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In the chaos, Qin Limin and two scouts came to the base of the wall of the headquarters compound. "Show me." Qin Limin took the night vision goggle from the hand of the scout beside him, and the night vision goggle was still carried on the back of the scout with the battery box connected by wires.

"Platoon Leader He, where did the shells come from?" Qin Limin asked.

"Over there, if the vertical line of the gate is taken as 0 o'clock, it will be about 1 o'clock."

Qin Limin found the position of the recoilless gun, which is too obvious. From the perspective of the infrared spectrum, the barrels of the two recoilless guns were shining white—two shells were fired, and the barrels were already hot; Next to it is a group of figures that are brighter than the background.

"Mortar? No, give me a light machine gun." Qin Limin said.

……

At 2:22 p.m. on February 11, at the Lhasa River ferry.

A team of more than 200 people sneaked out from Norbulingka, with three or four sedan chairs and dozens of horses, some of which carried large and small suitcases.The Dalai Lama sat in one of the sedan chairs, didn't talk much, just covered his stomach with a cowhide hot water bottle.

Although it is a secret absconding, as a religious leader, there is still a meeting...

More than 30 cowhide rafts have been prepared at the ferry. After seeing the people who came to cross the river, the boatmen on these rafts greeted them to board the boat.

In the dark night, it took about half an hour to get all the 200 people on the rafts. The boatman supported the boat. In the dark night, the fleet opened the widest possible distance and went down the river one by one to Shannan. direction.

Chapter 207, the former enemy staff of the rebels

In the middle of the night of February 2, the people in Norbulingka sent the last telegram, then smashed the radio station and the cipher machine, and more than 22 people ran away together.

Soon Chengdu sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Tibet Military Region: The Dalai Lama has escaped.

But the trouble is that Zhang Guohua can't send Qin Limin's special reconnaissance team to intercept, and the military compound is currently performing a live-action zombie siege.

"The number of rebels besieging the military compound is about 1500 to 1600. There are 2 recoilless guns for heavy weapons, but they have been destroyed by us. These rebels are composed of two parts, one of which has dealt with us during the day Street Rebels, the other one is newer, well armed, with plenty of semi-automatics..."

"It's Garland and M1 Carbines," Qin Limin interrupted halfway through the military staff's report, "These may be the elites trained by the United States in Shannan. I also felt it during the two or three hours of siege. The rebels with semi-automatic rifles have more solid military quality than the group during the day."

Zhang Guohua: "We have noticed this group of people before. They passed through the vicinity of Shannan City a week ago and went straight to the troops in the north. At that time, the Shannan garrison reported that this group had a lot of semi-automatic rifles, and their marching speed was faster than normal. Guards, hurry up."

Just as Zhang Guohua finished speaking, the gunfire outside the compound suddenly became more intense. "The rebels have launched a new round of attack," Qin Limin said, "I'll help. These elite guards have a bit of brains, and all attacks from one to two in the morning are aimed at the gaps in the courtyard wall."

"Two and a half hours ago, the Dalai Lama escaped. I want the special reconnaissance team to chase and intercept them." Zhang Guohua said.

"Now the compound is surrounded. Even if we can fight out, we can't get out quietly. Commander, I think the few reconnaissance teams we sent out before should be able to complete the task."

"But they are out of my control now."

Qin Limin: "I know, they are under the direct command of the Chengdu headquarters, so they can feel more at ease."

……

Before fleeing, Sokang Kalon ordered the rebels gathered in Lhasa to attack from all directions, attacking our army compound everywhere. The primary purpose was to contain our army's strength in Lhasa and cover their escape.The second purpose is to wipe out the vital forces of our army, and even fight several battles of annihilation.

Don't think about the latter goal, but the first goal, they seem to have achieved.

However, it was only for them to leave Lhasa safely and board the ship.

"According to the telegrams between Lhasa and Kalimpong, we can basically determine the Dalai Lama's escape route. A group of them first escaped from Norbulingka, boarded a boat at night, and went down the Lhasa River. This should have happened by now. gone."

The special headquarters in Chengdu has been directly upgraded from a coordination center for anti-insurgency in Tibetan areas to a headquarters.Yuan Xuekai, chief of staff of the Air Force of the Chengdu Military Region, reported the current developments.

It was three o'clock in the morning, and the special headquarters was brightly lit and busy.Yuan Xuekai made the report to a TV set on the wall. The picture on the TV was Su Yu marking something on the table in front of him while listening to the report.

Beijing-Chengdu video conference.

"Tell me about your battle plan." Su Yu said.

"The Dalai Lama and officials of the Kashag government will go down the river and will arrive at Nanmu Township early this morning. In Nanmu Township, there will be rebels to support them and change boatmen. They will continue to go down to Gongga. These people will go ashore in Gongga and then leave Go south by land until the base camp of the Guards Army in the southern part of Shannan. Our plan is to intercept this group of people north of Gongga, and the 54th Army Special Reconnaissance Brigade has two 2-member teams that can reach their only way."

"The air force's operations are completed by the Yushu and Chengdu bases. We now have an Air Police-1 hovering over Tibet to grasp the situation in the airspace of the battlefield and also serve as a coordinating and commanding aircraft."

"The primary goal of the combat operation is to destroy the rebel base in the north of Gongga City..."

……

The night of February 2 was extraordinarily long.

Fierce fighting broke out across the cities of Lhasa and Shigatse.Tens of thousands of rebels attacked everywhere in Lhasa, and the situation in Shigatse was similar. The guards and teaching troops, together with more than 6000 rebels, attacked our army compound and government organs at all levels.

Qiyi Farm and Bayi Farm near Lhasa were also attacked.The rebels knew that there were not only many Han people here, but also a lot of food in the farm, and they could make a fortune by taking down the farm.

However, these two farms are not easy to fight at all.Bayi Farm has only one platoon of the People's Liberation Army, but the farm workers have formed two basic militia companies. The weapons and ammunition of the two companies in the farm armory are neatly equipped.Some time ago, the military region issued an early warning, and the farm also made thorough preparations. Low earth walls were built around the settlement, and foxholes were also built on the only way in front of them.

The rebels came with 700 people. They thought they could take them down in one wave. They rushed forward holding torches and wielding knives and guns. As a result, they were shot by more than 200 volleys of guns.Under the coordinated command of the farm manager, the militia company fired five consecutive platoons of guns, and then more than 200 glaring bayonets counter-attacked, and the rebels collapsed.

The terrain of Qiyi Farm is slightly unfavorable. The rebels can attack from all sides. The farm workers cannot concentrate on one direction to counter-attack, so they rely on low walls to defend themselves. Whenever rebels approach in the dark, they are greeted with volleys of guns or grenades. Occasionally, some rebels rushed to the low wall, and when they jumped up and wanted to climb over the low wall, they were beaten into a sieve by three Sten from the PLA infantry platoon.

The Lhasa Post and Telecommunications Bureau suffered heavy casualties. There were only 5 militiamen from post and telecommunication workers and 5 rifles. There were also more than a dozen ordinary post and telecommunication workers and more than 70 Tibetans.The rebels broke into the Post Office in turn. Although they were finally driven back to the street, more than 40 people were killed or injured in this round of hand-to-hand combat.

On the morning of February 2, the exhausted guards withdrew their troops and retreated to Yaowang Mountain.To the surprise of the rebel leader Enzhucang Gonbu Tashi, only a little over 23 of the 1 people who went out to attack at night came back.

Another thing that surprised Enzhucang Gonbu Tashi was that the Norbulingka was empty.There were only a few dozen servants inside, and the Dalai Lama and the Kalons were no where to be seen.

"Quick, send a telegram to Shannan," Gongbu Tashi stammered in panic, "Ask Chief Jiang, what should we do now."

……

Shannan.Zhe Ancient Town.

Although it has been almost 10 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there are still many places in Tibet that are in the same state as "unliberated". This is the case in several counties from the south of the mountain to the south. It is the place where the rebels of the guards fly freely.

A group of gunmen came to Zhegu Town a few months ago and forcibly occupied about two-thirds of the houses, and they lived by themselves.

As more and more people came, tents and soil nests were also set up at the foot of the mountain next to Zhegu Town.

Different from the tents of ordinary Tibetans, these tents are slightly scattered, there is no obvious road in front of the tents, and there are many dead branches hanging on the top of the tents. If you look at it from the air, you will feel that this is the common place on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in winter. deciduous miscellaneous woods.

If it hadn't been for Jiang Huating's repeated emphasis, and several times he had brought out American advisers to pretend to be a tiger, these bandits from the Four Rivers and Six Hills Guards and Teaching Army would not have taken such trouble to decorate their tents.

Jiang Huating, born in 1921, joined the army in 1945.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he studied at the Northeast Artillery Advanced School in Shenyang. After graduation, he was assigned to the 18nd Division of the 52th Army and stationed in Tibet. In 1956, he was the director of artillery (main battalion level, captain).At that time, an aristocrat in the Kaxag government noticed that Jiang Huating was greedy for sex and vain, so he intentionally entertained him several times, put a high hat on him, and found a Tibetan woman to throw him in his arms.

How the Kaxag aristocrats operated after that is unknown. In short, in 1958, Jiang Huating defected and moved from Lhasa to a place outside the law in the south of Shannan, where he served as the "former enemy staff officer" of the Guards and Teaching Army.

Jiang Huating popularized the tactics of the People's Liberation Army to the acting officials and leaders of the Guards and Teaching Army, and told them how to deal with it.Of course knowledge and tactics are taught, whether those rebels who owe IQ can listen to it is another matter.But in short, Jiang Huating worked very hard on this job.

On February 2, Jiang Huating received a telegram from Enzhucang Gonbu Tashi. Although he had a premonition before, seeing the tragic result, he still shook his head with a wry smile.

"Lhasa is where the head of the People's Liberation Army is located. There are not many troops stationed there, but they must be well-trained and have sufficient food and ammunition. The surrounding areas of Lhasa are the areas where the Beijing government focuses on mass work. Most Tibetans there may already have their heart set on Beijing. , it is not surprising that you encountered setbacks near Lhasa and Shigatse."

"The current first attack is unsuccessful, and Buddha has left safely. There is no need for you to continue to defend at Yaowang Mountain. Please pack up your troops and leave Lhasa as soon as possible in the next one to two days. Go south and meet Buddha at Shannan. We will wait for Shannan The vast rural areas are dealing with the PLA as base areas."

"Shannan is backed by India, with the solid backing of the US military base, providing food and ammunition supplies. If necessary, it can retreat to India to recuperate when the People's Liberation Army is encircling and suppressing. At that time, the Buddha will be in the safe area of ​​Kalimpong. We will persist in Shannan Guerrilla warfare will surely perpetuate the war for a long time.”

"But the most important thing is to evacuate Lhasa as soon as possible."