The situation in northern Shaanxi has not fundamentally improved because of the increase in troops, Vice Chairman Zhou once vividly compared: "The people in JX are carrying luggage rolls to join the Red Army, and the people in northern Shaanxi only bring a pair of chopsticks." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

After the Red Army entered northern Shaanxi, it vigorously called on the people to enlist. In a short period of time, the number of troops reached 150,000. Although the expansion of the red has solved the problem of troop strength, it has also brought about huge logistical problems.

Although the Central Red Army had a lot of money to buy, there was no need to borrow from subordinates as in history. It's just that northern Shaanxi is such a big place, and there are so many products. First, the Red Army bought too many people, and second, as soon as the Red Army entered Shaanxi, the blockade of the fruit army followed, although the money was good, but if you couldn't buy things, you couldn't eat it, and you couldn't wear it.

It was in this context that northern Shaanxi began the Eastern Crusade, firstly, in order to seek the support of Mao Xiong by opening an international communication line to the north. Second, he also sent a large army to SX to find food to relieve the logistical pressure. In every respect, the strategy is impeccable.

During the campaign, Commander-in-Chief Zhu personally took command and led 50,000 troops to cross the Yellow River to the east, and General Peng led 30,000 troops to the south to resist the loyal central army of nearly 100,000 people in the south of Hu Zong.

At the beginning, the headquarters of the commander-in-chief advanced very rapidly, and it reached the Luliang area in more than half a month, and the number of people increased sharply to nearly 100,000 along the way.

The Jin Suijun sent several telegrams to the Zhongyang Army for help, and the small chairman Chen Cheng led an army of 200,000 to claim 500,000 to the outside world, and galloped to the aid of SX in the starry night to prevent the Red Army from moving north.

Then, under the instigation of Jiang Jieshi, the second horse dispatched 100,000 cavalry and more than 20,000 people under Xu Shuai's department to fight west of SX. There are only more than 10,000 troops left in the hands of the central authorities, and there are less than 20,000 in total, including civilian cadres of various organs and the families of the chiefs.

Fortunately, Xu Shuai's command level was really good, and the place where the two armies fought was in a mountainous area, which was not conducive to cavalry combat. If it is said that the cavalry is not as good as the infantry, it is not true, but when it comes to the brave cavalry, the cavalry is not inferior to the infantry, and even many cavalry are stronger than the infantry. However, if it is more tactical literacy than the starting battle, it is naturally a little worse.

But in the mountains, the gap is obvious. Horses that had a significant increase in combat power became a burden. The cavalry has always been equipped with two or even three horses, plus pack horses, and horses. People eat a lot of horses and chew them. Xu Shuai sent a small force to harass the rear of the enemy, making it more difficult for the Ma Jiajun to supply, and relying on the mountain to resist continuously, he planned to lure the enemy into the mountainous area, so that the Ma Jiajun's strength advantage could not be used and fell into a dilemma.

It's a pity that the most important thing for the Red Army at the moment is time, and the quartermaster depot is about to bottom. And the time for the change of seasons is getting closer and closer, and the clothes must start to prepare. It was at this time that the Comintern sent a team of advisers to the SX, bringing with them the latest instructions of the Comintern.

Early the morning of the second day after the advisory group arrived, the chairman came to visit Xia Xinsheng. The guards and the comrades in custody were separated from each other. Xia Xinsheng knew that the situation was not ordinary as soon as he saw this formation, and he didn't speak, so he quietly watched the chairman and waited for the following. The chairman was not in a hurry to speak, took out a cigarette, took out two cigarettes, lit one by one, and looked at Xia Xinsheng quietly.

After a while, Xia Xinsheng couldn't stand it, smashed his mouth and said, "Why don't you come in and sit down?" ”

The chairman looked at Xia Xinsheng, and then looked inside through the fence door, but still didn't speak.

Xia Xinsheng tentatively added: "I'm clean inside, that ......"

The chairman was stunned by Xia Xinsheng's words, and said with a smile: "Yo, all the guests are here, are you going to settle down inside?" ”

Xia Xinsheng scratched his scalp that had grown black ballast, and said with a smile: "It's not all locked inside, and there is no place to go......"

The chairman nodded and asked, "Originally, you could be regarded as saving the Red Army, but logically speaking, why shouldn't you be locked up, do you have any grievances?" ”

Xia Xinsheng lowered his head and clasped his fingernails and said, "I originally thought that I wouldn't be able to live, who knows if I didn't die, this is more than a day to earn ......"

"Do you know what's wrong?" The Chair asked.

Xia Xinsheng raised his eyes and looked at the chairman and said: "I violated organizational discipline and ...... a senior cadre."

"Don't you regret that?"

"That's not it, I guess I'll have to do it again."

"Why?"

"You know ......"

"Have you read the book you've been given?"

"Looked."

"Do you understand?"

"Hmmm......"

The chairman was silent, took the last puff of the cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stepped on it and crushed it, and said: "I came to pick you up, and the previous things were not rewarded or punished, and the merits and demerits were offset." The Red Star Column was not sent out, you are still the commander! ”

Xia Xinsheng was caught off guard and replied simply: "Oh! ”

The chairman glanced at Xia Xinsheng and said, "But you can't go back to the column for the time being, GCGJ is here, you follow me first, there are just a lot of things for you to do!" ”

Soon the staff came over to open the door for Xia Xinsheng, and the chairman's guards came over to help pack up their things, hugged them left and right, and walked outside behind the two.

Xia Xinsheng followed closely behind the chairman and asked, "Chairman, I heard that the Eastern Crusade has begun?" ”

The chairman nodded and said, "Well, it's started, it's over!" ”

Xia Xinsheng thought for a moment and asked very heavily, "Didn't you call?" ”

The chairman said: "I hit Luliang, and I'm coming back again!" ”

Xia Xinsheng nodded and said, "That road is really not easy to follow, and the gap between the strength of the enemy and me is indeed very large!" ”

The chairman said angrily: "What is the problem of the gap between the enemy and us! Some of our emperors have come, and the base areas that have just been established have been ordered to be abandoned! If you want to fight the westward expedition, you still have to go, XJ Xia Xinsheng stumbled and asked, "Are you all leaving?" You can't go here, we don't have many cavalry fighters. We don't have that firepower advantage, and the ethnic situation over there is also very complicated, so it's not wise to go on an expedition! ”

The chairman turned around and said angrily: "What can I do, I have said all the good things to them, but I can't listen to them, and I criticize us for what we do to Zhang Guotao, and I want to shoot you one by one!" People, I'm biased, what can they do? ”

Xia Xinsheng hurriedly asked, "Then who is in command?" Mr. Xu? Or is it Mr. Zeng? ”

The chairman unbuckled his collar and said with one hand on his waist: "How dare I let Comrade Zhongsheng pass?" If it were the two of them, I'd be a little more relieved. It's a pity that it's Chairman Zhang, none of them have to think about it with their brains! ”

Xia Xinsheng sat on the ground and said with annoyance: "Why did you go back again?" Why didn't I give that **** a shuttle? ”