss. You must know that the main force of the Gui Army is only 5 divisions with about 30,000 people. It loses two-fifths at one time. If there are two more losses like this, I am afraid that Commander Li and Bai will flee again. He has taken refuge in Hong Kong. Obviously, he does not want his old leader to take that path, so he is extremely cautious at the moment.

This morning, the forward position reported that the Red Bandit had escaped. Wei Yunsong's first thought was to chase it, bite it hard, and avenge the brothers of the 24th Division and the 44th Division. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that he could not be emotional, so he only did this at the moment. He did three things: first, the 43rd Division contracted across the board and moved forward steadily; secondly, it immediately reported the situation to Army Commander Xia Wei; thirdly, it cooperated with the 63rd Division and 19th Division of the Hunan Army and gradually moved forward.

After Xia Wei, commander of the 15th Army, received the report from Wei Yunsong, he also thought of the tragedy of the 44th Division and the 24th Division being raided. He was afraid that the Red Army would retaliate, so he directly reported to Commander Bai to make a decision. It was not until noon that he received the news from the Commander of the Fourth Group Army. After Wei Yunsong received the order from Commander Xia, he just reorganized his troops and searched and advanced along the Red Bandit's retreat route. During this advance, he discovered that the pace of his unit was different from that of the two divisions of the Hunan Army. The pace was quite consistent, and he quickly understood what was going on. As a result, his 43rd Division's march was not unhurried, but very "slow". He didn't know what was going on with the Hunan Army. Suddenly As his actions became so slow, Xia Wei secretly knew the order Liu Jianxu received. It turned out that the order He Jian gave Liu Jianxu was very similar to the orders issued by the two officers Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi: pursue the red bandits in front in a limited manner. ,