In rainy weather, the air is exceptionally humid and does not fall much, but it will not be long before you will helplessly find yourself soaking wet, boiling frogs in warm water, and not feeling pain.

Han Xin and the others, as the first batch of people to cross the river, the wooden boat has already traveled to the central river basin, survived the most dangerous waves, and basically will not encounter any more risks, and everyone's mood has stabilized.

The spirit of the Red Army was "terrifying", not only because of their madness and iron-clad in the face of death, but also because of the open-mindedness and optimism they were able to show in the face of adversity.

Even if it is a spark that may be extinguished at any time, they are confident that they can eventually start a prairie fire.

Seeing that although the recruits were very embarrassed at first, they were also very adaptable, and it didn't take long for the situation to improve, and all the veterans laughed with relief.

Although crossing the Chishui is dangerous, it is not a training exercise they give to these recruits, and people can only grow the fastest in adversity.

"Little ones, you are all good, I declare that you are transforming into a qualified Red Army soldier, and we are proud of your happiness!" The rough voice of the veteran came out, bringing a smile on the corner of the recruit's mouth.

This is the tradition of the Red Army, the veterans are grinding in with the recruits, in the Red Army units, the superiors are not only the commanders, to do the order and prohibition, but also the guardians, the friends of everyone.

Such a united force, they firmly believe that they will eventually succeed.

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Crash!

The Red Army numbered in the tens of thousands, and although most of the ships were able to cross the river without danger, there were always accidents.

A small wooden boat was sunk by a sudden wave as it reached the central basin, and seven or eight Red Army soldiers on board instantly fell into the water and exclaimed.

Fortunately, the soldiers who crossed the river nearby rescued in time, although the water was very fast, and it took some effort to finally rescue the soldiers who fell into the water.

Call! After some rescue. There were no casualties, and everyone's hanging hearts were finally relaxed.

But this also reminded everyone that the soldiers who were originally a little careless in crossing the river also became cautious and ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

"It's so dangerous" Han Xin's boat, Xu Bao and several other veterans temporarily retired with worried expressions, looking at the waves that were taken away with a palpitation, Xu Bao looked at his old brothers, and sighed: "We can't sacrifice anymore, although we broke the enemy's fourth blockade line in the battle of Xiangjiang, but we suffered heavy losses, and the number of soldiers even dropped from more than 80,000 to more than 30,000, and they all survived the war. ”

"Who's to say it isn't! Alas, these recruits are the new spark of our revolution! A veteran took over the conversation, glanced at Han Xin and the others, and showed a hint of expectation.

"But there are so many troops crossing the river, and the boats are small and few, I'm afraid it will be difficult to completely cross the river in a month and a half, and there may be some accident during the period, what can I do?" The other veteran sighed, a little helpless. Although they were on the verge of crossing the river safely, the simple Red Army soldiers were always willing to think about others.

The waves crashed against the hull of the boat, making a "pop" sound, making the already unquiet environment even more noisy.

Han Xin, who had never spoken, suddenly continued the veteran's words: "The boat is small, it can't withstand the wind and waves, and it is easy to sink the ship. ”

"Huh?" Several veterans were very concerned about Han Xin, who had always been calm, and when they saw this "good seedling" speak, they all attached great importance to it, and they were all pleasantly surprised by Han Xin's opinions.

"That's right! How we didn't think of it! Although the veterans don't read much, they have also heard about this famous battle in history, and they are not unfamiliar with it, and they quickly understood Han Xin's meaning.

The boat continued to move forward, and soon docked, crossing the red water, during which Han Xin did not speak again, and kept staring at the air, as if he was thinking, as if the previous thoughts had never been spit out of his mouth at all.

After getting off the boat, the squad leader Xu Bao seemed very excited, and he didn't even have time to take care of Han Xin's recruits, so he immediately ran towards another group of Red Army soldiers who had just come ashore not far away.

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"Haha, the third squad leader really has you, this is a good way, the iron chain is linked, well, good! If this is a great credit for you! ”

"Platoon commander, this is not what I thought, it is the idea of Comrade Han Xin in our class." ...... "What, his grandmother is still a recruit, a good seedling." ”

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"Three platoon leaders, good! It's not a shame that I protect you on weekdays for the sake of us all being "three", and I really don't give us a shame on the "three" name. "...... what?" The idea that the newcomer thinks, well, good seedlings. The third leader's eyes widened.

The news kept coming, and soon reached the top of the Red Army, and a not-so-remarkable proposal from a newcomer was passed on like a ripple.

In a headquarters in the rear of the Red Army, Mao Zedong, who had only been appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee after the Zunyi Conference and had finally gained a certain amount of leadership, heard the news, and his majestic body stood up and said with a peaceful smile: "Okay! Iron Chain, no enemy can burn us now! That's a good idea, I really didn't expect that there are still smart people among our little Red Army soldiers! ”

This is not that Grandpa Mao's words discriminate against others, but the actual situation at that time. At the beginning of the revolution that day, most of the soldiers who participated in the revolution were peasant coolies, and they did not know a single character of Douda, and there were few literate people, so they were scarce things.

Therefore, Han Xin's small idea immediately stood out from the crowd, and his name also met Mao Zedong for the first time, although Chairman Mao, who was very resourceful, could not necessarily remember it, but it could be regarded as laying the foundation for the two to get to know each other later.

Soon, the order was delivered.

Compared with the river crossing project that takes half a month to complete, the time spent by the engineer battalion is completely negligible.

One by one, the small boats were nailed to the soldiers of the engineer battalion with wooden planks, and a dozen or so small boats were connected in a row, which was not majestic, but it was well withstood the wind and waves of the red water. It was smooth, and even the recruits didn't vomit anymore.

With the chain of iron cables, the crossing of the river went more smoothly than expected, and it took almost half the expected time to cross the river, and the whole army crossed the Chishui.

After crossing the river, the ships were cumbersome and difficult to take away, and in order to delay the enemy's footsteps, the Red Army destroyed the ships.

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At the beginning of February 1934, the Red Army crossed Chishui, captured the town of Tashi, and held a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in Tashi, that is, the "Tashi Conference", to implement the resolutions of the Zunyi Conference and convey the resolutions of the Zunyi Conference to the whole army, and established Mao Zedong's leadership position.

On the other side, after Chiang Kai-shek found that the Central Red Army was assembled in Tashi, he urgently ordered the Sundu column of the Yunnan Army to quickly advance from Zhenxiong and Bijie to Dawan south of Tashi, and the Sichuan Army Pan Wenhua Division held Xuyong, Xingwen, Changning and other places and along the Yangtze River and Hengjiang with a force to prevent the Red Army from advancing northward.

The main force advanced from Gaoxian, Jingxian, Changning and the areas south of it to Tashi. The main force of Zhou Hunyuan's column was pursuing from the Qianxi and Dading areas to Gulin and Xuyong, in an attempt to encircle and annihilate the Central Red Army in the Tashi area.

The situation in the Red Army was dire and it was facing a crisis.

On the basis of the above-mentioned enemy situation, Mao Zedong and others believed that since the Central Red Army moved north from the Zunyi area, most of the enemy's main forces had been attracted to the Sichuan-Yunnan border area, and the defensive forces in the northern Guizhou area were relatively weak, so they decided on 10 February that the Central Red Army would quickly transfer its troops to the east, cross the Chishui River for the second time, and march to northern Guizhou again, so as to get rid of the pursuit of the Sichuan Army, the Dian Army, and the Central Army of the Nationalist Army.

On February 11, Han Xin and others followed the large army and began to advance eastward from the Tashi area, aiming directly at Yingpanshan, Heinishao and other areas.