1928, May 23, 7 a.m. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

People from all walks of life in Ningdu, members of the division's party committee, and local party organizations gathered outside the south gate to reluctantly bid farewell to the instructors and officers and soldiers of the Eastern Expedition.

Zhao Jingting's second regiment took the lead in opening out of the south gate of Ningdu and marched towards Ruijin County, 80 kilometers to the east, followed by Tian Antai's guard regiment and the departments directly under the division headquarters escorting a huge transport convoy...... The slow march was five kilometers long.

At the same time, the same scene appeared in the north of Xingguo City.

More than 20 old brothers, including Li Zhao, political commissar of the instructor, Dong Zongzhuo, former head of the Sixth Regiment, and Li Lianshan, commander of the First Regiment who had arrived from Jiangkou Town, silently looked at the 2,700 brothers who were gradually moving away but frequently turned back.

"This time, it's not when we can meet, alas!" Li Lianshan sighed faintly.

Li Zhao swallowed his dry throat hard, squeezed out a smile, and tried his best to comfort everyone: "They are all revolutionary armies, and the Jinggangshan base area is not far away, so there will be many opportunities to fight side by side in the future." ”

"According to the commissioner's comrade, before the end of this month, the Central Committee will confer new names on all armies, and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army and other similar titles will all be renamed the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and the final ownership of our instructors will also be determined before the end of the month."

The political commissar of the first regiment asked Yan Pin a little nervously: "Will the number of our instructor change?" ”

Li Zhao shook his head: "I don't know yet, just wait for the latest instructions from the central government." ”

The brothers were full of apprehension, Li Lianshan had already received Zheng Yi's order, and within two days he would lead a regiment to Ningdu for rest and recuperation, Ningdu, which has an important strategic position, now has a large amount of food and materials stored, and there are more than 300 seriously wounded people in the city to recuperate, and no one is at ease by relying only on the two Red Guard brigades led by the Ningdu County Party Committee to garrison them.

Li Zhao also received a telegram from Zheng Yi, but he still needed to stay in Xingguo for the time being, waiting for the special committee of the Hunan and Jiangxi border areas and the newly formed provincial party committee of Jiangxi Province to come and receive them.

The mass foundation of Xingguo is very good, not only has it established a perfect red political power, but it also has more than 2,500 well-equipped Red Guards who have undergone strict military training, and it is superior to Ningdu in terms of terrain conditions and strategic depth.

Now that the officers and men of the two battalions of the Sixth Regiment and the Guard Regiment have left, they will no longer belong to the instructors who have made great achievements in war and are famous in the future; as the political commissar of the division, Li Zhao, quickly calmed down after a short period of sadness, and the only thing that cannot be decided now is the direction of the instructor's development.

Emotionally, Li Zhao was reluctant to leave the thriving Jinggangshan base, and he was reluctant to leave the Xingguo base area that he and his mentors and soldiers jointly developed, but reason told him that Zheng Yi's strategic decision was correct.

Under the current situation, the instructors must not be satisfied with the status quo and must not shrink into a few counties in southern Jiangxi, but must resolutely fight out, continue to open up, keep forging ahead, and establish more revolutionary base areas, so that the red regime can gain a broader space for survival.

"Commissar, go back, I can't see anyone."

Li Lianshan took Li Zhao's arm and walked side by side to the gate of Xingguo County, seeing that the thousands of villagers who had not left the surrounding send-off, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh again.

Li Zhao lowered his voice and asked, "Has the county Red Guard Brigade arrived at Jiangkou?" ”

Li Lianshan nodded lightly: "It arrived at eight o'clock last night, I will let them rest overnight, and then carry out the defense handover at noon today." ”

"Now in the county seat of Ganxian County in the west, there is only one battalion defending the enemy, and it seems that Yang Chisheng has made up his mind to give up Xingguo and Jiangkou Town, and will no longer clash with our army."

"In a short period of time, we can't take Ganzhou, so we can only confront each other and maintain a tacit understanding."

Li Zhao bowed slightly, and after taking a few steps, he said in a low voice: "It can be seen that Yang Chisheng's department has been scared by us, at least in two months, the enemy will not have the ability to attack Xingguo, Ningdu, Yudu and Ruijin, how can we also get an incomparably precious opportunity for development." ”

"Perhaps it is precisely for this reason that the front committee of the base area has approved the eastward expansion plan of our instructor, and I have no worries, and after the comrades of the special committee of the border area and the provincial party committee of Jiangxi Province arrive, I will be able to lead the eight hundred brothers who stayed in Xingguo to Ningdu to join your group."

Li Lianshan was silent for a moment, and quietly suggested: "The amount of grain and various materials left in Ningdu now is very large, according to the division commander, it is enough for 10,000 soldiers to consume for a year. ”

"There is also more than 10,000 pieces of cloth from the Yunnan army, and it is best to find a place to store them separately, or find a way to transport all the fabrics to Xingguo, and then transport them back to the Jinggangshan base area from Xingguo."

"Otherwise, once our main force leaves Ningdu and goes to the Jiangxi-Fujian border area, we will not be able to guarantee the safety of food and materials."

Li Zhao thought about it for a long time: "In the evening, I called the Fourth Regiment in Donghua Mountain and asked them to send two battalions to carry food and materials, especially salt and cloth, which are very important to the Donghua Mountain base area located in a remote mountainous area. ”

In addition to reporting the list of political instructors of each battalion and company, the regimental political commissar Xu Shaoming also reported the total number of people in the regiment, which has reached more than 2,300 people.

"At present, it seems that there is enough food on the side of Donghua Mountain, and there is no shortage of weapons and ammunition, except for a lack of salt and cloth, so we need to give priority to the actual needs of the four regiments."

"I suggest that as soon as you arrive in Ningdu, make a count of all the food and supplies in stock."

"Got it! When I arrived in Ningdu, I immediately handled it, gathered all the salt in stock, and let them transport it back as soon as the brothers of the fourth regiment arrived......"

"I don't know how many horses the division commander left for us, if we are rich, let the fourth regiment bring some horses back, the mountains are high and steep on their side, only horses are the most practical." Li Lianshan replied.

Li Zhao readily agreed: "Just follow your opinion......"

"In the past six months, the four regiments have organized the She villagers to open up three roads leading to Huangpi, Luokou and Donggu towns, erected dozens of wooden bridges, and widened the mountain roads in and out of Donghua Mountain, which has greatly shortened the mileage of the road to Ningdu and Xingguo, which is very remarkable!"

"It is estimated that it will only take twelve hours for them to rush from the Donghua Mountain Base Area to Ningdu City, which was unimaginable before, and the Donghua Mountain Base Area has become more important because of this."

Li Lianshan said with a smile: "Just let Min Xian and Shaoming lead the team, I haven't seen them for a long time." ”

Li Zhao happily agreed: "No problem, I'll send them an instruction call when I go back......"

"I guess when you arrive in Ningdu, Minxian and the others should almost arrive, if it weren't for too many things on my side, I would have wanted to go over and meet them."

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