Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Not only Gao Xuan was in this state, but even the headquarters of the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division was in chaos.

Brigade Commander Yang's face turned pale: "Our people came back and said that the 45th Division was defeated."

"Hurrying into the heart of Meishan"

“If this matter is known to the higher-ups…”

"We will definitely be punished for the serious crime of using a knife to kill and eliminate dissidents."

Captain Liu rolled his eyes and said, "Brigade Commander, this is all because the Red Bandits are too cunning."

"They've set us up for a trap."

"But we fell into the Red Bandits' trap because we wanted to eliminate them."

“Some casualties are inevitable”

"The most we can do is to be guilty of negligence."

“Maybe the higher-ups won’t care too much.”

Brigade Commander Yang shook his head and said, "If it were in the past, we would have no problem saying this."

"But the 19th Route Army just had a major purge a while ago."

"Except for our Whampoa faction, other nationalist forces have expressed dissatisfaction."

“They say we are intolerant.”

“Every industry is in turmoil.”

"Even the local government took the opportunity to cut off the food supply to the nationalist army in the six southern provinces."

"It took a lot of effort from the higher-ups to stabilize the situation."

"If something happens to the 45th Division"

"In order to silence the public, the higher-ups will definitely punish us severely."

After hearing this, Captain Hu was at a loss.

He murmured to himself: "Did I see it wrong?"

Brigade Commander Yang looked at his beloved general, Captain Hu, who was in a state of disarray, and his eyes were different.

There is no more appreciation, only deep hatred

He scolded her harshly: "It's already this hour, and you are still considering right and wrong."

"Now we have to think about how to protect ourselves this time."

Captain Hu's body stiffened. This was the first time the brigade commander got angry at him.

Look at the murderous look in Brigade Commander Yang's eyes.

He immediately came to his senses and said, "Commander, everyone is responsible for their own actions."

“I caused all these things.”

"Please punish me, Commander."

Brigade Commander Yang calmed down his anger a little

After all, Captain Hu has been following me for so many years.

Now that he has taken the initiative to take the blame, it is difficult to say anything more.

At the same time, he said with some reluctance: "First, give the order to block this matter."

"Then send a trusted person back to Changting to tell the commander."

"The commander has always loved his soldiers like his own sons, and they are his favorite students. He will not just sit there and do nothing."

Guanzhishan

Li Yan asked, "Song Tao, how is Liancheng now?"

Song Tao replied: "We have already spread the news."

"The effect is very good, the whole city of Liancheng is in a sensation."

"But the 45th Division didn't seem to react."

Li Yan smiled slightly and said: "No reaction is the biggest reaction"

"It seems we have to add fuel to the fire."

"Let our people go around the city and distribute leaflets"

"I have prepared the flyers, please take a look."

Li Yan handed over a flyer

Song Tao couldn't help but read: "Bloody War Book"

"Yong'an is destroyed, the decisive battle is Liancheng"

"When the birds are gone, the bow is put away; when the rabbit dies, the dog is cooked."

"It's sad and lamentable that the seven-foot-tall loyal Jiaodong soldier

"Li Yan, Chief Instructor of the Meishan Red Army Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade"

After reading it, Song Tao asked, "Captain, isn't this a letter of surrender? How did it become a letter of challenge?"

"Isn't this pushing those people to desperate measures?"

Li Yan said: "You will know later"

"Go ahead and finish distributing the leaflets before dark today."

After Li Yan and Song Tao left

Immediately began to issue orders: "Zhao Wu, take your men and dig a regiment-sized trench in front of the four gates of Liancheng."

"Prepare some more flags"

“Also completed before dark today.”

Zhao Wu was surprised and said: "Captain, it's already one o'clock in the afternoon"

“It’s okay to prepare more flags”

"But we don't have enough manpower to dig a regimental-sized trench at each city gate."

Li Yan asked Dai Ping, "How is it? Can it be completed?"

Dai Ping thought for a moment and said with certainty: "Digging trenches cannot be done by relying on people alone."

"If the instructor approves my use of those special explosives, and I let Captain Zhao Wu obey my orders,

"I promise to finish it before three o'clock."

Zhao Wu pointed at Dai Ping and said with a smile: "You kid, you even want to control me?"

"But as long as the mission is completed, don't say you will follow my orders."

"I'd even sell you this hundred pounds of meat."

Zhao Wu finished speaking and took Dai Ping away.

Li Yan smiled and then ordered: "Stonemasons, push all the cannons outside Liancheng."

"After dark, don't save your ammunition for me, bombard Liancheng with all your might."

“But I have a request.”

"We must not let the enemy hit us, but we must let the enemy see us"

"It doesn't matter if you miss, but you absolutely cannot hurt anyone in Liancheng."

"Is there any problem?"

The stonemason was a little confused, but still said: "No problem"

Not only was the stonemason confused, but even the other people around him didn't understand what was going on.

The contents of the leaflet can still be seen

But why dig such a big trench and then fire the cannon without hurting anyone?

Isn't this a waste of both soldiers' energy and ammunition?

Li Yan did not explain, some things need to be understood by oneself

After dark, artillery shells would bombard Liancheng every two hours.

The sound of artillery continued until the next morning.

This made Zhang, the commander of the 45th Division in Liancheng, very nervous, fearing a surprise attack by the Red Army.

No rest all night

Li Yan was lying leisurely on a huge rock

While listening to the sound of artillery fire around Liancheng, I hummed "Three Disciplines and Eight Points for Attention"

Song Tao and Leopard are not as carefree as Li Yan.

The captain said time was tight, but at the same time he was so relaxed.

And let the artillery make pointless attacks

Song Tao couldn't help but said: "Captain, when are we going to attack?"

Li Yan glanced at Song Tao and said calmly, "The time is not right yet."

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from beside me.

"Captain, you are confident."

Li Yan sat up suddenly and saw the person coming. He quickly asked, "Chief of Staff, what's the situation over there?"

Lu Zhiguo smiled and said, "Needless to say?"

"Every move of the enemy is in your plan"

"By noon today at the latest, the remaining soldiers of the 45th Division will be driven to Quxi Township by our people."

Two regiments of the 45th Division were ambushed at Zhangquankeng

Chief of Staff Lu Zhiguo followed Li Yan's plan and chased the remaining people of the 45th Division towards Quxi Township in the north.

In other words, as long as the 45th Division was lured to Zhangquankeng

Even if the commander of the 45th Division, Zhao, did not know that there was a road from Zhangquankeng that led north to Quxi Township and then west back to Liancheng

You will also be chased along this route

Li Yan jumped down from the boulder and ordered:

"Song Tao, Leopard, you take the Special Forces Battalion and the Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade and join forces with Zhao Wu's first battalion in Gutian Town."

"All disguised as ordinary people from Quxi Township"

"I need you to spare some of the 45th Division soldiers."

"Also, notify Zhao Wu and the stonemasons to open the southern city gate."

“But you can only enter but not leave.”

“I am of great use”