Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Liancheng is located in the southern part of the Wuyi Mountains in the western mountainous area of ​​Fujian Province and is also a Hakka settlement.

It's very close to the Spring Festival now.

Fried rice noodles, rice candy, fried tofu and other small business stalls filled the streets and alleys of Liancheng.

There are people coming and going to buy New Year's goods everywhere, it is very lively

A young man in his twenties was eating fried rice noodles while saying to a middle-aged man next to him: "Did you hear that the Red Army and the National Army fought a big battle yesterday and even Yong'an City was lost?"

The middle-aged man was surprised and said: "No way, didn't the Red Army withdraw?"

The young man asked, "Do you know about the attack in Zhangzhou some time ago?"

A thin man came out from the next table and said, "I know, I know, 36 corrupt officials were killed in Zhangzhou."

Young and middle-aged people were shocked

The young man said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, brother, you will scare people to death like this."

The thin man also smiled awkwardly: "Excited, excited"

"Brother, you said Yong'an City was lost."

"How is this going"

The young man looked at the thin man warily and said, "Why are you asking these questions?"

The thin man said, "Yong'an is too close to us. If Yong'an is really lost, will Liancheng be in trouble?"

At this time, more and more people gathered around, urging the young man to tell what happened.

Everyone is worried that if a fight really breaks out, this year will be difficult.

The young man looked around and said, "I'm telling you, don't spread this, or else people will find out."

“I might end up in jail.”

The thin man said soothingly: "Don't worry, little brother, we are all regular customers."

"No one is gossiping, don't you agree?"

Everyone wanted to know the details as soon as possible, and they all swore not to tell anyone.

The young man then said, "I heard from my friend in Yong'an that he was offering sacrifices to his ancestors the afternoon before yesterday."

"Suddenly, the sound of artillery fire was heard from the west of Yong'an County"

“The sound of the shells was extremely loud.”

"My friend lives near the east gate of Yong'an City, and his house was shaking."

“It rang for more than ten minutes.”

"Then there was the sound of a siege, which lasted from day to night before a ceasefire was reached."

"My friend thought it would get dark, so he stopped playing."

"Who knew that in the early morning, when my friend got up to pee, he saw a group of people on the house near the east gate."

"I don't know what those people are holding in their hands, but whenever they throw it on the ground, it bursts into flames."

"Whenever the nationalist soldiers came into contact with the flames, they could not put them out and were burned to death."

"My friend was so scared that he quickly hid in the house, and soon he heard someone running upstairs."

"Then I heard the sound of many footsteps and gunshots coming from the east gate."

"It wasn't until Yong'an City quieted down that my friend sneaked out to take a look."

"The whole city is full of Red Army soldiers in gray uniforms"

The young man paused and whispered mysteriously, "My friend told me that these Red Army soldiers might be able to cast spells."

"He saw the entire Yong'an City, except for the Kuomintang headquarters, which was shrouded in thick black fog."

At this time, someone asked: "What does that Zhangzhou have to do with?"

Before the young man could answer, the thin man said confidently: "It's not clear yet."

"Zhangzhou is a big city, and security is tight."

"Overnight, the Red Army's Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade killed 36 corrupt officials."

“No one has been caught yet.”

“If they don’t know magic, how can they do it?”

"People in Zhangzhou say that the Dragon Blood Special Operations Team is a soul-collecting messenger sent by the King of Hell."

"I guess this is the unit that attacked Yong'an this time."

"It would be great if this unit came to Liancheng, when the Red Army was here..."

Before the thin man could finish speaking, someone next to him covered his mouth and said, "Be quiet, don't be afraid of being heard by the Kuomintang army."

The thin man suddenly realized something and quickly thanked the person who covered his mouth.

Although the thin man didn't finish his words, everyone who was listening understood what he meant, and their eyes lit up immediately.

The Red Army established a Soviet government in Liancheng at that time.

At that time, the people of Liancheng had a happy time.

Many people also sent their children to join the Red Army.

After hearing this, the young man was secretly happy.

I didn't expect that the words of thin people would be more effective than what I said.

This scene is repeated in every corner of Liancheng.

Less than an afternoon

Almost everyone in Liancheng knows that the Red Army has a mysterious Dragon Blood Special Forces Brigade that is going to attack Liancheng.

And the rumors are getting more and more outrageous

Some people say that the Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade is a divine army sent by God.

To punish these evil-doing national troops

This is divine retribution.

Some people have even set up memorial tablets at home, looking forward to the arrival of the Red Army.

Liancheng 45th Division Command

Commander He of the 733rd Regiment of the 45th Division hurried to the 45th Division headquarters.

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw Commander Zhang of the 45th Division drinking tea.

He didn't care about the rules and shouted loudly: "Master, it's not good!"

"Everyone in the city is saying that the Red Army has captured Yong'an. Now it's our turn to capture Liancheng."

"The brothers are a little panicked"

After listening to this, Commander Zhang got anxious and choked on his tea, and started coughing violently.

While calling out to the division commander, Commander He hurriedly helped Commander Zhang to calm down.

After a long while, Commander Zhang finally recovered and said, "You said Yongan was taken down."

Captain He replied: "Everyone in the city is saying, 'There's no smoke without fire.'"

"I also heard that the main force of the Nationalist army did not go to Yong'an at all, but went towards Yongding."

"Master, it seems we have been deceived by them."

Commander Zhang was stunned

Originally, most of his men were from Shandong or surrendered soldiers.

Not only can I not get used to the food here, but I also have to face other people's cold stares.

Over a long period of time, there is a lot of resentment

Now the 734th and 735th Regiments were sent out to attack the Red Army, saying that they would rescue Yongan.

But the national army did not even provide full weapons

My brothers all said that this was the National Army using the Red Army to clean up the 45th Division like the 19th Route Army.

Commander Zhang originally thought that he had taken the initiative to surrender to the National Army and was different from the 19th Route Army.

But the Kuomintang deceived him

Tell him that the purpose of sending the 45th Division this time is to tie up the Meishan Red Army so that their large force can rescue the 83rd Division in Yongan.

But now it seems that the National Army used Yongan as bait, because that was the National Army's direct line of defense.

What's more, my army is just a pawn of others.

After figuring it out, Commander Zhang sat dejectedly on the stool.