Accompanied by He Zhengdao leading the two main divisions to successfully defeat the two Gui army divisions that crossed the river, after the news spread, the Longyun Division of the Dian Army decisively stopped advancing. For Long Yun, he didn't want to waste his main force in vain.

This result made Xue Yue feel very helpless. In fact, with his successful expulsion of Wong Ka Lie. These warlords in the southwest were wary of the Central Army and suddenly raised to the highest level.

Even if the main force of the Red Army is now assembled in Sichuan, the Yunnan army has deployed many troops on the Yunnan-Guizhou border, and the intention of this is self-evident. In the face of the southwestern warlords who secretly engage in alliances, not to mention that he cannot be managed by an appointed commander-in-chief of encirclement and suppression.

Even Chairman Chiang, who was far away in Nanjing, did not dare to provoke these powerful warlords too much, except for scolding them for supporting their own troops and standing on their own. If the Red Army is really allowed to mix with them, the Central Army is afraid that everyone will be in danger.

In the face of He Zhengdao's request for negotiation, Gui Jun seemed to agree very happily. Not long after, the Gui army, which had escaped from the ambush circle in isolation, also took the initiative to surrender to the independent column.

Regarding this situation, many Guijun officers who escaped couldn't help but complain: "If I knew this, I might as well not run!" ”

But the division commander of the Gui army, who ordered the surrender, still explained in a timely manner: "If we are captured in the ambush circle, the price for Chief Li to redeem us will be even higher." Taking the initiative to surrender now can also show our sincerity in not wanting a civil war.

In addition, even if we return to Guangxi, we will not have the reputation of a defeated general. Now we surrender on our own initiative, and it was also ordered by Chief Li, and we are just carrying out military orders, which is a big difference, understand? ”

After listening to the words of the two division commanders, it makes sense for these officers to think about it. Even if some people are reluctant to surrender, they also know that if they continue to fight, they will not be able to escape any of them. Without supplies, what will they do to continue fighting the Red Army?

Xiao Jinguang, who personally led the team to receive the prisoners, was also very happy and said: "Commander, this battle is beautiful!" You made a good start for our independent column! ”

Facing Xiao Jinguang's happiness, He Zhengdao smiled bitterly: "Political commissar, with nearly one-to-one troops, we still have the advantage of firepower and terrain, and in the end, we still let them break through." This battle is a defeat in my opinion.

I have to say that the combat effectiveness of the Gui army is very strong. At least in my opinion, stronger than the Central Army I have fought against. Through this battle, I also saw that there are many problems in the troops.

The pace of expansion of our independent column is too fast, and most of the officers and men at the grassroots level are prisoners anyway. There is still a big gap between their military quality and that of these well-trained Gui troops.

Next, for the recruitment of these Gui troops, it depends on the political commissar. The officers of the Gui Army, if they want to make them anyway, they are afraid that it will be difficult. But the quality of these grassroots soldiers is good, and they can recruit one by one. ”

Listening to what He Zhengdao said, Xiao Jinguang also knew. For the independent column, the casualties of more than 1,000 people in this battle were indeed quite large. But Xiao Jinguang also knew that such a loss was already a big victory compared to the record.

I heard from the officers below before that He Zhengdao has extremely strict requirements for the battle damage of the troops. If that unit suffered too many casualties in the course of the battle, even if it was victorious, He Zhengdao would hold the commander responsible.

Now it seems that the officers were right. The commander in front of him is indeed a little different from other senior operational commanders. Likes to pursue the smallest losses and get the biggest wins.

'Commander, such a victory is already a big victory, and don't blame yourself too much. At the moment, we are in the process of switching to war, and the troops do not have time to conduct too systematic military training, so it is very good to be able to fight like this.

I'll leave the rest of the sweeping to me, and I'll leave the battle on the front line to you. I have always wondered why the independent division is fighting more and more soldiers and supplies, but now it seems that your command is still effective.

In this battle, I believe that the weapons, ammunition and supplies we have captured alone will be enough for us to cope with the battle for a period of time. The Sichuan army, which defeated these two Gui divisions and defended Tianquan City, was afraid that they were already frightened at this moment. ’

For the first battle of joining the independent column, Xiao Jinguang also felt very satisfied. Before He Zhengdao's youth, he was still worried about him. At this moment, I can feel that He Zhengdao is still very experienced in dealing with people.

Regarding the transaction with Gui Jun, He Zhengdao asked the headquarters for approval, and handed over the follow-up matters to Xiao Jinguang to be responsible. He took the main force of the two divisions and went to Tianquan City openly.

Originally, I thought that the Red Army, which was constantly attacking Tianquan now, was the main force of the independent division that almost captured Lao Chiang. Only now do I know that the real main force is still to come. Nearly 30,000 Red Army, how can they defend it?

Looking at Deng Xihou, who sent a telegram asking for help again, he also looked extremely headache and said: "Reinforcements, I'm going to find reinforcements for them now?" Send a telegram to Janssen and ask him to send two brigades over to assist us in our defense. ”

Listening to Deng Xihou's words, the chief of staff of the 28th Army smiled bitterly and said: "Military seat, if you want Yang Sen to send troops, I'm afraid it's difficult!" Or send a telegram to Liu Xiang and see what he says? Fight hard with the Red Army, you can't make it!

You and I both know how strong the Gui army is. The closest to us at the moment is Liu Wenhui's troops. But you can also see that Liu Wenhui's main force, not long after leaving Ya'an, withdrew again.

He, an old fox, probably also saw that this independent division was not easy to deal with, and he didn't want to consume the little main force at hand. If you really want to lose the troops in your hands, do you think the Central Army can really give him any good fruits to eat? ”

When the Sichuan army began to worry about the independent column pointing at Chengdu, the Red Fourth Front Army in Abali County also received the news that the independent column was advancing to Tianquan. For the boldness of the independent column, the commander-in-chief Xu Xiangqian was also very shocked.

Looking at the deployment map of the Sichuan army, Xu Xiangqian also smiled and said: "Now Deng Xihou is only afraid that he will be frightened!" With only his 28th Army, it was very difficult to block the advance of the independent column of the Red First Army.

As long as the Sichuan army pursues us and divides forces to reinforce it, then our opportunity will come. The central government's strategy of dividing troops seems to have taken a big risk, but it actually makes the Sichuan army a little difficult to take care of! ”

led the Red Fourth Front Army into Xu Xiangqian in southern Sichuan, and fought with the Sichuan Army many times. Now it has been learned that the Central Red Army has entered the Danba area, and it is believed that the two armies will meet in the near future.

Although the Central Red Army lost nearly half of its troops in the first battle of the Xiangjiang River. But since Mao Taizu returned to power, the Central Red Army seems to have changed its strength, and its strength is constantly recovering and growing.

Even if there was a lack of an independent column to follow the main force north, the Central Red Army, which was now planning to join forces with the main force, also had a strength of nearly 50,000 troops. Together with the troops of the independent column, the combat effectiveness of the Central Red Army was also restored considerably.

Under such circumstances, the Sichuan army wants to continue to encircle the Red Army north, but it is afraid that it is unlikely. It's just that Xu Xiangqian also knows that at present, the Northwest Army and Hu Zongnan's troops have already deployed defenses in the Gannan area, and it is not easy to break out of the encirclement.

The situation on the front line, He Zhengdao knew that even if he cared, it would be useless. Even if he knew that the situation of the Red Fourth Front Army was not very good today. But he knew that he couldn't do this kind of thing for the time being.

At least today's Central Red Army is almost the same as the strength of the Red Army. Under such circumstances, I believe that the leader surnamed Zhang, who planned to set up a separate central committee in history, should also consider the serious consequences caused by this.

Far water can't save the near fire, He Zhengdao let go of his worries about the main force. The commander of the independent column began to be summoned and began to discuss the operation of the attack on Tianquan. For this portal, He Zhengdao must be knocked down.

Even if the independent column did not march into Chengdu in the end, it was necessary to highlight a gap to make the Sichuan army that surrounded the Red Army come back to help. Only in this way can the pressure of the main forces of the Red Army in the Aba area be greatly reduced.

Looking at the defense map of the Tianquan Chengchuan Army in front of him, He Zhengdao still said quickly: "In order to end the battle as soon as possible, open up the passage into the hinterland of Sichuan." In this battle, the tactics of psychology and force were adopted in parallel, forcing the Sichuan army to retreat on its own.

Starting tomorrow, your three main divisions will advance from the left, right, and center routes. Remember, the offense has to be strong. The three main divisions of you, without the main attack and assist, all gave me an all-out attack.

Scout, after the battle starts tomorrow, create chaos in the whole city of Tianquan for me. What you have to do is to put a kind of pressure on the Sichuan army inside and outside the city to close the siege after the battle starts, and force the Sichuan army to collapse by itself.

The recruit brigade, which acts as a reserve for the column, and the three artillery battalions of the artillery regiment, all of which are assigned to three divisions to participate in offensive operations. In this battle, we must win quickly, so that the Sichuan army can truly feel the strong attack power of our independent column. ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

Hearing that the general offensive would begin tomorrow, the three main division commanders all looked very happy. For them, with the detailed defense map provided by the reconnaissance group, there is still not much pressure to fight these Sichuan garrisons in front of them!

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