Just when the Red Seventh Army was conducting large-scale training in Chengdu and Xue Yue's pursuit army was looking at Sichuan on the bank of the Chishui River, the Red First and Ninth Army Corps that arrived in Leshan were under the command of [***] and Nie Rongzhen, and the five main divisions began to sweep west and north from Leshan in five routes. The 1st Red Division of the 1st Army advanced to Yingjing through Emei, the 2nd Red Division advanced from Jiajiang to Hongya, and the 3rd Red Division went straight to Danling. The three main divisions and three arrows fired a salvo at Ya'an, which frightened Liu Wenhui and hurriedly shrank the troops on all fronts, and retreated in Ya'an City, holding out. The Red Ninth Division of the Red Ninth Army reoccupied Qingshen, Meishan, and Pengshan, and the Red Tenth Division captured Jingyan and Renshou. Wherever the Fifth Route Army went, the garrisons and security regiments of the Sichuan Army who had fled in a hurry disarmed and surrendered.

Under the command of Peng Dehuai and Yang Shangkunhuai, the five main divisions of the Red Third and Fifth Army Corps swept east and north of Leshan in two routes, and the Red Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Red Divisions of the Third Army Corps captured Rongxian, Weiyuan, Zigong, and Neijiang, and the Sichuan Army that tried to concentrate on the first line of Zigong and Neijiang and establish a defensive line was defeated and retreated to Luzhou, Rongchang, and Dazu to join the main force of the Sichuan Army on the South Road, and the Red Seventh Division (formerly the Red 13th Division) and the Red Eighth Division (formerly the Red 34th Division) of the Fifth Army Corps captured Ziyang and spread out to the counties around Ziyang.

Wherever the main force of the Central Red Army went, the masses were mobilized on a large scale, warehouses were opened to release grain, and local armed forces were organized. For a time, red flags were fluttering everywhere, and it was really busy dividing fields and land everywhere, and some old Red Army cadres looked at the long queue on the red dot and shouted that the revolution had arrived.

[***], Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Zhang Wentian, Chen Yun and others, who were marching to Chengdu, were not as excited as the Red Army cadres after seeing the battle reports of the four corps. After arriving at Meishan, the Politburo held a meeting to study the current situation and the Red Army's policy, holding that under the current situation, the warlord forces in Sichuan are still very strong, the Central Army may enter Sichuan at any time, and the Red Army is still in the midst of enemy encirclement and suppression. After the central authorities arrive in Chengdu, they will specialize in studying the situation in Sichuan and our army's countermeasures. As for Liu Wenhui's group opposite the First Army Corps, if it cannot hold on, it will not consider annihilating it for the time being. The Phan Van Hua group opposite the three army corps, as long as it does not take the initiative to pursue the Red Army, our army will not take the initiative to attack the other side. At present, our army should avoid attacking fortified positions, and the central task is to pass through the Chengdu Plain, rest and reorganize the main force, expand its strength, and join forces with the four front armies.

After the meeting, the headquarters of the Red Army ordered the Fourth Front Army to move south to the Chengdu Plain; ordered the Red Seventh Army to divide its troops to occupy Chongzhou, Dayi, Pixian, Maoxian, Pengzhou, and Guanghan, and establish a defensive line to the west and north; The 1st and 9th Army Corps of the Red Army were ordered to divide their troops to occupy the Pujiang, Qionglai, and Shuangliu areas, and the 3rd and 5th Army Corps to capture the Suining, Sanjiang, and Zhongtai areas.

After receiving the order from the Red Army Headquarters, Liu Yimin immediately ordered the 11th Red Division to be equipped with the 1st Heavy Machine Gun Battalion and the 75th Mortar Battalion to occupy Guanghan, Shifang, and Deyang, and the main force to live in Deyang for training; The Red 12th Division was equipped with the 60th Mortar Battalion and the 2nd Heavy Machine Gun Battalion to occupy Pixian, Guan County, and Pengzhou, and the main force lived in Guan County for training; The Red 13th Division, equipped with the 3rd Heavy Machine Gun Battalion, occupied Chongzhou and Dayi to the west, and the main force lived in Dayi for training, especially to occupy Anren Town in Dayi, take good care of the families of Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui, and prepare for negotiations with the Sichuan army. The three divisions controlled the western and northern defense lines of Chengdu, and together with the 1st and 9th Army Corps and the 3rd and 5th Army Corps, they formed the Chengdu Ring Defense Line. The infantry battalion, the fourth battalion of the heavy machine gun regiment, the cavalry battalion and the guard battalion of the Chengdu Defense Engineer Corps, the Baggage Regiment and the Artillery Regiment are responsible.

After Fu Zhuting handed over the defense of Leshan to the troops directly under the First Legion, he organized carts, pack horses, and migrant workers to rush to Chengdu with the Leshan garrison and the materials captured in Yibin and Leshan. After handing over the materials to the logistics office, he let the units return to the building, and he himself took up his post in the 12th Division.

At this time, Zhang Haitao, the commander of the guard battalion, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and when he was in Leshan, the third company of the guard stayed to serve as the Leshan garrison. As soon as they arrived in Chengdu, the second guard company was transferred out to form a new unit, and there was only one guard company at hand, and the company commander Li Chengyi had to follow the corps commander every day. There are no soldiers at hand and panic, Zhang Haitao is afraid that a hole will appear in an oversight, and he regrets not being in a hurry. As soon as the third company returned, Zhang Haitao went to the corps commander and demanded that the second company of guards be formed immediately.

Liu Yimin thought about it and felt that the soldiers of the guard battalion were mainly Red Army soldiers who had been rescued from the Gui army. I asked Zhang Haitao how the training of the troops was recently.

Zhang Haitao was also a good person, and when he saw the regiment commander asking, he gave a detailed report on his training of troops according to the standards of the first battalion, and especially reported on the performance of the troops in the battle in Yangping Town.

Liu Yimin knew that the guard battalion was very brave in the battle of Yangping Town, and it can be seen that the soldiers have indeed improved their tactical level after training, coupled with the humiliating experience after being captured by the Gui army, the combat effectiveness should rise very quickly. It was immediately decided to expand the guard battalion into five companies, which would serve as a guard at the corps headquarters in peacetime and as a reserve in battle.

When Zhang Haitao heard this, he almost jumped up with joy, five companies, after another big battle, it may be a regiment. The question is where this soldier comes from, it takes a long time to train to recruit new soldiers, and to replenish the prisoners, they have long been robbed by other troops.

Seeing Zhang Haitao speechless, Liu Yimin was a little surprised, isn't this guy interested in the expansion of the army? Impossible! He said, "What's the matter, what's the problem?" ”

Zhang Haitao thought about it and still expressed his worries. When Liu Yimin heard this, it was indeed the case, but now that there are so many people in the Seventh Legion, are you afraid that there will be no soldiers? He said directly to Zhang Haitao: "One platoon will be drawn from each of the nine infantry regiments and the infantry battalions of the engineer regiment and artillery regiment, and they will be asked to transfer backbone platoons with excellent training and work style. In this case, your five companies will have two more platoons, one of which will be assigned as the corps chief's guard, and the other platoon will be under the command of Minister Hu. You go to Director Cai and ask him to immediately order the transfer of troops. In addition, there has been no instructor in the guard battalion, and you tell Director Cai that Liu Lizhi from the staff office will be the instructor of the guard battalion. Li Zongrui, who was transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the 31st Regiment of the 11th Division, was appointed deputy commander of the guard battalion, and Lu Maotian of the 3rd Battalion was transferred to serve as deputy instructor. Chen Zixu, who was transferred to the logistics department, went to the staff office to take over Liu Lizhi's work. You can listen to me, my guard battalion is going to be put into battle at a critical moment, it is to be the last straw that crushes the enemy, you have to make it into a sharp knife, a heavy hammer. If you take my guard battalion into an old soldier and a soft egg, like the original Central Guard Division, I don't say that you know what the consequences will be. ”

Zhang Haitao immediately stood up and saluted: "Please rest assured that the guard battalion must be the model battalion of the whole legion, no matter what kind of immortal he is, as long as the corps commander gives an order, the sword mountain will be in the sea of fire, and the guard battalion will also level him!" ”

Liu Yimin nodded: "Remember to equip mortars and heavy machine guns, and train according to the requirements of the training manual." Go ahead! ”

In this way, another heroic unit of the Red Seventh Army was born! The new guard battalion, which was formed by the backbone of various units, was called the eight tigers under Liu Yimin by [***] and the Yue Army, just like the special operations brigade and the six old backbone battalions, and they were all engaged in eating and drinking the blood of the Kou, which made the enemy terrified. Of course, that's an afterthought.

At the General Headquarters of the Red Fourth Front Army in Bazhong County, the leaders of the Fourth Front Army, who received the order from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission to go south to the Chengdu Plain, are discussing a plan of action.

In October 1932, the Red Fourth Front Army failed to break the enemy's fourth encirclement and suppression of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Region due to Zhang Guotao's large-scale purge and miscommand. On October 10, Zhang Guotao held an emergency meeting in Huangchaijia, Huang'an County, and decided to leave some troops to hold on to the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Region and advance westward with the main force. On November 11, the General Headquarters of the Red Fourth Front Army led the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 73rd main divisions and about 20,000 people of the International Regiment of the Young Communist Party to the west of the Jinghan Railway and moved westward. After many difficulties and dangers, more than 5,000 people were reduced, and they gained a foothold on the Sichuan-Shaanxi border and established the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area.

At this time, the Red Fourth Front Army had smashed the enemy's six-way siege and carried out a three-month training, and the whole army was expanded to 5 armies, 11 divisions, 32 regiments, and about 50,000 people. Among them, the Red 4th Army has jurisdiction over 10 divisions and 11 divisions, the 10th division has jurisdiction over the 28th, 30th, 34th, and 36th regiments, and the 11th division has jurisdiction over the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd regiments; The Red Ninth Army has jurisdiction over the 25th and 27th Divisions, the 25th Division has jurisdiction over the 73rd, 74th, and 75th Regiments, and the 27th Division has jurisdiction over the 79th, 80th, and 81st Regiments; The Red 30th Army has jurisdiction over the 88th, 89th, and 90th Divisions, the 88th Division has jurisdiction over the 263rd, 265th, and 268th Regiments, the 89th Division has jurisdiction over the 262nd, 264th, and 266th Regiments, and the 90th Division has jurisdiction over the 267th, 269th, and 270th Regiments; The Red 31st Army has jurisdiction over the 91st Division and the 93rd Division, the 91st Division has jurisdiction over the 272nd, 273rd, and 275th Regiments, and the 93rd Division has jurisdiction over the 271st, 274th, and 279th Regiments; The Red 33rd Army has jurisdiction over the 98th and 99th Divisions, the 98th Division has jurisdiction over the 294th and 295th Regiments, and the 99th Division has jurisdiction over the 296th and 297th Regiments.

At this time, the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area had already taken shape, and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Provincial Soviet Political Axe were established. The supreme leadership body of the Red Army is the Northwest Military and Political Commission, with Zhang Guotao as chairman and Chen Changhao and Xu Xiangqian as vice chairmen. The Northwest Military and Political Commission was in charge of the Red Fourth Front Army and all kinds of local armed forces of the Red Army in Sichuan-Shaanxi Province. Chen Changhao, political commissar of the Red Fourth Front Army, Xu Xiangqian, commander-in-chief, Wang Shusheng, deputy commander-in-chief, and Ni Zhiliang, chief of staff.

Historically, after the Zunyi Conference, in order to get rid of the enemy's encirclement and interception, on January 22, the central government ordered the Red Fourth Front Army to go west out of the Jialing River to contain the enemy. In view of the excessive pressure of the Central Red Army and the fact that there were many leaders accompanying it, in order to avoid greater losses in the revolution, the Fourth Front Army attacked in the direction of Guangyuan and launched the Guangzhao Campaign, with the aim of establishing a base area on the Sichuan-Gansu border. After encountering obstacles, he turned to southern Shaanxi, and then returned to the division to launch the battle of forcibly crossing the Jialing River, and won a great victory in destroying more than 10,000 enemies. After that, he resolutely abandoned the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area, and took the retreating cadres from the base area, a total of 100,000 people, to the west again.

Due to the appearance of Liu Yimin, this history is impossible to repeat.

Now, after receiving a telegram from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, the leaders of the Red Fourth Front Army learned that the Central Red Army had entered Sichuan in a big way and occupied Chengdu.

After reading the telegram, Chen Changhao was extremely excited, and immediately said to the commander-in-chief Xu Xiangqian: "Comrade Qianqian, the Central Red Army occupies Chengdu, and the western Sichuan Plain is ours. I will report to Chairman Zhang immediately, and you should hurry up and consider the battle plan. ”

Xu Xiangqian is a taciturn person, inversely proportional to the enthusiastic Chen Changhao. He muttered: "So that's the case, I said why the Sichuan army in front of me has been close to each other and hugged each other in the past few days, it turned out that I was afraid that we and the Central Red Army would attack them on two fronts." If we look at it this way, we will go down to the Chengdu Plain, and there will be little resistance, and the Sichuan army is likely to have become a frightened bird. If we attack, they are likely to hold out. Comrade Changhao, you should hurry up and report to Chairman Zhang, it seems that our original battle plan is no longer needed. ”

Chen Changhao went to send a report to Zhang Guotao for instructions, and Xu Xiangqian thought while looking at the map: Liu Yimin, the commander of the Red Seventh Army, led the army to occupy Chengdu? Isn't the Seventh Legion no longer there? Liu Yimin, I haven't heard of it, when did our Red Army have such a powerful general? Dare to run from Zunyi to Chengdu, have the guts! There is a chance to get to know him.

He Guoguang had already arrived in Yucheng, and what made him extremely depressed was that Liu Xiang actually avoided him. This awesome second brother, when has it been now, the red bandits have occupied Chengdu, and the western Sichuan Plain is red, do you still have the heart to play hide and seek with the central government?

Thinking of the anxious eyes of the Nanjing Commission, and then thinking of the anxiously waiting chasing army on the banks of the Chishui River, He Guoguang was angry. The reason why state affairs have reached such a point is because there are too many warlords like Liu Xiang who do not listen to the orders of the central government, prey on the people, and harm the localities. If it weren't for the fact that the red bandits had not been destroyed and could not kill each other, they should really let the commission mobilize the army and destroy this group of sticks.

It is not a way to sit and wait, He Guoguang decided to go straight to Liu Xiang's general headquarters to suppress bandits, block him, and see what he said.

really blocked He Guoguang, Liu Xiang was at the General Headquarters of the Bandit Suppression at this time, waiting for Xian Ying's news.

In fact, Liu Xiang was full of joy and anger at this time. The good news is that the Gan bandits have given up Yibin, and Pan Wenhua's department has already been stationed, indicating that the Gan bandits are likely to pass by in a hurry. It seems that there is still hope for a negotiated solution. What was angry was that the main force of the Gan bandits suddenly spread out between Leshan and Chengdu, opening warehouses on a large scale to release grain, dividing fields and land, and mobilizing young and middle-aged people to join the Red Army. If this development continues, won't the Gan bandits soon be able to develop and grow? If they don't leave, what will they do?

Liu Xiang, who was full of joy and anger, was anxious for Xian Ying to reply, what the Gan bandits were planning to do, and they had to find out quickly.

When He Guoguang broke in, Liu Xiang was meditating hard, and when he heard the guards blocking and He Guoguang's roar, Liu Xiang knew that it was impossible not to see him.

Seeing He Guoguang, Liu Xiang smiled all over his face, stepped forward and grabbed He Guoguang's hand, and said affectionately: "Brother Yuanzhang, don't come to harm?" Come on, come on, sit down and have tea. It's an old classmate, it's rare to see! ”

He Guoguang's face turned blue with anger, and he went straight to the point: "Fucheng, the red bandits have occupied Chengdu, and the western Sichuan Plain is erosive, are you still in the mood to hide and drink tea?" You tell me directly, why did you refuse Xue Yue's troops to enter Sichuan to suppress bandits? ”

Liu Xiang still had a smile on his face: "Brother Yuanzhang, sit down and drink tea first, and I'll tell you slowly." ”

Waiting for He Guoguang to sit down, Liu Xiang personally made him tea, and then said slowly: "This place in Yucheng is as hot as a stove in summer, and it can hit the wall when the fog is so thick in winter, it's really not a good place." Brother Yuanzhang, it's been hard all the way. Come, have a cup of tea and quench your thirst. ”

He Guoguang knew that his old classmate was no longer the old country boy he was back then, but a warlord leader who held heavy troops and dominated one side. Although the commission is in a hurry, I have to grasp it well, I have to speak slowly, I can't get angry, and it will not end well if I mess things up.

So, He Guoguang took a sip of the teacup and said: "Good tea, I have traveled to so many places in the country, when it comes to drinking tea, it is still comfortable for Sichuan people to drink!" ”

When Liu Xiang heard this, he even said it well, and diligently refilled the water for He Guoguang.

Waiting for Liu Xiang to continue the water, He Guoguang said: "Fucheng, water is good water, tea is good tea, but unfortunately now is not the time for you and my brothers to enjoy tea and catch up with the old." It is also strange to say that during the Battle of Xiangjiang, the red bandits were full of blood, and the corpses of the red bandits were all over the mountains. The people in the lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River have spread the saying that they will not eat Xiangjiang fish for ten years. Looking at the scene at that time, the red bandits lost at least half, and they were panicked like lost dogs. Those who were left behind and captured, and those who escaped and were caught abounded. But after arriving at the passage, this red bandit suddenly came back to life like a dead man, and suddenly he had an aura, destroyed the 3 divisions of Liu Jianxu's department, and attacked and occupied Zunyi, and even Xue Yue suffered a loss. Now it has attacked and occupied Chengdu, and its arrogance is very arrogant. If you don't take it seriously, when they sit big, it will be troublesome, and I'm afraid that you, the newly appointed chairman of Sichuan Province, will not be able to sit still. It is very likely that it was not to accompany me to drink tea, but was called by [***] and Zhu De to accompany them to drink tea. ”

Liu Xiang smiled: "It won't be so miserable!" My hundreds of thousands of troops are still afraid of them? ”

He Guoguang shook his head: "Fu Cheng, you haven't fought with the Vermilion Red Bandits, you don't know how powerful they are." When these people arrived at a place, they arrested the landlords who had a lot of money, land, and grain, opened warehouses to release grain, and gave the poor the landlord's land. Think about it, can the poor not use them? It won't be long before they can pull up a lot of teams. Look at Xu Xiangqian's bandit department in northern Sichuan, how many people were there when they first fled from Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and how many people are now, you will know how many people they will have in the future. You've been fighting for so long, haven't you made a name for yourself? ”

"It's all to blame on this Liu Wenhui, who fought a year of civil war, so that Xu Qianqian bandits seized the opportunity to gain a firm foothold." Liu Xiang said hatefully.

When He Guoguang heard Liu Xiang say this, he was secretly happy in his heart, and then said: "Yes, if it weren't for your non-stop infighting, where would Xu Xiangqian's bandit department have today's situation." At that time, there were only more than 10,000 of them, and several of your troops went up together, and without shooting, they were crushed by foot. Now you see, Xu Xiangqian's bandit department has claimed that the five armies are one division, and the team has grown several times, and if you want to eliminate them, you have to make great efforts. ”

Liu Xiang also sighed, picked up the teacup and said, "Come, drink tea!" ”

He Guoguang took a sip of tea and continued: "Fu Cheng, you may not know [***]. We brothers closed the door and said a word, and we called them bandits and communist wives every day, and that was all for the common people to hear. As a matter of fact, you also know that not only are they not bandits, but they are also powerful political parties with faith, program, organization, and army. Their purpose is to compete with us for the world. Did I ever serve as the acting propaganda minister of the Party Central Committee? Zhou Enlai is also the director of the political department of the Whampoa Military Academy! So which one is not a character, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, [***], Nie Rongzhen, and Peng Dehuai? If it weren't for the purpose of competing with us for the world, would they be popular bandits? These people are ambitious, and if you meet them, I'm afraid your Sichuan army will be compared. ”

Liu Xiang sighed again: "Red bandits are not easy to provoke, and your central army can't afford to provoke them!" ”

He Guoguang smiled: "Fu Cheng was frightened by Wang Jialie, right?" Wang Jialie turned Guizhou into an opium country, and the people were extremely poor, so it was completely right to take him. If you go to Guizhou now, the common people can't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood! After the central army entered Guizhou, as soon as he said that he would be dismissed, none of his subordinates spoke for him. Do you think such a person should be defeated! ”

Seeing that Liu Xiang was silent, He Guoguang took a sip of tea and said, "You and Wang Jialie can't be compared." Since defeating Liu Wenhui last year, you have been bent on ruling Sichuan and stabilizing Sichuan, and you have a high reputation among the people and the army. In particular, you have unified the finances and forbade all armies to raise their own salaries, which has reduced the burden on the people of Sichuan! This point is clear to the national political axe, and the chairman of the committee knows even better, otherwise he would not have supported you in attacking Liu Wenhui. In addition, you have heavy troops, and the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army is extremely strong, and the chairman of the committee has to rely on it a lot, where is it possible to do the same thing as dealing with the political situation in Guizhou! That's the self-destruction of the Great Wall, and the wise don't do it! ”

Liu Xiang drank tea and said nothing.

He Guoguang felt that he had achieved a lot of success today, but he couldn't push it too hard, and when he wanted to barbecue the meat, the fire was too big and the meat was scorched. He said, "Fu Cheng, we are not in a hurry, you think about it slowly." We'll talk about it when we figure it out. However, there is one thing you have to pay attention to, don't let Xu Qianqian converge with the Vermilion Red Bandits, if once they converge and the two armies merge into one, this Chengdu Plain will no longer be something you and I can go to and play whenever we want. The granaries and abundant soldiers of the Chengdu Plain will nourish them to be extremely strong. When the time comes, hehe, I'm afraid it's not me who came to look for you, but you fled to Nanjing to find me. Laughing down, goodbye, old classmate, I'm ready to be summoned by you. ”

Seeing that He Guoguang was about to leave, Liu Xiang hurriedly said: "Wait, Brother Yuanzhang, the Red Bandits are now proposing to unite and resist the war, unite with the outside world, and welcome Chairman Jiang to lead the national war of resistance, which is a clear desire to negotiate peace with the Central Committee." I wonder what the chairman thinks about this? ”

He Guoguang looked at Liu Xiang and saw that Liu Xiang was very serious, so he thought, could it be that this guy was fascinated by the propaganda of the red bandits? He said: "Fu Cheng, if the red bandits are really willing to give up their ideas and accept the leadership of the national political axe and organize the troops, I personally feel that it is not impossible. However, judging from the actions of the Communist Party, this must be their strategy to delay the army, fearing that the central army will encircle and suppress it, and put forward the slogan of resistance, intending to prolong the time for rest and replenishment. Can't believe it. ”

Liu Xiang said stubbornly: "According to the information transmitted from Chengdu, the red bandits not only said this to reporters, but also to the common people, and even to their soldiers. Now newspapers and radio stations all over the country have said that the Red Army wants to go north to resist, and whoever dares to stop and pursue it will be annihilated. Now it's troublesome, the whole country knows that they want to resist, who dares to fight them! ”

He Guoguang smiled: "Who wouldn't know this kind of propaganda trick?" That is, it is just to deceive the common people. Could it be that Fu Cheng would still believe that their propaganda would not work? ”

Liu Xiang said: "I don't believe it or not, I want to see if they really want to go north to resist." ”

"What if they don't leave Chengdu?"

Liu Xiang squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Hit!" ”

He Guoguang said: "Fu Cheng, I am relieved if you have the idea of fighting." Please remember my reminder and don't let the northern Sichuan Xu front converge with the vermilion bandits in Chengdu. In that way, even if they go north to resist, they will occupy the Chengdu Plain. After all, whether it is resistance or wandering, food and soldiers are needed. ”

After speaking, He Guoguang took his leave.

After He Guoguang left, Liu Xiang called Fu Chang and informed He Guoguang of his meaning. Then he asked Fu Chang if the Red Army occupying Leshan had gone.

Fu Chang said that the Red Army occupying Leshan did not withdraw, and the main force went to Ya'an. Now Liu Wenhui telegraphed several times a day asking for reinforcements, and he was worried every day, afraid that the red bandits would really go to fight Ya'an.

Liu Xiang asked, "What do you think?" ”

Fu Chang said: "Fu Cheng, I think so, if the red bandits concentrate on fighting Liu Wenhui, it means that they want to gain a foothold in the western Sichuan Bazi, and we have to find a way." If they don't beat Liu Wenhui, it means that they have no intention of occupying the dam in western Sichuan. Why? Because now the main force of our army is unable to rescue, Liu Wenhui is equivalent to a lone army, and it is easy to eliminate it. After the elimination of Liu Wenhui, the worries of the west will be relieved, and we can concentrate our forces to meet us. This is a superficial truth, and the leader of the red bandits must have seen it very clearly. ”

Liu Xiang nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Tell Liu Wenhui that he must stick to Ya'an, and we will use him as a touchstone to see if the Red Army really wants to go north to resist or to grab territory. In addition, urge Xian Ying to see what he is grinding, why hasn't he started negotiations yet? Wait any longer, and the red bandits will occupy the Chengdu Plain. ”

After Fu Chang left, Liu Xiang felt more and more upset, so he drove home.

On the afternoon of January 9, the central column finally arrived in Chengdu after several days of marching.

Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong, and Feng Dafei led the cavalry battalion to meet Shuangliu.

Seeing the central leaders, Liu Yimin was busy saluting one by one, shaking hands one by one, and greeting one by one.

[***] eyes are full of appreciation, and he praises well done.

Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "Comrade Liu Yimin, the lone army has traveled thousands of miles, and the famous city of Dieke is also a miracle, and I am afraid it is rare in history." It seems that only Chen Qingzhi, the white-clothed general of the Southern Dynasty, has ever done it. ”

Liu Yimin hurriedly saluted Mr. Zhu: "Commander-in-chief, don't make fun of me, how dare I compare with Chen Qingzhi." I'm just a young player under you and [***], and it's my duty to fight wherever I want. I am satisfied with the completion of the task and the disgrace of the mission. If I can't complete the task, I'm afraid the commander-in-chief will hit my board! ”

[***] also smiled and said: "Chen Qingzhi is not incomparable, if our Red Army wants to establish New China, we must create a miracle in the world." You need a general who is stronger and more capable of fighting than Chen Qingzhi. ”

The group talked and laughed, got on the horse and galloped towards Chengdu.

(To be continued)