In March, it began to rain again on the banks of the Chishui River, and the dripping and dripping continued, bringing a soft humidity to the air, and dissipating the faint blood that filled the air.

On the 15th, the situation was severe, the enemy troops pressed the border, and the regiments were surrounded, and the Central Red Army, in order to avoid passivity and seek fighters, took the initiative to abandon the attack on Lubanchang at dusk and moved westward.

On the 16th, Chairman Mao (it should be an order of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, but it is basically Chairman Mao's order, and the title of "chairman" was installed on Mao Zedong very early, so to speak) issued an order to cross Chishui three times.

In accordance with Chairman Mao's order, the Central Red Army crossed the Chishui River (three crossings of Chishui) from Maotai and its nearby areas to the west from the 16th to the 17th, and advanced in the direction of Gulin and Xuyong.

On the 19th, the Red Army captured Zhenlongshan, defeated the blockade of a regiment of the Sichuan Army, advanced to the area of Dacun and Tiechang, and temporarily got rid of the enemy.

The Central Red Army reappeared in southern Sichuan, and Chiang Kai-shek judged that the Red Army was going to cross the Yangtze River to the north again, so he hurriedly adjusted the deployment, and ordered the main force of Zhou Hunyuan's column and Wu Qiwei's column to pursue Gulin; Sun Du's column was in Bijie, and the rest of Wang Jialie's column was blocked north of Jinsha.

Five brigades of the Sichuan Army's Pan Wenhua Division were blocked in Xuyong, and the other was pursued by Maotai Xiduwei, and the defense line of the Yangtze River in the upper and lower reaches of Luzhou was strengthened.

At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek also ordered all columns to rush to build pillboxes to form a blockade line, and ordered the 53rd Division to advance from Shiqian to Zunyi, in an attempt to gather the Red Army in the Gulin area on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Chiang Kai-shek claimed that "the suppression of bandits has been successful, and this is the case," and if the Red Army is not annihilated, "peace and Yan will stand in the world again." This is a great momentum and very determination.

And just as the enemy forces from all walks of life were rushing towards southern Sichuan, Chairman Mao made a decisive decision and resolutely decided to return to the east and seize the strategic initiative.

Accordingly, Mao Zedong issued an order to cross Chishui four times on March 20, and he judged that Guo Xunqi, who was chasing the Red Army, would cooperate with the Sichuan army of Xuyong and Gulin, as well as the Yunnan army in Chishui Town, which would be detrimental to the Red Army's westward advance.

Therefore, Chairman Mao ordered the field army of the Red Army to secretly and quickly and resolutely turn eastward and cross the east bank of the Chishui River from the Erlangtan section before the night of the 21st to seek motives.

The order was issued, and the key to this eastward crossing was to overcome all unfavorable factors that might hinder and delay the crossing of the river, and to cross the Chishui eastward as quickly as possible.

The war was urgent, and the whole army was moving.

The commander of the third battalion of the third regiment and the third squad, the squad leader Xu Bao issued the notice to everyone early in the morning, and the sky was still numb, and the Red Army soldiers who had not had time to recover after days of running around rubbed their eyes and got up, carried their guns, and moved again.

After days of running, it was indeed extremely difficult during the period, but fortunately, Han Xin's physical fitness was still good, he did not fall behind, and he even helped Xu Bao organize everyone's transfer.

"Hey, Han Xin, come on, I'm hungry!" On the way to transfer, the squad leader found a steamed bun out of nowhere, with a somewhat dark complexion, but it was so precious at this urgent moment, and Han Xin's saliva rolled into his throat uncontrollably.

It is no wonder that the Red Army is constantly moving, the comrades of the cooking squad have no time to cook, and the troops have not much food in stock, so most of the soldiers have a full meal, although they do not starve to death, but they cannot fill their bellies at all.

"Squad leader, this, it's not good!" Han Xin hesitated, but Xu Bao stuffed the steamed buns over, "It's okay, didn't the old Wang Tou of the cooking class before the transfer steam a big pot of steamed buns!" I don't think steamed buns are easy to spoil in this weather! I didn't want to eat it, but I didn't expect it to come in handy. ”

"Don't keep it, don't let those little bunnies see it, eat it! Don't worry about me, I've got it here! ”

Xu Bao seemed to be very happy, with a look of pride, in his opinion, it seemed that he could seek a little benefit for his soldiers, which was something to be happy about.

But his own hungry face completely betrayed his white lie, Han Xin's vision was slightly blurred, this insignificant steamed bun didn't mean anything, but the affection of the old squad leader behind this steamed bun was higher than the sky and thicker than the earth.

Almost devouring it, Han Xin ate this steamed bun and couldn't delay the transfer. The blackened steamed buns melted in his mouth, with a hint of sweetness, a little cold, but refreshing and evocative, Han Xin dared to swear that this was the most delicious steamed bun he had ever eaten in his three lifetimes.

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Following.

In accordance with Chairman Mao's order, the Central Red Army, with the camouflage main force of a regiment of the 1st Red Army Corps, advanced to Gulin with great fanfare from the iron factory and the Lianghekou area, lured the enemy to the west, and covered the main force of the Red Army to cross Chishui eastward.

On the night of March 21 and 22, the main force of the Red Army suddenly turned northeast from the area east of Zhenlongshan, and on the night of March 21 and 22, marched at great speed, crossing the Chishui River (four crossings of Chishui) through Erlangtan, Jiuxikou, and Taipingdu, and then rapidly advanced south from the right flank of the enemy's heavy army group to seek new combat motives.

The Central Red Army's lightning-fast three and four crossings of the Chishui River completely surprised Lao Chiang and broke his overall plan.

Chiang Kai-shek panicked.

He judged that the Red Army was going to attack Zunyi again, so he urgently ordered Shangguan Yunxiang's troops to hold on to Tongzi, Songkan and other places; The 53rd Division rushed to Zunyi one after another to assist the 47th Division in preventing the blockage; Zhou Hunyuan and Wu Qiwei traveled day and night, in Renhuai. The Moutai area is assembled.

In addition, he also ordered the second or third regiment of Zhou Hunyuan's column to rush to Yaxi, Baizhikan and other places to hold on. At the same time, He Jian was ordered to strengthen the defense of the Wujiang River, prevent the Red Army from advancing eastward, and once again attempt to wipe out the Red Army in the Zunyi area.

On March 26, the Central Red Army advanced to Zunyi, the Ganxi and Masidehill areas on the north side of Renhuai Avenue, and the next day, in order to conceal the intention of developing southward, the Red Ninth Army temporarily stayed in the Masideang Ridge area, camouflaged the main force, and made a feint attack on Changganshan and Fengxiangba to attract the enemy to the north.

The main forces of the Red Army rushed south.

On the 28th, the main force of the Red Army broke through the enemy's blockade line from Yaxi and Baizhikan, braved the violent storm and entered the sandy and Andi area on the north bank of the Wujiang River.

On the 31st, the main force of the Red Army crossed the Wujiang River south by Jiangkou, Datang, and Tiziyan, annihilated a battalion of the defending enemy, and advanced to the northwest area of Xifeng.

At this point, under the correct guidance of Chairman Mao, the main force of the Red Army skillfully jumped out of the encirclement designed by Chiang Kai-shek to eliminate the Red Army north of the Wujiang River and in the Sichuan-Guizhou border area, and threw the large forces of the Nationalist Army in the area north of the Wujiang River.

It is a pity that when the Red Ninth Army Corps, after completing the covering task, moved to the vicinity of the sand and soil and prepared to cross the Wujiang River to the south, the enemy had already taken control of the crossing, was blocked on the north bank of the Wujiang River, completely lost contact with the main force of the Red Army, and began to operate independently.

But on the other hand, the guerrilla activities of the Red Army corps within the enemy made it impossible for the enemy to move freely, and shared a large part of the pressure on the Long March of the main forces of the Red Army.

So far, the victory of the battle of the four crossings of Chishui has been completed, which is the most thrilling and splendid military action in the Long March of the Central Red Army, the "proud stroke" of Chairman Mao's military career, the vivid embodiment of his superb command art, and the wonder of the history of war.

After the battle of the four crossings of Chishui, the Red Army once again turned from passive to active, and Lao Chiang basically lost the Spring and Autumn Dream of exterminating the Red Army.

For Mao Zedong's outstanding military performance, Han Xin, who crossed the Chishui River with the four large troops, also had to be impressed, even if he gathered the wisdom of the three worlds, he could not necessarily do better by empathy.

But on the other hand, Han Xin had to sigh objectively, Chairman Mao's trick of combining fiction and reality, hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, and the golden cicada's strategy of shedding its shell played very well, but after all, it still failed to be counted, and the Red Ninth Army temporarily fell into a crisis.

However, to be able to command such a big battle, even if Han Xin is "Han Xin's more soldiers, the better", I have to say that Grandpa Mao is indeed a towering peak in the military command circle in this era.

As time passed, Han Xin III's memories continued to merge, coupled with his experience as a bystander, he learned a lot from this great battle, and he was confident that his military ability would surpass Grandpa Mao in the future.

The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and one generation is stronger than the next.

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