Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Lu Yun asked Li Yan about his plan in detail.

For example, the specific time nodes of each link, the cooperation methods, etc.

Quickly analyze the pros and cons

Wing On looks big

But now there are three divisions of troops, it seems crowded

If the Nationalist army really attacks, one more brigade or one less brigade will have little impact on the entire Yong'an defense.

But taking Zhangping is of great significance, as Zhangping is the only way from Yong'an to Zhangzhou

After the failure of the Fujian Incident, Zhangzhou was the last stop of the 19th Route Army in Fujian.

Because time was tight.

In order to preserve the seeds of the 19th Route Army, many soldiers were disbanded on the spot

These soldiers were able to follow the 19th Route Army to the very end, which shows that their military strength and loyalty were extremely high.

If we really take Zhangping, we will wave the flag and cheer

The 19th Route Army will have no problem adding two elite divisions

Using a brigade in exchange for a heavy city and two elite divisions is a great deal.

After Lu Yun figured it out, he could no longer sit still.

After dinner, I exchanged the radio code with Li Yan and immediately returned to Yongan.

Tell Li Yan that it will take at most two days, and if there is any news, he will contact you immediately by radio.

Li Yan also knows that things cannot be rushed, but that doesn't mean doing nothing.

The next day, Li Yan asked Tong Liang to return to the source headquarters and tell the old squad leader to transport weapons and ammunition.

Have Dai Ping find the third and fourth regiments and tell them to get ready

At the same time, the Red Army stationed in Pengkou Town split into two groups.

The Chief of Staff led the First and Second Regiments south along the main road until they reached Jiuxian Town, north of Shanghang.

Clear out the security groups in various towns along the way

On the other hand, Li Yan led the Special Forces Battalion, two battalions of the Artillery Regiment, and the Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade, bypassing Jiaoyang Town through a small road and entering Banjing Township.

Directly threaten Shanghang East Gate and wait for news from the 19th Route Army

Once the 19th Route Army agrees

Then the third and fourth regiments will rush to Banjing Township as quickly as possible to meet up with Li Yan.

At that time, the Chief of Staff will lead the first and second regiments, and Li Yan will lead the third and fourth regiments to launch an attack on Shanghang at the same time.

Gaotou Town, Yongding

Southwest Fujian Red Suppression Command

Commander-in-Chief Li of the National Army looks at the Yongding Tulou that has just been captured

Not very happy

"Chief of Staff, have you found the main force of the Southwest Fujian Military Sub-district?"

The Chief of Staff shook his head

Commander Li sighed slightly and said, "I got the news yesterday."

"The 45th Division of Liancheng surrendered to the Red Bandits, and the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division was also completely wiped out."

"Are we too reckless this time?"

The Chief of Staff said: "Victory and defeat are common in war."

"We have now entered the lair of the Red Bandits in southwestern Fujian"

“Although we haven’t found the main force of the Red Bandits”

"But as we continue to advance, we will find the red bandits in southwestern Fujian sooner or later."

"As long as we take the lead in defeating the Meishan Red Bandits, we can capture the Red Bandits in southwestern Fujian, and then march north."

"With such a small number of people in Meishan, we will get back everything we lost."

Commander Li nodded in agreement: "We can only go all out now."

"Tell our troops to advance with all their might and not stop for a moment"

"Take over the entire southern Fujian within a week"

"At the same time, let the security team be stationed in each township."

"Eliminate the families and supporters of those red bandits for me"

"I want to make sure that there is no soil for the Red Bandits to survive in the entire southern part of Fujian."

The chief of staff frowned

The disaster does not affect the wife and children

I was about to open my mouth to speak, but I finally closed it.

He knew that the commander-in-chief was being forced into a corner by the Red Bandits.

Yong'an was lost and the Liancheng 45th Division surrendered.

The 108th Brigade of the 36th Division was completely wiped out

The troops heading south have not yet found the main force of the Southwest Fujian Military Sub-district.

It can be said that the loss is huge

If we lose Shanghang, Longyan, and Zhangping

Then it would be meaningless even if we took over southern Fujian.

Not only will you not achieve any merit, you may also become a victim of politics.

More importantly, the idea of ​​this action was his own.

I can't escape responsibility either.

No poison, no hero

Although the massacre of civilians was cruel, it was also a means of forcing the Red Army to appear in the Southwest Fujian Military Sub-district.

Since receiving the news from Meishan, the Minnan Military Sub-district has already moved to Fenghuang Town, 80 kilometers south of Yongding.

This is the border between Fujian and Guangdong

Zhang, Tan, and Deng are all looking worried.

Tan spoke up: "3 nationalist troops from the north, carrying heavy weapons, have already moved south to Yongding and are approaching us."

"Four or five security groups have been gathered in various towns and villages to the east and south."

“The only place to go is Guangdong in the west.”

"Meishan also said that we can enter Guangdong as a last resort."

"But now we can't contact Meishan at all."

"We don't know how to negotiate with the troops in Guangdong."

"What if we rashly enter Guangdong and cause unnecessary misunderstandings?"

"If the two sides start fighting, we will not only be put in a passive position, but it may also affect the overall situation."

Zhang and Deng understood Tan's words very well.

They all know about the 19th Route Army

Guangdong is their important ally

It is also an important part of Li Yan's future plan

If the Red Army and the Guangdong Army really came to blows, it would turn potential friends into enemies.

The only ones who are happy are the national army

Zhang thought for a while and said seriously: "We absolutely cannot enter Guangdong now."

“Even though we are dangerous”

"But it is also an opportunity for our Red Army in Southwest Fujian"

"Now we have attracted so many nationalist troops in southwestern Fujian."

"If Li Yan, the old squad leader, and his men can take advantage of the lack of KMT troops around Meishan..."

"Conquer the surrounding Liancheng, Shanghang, Longyan, and Zhangzhou"

“Even if we all die, it’s worth it.”

Tan and Deng were stunned.

I instantly understood what Zhang was thinking.

This is a way of sacrificing oneself to take the overall situation into consideration.

After a while, Tan and Deng nodded.

Tan said: "Even if we act as bait, we still need time."

"The longer we can hold back the national army, the better it will be for us."

"Southwest Fujian used to have eight divisions of the Nationalist Army, but now we have lost the 83rd and 52nd divisions."

"We were surrounded by two divisions and four security regiments."

"Two divisions entered Meishan from Pengkou Town and Wan'an Town respectively."

"That means the Nationalist army only has two regular divisions left."

"They will also be stationed in five important locations: Changting, Shanghang, Longyan, Zhangping, and Liancheng."

"Plus the local security forces"

"No more than one brigade of troops will be deployed in each location."

"The last news we got from Meishan was that Li Yan led his troops to Liancheng."

"The Liancheng 45th Division has weak combat effectiveness, weak weapons, and few troops."

"After removing the two regiments sent to Meishan"

"With Meishan's strength, it will be no problem to take Liancheng in the short term."

"Then concentrate our forces to destroy the Nationalist troops that are encircling Meishan."

"In the end, whether it's attacking Longyan, Zhangzhou or Shanghang"

"Regardless of whether the nationalist troops heading south withdraw or not"

"We, the Red Army, are victorious"

"No withdrawal"

"Our Southwest Fujian Military Sub-district disappeared, but Meishan expanded its living space."

"With the abilities of Li Yan and his colleagues, we can quickly expand our forces and territory."

"It will be difficult for the national army to besiege them."

"withdraw troops"

"Our Southwest Fujian Military Sub-district has been saved."

"Yong'an was occupied by the 19th Route Army"

“We also captured Liancheng.”

"The Nationalist army's deployment this time was equivalent to losing both the wife and the troops."

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