Heroes of the Resistance Reborn

Different from the "limited invasion" of the Hunan and Guangxi armies, the Second Route Army led by Xue Yue made very rapid progress. The leading troops, Han Hanying's 59th Division and Tang Yunshan's 93rd Division, quickly followed up. Li Jiansheng's rearguard troops.

Some time ago, Xue Yue's troops had been chasing and annihilating the main force of the Red Bandits. Therefore, they had no time to take care of the Seventh Red Army. In his opinion, as long as the *** were taken care of, the Red Bandits would be taken care of. But what he didn't expect was that Yes. Whether it is the First, Third, Fifth or Ninth Army of the Red Bandits, they are not easy to deal with. According to Han Hanying's report, his 59th Division fought against the Red First Army, although it caused heavy damage to the Red First Army. .However, our troops also suffered heavy losses. Two of the three brigades under our jurisdiction once lost their combat effectiveness. Fortunately, the Chairman of the Generalissimo gave great support and sufficient supplements. Only then did the three brigades return to their original organization. But this Combat effectiveness cannot be improved in a day or two. It also needs to be tempered in actual combat. Tang Yunshan's 93rd Division fought against the Third Red Army. It also dealt a huge blow to the Third Red Army. Similarly, the 93rd Division also suffered serious battle losses. The total losses of the three brigades were 3 regiments. This means that the actual combat strength of this division is only half of what it was before the war. You know, this division only has 6 regiments in total. It's okay, because these battle losses were all caused by the suppression of communism. The result was very much supported by the chairman of the committee. No, it is now the same as the 59th Division. It has returned to its original organization. As for its other units, it has dealt heavy losses to the Fifth Army of the Red Bandits. Fortunately, its own soldiers There was a large number of people. The losses were not too great. According to official history, Xue Yue led his troops to carry out side attacks and tail attacks along the Hunan-Guangxi Highway. He severely damaged the Fifth Army Corps at the rear of the Red Army and captured Chen Shuxiang, commander of the 34th Red Army Division. Of course, at the moment, because of Li Jiansheng and With the arrival of the Third Red Army, Xue Yue's performance was not as good as in the official history. Although he also severely damaged the Fifth Red Army, he did not capture Chen Shuxiang. Chen Shuxiang was rescued by Li Jiansheng. The Fifth Red Army was supplemented by Li Jiansheng's troops. Now they are all four Individual divisions have been established.

But he said that according to the established deployment, Xue Yue still led the two supplemented divisions this time. Ou Zhen's 90th Division, Liang Huasheng's 92nd Division, and Huiji's first detachment were the Chinese Army. Xiao Zhiping's 96th Division, Guo Siyan's 99th Division acted as the rearguard of the entire army and advanced one by one. This was not safe at all. Wu Qiwei was specifically ordered to follow the Chinese army and follow up with the rearguard. It was only six divisions plus one division-level branch. This was The search progressed for several days without encountering any trace of the Red Army. However, we continued to receive news that friendly forces had been annihilated. In the end, even Zhou Hunyuan's headquarters was almost beaten and was transferred to his own unit. Haotong. I still know about Zhou Hunyuan's situation. Even if I let him take over the command of the two divisions of my rear guard.

On January 1, 1935, New Year's Day, Xue Yue finally received good news: the leading troops were tracking the Red Bandits and had entered Guizhou. The 59th Division was advancing towards Liping.

This good news is not only for the Red Bandits, but also for the "King of Guizhou" Wang Jialie. Xue Yue will never forget Chairman Chiang's detailed guidance to him before leaving. He remembers his own more clearly. A letter from his friend Chen Bulei a few days ago told him a story about the principal: when he learned that the Red Bandit Headquarters had fled into Guizhou, Chairman Chiang was overjoyed and said to Chen Bulei: "We can follow the Communist Party when it enters Guizhou. It's better than us using troops specifically for Guizhou." Therefore, this time he had made up his mind. When the Red Bandits invaded Guizhou, he would come to Guiyang in the name of suppressing the Communist Party and seize the power of Guizhou Provincial Chairman Wang Jialie. Even if it gives the Red Bandits a chance to breathe, they won't hesitate.

Thinking of this, Xue Yue calmly assigned tasks to the following divisions. The divisions must advance with all their strength. Of course, each division also has specific tasks: At present, the first regiment of the Red Bandits is heading northwest from Liping, via Leishan, and Taijiang. .With the 59th Division, the 93rd Division pursued; the 5th Red Bandit Army Corps moved from Liping, through Jinping, towards Jianhe. With the 90th Division, the 92nd Division pursued; the 9th Red Bandit Army Corps moved along Congjiang to Rongjiang, and in the direction of Sandu The 45th Division of the Guangxi Army is responsible for the pursuit; the Eighth Army of the Red Bandits advances along the direction of Shuikou, Shuangjiang, Zaima, and Leli. The Hunan Army is responsible for the pursuit; the Third Army of the Red Bandits marches from Liping, along Bazhai, and Langdong to Kai He left in the direction and pursued the 96th Division and the Huiji First Detachment; the 99th Division is the general reserve of the entire army. Of course, as a confidant of the Chairman, he secretly hinted his intentions to the division commanders and detachment commanders of several directly affiliated troops. Meaning: occupy as much territory in Guizhou as possible. These teachers are all like old sparrows. There is no possibility that they do not understand the intentions of their superiors. Therefore, they each pay attention to it.

As for the Hunan Army and the Gui Army, Xue Yue had other ideas.

As a senior commander in the army, although he did not participate in the Xinwei Interdiction Battle and did not know the details, he was still aware of the general situation. He also knew many details and secrets. Although after the Xiangjiang Battle, the top officials of the Guangxi clique only publicized it to the outside world. He had already known how many Red Bandit prisoners had been captured. The main figure of the Guangxi faction was deliberately concealing and downplaying the losses of the 24th Division and the 44th Division. He also quietly transferred cadres and militiamen to quickly replenish the establishment of the 24th Division and the 44th Division. In other words, according to the above report, it is still the 24th Division and the 44th Division. But the two divisions now are no longer the two divisions of that day. The people have all been changed. As for the death of the two division commanders, that is better. One "Sacrifice yourself in the line of duty" is the solution. In addition, you can directly recruit people from several other divisions and other armed forces of the Guangxi faction and appoint them. In short, using various names and using various means, these two divisions can be regarded as saved. No. That's all. On the grounds that the division commanders of two divisions were killed and the troops were seriously damaged, they desperately sought supplies and equipment from the central government. The chairman of the committee was helpless. He couldn't deal with these people, or he didn't have the time to deal with them at the moment. .So I had no choice but to give these two divisions brand new German equipment with a stroke of a pen. This is what the two divisions are like.

However, after this incident, they became more cautious in pursuing the red bandits. Come to think of it, it's not that the two officers Li and Bai didn't want to seek revenge from the red bandits. I was afraid they didn't dare to retaliate. Or they couldn't afford to retaliate. Come to think of it, these old men I am afraid that the sparrow knows that the Central Army, which is directly affiliated with the chairman of the committee, is following the red bandits. If it is known that their Gui army suffered heavy losses, or suffered even greater losses, the consequences for them will be unimaginable.

I must admit that if this is the case, it does give us a lot of opportunities. You know, when I came with the army, I received the secret order of the Chairman of the General Assembly, "We must do everything possible to make these places under the same banner." It is a pity that we We learned about it too late. By the time we found out that something had happened to their 24th Division and 44th Division, their 24th Division and 44th Division had already resumed their formation. I was so confused that I couldn't find the fault. I wanted to file a complaint again, but that was not an option. Li and Bai are not vegetarians. They can definitely push through everything. Therefore, this time we have to swallow this fruit and look for other opportunities in the future. Fortunately, we have personally experienced the Xingui system that was in full swing during the Northern Expedition. The process of being overturned and quickly disintegrated by the chairman of the committee. I have to say that Jiang Gong is much smarter than Li and Bai. There will definitely be many opportunities in the future.