At the end of November 1949, a cold wind and rain dusk. Two PLA vehicles loaded with guns and actual soldiers were guarding a military jeep and were driving from north to south on Guihuang Highway.

At the end of November 1949, a cold wind and rain dusk.

Two PLA military vehicles full of guns and actual soldiers were guarding a military jeep and was driving from north to south on Guihuang Highway.

The night around gradually closed, and the earth was pitch black. The convoy lit its headlights and shuttled through the night woven by the cold wind and rain.

Not long after, the convoy walked to the streets of a small town, and faint lights and candlelights were emitted from the low houses on both sides of the street.

The convoy stopped beside the street in front of a small hotel near the river and walked down a 35 or 36-year-old soldier from the jeep.

The soldier walked to the entrance of the hotel, and asked the owner who was cooking at the door with a smile, "Boss, what is this place!"

"Just the head of the restaurant!" The owner who was cooking at the door did not even raise his eyelids.

The soldier trembled all over when he heard the sound, his smile suddenly stopped, and his thick eyebrows gradually gathered together, looking at the river water in the rainy night in front of the store with a serious expression.

"This is Xiangjiang River? This is Xiangjiang River!" The soldier murmured to himself, tears rolling down, and slowly approached the riverside.

Fifteen years, fifteen years, we are finally back.

This soldier is General Li Tianyou, deputy commander of the 13th Corps of the Fourth Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the future founding general!

General Li Tianyou was ordered to return to the front line of liberating Guangxi after attending the first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China.

According to the widow of General Li Tianyou, Du Qiyuan, recalled: "He went to the Xiangjiang River in Jieshou, and when he came back, he saw a heavy expression. He said that he had fought a war there, and the battle was too cruel. He said that several of his main cadres had died. He didn't have a good meal that night."

Li Tianyou wrote in the book "Red Flag Flying": "That night, I immediately found several older fellow villagers and talked about the past. These fellow villagers still clearly remembered the scene of the battle between the Red Army and the crossing of the river at that time...

Let's talk about the past from today's victory. An old man said humorously that there were more than 100,000 soldiers in Guangxi that year. Fighting around you, but not destroying you. Now you have wiped them out all of a sudden and hit their home.

Yes, after years of hard struggle, we won. But that night, I lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. This accidental historical coincidence brought me to the battlefield that covered the Party Central Committee's crossing the Xiangjiang River.

At dusk on November 26, 1934, Leikou Pass less than one kilometer south of Yong'an Pass.

Cold wind wrapped in cold rain crisscrossing the mountains and fields. The mountains, villages and fields in the distance were covered with an old gauze, hazy, revealing only the faint black outline.

In the cold wind and cold rain, a piece of ragged clothes were covered with The team with mud and blood stains was struggling along the rugged and bumpy mountain road of Leikou Pass.

Leikou Pass is another pass on the ridge of Dupangling Mountains. Unlike Yong'an Pass, the terrain of Leikou Pass is a wide loess road with no stone roads and no steep passes. There is a flat cultivated land between the two mountains.

Leikou Pass is a young Red Army commander in his twenties standing on the narrow rugged rocks at Leikou Pass.

This young commander is of medium figure, wearing an octagonal hat , wearing an old military uniform with overlapping patches. On his dark face and thick eyebrows, he is inlaid with bright eyes.

At this moment, the young commander pursed his lips, and his bright eyes looked at Yong'an Pass about a kilometer northeast, and was immersed in the reverie of the past.

Three years ago, on January 7, 1931, he led the spy company as the vanguard of the Red Seventh Army . At another important pass on the Hunan-Guangxi border, Yong'an Pass, defeated a platoon of Hunan Army and militia guarding the pass, and broke into Hunan from Yong'an Pass.

From then on, he bid farewell to his hometown with the troops, evacuated Guangxi, fought in Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangxi, and finally arrived in Jiangxi, and met with Central Red Army .Mao Zedong awarded the Red Seventh Army a banner to "fight thousands of miles".

What he did not expect was that three years later, he, who had already served as the division commander, brought his team back to Guangxi and set foot on the land of his hometown again.

It is also a cold wind and rainy winter, and it is also a pass on the border between Hunan and Guangxi. However, the mood of leaving the pass is completely opposite to entering the pass.

The exit from the customs three years ago was a red revolutionary holy land that he yearned for—Ruijin, Jiangxi, full of hope and faith;

The entry from the customs three years later was a heading towards the Xiangjiang River, full of ambush and crises, with confusion and confusion in his heart.

Three years ago, he was a young man who had just lost his childishness and was full of energy;

Three years later, he was a senior Red Army general who was experienced and brave and resourceful.

This senior commander of the Red Army, who is only twenty years old, is Li Tianyou, the main division of the Red Third Army , the commander of the Red Fifth Division.

Li Tianyou's Red Fifth Division was the pioneer of the Red Third Army, which served as the forerunner of the Central Red Army. From Jiangxi to Guangxi, Li Tianyou cut through the pass and headed straight for Guangxi.

Li Tianyou looked at the team moving in a hurry, and his heart felt infinite emotion.

He knew that most of the commanders and fighters were from Guangxi, and they were old teams of the Red Seventh Army during the Baise Uprising in 1929. This time he returned to Guangxi, his mood was similar to his.

The feeling of being close to home is even more timid, and Li Tianyou suddenly had a trace of uneasy thought!

Yes, since receiving the order from the Central Military Commission to cross the Xiangjiang River on the 25th, Li Tianyou's Red Fifth Division was ordered to serve as the pioneer of the Red Third Army. The Red First Army on the right wing had already entered the pass, and the Red Third Army, as the left wing, entered the pass from Leikou Pass on the 26th.

According to the order of Military Commission , the Red Third Army is mainly responsible for serving as the escort from Guanyang to Jieshou, that is, the left wing of the Central Red Army, to ensure that the Central Column successfully crosses the Xiangjiang River.

Li Tianyou knew that the ones that were going to face the Red Third Army were Li Zongren , Bai Chongxi 's Gui Jun .

Coincidentally, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and Li Tianyou are all from Lingui County, Guangxi. However, at this time, the young fellow villagers had to meet each other for their respective ideals and beliefs.

Li Tianyou's Red Fifth Division and Gui Army were originally long-standing enemies and enemies.

The Red Seventh Army, established after the Baise Uprising, fought many battles with the Gui army. Finally, under the heavy "encirclement and suppression" of the Gui army, the Red Seventh Army, which had only more than 4,000 people left, had to evacuate Guangxi and fight thousands of miles. When they arrived at the Jiangxi Soviet Area, there were only more than 1,300 people left, and they were finally incorporated into the Red Fifth Division.

As an old opponent in the past, Li Tianyou is of course very familiar with the Gui Army's tricky and ruthless tactics, and understands that the Gui Army is a powerful force with well-equipped and extremely strong combat power.

Unexpectedly, three years later, the Red Fifth Division and the Gui Army will meet again on a narrow road and face each other again. They are not only old enemies and enemies, but also strong enemies!

As a native of Lingui, northern Guangxi, Li Tianyou stepped on this red land twice in succession, so it was natural that Li Tianyou's mood could not calm down. Every grass and tree here brought him back to the bloody years three years ago.

In September 1930, the Red Seventh Army was ordered to go north to the Central Soviet Area. On the way, the Hunan Army suddenly increased its troops by eight regiments. The Red Seventh Army attacked for five days and nights, but failed and had to withdraw from the battle.

As the commander of the spy company, Li Tianyou was ordered to lead a platoon to cover the evacuation of the military headquarters.

Li Tianyou commanded his troops to resist the attack of a regiment of the Hunan Army and successfully completed the cover mission.

On the night of January 1, 1931, Li Tianyou's spy company took the lead in defeating the militia stationed in Quanzhou County and occupied Quanzhou County.

The Red Seventh Army rested in Quanzhou for a few days, crossed the Xiangjiang River from Sujiadu in the east of the city on January 5, and then entered Hunan from Yong'an Pass.

In February 1931, in the Huangnitan area of ​​ Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet Area, Li Tianyou's spy company encountered a regiment of the enemy. When the enemy situation was extremely critical, Li Tianyou drew his gun and shouted, "Catch people (hands-to-hand combat)!" He led the spy company to rush into the enemy's formation and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop.

During the seven thousand-mile "Little Long March" from Guangxi to Jiangxi, Li Tianyou experienced more than 30 battles of all sizes. The spy company he led was called the "Little Tiger" company, and he himself was called the "Little Tiger" company.

At the beginning of 1932, the Red Seventh Army participated in the battle to siege Ganzhou under Peng Dehuai.

Li Tianyou led the spy to climb the city wall in the rain of bullets, and shot three times in a row, fell down the city tower, fainted on the sacrificial comrades, and was later discovered by the correspondent to rescue him from the position.

In May of 2018, Li Tianyou, who was only 18 years old, was promoted to deputy commander of the 58th Regiment of the 25th Division of the 7th Army of the Red Third Army.

In January 1933, Li Tianyou was promoted to the commander of the 58th Regiment and led his troops to participate in the battles in Huangpi and Caotaigang under Lin Biao.

In June 1933, the Red Seventh Army was reorganized into the 13th Regiment of the Fifth Division of the Red Third Army, with Li Tianyou as the regiment commander. Later, he was ordered to lead his troops to advance to Fujian.

In the Battle of Xiqin in Nanping County, Li Tianyou led the way and led all the officers and soldiers of the regiment to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and pursued dozens of miles with victory, creating a record of annihilation of the Red Army's regiment in the mobile warfare.

is a soldier, Li Tianyou won the third-class Red Star Medal , and his troops were awarded the "Model Thirteenth Regiment" pennant.

The commander of the legion Peng Dehuai excitedly patted Li Tianyou's shoulders at the age of nineteen: "Little kid, you are not old, you are really capable of commanding wars!"

In January 1934, Li Tianyou, who was only twenty, was promoted to the commander of the Red 5th Division of the Red Third Army, and led his troops to participate in the Gaohuwan blocking battle.

Li Tianyou, with the bombing of enemy planes, held his position for three days and four nights, repelled the enemy's charges nine times, and was seriously injured and still could not leave the line of fire.

Countless times were born and died on the battlefield, and struggled countless times in the rain of bullets. The young Li Tianyou has grown into a brave and combative senior commander of the Red Army.

However, Li Tianyou, who has become a senior commander of the Red Army, is confused and confused, and is confused.

For the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression", Li Tianyou led the Fifth Red Division to follow the Red Third Army to rush left and right in the enemy's bunker forest, fighting hard and killed. He fought for several months. Not only did he not break through the enemy's bunker line, but he was passively beaten everywhere, ending in a defeat with a loss of troops and generals.

In mid-October, the Central Military Commission decided to implement a "strategic transfer", and a large move and migration came. Even senior commanders at the division level like Li Tianyou didn't know where they were to be transferred.

The task of Li Tianyou, the vanguard of the Red Third Army, was to break through the mountains and open the way in front of the Red Third Army Command every day.

often Li Tianyou's troops advanced dozens or hundreds of miles, and after several days of alert and blocking, the central column followed suit.

Stop and stop along the way, and it took more than a month to travel from Jiangxi to Guangxi. There were blocking soldiers in front of the enemy and pursuers behind them, and there were intercepting enemies on both wings, plus planes in the sky, chasing the Red Army all the way.

The Red Army must not only defeat the enemy blocked in front, but also block the enemy pursued in the back, but also beware of the enemy intercepted by the two wings and avoid the bombing of enemy aircraft.

Eyes watching these soldiers who were born and die with him bleeding almost every day and sacrificed every day. Li Tianyou's dark face was tense and worried.

When will this passive beating end? Li Tianyou felt confused.

Since receiving the order from the Military Commission to carry out the Xiangjiang Battle , Li Tianyou also knew from various intelligence that Chiang Kai-shek had already set up heavy troops in the Xiangjiang Natural Distance. If the Red Army wants to break through the Xiangjiang River, it will inevitably be a life-and-death bloody battle, and it will surely be an unprecedented tragic battle.

In particular, the Red Fifth Division is responsible for the defense of the left wing and blocking the old opponent Gui Jun, who has a strong combat effectiveness. Li Tianyou felt a heavy feeling on his shoulders.

However, as a soldier, obeying orders is his duty. He knows that there is a tiger in the mountain and goes to the tiger mountain, he has no choice!

From Guangxi to Jiangxi, and from Jiangxi to Guangxi, hundreds of fierce battles, hundreds of tough battles, countless baptisms of blood and fire, countless tests of life and death, this team fought in the south and north, and was indomitable.

Firm belief and tenacious combat effectiveness have become the military spirit of all commanders and fighters. This military spirit made the troops invincible and made the enemy frightened.

However, at this time, this brave and combat-ready team seemed to be bound by someone. They could not take the initiative to attack the enemy, and could not adopt flexible and maneuverable strategies and tactics. They could only execute the command of " three-person group " without fail and mechanically, and march according to the straight line on the map.

fights while walking, fighting along the way, rows of soldiers fell down in the fierce artillery bombardment of the enemy's army, and young lives left under the bombardment of enemy planes.

The ordinary warrior with blood stains on his face couldn't figure it out, and Li Tianyou, who was commanding the battle, couldn't figure it out either!

How many soldiers will sacrifice their lives tomorrow?

Leak Pass under the cold wind and cold rain, Li Tianyou stared at the hurried troops.

At this time, except for the Red 13th Regiment transferred to the Red 3rd Army Headquarters to direct command, the Red 14th Regiment and the Red 15th Regiment had only more than 3,000 guns.

However, they are all brave and warlike veterans of the Red Army, and have experienced countless war trials, and are all elites of the Chinese revolution.

At this time, he was ordered to break through the "iron triangle" with many ambushings, use blood and life to tear open the enemy's blockade line, and use his flesh and blood to pave a way to move westward.

Li Tianyou seemed to see the Gui army waiting for the two sides of the Xiangjiang River, and saw the many crises on both sides of the Xiangjiang River.

Li Tianyou feels a great responsibility, because behind him is the Red Third Army Command and the Second Column of the Military Commission. The entire army will rush to the water truck area tonight, and his troops must ensure the safety of the entire army.

At around 11 o'clock on the 26th, Li Tianyou had just finished supper and was about to order the troops to continue moving forward.

"Report, the army command called." The division headquarters interpreter handed over the message. Li Tianyou turned on the flashlight and saw that it was the order of the regiment commander Peng Dehuai:

ordered the 14th and 15th Regiments of the Fifth Division and the Artillery Battalion of the Military Commission to take action immediately, and rushed to the Xinwei area in Guanyang overnight to block the Guangxi army, ensure the safety of the entire field army, and cover the central agency column to cross the river.

The end of the telegram also has a dead order like a steel cast: "At any cost, we will stick to it for three to four days!"

Li Tianyou trembled after reading the telegram, and hurriedly ordered the staff to open the map and find the blocking position with the light of the flashlight.

brief oral order: The troops will turn to the southwest and march towards Xinwei with a rapid march!

In the cold night, the army did not care about the fatigue of forcing long distances, and crossed the tributary of the upper reaches of the Xiang River overnight, and rushed to Xinwei in the southwest along the rugged mountain road.

The thorns on both sides of the mountain road cut through the originally ragged clothes and cut through the already numb hands and feet. The cold wind and rain blew the face and body, and coldly pierced into the already numb body, which still could not drive away the soldiers' fatigue and difficulties.

I saw the Red Army's fatigued appearance and 87-year-old Tang Su, who is now in Yueling Village, Guanyang, recalled: "The Red Army used to carry a broken gun, staggered, and some dozed off while walking."

At around 4:00 p.m. on the 27th, after a night of forced marching, the Red Fifth Division finally arrived at the scheduled blocking position - Xinxu.

This continuous hilly area tightly chokes the intersection of the highway.

Xinxiu Obstruction Site

It was early winter season, and the crops in the rice fields on both sides of the highway have been harvested, but the leaves have not yet fallen off. The pine trees and clusters of shrubs all over the mountains have just become places for hidden troops.

The continuous hills extend north and south for about twenty miles, and further north to the Xiangjiang River, there is a large plain river without any dangers.

Xinxu is the throat of the Gui army to cut off the Central Red Army from breaking through the "iron triangle" and cross the Xiangjiang River. Only by defending this mountain and preventing the enemy from occupying Xinwei can the safety of the left wing of the Central Red Army be ensured.

After inspecting the terrain, Li Tianyou chose the blocking position on the hills on both sides of the eight-kilometer highway from Xinxu to Paibu River.

Here is the passage from the Red Army to the Xiangjiang River from Wenshi and Waterwheel. The closest place is Diandaqiao Village, and the farthest point is less than ten kilometers.

The Red 15th Regiment is arranged on the left wing of the highway, namely Daluo Mountain, Shuikou Mountain, and Zhongshan: the Red 14th Regiment is arranged on the right wing of the highway, namely Yueliangbao Mountain and Judgun Mountain; the command post of the Red 5th Division is located in Yangliujing one or two miles away from the first blocking position; the "Red Star" artillery battalion of the Military Commission, temporarily deployed, is deployed on the mountain on the left near the command post.

"Dian Army wars are like sheep, while the Gui army fights are like evil wolves." As a Guangxi native and having fought with the Gui army many times, Li Tianyou, of course, knows the combat effectiveness of the Gui army.

After the deployment of the position, Li Tianyou ordered the logging of wood and construction of fortifications.

The mountain wind whistled, shaking off the rainwater pressing on the leaves, falling on people's faces and bodies, cold and cold. The Red Army commanders and fighters in single clothes were still steaming on their wet bodies and heads.

A series of obstacles and fortifications woven by countless sharpened wooden piles. The tip of the wooden stake was cut by the hatchet, and the stubble was white, pointing to the bottom of the mountain like sharp swords.

Li Tianyou looked at the fortifications built by the soldiers regardless of their fatigue, and a rare smile appeared on his face.

"Pong, pong!" A crisp gunshot suddenly sounded at the foot of the mountain. Li Tianyou was shocked and hurriedly raised his telescope to look down the mountain: Paibujiang Village, about two miles in front of the dusk position, was filled with figures and gunfire.

Not long after, the scout came forward to report that it turned out that it was the cook of the 14th Regiment, , carrying the cooked food to Paibujiang Village. When he looked up, he found that it was all enemies. The cook calmly put down the food and hurried back to the position to report.

The scouts immediately entered Paibujiang Village for reconnaissance, but they were discovered by the enemy and fought.

According to the reconnaissance knowledge, the one stationed in Paibu Jiangcun was a reconnaissance company of the vanguard of the Gui army, and they were also rushing to Xinwei for reconnaissance.

The Red Army launched a sudden fierce attack, and the Gui army retreated while fighting. The Red Army chased to Maduqiao Village and found that the two main divisions of the Gui army were rushing towards Xinwei from Guanyang.

Gui Army is two main divisions, and it is waiting for work; the Red Army only has two regiments of troops, and after a month of long-distance continuous marching, the troops have lost a lot of troops and are very tired.

0 The Red Army had two regiments and more than 3,900 people from the Artillery Battalion of the Military Commission to deal with more than 14,000 enemies of the two main divisions of the Gui Army. The strength of the enemy and us was very different, but it was still certain to hold on to the mountains and hills in this area for two or three days, and there would be difficulties in four days.

Li Tianyou thought about it and ordered the Chief of Staff Hu Zhen, who was looking at the map: "Chief of Staff Hu, immediately send a report to the leader of the army, saying that the task was completed!"

Chief of Staff Hu Zhen of the Red Fifth Division smashed his fist on the table: "Let them come, as long as there is one person, they will not be allowed to go to Xinwei!"

Fierce battle? bloody battle? Li Tianyou looked at the Daise Mountains that were gradually covered by the night, and felt heavy on both shoulders.

Tomorrow, that is, on the 28th, the Gui army in Guanyang will launch a crazy attack, and the frontier positions of the Red Fifth Division will surely be a tragic battle.

All soldiers of the division will be swearing to stand on the position until the last drop of blood is shed, and the Gui army will never let the Gui army go further!

When I think of the upcoming battle, Li Tianyou's heart was ups and downs: Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow he would sprinkle blood on this red land with the soldiers and sleep in the mountains and rivers of his hometown.

Break into the gun forest and the bullet rain. How many times have you been through life and death? How many times have you survived? Li Tianyou regards war as a common occurrence. When he hears the sound of gunfire, he is energetic, forgetting life and death, and forgetting pain.

Wu Xiuquan once praised Li Tianyou for "successfully leading by example, charging forward, and fighting tough battles. He has repeatedly reversed the battlefield situation at critical moments and won the battle victory."

However, the battle in front of him made him feel an anxiety that he had never felt before.

He doesn’t know what kind of variables will happen in the battle situation tomorrow, nor does he know what the outcome tomorrow will be?

The only thing he can do is that he and all the soldiers of his Red Fifth Division must stick to this position even if they fight to the death. Even if they are only one person left, they must not let Gui army step into Xinxu and stick to it until they receive the order from their superiors to retreat.

Li Tianyou was uneasy and stood at the door of the command post, looking at the night sky of Guanyang County.

That night, in Guanyang County, two horse lanterns were hung high on the forehead at the gate of Guandi Temple, and outside the door was a doorman with live ammunition.

The Guandi Temple is brightly lit and smoke is shrouded in smoke. The Gui army is holding an emergency military meeting.

Participants in the military meeting were Bai Chongxi, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army, the commander of the Seventh Army, the commander of the 15th Army, the deputy commander of the 15th Army, the commander of the 43rd Division, Huang Zhenguo, the commander of the 44th Division, Wang Zanbin, the commander of the 45th Division, Wei Yunsong, and the commander of the 24th Division of the Seventh Army, Qin Lianfang, , and the commander of the militia .

Bai Chongxi arrived in Guanyang from Gongcheng this afternoon.

Late at night on the 26th, Bai Chongxi, who lived in the Guijun Camp Command of Wu Temple in Gongcheng, did not sleep all night.

It is reported that the Central Army's weeks, Hunyuan units can all pass in the 27th day, and will take advantage of the victory to pursue it. They can take the opportunity to enter Guangxi in a large manner soon;

Central Red Army has also entered the pass in a large scale since the 26th. The vanguard has arrived on the Xiangjiang River. The main force is still in Wenshi and Shuiche. The subsequent troops are still in Jianghua and Yongming areas, and they will enter the pass within one or two days.

must not let the Central Army take advantage of the situation to occupy Guangxi! We must never let the Red Army stay in Guangxi for too long! This is the best time for the Gui army to return to the army to counterattack!

If you immediately attack the left wing of the Red Army, one can deal with Chiang Kai-shek's accusations, the other can attack the side but not the head, which can avoid the risk of the main force of the Red Army's strike back, and the third can prompt the Red Army to leave Guangxi as soon as possible.

You can get three goals in one fell swoop, and Bai Chongxi is waiting for this opportunity!

Bai Chongxi made a quick decision and ordered the Gui army troops stationed in Gongcheng to rush to Guanyang that night to prepare to intercept the Red Army.

As soon as Bai Chongxi arrived in Guanyang, he set up his command center in Guandi Temple in the center of the county town, and immediately held an emergency combat meeting.

Bai Chongxi looked around at the generals sitting upright, and a hint of comfort surged in his heart.

Yes, all the generals attending the meeting were all their confidant generals who had followed them in battles over the years. They were all tough guys who broke through the rain of bullets. They were not only brave and resourceful, brave and good at fighting, but also loyal to the Gui army. They made great contributions, especially Liao Lei, the commander of the Seventh Army, and Xia Wei, the deputy commander of the 15th Army.

How many times are the battle between life and death, how many tests of blood and fire, the two of them are born and die for the survival of Gui Jun, and go through fire and water without hesitation.

The ups and downs of the Gui army's forces have been able to preserve, grow and develop to this point today. Liao Lei and Xia Wei make an indelible contribution!

Bai Chongxi certainly knows his right-hand man, especially Liao Lei once saved Bai Chongxi's life.

The reason why Bai Chongxi valued Liao and Xia was not only his fellow villagers, but also because Liao and Xia were both classmates, friends and brothers of him Baoding Military Academy .

Xiawei's 15th Army and Liao Lei's 7th Army are not only well-equipped, but also brave and good at fighting. They are the family foundation and cornerstones for Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi to dominate Guangxi and win the Central Plains.

At present, all elites from the Gui army gathered together to jointly plan the "prevention and suppression of the Communist Party".

The generals present had a lot of discussions, some of which were exhausted from the entire Gui army to prevent and block, some of which were the best of the heaven, time and place to attack Xinxu, cutting off the Red Army's way in half, or even trying to kill the Red Army without taking the lead, prompting the Red Army to leave quickly.

Wang Zanbin, commander of the 44th Division, said with all his opinion: "According to my opinion, according to our army's intentions before the war, it is better to take off guests."

" means to adopt indirect tactics, gather troops to launch an attack on the back wing of the Communist Army in Xinwei, Guanyang, forcing the Communist Army to cross the Xiangjiang River as soon as possible and leave the Guizhou territory as soon as possible."

Wang Zanbin, the only lieutenant general of Xiangji during the Republic of China,

" As for the Hunan Army Liu Jianxu, if the three troops of the three troops went south along the province to blockade the Xiangjiang River ferries, they would let them fight hard with the Communist army. Our army only needs to deploy one division on the front line of Guilin and Xing'an to prevent the Communist army from breaking into Guilin. "

Wang Zanbin's proposal coincided with Bai Chongxi's idea. Bai Chongxi looked at Liao Lei and Xia Wei with a smile and said: "What do you think about Brother Bo Fu (Liao Lei's alias) and Brother Xuquan (Xiawei alias)? "

Liao Lei smiled, as if he had no objection.

Xia Wei stood up and said, "Xia agreed with the advice of Commander Wang, and only attacked the pursuit, not blocked the attack. It can not only force the Communist army to leave its territory as soon as possible, but also prevent the Central Army from entering the territory. "

Seeing that the generals were almost talking, Bai Chongxi stood up and said, "Everyone, this battle must be fought. If he doesn't fight, he will not explain it. "

" The key at the moment is to see how we should fight, so that we can benefit ourselves and protect the interests of Guangxi. Deputy Commander Xia’s suggestions just now are very good and are in line with our reality! "

Xiawei

Bai Chongxi looked around the generals and saw that he had no objection. He then signaled to the Chief of Staff Ye Qi to announce the combat order.

Ye Qi approached the military combat map: "Everyone, now announce the combat order:

Order Wang Zanbin's 44th Division, Qin Lianfang's 24th Division, and the Seventh Army Independent Regiment as the middle route, attacked from Madu Bridge to Xinxu, and cut off the passage of the follow-up troops of the Communist Army to the Xiangjiang River in half.

The 44th Division is the vanguard division, the 24th Division and the Independent Regiment are reserve teams, and are unified by Xia Wei, deputy commander of the 15th Army.

ordered Wei Yunsong's 45th Division to attack from Paojiang to Sujiang, and the target captured Shuisheng and Wenshi. One intercepted the follow-up troops of the Communist Army, and the other blocked the Central Army from entering the area.

Order Huangzhen National Forty-third Division as the left side, stationed at the Tangjia City to Xing'an line, and targeted the Communist Army to attack Guilin. After our army captured Xinxu and Sujiang, we will attack and advance towards the frontier to intercept the Communist Army's troops that had no time to cross the river.

45th Division and 43rd Division are commanded by Liao Lei, commander of the Seventh Army.

Ye Qi announced the combat order, Bai Chongxi stood up and encouraged the generals: "Everyone, this time, our army has the advantage of the right time and place in the territory. The Communist army has been rushing around for a long distance, which is a long-term exhausted army. If you are surprised, you can take advantage of the danger."

"I hope you must unite and work together to intercept the Communist army to realize the headquarters' combat intentions, show the military power of our army, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and block the verbal of Chiang Kai-shek!"

The generals took the order and left one after another. Bai Chongxi fell into deep thought:

The war is imminent, and the military situation is changing rapidly. There is no worry about fighting with the Red Army this time. Just do it according to the established combat policy of not taking the lead. As long as the Red Army is sent out of Guangxi, no matter how Chiang Kai-shek "encircles and suppresses"!

The difficulty is how to try to perfunctorily deal with the accusation and prosecution of the Gui army's withdrawal from Xiangjiang River defense in the future.

Bai Chongxi took a photo with Chiang Kai-shek

Bai Chongxi stared at the battle map with the word "Xinwei" marked on it, muttering to himself:

"Li Tianyou, my little fellow villager, I never thought that in just three years you will be promoted from company commander to division commander. Tomorrow you will taste the smell of artillery fire given to you by my big fellow villager."

Suddenly, a cold wind blew out of the door, and the coldness hit people, and Bai Chongxi fought a cold war.

Tomorrow, that is, November 28, 1934, a bloody day: the bloody battle in Xiangjiang will begin!

The Kuomintang and the Communist armies will launch a decisive battle of life and death! The Xiangjiang River will be recorded in the history of war of the Chinese nation with the words "tragic and tragic blood river"!

At dawn on October 28, 1934, the sky was just dawn, and the fields and mountains were covered with silver-white snow frost.

Smoke rose from Maduqiao Village covered with snow frost. In and outside the village, there were soldiers wearing yellow military uniforms, carrying cannons, carrying cannons, and carrying bullet boxes. They were fully armed, carrying guns and live ammunition, entering and leaving, and were extremely busy.

Deputy Commander of the 15th Army, Xia Wei, commanding more than 14,000 Gui troops, the 44th Division, the 24th Division, and the Independent Regiment, were preparing to attack the Xinwei position guarded by the Red Army.

Suddenly, the call for emergency gathering sounded on the road outside the village.

In an instant, the sound of mixed footsteps sounded, "Standing attentively" and "Salary", and the sound of shouting came and fell.

Xia Wei, deputy commander of the 15th Army of the Gui Army, Wang Zanbin, commander of the 44th Division, and Qin Lianfang, commander of the 24th Division, stood on the slope outside the village.

Wang Zanbin said: "Next I will announce the combat order: order Mo Dehong's 130th Regiment to be the vanguard regiment, Zhou Yuan's 131st Regiment to be the rear guard regiment, and Long Zhenyi's 132nd Regiment to attack Xinxu! The 24th Division and the Independent Regiment are stationed at Maduqiao as the general reserve."

The regiments of the 44th Division of the Gui Army were ordered to immediately go to the frontier positions of Paibujiang.

Harvey watched Wang Zanbin lead the troops to quickly advance north along the Quanguan Highway, and ordered the staff to return to the command post set up in the village.

Wang Zanbin leads his troops to the frontier position of Paibujiang and observes the terrain without stopping.

The positions of the two sides are about one thousand meters apart, and in the middle is an open land where paddy fields, dry land and small villages fall into each other.

Only when the Gui army rushed through the open ground in the middle could it launch an attack on the frontier positions guarded by the Red Army.

Wang Zanbin ordered the commander of the 130th Regiment accompanied by Mo Dehong , saying: "Before our army launched the artillery attack, you took the 130th Regiment through Tiantong and lurked at the predetermined attack point."

"The Communist army is very poorly equipped and will not launch attacks from a distance. Your regiment can try to get close to the frontier positions of the Communist army. After our army's artillery fire bombardment, you lead your troops to launch a sudden attack on the frontier positions of the Communist army and capture the enemy's positions in one fell swoop."

Mo Dehong

" Mo Dehong took the order and left. Immediately, a large area of ​​yellow 130th Regiment moved towards Zhongshan, Shuikoushan, Daluoshan, Daluoshan, Yueliangbao, and Judgshan Mountain. Soon after, he lurked at the foot of the mountain.

Wang Zanbin saw that each unit had entered the predetermined attack point and immediately ordered the artillery to start bombardment.

In an instant, the Gui army's platoons of cannons fired together, and rows of shells dragged flames toward the mountains around the foot of the maple tree. The "rumbling" explosion sounded, shocking the earth.

Suddenly, smoke filled the frontier positions of the Red Army such as Zhongshan, Yueliangbao, Daluoshan, Shuikoushan, and Judgunshan, and the flames of bomb explosions flashed everywhere.

Wang Zanbin was very excited, and heard the long-lost sound of gunfire and smelled the long-lost smell of gunfire.

The excited Wang Zanbin quickly raised his telescope to observe the frontier positions of the Red Army.

Bombs exploded on the frontier positions of the Red Army, causing layers of fire, smoke rising, and soil flying.

Artillery fire lasted for more than half an hour indiscriminate bombardment, and the frontier positions of the Red Army were already shrouded in smoke. The cannons whose steel pipes were already red finally stopped, and the smoke gradually blew away by the north wind.

A half an hour ago, the mountains were still densely forested, and now they became bare. The fortifications built by the Red Army had long disappeared and became a ruin with repeated bullet marks.

It was still the fire of fire just now, but it was silent at this moment, so quiet that it even made people feel a little scary.

Suddenly, a hoarse shout came from the foot of the mountain: "Brothers, hurry up!"

In an instant, rows of bear and yellow stood at the foot of Zhongshan, in front of Shuikou Mountain, at the bottom of Daluo Mountain, in front of the moon, and in front of the judge, he crawled slowly to the mountain, and there was no movement on the mountain;

Then he slowly walked up the mountain, but there was still no response on the mountain;

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The Gui army officers and soldiers of the 130th Regiment of Mo Dehong were overjoyed: all the Red Army must have been killed by artillery fire!

The overjoyed Gui army officers and soldiers rushed towards the frontier positions of the Red Army without restraint.

Indeed, the officers and soldiers of the Gui army have heard the indoctrination of their superiors many times that the Red Army was a long-lasting army, with bird guns earth cannons , which is vulnerable. Therefore, they thought that under such dense artillery bombardment, they had already been defeated, so they developed the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy.

Suddenly, rows of grenades on various mountains guarded by the Red Army flew densely like locusts into the crowd of Gui soldiers rushing upwards. A burst of smoke immediately rose from the Gui army crowd.

The Red Army shells in the distance were also roaring and smashing into the Gui army crowd, with explosions continuously, rising and falling. The explosion was filled with flesh and blood, and ghosts cried and howled.

Suddenly, a trumpet sounded on the top of the mountain. Red Army soldiers covered in mud and blood stains seemed to drill out of the mound, jumped out of the trench with guns, swept and shot at the defeated Gui army, chasing and attacking fiercely.

The Gui Jun, who was unaware of the unintentional attack, was caught off guard and was attacked like a headless fly, rushing around everywhere, and his lineup was in chaos.

The Red Army took advantage of the situation and chased and attacked fiercely. The Gui army had nowhere to hide, so they had to run down the mountain like an ant.

Gui Army's first wave of attacks retreated like this.

Wang Zanbin saw the troops retreating like wind-breaking wheat straw in the telescope. He was so angry that his whole body trembled. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "Can the Red Army be the fetus of some devils who can't be killed? I can't be killed if I can't be killed!"

panting into the command post: "Report, the Communist army has strong firepower and tenacious morale. My attacking troops are blocked!"

Wang Zanbin looked at Mo Dehong, who was stained with blood: "Fight with our army fiercely Who are they? "

Mo Dehong replied: "From the battle situation, most of Li Tianyou's troops are from Guangxi, and some are their former subordinates."

Wang Zanbin was stunned: "Oh? "

Wang Zanbin pondered for a moment, and suddenly waved his hand: "You immediately organize the troops to prepare for the second round of attacks. The headquarters contacted the headquarters and requested support from the air force. Today, we will conquer Xinwei no matter what! "

Mo Dehong obeyed and walked out of the command post quickly.

At the same time, on the hillside of Yangliujing less than four miles north of the observation point of Wang Zanbin, the commander of the 44th Division of the Gui Army, Li Tianyou, also held a telescope to observe the first battle.

After many years, Li Tianyou's first battle against the Xinhan Blocking Battle is still unforgettable:

The battle was very fierce from the beginning. Under the cover of fierce artillery fire and machine guns, the enemy rushed towards our frontier positions.

I walked out of the command post and stood on a mountain to observe the front position. The command post is only three miles away from the front, and everything is clear in the telescope: the enemy's platoon cannons hit us.

For a moment, the soldiers lying in the temporary fortifications were all covered by smoke and dust and could not be seen. The entire enemy battalion and company were exposed to the front line, getting closer and closer. But our frontiers were still silent, as if the troops were killed and injured by the enemy's artillery fire.

However, when the enemy advanced to only a few dozen meters away from us, a burst of smoke suddenly rose up one by one, our rows of grenades exploded in the enemy group.

The soldiers were like they were drilling out of the soil, chasing the retreating enemy's butts to shoot. The shells from the "Red Star" artillery battalion also exploded among the enemy group. The enemy's impact collapsed...

However, because we had no fortifications, we also paid a considerable price under the enemy's artillery fire and machine gun fire.

Seeing that he had repelled the first attack of the Gui army, Li Tianyou quickly walked back to the command post and immediately called Huang Mianchang, the commander of the 14th Regiment, and Bai Zhiwen, the commander of the 15th Regiment:

You must understand that this is a lasting war of attrition, pay attention to preserving your strength, and order all regiments to hurry up and repair the fortifications in order to prevent the more cruel bombing of the Gui army.

At the same time, you should pay attention to saving bullets. During the second attack, you should put the enemy as close as possible and then attack, give full play to our army's melee advantages, engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and defeat the enemy.

Just as Li Tianyou put down the phone, the roar of a plane suddenly came from the sky.

Li Tianyou hurriedly walked to the door and looked at it. He saw an enemy plane circling in the sky, throwing piles of things on his butt. After a moment, the piles of things spread out, scattering all over the mountains and fields like a celestial girl scattering flowers.

Gui Army bomber

There are a few pictures that just fall in front of the gate of the division command post. Li Tianyou asked the guard to pick it up and saw that it was Gui Jun's leaflet.

Communist Army Brothers: Commander-in-Chief Li and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Bai know that most of you are from Guangxi. If Guangxi people don’t fight Guangxi, you should surrender. Your wives, children, and children are waiting for you at home!

Commander-in-Chief Li guarantees your life safety and sends travel expenses for those who are willing to go home. You are already surrounded by us, you can't cross the Xiangjiang River!

There is also a leaflet written directly to Li Tianyou:

General Li Tianyou: You and I are both fellow Lingui, why bother killing brothers! If the general can lead his troops to surrender, he will ensure that the general's military position remains unchanged and his personal safety is in his troops!

Li Tianyou finished reading it, sneered and threw the leaflet into the stove.

Suddenly, a loudspeaker shout came from the distant position: "Brothers of the Communist Army, if Guangxi people don't fight Guangxi people, you should surrender. Your wives, children, and old people are looking forward to you going home!"

Li Tianyou took a photo with his comrades in the Red Fourth Division

Li Tianyou stood up suddenly, grabbed the microphone and ordered, "Huang Mianchang and Bai Zhiwen, immediately organize snipers to knock down the enemy's loudspeaker!"

Not long after, a few crisp gunshots came from the front line, and the enemy's loudspeaker suddenly became mute, and the position was silent, as if nothing had happened.

Li Tianyou understood that the brief silence at this moment indicates that a more cruel and tragic battle is coming!

Li Tianyou felt a little worried, and walked to the hill near the command post, holding a telescope in his hand to continue observing the enemy formation. At this time, Wang Zanbin on the Gui army's position was also holding a telescope in his hand and observing the frontier positions of the Red Army.

After the first attack wave retreated, Wang Zanbin ordered Mo Dehong's regiment to rest for a while, and ordered his troops to launch a propaganda offensive against the Red Army. Unexpectedly, the Red Army not only ignored it, but also organized snipers to kill the shouting Gui army.

Wang Zanbin saw that the troops had been rested, and immediately ordered Mo Dehong's 130th Regiment and Zhou Yuan's 131st Regiment to sneak into the mountains on both sides of the Red Army in the left and right directions, preparing to launch a second wave of attacks on the mountains guarded by the Red Army.

Wang Zanbin saw that the regiments had entered the attack position and was about to order the artillery to carry out a more violent carpet bombardment on the frontier positions of the Red Army, suddenly the roar of the plane came from the sky.

Wang Zanbin quickly turned his head and looked at it. He saw two rows of planes flying from Guilin to the south. One row and three planes flew towards the sky above the mountains guarded by the Red Army. In an instant, a deafening explosion sounded on the mountains.

The six fighter jets of the Gui Army almost wiped the treetops and hovered back and forth on the mountains on the frontier positions of the Red Army, roaring and smashing bombs one by one.

The bomb's foot crashed, with fires flying, dust and rocks flying, pine trees as thick as bowls were broken in half or uprooted, and the machine guns swept around randomly, causing bursts of smoke.

The finished plane finally flew away after exerting its might.

At this time, shells full of Wang Zanbin's anger rushed to the Red Army's positions in groups like heavy rain. The "boom" sound resounded through the valleys and fields, shaking the sky and the earth, and blew the mountains and rivers.

Under the bombardment, rocks and dust flew on the frontier positions of the Red Army, turning into a sea of ​​fire.

As soon as artillery fire stopped, the frontier positions of the Red Army were still as silent as death.

"Bang!" As soon as the signal gun in Wang Zanbin's hand sounded, the Gui army lurking at the foot of each mountain immediately launched a second wave of attacks on the mountain.

The Gui army learned from the first attack and no longer dared to be careless and underestimate the enemy. Each unit deployed in combat formation and carefully advanced towards the frontier positions of the Red Army.

When approaching the frontier positions of the Red Army, the Gui army dispersed its formation to prevent the attack of Red Army grenades.

50 meters 40 meters 30 meters 20 meters There was no movement in the frontier positions of the Red Army.

Propulsion, then advance again, 10 meters... Suddenly, a terrifying shout of killing broke out on the front line of the Red Army. In an instant, machine guns and rifles roared and formed an airtight firepower network, and the Gui army charging in front fell in rows.

"Run!" After a storm, the Red Army soldiers held long spears with bayonets, or waved their cold swords, jumped out of the bunker, and rushed into the Gui army camp like a tiger going down the mountain.

The two sides launched a fierce hand-to-hand combat. The Gui army was dizzy by the sudden attack from the Red Army. The original combat formation scattered, looking for places to hide everywhere.

On the mountains and fields, Red Army soldiers entangled the Gui army and fought together, either stabbing guns with their guns or wrestling into a group, fighting to the death. The white knife comes in and the red knife comes out. The situation is not a war, it is almost the same as a slaughterhouse.

The Red Army soldiers seemed to be not the body of their mother. Even if they broke their hands, injured their feet, and were covered in bruises, they would just shout and kill as if they were alive.

Some of the voices were hoarse, and they still opened their mouths and rushed towards the Gui army, chasing them, causing the Gui army to run around the mountains and fields.

The Gui Army had never seen such a desperate formation. It was already scared by the momentum of the Red Army.

Gui Jun's plane hovered in the sky, not daring to throw a bomb or fire a shot. Gui Jun's platoons stared at him, not daring to fire a random shot, but fire a random shot.

has been fighting for nearly half an hour. The Gui army, who has always been known as the "evil wolf", gradually felt unsupported and his defeat was gradually revealed.

The Red Army soldiers were like the red-eyed Guniu fighting and becoming more and more brave as they fought and fought hard. Soon, the Gui army retreated like the autumn wind swept the fallen leaves.

This is how Wang Zanbin organized several attacks, and both sides repeatedly rushed on the positions, corpses everywhere, and the Red Army's frontier positions were lost and regained, but to no avail. The Gui army still gained nothing except for casualties.

The Red Army is still firmly guarding the various hills in front of Maple Shujiao Village.

At 4:00 pm, Xiawei saw that the 44th Division had failed to attack for a long time and was still unable to advance half a step towards Xinwei, so he personally visited the Paibujiang Frontier Command Post.

Xiawei and Wang Zanbin, Mo Dehong and others surrounded Xinwei topography to discuss offensive strategies.

Xiawei said with a finger map: "The Communist army is brave and tenacious. If it continues to adopt the tactic of frontal attack, it may be difficult to win."

"You can order the 131st Regiment and the 132nd Regiment to launch a feint attack on the front to attract the attention of the Communist army. Order the 130th Regiment to go around from the left wing of the Communist army, so that the Communist army can be defeated by the enemy from both sides.

Wang Zanbin nodded and said yes, and immediately organized the 131st Regiment and the 132nd Regiment of the Gui army to launch a feint attack on the frontal.

Mo Dehong led the 130th Regiment to detour through Shoumaqi Mountain and sneaked into Zhongshan, Shuikou Mountain and Daluo Mountain on the left flank of the Red Army.

Gui army once again climbed up the mountain like an ant. The Red Army soldiers guarding the mountain still stood firm on the front line and fought fiercely with the enemy.

Suddenly, dense gunshots sounded behind the left wing position, and the enemy 130th Regiment went around from Shoumaqishan to the rear wing of the front position to launch an attack.

The Red 15th Regiment, which was standing on Zhongshan, Shuikoushan and Daluoshan positions, was attacked from both sides, and the situation was extremely critical.

But the Red Army soldiers were fearless. Facing the rushing Gui army, the bullets were finished and smashed with gun handles. The gun handle was broken, and they smashed with stones. After the stones were finished, they rushed into the enemy group with bare hands and held the enemy to fight.

Bai Zhiwen, the commander of the 15th Red Regiment, saw that the entire regiment had been surrounded by layers of Gui army and the position might fall into the enemy at any time. In order to preserve the vitality, he ordered the entire regiment to immediately break out of the enemy's encirclement and retreat to the second blocking position.

The Red Army on Shuikou Mountain fought bloody battles with the Gui army, repeatedly rushing, breaking out of the siege, retreating while fighting, and retreating to the second blocking position;

The Red Army on Daluo Mountain also tore open the Gui army's encirclement and retreated smoothly.

0 Major General Bai Zhiwen, the commander of the 14th Red Regiment,

Almost all the defenders of the Red Army on the Zhongshan position were killed; when the Gui army rushed to Zhongshan, which seemed to be no longer guarded by no living people, the last living Red Army soldier suddenly jumped out of the mud, and resolutely pulled the fuse of the grenade in the face of the enemy group.

With a "boom", he and several Gui troops died together.

At around 5 pm, all the left wing positions guarded by the Red 15th Regiment were lost, and the Gui army took advantage of the situation to launch a siege to the right wing positions guarded by the Red 14th Regiment from three sides.

When the Red 14th Regiment was about to fall into the heavy encirclement of the Gui army, the regiment commander Huang Mianchang made a quick decision and ordered the troops to quickly evacuate the frontier positions and block the second blocking positions of Shantou Pingtouling and Jianbeiling on both sides of Yangliujing.

At this point, all the front positions of the first blocking line of the Xinxu Obstruction Battle of the Red Fifth Division were lost, and the Gui army advanced to the second blocking line in front of Yangliujing.

On the first day of the battle, the Red Fifth Division, whose troops and weapons were at a disadvantage, paid a huge price of casualties, especially the 1,200 cadres and soldiers of the 14th Regiment who were standing in the front, almost all of them were casualties.

The Red Army soldiers on several small hills on the front line were almost killed in groups.

Liu Laibao, a soldier in the second company and third platoon of the Second Battalion of the 14th Red Regiment, was guarding the right-wing position judge mountain at that time. In his later years, he recalled:

Just dawn the next day, the enemy rushed up and wiped out all the platoons in front of us. We seized the opportunity to rush down and fought several counterattacks. We have fewer and fewer bullets, and the company commander ordered that no random shooting was allowed, and that one bullet should be used to destroy an enemy.

The enemy could not attack, so we sent planes and artillery to deal with us. We suffered many casualties, and there were only 7 people left in one platoon. Despite this, we were still holding there before we received the order to retreat, and later we had only four people left in the queue.