At noon on May 28, the political commissar led the troops directly under the column to arrive, and the troops of the small column had been assembled, and the strategic goal of controlling the Songpan area was fully realized. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After a brief discussion by the Party Committee of the Headquarters, Zhang Cheng finally decided to ambush the 1st Division.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he led the cadres at and above the regimental level to inspect the actual terrain in the surrounding area. After running for about 30 miles, Zhang Cheng finally chose the Luochong main road near Zhenguan Township, where the first division must pass, as the ambush terrain.

Returning to the column headquarters, Lin Li, the chief of communications, reported a piece of good news to Zhang Cheng: Li Wen, the commander of the Second Brigade who was the vanguard of Hu Zongnan, sent a telegram to the puppet county magistrate of Songpan County, asking if there were red bandits in Songpan? Our communications office replied with a deciphered enemy code that it did not. The enemy's 2nd Brigade did not find any clues, and ordered the puppet county magistrate of Songpan to arrange dinner tomorrow, and the 2nd Brigade and the Independent Brigade would arrive in Songpan before dusk tomorrow.

Subsequently, the Second Bureau of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission also sent a telegram, and the enemy radio code they deciphered also confirmed the movements of the Second Brigade and the Independent Brigade of Hubu.

Zhang Cheng was overjoyed on the spot after listening to the report, this is really a package sent to the door, if Hu Zongnan's two brigades are eaten at once, most of the Songpan Battle will be won.

At this time, Hu Zongnan expected that the 1st and 4th Front Armies of Dinghong were busy with the affairs of the division, and absolutely no one could think of a plan to seize the strategic place of Songpan in advance, and with the strength of more than 10,000 troops of the Second Brigade and the Independent Brigade, they would take and control the Songpan area.

Moreover, Hu Zongnan's large army followed behind, less than a day's journey. Even if there is any accident, there is no time for reinforcements.

However, Hu Zongnan never expected that there would be Zhang Cheng, a traveler in the lower reaches of history, who walked ahead of him every step of the way, and when he met Zhang Cheng, Hu Zongnan was destined to be unlucky.

At about 4 p.m., the whole army had arrived at the preset ambush position in Songpan. At half past six in the evening, Zhang Cheng held an operational meeting of cadres at and above the regimental level.

The political commissar first emphasized the importance of this Songpan battle to our army, and he waved his arms to mobilize: "This Songpan battle is not only related to whether our Shaozong can firmly control the Songpan area and open the passage for our army's main force to go north.

At the same time, this was also the first major battle after the convergence of our First and Fourth Front armies, and not only the commanders and central leaders had high hopes for our Shao Zong, but the officers and men of the Fourth Front Army were also watching our Shao Zong.

The victory or defeat of this battle has a bearing on the judgment of all the officers and men of the Fourth Front Army on the strength of our Central Red Army, and is also a key battle to verify whether the Central Red Army is still capable of serving as the big brother of the Red Army.

Moreover, this time our opponent will be different from the past, this is Chang Kaishen's starting force, it is the hardcore descendant of Chang Kaishen's southern expedition to the north to establish the puppet central government, and it is the trump card unit known as the 'first division in the world'.

And what about our Young Communist International Column?

Since my debut as the International Division of the Young Communist Party, I have gone through countless battles, been invincible, and have repeatedly defeated strong enemies.

Now, we have met the KMT's 'No. 1 Division under Heaven' on a narrow road, and this is the best time to verify which of the two armies is the No. 1 unit in China today.

When the two strong meet, the brave wins, and we must not only defeat it completely, but also win beautifully, win indisputably."

As soon as the political commissar's voice fell, the entire venue suddenly burst into thunderous applause.

Zhang Cheng secretly rejoiced in his heart: It seems that fighting the "No. 1 division in the world" and striving for the honor of being the No. 1 army in the country has completely mobilized the enthusiasm of the officers and men of the whole column.

After the political commissar made the pre-war mobilization, Chief of Staff Zhang Fengming gave a detailed account of the enemy situation and the comparison of forces between the enemy and us: "There are five brigades and one regiment under the jurisdiction of Hu Zong in the south, with a total of more than 30,000 people.

Among them, Ding Delong's Independent Brigade and Li Wen's Second Brigade both had more than 6,000 people, and the two brigades totaled more than 12,000 people, which were Hu Zong's left column southward.

This unit is extremely well-trained, and once won the first place in the KMT's all-army drill. Moreover, the First Division, as Chang Kaishen's starting unit, was extremely well armed and equipped, with most of the weapons mainly German and Soviet weapons, many automatic firearms, and particularly strong combat effectiveness.

Now Hu Bu is marching towards Songpan with the 2nd Brigade and the Independent Brigade as the vanguard, with a strength of 12,000 troops. Our army participated in the battle with three divisions and 18 regiments, plus the combat units directly under the division, and the ratio of enemy and us forces was 1:3, and our army was not inferior to the other side in terms of weapons and equipment, so it can be said that our army had the advantage in this battle. ”

In the end, Zhang Cheng made the battle preparation, and he said confidently: "In this battle, due to the rapid, decisive, and concealed actions of our army, coupled with the strict sealing of the news of the capture of Songpan, so far for this reason, no trace of our army has been found in the south of Huzong, so our army has been greatly ahead of the enemy in knowing itself and knowing the enemy. In this way, we will be able to strike at the enemy by surprise and unpreparedness.

Secondly, the tactics adopted by our army this time were ambush warfare. Thirty miles south of Songpan City, outside a valley road called Luo Chong, through which the enemy must pass, our troops set up an ambush circle.

So you must ask, why not set up an ambush in the valley road? That comes to the realm of psychological warfare.

When the enemy enters the valley road, the enemy must have awakened the spirit of guarding against our army to set up an ambush, but when they pass through the narrow road safely, there will definitely be a moment of psychological relaxation, and we will attack the enemy at the moment when they are relaxed, and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.

Therefore, I decided that when Ding Delong's enemy independent brigade, the vanguard of Hu Bu, left the Luochong Valley Road, Li Yunlong's 1st division launched a frontal assault, destroying the enemy's independent brigade in one fell swoop, and forcing Ding Delong to send a signal for help to Li Wen's enemy 2nd brigade.

When Li Wen's 2nd Brigade entered the narrow road, the 2nd Division, which was ambushed on both sides of the valley road, took advantage of the situation and smashed the enemy's 2nd Brigade in one fell swoop; The 3rd Division was ambushed behind the enemy's 2nd Brigade, and as soon as the enemy's 2nd Brigade entered the narrow road, the 3rd Division immediately blocked the enemy's rear road and practiced the tactics of closing the door and beating dogs.

In the end, the combat units directly under the column served as the reserve of the whole army, and the artillery regiment and cavalry regiment directly under the column were placed under the command of Li Yunlong of the 1st Division.

In addition, the operational requirements of our army are as follows:

1. Before noon tomorrow, all units must enter the ambush area, do a good job of air defense camouflage, do a good job of concealment, and strictly prohibit exposing targets.

2. The enemy's reinforcements on the right flank were stationed in the Wenxian area and were expected to arrive in more than 10 hours, while most of Hu Zongnan's main force was only a day's journey away from the enemy's vanguard. Therefore, the battle must be resolved quickly and ended within a day.

Third, tactics must be mobile and flexible, and we must give full play to our army's firepower and use firepower to suppress the enemy as much as possible and reduce the casualties of the troops.

Finally, let us offer a belated gift to the successful rendezvous of the Central Red Army and the Fourth Front Army with an unprecedented victory! ”

"Resolutely destroy the first division and pay tribute to the meeting of the two armies!"

Suddenly, the venue resounded with a roar like spring thunder, which fully demonstrated the courage and fearlessness of all the commanders and fighters of the Young Column, and their determination to win in fighting against all strong enemies (to be continued. )