In the evening of the same day, Mao Weiren presided over a meeting of cadres at and above the regimental level to study countermeasures. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At that time, among some Red Army cadres, there was no consensus on whether to fight or not to fight.

Some people did not advocate fighting, believing that the Red Army was marching for a long time, everyone was very tired, and they were unfamiliar with the situation, so they were not sure of victory, and they would fight after bringing these enemies into the Soviet area and understanding the situation.

Mao Weiren pointed out in his analysis: "We are tired, the enemy is also tired, Wuqi is a mountainous area, which is not conducive to cavalry combat, besides, we already have experience in fighting cavalry, in addition, we have already arrived at the revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi, and we have a good mass base. ”

On the basis of these favorable conditions, it was finally decided: "We must not only fight this battle at Wuqi, but also fight it well, and we must never bring the enemy into the Soviet area of northern Shaanxi." ”

In accordance with the arrangements of the Central Military Commission, all units of the Red Army entered the battlefield on the evening of 19 October and the morning of 20 October.

The first column was stationed east of Wuqi Town and Erdaochuan Taerwan, and was ambushed on the large ridge between Sandaochuan and Erdaochuan and Toudaochuan, on the left side of the enemy, and four of them were ambushed on the slopes of Yangchengzi on the left and right of Toudaochuan, preparing to cut off the enemy's retreat.

The second column was stationed on the first line of Liangtai and Guogoumen in the northwest of Wuqi Town, and lay in ambush on the mountain beam between the Toudao River and the Ranshi River, on the right side of the enemy.

The three columns were stationed on the first line of Zongqi blocking to Penggoumen in Nanningsaichuan, east of Wuqi Town, and ambushed on the bird's nest beam of Wuqi Town on the east side of the Luohe River, in front of the enemy.

The Central Red Army set up pocket formations and stood ready to annihilate the invading enemy at any time.

After assembling at Ho Lien Bay, the Kuomintang troops were ordered to pursue the Red Army at dawn on 18 October, with cavalry as the main force and infantry following suit.

Bai Fengxiang, the commander of the enemy's division, led three cavalry regiments of the Sixth Division, and Zhang Chengde, the enemy's deputy division commander, led two cavalry regiments of the Third Division, all under the command of Bai Fengxiang, and the Ma Peiqing Cavalry Regiment of the 35th Division of the enemy was familiar with the terrain and walked in the front.

They worked day and night, biting the Red Army to the death, like a "tail" that could not be shaken off.

On the evening of October 19, Ma Peiqing's cavalry regiment first arrived at the camp near Tiebian City, which was only more than ten miles away from the Red Army.

In order to assemble the main forces of the Red Army in the town of Wuqi, the Central Cadre Regiment was tasked with sniping the pursuit of the enemy cavalry.

Regiment commander Chen Gengming Zhang Yongqiang, who had been promoted to company commander, led 48 men to ambush on the east and west slopes of Wang Panzi, about ten miles away from Tiebian City, and waited to destroy the enemy.

When the sun just rose on October 19, the Ma Peiqing cavalry regiment stationed in Tiebian City sent a platoon to reconnoiter and advance along the Daochuan River, and when the enemy entered the range of the Red Army, Zhang Yongqiang gave an order, and the machine guns and rifles opened fire at the same time, and the enemy cavalry was caught off guard and was quickly dispersed.

Immediately, the strength of a company of the enemy rushed towards the position of the Red Army, and in an instant, it was still scattered by Zhang Yongqiang's men.

In the afternoon, a battalion of the cavalry regiment of the enemy's 35th Division, under the cover of aircraft, mortars, and light and heavy machine guns, attacked the Red Army positions along the ditch and the ridge.

The Red Army soldiers fought fiercely for two hours, and the enemy cavalry was again repulsed by the Red Army.

The Red Army cadre company pinned down the enemy's forces with a small number of people, bought time for the main force of the Red Army, and ensured the assembly in Wuqi Town.

After completing the sniper mission, Zhang Yongqiang Company withdrew from its position at 12 p.m.

On October 20, the cavalry regiment of the enemy's 35th Division gave way to the center, and reconnoitred and advanced along the mountain beam between the Erdaochuan and the Toudaochuan, and attacked from the flank.

In the afternoon, when the enemy was preparing to camp on the first line of Liuhewan in Erdaochuan, he was ambushed by a column of the Red Army.

At night, Ma Peiqing estimated that the situation would not change, so he left some people led by a company commander to defend in the buckwheat field, and the rest withdrew to rest near Taerwan in Erdaochuan.

The next day, Bai Fengxiang led two cavalry divisions to advance from the front.

With a large number of people and well-equipped, the Baifeng Xiang Department galloped down the head of the Daochuan with great momentum.

At dusk, two cavalry regiments of the enemy's third division entered the encirclement of the Red Army, and about 600 people of the Red Army's 1st Column and 4th Brigade ambushed on the slopes of Yangchengzi Mountain took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to suddenly launch an attack, and after more than two hours of fierce fighting, more than 400 enemy soldiers were killed and wounded, and more than 100 horses were captured.

At half past four o'clock on October 21, Mao Weiren climbed the platform mountain west of the Luohe River and came to the command post set up under a pear tree, held a meeting of some cadres, carried out pre-war mobilization, and repeatedly emphasized the great significance of fighting this battle well.

After the meeting, Mao Weiren said to the guards: "Rest now, don't call me when the gunfire is intense, and call me again when the gun is cold." ”

At about 7 o'clock in the morning, the first column and the second brigade first launched an attack on the enemy's 35th Division cavalry regiment at Taerwan in Erdaochuan.

When Ma Peiqing fled less than 10 miles, he was ambushed by the main force of the Red Army, and the company that the enemy was responsible for guarding suddenly collapsed, and then the battle began in full swing, and the left and right flanks of the Red Army cooperated to intercept a cavalry regiment of Bai Fengxiang's Sixth Division, disarming all of them, and the rest were routed by us.

Bai Fengxiang led the remnants to turn around and flee for their lives, and the Red Army pursued for more than 50 miles.

The cavalry regiment of the enemy Ma Peiqing was also beaten to pieces by the Red Army on the mountain beam, that is, he led the remnants to flee in the direction of Yuanchengzi, fled to Qiqiao, and was ambushed by the first column and the second brigade ambushed in Sandaochuan, and after fierce fighting, more than 50 enemies were annihilated and more than 20 war horses were captured.

From 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock, the whole battle was completely annihilated, two cavalry regiments of the enemy's 3rd Division, one cavalry regiment of the enemy's 6th Division, and two cavalry regiments of the enemy's 6th Division and the Ma Peiqing Cavalry Regiment of the enemy's 35th Division were defeated.

In this battle, the Red Army killed and wounded more than 600 enemies, captured more than 1,000 people, captured more than 1,600 horses, and dozens of mortars and heavy machine guns.

After Mao Weiren woke up, he said humorously when inspecting the position: "Infantry chasing cavalry, this is a pioneering feat!" ”

At this point, the Central Red Army cut off the "tail" that could not be shaken off during the Long March, ended the last battle in the Long March, and achieved a major strategic shift.

In the battle of Wuqi Town, more than 200 Red Army soldiers were sacrificed, and some of these soldiers were buried on the platform mountain, some were buried in Yangchengzi, and some were buried in Liuping.

After the war, in order to praise Peng Dehuai's outstanding military command ability and his heroic and fearless spirit in fighting against the enemy, Mao Weiwei sent a special telegram to present a poem:

The mountain is high and the road is far away and the pit is deep, and the army is galloping vertically and horizontally.

Who dares to shoot immediately, only I am General Peng!

In the battle of Wuqizhen, Mao Weiren led the Central Red Army not only to win a great victory, but also to enable the troops to receive effective material supplies.

The Red Army not only captured a large amount of advanced weapons and ammunition from the enemy, but also food, clothing, and medicine.

This is exactly what the guerrillas sang in the song "No food, no clothing, the enemy sent us up the mountain, no guns, no artillery, the enemy made us." ”

The Central Red Army set out from Yudu and experienced too many setbacks along the way, and since the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, the Chinese revolution has entered a new chapter.

The Battle of Wuqizhen completely repelled the enemy's pursuers, marking the victorious end of the Central Red Army's Long March!

Wuqizhen is a great new starting point of the Chinese revolution!

After the Central Red Army entered Wuqi Town, it strictly enforced the three major disciplines and eight points of attention.

The soldiers of the Red Army, regardless of fatigue, hunger and cold, helped the masses to clean the courtyards, carry water and chop firewood, did not take a stitch from the masses, and compensated for all damaged things according to the price.

Zhang Yongqiang's company, which was camped in Toudaochuan, burned down a jar of the masses when cooking, and promptly compensated two silver dollars; The Red Army, who lived in Wuqi Town, broke a porcelain basin of the masses and paid five dimes in compensation; The frightened horses of the Red Army trampled on the pig troughs of the common people, and they also paid one yuan.

The Central Red Army, from its entry into Wuqi Town on October 18 to its departure on October 30, completed a series of major activities and rest tasks in a total of 13 days.

On the morning of 30 July, under the warm welcome of the people of Wuqi, the Central Red Army marched through the Luohe River and the Ningsai River to Xiasiwan, the seat of the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Soviet District Government.

At this point, Wuqizhen, as the end of the 25,000-mile Long March of the Central Red Army, which shocked China and foreign countries, was honorably recorded in the annals of the struggle of the Chinese revolution and had an extremely glorious political status.