In October 1934, the Red Army left the Jiangxi revolutionary base area and began a great strategic shift, the Long March.
On the road of the Red Army's advance, there were not only thousands of mountains and rivers, but also hundreds of thousands of enemy troops surrounding and blocking. Therefore, if the Red Army wants to successfully break through and advance westward, it must have a strong unit as a rear guard.
After much deliberation, the superiors finally entrusted this extremely difficult task to the Red Fifth Army.
Under the leadership of the regimental commander Dong Zhentang, the soldiers bravely killed the enemy and covered the main forces of the Red Army to break through the four blockade lines and come to the territory of Guizhou Province.
There are many mountains in Guizhou, and the rolling mountains are like natural barriers, blocking the way of the Red Army. The enemy took advantage of the dangerous terrain here to intercept the Red Army.
On this day, the vanguard of the Red Army unfortunately fell into the encirclement of the enemy, and the situation was extremely critical. At this moment of war, the Red Fifth Army was ordered to rush to the rescue.
As soon as he arrived at the battlefield, Dong Zhentang immediately organized his troops to launch a fierce attack on the enemy. The enemy's fire was quickly attracted, and the red army's vanguard took the opportunity to break through and get out of danger.
However, the Fifth Red Army was caught under siege by the enemy.
"Rush!" Dong Zhentang waved his big hand and decisively issued the order to break through, and the soldiers fought with the enemy and fired fiercely at the enemy with various weapons.
The enemy's fire was fiercer, and bullets rained down, forming a wall of fire that was insurmountable. The First Breakthrough of the Fifth Red Army failed.
Immediately afterward, Dong Zhentang organized the troops to carry out the second and third breakthroughs... However, due to the excessive firepower of the enemy, it still did not succeed.
The battle was raging fiercely, with the Red Fifth Army fighting alone, with only attrition, no replenishment, and the bullets were about to run out; and the enemy's firepower increased unabated, and the encirclement was shrinking and shrinking.
In the temporary headquarters, the people sent by the regiments were in a hurry:
"Report, the enemy is now only 50 meters away from our regimental position..."
"Report that we have run out of bullets!"
"Report..."
At this critical juncture when the troops were exhausted, surrounded by the enemy, and had fallen into a desperate situation, commander Dong Zhentang categorically ordered: "Use stones to push the enemy back!" Resolutely push back! ”
Immediately after, he hurried out of the headquarters and came to the hillside to observe the situation on the battlefield.
I saw smoke everywhere, craters, and large areas of trees with broken branches and scorched grass on the slopes, shivering in the cold wind. Looking west, the sun is setting on the mountain, and night is about to fall.
This commander with extremely high tactical attainment suddenly had a bright eye, and he had a plan in mind, and he couldn't help but shout: "Good! That's it! ”
"What's wrong, Captain?" The guard felt inexplicable and looked at him in shock.
"Don't ask," he tapped the guard on the shoulder, "and quickly notify the cadres above the battalion level to come to the headquarters." ”
"Yes!" The guard hurried away. Dong Zhentang stood where he was, silently pondered for a while, and then turned back and walked toward the headquarters.
After the cadres arrived, Dong Zhentang said to these subordinates: "Comrades, the situation is quite serious now, we have not many bullets, and the casualties are also very heavy. It seems that it is impossible to rush out by relying on hard fighting methods, we must change tactics, and let's put on a play. ”
"Acting? When did we become a drama team? The crowd was puzzled.
Dong Zhentang smiled slightly and repeated his thoughts. The crowd listened, nodded their heads, and a smile appeared on their faces full of smoke and dust.
Dong Zhentang watched everyone's expression change and was more full of confidence. Finally, he asked, "What else is there to add?" ”
"No more."
"Good! Then please go ahead and act according to the plan! ”
The crowd stood up and walked outside. Dong Zhentang stopped the leaders of the Thirty-seventh Regiment and the Thirty-ninth Regiment, and then instructed: "The key to whether this plan can succeed depends on whether your Thirty-Seventh Regiment looks like it or not, and whether the Thirty-Ninth Regiment is fierce or not." Remember? ”
"Rest assured that the commander of the regiment will be assured of the completion of the mission." The two regimental commanders answered in unison.
It was almost dark, and the gunshots of the Red Fifth Army came to a cold halt. The enemy down the hill could not hear the sound of the return shots, and was wondering, when suddenly someone shouted: "Come and see, the Red Army has run to the top of the mountain to hide!" ”
Hearing the shouts, the enemies emerged one by one from behind the large rocks and looked up the hill.
Sure enough, many Red Army soldiers were limping up to the top of the hill. The Red Army, which had already climbed up, threw their guns to the side and fell on their backs; some held guns, deaf and pulled their heads and sat still, completely exhausted and embarrassed...
When the enemy soldiers saw this, they all laughed triumphantly, and they concluded that the Red Army was confused, had lost its resistance, and was perhaps about to surrender.
An officer came over and said loudly, "Brothers, you see, the Red Army has been crushed by us, and your opportunity to receive meritorious service has arrived." Rush, grab a live reward four or two big smoke soil! ”
The enemy soldiers were tempted by the smoke and rushed to the mountain.
However, as soon as they reached the height of the mountainside, the soldiers of the Thirty-ninth Regiment of the Red Army seemed to fall from the sky, suddenly appeared in the woods and among the grass, and pounced on them like a wild storm.
It turned out that the Thirty-ninth Regiment had already been ambushed here in accordance with Dong Zhentang's orders. Thirty-seven regiments climbed to the top of the mountain, so they were suspicious and pretended to be listless, so as to lure the enemy into the bait.
The enemy was indeed deceived, and they were caught off guard and panicked. Those who intended to take the lead first ate the big knife of the Red Army. The enemy behind him saw that the situation was not good, and immediately threw up his legs and ran.
"Chase!" "Kill!" Hearing the shouts of the Red Army, the enemy ran faster. Guns, smoking guns, shoes were thrown everywhere. Some enemy soldiers were frightened and tired, running and running, and they fell to the ground and could no longer get up, so they had to raise their hands and surrender.
The red army fighters rushed down the hill in a huff, took advantage of the enemy's panic, tore through the breakthrough and successfully broke through the siege. The generals all said happily: In the desperate situation of the troops, the commander of the regiment let everyone perform a good play and turn the tide of the war in one fell swoop, which is really high!
By this time the sky was completely dark, and the Red Fifth Army, under the cover of night, threw off the enemy and strode after the large red army.