In May 1936, in order to further expand the Shaanxi-Gansu base area and respond to the new "offensive and suppression" launched by Chiang Kai-shek, a decision was made: General ** would lead part of the main forces of the Red First Army and the Red Fifteenth Army to form the Western Field Army and begin their western expedition.
On the way to the west, the main objective of ** was to capture eastern Gansu, northwestern Shaanxi, and parts of Ningxia, with the battle against the Ningxia warlord Ma Hongkui being particularly crucial.
For this, ** has been fully prepared, including for red.
The 2nd and 4th Front armies made preparations for going north. After receiving the order of ***, the Red 78th Division immediately marched in the direction of Dingbian, and arrived at Huanxian County three days later to assemble and stand by, waiting for the important task assignment.
Han Xianchu led the troops to set off quickly, and at noon, they came to the outside of Dingbian County. Due to the continuous rapid march of the troops, people were sleepy and lacking, Han Xianchu decided to take a break and bury the pot to cook.
However, at this time, the scouts reported that there was a cavalry battalion of Ma Hongkui in the county town, which had been holding its ground.
Han Xianchu, ** and ** fell into deep thought. They understood that it was impossible for such a large marching party to be unaware of their presence, but the enemy neither took the initiative to attack, nor came to harass them, let alone show signs of escape.
What does this mean exactly? After in-depth thinking, Han Xianchu believed that this group of enemies might be afraid of being surrounded and annihilated by them, so they didn't dare to act without permission, and they didn't flee, probably because they were afraid that Ma Hongkui would blame them for retreating without a fight.
Hence the current strange situation. Considering this situation, Han Xianchu had a bold attack plan in his heart. However, he was still a little worried.
If there is a real fight and a quick solution cannot be made, then it will seriously affect the assembly time of Huanxian County. Whether to attack or not, Han Xianchu was in a dilemma.
In order to better understand the strength of the enemy and the odds of victory after they launched a surprise attack, he asked the scouts to reconnoiter again.
Han Xianchu received news from the scouts and learned that the enemy's cavalry battalion had 100 horses and more than 200 soldiers, and the equipment was not perfect. Hearing this information, he did not hesitate to make up his mind to attack the battalion.
He immediately reported the plan of attack to his superiors and asked for approval. At the same time, he also ordered the regiment to quickly advance to the county seat of Dingbian and prepare to launch an attack at 4 p.m.
However, at this time, *** replied that he did not agree with this plan and suggested that he continue to make a detour so as not to affect the overall situation. Although Han Xianchu's suggestion was not agreed to, he still decided to send another telegram to express his determination to resolutely carry out the attack plan.
However, the reply of *** is still opposed, and emphasizes that there are too many uncertainties in this battle, and the main task should be to get to Huanxian on time and not delay the overall situation.
After careful consideration, Han Xianchu believed that this battle must be fought no matter what, and now that we have superior forces, we have the best chance of winning, so he decided to launch an attack according to the original plan.
As he expected, our army quickly took the initiative and wiped out the cavalry battalion. After the battle, Han Xianchu immediately organized his troops to march quickly, and finally arrived in Huanxian on time.
However, ** had already been waiting there, anxiously sending two telegrams in a row to ask Han Xianchu about the battle situation, but he didn't receive any call back, which made him very angry. When Han Xianchu came to report, ** reprimanded him loudly: "Han Xianchu, you kid is very capable, disobey the order, don't call back in time, I will kill your head." ”
Han Xianchu understood the seriousness of ***, patiently explained the reason for the delay in calling back, and said that he decided to fight this battle after careful consideration. **After listening, his voice gradually calmed down, accepted Han Xianchu's explanation, and did not pursue the matter again.
Han Xianchu proved his loyalty and sense of responsibility with practical actions, and also demonstrated his excellent communication skills.
Although Han Xianchu arrived at the designated area on time to assemble and fought a big victory, *** still reprimanded him for his disobedience. However, this is not ***'s real intention, he just wants to vent his concerns.
In the end, ** sent someone to bring a message to Han Xianchu and asked him to take a good rest, because he was already satisfied with Han Xianchu's performance.