Chapter 21: Mr. Peng's Laughter (3)
Entering the house, a few people chatted casually. In the end, Mr. Peng still asked Chen Shuxiang and Cheng Cuilin of the 34th Division of the former Red Fifth Army to introduce the situation first.
When Chen Shuxiang transferred his headquarters to cover the 8th Army Corps and encountered the enemy's encirclement in Xinwei and thought that the battle would be lost, Li Jiansheng, the commander-in-chief of the Red Third Front Army, personally led the troops to rush over, first killed the artillery of the 44th Division of the Gui Army, and then used the enemy's artillery to counter the infantry of the 44th Division of the Gui Army, and finally converged with the 34th Division to annihilate the 44th Division and captured more than 1,000 enemies and all the baggage of the division. Subsequently, the two armies acted in unison, marched to break through Gulingtou to rescue the Red 18th Regiment, and eliminated two regiments of the 24th Division of the Gui Army. Subsequently, the three troops coordinated their actions, and marched to Fenghuangzui to eliminate a division of the Hunan Army, saved the rest of the International Division of the Young Communist Party and the rest of the Red Eighth Army, and then turned around and completely annihilated another independent regiment of the 24th Division of the Gui Army. At the same time, the Red 16th and Red 17th Army Corps were used to make the appearance of encircling the other two divisions of the Gui Army, so that the enemy was busy with rescue, but his own troops took the opportunity to jump out of the encirclement at once, and the whole army crossed the Xiang River, and then marched to Madi.
These details, except for a very small part, were learned by Chen Shuxiang after understanding the situation through other aspects, most of them were personally experienced, so the explanation was full of twists and turns, ups and downs, and the thrilling places and Li Jiansheng's tricks were all thrilling but interesting, and I only heard Mr. Peng, Yang Shangkun, and Deng Ping three eyes were fascinated.
After settling down, Mr. Peng smiled and said, "Shuxiang, Cuilin, you two have also worked hard." Truth be told, all three of us almost thought we were saying goodbye to you. Now you're back, and it's good. That's great! After a pause, he said to Li Jiansheng again: "Little Lizi, you are getting better and better at fighting." Well, at least this series of achievements makes each of us amazed! ”
Deng Ping also said excitedly: "Great, so exciting." It's a good idea to take the enemy's artillery first, and then use artillery to counter it! I didn't know you before, I just heard them talk about you, well, when I saw you today, it was really a tiger general. Heroes are boys! ”
Yang Shangkun also said: "I have long heard about the heroic deeds of Li Jiansheng of the Red Third Front Army, and I also know that you are young, but I really didn't expect you to be so young. Haha, today we really met you, the legendary hero who saved the lives of thousands of our soldiers. ”
Several leaders of the three legions praised this violently, which made Li Jiansheng embarrassed, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Old chief, it's not so much to praise people?" No matter how much I boast, I'm embarrassed! With that, he laughed first. The others laughed too.
Next, it was Li Jiansheng's turn to introduce the situation. He first reorganized the 34th Red Division, then the 18th Red Regiment, and based on the Red 18th Regiment, he enriched the prisoners and the backbone of his original Guards Division and Artillery Division to build a new independent division, and Cheng Cuilin served as the division commander, and in order to facilitate unified command, the 34th Division, the Independent Division, and the Guards Division were unified into the Red 15th Army Corps, and finally the International Division of the Young Communist Party and the rest of the Red Eighth Army Corps were reorganized on the edge of the Xiangjiang River into the new 15th Division, which was also incorporated into the Red 15th Army Corps.
At the end, Li Jiansheng said with a smile: "Chiefs, the situation was urgent, and I didn't know whether everyone could come back alive, so in order to preserve my strength, I temporarily changed the opportunity and brought these cadres and soldiers out." In the absence of a notice to the leaders of the 3rd and 5th Army Corps, I was in a hurry to do so, so I had to organize it temporarily. Originally, it was thought that after joining up with the main forces of the First Army, these troops would be returned to their original formation. Now that I see the leaders, I think I will let the 18th regiment be rebuilt. There is only one point, at present, the troops of the 18th Regiment are disorganized with the remaining troops of the original Red Eighth Army Corps, and we have to think of a way to properly deal with the remaining troops of these two armies, that is, the current independent division. ”
Mr. Peng pondered for a while, discussed with Yang Shangkun and Deng Ping for a while, and then said to Li Jiansheng: "Since the Red Eighth Army is involved, we will not be in a hurry to deal with this matter now, or it will be attributed to the Red 15th Army, and it will be under your unified command for the time being." As long as the troops are there, it's easy to do. The three of us are not small-bellied people! After saying that, after thinking about it, Mr. Peng asked again: "Comrade Jiansheng, how is the situation of the 18th Regiment now?" ”
Li Jiansheng also gave a report on the current strength, cadre allocation, and weaponry of the 18 th Regiment, and pointed out in particular that because his unit had continuously annihilated the 44th and 24th divisions of the Gui Army and most of the 78th Division of the Hunan enemy Liu Jianxu and obtained a large amount of baggage, the weapons of these units had all been updated and they all had artillery companies.
He didn't say anything, as soon as he said it, the three leaders of the three legions were happy in their hearts, and the flying look on their faces made people feel that it was spring right now. Because if according to Li Jiansheng's words, the Red 18th Regiment is now the strongest regiment in the entire three army corps, although the number of backbone companies is somewhat different from before the Xiangjiang Campaign, but it has been supplemented from the capture, the weapons are more sophisticated than before, and the ammunition is also sufficient, and Li Jiansheng has arranged a part of the army to enrich it, and the current comprehensive strength of this regiment is not lower than before! The three people who were worried about the excessive casualties of the troops were a little relieved at this time. It's just that at the moment, this regiment will not be rebuilt, and they cannot be mobilized for a while. However, this is basically meat in a bowl, so there is no big problem if you don't use it for the time being. Come to think of it, as long as we meet with several other leaders of the central government, this problem will not be difficult to solve. It's just that this involves the Red Eighth Army, and it's really a bit difficult to do. Fortunately, Li Jiansheng is young and the commander-in-chief of the Three Front Army, and it is more or less reasonable to reorganize the Red Eighth Army in this capacity and in that thrilling scene. However, this also shows that this little plum is unrestrained, fearless, and unreasonable, which is also the reason why Li Jiansheng often wins battles, and it is also one of the reasons why the Red Eighth Army and the Red 18th Regiment have been preserved to this day! Come to think of it, even if there are some other voices in the center at that time, this matter will be justified! With this in mind, the three leaders of the three like-minded Red Army Corps glanced at each other again, and their opinions were unified.
With Mr. Peng's words, Li Jiansheng was embarrassed to say more about the 18th Regiment and the Independent Division, otherwise it would seem that he was a small-bellied chicken intestine. That's how it ended up. Huang Su obviously knew Deng Ping, and after Li Jiansheng and Mr. Peng had a good talk, the two of them also had a hot conversation.
The group chatted for a while, exchanged views on strengthening ties, and finally confirmed that from tomorrow morning, the Third Army Corps of the Red Front Army would go first, then the Red 15th Army Corps, the Red 17th Army Corps, the troops directly under the Red Third Front Army and the logistics baggage system, the Red 16th Army Corps, and finally the Red 18th Army Corps. Huang Su, political commissar of the Red Third Front Army, was in the Chinese army and marched with the troops directly under the front army. Li Jiansheng was postponed with the Red Eighteenth Army.