After receiving the order from the central authorities, Zhang Cheng knew that the commander-in-chief was preparing the Red Army's plan of action for the next step, and he himself was considering whether it would be appropriate for the Red Army to cross the Jinsha River through Yunnan Province as it did in history. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Cheng considered that the situation of the Red Army today is very different from the original history, and because of the existence of Zhang Cheng, the main force of the Red Army has increased and the Communist International Column, a large force of up to 30,000 people.

Moreover, in the case of Zhang Cheng's desperate incitement of butterfly wings, the losses of the Red Army in the course of the Long March were greatly reduced.

Excluding the small column, the main force of the Red Army reached 50,000 men, 20,000 more than in history.

What was particularly crucial was that the Red Army fought a beautiful battle of annihilation, destroying two divisions of the Central Army and a large number of Guizhou troops, seizing a large number of weapons and equipment, and greatly enhancing its heavy weapons.

However, there are gains and losses, and with too many captures, the movement of the troops has become bloated, and it is no longer realistic to travel lightly through the vast and steep mountainous areas of Yunnan Province as it has done in history

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng felt the need to report his thoughts to the commander and give his opinions to the commander as a reference.

After dinner, Zhang Cheng took a guard to the commander's residence.

The commander was standing in front of the battle map in the study, smoking a cigarette and looking at the map in deep thought.

Sister Jiao Yang brought Zhang Cheng to the door of the study, and Zhang Cheng saw the back of the commander thinking under the lonely lamp, so he shouted outside the door: "Report to the commander!" ”

The commander looked back and saw that it was Zhang Cheng, and hurriedly greeted: "It's Zhang Cheng, come in, do you have something to do with me?" ”

Zhang Cheng said as he entered the door: "Commander! I have some opinions on the next move of our army, and I would like to report to you. ”

The commander waved his hand to let Zhang Cheng sit down and speak, nodded and said, "That's good!" I would also like to hear the opinions of you front-line combat commanders. Say, I'll listen. ”

Therefore, Zhang Cheng explained in detail to the commander-in-chief the reasons and thoughts that he thought that the Red Army was not suitable to cross the Jinsha River at present.

When the commander heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head and said, "Zhang Cheng! Looks like you've made a lot of progress. Your opinion is very reasonable, and it coincides with my thoughts.

It's just that if we don't go to the Jinsha River in Yunnan Province, where can we get rid of Chang Kaishen's hundreds of thousands of troops? ”

Zhang Cheng was not polite to the commander, he grinned and drew his finger to the northwest of Zunyi on the map, pointing directly to the target of Luzhou, Sichuan Province.

He confidently said: "Commander, many people have not yet realized that our Red Army's combat troops, including ourselves, have now reached 80,000 people, and they have recovered to the total strength before the departure of our Long March.

With our current strength, except for the Central Army of the Kuomintang, it can be said that it is not a problem to sweep away the domestic warlords.

At present, the forces of the Sichuan army are rushing in the direction of Zunyi, and we can send a part of the troops to make a feint to confuse the enemy's sight, but the main force will go straight to the soft underbelly of the Sichuan army and seize the ferry port of Luzhou.

Luzhou Ferry is a famous big ferry port on the Yangtze River, with a large number of boats, after seizing the ferry, we can cross the Yangtze River by boat, and get rid of all the pursuers of the Central Army of the Kuomintang on the south bank of the Yangtze River. ”

The commander's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he compared it on the map for a while, and then said with a smile: "Your idea is wild, it can be called a stroke of genius, even I didn't expect it, let alone Chang Kaishen."

Moreover, there is another advantage in Beishangchuan Province, which is one step closer to our goal of joining forces with the Four Front Army, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. ”

Zhang Cheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "So you agree with my opinion?" ”

The commander nodded and said, "Well, yes, I handed over the task of seizing the Luzhou ferry to you Shaozong, do you have the confidence to complete it?" ”

Zhang Cheng immediately stood up, put his legs together, and saluted the commander: "Please rest assured, commander!" Less vertical is guaranteed to complete the mission! ”

Subsequently, the commander-in-chief exchanged some views on the strategic goal of seizing the Luzhou ferry, and again left Zhangcheng for the night.

That night, the two had a long talk, and it was not until the next morning that Zhang Cheng said goodbye and returned.

However, the sky is unpredictable.

Zhang Cheng only had time to explain that Zhang Sanhe led the special operations team to Luzhou to reconnoitre.

On the morning of the next day, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission suddenly received a telegram from General Lin of the First Red Army suggesting that the new drum field be attacked, and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission immediately held a meeting to discuss this.

As a result, everyone at the meeting agreed to play the new drum field, but only the commander was firmly opposed, and there were fierce arguments and even clashes between the two sides, and even the commander's threat of resignation did not change everyone's opinion, and the meeting broke up unhappily.

Fortunately, a major turning point was discovered that night, and the comrades of the Second Bureau of the Central Military Commission overheard Chang Kaishen's military movement and found that the new drum field was a big trap set by Chang Kaishen for the Central Red Army, and that the large troops of the Kuomintang Central Army and the Guizhou Army, which numbered more than 100,000 people, had already been waiting for the Red Army to take the initiative to enter this trap.

The information of the Second Bureau was transmitted to the central authorities, proving that the commander-in-chief's judgment was correct, and everyone took the initiative to apologize to the commander-in-chief, and at the same time became more convinced of the commander-in-chief's military command ability.

However, through this incident, Comrade Zhang Luofu, as the interim general responsible person of the Central Committee, realized that the decisions made by the majority of the people may not be correct, and sometimes the truth is often in the hands of a small number of people.

In order to cope with the current increasingly complicated situation and to be more efficient in military strategic command, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided to set up a "three-man regiment" again at the suggestion of Comrade Zhang Luofu, with a three-member military leading group composed of the commander-in-chief, Deputy Commander Zhou, and Wang Jiashen.

As a matter of fact, apart from the commander-in-chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhou and Comrade Wang Jiashen are not very good at military command, and it can be said that the power of military command has completely fallen into the hands of the commander-in-chief.

At this point, the commander-in-chief completely grasped the military leadership of the Red Army, and commanded the movement of troops with greater ease.

Early the next morning, in accordance with the commander-in-chief's strategic intentions, the Red Army units left Zunyi and began frequent transfers with the intention of fully mobilizing the enemy's forces.

The Red Army first advanced to the southwest, assuming a posture of going south to Yunnan Province, and Shao Zong, as the vanguard, beat the Guizhou army blocking the road and fled in panic.

The next day, the Red First Army and the Red Third Army launched a fierce attack on Zhou Hunyuan's column that was holding Lubanchang and Sanyuandong.

The Luban field is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At dawn on March 15, the 1st Red Army, the 3rd Red Army, the 5th Red Army, and the cadres of the Central Military Commission took advantage of the thick fog to attack Lubanchang.

Although the Central Red Army fought bravely and skillfully, the Central Army adopted tactics such as fortress warfare and fortified walls and wilderness to defend its position, and also dispatched aircraft and artillery to bombard indiscriminately to suppress the Red Army's offensive.

The battle was fought from morning to evening, with heavy losses on both sides.

Just when the enemy and us were in a stalemate, the commander-in-chief keenly discovered a new breakthrough from the crisis, and he immediately ordered his troops to take the initiative to withdraw from the battle and move to the Maotai area north of Renhuai.

The commander-in-chief decisively withdrew from the attack and instead marched westward. Seeing that the Red Army left calmly, Zhou Hunyuan's troops never moved lightly, and they were all frightened by the strong combat effectiveness of the Red Army. (To be continued.) )