In September 1935, the Red Army came to a place where grain was stored in Wangzang Township, Diebe County, Gansu Province.
Although the granaries were very important to the local Tusi because they "obeyed" Chiang Kai-shek, the soldiers made it all the way to the Cui Barn without any hindrance or interception.
The Cui barn was not guarded by any troops, and what was even more surprising was that there was only a symbolic lock hanging on the door of the granary, and all the barn doors were open and unlocked.
The soldiers split the locks and walked into the granary, everything in front of them made them very excited and excited, the warehouse full of grain, white salt, and military shoes and other supplies were waiting for their arrival.
In those days, the Red Army walked through the meadows, and when they were hungry, they could only dig tree roots, grass roots to satisfy their hunger, and even eat belts. Countless valiant warriors fell on the grass and failed to get back to their feet. Now seeing so much grain and salt, the mood of the soldiers is indescribable.
According to statistics, this batch of materials has a total of more than 300,000 catties of grain and 2,000 catties of salt. So, who exactly provided these supplies? On the evening of September 14, 1935, in a villager's house in the next day of Maya Township, the candlelight was dim, and ** held a cigarette roll, walking back and forth in the wing room on the second floor.
His expression was serious, and his brow furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
On that night, ** did not sleep peacefully, he was pondering the dire situation facing our army. The Red Army was faced with an unprecedented predicament: just out of the meadow, the troops were badly reduced, the fighters were exhausted and hungry.
To make matters worse, with the Kuomintang pursuing troops in Sichuan in the south, the troops of the Gansu warlord Lu Dachang in the north, and the armed forces of the Tibetan Zhuoni Tusi Yang Jiqing intercepting them, and Hu Zongnan's troops gathering around them, our army was in an embattled situation.
In the face of such a difficult situation, ** knew that the way out for the Red Army lay in breaking through Lazikou and marching to northern Shaanxi. Therefore, he decided to send Wang Kaixiang and Yang Chengwu to lead the soldiers of the Red Fourth Regiment to bravely advance forward and strive for a glimmer of hope for the fate of our army.
This is a strategic place on the Gamcheon Ancient Road, the terrain of the canyon pass is dangerous, the cliffs on the east and west sides are steep, up to more than 100 meters, the north and south are connected by a small wooden bridge only 1 meter wide, and the sound of the turbulent water under the bridge is terrifying.
The narrow pass is only 8 meters wide and about 30 meters long, but its strategic position is crucial. Lazikou has always been a battleground for soldiers, because it is not only the gateway to Gannan in northwest Sichuan, but also because of its unique topography"One husband should be closed, and ten thousand people should not be opened"The momentum of the fortress of Xiongguan.
The task of the Red Fourth Regiment was arduous, because Lao Chiang had foreseen that our army would break through from Lazikou, so he ordered Lu Dachang, the commander of the newly formed 14th Division, to build fortifications here and send two battalions of troops to guard the bridgehead.
The terrain of Lazikou is dangerous, the enemy's heavy guard, and several attacks of the Red Fourth Regiment have been repulsed, which is larger. In order to break through the enemy's defensive line, Yang Chengwu and Wang Kaixiang decided to destroy the enemy's pillboxes at the bridgehead, but the cliffs on both sides of Lazikou made this plan difficult.
At this moment, a 17-year-old Tibetan warrior from Guizhou named "Yunguichuan" stepped forward, confidently saying that he could climb the steep cliff.
The bunker at Lazikou held the mentality of a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and Yang Chengwu ordered"Yunnan-Guichuan"Get your feet wet. Under everyone's attention,"Yunnan-Guichuan"Carrying a scythe and rope, start climbing with your bare hands.
They stared at him nervously, for fear that he would accidentally fall. Good thing"Yunnan-Guichuan"Agile, he soon climbed the cliff and threw down the ropes, allowing more than a dozen other warriors to climb.
They attacked from the rear, eliminating several points of enemy fire. The remaining fighters of the Red Fourth Regiment followed and pushed the enemy back, and the battle ended on the 17th.
**The original plan was to capture Lazikou in 3 days, but the time was tight, and each day of delay would increase the danger. However, the Red Fourth Regiment excelled in this battle and successfully completed the task in less time than planned.
Lu Dachang thought that he was sure of victory, and was enjoying himself in Minxian County, when he suddenly received a report from his subordinates that Lazikou was lost, he was furious and scolded his subordinates. The Red Army had broken through the encirclement, and he did not know how to explain to Lao Chiang, let alone how his superiors would punish him.
In fact, before the outbreak of the battle at Lazikou, the Red Army received a large amount of material aid, including food, military shoes and other equipment, which allowed the fighters to quickly recover their combat effectiveness.
The Red Army soldiers' hundreds of thousands of catties of grain and thousands of catties of salt all came from the Cui granary in the Gannan Tibetan region. When we arrived here, we were received by a man named Yang Jinghua.
He opened the door of the granary, and each soldier was given a bucket of grain, and generously provided more than 300,000 catties of grain to the Red Army. In addition, he also delivered 2,000 catties of salt to us.
In those war-torn times, food and salt were very important to soldiers and ordinary people. Hundreds of thousands of catties of grain means a year's worth of rations. Salt is a rare item.
The reason why Yang Jinghua did this was according to the order of Yang Jiqing, Zhuoni Toast. He is the 19th generation of Zhuoni Tusi, and he is also a native of Gansu, and his family has a huge influence in the local area.
Since Yang Jiqing took up the post of Zhuoni Tusi, with his shrewd and capable talents, he has successfully managed the Gannan area in an orderly manner and won the widespread trust of the local people.
Although living far from the political center, he has always been concerned about national affairs, reading newspapers and other ways to keep a close eye on the political situation. Each Tusi has its own armed force, and Yang Jiqing is no exception, and his 20,000 Tibetan soldiers are well-trained.
The Kuomintang took a fancy to his military strength and high prestige in the local area, and tried to co-opt him against the Communists, so they appointed him commander of security. However, at that time, Yang Jiqing was deceived by the illusion created by the Kuomintang, believing that Chiang Lao was an excellent leader who was capable of leading the Chinese people out of trouble, so he was willing to listen to the Kuomintang's arrangement.
But as time passed, Yang Jiqing gradually saw the true face of Lao Chiang and the Kuomintang. They only care about power, and in order to achieve their goals, they do not hesitate to resort to any means, and they do not care at all about the life and death of the broad masses of working people.
After the "September 18 Incident," in the face of the Japanese invaders who invaded China, Lao Chiang did not take active measures to drive them out, but instead pointed the spearhead at his own compatriots and pursued the so-called policy of "first securing the interior before attacking the outside world."
Born in 1889, he experienced wars such as the Sino-Japanese War and the Eight-Nation Allied War of Aggression against China, and he knew the great ambitions of the Japanese for China, and also knew the depth of the harm they had brought to China, and he did not want history to repeat itself.
In stark contrast, the Communist Party, headed by *** and others, has always put the interests of the masses first and is committed to rescuing the people living in dire straits.
These stark contrasts made the balance in Yang Jiqing's heart gradually tilt in favor of the Communist Party, and his thinking also underwent great changes. In 1935, when the Red Army arrived at the Ganchuan border, Zhu Shaoliang, director of the Gansu Pacification Office, sent a telegram to him, ordering him to cooperate with the actions of Lu Dachang's troops and lead Tibetan troops to ambush the passes of the Dala gorges in Diebu to stop the advance of the Red Army.
Zhu Shaoliang ordered Yang Jiqing to clear the granaries in the suburbs, intending to cut the Red Army out of food. At this time, the Red Army had just come out of the meadow, hungry and exhausted, and urgently needed food to replenish its strength.
If Yang Jiqing and Lu Dachang join forces to encircle and intercept the Red Army in the Lazikou area, our army will have nowhere to escape. Knowing that the Red Army was in danger, he decided to help it. While deploying his Tibetan troops to various places according to the order, without arousing suspicion, he secretly told his cronies Yang Jinghua and others: Yang Jiqing not only did not destroy the granary, but sent people to secretly contact the Red Army, opened the door of Cui Gucang, and waited for the arrival of the Red Army.
Yang Jiqing not only did not cause trouble for the Red Army, but also secretly helped the Red Army solve thorny problems, and supported the Red Army with food and materials, which played an important role in the Red Army's breaking out of the encirclement and going north to resist Japan.
In order to thank him for his contribution, our party posted a notice on the door of the Cui barn, reminding everyone to save grain, and at the same time successfully established the Soviet ** in Lintan. Yang Jiqing helped the Communist Party and the Red Army more than once, but he did not wait for the day of the victory of the revolution and died on August 5, 1936.
Although he is no longer alive, his contributions will always be remembered.
When the Red Fourth Army left, some of the young or wounded and sick soldiers could not follow. In order to protect them, Yang Jiqing placed them in a safe place, found a doctor**, and asked them to recover from their injuries before going to the army.
However, when Lu Dachang learned of what Yang Jiqing had secretly done for the Red Army and the Communist Party, he thought that he had been scolded by his superiors, and that he had almost lost his black hat and military power, and that Yang Jiqing was the "culprit".
He was determined to get rid of Yang Jiqing, but because Yang Jiqing had soldiers and horses in his hands, direct action might injure 1,000 enemies and lose 800. Therefore, Lu Dachang decided to outwit and send envoys to probe the contradictions between Yang Jiqing and his subordinates, and quickly defeated Yang Jiqing in a way that should be combined with the outside.
Yang Jiqing's position of power was threatened, and there were internal contradictions within him, and the regiment commanders Fang Bingyi and Ji Congzhou wanted to replace him. Lu Dachang successfully reached a cooperative relationship with them, and then arranged for his henchmen to secretly enter Yang Jiqing's residence and discuss the plan with Fang Bingyi and Ji Congzhou.
In Boyu Town on August 25, 1937, the sky was gray, and a bloody storm was coming. Fang Bingyi led the criminals in the prison, who had a grudge against Yang Jiqing, and when they learned that they wanted to overthrow his rule, they willingly joined the rebel team.
As night fell, they launched an attack on the security headquarters where Yang Jiqing's family was located. Hearing the gunshots, Yang Jiqing realized that the situation was serious, and he led his son, daughter-in-law and others to start a fierce battle with the rebels.
Although the rebels were outnumbered and Yang Jiqing was unprepared, they managed to escape and hid near the mountain god forest water mill. However, Yang Jiqing's successful escape did not last long, as Ji learned of him from Zhou and immediately organized people to search in the Mountain God Forest.
Yang Jiqing didn't know anything about Ji Congzhou's identity and firmly believed that he was still his friend. Therefore, when he saw Ji Congzhou's men looking for a figure in the mountains, he immediately walked out and tried to establish contact with them.
However, he did not expect to be greeted by stones flying from all directions, and in the end, he unfortunately died in the rubble. Six of his eldest sons, daughters-in-law and granddaughters were also killed by the rebels, while the rest of his family members were placed under house arrest.
The tragedy occurred in the Choni Tusi family, whose family of seven was killed, causing a massive shock in the area known as the "Boyu Incident". The Kuomintang claimed that Yang Jiqing was a "communist collaborator" and listed what he called the "eight major crimes" as an excuse to overthrow the Yang family's regime in the Gannan Tibetan region.
Under the control of the Kuomintang, the local Zhuoni Provisional Maintenance Committee was established, and Ji Congzhou was appointed as the chairman, and Fang Bingyi became a member. They traded the lives and blood of the Yang family for their own power and status, however, good and evil will eventually be rewarded.
Soon, Yang Jinghua and others sent a "chicken feather letter" to avenge Yang Jiqing's family, and Yang Jiqing's old subordinates and cronies responded one after another, they killed Ji Congzhou and recovered the power and property of the Yang family.
On September 15, 1937, Yang Jiqing's second son, Yang Fuxing, took over the post of Zhuoni Tusi. After Yang Fuxing became Zhuoni Tusi, he had no choice but to continue to obey the Kuomintang, and even met with Chiang Kai-shek in August 1947.
Yang Fuxing, born in Zhuoni County, Gansu Province in 1931, entered the Nanjing Army University at the age of 8, graduated a year later, and was awarded the rank of major general by the Kuomintang.
His father understood righteousness, and he was deeply influenced by it. In the highly corrupt environment of the Kuomintang, Yang Fuxing saw its essence and led his troops to a peaceful uprising in September 1949.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Fuxing actively cooperated with the instructions of ** and devoted himself to the local anti-bandit and anti-drug work. In 1959, when there was unrest in parts of Zhuoni, he lobbied the Tibetans and made a great contribution to quelling the rebellion.
Yang Fuxing was loyal to the party, and his loyalty was recognized by the first, so he was approved to join our party at the end of 1956. Since then, he has served as vice governor of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, deputy commander of the Gannan Military Sub-district, and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and has made outstanding contributions to the construction of the country.
Yang Fuxing, from a major general of the Kuomintang and Tusi to a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, this is the special political treatment brought by him and his father Yang Jiqing's outstanding contributions to the party. At the cost of his own life and family, Yang Jiqing provided the Red Army with food, salt, and other valuable materials, and his efforts were highly recognized by the party and the people.
After the success of the revolution, he was posthumously recognized as a martyr, and the local "Yang Jiqing Martyrs Memorial Hall" was built, and he personally wrote a letter to thank the Yang family for their selfless assistance to the Red Army.
All this shows that Yang Jiqing's actions in those years had a significant impact on the direction of the revolution. Let us pay our highest respect to the martyr Yang Jiqing!