After a night's march, the 34th Red Division and the 18th Regiment followed the Red Army and finally got rid of the enemy's pursuit temporarily. The troops camped in a small mountain village deep in the mountains.
At that time, whether the Red Army or the National Army, troops basically relied on walking for mobility. The National Army was better, after all, they had territory everywhere, and their logistics support was relatively reliable, as well as trains, horses, carts and the like.
Transportation means transportation, and the troops are strong. They can take turns to fight, and the troops rest and recuperate relatively quickly. However, the Red Army's lone division expedition is far away from the base area. There are bombings from planes in the sky and pursuit and interception on the ground. The troops are in motion for a long time. In battle, thousands of rivers and mountains depend on a pair of hands.
The soldiers had to measure their feet. They couldn't sleep for days and nights, and their legs had long been filled with lead. Many soldiers fell asleep while walking and fell on the roadside. When they fell, many soldiers fell asleep.
He would never get up again. Either he would fall asleep due to fatigue, or he would fall into the hands of the National Army and the stubborn locals in Guangxi. Sometimes even an entire squad, an entire platoon, and an entire company of soldiers would fall behind due to sleepiness. Therefore, the Battle of Xiangjiang River
Later, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission at that time put special emphasis on the work of receiving stragglers.
The soldiers of the 18th Red Regiment had not slept for several days and nights. They crossed the Xiangjiang River and completed the one-night march mission completely relying on their will and the stimulation of victory. As soon as the order to camp was given, the soldiers collapsed. No one
No one cared whether the clothes on his body were wet or not, and no one cared whether the weather was cold or not. He didn't care whether the ground was flat or not. He just lay down on the ground and fell asleep. Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong, Liu Jianshe and Li Qing were the leaders of the regiment.
The cadres of the battalion and company were jumping anxiously, fearing that the soldiers would fall seriously ill if they slept in wet clothes, but they could not wake the soldiers up even if they shouted at their throats. They had no choice but to light fires one by one and kill the soldiers one by one.
They dragged them to the fire. Fortunately, the new soldiers who were reorganized from the prisoners of the Gui army were not so sleepy. Under the leadership of the cadres who were half organized and half intimidated, the soldiers were moved to the fire.
However, after all, the new soldiers were prisoners of the Gui Army who had just been forcibly reorganized, and their temporary reliability was zero. His own Red Army soldiers were too tired to wake up, so Liu Yimin had no choice but to organize the cadres, control the machine guns, and put them on duty in shifts until three hours later.
, only then woke up some soldiers. Liu Yimin immediately asked Chief of Staff Liu Jianli to arrange for personnel to boil water, let the soldiers who woke up first dry their clothes, drink some hot water, eat some dry food, and set up security. Then he fell asleep
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Liu Yimin slept soundly. In his sleep, he dreamed that a memorial service for martyr Liu Yimin was being held in the auditorium of the National Defense University. The director of the political department of the school read the eulogy with tears in his eyes. His parents were supported by comrades, standing on the left side.
, the mother's tears couldn't stop falling like broken beads. Liu Yimin hurriedly said to his mother, I am not dead. I have returned to the era of the Red Army and am leading the soldiers on the long march. But no matter what Liu Yimin says or shouts
, it seemed that his mother couldn't hear it at all, and the tears couldn't stop flowing down. Liu Yimin was anxious, stepped forward and grabbed his mother's hand, and shouted loudly: "Mom, I'm not dead, I traveled to the time of the Red Army's Long March.
I just became the acting commander and am leading the soldiers on a long march!"
It was already evening when Liu Yimin woke up. Director Cai Zhong saw him waking up and said, "Are you awake?"
Liu Yimin said embarrassedly: "Why is it almost dark? Did I sleep all day?"
Cai Zhong said: "You have slept for a whole day, and many soldiers have also slept for a whole day, and some are still not awake yet!".
Liu Yimin hurriedly asked: "How is the army? Is there anything going on?"
Cai Zhong replied: "There is nothing going on now. The troops are all resting. Chief of Staff Liu has gone to the company, and Director Li Qing has gone to the new barracks. You wake up, and the two of us will go see Commander Chen and ask Hong
Where is the Sixth Division? See if you can meet with the division chief and Commander Peng and report on the situation of the Eighteenth Regiment. You, the regiment commander, the battalion commander and company commander you appointed and the reorganization of the troops still need them.
Approved.”
Liu Yimin said: "Okay, after I wash my face, let's go see the troops first, and then go see Master Chen."
Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong visited each battalion and company. After a day's rest, the soldiers had recovered well mentally and physically. The three companies of the first battalion and the two companies organized by the 18th regiment as the main body of the second battalion were due to continuous
The victory morale was very high, and there was no trace of the disastrous defeat at Xiangjiang River. The company commander Wang Dahu even took Liu Yimin's hand and asked if he could recruit another enemy and improve the food.
The 6th company of the battalion and the three companies of the 3rd battalion, because they were separated personnel from the reorganized units, the morale of the troops was not high, and they seemed to have the shadow of a major defeat. Liu Yimin knew that these companies needed to be restored, and the best way was
Only with a complete victory can the soldiers' psychology and spirit truly recover.
Several companies of the International Division of the Communist Party of China were very calm. A good night's sleep allowed these young soldiers to quickly recover their physical strength and spirit. The replenishment by the Xiangjiang River changed the weapons in their hands. The bullet bags were full and the grenade bags were full.
It was full, as if the combat effectiveness had not decreased but increased. Liu Yimin lamented in his heart that war was really a training exercise. A group of 16 or 7-year-old child soldiers crawled over from the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, and they were so calm mentally. It reminded him of what he saw on TV in his time.
The scene of a little African baby holding an AK rifle and chewing gum in front of the camera made Liu Yimin feel that people are really adaptable to the environment. Thinking about his experience of traveling through time for a day, it was like a dream.
When Liu Yimin arrived at the new barracks, Li Qing, acting director of the regiment's political department and instructor of the new barracks, battalion commander Hong Chaoyuan, and deputy battalion commander Chen Dazhong were gathering the team to speak. Liu Yimin listened for a while and found out that there were five recruits who were prisoners of the Gui army in the morning.
After escaping, he was captured. Li Qing was talking about the Red Army as a revolutionary team and it was glorious to join the Red Army. It seems that Li Qing's ideological and political work level is not low, and he talked about it in one way, but look at the recruits.
From the expression, you can tell that the effect is not very obvious.
Seeing Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong, Hong Chaoyuan asked the recruits to take a break and ran over with Li Qing and Chen Dazhong. After saluting, Liu Yimin told the three of them that the Gui army was deeply deceived by reactionary education and ordinary education methods were not enough.
To psychologically overcome their defenses, you can try to carry out one-on-one heart-to-heart talks. Cadres and veterans have to talk to the recruits respectively, talk about daily life, and understand their family situations and ideological conditions. After the heart-to-heart talks, carry out a grievance-complaining activity to complain to the Kuomintang.
We complain about the suffering caused by the reactionaries, the suffering caused by the warlords' separatist rule, the suffering caused by the exploitation by the landlords, the suffering caused by being unable to read, illiterate and being bullied. Let the cadres take the lead first, and then find the backbone among the recruits to complain.
In the end, a situation was formed where everyone complained, understood the principles of the revolution, and followed the Red Army. During the complaints, pay attention to the backbone elements of the Guangxi Army hidden among the recruits. These people are more deceived politically, but they have very strong combat effectiveness, so special efforts must be made.
, win over them as much as possible, so that they not only join the Red Army in person, but also in their hearts. If they really cannot be transformed, they will be treated according to the prisoner policy.
Liu Yimin was only talking about himself and didn't pay attention to the way Cai Zhong, Li Qing, Hong Chaoyuan and Chen Dazhong looked at him. When he finished speaking, he realized that these people's minds were shut down. Liu Yimin shouted twice
The three people came to their senses after the sound. Liu Yimin said: "What are you doing? Did you hear what I said? Isn't it wrong?"
Li Qing said: "Captain, what you said is very good. I have been doing ideological and political work for so long, why didn't I think of this idea? Can I record your words? I want to not only learn by myself, but also let others
Political cadres from other battalions and companies also learned from it."
Hong Chaoyuan said: "If this method works, the enthusiasm of the soldiers will be mobilized immediately, the soldiers will be easy to lead, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly improved."
Cai Zhong said: "This is definitely a new method for our military's ideological and political work. Tell me how you came up with it."
Liu Yimin scratched his head and said: "The famous generals in ancient times also paid great attention to communicating with the soldiers when they led their troops. For example, Yue Fei and others shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, but the main thing was to make friends. However, if you want your troops to become a victorious division, you must
Let the whole army have a common goal, such as the war between Yin and Shang against Xia Jie recorded in the "Shangshu" Tang Shi Chapter, the meeting of eight hundred princes when Zhou conquered King Zhou of Shang, the unification of Qin, the prosperity of Han, the rise of Tang, and all the subsequent events.
In the dynasties and all the victories, the most important thing is that the soldiers unite their thoughts and strive for a goal. Only in this way can they fight repeatedly after defeats, and the army cannot be dragged down or broken up. Our Red Army is a new type of people's army led by the party. Our goal
It is very clear that what we need to do now is to use some method to make the soldiers, especially the new soldiers, have our goals in their minds. The heart-to-heart talks I am talking about are commonly used by the Red Army, and the complaints are what I came up with myself. You can be bold
Try it, and if it works, promote it to the whole group and pay attention to sum up the experience. This can also be regarded as part of our plan to reorganize the 18th group."
Hong Chaoyuan immediately asked: "Can the leader tell you the plan?"
Liu Yimin said: "This is just an idea of mine that needs to be discussed by everyone. The purpose is to cultivate our 18th regiment into an invincible and invincible lion. There are three main methods: First, use heart-to-heart talks
Complaints improve morale and enhance the cohesion of the troops. The second is to use training to improve the tactical level of the troops. The third is to use victories to continuously update equipment and strengthen the team. Now you start taking action immediately. In the past few days, I estimate that the superiors will consider that our 18th Regiment is the actual reorganization of the troops.
, will not arrange large combat missions for us, and the regiment headquarters will not arrange missions for the new barracks when there are large combat missions. You strive to achieve a breakthrough in about 5 days, and then we will mix the new barracks with the old troops.
Joining the battle order."
Hong Chaoyuan and Chen Dazhong immediately saluted: "Promise to complete the mission!"
After leaving the new barracks, Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong went to find Chen Shuxiang. On the way, Cai Zhong and Liu Yimin discussed whether the first, second and third battalions should be done together. Liu Yimin said they should do it at the same time. Cai Zhong said they would go back and arrange it.