Yes, on the banks of the Xiang River, in order to cover the crossing of the Xiang River by the highest organ of its own, the total of only tens of thousands of red troops and the 300,000 troops who came together fought for five days.

On December 1, the day when the Independent Regiment ended its military exercise, the battle of the Xiangjiang River, which was thousands of miles away, also ended.

However, of the 86,000 people, only 30,000 remained, and a full 56,000 people died there. Liu Lang couldn't help but glance back at the map that he had deliberately marked with a red line, and also took the opportunity to hide the tears that flashed from the corners of his eyes.

The old man in the time and space rarely talked about this battle, and the only time he spit out four words with a blue face: "There is no one out of ten." ”。

But Liu Lang knew that in this battle, eight relatives of his Liu family alone were killed in the battle, and 24 young men who came out of the same village as the old man to join the army died in the battle, and later fought hard against the little Japanese devils for eight years, and the 37 people who joined the army in the entire Liujia Village were the only ones who could survive to the founding of the republic.

However, in the case of a complete mistake in the grand strategy, with tens of thousands of people outnumbering the enemy, and the enemy even had aircraft and artillery to help, the red troops were still able to escape, which also shows the strength of their combat effectiveness from another aspect.

After a moment of silence, Liu Lang threw out a telegram, "Read." ”

In the battle report on 1 December, the last trace of resistance of the "red bandits" was also crushed at noon today, except for a small number of "red bandits" under the leadership of Lin, Nie, Zuo and other bandit leaders who continued to flee westward, and most of the remnants of their troops were surrounded and annihilated. Our troops will cross the river and chase after each other, and the remnants of the "red bandits" will be surrounded and annihilated in Hunan and Guizhou provinces, and the rest of the provinces will not be chaotic. Liu. Chi Dakui hesitated to pick up the message and read it.

Obviously, this is a war report from the battle between the two armies on the front line in Hunan Province.

The eyes of the stalwarts of the independent regiment who heard the contents of this battle report flashed, but none of them expressed their opinions. Even Zhao Ergou, who has always been stingy, didn't speak at this time, just lowered his head and smoked a stuffy cigarette.

They are not stupid, at this time, if they don't know that Liu Tuanzuo suddenly ordered the guard platoon to expand the warning range by 100 meters so cautiously because of the red troops, then they were really squeezed by the brain.

Liu Tuanzuo's sympathy for the Red Troops was actually not much news in the Independent Regiment, and he was ordered to engage the Red Troops, who had just entered Sichuan west of Guangyuan and had not yet gained a firm foothold. In the eyes of those who don't know, maybe Liu Lang wants to preserve his strength and doesn't want to fight with the red troops, this kind of thing has long been commonplace among the warlords, and even the government side turns a blind eye and just can't see it.

But the backbone of the independent regiment is very clear in their hearts, if Liu Tuanzuo wants to fight, don't look at the red troops there are nearly 10,000 people, but the independent regiment is not an ordinary national army, the independent regiment equipped with mountain artillery, mortars and the latest machine guns developed by the independent regiment ordnance factory is even the eighth division, and the 10,000 red troops only equipped with broadsword shuttle guns and old-fashioned rifles are really not enough.

Liu Tuanzuo didn't want to go to war with the red troops at all, this was something that the middle and senior leaders of the independent regiment knew well, but no one had ever brought it to the table, and no one had even mentioned it in private. In the current environment, to say this is not to say that you only lose your position, it is to make the regimental commander lose his head, especially since the 19th Route Army launched the Fujian Incident last year. The independent regiment formed on the basis of the veterans of the 19th Route Army can be said to be even more cautious, lest it be caught in pigtails by the national government.

But I didn't expect that Liu Tuanzuo had the rhythm of taking the initiative to put this matter on the table this time, which made these lieutenants and school officers can't help but beat a little drum in their hearts. Don't go too mad, sir!

Especially Zhao Ergou, I just sent a sentence: If you like it, you can hook up secretly, you can call me the wind if you need to, just take it home in a grand way! Lieutenant Colonel Ji can kill people with guns.

There are some truths in life, in fact, it is the same as playing politics, and there is not much difference between the special mother.

The corners of Li Guobin's mouth were even more bitter, looking around, the backbone of the independent regiment that could sit here, the original subordinate to the 19th Route Army accounted for 95 percent, whether it was Liu Tuanzuo, or the other three infantry battalion commanders, logistics minister Liang Wenzhong, artillery battalion commander Zhao Ergou, or the commander of the baggage company, the engineer company commander, including the guard platoon standing outside and responsible for guarding, they were all from the original 19th Route Army.

It is no wonder that Liu Tuanzuo's feelings towards the Red Army are not very similar to those of other troops, and General Cai's 19th Route Army became independent in Fujian in response to the establishment of a unified anti-Japanese front by the Red Army.

In addition, the deputy of the regiment and the chief of staff were not there, and after a long time, he was a newcomer here.

"Tuanza, do you mean to give us an analysis of the battle situation on the front line?" Although Li Guobin usually doesn't talk much, he is an understanding person and knows that it is time for him to express his attitude. Seeing that Liu Lang nodded slightly, and did not express any dissatisfaction, Li Guobin continued: "According to the humble opinion of his subordinates, although this telegram is short, it still reveals an important information, that is, hundreds of thousands of troops are encircled, but they still let the red troops escape, whether it is strategically or tactically, they are all failures. However, the red troops also suffered heavy losses in this battle, and if they wanted to break through the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of troops, they would not be easy to go anywhere, and the art of war said that the soldiers were expensive and fast, but it took them all four or five days to evacuate, and from the strategic and tactical analysis, they were also losers. There is no winner in this battle. ”

Liu Lang's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but look at Li Guobin with some admiration. This high-achieving student who graduated from Baoding Infantry School relied on the Great Wall World War I, both father and son were national heroes, and entered the independent regiment in his Liu Lang's eyes, but he was able to become a battalion commander, but it was more to appease the hearts of thousands of veterans of the 29th Route Army who entered the independent regiment. In terms of heroes alone, there are at least three lieutenant-level officers in the Independent Regiment who can take on this post.

However, he has done a good job this year, several big competitions, although he has not won the first, but he has not won the last, and he is in the middle of the middle. But that's already rare, you know, his opponent is Liu Lang trained three battalions of veterans who have been fighting with the Japanese for more than half a year and fighting with the Japanese for more than two months with the training methods of the future People's Liberation Army.

But judging from his remarks, Liu Lang still underestimated him a few points after all. Not only did a telegram point out the situation facing both sides of the battle, but also quietly expressed his attitude again. He was the first to speak, which was to clarify his attitude.

That is, Liu Tuanzuo, I will definitely stand on the same line with you.

Liu Lang nodded slightly, "Guobin's analysis is good, no, it can be said that it is very right." Both of them lost this battle, both strategically and tactically. ”

Yes, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the bald bosses did not seize the opportunity to wipe out the red troops on the east bank of the Xiang River in one fell swoop, and let the leaders of the red troops lead a more elite 30,000 people across the Xiang River, which was their biggest mistake. The red troops, which changed their leaders, have since embarked on the road of letting the bald guy sleep poorly, and he is playing hide and seek with his old opponent in his dreams.

This is a strategic mistake, and it is also a tactical mistake on the front line, the troops are far superior, the firepower is far superior, and the terrain is advantageous, but it is still not complete, what is not a mistake?

On the other hand, on the side of the red troops, if they could throw away most of their baggage and advance lightly, they would not have had to be outnumbered with hundreds of thousands of troops for five days and four nights. However, they did not, so they were four days late with countless baggage, and it was not until 16 o'clock on the afternoon of the 30th that the highest authorities all passed through the Xiangjiang River.

On the battlefield, fighters change rapidly, not to mention the time span is as long as it is a long time. They have also paid a terrible price for it. Every minute of delay represents the sacrifice of countless valiant warriors.

However, this was naturally not the time to discuss any strategy, and the independent regiment did not reach that height.

Liu Lang set his eyes on Chi Dakui and said, "Dakui, tell me your opinion." ”

"Battalion Commander Li may not know much about the combat effectiveness of the Red Army in the north, but I once fought against the Red Army three years ago under the command of Division Commander Mao. Their equipment is worse than ours, but their combat effectiveness, especially willpower, is much stronger than ours at that time, even if our independent regiment is currently inferior. Once they blow the trumpet of the charge, it means that they will not die, and the mountains are full of charging gray uniforms, unless they are killed, otherwise, even if there is only one person, their red flag points there, he will rush to wherever he goes. It's horrible. In that battle, our regiment lost more than half of it, and it was the most tragic battle I had encountered since I joined the 19th Route Army. Even two years ago in Songhu to fight the little devils, we were not afraid, but for them, we 。。。。。。 Chi Dakui recalled three years ago, still shocked.

Chi Dakui, as the former infantry company commander of the 19th Route Army, was the only person here who had commanded the grassroots troops and the red troops to fight, and his words were naturally the most representative.

He still didn't say a word, that is, in the battle after the battle with the red army under the order of the bald man, the 19th Route Army vowed never to participate in this kind of civil war again, and since then it has become a thorn in the side of the bald man.

A trace of disbelief flashed in Li Guobin's eyes, he didn't expect that the commander of the main infantry battalion of the independent regiment, who had fought bloody battles against the Japanese invaders, would have such a high evaluation of the red troops.