The Red Army was a typical light infantry, with only a few machine guns, most of the fighters were made in Hanyang, old sleeves, and some fighters could even fight the enemy with large knives and spears. As for the heavy weapons of mountain artillery and field artillery, I didn't even dare to think about it. The only luxury was the few mortars captured in the battle.
These few mortars, the only heavy weapon of the Red Army, became a treasure knot and could not be used easily. But what is unexpected is that among the artillerymen who rarely appear, there are actually two "sharp gunners" hidden, who can almost shoot hits, and play a pivotal role in the Long March.
Those who can operate the cannon so accurately are definitely not idle people, and we must remember them.
They are:
1. Zhao Zhangcheng
Zhao Zhangcheng was a native of Henan, originally an artillery officer of Feng Yuxiang's unit, who joined the Red Army when he "attacked" the Central Soviet Region, and successively served as the captain of the Red Army's artillery training team, the commander of the artillery company, and the commander of the artillery battalion.
During the Long March, in such famous battles as forcibly crossing the Wujiang River, attacking Loushan Pass, forcibly crossing the Dadu River, and flying to capture the Luding Bridge, Zhao Zhangcheng greatly supported the Red Army in battle with his artillery handling techniques of 100 shots and 100 shots. Especially when crossing the Dadu River, he used only a few shells to help the commandos turn the tide of the war.
When the 9 commandos of the first boat rushed to the opposite bank of the river, a huge enemy suddenly burst out, almost drowning the only 9 commandos.
At this time, the hearts of all the Red Army mentioned the throat eye, if the commando could not resist, it would be difficult for the Red Army behind to cross the river, and what was more dangerous was that the small boat could also be snatched by the enemy. Everyone pinned their hopes on Zhao Zhangcheng's mortar.
At this time, the mortar only had 3 shells!
Zhao Zhangcheng did not squint, and steadily put a shell into the cannon barrel, and the shell immediately roared out, flew to the opposite shore, and accurately fell into the enemy group. The enemy fell down a large piece in response, and before he could react, Zhao Zhangcheng's second and third shells followed.
The enemy was blown to the ground, and the commandos took advantage of the momentum to take advantage of the momentum and firmly controlled the river beach. Soon after, the commandos of the second ship arrived and crushed the enemy in one fell swoop.
Zhao Zhangcheng fired 3 shells, all of which hit the enemy, and made a great contribution to the forced crossing of the Dadu River.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhao Zhangcheng successively served as the commander of the artillery battalion of the Eighth Route Army and the director of the artillery of the 129th Division. During the Hundred Regiments War, he shot homemade "pepper shells" into the Japanese bunkers, choking the Japanese army's eyes and throats, thinking that the Eighth Route Army had fired poison gas bombs, and fled in fright.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Zhao Zhangcheng served as the commander of the artillery of the Volunteer Army, commanding the young Chinese artillery to face the huge US artillery, and with the firing technology of 100 shots, the US army was terrified.
2. Wuting
A native of Korea, Wu Ting studied artillery in the Soviet Union and served as an artillery instructor, artillery company commander, and artillery battalion commander after joining the Red Army. During the Long March, the Red 3rd Army, which was organized in Peng Dehuai, repeatedly commanded artillery to support infantry battles, especially when crossing the Wu River, and directly supported the Red Army to cross the river with artillery shells.
The Wu River is so turbulent that it is impossible to build a bridge. There was 1 regiment of enemies on the opposite bank, and a large number of light and heavy machine guns, mortars, mountain guns, and field guns were also deployed.
The Red Army used a special method to erect a pontoon bridge and extend to the opposite bank. When the pontoon bridge was about to reach the opposite bank, the enemy fired a salvo of artillery, crushing the Red Army preparing to cross the river.
Seeing that the Red Army was about to suffer heavy casualties, the pontoon bridge was also in danger of being blown up.
At this moment, Wu Ting resolutely commanded the artillery to meet the battle, and all the shells fired fell into the enemy artillery position, blowing up the enemy's artillery in an instant. The Red Army took advantage of the situation to jump up, and more than 3,000 people all rushed to the pontoon bridge, rushed to the opposite bank in just a few seconds, and successfully seized the enemy's position on the other side.
Wu Ting also had a great merit in the Long March------ found the Red First Army in time
After the Red First and Fourth Fronts joined the division, Zhang Guotao supported the troops and respected themselves, and even threatened the central government at a critical juncture.
At that time, there was only the Red 3 Corps around Zhongyang, and the Red 1 Corps had already set off a few days ago. Moreover, all the telegram codes for communication between the regiments were confiscated by Zhang Guotao, and the Red First Army, whose circumstances were unknown, also received a telegram from Zhang Guotao "on standby."
Fortunately, peng Dehuai, who was careful, had already taken precautions against Zhang Guotao, and compiled a new code and handed it to Wu Ting, asking him to follow the route of the Red 1 Army
When Wu Ting found the Red First Army, everyone was relieved, and Zhang Guotao's plot was also bankrupt.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wu Ting served as the commander of the Artillery Regiment of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, and in a difficult environment, created the Eighth Route Army Artillery corps and became a killer weapon against the Japanese Kou.
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