Chapter 56, The Three Channels of Aid

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Xia Xinsheng came to Xu Xiang and asked, "There are many channels to open up with the Soviet Union, why did they choose this road alone?" Do you know why? ”

Xu Xiangqian's mood was obviously depressed, and he said: "In fact, the chairman, vice chairman and commander-in-chief were not in favor of starting the westward expedition now. We've already tried it in the Crusade. Oh, by the way, it wasn't long before you made a mistake.

In fact, the purpose of the Eastern Crusade was that the territory was too small at that time to support so many troops. Shanxi is a well-known rich province, and there will be a lot of convenience in collecting materials and raising money, and at the same time, among the armies in the northwest, the Jin Sui army is also the weakest. Naturally, he chose to cross the river and go east.

This is the Luliang base area. Later, nearly a million Guo troops came to encircle and suppress us, and we shrank our troops back. The Guomin Party also knew that it could not let us go north to get in touch with Mao Xiong. So we didn't achieve another goal -- to open up international communication lines to the north -- but we didn't achieve it. ”

Xia Xinsheng nodded and said, "I know this, but isn't there still a direction for Ningxia?" ”

Xu Xiangqian said: "Of course, the direction of Ningxia is also an option, but the Guoming Party has already deployed heavy troops in the direction of Inner Mongolia, and it is too late to come up, and it will already enter winter when the team reaches the grassland." It is difficult to maintain supplies and cold protection materials, and how to cross the Yellow River is also a very huge problem.

The direction of Gansu is different, it is relatively easy to pass through the river section near Wuwei, and Gansu is a place where the forces of all sides of the Ma Jiajun gather, and the contradictions between them are still relatively large, and it is easier to use the contradictions between them than Ningxia, which has a more pure force. ”

Xia Xinsheng smiled miserably and said, "It's not that we haven't dealt with them before, why did we suddenly underestimate the enemy so much?" I don't know anything about the situation, and I chose to gather in such a bitter cold and pricked over, and there was always a bit of a taste of death in it. ”

Xu shook his head in distress and said: "That's what the chairman said when he talked to all of us who supported the Western Expedition. Second, it snowed in August, and it was July at that time (don't let anyone talk to Brother Peng about the solar calendar), and the materials for cold protection, the supplies for the troops along the way, and the heating during the camp were all big problems. But ......"

Xia Xin said angrily: "But what? Zhang Wang and the two of them were agitated, right? They think that Lao Tzu was not authentic at the beginning, right? Their four fronts are not convinced, right? ”

Xu Xiangqian looked at Xia Xinsheng in a daze, and was about to say something.

Xia Xinsheng interrupted: "The commanders and fighters have the idea of wanting to obtain international assistance and make a turnaround battle impress the brother troops. Then the International asked us to go north to get in touch with the woolly bear and get supplies. At the same time, as long as Wang's group of people in our party are easy to control, after all, they have always taken the Soviet-only line, no matter whether they are doing good or bad things over there, they will all be taken back and used on our own comrades, otherwise when they are not in the south, how can they kill more than Jiang Jieshi? ”

Xu Xiangqian nodded in agreement and said, "And Zhang, since your incident, he has almost no rights. But he still has many old subordinates in the Four Front Army. Moreover, there are also quite a few commanders of the Fourth Front Army who have temporarily left their posts. And what the king lacked was exactly these, but he had in his hand the sword of Shang Fang that was sent to him from the north. Under the instigation of the two of them, strictly speaking, it should be the two factions, many commanders and fighters ......"

Xia Xinsheng smiled and said: "Then I finally understand why this is happening, and as the general of the Four Front Army, I was very surprised that you did not command the army, but now it seems that it is not so difficult to understand." ”

Xu Xiangqian said: "How could they want me to join the army, the central government originally strongly asked me to command." Still, you know, they found a more satisfying one. ”

Xia Xinchang sighed and said, "Do you know what I'm here for?" ”

Xu Xiangqian nodded solemnly and said, "President Zeng and I will fully cooperate with your work,"

Xia Xinsheng asked, "Ma Zhongying, Commander Ma Zhongying." Have you ever heard of it? ”

Xu Xiangqian asked, "Do you also know Ma Zhongying?" ”

Xia Xinsheng nodded and said, "I know a little, I've heard of this name, and I admire him very much." After all, he once defeated the separatist forces, and from the standpoint of the state and the nation, he has made a meritorious contribution to the country. ”

Xu Xiangqian nodded and said, "Yes, no matter what the purpose, he always really keeps the country's land." In fact, he sent us a telegram in Xin, saying that he would meet us in Xinjiang. ”

Xia Xinsheng stood up in surprise and asked, "...... him He's still there? ”

Xu Xiangqian nodded affirmatively: "Yes, the revolutionary foundation of our new side is very good......

Speaking of which, Kuwazi came in and reported that the flying thunder cannon was ready, and the assault group, the demolition team and other combat teams had already entered the departure position, asking for an order to attack. The two of them just had to stop talking. After personally coming to the front line and inspecting all the preparations, the order to attack was given.

The Red Star Column has formed its own style, and when it comes to combat, there is a lot of work, and the troops below can know what they should do, and they don't need the commander to do it himself. The siege of Guyuan had already begun, and the methods used were also the old methods used by the column, and several tactical teams were sent to rush forward, cover the flying thunder cannon into the firing range, and blast out a piece of no-man's land on the Guyuan city wall. Then, the attacking troops rushed in through the open opening, and rushed and chased fiercely, both vertically and horizontally, and received more troops into the opening.

This is also different from most of the existing Red Army, of course, many Red Army actually did not have experience in siege warfare. However, unlike what Xia Xinsheng expected, the newly improved flying thunder cannon not only has a range of more than a mile. I don't know if it's because it's been improved and much more powerful, or if the part of the city wall that was attacked is in disrepair, and the city wall has collapsed anyway. The troops rushed in from the breakthrough at once.

A large group of people in Wuyang and Wuyang were shirtless, holding sabers, not knowing what they were shouting, and played a counter-charge against the Red Army.

In this case, the level of tactical literacy of the fighters can be fully seen.

The fighters of the Red Star Column neither retreated, nor rushed forward with a bayonet, as most friendly forces had chosen. Instead, several tactical teams quickly looked for cover, controlled each other's horns to stabilize the situation, and the mortars and flying thunder guns behind quickly followed. First, the mortar stopped firing for a while, and then the thunderbolt cannon mounted on wheels was pushed up, and several wooden shells smashed through. Hold on to the follow-up troops, and then several tactical squads alternately cover the forward charge. (To be continued.) )