When Ni Hua came in, he saw Liu Yimin, who was wearing a new military uniform, looking at him with a smile.

Ni Hua chuckled in his heart, it turned out that this guy was so heroic when he was not sick, with starry eyebrows and a majestic figure, standing there and standing there. I originally only thought that his eyes were deep, dark, and moving, but I didn't expect him to be so amazing after putting on the military uniform. It seems that he has the style of a famous general!

Liu Yimin said: "Dr. Ni, thank you for saving your life, I feel that I have recovered, and I have worked hard for you in the past few days." At noon I would like to treat you to a meal and say thank you. ”

Ni Hua thought, you called me here to invite me to dinner! Just say, "Thank you for your kindness, you don't have to eat." As long as you win more battles on the battlefield in the future, I will be content. ”

Liu Yimin was also not polite, and then said: "It's okay to skip dinner, there are still some things I want to discuss with you." I heard Chen Tong say that you are leaving soon, and I should have sent someone to escort you to Yucheng, but looking at the current situation, the Central Army will arrive in Chengdu in a few days, and it is better for you to stay in Chengdu, and when there is a plane, you can go back to Shanghai directly. ”

After hearing this, Ni Hua said lightly: "Then I'll stay in Chengdu and wait, thank you for telling me the news." ”

Liu Yimin was surprised to see that Ni Hua was not as happy as he imagined, so he said again: "There is a reluctant request, you think about it, how to reply is your business, not reluctantly." That is, our army wants to go north to resist, but there are hundreds of thousands of troops blocking in front, and we must open a road to rush over. Seeing that it is a life-and-death battle, there must be a lot of wounded, and with your surgical level, you can save many lives. I would like to beg you to stay, to come with us, and when this battle is over, I promise to send someone to escort you back to Chengdu and take a plane back to Shanghai, or to Yucheng to take a plane back to Shanghai. Please consider it and don't rush to answer. ”

Ni Hua said: "You are in a difficult position to be strong. ”

Liu Yimin said: "You went to the United States to study, and you are also studying here. What's more, the United States is now in a peaceful scene, where can you meet so many wounded people for you to intern? Keeping in mind my words, learning from practice and learning from theory is equally important, and only by applying the theory learned to practice can we produce results. I can say that if you come with me, you will have your bachelor's thesis, and even your future doctoral thesis. ”

Ni Hua's face was full of vividness, and his eyes glanced at Liu Yimin: "I didn't expect you to be not only a greedy ghost, but also a cowhide king." However, you are right, it is important to learn from practice, and it is useless to read more theories without putting them into practice. ”

Liu Yimin struck while the iron was hot: "How is it, agreed?" Thank you, you are such a good girl who understands righteousness. ”

Ni Hua raised his face: "You are forcing me." ”

Liu Yimin smiled: "How can it? I'm just inspiring you to progress. ”

Ni Hua thought for a while and said, "I can go with you." However, I had to send a message to my parents, and I don't know what they were doing at home. ”

Liu Yimin nodded: "That's as it should be." You go to Ling Kun and ask him to send a few warriors with you to keep you safe. Remember to telegraph with skill and not let others know that you are with the Red Army. ”

Ni Hua agreed and ran out.

That night, the sniper brigade, guard battalion, cavalry battalion, and Lao San Battalion, which were left to protect Liu Yimin's safety, that is, the first battalion of the 37th Regiment of the 13th Division, quietly left Chengdu and waited on guard outside the north gate.

When Li Chengyi led a company of guards to escort Liu Yimin and the field hospital to catch up, the soldiers looked at the regiment commander on the war horse and let out a burst of cheers.

Chen Dayong, Wang Tongsheng, Hu Laohu, Zhang Haitao and others have seen the regiment commander for the first time in so many days. As soon as he saw Liu Yimin, he immediately stepped forward to salute.

Chen Dayong shouted loudly: "Report to the corps commander: Chen Dayong, the political commissar of the Red 13th Division, was ordered to lead the old third battalion, guard battalion, cavalry battalion, and sniper brigade to escort you north." Please instruct! ”

Liu Yimin raised his hand and returned the salute: "Please take a break!" ”

Chen Dayong turned around and shouted: "All of them, listen to my command, stand upright!" Salute to the comrades of the glorious field hospital! ”

This made the medical staff of Chen Tong's field hospital very excited, and hurriedly returned the salute.

Ni Hua, who let the soldiers lead the horses, wear civilian clothes, and ride on the horses, was also excited. Unexpectedly, this young Red Army corps commander was really loved by the soldiers, and he was respected by the officers and soldiers for carrying the field hospital that had completed the rescue mission. Looking at the back of the man on the white horse, a hint of obsession flashed in his eyes. Maybe in the future, after finishing his studies, he will come back to serve as the deputy director of the field hospital, which is really useful for his learning. Thinking about it, I felt a little stupid, looked up and glanced around, and saw Tang Xingying looking at the back in front of me with a shy and obsessive face. With a sigh in his heart, the smile on his face disappeared into the boundless night.

With a smile on his face, Liu Yimin rode his horse slowly through the neatly lined up ranks of the old third battalion, cavalry battalion, and sniper brigade, and ordered Chen Dayong: "Go!" ”

Hu Laohu rode out on horseback and led the cavalry battalion to open the way.

The team lit torches and headed for Deyang.

From Chengdu to Deyang, it is the hinterland of the Chengdu Plain, and the roads are in good condition.

Although Liu Yimin did not dare to gallop on horseback, he was always faster on a horse than on foot. After a night march, starting in the morning, we arrived at Deyang and joined the corps headquarters.

After all, Liu Yimin has not fully recovered, and after a night of travel, he can't support it anymore. When I arrived at the corps headquarters, I greeted Political Commissar Luo, Cai Zhong, and Feng Dafei, and went to the arranged room and fell asleep.

I slept until 4 p.m., and when I woke up, I heard a low sob. When I opened my eyes, it was Zhao Xiaoman, the girl, who was crying by the bed.

Liu Yimin thought to himself, he hadn't seen her for the past few days, where did this girl come from. He said, "Don't cry, am I fine?" ”

Zhao Xiaoman heard Liu Yimin speak and knew that he had woken up. raised his head and glanced at Liu Yimin, tears fell uncontrollably.

When Liu Yimin asked, he found out that Zhao Xiaoman was sent by Cai Zhong to the 13th Division to teach singing the military songs and marches written by Liu Yimin during this time, and knew that after he was assassinated, he was bent on going back to Chengdu to visit, but he was stopped by them on the plateau. As soon as Liu Yimin arrived in Deyang, Zhao Xiaoman, who got the news, came over. I've been in the room for a long time.

Liu Yimin said: "Okay, don't cry, it's all over." I'm back now. ”

Zhao Xiaoman said: "Don't act alone in the future, with this time, you should learn a lesson." No matter where you go in the future, you must ensure safety. ”

Liu Yimin smiled and said, "Silly girl, where in the world is there anything that is 100% safe?" The more people who want to report their lives on the battlefield, the easier it is to die. Only by completely destroying the enemy can we be truly safe. Okay, you wipe your tears, wash your face, and go to work. ”

Zhao Xiaoman nodded, and was about to leave after washing his face. Liu Yimin suddenly remembered that the day before yesterday he sang "My Home is on the Songhua River in the Northeast", and when the time comes, the soldiers can sing it against the Northeast Army, and maybe they can receive the miraculous effect of disintegrating the enemy army. stopped Zhao Xiaoman, asked Li Chengyi to bring paper and pen, wrote down the lyrics and songs, hummed again for Zhao Xiaoman to listen to, and told her to organize the troops to learn to sing as soon as possible.

After Zhao Xiaoman left, Liu Yimin hurriedly washed his face, ate, and found Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong and Feng Dafei to understand the situation.

Luo Ronghuan said: "All units of the Red Army have all assembled on the front line of Deyang, Zhongjiang, Sanjiang, and Suining. The headquarters has issued an operational order, planning to carry out the Fujia Battle between the Fujiang River and the Jialing River. The specific deployment will be reported to you by Chief of Staff Feng. ”

Feng Dafei pointed to the map on the wall and said: "According to the reconnaissance, the various units of the enemy's Sichuan Army on the North Road are concentrated in the area between the Fujiang River and the Jialing River, and a part of the main force is pressing on the line of the Jialing River, preparing to cooperate with the Yang Hucheng Department from southern Shaanxi to the south, the southern part of Hu Zong who has reached Guangyuan, and the Yang Sen Department and Liu Xiang Division who are facing the Fourth Front Army in the east of the Tongjiang River, as well as the Northeast Army that is about to arrive, to attack the Red Fourth Front Army; Another part of the main force stretched from Jiangyou and Mianyang in the west to Nanchong and Guang'an in the east, arranging defensive lines to block the northward advance of our Central Red Army. Since our troops are gathering in concealment, the enemy has not yet discovered the intentions of our troops. Therefore, the headquarters issued an order for the Fujia Campaign, with the Red First Army and the Ninth Army Corps to form the North Road Attack Group, commanded by [***] and Nie Rongzhen, out of Deyang, Zhongjiang, and Santai, sweeping through the Jiangyou and Mianyang areas, and after eliminating the enemy in the Mianyang area, attack Cangxi and Langzhong, and destroy or defeat the enemy's Jialingjiang troops; Our 3rd and 5th Army Corps formed the South Road Attack Group, commanded by Peng Dehuai and Yang Shangkun, out of Suining, attacked the enemy around Nanchong, and after succeeding, killed the southern part of the Jialing River, Peng'an, and Yilong. The headquarters and the central column acted with the 1st Army Corps. The task of our Seventh Army Corps is to penetrate into the Jiange area, hide and wait, and wait for Hu Zongnan's 1st Division to go south to reinforce the troops along the Jialing River of the Sichuan Army, find an opportunity to annihilate the enemy, and then capture Guangyuan. If Hu does not go south to reinforce from Jiange or attack the Fourth Front Army at Bazhong Tongjiang, then our Seventh Army Corps should quickly cross the Jialing River to capture Guangyuan and outflank the Bazhong front line of Huzong's southern and northern Sichuan Army. ”

After Feng Dafei finished speaking, Liu Yimin thought about the map for a while, and felt that the deployment of the Military Commission was very perfect, and the main troops on the west bank of the Jialing River were Deng Xihou's 28th Army and Tian Songyao's 29th Army, and these troops were not opponents of the Red Army and should collapse soon. Just look at Deng Xihou's determination to defend Mianyang, if he is determined to defend to the death, the First and Ninth Army Corps may have a lot of trouble. However, according to the topography here, Deng Xihou is likely to retreat to Jiangyou. If the first army seized Jiangyou first, then Deng Xihou could only retreat to the Jialing River. With [***] ability, where can Deng Xihou be his opponent, it must be to add another touch of color to the records of the Red First and Ninth Legions. As for Tian Songyao, in history, he was defeated by the Jialing River Battle of the Fourth Front Army in March, losing more than 10,000 people. Now that history has changed, it is the Red Third and Fifth Army Corps that will take him over, and he will soon be defeated and flee without even thinking about it.

After thinking about it, the goal of this battle was to take Hu Zongnan's first division and Yang Hucheng's department. Yang Hucheng's department didn't care about it for the time being, and there were four fronts to contain it. This first division alone is a hard nut.

According to historical records, the first division at this time had just been rebuilt in Tianshui, and it was very strong, with four infantry brigades, 12 infantry regiments and a cavalry regiment, each regiment had three battalions, each battalion had four companies, plus divisions, brigades, and regimental direct troops, with more than 30,000 people in the division. It is said that it is a division, which is stronger than the strength of other units of the Central Army. In addition, it is Chiang Kai-shek's starting army, and the descendants of the lineage are extremely loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, with strong cohesion, and the firepower configuration is unmatched in the current [***] troops. Before the Anti-Japanese War, it was a veritable "first division in the world".

If Hu Zongnan's first division was eliminated, Chiang Kai-shek would definitely cry bitterly, and Xue Yue and other generals of the pursuing army would probably be awakened from sleep.

On the other hand, the Red Seventh Army is a well-deserved main force of the Red Army in terms of tactical thinking, tactical movements, and firepower allocation. The whole regiment also has more than 30,000 people, and the morale is high. There is only one shortcoming, after all, it is the reorganization of the troops, although it has won several victories and achieved brilliant results, but it is all skillful battles, and the troops still lack the test of hard battles and vicious battles.

Liu Yimin regretted a little at this time, he should let the Red First Army cooperate with the Seventh Army to complete the task of eliminating the southern part of Hu Zong. You must know that Hu Zongnan's 30,000 horses are not comparable to those warlords' miscellaneous troops, and if they open up the formation to fight, I am afraid that the hundreds of thousands of Sichuan troops will not be the opponent of this first division.

Maybe the chairman and the boss trusted themselves too much, or maybe they didn't understand the strength of the First Division at this time, so as soon as they brought it up, they immediately agreed. Now that I think about it, I really underestimate myself.

However, although this first division was later expanded into an army, it was still annihilated by our People's Liberation Army. What our ancestors can do, we will definitely be able to do. I remember that when General Chen Geng ambushed the First Division, he cracked the enemy's password and commanded the enemy to enter the ambush circle step by step. Of course, the first division ambushed by Chen Geng cannot be compared with the current first division, there were only three regiments at that time, and they were reorganized and replenished in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the backbone was exhausted.

Let this world's first division be the whetstone after the establishment of the Red Seventh Army, and see if it is the fast blade of my Red Seventh Army or the hard fist of Hu Zongnan's First Division.

Liu Yimin, who had made up his mind, asked Feng Dafei: "When was the order of the Military Commission issued?" Did the legions start to act? ”

Feng Dafei said: "The order of the headquarters was issued at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, because the troops of the 1st and 9th Army Corps were only assembled in the early hours of this morning, and their distance was long, and the troops needed a little rest. The order from the headquarters demanded that the corps begin their operations tonight and start tomorrow. ”

Liu Yimin asked again: "Is there any news about the special detachment?" ”

Feng Dafei reported: "No, they practiced radio silence and could not be contacted. ”

Liu Yimin thought about it, it should be on the march. At present, the Red Army has not launched an attack, and it is impossible for Huzong to send reinforcements south in the south, and it is not yet time for the special detachment to move. asked Feng Dafei: "Did your staff office come up with a combat plan?" ”

Feng Dafei said: "After research, we have formulated three plans according to your expectations when you were in Chengdu, please take a look. After speaking, he took out the battle plan and handed it to Liu Yimin.

After Liu Yimin read it, he felt that the three plans were not perfect. One plan is to annihilate the enemy at Jianmen Pass. It is expected that the troops will lie in ambush on both sides of the Shu Road of Jianmen Pass, and wait for the enemy to occupy Jianmen Pass after passing through Jianmen Pass, close the back gate, and annihilate the enemy in the south of Jianmen Pass. The disadvantage of this plan is that it does not take into account that the enemy's forces are so large that the enemy's vanguard and rear forces must be separated by a long distance, and if there is a corps to assist, this plan is advisable. The second plan is to envisage that after the enemy leaves the Sword Gate and camps in the Sword Pavilion, he will launch a night attack and attack the city in the Sword Pavilion to annihilate the enemy. This plan is even more undesirable, let them occupy the county seat of Jiange, and go to attack the city at night, once the enemy wakes up, it will be a tough battle. The First Division was not the Guizhou Army, the Sichuan Army, or the Hunan Army, and it would not have abandoned the city and fled as soon as it heard the gunshots. With their firepower and strength, not to mention that one of the seven legions could not be attacked, even if they brought in the first legion, it was estimated that it would be bloody. You don't have to think about it. Looking at the third plan, it is assumed that the enemy crosses the Jialing River from the south of Jianmen Pass, and plans to move troops to the vicinity of Shaba and gather the enemy on the bank of the Jialing River.

Liu Yimin felt that the third plan was very creative, and in history, Marshal Xu Xiangqian and General Wang Shusheng commanded the Fourth Front Army to forcibly cross the Jialing River south of Jianmen Pass, and successfully tackled key problems from the south of Jianmen Pass. But Hu Zongnan is not Xu Xiangqian, he must have half the talent of Xu Shuai, and he will not be defeated step by step by the Northwest Field Army, which has only more than 20,000 people and only a few bullets per soldier.

After carefully thinking about Hu Zongnan's combat habits and surname characteristics in history, Liu Yimin firmly believed that Hu Zongnan would inevitably reinforce the troops on the west bank of the Jialing River of the Sichuan Army, and he would definitely go south through Jianmen Pass. There are three points on the basis, one is that Hu Zongnan was complacent at this time, the first division commander of the Huangpu Department, the first division in the world whose strength far surpassed that of an army, plus this army from the beginning of its creation, whether it was fighting the Eastern Expedition, the Northern Expedition, the Central Plains War, or the pursuit of the Red Army, it has never been attacked by the annihilation surname, and it can be said that it has won successive battles. This force is arrogant from top to bottom. The second is that Jianmen Pass is under the control of the Sichuan Army, and no one has been able to capture Jianmen Pass since ancient times. Third, if you go south along the east bank of the Jialing River from Guangyuan, most of the boats at the Jialing River ferry will be burned by the Sichuan army, and it will be difficult to raise boats to cross the river, and the Red Fourth Front Army will be watching nearby, and it may launch an attack at any time. As for the question of whether Hu Zongnan would go straight down the Jialing River from Guangyuan by boat, Liu Yimin didn't even think about it, not to mention that Guangyuan did not have the water carrying capacity to carry an army of more than 30,000 people at this time, even if there were, after Hu Zongnan went ashore, he would encounter the main force of the Red Army after defeating the Sichuan army and defending the Jialing River, and it would be difficult to escape the net. Just take advantage of the situation to capture Guangyuan.

Thinking about it, Liu Yimin said to Feng Dafei: "Focus on the first plan, the battle site is between Jianmen Pass and Hanyang, the troops follow behind the 1st and 9th Army Corps, and after arriving in Mianyang, disguise the defeat of the Sichuan army, covertly enter the border of Jiange County, bypass the north of Jiange County, and enter Hanyang. After the troops took control of Hanyang, they continued to camouflage the Sichuan army and waited for the southern part of Huzong. The specific combat deployment will be decided after Hanyang has seen the terrain. You come up with a plan for marching according to this idea, and you will deploy it at the combat meeting, and the march matters. ”

Feng Dafei agreed and hurried to the staff office to study the plan.

Cai Zhong asked if an operational meeting would be held immediately?

Liu Yimin nodded, and asked the leaders of each division and the heads of the directly subordinate units to go to the corps headquarters for a meeting at half past five.

After Cai Zhong left, Liu Yimin asked Luo Ronghuan how the combat mobilization of the troops was going, and what was the mood of the soldiers?

Luo Ronghuan replied that the combat mobilization had been completed, the morale of the units was very high, and many soldiers had written letters of determination to make meritorious contributions.

After finishing speaking, Luo Ronghuan couldn't help but ask Liu Yimin: "Why is the proportion of literate soldiers in the Seventh Army high?" Much higher than the other legions. ”

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Political commissar, you just came, and the situation has not yet been understood. Since the formation of the 18 th Regiment, the troops have paid close attention to cultural study and made clear regulations on the literacy level of cadres, for example, those who are less than 1,000 literate cannot become company commanders. What I mean by this is to build our troops into sharp-knife troops that are educated, idealistic, disciplined, and able to win wars. That is to say, it is necessary to be politically competent, first-class in quality, invincible, and invincible. ”

Luo Ronghuan sighed: "I am an old political worker of the Red Army, I don't know these references of yours, it seems that I still have to learn." ”

Liu Yimin thought to himself, you are the marshal of our army's political work, and my statements are the crystallization of your experience, but now you haven't seriously summarized it, so you are surprised when I say it. After you have worked hard to study it, there will be nothing new in these proposals of mine. Luo Ronghuan said: "It's nothing, we will learn together and make progress together in the future." You are older than me, you are old, what is wrong with me, you, big brother, must correct and remind me at any time to avoid personal mistakes and losses to our army. ”

Luo Ronghuan really admires this time, this Liu Yimin is not only up militarily, politically, but also so kind. Just these words, Captain Lin's stuffy gourd will never say it, Captain Peng has this kind of mind but may not be able to say it, that hot temper, and wants to quarrel if he doesn't agree with him. Before he came, he was afraid that the youngest regiment commander in the Red Army would be domineering and difficult to work with, but now it seems that this worry is purely superfluous. Although I have only been in contact with him a few times, it can be seen that the corps commander sincerely respects the political commissar and really wants to communicate with him.

Luo Ronghuan smiled generously: "Okay, I'll be a big brother." We are comrades, comrades-in-arms and brothers. Do a good job of unity, lead the troops well, win more battles, and win glory for the Red Army. If I say something wrong, remind me more, people make mistakes. ”

Liu Yimin said: "Opponents, help each other and improve together." Anyway, there is only one goal, which is to defeat all enemies! ”

Luo Ronghuan stretched out his hands and shook Liu Yimin together, and the two of them laughed at the same time.

Li Chengyi came in to report that the cadres had arrived and were waiting for the meeting.

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Let's go, political commissar, drive back, another good show is about to start!" ”

(To be continued)