Tucheng, located in the middle reaches of the Chishui River in northern Guizhou, is the traffic artery of the hinterland of central Guizhou out of the south of Sichuan, the small city faces the water on three sides, the north is surrounded by mountains, the town is built according to the mountain, the water flows around the town, it is a thousand-year-old town where mountains and rivers depend on each other. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Tucheng is an economic center in the Chishui River Basin since 111 B.C. before the establishment of Pingyi County, where ancient coins and ancient pottery have been unearthed, which is a symbol of Tucheng's long history.

The most famous of Tucheng is Sichuan salt, because Sichuan salt enters Guizhou, the main way is river transportation, supplemented by land, horse gang porter transportation, the Chishui River beach at that time is more dangerous, and the river transport ships all rely on manual fiber.

Therefore, when transporting salt, it must be transported in sections, each post station, there is a salt number, Tucheng as an important town in northern Qianbei, also set up a salt number, Tucheng salt has played an important role in the salt transportation to the upper reaches of the Chishui River.

Tucheng is also the main road of northern Qianbei, and it has always been a place where soldiers must fight.

Four kilometers north of the city is Qinggangpo, a dangerous pass formed by the confrontation between the main peaks of Baima Mountain and Lotus Mountain, through which a winding mountain road passes.

Zhang Cheng thought of this at this time, and the red and white sides were about to start a big bloody battle.

In the original history, the Red Third Army and the Red Fifth Army surrounded and annihilated the Sichuan Army Model Division here.

However, due to erroneous intelligence, more than 10,000 people in two brigades and six regiments of the Sichuan army were mistakenly regarded as six or seven thousand people in two brigades and four regiments, and the two armies were equal in number, and in addition, the Sichuan army was well equipped and its combat effectiveness was not weak.

The follow-up reinforcements of the Sichuan army also arrived one after another, and our army not only did not annihilate the Sichuan army as planned, but suffered heavy casualties.

This made the commander after Zunyi leave a heavy defeat in the first battle, for which he had to bear the responsibility for the defeat, and the pressure on him at that time was unimaginable to outsiders.

Recalling the Battle of Tucheng in history, Zhang Cheng began to analyze the reasons for the defeat of the Red Army, and the first reason was undoubtedly the underestimation of the enemy.

Since the Red Army swept through the Guizhou Army with the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, everyone thought that the warlords in the southwest were nothing more than that, and the Red Fourth Front Army continued to defeat the Sichuan Army in western Sichuan, which formed an illusion for the Red Army, thinking that the Sichuan Army, like the Guizhou Army, was a weak brigade with little combat effectiveness.

However, this illusion is very deadly, and the Guizhou army and the Sichuan army are completely incomparable.

Sichuan Province is a country of abundance, rich in products and a large population.

And the warlords in central Sichuan have been fighting for years, the strong survive and develop, the weak eliminate and die, and those who survive are strong.

The purpose of the warlord melee is power and money, the warlords of Sichuan Province are very rich, many factories and money houses have even been opened to the coast, trade has been done in five continents, Western military equipment is directly transported into Sichuan, Liu Xiang also has his own air force, its material foundation and military strength, the warlords of Guizhou Province are beyond the reach of the dust.

The second reason is intelligence failures.

More than 10 hours after the enemy and us had engaged in fire, the Red Army did not know that the enemy was Guo Xunqi's unit.

At 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the 27th, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission issued two successive orders for the deployment of the Tucheng battle to each corps, but still mistakenly thought that the enemy was Liao Ze's division belonging to Liu Xiang's model division.

Until the 28th, when the Qinggangpo ambush began, although it was discovered that the enemy was not Liao Ze but Guo Xunqi, he still lacked accurate information on the strength and movements of Guo Xunqi's department, and did not know that the strength of Guo Xunqi's department far exceeded that of Liao Xunze's department.

In this battle, the Red Army made the same mistake as the Kuomintang generals, that is, they did not know themselves and their opponents and went into battle rashly.

The third reason is a mistake in tactical command.

The battle of Qinggangpo, which was originally planned to be an ambush operation, turned into a tug-of-war between the two sides as soon as it began, and as a result, the battle of the opposing side without understanding the strength of the other side became a "battle of adding fuel." In one battle, a part of the troops were invested, and another battle was fought again, and a group of troops were put in.

The Red Army's incessant input of vital forces not only did not form a strong force against the enemy, but was successively dissolved step by step by the enemy forces that had already formed a strong force, causing the Red Army to further decline and suffer huge casualties.

There were so many reasons for the defeat of the Red Army, and it was clear that Guo Xunqi was not invincible, and as long as any of the three major mistakes were avoided, the result could easily be reversed.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng's heart was surging, and he secretly made up his mind that history must not be allowed to repeat the mistakes of the past. Nor should the rest of the fraternal forces suffer such heavy losses.

Zhang Cheng was determined to find ways to take the initiative to take up this burden, so that the commander who returned to power would get off to a good start in the first battle and relieve the heavy pressure on his body.

So, as soon as he arrived at Tucheng, Zhang Cheng hurriedly greeted the political commissar, and he didn't even bother to wipe the sweat on his face, so he rushed to the commander.

At this time, the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief Zhou were listening to the report of the enemy situation by Liu Bocheng, chief of the general staff, and Nie of the 1st Army Corps, both of whom were from Sichuan Province and had a certain understanding of the warlords of Sichuan Province.

When the commander saw Zhang Cheng coming, he waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down and listen together, and Zhang Cheng stayed behind.

The commander listened to the report of the two, frowned after a while, and said in a deep voice: "This Sichuan army is not slow!" However, there are always enemy troops entangled, which is really troublesome. Bo Cheng and Rong Zhen, you are all from Sichuan Province, so you should know something about the Sichuan army. ”

Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen have been away from Sichuan for a long time, and both of them said that they don't know much, but Deputy Commander Zhou replied to the commander easily: "I think the Sichuan army is not much more powerful than Wang Jialie's 'double spearmen', and the warlords in the southwest are generally the same!" ”

Zhang Cheng didn't want the Red Army to make historical mistakes again, so he immediately interjected: "Otherwise, the warlords of Sichuan Province will fight for years and years, the strong will survive, the weak will die, and those who will survive will be the strong." The Guizhou army and the Sichuan army are completely incomparable.

The two brigades dispatched by the Sichuan Army this time belonged to the model division under Liu Xiang and were led by Deputy Division Commander Guo Xunqi.

Guo Xunqi is known as a famous general in Sichuan and is Liu Xiang's confidant, this person is very cunning and alert, known as Guo Maozi.

This time, Liu Xiang may have given him some special 'benefits', and he behaved very hard. ”

After listening to Zhang Cheng's introduction, the commander began to pay attention to it, and he seemed to be considering whether to make up his mind to fight or not.

The commander then asked Liu Bocheng, "What about the enemy situation in other directions?" ”

"It does not pose a threat to our army for the time being." Liu Bocheng replied.

"It seems that the Sichuan army is more troublesome on this road, as annoying as the gangrene of the appendage, and it always disturbs you with nowhere to live. I think I'll take advantage of this opportunity and get rid of him. Xiangyu, what is your opinion? After speaking, the commander looked at Deputy Commander Zhou.

"I agree with the Commander-in-Chief." Deputy Commander Zhou has never known much about military affairs, so he always takes the commander as the leader.

Zhang Cheng immediately seized the opportunity, he stood up and actively asked for battle: "Commander, chiefs, give us the task of eliminating Guo Xunqi, we promise to complete the task!" ”

"Oh! I see you're in a hurry to come today, and that's why. The commander smiled.

"Of course! The task of a soldier is to fight and prepare for battle! Zhang Cheng replied with high morale.

"Good steel should be used on the blade, it seems that Liu Xiang's model master will be handed over to Shaozong. Do you have any other comments? The commander looked at Deputy Commander Zhou again, and all three of them nodded in agreement, so they made a decisive decision.

The commander-in-chief then instructed Zhang Cheng: "This is a tough battle after the establishment of the International Column of the Young Communist Party, and we must treat it with caution, not underestimate the enemy, and we must fight with prestige." When the time comes, we'll all go watch and cheer you on! ”

"Please rest assured, commanders and leaders, the International Column of the Young Communist Party is always ready!" Zhang Cheng replied firmly.