December 1st was already the beginning of winter. The night wind blew from the Xiangjiang River and penetrated directly into the thin clothes of the Red Army soldiers after the war, wrapping their sadness and desolation with the cold and making them more bloated.
Liu Yimin walked around in front of the team, glanced around with fierce eyes, then stood in the middle of the team and shouted: "The cadres of the company and above of the Eighth Red Army Corps come out! The first row, the cadres above the regiment, the second row and battalion
Level cadres, third platoon company level cadres.”
Soon, the cadres above the company stood in three rows. Liu Yimin saw that there were two cadres at the regiment level, six at the battalion level, and 21 cadres at the company level. One of the regiment-level cadres was the regiment political commissar Chen Qian, and the other was the deputy regiment leader Huang Changcheng.
The six battalion-level cadres are battalion commanders Chen Heguang and Li Meng, and deputy battalion commanders Chen Gansheng, Wang Fengming, Zhang Peng, and Li Yingjie.
Liu Yimin had the intention to integrate all 3,400 people into the 34th Red Division and the 18th Regiment, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so. The soldiers in the 8th Red Regiment were all new recruits and veterans of the original Central Guard Division. Their combat effectiveness was too poor. Besides, there was intra-party political struggle.
It's complicated and can't leave any excuse for others.
The team was silent. The sound of wind and water continued to play every string of this tragic night.
Liu Yimin said: "Comrades of the 8th Army Corps, there are more than 10,000 of you, but when you encounter the enemy, you collapse at the first touch and run away at the sight of the enemy. The cadres panic and fear the enemy like tigers, and the soldiers disperse like a pile of loose sand. The army commander cannot find the division commander.
, the division commander cannot find the regiment commander, the regiment commander cannot find the battalion commander, the battalion commander cannot find the company commander, the company commander does not care about the troops, where is your revolutionary fighting spirit? Where is your heroism? Shame, this is the shame of the entire 8th Army.
, is a disgrace to our Central Red Army! You have brought shame to the flag of our Red Army! If you want to wash away this shame, which belongs to men, just pick up the weapons in your hands and wash away your shame with the blood of the enemy! I order you all to be reorganized into
A regiment, Huang Changcheng is the acting commander, Chen Qian is the acting political commissar, Chen Heguang is the temporary commander of the first battalion, Li Meng is the temporary commander of the second battalion, Chen Gansheng is the temporary commander of the third battalion, Wang Fengming is the temporary commander of the fourth battalion, and Zhang Peng is the temporary commander of the fifth battalion.
Commander, Li Yingjie is temporarily appointed as the sixth battalion commander. The battalion commander selects the company commander, the company commander selects the platoon leader, and the platoon leader selects the squad leader. I will give you 10 minutes to organize the troops. After the formation is completed, the first and second battalions will be responsible for carrying the wounded, and the other four
The acting commander of each battalion was responsible for burying the remains of the martyrs immediately. After completion, he was responsible for carrying the captured ammunition and food. The whole regiment crossed the river in the order of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 battalions. After crossing the river, they obeyed the 102nd Regiment of the 34th Division.
Command, wait until the main force is reunited before returning the 8th Army Corps structure. Do you have any objections?"
The cadres responded in unison: "Resolutely execute the order!"
Watching the cadres of the 8th Regiment sorting out their teams, Wang Dahu approached Liu Yimin and said, "We have too few people. When will the 18th Regiment return to its original strength of 1,500 people?" Liu Yimin looked at Wang Dahu and said, "I'm envious.
There are too many people in the 8th Army Group? Combat effectiveness does not increase with more people. The central government will reorganize their regiment after crossing the river. Now that we have soldiers, it depends on whether we can stay."
Wang Dahu said excitedly: "Where is it?" Liu Yimin said: "It will be there soon!" He raised his head and shouted: "The cadres of the International Division Company and above of the Young Communist Party are out in line!"
Five little red devils stepped out of the team: "Deputy Battalion Commander Huang Liancheng of the International Division of the Communist Party of China, Deputy Battalion Commander He Tie, Company Commander Li Xiaowu, Deputy Company Commander Wei Shengli, Deputy Company Commander Zheng Yingcai report!"
Liu Yimin glanced at the few red goons and thought that these were the darlings of the Party Central Committee and must be protected. He immediately ordered: "Your unit is temporarily organized into a battalion. Follow our regiment and cross the river to catch up with the main force before returning.
Establishment, I appointed Huang Liancheng as the temporary battalion commander, He Tie as the temporary instructor, Li Xiaowu, Wei Shengli, and Zheng Yingcai as the commanders of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd companies respectively. We will replenish ammunition and dry food immediately. Are there any questions?"
"Resolutely carry out the order!"
Liu Yimin waved his hand: "Act now!"
There are about 400 scattered personnel in the remaining armies, including those from the First Army, the Third Army, the Fifth Army, and the Ninth Army. There are also a few old Red Army soldiers in their 30s who are in ragged clothes. Liu Yimin thought that these might be people who were affected by the army.
Liu Yimin, a former Red Army cadre who was persecuted along the wrong line, came to them and said: "Comrades, you have been incorporated into the 18th Regiment of our Sixth Red Division. Cadres at company level or above and comrades who have served as cadres at battalion level or above please come out."
It was strange at this time. The 10 people who stood up were all ragged old Red Army soldiers. Liu Yimin shouted: "Sign up!"
"Liu Jianshe, former deputy chief of staff of the First Red Army Corps, reports for duty"
"Li Qing, the former political commissar of the First Red Army Corps, reports for duty"
"Former Red Army Commander Gao Yuan reports for duty"
"Zhang Hongtao, the former head of the Third Red Army Corps, reports for duty."
"Chen Dayong, the former leader of the Fifth Red Army Corps, reports for duty"
"Hong Chaoyuan, the former head of the Ninth Red Army Corps, reports for duty."
"Zhao Shan, former deputy commander of the First Red Army Corps, reports for duty."
"Wang Nanhu, former deputy commander of the Third Red Army Corps, reports for duty."
"Li Deguang, former deputy commander of the Third Red Army Corps, reports for duty."
"Chen Dazhong, former deputy commander of the Fifth Red Army Corps, reports for duty"
Liu Yimin felt like he had found a treasure in his heart. These were Red Army divisions and regiment-level commanders who had been refined over time. One person could pull up a regiment. Why are there no names for them in military history in later generations? I guess according to the original history
, they all died on the banks of the Xiangjiang River. Like other Red Army heroes who fell in the Xiangjiang River, they did not even leave their names. Only a ray of heroic souls guarded the waves of the Xiangjiang River where endless blood of heroes was shed year after year.
Director Cai Zhong, who was standing next to him, quietly told Liu Yimin that these were all key cadres of the original Red Army who had been dismissed from their posts during the siege of the Soviet area.
Liu Yimin nodded, and then said: "The Red 18th Regiment has lost all its cadres and battalion cadres in the battle. In order to restore combat effectiveness and complete the combat tasks assigned by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and the Corps, I order Comrade Liu Jianli to serve as the temporary chief of staff of the Red 18th Regiment.
, Comrade Li Qing is temporarily appointed as the director of the political department of the Red 18th Regiment, Comrade Gao Yuan is temporarily appointed as the first battalion commander of the Red 18th Regiment, and Comrade Zhao Shan is temporarily appointed as the deputy battalion commander, with jurisdiction over the first, second and third companies; Comrade Zhang Hongtao is temporarily appointed as the second battalion of the Red 18th Regiment.
The battalion commander, Comrade Wang Nanjing is the deputy battalion commander, with jurisdiction over the fourth, fifth and sixth companies. Comrade Chen Dayong is temporarily the commander of the third battalion of the Red 18th Regiment. Comrade Li Deguang is the deputy battalion commander, with jurisdiction over the seventh, eighth and ninth companies.
Comrade Hong Chaoyuan is temporarily the commander of the new battalion, Comrade Chen Dazhong is the deputy battalion commander, and Comrade Li Qing is also the battalion instructor. The chief of staff is temporarily responsible for leading the troops directly under the regiment, and the director of the political department will follow the new battalion. Do you understand?"
The 10 old Red Army soldiers replied in unison: "Understood!"
Liu Yimin shouted to the Eighteenth Red Army: "Shen Nantang, Li Yunlai, Chen Dongsheng, Zhang Shan, Tian Taiping, Yao Mingjun, Liu Run, Li Letian, Peng Hu, Nan Red Army, Cheng Guangrong, Shi Tugen, Yang Yan,
Hou Sanxi, Ding Jiesheng, Yu Qingshan, Sang Yida, Cheng Baocheng, Chen Xi, Guo Decheng, come out!"
The cadre whose name was called shouted "arrive" and stepped out of the line.
Liu Yimin ordered: "Shen Nantang is appointed as the commander of the sixth company, Chen Dong is promoted to the instructor of the sixth company, Li Yunlai is appointed as the commander of the seventh company, Zhang Shan is appointed as the instructor of the seventh company, Tian Taiping is appointed as the commander of the eighth company, Liu Run is appointed as the instructor of the eighth company, and Yao Mingjun is appointed as the commander of the ninth company. , Li Letian is appointed as the instructor of the Ninth Company. You should immediately report to the Second and Third Battalion Commanders to reorganize the remaining 400 Red Army soldiers. After reorganization, immediately replenish weapons, ammunition and dry food according to the equipment standards of the First Company, and join the 18th Regiment in the battle order. Act immediately. . ”
Seeing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions leading the troops away, the newly appointed battalion commander Hong Chaoyuan became anxious and hurriedly saluted and reported: "Report to the regimental commander, where are our recruits?"
Liu Yimin: "Our recruits are the soldiers of the Gui Army and Hunan Army we captured. These people have been strictly trained and have a certain level of tactics. We cannot put them back to continue to fight us. We must turn them into our recruits. The recruits in the recruit camp The mission is to transform these prisoners of the Guangxi and Hunan armies into qualified Red Army soldiers, who will then become our main battalion."
Seeing that the cadres were listening attentively, Liu Yimin continued: "I order: Peng Hu is appointed as the commander of the first company of recruits, Cheng Guangrong is appointed as the instructor of the first company of recruits, the Southern Red Army is appointed as the commander of the second company of recruits, and Shi Tugen is appointed as the instructor of the second company of recruits. Yang Yan was appointed as the commander of the third company of recruits, Ding Jiesheng was appointed as the instructor of the third company of recruits, Hou Sanxi was appointed as the commander of the fourth company of recruits, Yu Qingshan was appointed as the instructor of the fourth company of recruits, Sang Yida was appointed as the commander of the fifth company of recruits, Chen Xi was appointed as the instructor of the fifth company of recruits, and Cheng Baocheng was appointed as a recruit The commander of the sixth company, Guo Decheng, serves as the instructor of the sixth company of new recruits. The platoon leaders and squad leaders of each company are selected from the deputy platoon leaders and deputy squad leaders of the five old companies. The establishment of the regiment headquarters' guard class and communication class is cancelled, and both classes are incorporated into the recruit battalion. Squad leader, deputy squad leader. Commander Hong, you immediately lead the cadres and security squads, and the communications squad to reorganize the Gui army and Hunan army prisoners. It is a fierce battle now. Our army is being chased. It is difficult to control the prisoners' emotions. The reorganized prisoners have to go out. Heavy blows, and bayonets for all die-hard elements who do not want to join the Red Army. I will give you 10 minutes to pull the team together. Are you confident?"
Hong Chaoyuan saluted: "Captain, please rest assured and promise to complete the mission!"
Liu Yimin looked at Hong Chaoyuan with satisfaction: "Show the majesty of the leader of the main force and execute the order!"
Hong Chaoyuan shouted, "Leave the cadres of the new barracks, the regiment security class, and the communications class." He turned around and ran away.
Watching Liu Yimin deal with the chaotic stragglers of the 8th Army in such a short time, organize the remaining troops of the International Division of the Communist Party of China, and set up the four new backbone companies and six new recruit companies of the 18th Regiment, political commissar Cheng Cuilin thought to himself, This guy has the air of a general and his future is limitless.
Later military historians evaluated this reorganization very objectively and fairly. They believed that Liu Yimin remained calm in the face of danger and spent 10 minutes rectifying the stragglers of the 8th Army, speeding up the crossing of the river and reducing personnel losses. At the same time, he reorganized 300 of the International Division of the Communist Party of China. The remaining troops of many people allowed more than 400 separated combatants from other Red Army units to join the Red 18th Regiment, which quickly restored the Red 18th Regiment to the level of the main regiment and incorporated more than 600 Gui Army prisoners and 300 Hunan Army prisoners. , after a short period of transformation, it was integrated into the battle order of the 18th Regiment. In particular, the 10 Red Army Corps-level cadres who had been idled by the wrong route were boldly used to make up for the lack of the backbone command force of the 18th Regiment, and paved the way for the 18th Regiment to be expanded into a Red Army Corps-level unit in the future. The Eighth Route Army's division-level troops, first-level military districts, and the Lions with millions of troops during the War of Liberation laid the foundation. The 18th Regiment also became the Red Army that produced the most generals and the most troops among the main regiments of the Red Army.
Ten minutes later, each unit reported that the reorganization was complete.
After Liu Yimin reported to political commissar Cheng Cuilin, he ordered the troops to cross the river in order.
On the night of December 1st, this was the night in history when the entire army of the Red Army on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River was annihilated. This was the night when the Gui Army, the Hunan Army, and the Central Army were wreaking havoc on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River and capturing Red Army prisoners. Due to the arrival of Liu Yimin, the Gui Army
The two regiments were annihilated, so the Gui army that occupied Jieshou Ferry did not rush towards Fenghuangzui Ferry as quickly as in history. Only the vanguard of the Hunan Army rushed forward. As a result, Liu Yimin led the Jianbing Company and the 101st Regiment of the 34th Division pretending to be the Gui army and eliminated them.
The Red 34th Division effectively controlled the ferry, and the scattered Red Army troops on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River were reorganized, and their command and leadership were unified. The Red Army cadres led the team to jump into the cold and biting Xiangjiang River. Some of the soldiers took a sip of wine, and some
With pepper in his mouth, he took off his trousers and shoes, held the rope connected with leggings, carried the wounded, carried the captured baggage, and rushed quickly and firmly to the other side.
More than an hour later, the Hunan Army's encirclement and suppression troops and the Central Army's Zhou Hunyuan Department rushed from Jieshou Ferry to Fenghuangzui Ferry on the Xiangjiang River. What was left to them were the corpses of the Hunan Army all over the ground and the faintly visible bodies of the Red Army on the other side hiding in the mountains.