march to victory

Zhang Qingshan and other more than 100 people were very excited when they heard the bugle of the responding troops, but now, they faced a huge obstacle-there was a battalion and a reinforced company of the enemy mixed in the middle.

Although the sound of the bugle can convey some basic information, it cannot convey accurate information. Otherwise, you only need to tell the other party your next move through the bugle.

Moreover, now they still have a problem: how to take the next step in order to join the supporting troops.And it must be the sooner they meet up, the better, so as not to have long nights and dreams in this perilous place.Besides, everyone has been on the Long March for so long, and they are eager to meet up with the support troops. It is conceivable that even Zhang Qingshan himself was so excited that he wanted to cry when he heard the bugles of the support troops, let alone others.

"Blow it right away..." Agitated, Zhang Qingshan didn't even think about it, so he ordered the bugleman to blow the bugle in response, at least to show his presence, so that the responding troops could get ready.But as soon as the words were out of his mouth, he suddenly remembered that among the more than 100 people in his group, there was no bugler at all.

Frowning, Zhang Qingshan took out the cannon and fired three shots at the sky.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Two long gunshots and one short gunshot are the common gunfire communication signal of the Red Second Front Army... At this time, Zhang Qingshan has no other choice but to hope that the people who have the Red Second Front Army in the response army can hear this signal , can confirm the existence of more than 100 people.

"Crack! Crack~! Crack~!"

Fortunately, there were people from the Red Second Front Army among the response troops, who not only heard the gunshots, but also responded quickly... Of course, this kind of response is only to confirm the existence of the two sides, and nothing else can be passed on.

In fact, at this time, in this local area, the positions of the enemy and us are indeed interesting, and this situation is due to two aspects: the advancing speed of the responding troops is far beyond the enemy's imagination; The speed is also beyond the enemy's own judgment.

The luck of Zhang Qingshan and others was really good, because according to the response scope set by the Red Army Headquarters: In view of the smooth passage of the main force of the Second Red Army, in order to meet the single comrades, and to prevent the enemy from concentrating superior forces to counterattack, and the number of support troops is limited, However, the main force of the Red Second Front Army was exhausted, so the headquarters decided to take the place where the Red Second Front Army passed as the center point and expand hundreds of miles to both sides.

The place where Zhang Qingshan and others went ashore was about [-] miles beyond the receiving range, so they would not have been found.However, the enemy's actions alarmed the troops who came to respond, and the burst of gunfire this morning directly showed the existence of Zhang Qingshan and the others to the responding troops.Therefore, the commander of the responding force immediately decided to move forward again.

When they came to the edge of the water grass field, through the binoculars, they saw a large number of enemies heading towards the water grass field. They immediately determined that the enemy was chasing a single Red Army soldier, and it was probably not a few or a dozen. But at least hundreds of people, otherwise, the enemy would not be able to mobilize so many troops to chase and intercept them.

With a glimmer of hope, they blew the bugle. Unexpectedly, they got a response immediately... So Zhang Qingshan and others were very lucky: if there was no gunfire in the early morning, they would not be able to attract the response troops.If they run farther at this time, the responding troops may not be able to find the enemy, thus missing the best time for both sides to respond.

This is the advantage of soldiers taking obedience to orders as their bounden duty: without orders, although the soldiers of the army knew that the support troops were in the northwest, they still continued to walk south according to the previous orders.

But as commanders, Zhang Qingshan and others had to make correct judgments, otherwise, they might have been eaten by the enemy behind them before meeting with the support troops.

Zhang Qingshan really wanted to act arbitrarily - at this time, as his supreme commander, he could indeed do so.But he feels that the burden on his shoulders is too heavy now, and he is decisive to act arbitrarily, but one bad thing, or even a slight mistake, may make these more than 100 people fall into a place of eternal doom, so he had to find Come to Liu Bing, Peng Peng and Li Xueshan, the four of them discussed as they walked...until they discussed a specific solution, they had no choice but to continue walking south. Continue to keep a relatively safe distance from the enemy, so as to save time for subsequent discussions, and continue to hold the initiative in your own hands.

"Several, everyone knows the situation. The support troops are behind, but there are a large number of enemies between us and the support troops... We are exhausted and lack the necessary weapons and equipment, while the enemy is just the opposite. They not only Waiting for work with ease, and well-equipped, so rushing over hard is tantamount to hitting a wall. In all likelihood, not only will you not be able to break through the enemy's defense line, but you may also be directly made dumplings by the enemy. It is absolutely not advisable. Then, What should we do next, so that we can meet up with the response force under the premise of ensuring everyone's safety as much as possible? At the same time, here I would like to remind a few of you that the safety of our more than 100 people depends on our temporary emergency meeting now. Therefore, as the company commander, I would like to ask everyone to treat this issue seriously...Okay, let’s share your opinions.”

Seeing that they were both frowning and thinking deeply, Li Xueshan thought for a while and said, "Since we can't turn around and fight the enemy head-on, then I think we have to continue to retreat south now. There are two advantages to doing this: first, we can suffer At night, use the cover of the night to make a detour to join the support troops. Second, we have been withdrawing to the south. This can not only confuse the enemy, but also directly expand the space for movement. After all, the number of enemies is insufficient, as long as the space expands , sooner or later, they will reveal loopholes for us to take advantage of. Besides, I always feel that since the enemy dares to go deep into the water and grass to pursue us, it means that they have trained in this area in advance and are ready. Therefore, their deployment It’s definitely not as simple as a two-sided attack, there is a high possibility that there are enemies ambushing in front of us. Therefore, my suggestion is to continue to withdraw and wait until night.”

Li Xueshan was able to tell the pros and cons in one breath, obviously after careful consideration in advance, and the method he said is currently the best.

Hearing his suggestion, the three of Zhang Qingshan nodded in agreement.

Liu Bing thought for a while and added: "I agree with Li Battalion Commander's approach, but in order to show our existence and direction to the comrades who are responding to the troops, shouldn't we use gunshots to signal at intervals along the way? However, the downside of this is that although the comrades of the supporting troops can hear our gunshots and chase after us, the enemy behind us can also determine our direction and position... So, I have a suggestion, wait until night, Shall we send a small force, go in another direction, continue to shoot and signal all the way, so as to distract the main force of the enemy?"

"This method won't work!" Zhang Qingshan was a bit arbitrary, and said solemnly: "First of all, the enemy is much closer to us than the responding troops. Our side keeps firing and sending signals. I'm afraid we haven't waited for the comrades of the responding troops When we arrive, the enemy will attack us first; secondly, since the supporting troops are not far away from us, they should see that the enemy has so many troops to surround us. From this point of view, they should be able to analyze , we have at least dozens or hundreds of people here, otherwise, the enemy would not be able to send out so many people. But if we want to wipe out more than 100 people like us, it is impossible for the enemy not to use guns..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan smiled: "Even if the enemy doesn't move their guns, don't we still know how to shoot? So, as long as there are no gunshots, the comrades who respond to the troops should know that the enemy has not eliminated us, and as long as we exist, The comrades who are responding to the troops will think that we will join them sooner or later, so they will inevitably make corresponding adjustments and deployments. Therefore, shooting and signaling all the way, I think it is a bit unnecessary, and it will have a counterproductive effect. Not advisable. In the end, I agree with sending a small force to divert the main force of the enemy. However, there is a premise that I do not recommend doing so unless it is absolutely necessary. And, even if you want to do this, At that time, we must also explain the situation to the comrades sent out, and make preparations for the next step to meet them... After all, we have walked for more than a year, and now, we are about to join forces in victory, but at this time we act as Death Squad members, this is a blow to the morale of the assigned comrades and the remaining comrades... What do you think?"

Seeing that none of them spoke, Zhang Qingshan waited for a while, and then made a final conclusion: "Then follow Battalion Commander Li's method: continue to go south, wait until it gets dark, and then find a way to get out of the enemy's loopholes." Go through."

Just as they nodded in agreement, they saw Wu Shaohong riding a horse suddenly pointing to the northeast a few meters away, and shouted, "Look, there are a large group of enemies rushing towards us over there."

Zhang Qingshan and the others were shocked, they all stopped to look, but they saw a large number of enemies approaching from far away.Judging from their extended formation, there should be a battalion in number.

Only Li Xueshan pointed at the enemy over there, laughed and said: "Ha! Ha! I just said, how could the enemy's deployment be so simple, look! They really want to surround us to death."

Zhang Qingshan looked at Li Xueshan, for him at this moment, facing such a serious enemy situation, he was still in the mood to laugh out loud, this kind of mentality is really worth learning.

"Boy, what are you looking at? I tell you, this is a good thing!"

"Good thing?"

"Of course. Let me tell you, but the enemies that are placed on the bright side are not scary, only the enemies that are always hidden are the scariest. It's like a fist. When you don't hit it, you have no way of knowing that he will hit it. Where is your body, so you must be vigilant and be on guard. But facing the fist that has already hit you, you are much more relaxed. At least you know how to defend and what to focus on. So, look at the enemy's You should be happy when this last resort is used, because as long as we make corresponding adjustments according to this situation, we can avoid them. There's nothing we can do about it... Do you understand?"

Zhang Qingshan nodded to him, turned around and ordered: "Order the troops to retreat to the southeast immediately, and wait until it gets dark."

Li Xueshan on the side nodded approvingly with a smile...