Chaoyang view

Chaoyang view

Chaoyang temple is a place name and Taoist place. It is now in many places, mainly in Chicheng, Hebei, Luzhou, Sichuan, Weifang, Shandong, Jianshi, Hubei and Qinzhou, Gansu.

Luzhou, Sichuan

Chaoyang Temple -- one of the battlefield sites of the battle of mianhuapo

Chaoyang Temple (named because there is a temple on the top of the mountain, majestic and majestic, and the sun is still at the top of the temple from the bottom of the mountain. The mountain is 390 meters above sea level. It is the highest mountain nearby. It was destroyed during the cultural revolution. It is a strategic highland. It can cross Jiuchuan mountain to lantianba and enter Luzhou. It can retreat to mianhuapo to defend Naxi.

Battle of cotton slope

In the battle of mianhuapo, Zhu De used his wisdom and courage to defeat the "invincible" Beiyang army. With one as ten and one as ten, Zhu De became a typical example in the war of protecting the country. The battle of mianhuapo fully demonstrated Zhu De's excellent military ability. Later, the famous Yunnan army became famous in this battle. From then on, Zhu De's name shocked the enemy's courage and made him a famous general of Yunnan army and national defense. In July 1917, Zhu De was promoted to major general brigade commander and became a famous figure in Sichuan and Yunnan. After fighting in Luzhou and becoming famous in Luzhou, Zhu De's troops were stationed in Luzhou for five years.

Historical influence

Zhu De's "battle of fame" -- the battle of mianhuapo, had a great influence in history. When Wu Yuzhang later congratulated Zhu De on his 60th birthday, he still remembered: "you are the vanguard in the battle of protecting the country. The battle of lantianba (mianhuapo) in Luzhou brought down Zhang Jingyao. Wu Peifu and Cao Kun were at a loss. Yuan Shikai was terrified and finally overthrew yuan's imperial system and preserved the name of the Republic of China.". In his autobiography, Zhu De also mentioned the "battle of cotton slope": "I learned to fight a big battle at that time. As a commander, I can command three or four regiments and one front. "

War Stories

When Zhu De was commander in chief, he once told a story with soldiers about a battle of the French bourgeois revolution in the 18th century, which was heard by Zhong Lin, the governor of Yunnan of the Qing army, who was patrolling the camp. Zhong Lin was very angry, saying that Zhu De was bewitching people and propagating heresy, and wanted to arrest him and shoot him. Cai E came forward to save him. Cai E saw that Zhu De was a young man of thought. At that time, Cai E was planning to fight against the Qing Dynasty in Yunnan. He needed people like Zhu De to conspire with him. He not only did not punish Zhu De, but also promoted Zhu De to become company commander. In this uprising, Zhu De became the commander of the army.

Cai E pointed out the map on the wall and said, "you see, the cotton slope is located at the throat. Our army and Cao Kun's troops gather at both ends of the throat, just like the two sides of a river. If we rush to blow up the embankment on the other side, Cao Kun will be destroyed. On the contrary, if Cao Kun comes to blow up the embankment on the other side, we will collapse. I sent you here to blow up the other side's Bank. Do you understand? "

Zhu De nodded. General Cai's analysis is correct. The national defense forces are now fighting against each other, and there is no way out.

Cai E suddenly changed the topic and said, "Yujie, do you remember when the 1911 incident happened, I gave you the five color flag and asked you to insert it on the roof of the governor's mansion?" Zhu De said: "remember, how can I forget!" That year, he was only 25 years old, when a small company commander. He never dreamed that general Cai would give him the task of attacking the governor's office of Yunnan in the Qing Dynasty. The task is extremely arduous. But it is this arduous task that reflects general Cai's full trust in him.

Cai E was immersed in the memories of the past: "Yujie, you are a company. It's not easy to capture the governor's house. Zhong Lin is a regiment. He has strong fortifications, but he is still defeated by you. I often compare you with Dong Hongxun. He was beaten out of his intestines when he captured the yuhuashan ordnance Bureau. And you, when you captured the governor's house, did not hurt a single hair, what's more. You know Sun Tzu's art of war, know how to use strategy, and you are a general. Cai E picked up the baton, pointed to the battle map and said, "you command the third detachment and take up the main attack behind the tile roofed house of Tao family. But I don't want you to attack immediately, you need to attract the enemy's fire. I ordered the other two troops to attack from the left and right sides. When they opened the gap, you should attack with all your strength and take the opposite Hongmiao highland at one stroke. You can't let the enemy have a chance to breathe. "

Zhu De understood general Cai's intention. The opponent's defense was solid. If he only broke through a little and entered alone, he would soon be eaten by the enemy. Only if he conquered the left, middle and right routes at the same time could he defeat the strong enemy at one stroke. This requires the three troops to cooperate with each other and grasp the opportunity.

The general attack of the national defense army began. Cai E personally came to the front line to supervise the battle. With a pistol in his hand, he led the left wing troops to attack the enemy's front in Chaoyang. Chaoyangguan mountain is majestic. Cao Kun's brigade built multi-storey fortifications here to block it with intensive firepower. The national defense forces were confronted with heavy casualties. Luo Peijin, chief of the general staff, saw that there were too many casualties in the army, so he said, "Duke song, it's not the way to fight like this. The enemy is in a commanding position, and we are in a low-lying place. The terrain is not good for us. We should take the initiative to retreat, lure the enemy to go deep, choose a favorable terrain, and gather and annihilate it. " Cai E shook his head and said, "although our army is extremely difficult now, why is it not difficult for the enemy? It's up to who can hold out for the last five minutes! Our army must not retreat easily to avoid falling short of success! " He mobilized the reserves to strengthen the offensive. The local people hated the northern army, who was raping and plundering everywhere. Seeing the counter attack of the national defense army, they took up arms one after another to cooperate in the battle. Some ordinary people were seized by the Beiyang army, but they risked their lives to send the bullets to the national defense army.

The general attack entered its sixth day, and the battle was still in a stalemate. On the highland of Hongmiao opposite Zhu De, Cao Kun reinforced another regiment. This detachment of Zhu De is bearing four times the attack of his own enemy. Guns and bullets rained down on this side of the position, and all the pottery houses were blown down and turned into a piece of rubble, which was blown away and covered with layer after layer of new soil, and people were bleeding almost all the time. Zhu Deqing ordered it for a while. Nearly half of the troops were killed and wounded, but there was no reinforcement. The most terrible thing was that the ammunition would run out. Zhu De is trying to pull up the troops to fight on the Hongmiao highland, but he realizes that this is against Cai E's tactical intention and must not be reckless. The left and right wings also fought fiercely, because Yuan Shikai transferred several divisions and brigades from Hunan and Hubei. They were also faced with several times as many enemies as they had and could not open a gap for a while. What shall I do? Zhu De decided to attract the left and right enemies to relieve their pressure. He decided to be cruel to the enemy, cut into the enemy's flesh with a knife, and forced him to jump over the wall and mobilize the main force.

It happened that local people came to report that there was a new headquarters of the enemy on the left side of Hongmiao highland, including a senior official in a four person sedan chair. Zhu De immediately sent people to lead the way to scout and found out that it was the brigade headquarters of the enemy's reinforcements. He personally directed the first battalion to feint, and the second battalion succeeded in the attack. The brigade commander of the Beiyang army fled in a panic, and the military goods were thrown to the ground. The national defense forces attacked from the front to the back and made the Beiyang army rush around. On rainy days, the road was slippery, and many enemy soldiers fell into the paddy field, rolling and crawling, in a mess, with guns and ammunition thrown all over the hillside. On the one hand, Zhu De ordered the soldiers to pick up and replenish themselves. On the other hand, he seized the left side of Hongmiao highland. Cai E braved a barrage of bullets to Zhu De's forward position. He saw Zhu De as if he had just come out of a coal mine. He was covered with dust, his eyes were covered with red blood, and he had several bullet holes in his hat and clothes. Cai E pointed to these bullet holes and asked with concern, "didn't you get hurt?"

Zhu De said humorously: "don't worry, general. I'm a lucky general. I'm invulnerable!" As soon as the words came down, a shell exploded nearby. Zhu De was quick eyed and put Cai E to the ground. After the explosion, they got up, shook the dust on their bodies, and looked at each other with a smile. Zhu De could not forget to joke and said, "well, I said I'm a lucky general, and the shells are hiding from me!" Cai E watched the enemy's movements with vigilance and said, "Yujie, Cao Kun has been beaten hard by you. You have to mobilize the main force to attack. You must resist. I'll organize the left and right wings to attack while they are empty." Then he left in a hurry.

As night fell, the gunfire fell down, and the enemy of Hongmiao highland also stopped shooting temporarily. The whole cotton slope was silent as death. In the breeze, there are bursts of stench, which is emitted from the rotten corpses that can't be buried on the battlefield. It makes people want to vomit. Zhu De knew that this was a short interval before the big fight. Both sides were peeping at the direction, waiting for the opportunity to jump at each other. He ordered the soldiers to seize the time to drink water, eat dry food, gather strength and prepare for battle.

In the middle of the night, the national defense forces fired at the woods near Chaoyang temple. During the day, the observation post found enemy troops hidden in the grove through the telescope. Cai E estimated that this was set up by the enemy for a surprise attack at night. He ordered that the enemy should not disturb the other party until the main force of the enemy moved to Hongmiao highland, and then shelled it out. The enemy in the grove was just about to attack the national defense army when the shells came down from the sky. The brigade commander and commander in command of the operation were also wounded. The national defense forces seized Chaoyang

Chinese PinYin : Chao Yang Guan