Not to mention the arrangements and arrangements of the Red Third Front Army on Li Jiansheng and Luo Ronghuan's side, but to say that the Red Second Front Army on the side of He Long and Ren Bishi is now full of happy events.

The first is that the strength of the troops has been further developed. Although it is said that, in accordance with the instructions of the central authorities, the troops began their "westward expedition," leaving the 18th Division of the 6th Army Corps of the Red Army to persist in the struggle in the Soviet area, the new 5th Division and the 16th Division, which were composed of local armed forces, were respectively incorporated into the 2nd and 6th Army Corps of the Red Army, bringing the total strength of the two corps to more than 17,000 men, greatly increasing their strength. This is an unprecedented strength, and it is finally in line with the number of the Red Second Front. Besides, the quality of these Xiangxi soldiers is indeed good. As a veteran, He Long and Ren Bishi, an old political worker, are both happy to see it.

The second thing is that his troops have won several battles in a row and annihilated many enemies. More importantly, these victories completely cleared the obstacles to the troops' westward expedition. Originally, after the main forces of the Red 2nd and Red 6th Army Corps of the Red Second Front Army set out from the Sangzhi area to carry out the strategic transfer, the Red 2nd and Red 6th Army Corps first went south to central Hunan and captured Xinhua, and then transferred to southern Hunan, entered Guizhou Province in the west, and reached the Shiqian area. When the enemy was intercepted in front, He Long waved his army into Hunan and won a great victory in Xinhua again. Not to mention the two regiments of enemies annihilated, it is very impressive to recruit more than 5,000 new soldiers.

The third thing was that the central government telegraphed the Red 2nd and Red 6th Army Corps to change their names to the Red Second Front Army, and then march west to join forces with the Red Third Front Army from the east, and then the two armies joined forces to the north to join forces with the Red First Front Army. With the guidance of such a concept, He Long, Ren Bishi and others will know what to do.

The fourth thing is that the Red Third Front Army has already sent a telegram, saying that the main force has been divided into three ways to pick it up, and the cavalry reconnaissance unit in front of it will theoretically be able to connect with the Red Second Front Army within two days.

When the telegram from the Red Third Front arrived at the Red Second Front, the military and political leaders of the Red Second Front were in a meeting. He Long, who had a pipe in his mouth, was listening to Guan Xiangying's briefing, and suddenly received a joint message from Li Jiansheng and Luo Ronghuan, and immediately took it, and he didn't care about listening to the report, but just read it carefully. When he saw the gifts described by the two leaders Li and Luo at the end of the telegram, he laughed happily at the moment. Ren Bi next to him was a little strange. He was familiar with He Long's character, and although he knew that he was in a good mood this way, he didn't laugh, and glanced at He Long beside him a little strangely. He Long took a few puffs of cigarette and handed the telegram to Ren Bishi. When Comrade Ren saw it, he laughed too. The two giants laughed, and the others wondered. Lao Ren simply handed the telegram to Xiao Ke, and after reading it, Xiao Ke handed it to Guan Xiangying and a few. After reading it, the main responsible persons of the Red Second Front Army were all happy. He Long glanced at everyone, stood up, and said with a smile: "Okay, just drive here." I see, let's hurry up and see our little god of war! Look at it, there's a whole regiment of mountain artillery in the list of weapons that were given to us! And doctors and medicine, that's good stuff! Go, pick them up! With that, he walked out the door first. Comrade Ren smiled and shook his head and followed. The others also walked out the door smiling.

With the order of Mr. He, the 3th divisions of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Red 2nd Army of the Red Second Front Army and the 16th and 17th divisions of the Red 6th Army Corps were divided into two routes and moved towards the Sichuan-Hunan border together. Because of the good news of the meeting, and because they learned that it was the Red Army's victorious unit, the Red Third Front Army, and the troops of Li Jiansheng, the "God of War," who came to meet them, the commanders and fighters of the two corps and six divisions of the Red Second Front Army were in high spirits, and the speed of advance was noticeably quickened.

At about 11 o'clock in the evening of May 26, 1935, when Li Jiansheng and Luo Ronghuan, who had just led their troops into Lihua (now Litang), settled down and were about to discuss the second military action, Bai Kaishan strode in and made a report. Luo Ronghuan was slightly stunned. Because Bai Kaishan is a front-line commander, why did he come here? But looking at Bai Kaishan's expression, it was clear that he was rushing over, Li Jiansheng reacted quickly, stood up immediately, and said: "The mountain is coming, isn't it ......" Bai Kaishan saw it, and immediately saluted: "Report to the commander-in-chief and political commissar, our division has docked with the 5th Division of the Red Second Front Army, and it is estimated that the head of the Red Second Front Army will come over soon!" ”

"Ahh Li Jiansheng jumped up.

"Good!" Luo Ronghuan stood up.

"Immediately notify the logistics, quickly pack up the house, and prepare food." Li Jiansheng shouted to Shen Pheasant outside the door, and said to Luo Ronghuan and Bai Kaishan: "Old Luo, old Bai, go, pick them up!" "Let's go out first. Luo Ronghuan smiled and followed. Bai Kaishan walked to the end. Shen Pheasant informed the personnel to go early. Only the beautiful Shang Zhiyuan followed silently. Shen Ying didn't know when she arrived here, and when she saw the situation here, she followed silently, her eyes just swept over the backs of Shang Zhiyuan and Li Jiansheng, and she didn't know what to think.

Li Jiansheng, who was riding a horse at the front, under the guidance of the soldiers of the guard company, advanced quickly and went straight to the Jiawa in the south, while secretly amazed in the bottom of the earth. Because, in history, on June 3, 1936, a year later, the Red 6th Army Corps joined the 32nd Army of the Red Fourth Front Army (formerly the 9th Army of the Red Front Army) in this area. Unexpectedly, it is now his own troops who are doing this in the same place. It's just that this time it was not the Red 6 Legion that came from the opposite side, but the Red 2 Legion!

Li Jiansheng and Luo Ronghuan's squad walked forward for more than an hour, and from a distance, they saw a column of torches rushing straight towards them. Li Jiansheng was a little excited, and smiled at Luo Ronghuan behind him: "Old Luo, the eight achievements on the other side are He Long!" ”

It was indeed He Long and his entourage. Under the guidance of the guards on both sides, Li Jiansheng's big hand and He Long's big hand were tightly clasped together. The two had never met, but at the moment they were like old friends, holding each other, and for a while, the two of them laughed together, and the people around them also laughed. Holding the old qi like this, the two of them let go of their hands together and introduced the accompanying people separately. Li Jiansheng shook hands with Ren Bishi and Li Da again; He Long shook hands with Luo Ronghuan, Bai Kaishan and others. Then, under the guidance of Li Jiansheng's guard troops, Li Jiansheng and He Long walked side by side in front, Ren Bishi and Luo Ronghuan walked side by side, and the group went straight to the temporary station of the General Headquarters of the Red Third Front Army in Lihua.

When He Long and Ren Bishi of the Red Second Front Army washed up and came out, Zeng Zhongsheng had already rushed over, and he was another salute. As a result, the principal responsible persons of the two major front armies did not pay attention to the fact that it was already 3 o'clock in the morning, and they drank tea and chatted in a private house in Lihua.

The victorious rendezvous of the Red Second Front Army and the Red Third Front Army was a major event in the history of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. But the historians of later generations are miserable, and they will fight for the time of this division on May 26 or 27. The former believed that the front troops of the Red Third Front Army and the vanguard of the Red Second Front Army should be counted as two divisions; The latter believes that this will of course be subject to the handshake of the supreme leaders of the two armies. For this reason, the views of the two schools of historians can be described as a fierce collision. Of course, this is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being. It was just that the victory of the Red Second Front Army and the Red Third Front Army added a strong touch to the Chinese revolution.