The sun was blazing, and the road ahead was long, and more than 3,500 officers and soldiers marched silently under the scorching sun. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Thanks to the flexible wrists of Xian Dayang and Zheng Yi that they had carried before, more than 300 wounded and sick instructors were able to advance with them in hired carriages, and the rest of the officers and soldiers were all carrying heavy backpacks of no less than 15 kilograms, and all officers marched on foot like ordinary soldiers, and only the spy company responsible for reconnaissance and vigilance was assigned 50 war horses.

During the four hours of non-stop marching, not a single person was left behind, and the remarkable effect of long-term hard training was manifested at this time.

At dusk, all the officers and men of the instructor stopped advancing and camped in the north of Lijia Town, 15 kilometers south of Jinxian County.

Perhaps because of the continuous stops and passing by of the rebel troops with strict military discipline in the past few days, the people inside and outside the town were quite friendly to the instructors and officers with red scarves around their necks, and many small traders took the initiative to come forward to sell fruits, snacks, and souvenirs.

After the battalions and companies asked for instructions, they began to buy chicken, duck, and fish meat in large quantities.

When the two butchers in the town saw the white flowers, they immediately started to work overtime, and within two hours, they sent ten slaughtered big fat pigs to each regiment and battalion of the independent division.

Under the big banyan tree by the small river in the north of the town, Zheng Yi, Li Zhao and others repeatedly questioned the two injured and stragglers of the student soldiers, and learned that the various units of the uprising through Lijia Town yesterday were exhausted, and there were no less than 1,000 officers and soldiers and civilians who had fallen from heat stroke, and countless people had scattered and fled, and everyone was silent.

After a long time, Zheng Yi ordered the two student soldiers who enlisted in Nanchang to be taken to the wounded camp for treatment, pondered for a moment under the worried eyes of the officers, and resolutely made a decision:

"Tomorrow we will continue to rest during the day, and at 7 p.m. we will leave the camp and move south, and strive to use tomorrow's day to take in as many officers and men and wounded as possible from the various units at the front, especially young male and female students."

Chief of Staff Wang Huchen took the lead in agreeing: "You can rest for a day, and today we have marched 56 kilometers continuously under the scorching sun, which has exceeded the marching plan and distanced ourselves from the enemy in the direction of Nanchang." ”

"With the level of training of the enemy and the analysis of the situation in which he was constantly pressing towards Nanchang, it was not possible to catch up with us in two days, and the brothers were also very tired, the wounded and sick needed to be treated, and if they could rest for one night and one day, the situation would be greatly improved, and the weather was cool on the night march, approaching the fifteenth, and the visibility was very high, which was very favorable."

"I agree! The order given to us by the former committee was that we should arrive in Fuzhou before noon on 8 August, and we had already covered most of the distance, and there were only 50 kilometers left from Fuzhou, which could be reached by a night's march. ”

After Han Shouren, the deputy division commander, finished speaking, the three regiment commanders Li Lianshan, Li Feng and Zhao Jingting agreed.

Li Zhao also agreed: "I agree, send a telegram to the front committee as soon as possible, and all regiments will pay attention to it tomorrow and try their best to collect the stragglers or break up...... Alas! This ghost weather, like a fire, without long-term hard training and firm will, is difficult for most people to bear. ”

"What does the commissar mean, is it a different way to praise us?" Zhao Jingting's words caused all the brothers to laugh, and a sense of pride arose in everyone's hearts.

Zheng Yi smiled and ordered: "Tonight, each regiment will send its own reconnaissance platoon to serve as a guard, and the open and dark posts will be set up, and the spy company has been fortunate for two days in a row, let them have a good rest tonight and tomorrow." In addition, all officers and men have to soak in hot water tonight, and the battalion and company commander will personally go down to inspect them, and no matter how hard they work, they will not be left behind. ”

"Yes!"

The three regiment commanders immediately split up.

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The next morning, a reconnaissance platoon of a regiment that had gone out to reconnoiter came back and reported:

Starting three kilometers south of the town and continuing ten kilometers to the south, there were no less than 100 dead bodies along the way...... Wounded soldiers and civilians at the same time, the road was littered with discarded backpacks, first-aid kits full of burdens and worn military uniforms, and 22 abandoned rifles alone were recovered.

Zheng Yi, Li Zhao and others realized that the matter was far more serious than they imagined, thinking of the soldiers and people who kept running like hungry ghosts last night and this morning, Zheng Yi's heart was extremely depressed, and there was no other solution except to send people around to collect the stragglers.

In the next day, the instructor's various departments continued to collect as many as 1,000 stragglers, and all the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep that could be bought in Lijia Town were all bought out by the instructor's firehead army.

Sadly, more than half of the stragglers and civilians who were taken in left quietly after filling their stomachs, Zheng Yi secretly ordered the warning departments not to stop, and in the end only more than 300 people remained, most of them were young students, and more than 40 were wounded soldiers from various units of the 20th Army who could not keep up with the team.

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August 8, 9 a.m.

All the officers and men of the instructor and more than 600 people who were sheltered all the way arrived in Fuzhou, and were placed by the front committee in two small villages on the south bank of the Fuhe River, three kilometers north of the city, and continued to serve as the rear guard of the whole army.

When Zheng Yi and Li Zhao rode into the city to report for duty, they saw that the small Fuzhou City had become a huge military camp, and the streets in front of the house could be seen everywhere with ragged and tired officers and soldiers.

The front committee and the general headquarters are located in the city government, in and out are all nervous officers of various armies, in and out of the antique wide main hall, the leaders of the front committee and the generals of the various armies sit together, see Zheng Yi and Li Zhao come to the door to salute and report, most of the people get up to greet each other, and the people who sit still also smile and nod, and they know that they are tired at a glance.

After Zheng Yi and Li Zhao took their seats, the first reorganization meeting of the whole army began.

Under the chairmanship of Director Zhou, the members of the Central Committee took turns to speak, reviewing the glorious course of the Nanchang Uprising and giving many encouragements to all armies, and the atmosphere of the meeting gradually became warm amid bursts of applause.

Comrade Guo Moruo, director of the Political Department, then made a speech, conveying the spirit of the meeting held by the former committee last night and expounding on the necessity and urgency of the reorganization of the armed forces.

Subsequently, Chief of Staff Liu Mingzhao reported on the situation of the various armies, summed up the gains and losses on the march, and announced the plan for reorganizing the army formulated by the front committee:

"Comrade Zhu Yujie was officially appointed as the commander of the Ninth Army, and Comrade Zhou Lixing led the 25th Division to be merged into the Ninth Army; Comrade He Long's 20th Army Teaching Corps and the 6th Regiment were expanded into the 3rd Division, and Comrade Zhou Yiqun, director of the Political Department of the 20th Army, concurrently served as the division commander; Comrade Zheng Yi's instructor transferred a main regiment and a company to the Ninth Army to increase its combat strength. ”

After the announcement of the army reorganization plan, everyone's eyes turned to Zheng Yi, who was full of surprise.

Zheng Yi quickly calmed down, and quickly stood up and said loudly: "I support the army reorganization plan of the front committee and obey the decision made by the front committee. ”

Political Commissar Li Zhao also stood up: "All the soldiers and soldiers of the instructor resolutely obey the decision of the former committee!" ”

Director Zhou, who breathed a sigh of relief, took the lead in applauding, followed by warm applause from the audience, Zheng Yi and Li Zhao saluted, and sat down quickly, looking surprisingly calm, without any sense of loss.

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PS: The third update is here!

Seeing this, it is estimated that everyone will have controversy again, because at this time, Mr. Zhu is called an army, but in fact there are only 500 people.

Historically, the Ninth Army was indeed an empty shelf, and there was no direct combat unit, until September when the troops were divided into Sanheba, and the main force was led by Director Zhou, He Long, Ye Ting, etc., and went straight to Chaoshan, and Mr. Zhu led part of the troops to stay in the local area, and Mr. Zhu really commanded the troops.

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