Chapter 553: Heavy casualties
Ding Zihuang's calculation was very good, if he surrendered to the New Fourth Army, not only his own army would be annexed by the Communist Party. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info He is in the Chongqing government and the Nanjing government, but neither of them is good.
The current orthodox government is recognized as the Chongqing government. And the Nanjing government is also likely to become a real new government. Ding Zihuang stepped on two boats, and he naturally would not take the New Fourth Army in his eyes.
In view of Ding Zihuang's tough attitude, the Hunan-Henan-Hubei advanced column and the party committee of the border region and decided to attack. From the southeast and northwest of Pingba, attack Pingba at the same time. The main attack in the southeast direction, the feint attack in the northwest direction.
At night, it rained heavily in Guxing, and in the Pingba area, it was even more pouring. Zhu Muyun looked at the dark night sky and knew that this was a good siege condition. Our army has always been good at night fighting, and with such heavy rain, no matter how big the torches are, they can't be lit.
Although he couldn't hear the gunshots coming from the direction of Pingba, Zhu Muyun climbed to the second floor and kept looking west. He believed that tonight's battle would be crucial. If it cannot be taken in one night, after dawn, the conditions will be in favor of the enemy.
And Wu Shangtian was on Liushuizhou, and he couldn't sleep. He stood on the top, holding a telescope, looking in the direction of Pingba, and occasionally saw a flash of light.
"Is there any news from Pingba?" Wu Shangtian asked Shi Xixia next to him, and after learning that Pingba was surrounded by the New Fourth Army, the three places immediately sent people to carry radio stations and infiltrated Pingba.
Wu Shangtian can keep abreast of the situation in Pingba. At noon, after he communicated with Wang Qinghai, Wang Qinghai promised that the Sixth Division would leave the garrison before evening. Wu Shangtian believed that with the intelligence capabilities of the New Fourth Army, he would definitely be able to know the movements of the Sixth Division. Perhaps, this is also the reason why the New Fourth Army will suddenly launch an attack this evening.
"The New Fourth Army attacked the city from the southeast and northwest at the same time. Ding Zihuang was under a lot of pressure and kept calling for reinforcements. Shi Xixia said with a wry smile that the New Fourth Army had at least two regiments, and there were only about 100 people under Ding Zihuang. Even if all the rich families in Pingba are gathered, there are only about 300 people.
With so many people, it will be very difficult to block the attack of the two regiments of the New Fourth Army. Especially since it rained heavily today, it was very bad for the defending side.
"Report, Pingba called."
"Bring it quickly." As soon as Wu Shangtian heard that it was a call from Pingba, his eyes lit up, and he immediately returned to the room and carefully looked at the telegram sent by Pingba.
"Haha, haha, God help me." Wu Shangtian looked at the telegram and laughed.
"Bureau, did Ding Zihuang take the opportunity to break through?" Shi Xixia asked, his instructions to Ding Zihuang were to keep his useful body and find the right time to break through. Tonight, it was raining heavily, and although it was good for the siege, it was also good for breaking out.
"Look at it, these buns of the New Fourth Army can't even use heavy machine guns." Wu Shangtian said with a smile.
This time, the New Fourth Army dispatched two regiments of the Pingjiang Detachment, and the two regiments together had only two heavy machine guns, which were erected on the Lotus Terrace in Shawo to cover the New Fourth Army's attack from the direction of Yanglinli.
Due to the heavy rainfall and the inexperience of the machine gun shooters of the New Fourth Army, the front foot of the machine gun sank, the aiming point suddenly changed, and all the bullets hit the foot of the city, resulting in our army's climbing echelon being hit by their own machine guns one by one, and the number of casualties was hundreds......
"Great." Shi Xixia was also refreshed when he saw it, and the New Fourth Army accidentally injured hundreds of his own people, and it seemed that it was hopeless to attack the city.
"Bureau, place, do you want to call back?" Chen Bingnan said that he is a native of Beiping, and he used to be a translator and telegrapher in the Guxing Coordination Office of the Central Union, but now he is the chief of the telecommunications section of the three departments.
"Call back: Hold on and wait for help, so that the Pingjiang detachment of the New Fourth Army will be annihilated under Pingba City in this battle." Wu Shangtian said confidently, and at the same time, he said: "Hurry up and send a report to the Sixth Division and tell Master Wang the good news." ”
Whether it is the national army or the self-defense army, the best at fighting is still a tailwind war. Once there is a bargain to be picked up, the various units cooperate tacitly, both offensive and defensive, and the deployment of the army is exemplary. However, if you encounter a tough battle, one will cringe one by one, and it will be easy to be broken by the enemy individually.
Wu Shangtian sent a telegram to Wang Qinghai to inform him of the good news. Originally, I thought that this news would stimulate the Sixth Division to open overnight. However, after Wang Qinghai received the telegram, he did not react at all. ignored Wu Shangtian's urging telegram and did not even call back.
"Master, do you want to send a telegram back to Wu Shangtian?" Shi Dongliang waited for a while, and when he saw that Wu Shangtian did not respond, he asked.
"Go back to sleep." Wang Qinghai said impatiently.
"The New Fourth Army has suffered heavy casualties, and it is a good opportunity for us to take revenge." Shi Dongliang said that in the last battle of Dwarf Ridge, the Sixth Division suffered more than 100 casualties, Guxing was under martial law for three days, and Wang Qinghai was almost removed from his post for investigation. Of course, this revenge must be avenged.
"What report? The New Fourth Army has suffered such a big loss, will it give up? Let me tell you, the dam will be broken, not tonight, but tomorrow. Wang Qinghai said firmly that he had fought all his life, and the most unreasonable thing was the Communist Party's army.
"No, they suffered hundreds of casualties, Ding Zihuang's morale was greatly boosted, how could the city be broken?" Shi Dongliang said in surprise.
"So, you don't know much about the New Fourth Army. Replaced by other troops, such a large casualty would have collapsed a long time ago. However, if you look at Wu Shangtian's telegram, there is a half-sentence on it that says that the New Fourth Army is going to withdraw its troops? Wang Qinghai said.
"That's really the case, the master is smart." Shi Dongliang looked at the telegram carefully, and indeed did not see that the New Fourth Army would withdraw, and even the offensive did not slow down.
The New Fourth Army attacked from the southeast and northwest directions at the same time, and although the attack in the southeast direction was frustrated, the feint in the northwest direction achieved unexpected results because it was dark.
A group of Luojia graves in Qinjiawan outside the city gate of Shangjie sounded the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums, trumpets and charges. The voice resounded in the sky, because Ding Zihuang's troops, who had no experience in combat, thought that the main force of our army was in the northwest, and mistakenly believed that a fierce attack had been launched in the northwest.
Therefore, the Righteous National Salvation Army rushed to the northwest from the southeast and northeast directions, and the southeast and northeast directions became outnumbered guards. At this critical juncture, the New Fourth Army made a decisive attack and quickly climbed into the city from Yanglin in the southeast.
Once the New Fourth Army entered the city, the Righteous National Salvation Army panicked, and the entire Pingba was in chaos. In the fierce face-to-face battle, the Righteous National Salvation Army was not at all the opponent of the New Fourth Army, whose morale was like a rainbow.
Ding Zihuang saw that the general trend had gone, and asked Gu Zhaoxin, a telegraph operator sent by the three places, to send the last telegram to Wu Shangtian. Then, with Gu Zhaoxin and his cronies, he absconded. The current Ding Zihuang is full of remorse, if he had known that he would have made a fake surrender, maybe he would have had a chance to escape back from the New Fourth Army. It's good now, there's nothing left.
Receiving the last telegram from Ding Zihuang, Wu Shangtian sighed. The righteous National Salvation Army is really muddy and can't support the wall. If you stick to it for a few more days, you might be able to make a big difference. The New Fourth Army was killing each other, such a good opportunity, but they couldn't seize it, but instead fell into the plan of attacking the east and the west, even if Ding Zihuang could escape smoothly, what use could a bare-bones commander be?
The next morning, after Zhu Muyun went to the Zhennan Hardware Factory, he heard Li Bangfan talk about the Battle of Pingba. Hearing that the New Fourth Army had accidentally injured hundreds of his own people, his heart ached. Knowing that Pingba was successfully taken, he was secretly happy.
"Bureau, Wu Shangtian, the Anqing Association, do you still want to hold an inaugural meeting?" Zhu Muyun asked with a smile, although Wu Shangtian failed, for them, there was no loss.
"Ding Zihuang's life and death are uncertain, after the establishment of the Anqing Association, we have to put up a shelf, right?" Li Bangfan said lightly.
Zhu Muyun hopes that Ding Zihuang will never come back. From Pingba to Guxing, you need to pass through Yangjiawan. And Yangjiawan is the fortress village of the New Fourth Army, and the New Fourth Army will definitely not let go of such an evil way as Ding Zihuang.
Although the New Fourth Army paid a heavy price, it finally successfully took Pingba. And taking Pingba also has very important political and military significance. However, what Zhu Muyun needs to consider is the wounded of the New Fourth Army. There was a shortage of doctors and medicines in the base areas, and last night's battle was very difficult to win. As you can imagine, hundreds of wounded are now being treated.
Zhu Muyun knew that even if he didn't meet Hu Mengbei, he would presumably ask himself to do his best to find medicine. Although Zhu Muyun intercepted some of the medicine for the hundred gold bars purchased by Jiutou Mountain last time, there would be a lot of medicine needed for hundreds of casualties.
Zhu Muyun took the opportunity to go to the dock and sent the latest information to Hu Mengbei. Perhaps, Hu Mengbei already knew about last night's battle, but the information he got from the Political Security Bureau could allow him to better judge the situation of both the enemy and us. Besides, there is Ding Zihuang. If this person returns to Guxing, he will become Wu Shangtian's accomplice again.
For a long time, Zhu Muyun asked Wei Chaopeng to engage in medicine in Yaren Hospital, and in the way of ants moving, it added up a lot. A few tablets today, a few boxes tomorrow, and a few months later, you can also accumulate a lot. Except for the temporary backup, he is going to send all the other medicines to the base area.
In addition, Zhu Muyun also wanted to get some medicine from Deng Xiangtao. In times of war, weapons, ammunition and medicines are always the most sought-after materials. Last time, Zhu Muyun paid attention to the drug transaction with Jiutou Mountain. It's just that Deng Xiangtao's medicine came from Shanghai, and Zhu Muyun has nothing to do with Shanghai, so he can only help him pay attention to it through Aiden or Felix.
Zhu Muyun also sent information to Deng Xiangtao, but he only reported that last night, the New Fourth Army took Pingba. However, the losses of the New Fourth Army were deliberately not reported. Although Feng Ziyuan and Du Huashan may know, they may not be able to report it.
At the same time, Zhu Muyun also asked to meet with Deng Xiangtao.
PS: The Dragon Boat Festival holiday is coming soon, but I still can't rest, so I ask for a monthly pass for comfort.