After the end of the Shawo Conference, the Left Army led by Zhang Guitao took the lead, and the first to open the road was still the Red Fourth Regiment, the main force of the First Army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before setting out, the 1st Army Corps had already received a large amount of materials brought by the 2nd Division of the Young Column to prepare for crossing the grassland, and reminded the 1st Army Corps of many matters that should be paid attention to when crossing the grassland, reminding all officers and men to be careful when crossing the grassland.

The Red Fourth Regiment, as the leading regiment, did not dare to slack off after listening to the advice of the Second Division, and they first found a Tibetan villager in his fifties and sixties who was extremely familiar with the grassland terrain as a guide.

However, when they entered the meadow, they found that they still underestimated the meadow. When they entered the meadow, they found that there were swamps everywhere, deserted, full of clumps of weeds, mud pools, and patches of black sewage that emitted a rancid smell.

At the same time, the weather is unpredictable, sometimes with strong winds, heavy rain, sometimes snow and hail. If you are not careful, stepping into the mud, it will be difficult to pull your foot out.

Looking ahead, the scene ahead is shocking. As far as the eye can see, there is a vast expanse of grass, shrouded in misty fog, making it difficult to discern the direction

The grass and gutters crisscrossed to form life-devouring swamps, emitting the pungent smell of decaying animals. There are no peaks, no rivers, no trees, no people. Some are just dense weeds and creepy swamps of death, which are daunting.

It was the first time for the soldiers of the Red Fourth Regiment to see this kind of situation, and they all felt a little numb in their scalps, and they stopped for a while.

"Comrades, the planes and artillery of the Kuomintang have not stopped our footsteps, and the encirclement formed by hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops has been broken out by us, can this small grass block the advance of our Red Army? No way! Yang Chengwu, who was the political commissar of the Fourth Regiment at the time, pointed to the grass and said.

"The commissar is right! We've overcome all the dangers along the way, what is this little grass? The head of the regiment, Geng Biao, then shouted loudly.

"Let's go! Walk! Walk! We are not afraid! After the encouragement of the regiment commander and political commissar, the heroic soldiers of the fourth regiment suddenly boosted their morale and marched forward in high spirits.

After that, a long gray dragon, guided by a guide, strode into the unpredictable and unpredictable grassland.

However, the fighters, although resolute in their determination and still in their pace, still had an unexpected. A little soldier accidentally stepped into the mire, and the panicked little soldier struggled with all his might, but could only accelerate into it.

Fortunately, the Red Fourth Regiment was fully prepared under Ding Wei's reminder, and the comrades-in-arms beside him hurriedly untied a thick hemp rope, and several people worked together to pull up the little soldier with a frightened face.

This thrilling scene made all the Red officers and soldiers present stunned and terrified. The little soldier who survived the catastrophe was also frightened, the rain of bullets did not make him afraid, but the grass in front of him made him tremble.

After witnessing this scene, the soldiers redoubled their vigilance, but later a small number of officers and soldiers fell into the quagmire, but fortunately, everyone had already gained experience, and they used the bamboo sticks and hemp ropes prepared in advance to rescue the officers and soldiers who fell into the swamp in time.

The deeper the Red Army fighters went deeper into the hinterland of the steppe, the greater the difficulties they faced. The land was so barren that no one could discern the direction except for a few Tibetans who were born and raised in Sri Lanka, and the changing weather made the warriors suffer enough.

One second it was pouring rain, the next second it was a hail plummeting, and after a while, it was a heavy snow falling with the wind, and then the sun was shining in the sky, as if spring had returned to the earth, and finally the sun was exposed.

Although the soldiers endured enough hardships, they also saw the unforgettable wonder of their lives, that is, they experienced the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter in one day. After a week's day and night march, the 1st Army Corps, the 32nd Army, and the 88th Division of the 30th Army of the 4th Front Army of the Left Front Army went through all kinds of hardships of the grassland march, and finally successfully walked out of the Songpan steppe and reached the Banyou and Brazil areas.

However, before the troops could take a breath and recover their physical strength, they immediately received an order from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, asking them to cooperate with the Third Army Corps and the Shaozong of the Right Route Army to capture strategic points such as Banyou, Brazil, and Baoza, remove the obstacles to the northward passage, and march into northern Shaanxi.

The 1st Army, the 32nd Army, and the 88th Division, which had just come out of the grassland, under the command of Lin Nie, overcame the extreme fatigue of the march for several days, and pounced on Banyou's garrison militia with the momentum of a fierce tiger in the mountains.

The enemy never expected that the Red Army would come out of the uninhabited Songpan steppe, and was immediately caught by surprise by the Red Army and collapsed at the first touch. Under the fierce surprise attack of the Red Army, the enemy troops were beaten to death and wounded at the slightest contact, and they scrambled to flee.

Ban You was in hand, but Lin Nie was still not satisfied. Since the birth of Shao Zonghengkong, the status of the first main force of the Red Army has been seriously challenged, and in the past, everyone mentioned the Red Army generals, and they must be called Lin Nie, and when they mentioned the first-class elite, they all praised the Red Fourth Regiment.

However, when people mention the Red Army, the first thing that comes to mind is Zhangcheng's Young Communist International Column, speaking of Zhangcheng, no matter whether it is friend or foe, everyone is in awe, and when it comes to war generals, they all mention the four King Kongs under Zhang Cheng (Zhang Fengming, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Zhou Weiguo).

In this regard, although Lin Nie and all the officers and soldiers of the First Legion did not say anything strange, but from the boss of the First Legion to the little soldiers, everyone was full of anger in their hearts.

After taking Banyou, the 1st Army Corps carried forward the Red Army's brave style of not being afraid of hardship and tiredness and continuous combat, pursued the victory, and uprooted the enemy strongholds such as Brazil, Assi, and Qiuji one by one before the 3rd Army Corps and the Shao Column, and then the whole army calmly rested and recuperated, and only waited for the central government to give an order, and launched a fatal blow to the important place.

At the same time, Zhang Cheng actively asked for battle, and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission soon ordered the young column, which had been resting for more than 10 days, to immediately go north and capture the strategic place. After receiving the order, Zhang Cheng immediately handed over the defense of Songpan to the Fifth Army behind the palace, and then led the troops directly under the column and the first and third divisions to set off immediately, all the way to the north.

Before leaving, Zhang Cheng also specially supported the Fifth Army with 5,000 captives who had volunteered to join the Red Army and enough weapons and equipment to equip an entire division.

The Fifth Army was originally the Red Fifth Army Corps, and because it had been serving as the rear of the palace since the Long March, they always fought on the front line of blocking the Central Army of the People's Party, resulting in heavy casualties among the troops and great loss of weapons and ammunition. After being replenished by the Shao Zong, the Fifth Army finally reached the state of full load, with one rifle per man, and sufficient ammunition, and 100 rounds per person were allocated, greatly increasing its strength.

Commander Dong also specially found Zhang Cheng for this reason and thanked him for his kindness, but Zhang Cheng said that he was not welcome, the Red Army was all a family, which moved Commander Dong to tears in his eyes, and exaggerated the kindness of the city.