In the afternoon of the next day, Xiao Hua led the main force of the Young Communist Division to Daoxian. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 In the middle of the meeting, the order of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission was officially issued to the Young Communist Division: the International Division of the Young Communist Party continued to serve as the general guard of the Red Army, remained on the southeast bank of the Xiangjiang River to attract the fire of the Kuomintang army, resolutely blocked the pursuing troops of the Kuomintang, and made every effort to cover the crossing of the Yangtze River column and the main force of the Red Army. The order also particularly emphasized that because the Red Eighth and Ninth Army Corps had taken a detour and the march was slow, the International Division of the Young Communist Party had to wait for the Red Eighth and Red Ninth Army Corps to cross the river before crossing the river.

Political Commissar Xiao Hua received this heavy telegram order, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly, such a heavy task has long exceeded the endurance of a division, even if the task is handed over to the Red Army's most capable army, it will be difficult to complete!

"Has the Central Committee given up on the Young Communist Division?" Xiao Hua couldn't help but think.

Although the rest of the generals had already been mentally prepared, when the matter came, everyone still felt a little at a loss. Zhang Cheng had talked with the central leaders yesterday, and he did not have any other thoughts about this task, but was excited about such an important task given by the Central Committee to the Young Communist Division, and he had a sense of eagerness to try.

He said firmly: "The political commissar immediately drafted a reply order: Please rest assured that the Central Committee is grateful to the Central Military Commission for its trust in all the officers and men of the International Division of the Young Communist Party, and we will resolutely complete the task." ”

Subsequently, Zhang Chengcheng said: "You don't need to panic, the Kuomintang reactionaries are just paper tigers, they look scary, but they can be broken with a stab." It is not without reason that the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Revolution has entrusted us with such an important task to the International Division of the Young Communist Party, which has performed so well since its establishment that it can be said to be invincible and invincible.

The members of the party committee of the division cooperate tacitly, the commanders and fighters at all levels are brave and flexible in combat, and all the officers and men of the three armies are ready for their lives, and most of our division is composed of party members, league members, and young pioneers, with a firm political stance and a strong will to fight. In addition, the troops are well-trained, well-armed, have strong morale, have sufficient ammunition, and their combat effectiveness is one of the best in the Red Army.

You don't have to worry, what if the enemy has many soldiers and generals, in my eyes they are just chickens and dogs, I Zhangcheng promised you that I will lead you to fight a bloody road, successfully cross the Xiangjiang River, and keep up with the footsteps of the Central Red Army. I have this confidence, so do you have it? ”

"Yes!" At the instigation of Zhang Cheng, the generals of the whole division shouted one by one.

On 25 November, four divisions of the Zhou Hunyuan Division of the Central Army north of Daoxian County came from the north in an attempt to intercept the Central Military Commission column that was crossing Xiaoshui, and Li Yunjie's unit of the Hunan Army would launch an attack on the rear guard of the Central Red Army two days later in order to cooperate with the Zhou Division's action, in an attempt to contain or delay the Central Military Commission's column from crossing the river.

Subsequently, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission issued another order to the Young Communist Division: to be responsible for blocking Li Yunjie's troops of the Hunan Army on the east bank of Xiaoshui and ensuring that the first and second columns of the Central Military Commission crossed the river safely.

Daoxian Young Communist Division Headquarters, pre-war meeting.

"At present, the two divisions of Li Yunjie's division of the Hunan Army are about one day's journey away from our Young Communist Division, what do you think of this blocking battle?" Zhang Cheng asked the generals below

"Division commander, the enemy is rushing towards our Young Communist International Division for a long time, our division has a physical advantage in waiting for work, and the equipment is much more advanced than that of the Hunan army, so it can attack the enemy head-on and eliminate Li Yunjie's troops in one fell swoop." Zhou Weiguo said first.

"Wednesday Dog's words won my heart, against local troops like the Hunan Army, you don't need to coax, just do it!" Li Yunlong said with a big grin.

"Do you have any other opinions?" Zhang Cheng continued to ask.

"Division commander, I have different opinions, the name of the Hunan army's bravery is known all over the world, the division commander and several of our brigade commanders are originally Hunan people, and they must be no strangers to the fighting style of the Hunan army. Whether in the Qing Dynasty or modern times, there is a saying that "no Hunan can not be an army", which is not that I, as a native of Hunan Province, bragged about the Hunan army. As early as the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng shaved his head and took the Hunan army as the team to destroy the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which occupied half of the country.

Of course, the modern Hunan army is not the same as the Hunan army in the past, but after all, the blood is connected, the style is inherited, the courage of the Hunan army is still not reduced, even compared with the Central Army of the People's Party, it is not inferior, especially now that they are fighting at home, they will definitely be created by their commanders to hate the enemy and defend the atmosphere of their hometown, when they will be extremely arrogant, and the battle is as evil as a tiger and wolf, and the tenacity and ferocity will not be inferior to our army. Zhang Fengming, chief of staff and commander of the Sixth Brigade, stood up and said.

When everyone heard this, they were also silent for a while, thinking that Zhang Fengming's statement had won everyone's approval, and they began to pay attention to Li Yunjie's troops.

"The ancients said: one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion. Li Yunjie led the crowd to come, presumably with the aim of quickly destroying our Young Communist International Division, and Li Yunjie's division had never fought with our army, even if he heard of the outstanding results of our Young Communist International Division, he would not be convinced, and our Young Communist International Division could avoid the enemy's edge, lure the enemy into depth, use the method of interception at various levels to wear down the enemy's spirit, and when the enemy division was tired, launch a general attack in one fell swoop to destroy the enemy. Ding Wei analyzed clearly.

"Good! Ding Wei's words are exactly what I want, and I order: First, the 5th and 6th Brigades should immediately build one or two lines of defense along the town of Tangziyuan and Baimadu, and adopt the tactics of fortifying at all levels and blocking the attack step by step, so as to consume the enemy's sharp energy.

2. Lure the enemy to go deeper, and after the 5th and 6th Brigades block the attack, they must not fight hard with the enemy, feign defeat and retreat to Daozhou City, and lure the enemy to Daozhou City.

Third, the combination of inside and outside, the enemy arrived at the city of Daozhou, with the enemy's arrogant mentality, will definitely launch a siege battle, the third brigade and the fourth brigade stick to the fortified city, continue to wear down the enemy's spirit, and after the enemy's morale is exhausted, the first brigade and the second brigade ambushed outside the city will be killed together, and he will definitely be able to kill him on his back, and then our whole division will launch a counteroffensive and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.

Finally, I would like to remind you once again that the Hunan army is a very effective force, and it must be taken seriously and must not be taken lightly. Whoever makes a mistake on the battlefield because of the light enemy and causes undeserved losses to the troops will be severely punished! ”

"Yes!"

After the combat mission was arranged, the whole division immediately built fortifications in the towns of Tangziyuan and Baimadu.

At the same time, the situation of the Red Army in the Chinese army was becoming more and more critical, and the column of the Military Commission slowly set out from Daoxian County and began to rush across Xiaoshui under the cover of the Young Communist Division.

However, the huge procession, all kinds of large pots and jars, still made the troops move very slowly, and the huge team of more than 10,000 people crowded on the bank of Xiaoshui, waiting in a long line to cross the river. On the other side of Xiaoshui, Zhou Hunyuan's division of the Central Army, which rushed to hear the news, rushed towards the ferry, but was blocked by the Third Army Corps and the Fifth Army Corps.

At noon on the 26th, the 15th and 23rd Divisions of Li Yunjie's division of the Hunan Army launched an attack on the Young Communist Division from the east, and the battle was about to break out.