Chapter 63: The Ambush of Ten Million Ping (One)
Liu Hua led the crowd to the town entrance, and from a distance, they saw a team of people rushing towards them in a cloud of dust. At the front were more than ten men riding war horses galloping towards them.
Liu Hua hastily went out "General He, General He, you've worked hard." Liu Hua hastily gave a military salute to General He who had just dismounted his horse.
"Heh heh, you little guy, don't make so many rules in front of me. Come on, let's go into town together. We've run all the way here and are exhausted." General He said with a smile to Liu Hua.
"Alright, General He, tonight our two legions will have a good gathering, how about that? I've already asked the logistics department to prepare dinner, and once the comrades from the Second Legion arrive, they'll be guaranteed to have delicious food."
"Come on, you little rascal, let's ambush and take down that local tyrant Liu Hua," he said, calling up all the division-level cadres of the Second Army Corps to head to the temporary command center. As for the troops, two army corps personnel were left behind to arrange accommodations and dinner.
Because the Seventh Legion has always had abundant supplies, this time the two legions' gathering ate very well, allowing many cadres to finally have a good meal and eat a hearty dinner. The soldiers also had a good hot meal, with enough rice and pork as long as you could eat it down.
Having dinner, Liu Hua accompanied General He and others to inspect the troops. Seeing the satisfied eyes of the soldiers, Liu Hua couldn't help but sigh "The Second Army has worked hard." Although Liu Hua took out the supplies he had stored for himself, he knew that those stored supplies would be even more useful later on, and might save countless lives of soldiers. Liu Hua held back his tears from flowing out.
The next day, all cadres above the regimental level of the two legions came to the command post for a combat meeting. The political commissar Guan Xiang reported on the enemy situation detected by the reconnaissance battalion.
After investigation, Chen Quzhen's main force currently has more than 26,000 people. Among them, Cili has two regiments of enemy garrison troops, and the remaining enemy forces are mainly about two divisions led by Chen Quzhen stationed in Shimen. The garrison troops in other towns are basically at the level of a battalion. That's the situation with the enemy.
"Yes, the situation is tense. I have already reported to Comrade Peng Dehuai just now. Next, let's discuss how to deal with Chen Quzhen's more than 20,000 people. You should know that these more than 20,000 people are all bandits by birth, although their weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the Central Army, but their combat effectiveness is very strong. We cannot underestimate this enemy, we must formulate a detailed battle plan." General He stood up, suppressing some comrades' ideas of underestimating the enemy.
After hearing General He's words, the conference room immediately fell silent, and everyone quietly thought about a solution.
"Liu Hua, you go first!" General He looked at the silent crowd and began calling out names.
"General He, I have a question to remind you, just now when Guan Yong reported the enemy situation, he didn't mention that although we have occupied Yangbai Crossing and other towns, so far the enemy has not discovered it. In other words, the enemy does not know that the 2nd and 7th Red Army Corps have quietly arrived here. I think this is a very good opportunity." Liu Hua finished speaking and looked at General He who was silent.
Everyone listened to Liu Hua's words, and their originally silent expressions suddenly disappeared, immediately starting to discuss with each other.
"En, Liu Hua, your intelligence is very important. Tell me about your thoughts." He Zong still looked at Liu Hua. Liu Hua had no choice but to stand up again.
"Report to Commander He, I think we should annihilate Chen Quzhen's living forces in the wild first, and then think of a way to attack the two county towns and wipe out Chen Quzhen's troops,"
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After hearing Liu Hua's words, the cadres below became active again. After several hours of discussion, a set of battle plans was finally nailed down. General He picked up the battle plan on the table and stood up.
"I hereby command: the 7th Army Corps, led by Liu Hua, will choose a favorable battlefield in Tianshui and Cili to ambush the reinforcements of Tianshui. After completing the ambush battle, they will immediately lead their troops to attack the county seat of Tianshui. The main force of the 2nd Army Corps, led by me, will target the attack on Cili. After the enemy's reinforcements enter the ambush battlefield in Cili, we will capture the county seat of Cili."
The specific combat plan is to issue a distress report in the name of the Yánbóduō garrison to the Cí Lì garrison, then annihilate the reinforcements sent by Cí Lì, and surround the city of Cí Lì, launching a powerful attack on the city, allowing the enemy to send out a distress report. The combat plan for the Seventh Army Corps will be implemented after Liu Huá scouts out the terrain. Does anyone have any other opinions?
He Zong looked at the cadres below.
"No."
"Alright, let's take action tonight. Dismissed."
Liu Hua walked up to He Long's side, "General He, I don't seem to have seen your heavy artillery this time. Where is it?" Liu Hua asked with a questioning tone.
"Hey kid, thanks for keeping an eye out. This time we're in a hurry and didn't bring much, traveling light. How's that? Are you going to help us out?" Liu Hua immediately felt General He's face turn......
"Of course, Comrade He's troops are in trouble, and I must help. Moreover, I am a unit of the Second Red Army, and since Comrade He has spoken, how can I not agree? This time in the Changde battle, we captured some mortars. I will have the logistics department send over two companies' worth of equipment, totaling 24 mortars and sufficient ammunition. Comrade He, is that enough?" Liu Hua said with a pained expression.
"Haha, that's enough, thank you so much." General He smiled and patted Liu Hua's shoulder.
At this time, in the next room, the guard company of the Second Division was escorting Yan Bo's deputy commander to the command center to make a call for reinforcements. Faced with the muzzle of the gun, the battalion commander finally surrendered and picked up the phone, reading out the draft prepared by the Red Army in advance to the defenders of Ziliujie, requesting that they send a relief force.
"Something's happened, Comrade Commander. I just received a call from Regimental Commander Wang at Yanbo Ferry. He said that around one regiment of Communist troops has been spotted near Yanbo Ferry and they seem to be preparing for an attack. He hopes we can send some reinforcements." A staff officer hastily pushed open the door to the commander's quarters, saying breathlessly.
"What's the big deal about one camp? Can't a division commander just send a regiment over and be done with it? Dammit, you're ruining my good dream. Get out of here!" The division commander roared angrily.
"Yes, sir," the aide replied with a faintly audible gulp and quietly exited the room.
"Ding ding ding......" The phone rang in the command center of the Rockfort base.
"Hello, is this Commander Wang? The Traveler has agreed to send two battalions of reinforcements. They will set out immediately and should arrive within 6 hours. You must hold on to Yan Bo Ferry."
"Yes, Chief of Staff, I will definitely hold on to Yangpu Ferry," replied Wang Yingchang, looking at the pistol in front of him.
"Sir, Red Army officer, Zili has already dispatched two battalions of reinforcements, they will arrive in six hours, my mission is complete, please don't kill me, please..."
"Let one battalion go forward to meet the enemy and annihilate them completely," General He ordered immediately after hearing Commander Wang's words.
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