Chapter 62, Midgame

Xia Xinsheng gritted his teeth and stood up, raising his eyes to look at the other side of the Yellow River, which was more than 100 meters away. The fortifications opposite the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info are obviously a little more rudimentary. The team is forming a formation to attack the fortifications.

The typical offensive method characteristic of the task force is just one or two hundred meters away, patrolling the living forces in the fortifications with accurate marksmanship. The most powerful sharpshooters paid no attention to the enemy in the fortifications, and blocked the fortifications and bridges so that the enemy had no chance to destroy them.

The soldiers here have also stepped on the iron bridge, rushing towards the opposite bank quickly, all the fortifications are towards the north, Ma Jiajun has a few sandbags stacked on the simple fortifications, and he can't raise his head under the suppression of heavy machine guns. Thin bunkers simply did not hold off heavy machine gun shells. From time to time, people are knocked to the ground by bullets piercing sandbags.

The Northeast warriors, whose blood was completely aroused, gave up any tactical moves and rushed towards the opposite bank with their guns on their waists. The distance of one hundred and thirty-three meters was only a few breaths away. The hopeless Ma Jiajun was quickly beaten into a sieve by angry bullets.

The Men Bingyue Division, who escorted the reconnaissance brigade over, was not idle, and saw that the brother troops were covering behind the pursuing Ma Jiajun. The horses also turned their heads around, and in a whole formation, they roared and launched a counter-charge against the pursuers. With the help of the Ma Jiajun, there was still a loose formation that was broken by armored vehicles, and the power of the two armies to flank the front and rear. The Ma Jiajun, a group of natural cavalrymen born on horseback, was pressed and beaten.

The armored cavalry division's offensive position against the west gate had already been constructed, and as soon as the reconnaissance team arrived, the armored cars here also freed up their hands and bombarded the city wall. Life opens up a piece of land that no one brings. If the old Red Star Column can already be called the elite of the Red Army, the reconnaissance brigade selected from among the battle-hardened soldiers can naturally be called the elite of the elite. The dazzling tactical coordination and skillful tactical movements opened up a passage of several hundred meters for the troops within the city walls in just a few minutes. There were no casualties of their own. Led the cavalry through the narrow section of the city gate, entered the street and began to charge at high speed.

Under Zeng Zhongsheng's intentional mobilization, the troops deliberately forced the remnants of the Ma Jiajun to the mountains south of the city. It's just that the incomprehensible Ma Jiajun, in desperation, either launched a decisive attack on the Red Army with a knife and gun, or threw himself into the Yellow River. Less than 1,000 Ma Jiajun were captured and surrendered.

Ma Hongbin, chairman of Gansu, was hit by a stray bullet in the mansion. Due to the shortage of drugs in the Red Star Column, the medical staff is insufficient. After being bandaged by the soldier who was temporarily serving as a hygienist, the wound became infected and he fell into a deep coma that night. The seized Western medicine had already been consumed by a large number of wounded people, and they were unable to rescue them, so they could only report to the central government, and then the central government would call the government for assistance. Maybe Jiang Jieshi didn't have time to react, and it is unknown if he left for the west.

After the liberation of Lanzhou City, the headquarters immediately sent a telegram to the Central Committee and the Western Political Army to inform them of the current battle situation and the current situation of the Red Star Column, and urged the Western Expeditionary Army to overcome the difficulties and stride south to join the Red Star Column in the north to meet the corresponding troops.

The troops found the imprisoned Western Political Army prisoners from many places, many of whom were no longer human. Even before the rescue fighters could speak, they died. What's even worse is the captured female warrior, it is better to be lucky enough to be selected as the little wife by Ma Jiajun, many loyal soldiers, so that the soldiers who went to the rescue were in tears.

Xu, Zeng, and Xu, who were their old chiefs, came back after visiting, and they cried even more. Xia Xinsheng, who already knew what the scene would be, couldn't bear to watch it, and asked himself if he couldn't stand such a scene. took the initiative to undertake other work, avoided the weeping of the soldiers as much as possible, tried his best not to hear about the captured people, and tried his best, but he still couldn't stop it, but it was a pity that God didn't give him a chance, so he was in such a bad health, and he didn't hold on until the overall situation was decided and he fell into a coma. If you don't give Zhang a shuttle, there won't be so many things!

Just occupied Lanzhou City, there are still a lot of important things, and the collapsed city wall has to be repaired, and materials such as masonry, stone, civil engineering, etc. have not yet been settled. The temperature difference between day and night in Lanzhou City is large, and after the war, a large number of houses were destroyed, which should also be repaired well. Xia Xinsheng, Luo Ronghuan, and Chen Geng discussed. The command quickly gave the order:

All commanders and fighters of the whole army are forbidden to travel alone, and at least three or more people are guaranteed to travel together. All cadres at or above the regimental level must not be less than one squad of guards when they go out.

The whole city of Lanzhou was put under military control, and bilingual notices in Chinese and minority languages were posted.

The reconnaissance brigade was responsible for assisting the comrades of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and the Lanzhou Underground Party in smashing the intelligence agencies of the Guomin Party and arresting enemy elements.

The political department of the column, with the assistance of the Lanzhou underground organization, was responsible for arresting the people in Lanzhou City who were extremely angry and collecting relevant human and material evidence. Units from the 21st Division participated in the operation.

He Changgong was instructed to take the lead in mobilizing respected democrats and progressives in Lanzhou, as well as representatives of the people, to form a temporary court in Lanzhou, which was responsible for posting notices throughout the city to seek justice for the wronged people. At the same time, all prisoners of war were examined, and all those who committed crimes against the Red Army were tried in open at a later date and punished according to the circumstances. The Tribunal's security and enforcement forces are drawn from armoured cavalry divisions.

The armored cavalry division, with the assistance of engineering units, was responsible for repairing the ruined walls and dwellings in the west of the city. If the materials are insufficient, cut down trees in the nearest mountains for temporary repairs. and was responsible for martial law in the western direction of the city.

Chen Geng led the 3rd and 4th Cavalry Divisions to sweep the area south of the Yellow River in Lanzhou and control strategic points. Lay out the defenses.

Xu Xiangqian was responsible for commanding the Fifth Cavalry Division to collect transports and go east to meet the 22nd and 23rd Divisions of the Eighth Army Corps (two regiments lacking garrison Guyuan). After the two sides met, Xu Xiangqian commanded the Ma Jiajun forces along the way.

All captured personnel will be temporarily dealt with in accordance with the principles of indefiniteness, no isolation, and no examination, and those who are still in good physical and mental condition may cooperate with various examination activities on the premise of their own volition. Everything will be dealt with after the victims have recovered a bit.

Zeng Zhongsheng was responsible for leading Zhong Wei's 21st Division and the 7th Cavalry Division to attack and advance in the direction of Gulang to meet the Western Expeditionary Army.

Luo Ronghuan was responsible for directing all troops to collect cold materials, food and medicine, organizing the construction of barracks outside the city, and looking for lime and other materials to prepare for the rescue work after the arrival of the former expeditionary army to the west. At the same time, he also shouldered the task of meeting with Xia Xinsheng to meet with various associations and democrats in Lanzhou.

(To be continued.) )