At this time, Chang Kaishen's dream of destroying the Zhumao Red Army in the area west of the Chishui River had been shattered, and the gunfire of the Red Army chasing and annihilating the Guizhou Army in the area east of the Chishui River completely woke him up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Later, Dai Li sent Chang Kaishen another piece of information, which said:

1. The various units of the Central Red Army are rapidly advancing eastward, and the total strength is about 50,000 or 60,000.

2. This time, the Red Army did not continue to join the Red Fourth Front Army in the west, but suddenly turned around and headed east, and it is estimated that the Kuomintang Army's front blockade and rear pursuit forced the Central Red Army to abandon its plan to join the division.

3. The International Division of the Young Communist Party of the Red Army has now been reorganized into the International Column of the Young Communist Party of the Central Red Army, which acts with the Central Column of the Red Army, plays the role of the pioneer of the Red Army, and is responsible for protecting the organs of the Central Leadership.

Chang Kaishen took the information and examined it back and forth in front of the huge combat map on the wall, constantly wondering in his heart what the intention of the Red Army's move was, and constantly calculating repeatedly: Could it be that the Red Bandits gave up meeting with the Red Fourth Front Army? Could it be that he is going to Xiangxi again to merge with the Red Second and Sixth Army Corps?

Niang Hippi! It must be so.

No matter how the Red Bandits moved, it had long since lost its base and had become a rootless duckweed, and its core strategy must be either to join forces with the Red Fourth Front Army or to merge with the Red Second and Sixth Army Corps, and the Red Bandits had only these two choices.

Niang Xipi's almost fell for Mao's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain!

As a result, Chang Kaishen, who thought he had seen through the treacherous plans of the Red Bandits, readjusted his operational arrangements with the Central Red Army, and sent an urgent telegram to the pursuing and suppressing troops overnight:

1. Order the Zhou Hunyuan Department of the Central Army to "coordinate with the Sichuan and Yunnan armies to find bandits and suppress them" along both sides of the Chishui River.

2. Order the three brigades of Pan Wenhua of the Sichuan Army to advance in the direction of Tucheng and chase the bandits.

3. Order the three brigades of the Sun Du Division of the Yunnan Army to advance from Tashi to the area east of the Chishui River, and cooperate with the Sichuan Army to attack in search of bandits.

Fourth, order the rest of the Sichuan Army to go to the front line of Chishui and Xishui as soon as possible, and cooperate with the Guizhou Army to block the bandits from the north.

5. Order the Shangguan Yunxiang Department of the Central Army to move south from Chongqing.

Just as Chang Kaishen was once again dispatching troops, the 1st and 9th Army Corps of the left column of the main force of the Red Army, and the 3rd and 5th Army Corps of the right column passed all the way through the pass, defeating the Guizhou Army that was blocking the front road, and the front of the troops was once again directed at Tongzi.

Tongzi County was already an undefended empty city at this time, the Guizhou army in the Red Army's continuous movement of one thing and the other, in the panic in the command and dispatch problems, the original troops stationed in the city have been transferred to Songkan, but the troops transferred to defend the city have not yet arrived, only two companies of security teams remain in the city, where is the opponent of a corps.

In the end, Tongzi, an important town in northern Qianbei, once again fell into the hands of the Red Army on February 24.

On February 25, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission ordered the Red Fifth and Red Ninth Army Corps to delay the Sichuan Army in the northwest of Tongzi, and the International Column of the Young Communist Party to attack the north gate of Zunyi, Loushan Pass.

Loushan Pass, also known as Taiping Pass, is located at the junction of Zunyi and Tongzi counties, and is an important pass on the Sichuan-Guizhou traffic artery. Originally known as Louguan, it was later called Taiping Pass.

It is the main peak of the Da Lou Mountains, 1576 meters in the sea, 50 kilometers away from Zunyi City in the south, at the junction of Zunyi and Tongzi counties, north away from Bashu, south of Guizhou and Guizhou, for the throat of northern Guizhou, the place where soldiers must fight. In ancient times, it was called natural insurance.

Close thousands of peaks and thousands of thousands, heavy cliffs and peaks, cliffs stand in absolute place, like an axe like a halberd, straight to the sky. It is known as the first danger in northern Qianbei, and it is known as the saying that "one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open".

On the west side of the pass is the main peak of Da Lou Mountain, the peak is steep and difficult, and it is impossible to climb at all.

The mountain peak on the east side of Da Lou Mountain is like a giant cone, a pillar of optimus, named Dianjin Mountain, which is the commanding height of controlling Loushan Pass.

Loushan Pass has always been a pass to defend the southern troops of the north, so it is difficult to attack the south from the north.

There is no doubt that the 1st Division of the Young Column undertook the arduous task of attacking Loushan Pass from the front.

Since the troops of a regiment of the Guizhou Army occupied Loushan Pass first, Li Yunlong had no choice but to order the pass to be forcibly captured.

Although he felt helpless about his younger brother Li Yunqiang mixing into his team, after repeated weighing, Li Yunlong still handed over the arduous task of forcibly tackling key problems to a group known for their bravery, tenacity, and ability to fight tough battles.

Under the leadership of the regiment commander Li Yunqiang, a regiment of soldiers fought bravely, rushed all the way and fought fiercely, taking the lead in defeating a regiment of the Guizhou army that went to Tongzi for reinforcements under the pass, and then attacked the defending enemy of Dianjin Mountain.

Then, the second regiment that followed behind repelled three successive counterattacks by the troops composed of three regiments of the Guizhou army, firmly guarding Loushan Pass.

The 2nd Division of the Young Column was responsible for making a roundabout move towards Banqiao Town and responding to the task of the 1st Division to seize Loushan Pass.

It's easy to take a detour to Banqiao, but the road is high and dangerous along the way, coupled with the continuous winter rain, the climate is cold, and the road is muddy and difficult to walk.

Ding Wei then decided to personally lead the 5th Regiment, which had the strongest mobility ability, to go first, and Chen Zhongchun, the political commissar of the 2nd Division, led the main force and artillery battalion to follow.

Along the way, Ding Wei led more than 1,000 troops to brave the bleak wind and cold rain, trekking day and night, and finally overcame many hardships and dangers, and arrived near Banqiao at noon on the 25th.

Arriving at the destination, Ding Wei took the lead in ordering the reconnaissance battalion to attack from all sides to find out the enemy's news.

An hour later, the reconnaissance battalion captured a prisoner of the Guizhou army, and according to the interrogation, Ding Wei soon learned the enemy's situation: the three regiments of the Guizhou army that set out from Zunyi to reinforce Loushan Pass had just arrived in Banqiao Town, preparing to launch a counterattack on Loushan Pass in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

The enemy situation has exceeded the original advance, and it was originally thought that the Guizhou army only had one regiment left, and Ding Wei could lead one regiment of troops to take Banqiao, but at this time, the strength of the Guizhou army in Banqiao had reached four regiments, and the strength was four times that of the fifth regiment.

To fight or not to fight? That's a problem.

Judging from the mobilization of the Guizhou army, Wang Jialie was very determined to hold Zunyi this time.

Because, Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, has been taken by the Central Army, and in the face of the domineering Xue Yue, Wang Jialie did not dare to show his teeth at all.

The important town of Zunyi in northern Qianbei is the nest that it has been operating for many years, and how can it not be lost, even if it is to fight off the Red Army with all its blood, otherwise Zunyi will be homeless.

In the face of this abruptly changing hostile situation, Ding Wei repeatedly pondered and studied in his heart, and the choice of whether to fight or not to fight made him really difficult.

Ding Wei constantly recalled Zhang Cheng's coping strategies when he faced several times the enemy, repeatedly comparing and weighing the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and us.

In the end, Ding Wei made up his mind: fight! Fight resolutely!

Ding Wei immediately convened a meeting of the military commanders at and above the battalion level of the Fifth Regiment, at which he gave a detailed account of the enemy's situation and assigned specific combat tasks.

He finally mobilized his cadres and said: "Although the strength of the Guizhou army is four times that of our army, the strength of the Guizhou army is generally not strong due to the long-term smoking of large cigarettes.

In addition, the Guizhou army did not expect that the Red Army would suddenly appear here and now, and our army had already achieved most of the victory with or without intention, plus our army had strong individual combat effectiveness and a large number of automatic firearms, so this battle was undoubtedly won.

I decided to make a feint attack on the east and west, and the logistics troops and engineer corps made a big banner and exaggerated the momentum, creating a situation in which our army besieged Banqiao, and then concentrated my forces to attack the north gate of Banqiao, gathered all the mortars of the troops, and bombarded the city gate in one fell swoop.

In order to avoid heavy casualties caused by the troops, leaving the south gate for the enemy to escape, our army pursued again, and when the main force of our division arrived, it went straight to Zunyi. Let's do it! ”

Ding Wei then reported the situation and decision-making to the column headquarters. After receiving the telegram, Zhang Cheng praised Ding Weiwei, agreed to his plan of action, and instructed him to be bold in command, delicate in action, and not to underestimate the enemy and fall into the enemy's encirclement.

After Ding Wei received the call, he happily accepted the order.