Zhang Yuanshou was one of the heroic martyrs of the East China Military Region and the Third Field Army, and he was a senior combatant and commander on the logistics front.
Zhang Yuanshou was born in a poor peasant family in Tiandi Lingbei Village, Kanshi Town, Yongding County, Fujian Province, in 1928, under the guidance of ***, he embarked on the road of revolution and participated in the "Houtian Rebellion" led by *** and Guo Diren.
In this riot, he charged forward, armed with a kitchen knife, and was trained. In August 1929, he was sent by Guo Di to return to his hometown Tiandi Village and organize a "Field Riot" with the participation of more than 300 people.
With his firm revolutionary belief and outstanding leadership ability, Zhang Yuanshou made great contributions to the cause of the liberation of the Chinese people, and his deeds will always be remembered.
In the spring of 1930, the Red Guards of Tiandi Township led by Zhang Yuanshou were incorporated into the main force of the Red Army, and in the winter of the same year, he was promoted to the platoon commander of a platoon of the 102nd Regiment of the 34th Division of the Red Army.
Three months later, he was promoted to deputy company commander. In the spring of 1931, he was transferred to the post of director of the Economic Committee of the Political Department of the 102nd Regiment, where he was responsible for the logistical supply of the Red Army.
Since then, he has formed an indissoluble bond with our army's logistics supply work. In 1932, Zhang Yuanshou was transferred to the 35th Red Division as the quartermaster chief, and entered the ** Red Army School in Ruijin for further study, and after graduation, he was transferred to the ** Military Commission General Manager Department as the chief of the audit section.
He also served as a logistics quartermaster, responsible for the food and material work of the Fujian combat troops at that time, and was ordered to direct the production of the general manager's department in various factories near Tingzhou, and procured cloth, cotton, western medicine, salt, lamp oil and electrical equipment.
In these work, Zhang Yuanshou gave full play to his wisdom and talents, not only leading the troops to make breakthroughs in materials, but also leading the foreign world to manage import and export materials.
Therefore, Zhang Yuanshou is one of the earliest "red managers" in the land of China. In the face of the economic blockade of the Kuomintang reactionaries, Zhang Yuanshou adopted a flexible policy of opening up, skillfully organized and cooperated with the troops and people in the Soviet area to do business with the white area, and solved the problem of the necessities of life for the military and civilians in the base area.
Taking advantage of the mercenary characteristics of the merchants in the White Zone, he organized them to serve the Soviet Zone and "smuggled" a large amount of materials from the White Zone to the Soviet Zone, thus effectively breaking the economic blockade of the Kuomintang reactionaries, prospering the economy of the Soviet Zone, and enhancing the strength to deal with the enemy's "encirclement and suppression."
Zhang Yuanshou himself even ignored the danger, went over the mountains and mountains to the enemy-occupied areas to find connections, procured materials, and completed the task brilliantly every time.
In October 1934, the Red Army began its arduous Long March. Zhang Yuanshou, with his outstanding talent and hard work, ensured the logistical support work during the Long March.
At that time, hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops carried out a frenzied pursuit of the Red Army, which had to face bombing by enemy planes during the day and climb mountains and grasslands at night.
However, Zhang Yuanshou was not overwhelmed by these difficulties, he stood firmly behind the Red Army, providing them with the necessary guarantees. He bravely risked his life and traveled 1,200 miles a day to the Kuomintang-ruled areas to raise food to ensure the Red Army's food.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Yuanshou was appointed as the Minister of Supply of the General Staff of the Military Commission and became the supreme leader of the Red Army's logistics support front. With his outstanding work ability and leadership skills, he successfully ensured the supply of the Red Army and made important contributions to the development and growth of the Red Army.
However, his working environment was not easy, the military station was surrounded by the Kuomintang army, and the enemy and the Kuomintang diehards threatened and lured him, and corrupted him with property and beautiful women, but he always adhered to his principles, set an example, and never took a penny from the public.
He handled countless amounts of money, food, and goods, but he always maintained an honest style and won the respect and trust of the vast number of Red Army soldiers. After the incident in southern Anhui, the CCP issued an order to rebuild the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army in Yancheng, northern Jiangsu, and unified the troops of the Eighth Route Army of the New Fourth Army south of Longhai Road into 7 divisions and 1 independent brigade, and Zhang Yuanshou was appointed chief of staff of the Fifth Brigade of the Second Division.
In this new post, he continued to carry forward his fine qualities and outstanding abilities and made new contributions to the development and growth of the New Fourth Army.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhang Yuanshou was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Central China Military Region, responsible for the organization and command of logistics and the work of local support. In the Soviet-Chinese campaign from July to August 1946, he relied on correct command and excellent combat logistics support to enable our army to win seven victories in seven battles.
Before each battle, Zhang Yuanshou would carefully arrange the grain, grass and ammunition, deploy local armed forces and militia to cooperate with the battle, and actively liaise with the Jiangsu-Anhui border area, mobilizing 40,000 migrant workers to support the front.
Relying on sufficient grain and grass, flexible mobility, and strong backing, our army has taken the lead in politics and formed an incomparable advantage. At the summary meeting after the war, ** and Su Yu expressed their gratitude to Zhang Yuanshou for his assistance, and they said: "With Yuanshou's assistance, the army has no worries." ”
After that, the Central China Field Army and the Shandong Field Army concentrated near Linyi, Shandong, and began a large-scale campaign of annihilation. Although logistical support was difficult, Zhang Yuanshou did a good job in his division of labor with his enthusiasm, meticulousness, and style of sharing hardships and hardships with soldiers and migrant workers.
He was meticulous in collecting and registering the trophies, so that our army's equipment was replenished and updated in a timely manner, and the conditions were prepared for the formation of a special forces column. ** He Su Yu expressed satisfaction with Zhang Yuanshou's work.
At the supply work meeting, ** said enthusiastically: "Zhang Yuanshou is very good, and when he sees the things that the troops wear, eat, and use, he will grab, and he will ask for it." ”
In January 1947, ** and others suggested that the Military Commission reorganize the East China Army into the East China Field Army, and Zhang Yuanshou served as the deputy chief of staff, responsible for logistics and front-line work.
The East China Field Army needed to carry out large-scale logistical support work, and Zhang Yuanshou strategized with the overall situation in mind, grasped the key links, and organized the supply, health, and military station departments to make a good support plan in accordance with the campaign arrangements of the Huaye Front Committee and the needs of the migrant workers' support front, and properly arranged the matters of the migrant workers' support for the front, so as to keep the combat logistics support in order.
On February 23, 1947, the victory of Laiwu was a foregone conclusion, but the sound of artillery was not interrupted and the smoke of gunpowder was not dispersed. Chen Shiji, Zhang Yuanshou and others went to Zhoucun by car to inspect it. It was almost dawn when the car arrived at Zhangdian, and suddenly, an American-made P-51 Mustang fighter jet of the Jiang Army was in the air, and with a burst of dive and the sound of machine guns, Zhang Yuanshou was shot in the chest and died honorably at the age of 34.
Zhang Yuanshou's sacrifice diluted the joy of victory among the Huaye commanders and fighters, and there was a mournful voice from top to bottom of the Huaye organs. A memorial meeting was held in Zhoucun to commemorate the martyr Zhang Yuanshou, and the first commander delivered a eulogy, praising Zhang Yuanshou as an excellent logistics expert of our army who had devoted his life to the revolutionary cause.