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Zheng Yi led most of the officers and soldiers of the instructor to escort the bodies of the fallen soldiers to the foot of the Chisong Slope, three kilometers southwest of the city, where the 2,000 people who had been recruited in advance had dug 429 graves and buried the 422 soldiers who had died and the seven soldiers who had been seriously injured and died in the tombs that occupied half of the hillside.

Zheng Yi, the instructor and teacher commander with an extremely heavy heart, personally presided over the memorial ceremony, political commissar Li Zhao read out the memorial text, regiment commanders Li Lianshan, Zhao Jingting, and the three directors of the soldiers' committee jointly presented spirits and burned paper money for the sacrificed comrades-in-arms, and the 24 elites of the special service detachment fired guns into the sky, and the whole process was extremely sad and solemn.

For the first time, the thousands of onlookers saw the soldiers of the army who were silently crying and kneeling down, and they were shocked and deeply infected, and they sincerely admired the strong brotherhood of the army, and the fear in their hearts gradually dissipated from this moment.

In the evening, all officers above the company commander level gathered in the county hall and silently listened to the political commissar Li Zhao read out the battle report.

When Li Zhao finished reading "429 soldiers sacrificed and 446 wounded," the remarkable achievement of destroying more than 2,580 enemy soldiers and capturing enough weapons and ammunition to equip a reinforced regiment immediately became dim.

The total number of soldiers on this expedition was 1,395 people, and the arduous march and bloodless occupation of Youxian County for several days in a row, and there was not a single casualty in the whole process, but now after a fierce battle, the number of dead and wounded soldiers has reached almost two-thirds of the total number, and this unprecedented heavy loss has weighed heavily on the hearts of every living soldier and soldier, and the pain is so painful that people almost lose their breath.

Seeing that the officers were so depressed and depressed, division commander Zheng Yi had to make a high-profile summary:

"Comrades, since the establishment of our division, we have experienced the Nanchang Uprising, the Guangchang Breakout, the capture of Yongxin and the Battle of Chaling, which has just ended.

"Like all the soldiers in the division, I feel extremely sad, and whenever I think of a familiar comrade-in-arms who suddenly left, my nose is sour, and my heart aches faintly."

Zheng Yi looked at the top of the high lobby and sighed faintly, and then slowly lowered his head after a long time: "Comrades, you are all the backbone of the revolutionary army, the backbone of the revolutionary army, including the three directors of the soldiers' committee, are all glorious communists, our lives, our souls, have long been handed over to the party, to the arduous and promising communist cause, every battle we have experienced, every sacrifice we have made, is the unshirkable historical mission of our communists, this, I hope that comrades will keep it in mind! ”

Li Zhao, the political commissar with flushed eyes, immediately interjected: "The division commander is completely right, comrades, cheer up, we have just taken the first step in the journey of ten thousand miles!" ”

Zheng Yi nodded to Li Zhao and looked at the officers who were gradually straightening up their waists again:

"Now to sum up the battle of Chaling...... Comrades, perhaps you have not yet realized the brilliant results and great significance of this battle, and with less than 1,400 troops, we have wiped out an entire division of the enemy! ”

"Although there are only 2,582 enemy corpses hastily counted on the battlefield, don't forget that there are no less than 300 enemies who drowned in the Huanjiang River and could not be found, plus the fish that escaped into the deep mountains on both sides, and a few people such as Yan Zhongru, the commander of the enemy division, the others have been completely annihilated by us! This is a huge victory that has never been seen before! ”

"Not to mention the four 37 anti-aircraft guns that we completely captured in this battle, as well as weapons and ammunition that can equip 2,500 people."

Proud smiles gradually appeared on the faces of the officers, and many of them clenched their fists and shook them vigorously a few times.

Zheng Yi continued: "The political significance of this battle is by no means under the brilliant results we have achieved, once the news of the annihilation of the new First Division of the Eighth Army of the Kuomintang spreads in all directions, it will definitely bring a huge spiritual blow to the Kuomintang and its army, and effectively deter all local tyrants and inferior gentry." ”

"At that time, not only will the entire Hunan Province be shaken, but the KMT army will be mourned everywhere, and the whole country will also be shaken!"

"At the same time, it will also greatly encourage the revolutionary armed forces under the leadership of our Party, and the workers' and peasants' revolution will surely surge, and this great significance will soon come, so please wait and see!"

The originally solemn atmosphere of the venue suddenly became warm, the officers not only smiled, but also began to encourage each other, saying a lot of uplifting words, Zheng Yi's tense heart could finally relax slowly.

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After more than half an hour of enthusiastic exchanges, Zheng Yi and Li Zhao announced the dismissal of the meeting after a brief discussion, and began another military meeting with the two regiment commanders who were named and left behind.

Zheng Yi took out three telegrams and handed them to Li Lianshan and Zhao Jingting: "This is a congratulatory telegram sent by the Former Enemy Committee, Commissar Mao and Chief of Staff Wang Huchen of the Autumn Harvest Uprising. ”

Li Lianshan and Zhao Jingting took it over and read it carefully, and then exchanged views with each other.

Li Lianshan, who was the first to read it, suddenly raised his head: "So, we must go to Yuxian as soon as possible and have a north-south attack with the first division commanded by Commissar Mao?" ”

Zheng Yi nodded heavily: "The first division commanded by Commissar Mao will attack Youxian at noon tomorrow, so we must rush to the outside of Youxian County before noon tomorrow, and at least reach Dayuanyuan, ten kilometers west of Youxian, to form a huge deterrent to the enemy defending in the city." ”

"That's no problem at all, the 35-kilometer or so journey is a flat road along the riverbank, and it can be reached in five hours without baggage." Zhao Jingting said confidently.

Zheng Yi immediately reminded: "Don't forget the days of marching and fighting, the brothers are already very tired, and the marching speed should be reduced by at least a quarter. ”

"Or take out all the brethren who can ride horses and form a temporary reinforcement battalion?" Li Lianshan reacted quickly, and this proposal was immediately approved by Zhao Jingting.

Zheng Yi smiled: "I went with me...... Say, which of you will bring this improvised reinforcement battalion? ”

Zhao Jingting pressed Li Lianshan's shoulder: "Lianshan, don't fight with me this time, your regiment has suffered too heavy losses in this battle, and you need to rest for a few days, you can stay and guard Chaling City." ”

Li Lianshan hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded helplessly: "Okay, I'll stay." ”

Zheng Yi and Li Zhao looked at each other and smiled, Li Zhao picked up the cigarettes on the table and distributed them to everyone: "I'll go tomorrow, but I may go slower, I plan to use the four 37 cannons and the two base shells found in the city to pull the horse to Yuxian County, in case you can't shoot it down, I can also immediately set up four cannons to bombard the damn!" ”

Seeing that political commissar Li Zhao rarely scolded a foul language, everyone couldn't help laughing.

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