After dealing with these things, Chiang Kai-shek felt at ease and sleepy. He yawned and went to the bedroom to catch up on his sleep.

When he received the telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Xiang had not yet gotten up.

The situation has been tense these past few days, and Liu Xiang, who is tall and physically strong, can't stand it even though he has to stay in the war room every day.

Last night, Pan Wenhua reported that the vanguard had arrived near Ziyang and had not encountered any resistance from the Red Bandits along the way.

Liu Xiang and Fu Chang found it inconceivable that the Red Bandits abandoned Leshan and were obviously shrinking their forces and returning to defend Chengdu. Why were there no Red Bandits even near Ziyang? Could it be that the Red Bandits had given up their peripheral fulcrum and were preparing to fight in Chengdu?

field?

After asking other places, they all reported that the enemy situation had not changed. Liu Xiang, who was puzzled, had no choice but to go to bed with doubts.

It was almost seven o'clock when Fu Chang called Liu Xiang with Chiang Kai-shek's telegram. In winter, Chongqing was foggy and gloomy, and the light was still very dark. Turning on the light, Liu Xiang read the contents of the telegram and asked Fu Chang what he thought.

Fu Chang said: "Chairman Chiang's worries are justified. If Chengdu cannot be defended, the Red Bandits will definitely find another way out. However, we don't know very well what the Red Bandits' current strength is. Do they have the capabilities?"

The ability to win Mianyang needs to be looked at again."

Liu Xiang was a little unhappy: "The city wall in Chengdu is stronger than that in Mianyang. Wasn't it also taken down by the red bandits?"

Fu Chang shook his head: "That's different. First, there is no danger to defend Chengdu outside the city walls. Second, no one knew that the Red Bandits would suddenly arrive in Chengdu. The garrison had no precautions and the soldiers had not distributed ammunition yet."

Liu Xiang thought about it and said, "Send a telegram to Deng Xihou immediately. Mianyang will be under martial law immediately to prevent sneak attacks by red bandits."

Fu Chang agreed and left. Liu Xiang turned on the radio and wanted to hear what new news was coming from the Chengdu radio station.

As soon as he turned on the radio, it was playing the "Message of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to the Citizens of Chengdu" from the Red Army Chengdu Garrison Headquarters. Liu Xiang and Fu Chang were shocked when they heard this. The Red Bandit had escaped again, and Chengdu became an empty city. Their

Where is the next target?

Liu Xiang thought for a while and then urged Fu Chang: "Hurry up and send a telegram to Mianyang, asking them to closely monitor the movements of the red bandits. Be quick and don't let the red bandits take advantage of the loophole again."

After Fu Chang left, Liu Xiang hurriedly washed up and hurried into the war room.

When he entered the war room, he saw Fu Chang sitting on a chair, his face turned pale. Liu Xiang thought Fu Chang was ill, so he hurriedly stepped forward and touched Fu Chang's forehead with his hand.

Fu Chang pushed Liu Xiang's hand away and sighed: "Fucheng, we are late again. The red bandits have already surrounded Mianyang."

At this time, Liu Xiang did not panic anymore. He took the telegram in Fu Chang's hand and looked at it. Deng Xihou said clearly: "At six o'clock in the morning, the enemy was discovered at the south gate. At 6:30, all the city gates reported that the enemy was discovered. First of all,

The red bandits have formed a siege on Mianyang and are eager for reinforcements."

Liu Xiang ordered the staff officer on duty: "Send a report to Deng Xihou and be sure to find out the numbers of the Red Bandit siege troops. The Mianyang garrison must defend the city and must not lose the city defense."

Then, Liu Xiang said to Fu Chang: "It's not a big deal. We have even lost Chengdu. Are we afraid of losing another Mianyang? Cheer up and drink tea. We have to plan how to rescue Mianyang."

Fu Chang took a sip of tea, calmed down, and said: "Since Chengdu is already an empty city, there is no need to garrison too many troops. Let Pan Wenhua send a brigade into Chengdu, and the rest of the troops will go north from Ziyang and penetrate into Mianyang to threaten the red bandits.

Back. However, Pan Wenhua's troops alone are a little weak and can easily be taken advantage of by the red bandits. Should we contact Xue Yue and ask him to speed up and advance in parallel with Pan Wenhua, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Liu Xiang said: "The water far away cannot quench the thirst nearby. Xue Yue is still a few days away from Chengdu. By the time they arrive, Deng Xihou will have already become a prisoner."

Fu Chang said: "The only way is to mobilize the troops in northern Sichuan. He ordered Tian Songyao's main force to attack Mianyang and cooperated with Pan Wenhua. He ordered the troops in Jiangyou and Zitong to rush to the aid of Mianyang. At the same time, he ordered them to be careful along the way. They would rather go slowly than let them go.

Red bandit ambush.”

Liu Xiang nodded: "That's all we can do for the time being. Tell Pan Wenhua that he is the main rescue force and must be extremely careful. It is better to walk slowly than to send the troops into the pocket formation of the red bandits."

Fu Chang went to ask the staff to report, and the war room became quiet for a while.

Liu Xiang moved a chair and sat in front of the battle map, and began to think quietly by himself.

When he received Liu Xiang's telegram, Tian Songyao, commander of the 29th Army of the Sichuan Army, did not know that the 3rd and 5th Red Army Corps were already attacking him.

Historically, when the Fourth Red Front Army launched the Battle of Jialing River, after Tian Songyao's Jiang defense was breached, his subordinates were afraid of punishment and did not tell him for three days. By the time he learned of the situation, the entire army had collapsed.

It was like this again this time. Not only did the small unit that stayed on the east bank of the Fujiang River and was responsible for monitoring the Red Army's movements not report, but no one in the towns and villages where the Red Army passed reported. Therefore, knowing that the main force of the Red Bandits was besieging Mianyang, Tian Songyao felt a sense of relief.

The Red Bandits are human beings too, and they also run on two legs. Now that they have gone to Mianyang, where can they return to their own defense line?

Tian Songyao was a native of Longquanyi, Jianyang County, Sichuan. He participated in the Tongmenghui in his early years and went to the first batch of Baoding Military Academy to study. He later entered the Sichuan Army and was awarded a general by the Beiyang Government. He is currently the commander of the 29th Army and the commander-in-chief of the Second Bandit Suppression Route.

Tian Songyao usually liked to live in Chengdu. When the Red Army occupied Chengdu, he happened to go to Langzhong to inspect the defense and escaped disaster.

Tian Songyao, nicknamed "Tian Donggua", knew that the Red Army was difficult to deal with. In the Battle of Wanyuan, the Fourth Red Army had already taught them, the Sichuan generals, a solid lesson in tie-tie. Therefore, after Tian Songyao learned that the Red Army occupied Chengdu, he did not wait for

Liu Xiang had already begun to shrink his troops after giving the order.

Now, Tian Songyao's 38 regiments are huddled in the south, on both sides of the Jialing River in Yilong, ready to cooperate with the Central Army and the Northeast Army to attack the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army at any time.

As soon as Liu Xiang's order arrived, Deng Xihou's telegram for help arrived. He said it was very pitiful that our brothers had been surrounded by red bandits. If they were not rescued, they might only see each other again in the next life, etc.

Tian Songyao thought to himself, you Deng Monkey, there will be a day when you ask me for help! But then again, Deng Xihou must be rescued. If he is not rescued, he will really be wiped out by the red bandits. The situation in Sichuan will be terrible in the future.

It would be unbalanced. When the time comes, I will definitely not be Liu Xiang's opponent, and I will definitely be eaten up by him.

After careful consideration, Tian Songyao decided to mobilize 10 regiments to form reinforcements to rescue Mianyang.

When issuing the order, Tian Songyao was more thoughtful and sent a telegram to Liu Xiang, which meant that a disaster was approaching and the brothers should join hands to overcome the difficulties. Otherwise, today's Deng Xihou may be tomorrow's Tian Songyao, and no one will have a hard time.

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Chapter completed!