Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The red party who took advantage of the fire

As expected by He Yingqin, nearly [-] central troops had just withdrawn from southern Shanxi. Yan Xishan, who learned that the vanguard of the National Defense Army was about to enter Linniangziguan, impatiently ordered the chief of staff, Zhu Shouguang, to command the [-] troops to go north, striving to win Before the decisive battle of Niangziguan officially started, he rushed to northern Shanxi and fought a decisive battle with the National Defense Forces in the area of ​​Niangziguan.

At the same time, in order to grasp the goodwill shown by the Nanjing central government for the time being, it is also for the future of the Jinsui Army.Yan Xishan, who had already gambled his future, disregarded the objections of his subordinates, and successively mobilized troops from all over Shanxi Province to reinforce Niangziguan.

Faced with this decisive battle concerning the ownership of Shanxi, the largest coal mining province in China, not only Yan Xishan and Li Guosheng focused their attention here.Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, Liu Xiang in Chongqing, Sichuan...even the top leaders of the Red Party in Yan'an, Shaanxi, all paid attention to this decisive battle that was about to break out at the first time.

Of course, in addition to paying attention to the upcoming decisive battle of Niangziguan, the top leaders of the Red Party in Yan'an also paid attention to the latest mobilization of the Jinsui Army garrison in the border area between Shaanxi and Shanxi.

As more and more Jinsui Army was mobilized to the forefront of the northern Shanxi battlefield, the total strength of the Jinsui Army scattered along the Yellow River gradually decreased from the original 2 people to the current 5000 people step by step.

The defense of the five thousand Jinsui troops along the Yellow River, which stretches for hundreds of kilometers, is definitely full of loopholes for the elite Red Party Red Army.Therefore, when paying attention to the decisive battle of Niangziguan, a bold proposal quickly spread among the top leaders of the Red Party, and a situation intensified: "Taking advantage of the Jinsui military law to estimate the gap in the Yellow River defense line, the main force of the Red Army of the Red Party will immediately cross the Yellow River eastward." Expand the base areas and collect all kinds of combat materials urgently needed by the Red Party and the Red Army. Of course, the most important thing is to expand the Red Army in Shanxi Province along the Yellow River.

You must know that although the current Red Army of the Red Party has fully occupied the province of Shaanxi, relying on the perennially dry geographical environment and scarce population resources of Shaanxi Province, it is simply not enough to meet the needs of the tens of thousands of Red Party troops, let alone satisfy the wishes of the Red Party. To carry out military expansion, the idea of ​​expanding one's own military strength.

therefore.Faced with this good opportunity, most of the generals of the Red Party Army proposed crossing the Yellow River east and entering Shanxi.Faced with the increasing pressure of public opinion in the military, especially the constant instigation of Wang Mng and others in the top ranks who have always been on the opposite side of himself, the "Chairman" who has not yet fully stabilized his position had to hold an enlarged meeting of the political situation to determine the next step of the Red Party. course of action. [

If you haven't been to the military parade held by the National Defense Forces in Shenyang, you will not know how advanced the National Defense Forces' equipment is.How strong is the combat effectiveness of the Wehrmacht.Now crossing the Yellow River east to attack Shanxi is to tear off a piece of fat that the National Defense Army has bitten into its mouth and swallow it by itself.The "Chairman" and Vice "Chairman" Zhou, who have a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces, do not want such a thing to happen from the bottom of their hearts, and at the same time they are unwilling to completely oppose the National Defense Forces to the Red Army.

However, in the face of the opinions of most people in the army and the top leaders of the Red Party, in order to maintain the unity of the Red Party.Nye's "Chairman" had to agree to the established strategic policy of crossing the Yellow River and entering Shanxi.at the same time.In the enlarged meeting, a decision was made to immediately form the Eastern Expeditionary Army, cross the Yellow River eastward, and march into Shanxi to expand the base area.

More than [-] Central Army soldiers approached the border of southern Shanxi and sent troops to occupy southern Shanxi at any time.The Red Army of the Red Party, which was hunted down to Shaanxi by the Central Army, also seized this opportunity, preparing to tear a piece of fat from the mouths of the National Defense Army... Facing these, they were ready to take advantage of the fire.Of course, Li Guosheng would not let the opponent succeed in enjoying the benefits of the fisherman.Even though Li Guosheng was a member of the Red Party in his previous life.However, as long as the opponent blocks his way to make the country prosperous and strong, he will be smashed to pieces.

However, Li Guosheng did not intend to really fight with these two forces until he was really ready to unify the country.Looking at the telegram just sent by the Intelligence Bureau in his hand, a mocking sneer quickly appeared on Li Guosheng's face.

Without consulting the chief of staff, he directly connected the National Defense Forces headquarters to the Qingdao Navy Command.

When the phone was connected, Li Guosheng said with a serious face, "Is this Commander Sun Haijun? I'm Li Guosheng..."

Hearing the words Li Guosheng, Sun Haijun on the other side of the phone was obviously taken aback.However, only two seconds later, an excited voice came from Sun Haijun's mouth...

"Commander-in-Chief... Hello, Commander-in-Chief, I'm Sun Haijun... Commander-in-Chief, I'm calling now, do you have a mission for the Navy? Although the Navy's first aircraft carrier formation has not yet formed combat effectiveness, the other squadrons can carry it out. Mission. You don't know, since the naval battle with the Japanese Combined Fleet a year ago, our navy has never fought a real naval battle."

Hearing this, Li Guosheng couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face.You know, even after several years of development, the foundation of the navy is just like this.One of the most important reasons for the confrontation with the Japanese United Fleet at the beginning was that it had no choice but to do so.The current National Defense Forces are not at any critical point. Of course, Li Guosheng will not take his own flesh and blood, and even the Chinese Navy will fight to the death with the Japanese combined fleet in the future.

After a wry smile, he said to Sun Haijun on the other side of the phone: "Okay, Commander Sun, don't complain to me. I did have a mission to call you so late. However, to your disappointment, this mission is not It is not a combat mission. It is the same as the mission of the navy when it came to the city of Nanjing. On the one hand, it conducts strategic deterrence;

"Please Commander-in-Chief, please issue an order. No matter what the task is, the navy will guarantee that it will be completed satisfactorily..." Although Sun Haijun flashed an inadvertent look of disappointment on his face, facing Li Guosheng's serious order, he still loudly assured.

"Very good..." Li Guosheng nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he asked Sun Haijun: "Commander Sun, I want to know that among all the military ships stationed in the two major military ports of Qingdao and Lushun, in addition to routine patrols and aircraft carrier formations for covert training, you can also draw out How many ships are required to carry out missions. Including offshore gunboats..."

Sun Haijun replied after a brief moment of contemplation: "All the transport ships are idle, one cruiser, three destroyers, and one gunboat squadron are also idle. As long as the chief gives an order, these ships can immediately set sail to perform missions."

"There is no need for the cruiser. Your mission this time is to go upstream along the Yellow River and send a division of troops to Hejin City. After completing the mission, the offshore gunboat squadron you just mentioned will temporarily stay on this line of the Yellow River. Patrol day and night, and prohibit any troops from crossing the Yellow River. From Hebei and Shaanxi to Shanxi..." Li Guosheng ordered into the phone. [

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, the navy promises to complete the mission... May I ask Commander-in-Chief, when will the infantry division that the Navy needs to transport arrive at the port, so that I can order the transport fleet to be ready to welcome the troops to board the ship." Sun Haijun promised loudly.

Li Guosheng replied: "The infantry will not carry too many heavy weapons, so they can be assembled at the Qingdao Military Port within five hours at the latest. Your task is to send the infantry to Hejin City in the shortest possible time. Then, use the ten soldiers in your hand to Several gunboats patrol the Yellow River continuously, making the Yellow River truly an insurmountable line of defense."

After two days of assembly, the [-] main force of the First Army of the Red Party, like a pack of wolves smelling blood, gathered in divisions on the north bank of the Yellow River corresponding to Hejin City.With an order from the Red Party's Eastern Expedition Headquarters, the [-] Red Party Red Army easily tore through the Yellow River defense line of the Shanxi-Sui Army with little effort.

After that, the [-] Red Army of the Red Party was like a flood that burst a dike.Along the breakthrough, they quickly poured into the area of ​​Yuncheng and Linfen where there were not many Jinsui troops, expanded the red, expanded the influence of the Red Army of the Red Party in Shanxi, and assembled various combat materials that the Red Army was in short supply...

Just when the tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers began to lament that all warlord troops were paper tigers, more than a dozen columns of black smoke lined up.Suddenly appeared on the raging Yellow River.Afterwards, these Red Army soldiers in charge of guarding the banks of the Yellow River seemed to suddenly see a group of monsters.He stared dumbfounded at the steel gunboat that he had never seen before.

At this moment, a Red Army platoon leader who used to live on the coast looked like a frightened rabbit, and exclaimed loudly: "Warship, this is a warship... Quick, order comrades to retreat immediately, and report to the superior immediately Report, an unknown navy appeared on the surface of the Yellow River, with more than ten iron-clad warships, report immediately..."

Because of the backward communication system of the Red Army and the Red Army, when the news that the National Defense Army Navy reached the Yellow River reached the General Headquarters of the Red Party's Eastern Expedition, a dozen transport ships escorted by more than a dozen gunboats and three light destroyers had already arrived at the ferry in Hejin City. , be ready to log in at any time.

As the only large crossing for Shanxi to withdraw from Shaanxi, the Red Party's Eastern Expedition Command deployed an entire infantry regiment here.Therefore, as soon as more than a dozen gunboats lined up on the river directly in front of the ferry, exposing their ferocious naval gun barrels, an urgent telegram was sent to the Eastern Expedition Headquarters, to the commander-in-chief of the Red Party and the Red Army. inside.

Looking at the front-line battle report just received in his hand, and thinking about the report of the security forces along the Yellow River more than ten minutes ago, a trace of regret quickly appeared on the commander-in-chief's face.Facing the "Chairman" who was smoking cigarettes one by one in front of him with a solemn expression on his face, he said: "'Chairman', it seems that Li Guosheng, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, is very dissatisfied with our dispatch of troops. Otherwise, he would not have directly dispatched a The squadron is going upstream along the Yellow River. If the current section of the Yellow River is completely blocked by the National Defense Force fleet, then our [-] troops will be separated in Shanxi and become a lone army without a base..."

The solemn "chairman" did not respond positively, but asked the commander-in-chief: "Boss, how did Captain Li, who was stationed in Hejin City, report..."

"The dozens of large-caliber naval guns of the twelve gunboats of the National Defense Forces have all aimed at Hejin City. In addition, the National Defense Forces on the river also sent an ultimatum to Captain Li: All troops within the range of Hejin City's ferry must All withdraw within two hours, otherwise, the National Defense Forces will cover Hejin City with differential artillery fire and occupy the ferry of Hejin City. In addition, the National Defense Forces also stated in the ultimatum: The Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces has brought us several requirements. As long as we agree, You can allow us to take all the materials seized in Shanxi and return to Shaanxi." Shaking the telegram in his hand, the commander-in-chief replied with a full face.

After reading the content of the telegram, a determined expression quickly appeared on the face of the "Chairman".He said to the commander-in-chief: "The troops at the ferry in Hejin City must retreat. These comrades are old comrades who have followed us all the way up the snow-capped mountains and across the grass. There is not even a decent artillery, and there is no way to help the National Defense Forces fleet cruising on the Yellow River..."

The voice just fell.The anxious commander-in-chief reminded: "Chairman, think twice, the Hejin Ferry is the largest ferry for us to retreat to Shaanxi. Once this ferry is occupied by the National Defense Forces, if we want to return to Shaanxi, we must think of other ways. You know, there are not only us in Shanxi, but also [-] Red Army elites and a large amount of materials that we urgently need. Without a large enough ferry, how can we send these comrades and materials back to Shaanxi..."

The "Chairman" asked with a heavy face: "Even if the ferry is still in our hands. With the blockade of more than a dozen gunboats of the National Defense Forces, do you think we can send so many people and supplies across the Yellow River? It is safe to say that After the National Defense Force fleet entered the Yellow River, this section of the Yellow River has become the National Defense Force's world. If the National Defense Forces really don't want us to pass, we can't get through even if we have three heads and six arms..."

Seeing the commander-in-chief whose expression was getting more and more gloomy in front of him, the "chairman" quickly comforted him: "Boss, don't worry. When we were in the Soviet area, we passed such difficult hurdles, let alone now. Besides, Li Guosheng, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, did not have much malice towards our party, although the provision of weapons and equipment in the Soviet area was to allow us to contain the main force of the Kuomintang, but this Li Guosheng is the one who helped us after all.”

"So, I can be sure that this Li Guosheng is not ready to completely break with us. In this case, I also believe that Li Guosheng will never leave us in Shanxi, because in Li Guosheng's eyes, Shanxi, which has a large number of coal resources It is already in his pocket. No one will be allowed to destroy it."

The commander-in-chief with a relaxed expression shook his head and replied: "Chairman, it's not that I don't have confidence. I'm just thinking, let's put our destiny in the hands of others again..."

The "Chairman" decisively shook his head and denied: "No, our destiny is still in our own hands. Boss, don't forget what kind of army our Red Army is. The snow-capped mountains and grasslands did not block it. We, let alone the Yellow River in front of us. As long as we really want to return to Shaanxi, these dozens of gunboats will definitely not be able to stop us. But, I don’t want my comrades to suffer too many casualties on this Yellow River, and I don’t want to give up the troops The collected materials had to make some concessions..."

"Immediately order the garrison in Hejin City to retreat quickly and go to the General Command of the Eastern Expedition to accept new tasks. At the same time, let Commander Li contact the National Defense Forces that landed from Hejin City. I want to know the specific requirements of the National Defense Forces..."

Seeing the commander-in-chief who was about to leave, the "Chairman" followed up and ordered: "In addition to giving the retreat order to Commander Li of Hejin City, an order should also be given to all the troops fighting outside. Because the situation has changed, all The expeditionary troops immediately abandoned the original combat plan, and carried all the materials seized and collected on the battlefield to retreat to the location of the general headquarters..."

Three hours later, a new batch of troops arrived at the wrecked Yellow River Ferry in Hejin City.This army is uniformly dressed in a dark green camouflage combat uniform that the common people have never seen before.Not only that, each soldier carried a semi-automatic rifle capable of firing in bursts, or a submachine gun and a general-purpose machine gun on his shoulders, and stepped onto the pier energetically all the way.

Of course, it is difficult to see mortars in other units. In this unit, almost every infantry company is equipped with several mortars.Accompanied by an infantry company quickly occupying the ferry, a 75 mm caliber mountain gun, lifted by the transport ship's own crane, slowly landed on the ferry terminal.Afterwards, several soldiers rushed to the pier and fired the mountain cannon into the open space beside the pier.

1 minute, 2 minutes, as time goes by, the number of artillery sent to the ferry in Hejin City is also increasing.Soon, eighteen 75mm mountain guns and eighteen 75mm field guns equipped by an infantry regiment were sent to the ferry of Hejin City one after another. Show everyone your power.

As more and more soldiers of the National Defense Force set foot on the land of Shanxi Province, an officer of the National Defense Forces with a major on his shoulders, under the protection of several Red Army cavalry, galloped all the way to the Red Army's Eastern Expedition General Headquarters.

He looked at the major officer in front of him, although he only carried the rank of major, but his entire body did not exude a military demeanor. The "chairman" couldn't help showing an expression of admiration on his face, and asked the major officer bluntly: "Comrade major, I want to know what requirements the commander-in-chief of your army has put forward for us. We know that our troops have assembled and are ready to retreat, and every day of delay in Shanxi Province will consume countless supplies."

The major replied with a humble face: "Reporting sir, our commander-in-chief's request is that after your army retreats to Shaanxi, all blockades between Shaanxi and Shanxi must be lifted conditionally, and ordinary people and various commodities are allowed to travel in the two provinces." Circulation among them. Of course, our National Defense Forces will also lift all the blockades on the Shanxi side..."

"As long as your army agrees to this request, our National Defense Forces can use transport ships to help you cross the Yellow River from the ferry in Hejin City and return to Shaanxi Province..."

"There is only one request..." Looking at the major officer in front of him, the "Chairman" asked back with an incredulous expression.

The major affirmed: "Yes, sir..."

Seeing the major who did not evade in the slightest under his gaze, the "Chairman" who is confident in the work of the Red Party's grassroots peasant movement and the political work of the army affirmed without hesitation: "If the commander-in-chief of your army really only has this request, then On behalf of the Red Party, I agree to your army's request. Therefore, please arrange transport ships immediately to assist our army to cross the Yellow River and retreat to Shaanxi."

In the eyes of the "Chairman", relying on the powerful political propaganda methods of the Red Party, this kind of bilateral opening is definitely more beneficial to him.Because, I can use the political propaganda methods within the party to redefine the people of Shanxi along the Yellow River step by step, so as to achieve the ultimate goal of redefine the whole of Shanxi.

However, what the "Chairman" did not expect was that Li Guosheng, who was far away in Shenyang, had the same goal, and was planning to use his strong economic strength, the generous land policy of the National Defense Forces for ordinary people, and the generous welfare benefits for ordinary soldiers of the National Defense Forces... step by step. The living space of the Red Party, "forcing" the Red Party troops to leave Shaanxi or completely fall to themselves. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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