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The battle at Licun had not stopped from 3 p.m. to the present, and the stubborn resistance of the 2nd and 5th regiments finally saw results, and all five charges of the newly formed 3rd Division of the Cantonese Army were repulsed.

The land within a few hundred meters of the south bank of the Qian River, a tributary of the Meijiang River, was completely blackened by the flames of war and gunsmoke.

Patches of paddy fields soaked in water but not yet ploughed and ditches used to divert water were misted by the flames of war, and green smoke rose from the half-charred damp reeds and shrubs on the banks of the river, and the houses that were originally scattered in the funnel-shaped mountain pass were cut into low ruins by the war, and the rich smell of gunpowder smoke and blood that suffocated and pierced the lungs was still steaming.

After continuous fighting, at least 400 corpses of officers and men of the newly formed 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army were left on this land, and as many as 6 or 700 wounded escaped from their positions or were carried off the battlefield.

Although the positions of the two regiments were solid, and the left and right flanks were in blind spots beyond the reach of the enemy's artillery, under the continuous bombardment of the enemy's artillery, the blocking positions directly in front of the north bank of the Qian River inevitably left large or small red-hot craters.

More than a dozen cypress trees on the position were shattered, and even four of them were hit by shells continuously, and the high temperature ignited the branches and leaves, like a big torch, which has not been extinguished to this day.

Although the bodies of the brothers had been carried down, the blood stains and fragments of clothing everywhere testified to the brutality of the fighting that took place here.

That's right, at the heavy cost of more than 400 casualties, the 2nd and 5th Regiments of the 2nd and 5th Regiments of the Instructor Regiment in this campaign achieved the greatest result of holding back the three main regiments of the newly formed 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army, thus laying a solid foundation for the final victory of the campaign.

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Night is falling.

Yu Du, the temporary command of the instructor.

More than 10 staff officers of several staff groups did not know what was going on, and were still summing up and calculating according to the battle reports that were constantly being sent back, and the division commander Zheng Yi, chief of staff Wang Huchen, and deputy chief of staff Zhang Yao were silent.

After a long silence, Zhang Yao said in a low voice: "The political commissar of Xingguo County has also received a telegram of instructions from the central government, and he is calling to ask if he needs to come over to discuss?" ”

"Send a telegram to the political commissar, you don't need him to come, Xingguo can't be without him. In addition, the political commissar is requested to keep this news secret for the time being, so that the brothers below do not know the latest decision of the Central Committee. Zheng Yi commanded.

Zhang Yao nodded and left quietly, Zheng Yi sighed and looked at his chief of staff: "Huchen, what do you think?" ”

Wang Huchen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "What can I think?" Obey orders resolutely. ”

Zheng Yi nodded slightly: "The decision of the Central Committee is not wrong, it is indeed difficult for our instructors to give up, but it is beneficial to the overall situation of the entire revolution!" ”

"After the failure of the South Hunan uprising, the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army commanded by Commissar Mao and the First Division of the Chinese Revolutionary Army under the command of General Zhu Yujie have always insisted on fighting.

"If the enemy in the direction of Hunan Province redoubles its efforts and gathers men and horses to launch an attack on the Jinggangshan revolutionary base area, the consequences will be unpredictable...... At this time, Commissar Mao and his men must replenish their vital forces as soon as possible in order to keep our Jinggangshan base area. ”

"That's the big picture! By the way, which two regiments are you going to transfer over? Wang Huchen asked with a heavy face.

Zheng Yi already had an idea in his heart: "Dong Zongzhuo's sixth regiment, as well as two battalions of the guard regiment stationed in Xingguo...... At present, the number of officers and men of the Sixth Regiment has exceeded 2,000, and it can be organized into five infantry battalions, plus two battalions of the guard regiment, that is, seven battalions, more than 2,800 men......"

"These are all troops that have just completed equipment adjustment, and they have been tested in actual combat, so let them report to the Jinggangshan base area with weapons and ammunition."

Wang Huchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked again, "When will you leave?" ”

Zheng Yi stood up: "Let's talk about the battle in front of us after we finish it, put other things down for the time being, let's discuss it with the two of us and end this war as soon as possible!" ”

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The fierce battle at Licun came to a temporary end before nightfall, and the two regiments of the instructor, who had the advantage of the terrain, caused the sixth strong attack of the newly formed 3rd Division of the Cantonese Army to end in failure again.

The funnel-shaped battlefield, narrow in the north and wide in the south, made the officers and men of the Fifth Brigade of the Guangdong Army, who had suffered casualties continuously, hate, and finally waited for the artillery company to come to the aid of six 75 guns, but they were never able to bombard the rear of the high ground on both sides of the instructor's position.

Whenever the shelling began, the cunning communist troops quickly retreated to the anti-slope of the two heights to conceal, and as soon as the shelling was over, they jumped out, set up dozens of light machine guns, and condescendingly opened fire on the charging Cantonese infantry.

Even more terrible were the eight heavy machine guns hidden in the dead end of the shelling.

During the first five assaults of the Fifth Brigade, the heavy machine guns placed halfway up the hill on both sides of the defenders' positions did not open fire, until the Fifth Brigade launched its last large-scale charge with two infantry regiments before dark, when the eight hidden heavy machine guns suddenly lifted their camouflage and opened heavy fire.

The dense network of crossfire formed by the rain of bullets claimed the lives of hundreds of Cantonese officers and men in the blink of an eye, and the charging formation of 3,000 officers and men collapsed, completely shattering the morale of the Cantonese officers and men.

If it had not been for the timely firing of the six artillery pieces arranged behind the assault position, and the 17 consecutive rounds of artillery bombardment, regardless of losses, the officers and men of the Cantonese who had been suppressed on the battlefield by the dense rain of bullets would probably not have returned.

The Fifth Brigade of the Guangdong Army, which regarded itself as high, was basically disabled!

Although the communist army was very afraid of the artillery of the Cantonese army and did not dare to take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results of the battle, there were only more than 1,200 officers and men of the Fifth Brigade of the Cantonese Army who had fled from the battlefield and returned to the rear, and there were still 7 or 800 wounded soldiers who fell on the battlefield of scorched earth.

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At this time, the headquarters of the newly formed Third Division of the Guangdong Army had moved forward to the foot of the Dabei Ridge, eight kilometers south of the battlefield.

After the news of the heavy losses of the Fifth Brigade came, the division commander Zhan Xuchu and his generals were stunned, and the panic in their hearts arose, and the reckless mountains in the night seemed to have turned into monsters that devoured people, and they were extremely afraid.

After a little discussion, Zhan Xuchu immediately issued an order to withdraw all the Fifth Brigade in front, and the 1st Regiment of the 6th Brigade as a reserve came forward to respond.

At this juncture, Li Lianshan's 1st Regiment, which was hidden across a mountain, quickly climbed the hill and set up light and heavy machine guns to fire continuously at the headquarters of the newly formed 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army and the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment of the 6th Brigade who were burying pots and cooking at the bottom of the mountain.

Although the distance from the top of the mountain to the enemy camp below the mountain was more than 600 meters, it was still within the range of light and heavy machine guns, and the whistling rain of bullets emitted a string of light in the hazy night, and the unsuspecting Cantonese officers and men fell to the ground one after another, and the camp was suddenly in chaos.

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