Chapter 4 Meeting Chen Shuxiang () for the first time
Liu Yimin and the others were not in danger all the way. Due to the bombing of the artillery position and loss of fire cover, the Gui army temporarily stopped attacking. The Red Army was also busy resting and recuperating. Both sides were treating the wounded and preparing for the next wave of attack and defense. There appeared on the position
There was a short period of tranquility. In addition, Liu Yimin and the others were all wearing Gui army uniforms, so there was basically no one to check along the way. When they encountered the lone Gui army skirmishers, they directly killed them. When they met the groups of Gui army soldiers, they said hello and went their own way.
Accommodated some wounded Red Army soldiers.
Seeing that he had touched the side and rear of the Red Army position, Liu Yimin said to Wang Dahu: "We are here. Let the soldiers take off their Gui Army uniforms and you go contact the troops."
Wang Dahu climbed to the edge of the position and imitated the bird call "Cuckoo, Cuckoo". After pausing for a while, a soldier crawled out of the Red Army position and called out "Cuckoo, Cuckoo" a few times, and then asked
"Which one is it?" Wang Dahu replied that it was Wang Dahu from the 101st Regiment. Several heads immediately appeared on the position, and he shouted in surprise: "Platoon Commander Wang is back, come here quickly."
It turned out that Wang Dahu and the others just happened to touch the position of the 101st Regiment. A dozen Red Army soldiers supported a dozen Red Army wounded people who were being taken in along the way and suddenly poured into the position. A Red Army soldier shouted that the troops had finally been found, and leaned on
In the trench, he fell asleep after a while.
Seeing the comrades they thought had died return to the army, the trenches of the Red Army were immediately filled with the joy of reunion. The soldiers gathered together to ask questions.
Wang Dahu hurriedly went to report to the regiment leader. Liu Yimin knew that he had nothing to do for the time being, so he sat there and sorted out his memory: According to records, the Fifth Red Division occupied the Xinwei position at 4 pm on November 27, which was better than the Gui Army.
Arrive half an hour early. At 8 a.m. on the 28th, the Guangxi Army dispatched 6 aircraft to bomb the Red Army positions, and the Xinwei Blockade began. After two days of fierce fighting, the 5th Red Division suffered heavy casualties. One of the three regiment commanders was killed and two were injured.
In the early morning of the 30th, they received an order to rush to the Guanghuapu position of the 4th Red Division. The Xinwei position was handed over to the 18th Regiment of the 6th Red Division for defense. Since the 18th Regiment was blocking the enemy on the water tanker, it did not arrive at Xinwei until 3 pm on the 30th.
The division handed over the defense at 4 o'clock and rushed to Guanghuapu.
When the Red 18th Regiment took over the defense, 1,500 officers and men had not slept for four days and four nights. The soldiers lay down as soon as they reached the position and there was no time to reinforce the fortifications. After repelling 8 attacks by the Guangxi Army, more than half of the Red 18th Regiment suffered casualties and had to wait for a long time.
The reinforcements of the Red 34th Division were not available and they retreated towards the ferry on the morning of December 1. The whole regiment fought continuously during the retreat and all were killed. When the Red 34th Division arrived at the main position of Guanyin Mountain, the Red 18th Regiment had already retreated, and Xinwei
The position was broken through, and the 34th Division fell into a tight siege by the Guangxi Army. At 2 p.m., the Central Revolutionary Military Commission ordered the 34th Division to "advance from Banqiaopu to Bailuyuan, or from Yangliujing via Dayuan to Bailuyuan, and then pass through Bailuyuan again."
Quanzhou advanced to Datangwei, and then crossed the Xiang River at a suitable area south of Jieshou." The 34th Division crossed Baojie Mountain, left Guanyang, and entered Quanzhou. It was blocked by the 44th Division of the Guangxi Army near Wentang.
Political Commissar Cheng Cuilin and Division Political Department Director Cai Zhong were killed in action. Seeing that it was impossible to cross the Xiangjiang River, Division Commander Chen Shuxiang led the remaining troops along the original road to return east to southern Hunan to fight guerrillas. They were attacked by the Guangxi Army and were divided into several groups. Chen Shuxiang led more than 1,000 people and re-entered
In Guanyang, they ran out of ammunition and food, and were repeatedly surrounded and attacked by militia groups. On December 5, the 34th Division returned to Guanyin Mountain and was attacked by militia groups again. Chen Shuxiang urgently summoned division and regiment cadres and announced two decisions: First, find the enemy
Break out of the weak areas and develop guerrilla warfare in southern Hunan. Second, if the breakout fails, we vow to shed the last drop of blood for the Soviet New China. Wang Guangdao, chief of staff of Chen Shuxianghe Division, led the Zhihe Division and the remaining troops of the 101st and 102nd Regiments, totaling about four to five hundred
The 100th Regiment was responsible for the cover under the command of the regiment leader Han Wei. After fierce fighting, only more than 30 people of the 100th Regiment remained. Han Wei decided to disperse and break out. On December 9, when Chen Shuxiang was trying to cross the Guzi River in southern Hunan, he was captured by the local people.
The security group ambushed Chen Shuxiang, who was wounded in the abdomen. In the end, only two soldiers were left to carry Chen Shuxiang away. They were captured by the enemy. Chen Shuxiang stretched out his hands to twist out his intestines from the abdominal wound. The enemy chopped off Chen Shuxiang's noble head and hung it in his hometown of Xiaowu, Changsha County.
At the top of the city gate. At this point, this heroic Red Army steel guard was basically wiped out. The remaining dozens of people went up to the mountain to fight guerrillas, which later grew to more than 200 people, and were finally wiped out by the Kuomintang. Except for a few soldiers who hid in the civilian population, the entire division was spared.
, only Han Wei found the Central Red Army and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
Looking at the Red Army soldiers in the trenches, Liu Yimin couldn't help but burst into tears. Such a good soldier would eventually be ruined under Li De's blind command and sacrificed at the hands of the bandit-like Guangxi militia. This kind of tragedy must never happen. But again
What can I do? I have just joined the Red Army. Will the leaders of the 34th Division listen to me? How can I meet Commander Chen Shuxiang and Political Commissar Cheng Cuilin? No matter what, I must meet them immediately and convince them.
Just when Liu Yimin decided to go find Master Chen Shuxiang, Wang Dahu came to call him and said that the leader of the 101st Regiment Su Daqing wanted to see him.
Liu Yimin followed Wang Dahu to the temporary regiment command post of the 101st Regiment. After Wang Dahu reported, regiment leader Su Daqing looked at Liu Yimin, who was still wearing the uniform of the Guangxi Army, and asked: "Are you Comrade Liu Yimin?" Liu Yimin stood up at attention: "Reporting the regiment
Commander, Red Army soldier Liu Yimin is reporting to you, please give instructions."
Captain Su Daqing circled Liu Yimin twice and then asked: "Where did you learn this military salute?"
Liu Yimin replied: "Reporting to the head of the regiment, I thought of it myself based on the military etiquette of the Northern Expeditionary Army. I don't know if it is correct yet."
Captain Su Daqing asked again: "How do you know the military etiquette of the Northern Expeditionary Army?"
Liu Yimin repeated what he said when he first met Wang Dahu.
Captain Su Daqing said happily: "You are very brave. You blew up the artillery position of the Guangxi Army. You have made great contributions to the revolution as soon as you joined the Red Army. The division commander said that he wants to take credit for you?"
Liu Yimin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Report to the head of the regiment, when we came back, we found that Guangxi Army troops were pursuing and advancing along the road towards the direction of Jieshou. After interrogating the prisoners, they found that they were chasing the 18th Red Regiment.
Head to Jieshou Ferry to intercept the main force of the Red Army. It is estimated that our army will soon cross the Xiangjiang River. If we don't act quickly, we may be besieged here."
Captain Su Daqing thought for a while and said: "This situation is very important. Come with me to see the teacher."
The headquarters of the Red 34th Division is located in a temporary bunker on the back of Guanyin Mountain. Liu Yimin and Wang Dahu followed Commander Su Daqing and walked there for a while. The sentry saw that it was the commander of the 101st Regiment and saluted him and let him in. Commander Chen Shuxiang was walking in
After gesturing on the map, he raised his head when he heard the report and asked the leader of the 101st Regiment: "What's going on?"
Captain Su Daqing replied: "Reporting to the division commander, the comrades who served as the rearguard of our regiment have returned. There are only a dozen people left in the whole company. They were responsible for the explosion in the artillery position of the Guangxi Army just now. They brought back new information. I
I thought I must report to you immediately, so I brought them here." Then he recounted the situation reported by Liu Yimin.
Commander Chen Shuxiang turned to Wang Dahu and said loudly: "Okay, great. We completed the cover mission. A dozen people blew up the enemy's artillery position. You are truly a hero of our Red Army. Wang Dahu, I want to take credit for you!"
Wang Dahu hurriedly saluted and said: "Reporting to the division commander, our company completed the cover mission. The company commander, instructor and most of the comrades died. The one who bombed the enemy's artillery was Comrade Liu Yimin, who had recently joined our Red Army." Then.
He reported the battle situation when the covering troops were transferred, and also described how he met the Gui army during the breakout, how he was almost captured, how he met Liu Yimin, and how Liu Yimin bombed the enemy's artillery position.
Commander Chen Shuxiang immediately took Liu Yimin's hand and said: "Well done, you are welcome to join the Red Army. I want to take credit for you and do a good job!"
When Liu Yimin saw Chen Shuxiang, he remembered the descriptions of him in the memoirs of those generals. He was loyal to the party, shrewd and capable, rich in military experience, and young and powerful. He was Lao Jinggang who was trained by Mao Zedong. Thinking of this, he remembered the purpose of meeting him, and was busy
The salute report said: "Reporting to the division commander, based on our observation and analysis of the interrogation of prisoners, the enemy's Central Army's pursuit force may have broken through the blockade of our 8th Red Army Corps and is rushing towards the Jieshou Ferry; part of the Guangxi Army is pursuing our 18th Red Army Regiment.
Also pursue and advance towards Jieshou; the Hunan Army attacks our positions on the west bank of Jieshou Ferry with all its strength. Judging from the current situation, the enemy wants to gather and annihilate the main force of our army on both sides of Jieshou. According to my judgment, our troops on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River are currently attacking
If we cross the river with all our strength, the main force will soon break away from the enemy. If our blocking troops on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River can reach the ferry quickly and can keep up with the transfer of the main force, if there is a slight delay, they will probably be surrounded by the enemy on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.
Now, the connection between our division and the main force has been cut off, and it is in the enemy's encirclement. It is estimated that the Xiangjiang River will be blocked by the enemy soon. If we still stay here, the main force of our army will turn back when the enemy at Jieshou Ferry cannot catch up.
We are the target of their revenge. When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of enemy troops will swarm over, and our army will be in great danger. Please make a quick decision, commander."
Chen Shuxiang looked at Liu Yimin and said, "What did you do before joining the army?"
Liu Yimin briefly recounted his resume. Chen Shuxiang asked again: "What do you think our army should do now?"
"There are three routes to choose from: One, get rid of all the baggage, immediately move towards the Jieshou Ferry, rescue the 18th Red Regiment and other blocking troops, and then quickly cross the river. If the main force of our army has not completed crossing the river, we can gather on the east side of the Xiangjiang River
The shore blocking force should increase its blocking force and block the crossing near the ferry while crossing the river in batches. If the pontoon bridge at the ferry is blown up, quickly move downstream and cross the river at Fenghuangzui; second, throw away all the baggage, find a guide, and walk along the main road.
Go directly to Fenghuangzui, 12 kilometers downstream of Jieshou; third, get rid of all the baggage, quickly get rid of the enemy, return to Shonan in concealment, and then return to the Soviet area. No matter which road you take, you must be fast."
Chen Shuxiang said: "I understand, you go down and rest!"
Liu Yimin was about to salute and retire when the operator reported that the Central Revolutionary Military Commission had an urgent telegram. After Chen Shuxiang read the telegram and signed it, he immediately called the correspondent to inform the heads of each regiment to come to the division headquarters for a meeting. Liu Yimin thought to himself that this was the "Yuban" letter from the straight line on Li De's map.
Qiaopu advances to Bailuyuan, or from Yangliujing to Dayuan to Bailuyuan, and then from Bailuyuan to Datangwei via Quanzhou, and then crosses the Xiangshui River through an appropriate area south of Jieshou.
He sent the route telegram and said hurriedly: "Report to the division commander, what our army needs is time. No matter where we go, we cannot go over the mountains. That way, when we get out of the mountains, we will directly hit the enemy's gun. Therefore, we cannot
Follow the map and follow the straight line. The straight lines on the map go over mountains and ridges."
Chen Shuxiang hummed.
Wang Dahu pulled Liu Yimin and said, "Let's go!" The two saluted and left the division headquarters.
In fact, Liu Yimin was very reluctant to leave. He wanted to stay and participate in the discussions of the division leaders and make suggestions for them, but he was not qualified. As a new soldier who joined the army, he had already talked a lot, which could easily cause others to doubt him.
He knew that the Red Army was a very loyal and disciplined force. It was impossible for him, a new soldier who had just joined the army, to persuade Chen Shuxiang to change his marching route. However, Liu Yimin did not give up, and he could not watch this happen.
A heroic army is headed for destruction. He believes that with Chen Shuxiang's military qualities and the Red Army's guerrilla fighting ability, he will be able to make the right choice if he understands the dangers he faces. If it still doesn't work, it will be his fate.