Lieutenant General Cheng Shicai recalls the Battle of baozao of the Thirty Army

Lieutenant General Cheng Shicai recalls the Battle of baozao of the Thirty Army

After Maogong and the Central Red Army joined the division, the Red Fourth Front army began after a period of rest

North. Before our army reached Maoergai, the enemy in the south of Huzong had already sent troops to defend the place through which our army had to pass--rescue

At the same time, the Forty-ninth Division stationed in Songpan was dispatched to reinforce Baozuo in an attempt to stop our army

Advance north and prevent our army from advancing eastward.

Under these circumstances, our superiors ordered our Thirtieth Army to annihilate the enemy Forty-ninth Division and lay down the throne.

The Baozuo Defender was a regiment of Huzong's Southern Independent Brigade. The regimental headquarters lived in the Great Lama Monastery. This temple

It is next to a mountain five or six hundred meters high. There is a small river in front of the temple, although it is only two meters wide, but because

During the rainy season in the meadows, the river is deep and turbulent, making it a natural barrier. The enemy took control of the commanding heights, in

Six or seven outlying strongholds were established in the pine forest on the hillside, forming a defensive zone.

The enemy in the outlying strongholds, shooting at our attacking troops from hidden bunkers, made our army advance every time

Every step comes at a cost. But the warriors fought very bravely and tenaciously, and captured many bunkers on the same day.

Annihilated two companies of enemies.

At night, the reconnaissance office drew up the deployment of the enemy and the prisoners based on the enemy situation it had acquired and the confessions of the prisoners

Reinforcements may pass through the road map and will map and capture the enemy in one platoon leader and two squad leaders

Sent to the command. These three men were already aware of our army's policy of preferential treatment of prisoners, so they were not very afraid.

We interrogated the prisoners, compared their confessions with the reconnaissance service's reports, and further identified the enemy

situation. After that, we went to check out the terrain. Although there was moonlight on this night, the night was foggy and could not be seen far.

Sometimes we rode horses, sometimes we walked, touched the private seats and checked in front of them, and then we approached the enemy reinforcements

A key survey was carried out.

We know that the reinforcements of the enemy Forty-ninth Division are a fresh force, totaling about 12,000 people. And me

Although we were an army, we were reduced a lot due to the snowy mountains and meadows, plus a division headquarters and a division

After the regiment was organized into the First Army, the total number of thirty armies was only more than thirteen thousand. In particular, there was a lack of food during the Long March,

Without oil and salt, the physical strength of the warriors has been seriously damaged, and the equipment to be annihilated is better than ours, and the number is several

An enemy equal to ours is indeed a difficult task. In this case, we must fight the battle well,

It is even more important to rely on correct judgment and careful planning. So overnight, in addition to looking at the terrain, and

It was studied repeatedly and the battle plan was formulated with particular care.

The next morning, in addition to continuing to besiege the baozuo with the strength of a regiment, we placed the main force on the enemy

The place where reinforcements must pass- the mountain to the west, and sent a small force to control the commanding heights of the eastern mountain. Originally based on captivity

The confession said that enemy reinforcements arrived that afternoon. But the enemy did not come on time. Our army passed through continuous emergencies

The march is very tired, especially because the commanders at all levels have not slept all night, and the two eyelids are often unconscious

Fold it up. However, everyone tried their best not to doze off, anxiously waiting for the battle. Waited another night

And one morning, the enemy came along the road of Song Pan Tong Baozao. The spirit of the comrades

Immediately perked up and excited he said, "Damn enemy, you're coming the hell!" ”

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the battle began. In order to completely annihilate the enemy, we are scheduled to enter us at the enemy's main force

Ambush the circle and then attack. But the enemy was very cunning, and first used a force to search for advances, trying to fight with me

After contact, a local battle is fought, seizing the favorable terrain, and then the main force is advancing. We saw through the enemy

This ruse ordered the main force on the hill to hide well, with only one regiment on the front in some minor small

Resist on the top of the hill, kill and injure the enemy in large quantities, and then retreat step by step to lure the enemy boldly to go deeper. Mountains on the meadows

It is a long slope, and there are many small hills down the mountain; the mountain is a forest, and the net is a thick pine

Trees, very hidden. Therefore, the proud enemy, like a blind man, cannot understand the situation of our army; and because