On February 12, 1935, the situation of the Long March was very serious. However, the prime minister came to the head of the Shikanzi River at this critical moment, his eyes were full of worries and concerns for the young soldiers, and his heart was deeply uneasy.
His mission here was to convey an order from the **, and this order meant that he would say goodbye to these young warriors, who would go forward and fight with the determination to die.
So, what kind of command is this? Why did they decide to sacrifice their lives and die to cross the red waters? From 1930 to 1934, the Red Army faced serious difficulties, and the Kuomintang carried out "five encirclement and suppression" of our army under the instructions of Chiang Kai-shek and others.
Chiang Kai-shek wholeheartedly pursued the reactionary policy of "settling the inside before attacking the outside" and was determined to eliminate all the Red Army and Communist Party leaders.
In order to achieve our goal, we deployed 1 million troops, implemented a new "fortress doctrine" strategy, and carried out a large-scale "siege" of our army. However, Wang Ming's "left" dogmatism controlled our army at that time, and Wang Ming did not agree with the ideas of ***, which made *** leave the ** leadership position for a period of time.
Under the erroneous leadership of Wang Ming, our army was in a passive position.
The army was reduced from 80,000 to 30,000, and the revolutionary forces were instantly damaged by more than half, facing the danger of destruction. In 1934, our army had no choice but to withdraw from the base area and began the arduous Long March, with a total distance of 25,000 miles.
Until the beginning of 1935, the convening of the Zunyi Conference regained the right to speak within the party, which had a far-reaching impact on the party, the country and the people.
Chiang Kai-shek mobilized more than 150 regiments and nearly 400,000 troops to march in all directions to Zunyi in an attempt to wipe out the Red Army, which had only 30,000. In order to avoid Chiang Kai-shek's pursuit, our army decided to march in three directions.
After the Zunyi meeting, the first task was to lead the team to evacuate safely, so *** immediately ordered the troops to cross the Chishui. However, the Kuomintang pursued our army closely, and encountered many ambushes during the transfer.
After crossing the Chishui River, ** decided to adjust the strategic direction. On the way to Yunnan, ** held another meeting for an in-depth discussion on the whereabouts of the Red Army and how to confront Chiang Kai-shek.
At the meeting, ** put forward the strategy of "waving the army to the east, crossing the Chishui twice, and reoccupying Zunyi", which was approved by all the staff. This strategy adopts the tactic of confusing the enemy, moving from south to north, east to west, so that the enemy cannot judge the true intentions of our army.
It is not realistic to rely solely on the main force to mobilize the enemy, so our army decided to divide several guerrilla units and roam around under the banner of the main force to create the false impression that the main force is in southern Sichuan in order to confuse the enemy.
The determination to see death as if it were home gave birth to the southern Sichuan guerrillas. They will be used as bait to go to southern Sichuan to buy more time for the evacuation of the large army.
For the sake of the future of the country and the happiness of the people, we must do our best. * The Prime Minister's serious and firm words deeply touched the 400 soldiers in the audience.
They knew the daunting and dangerous nature of the mission, but they did not hesitate or flinch in the slightest, because they understood their mission and responsibility. ** The Prime Minister promised: "As soon as the main Red Army succeeds in getting rid of the enemy, I will immediately inform you to return." ”
However, he never had the chance to fulfill that promise again.
Our main forces and the southern Sichuan guerrillas began their respective actions, advancing in both east and west directions. On the way, Xu Ce, the leader of the guerrillas, realized that the strength of only 400 men could not sustain the enemy's attack, and they needed to further strengthen their strength.
At this time, they saw the Green Forest Armed Forces led by Wang Yitao, and after communication, they realized that Wang Yitao was not an ordinary bandit, he had greater energy and potential.
Not only does he have an in-depth understanding of military knowledge, but he is also quite good at leading troops to fight. At this moment, they realized that Wang Yitao was once a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he also joined the Red Army in his early years, but later quit the Red Army for some reasons and became a bandit.
With the addition of Wang Yitao, the number of guerrillas in southern Sichuan rapidly increased to more than 600.
In the first encounter, they used the tactic of "avoiding the real and attacking the false" to successfully defeat the local militia group. The Sichuan army felt a deep sense of responsibility for protecting their homeland, and as soon as they heard that someone had violated their territory, they would immediately mobilize their forces to solve the problem.
In this way, the southern Sichuan guerrillas, with only 600 people, attracted the challenge of many enemies.
A movement of the Sichuan army was eye-catching, but it misled Xue Yue, thinking that the main force of the Red Army was still looking for an opportunity to cross the Yangtze River in the north in southern Sichuan. As a result, Zunyi was lost, and both divisions were completely annihilated by our army.
After the second crossing of Chishui, the morale of the Red Army was greatly boosted and it successfully got rid of the enemy's pursuit. For the diversion role of the southern Sichuan guerrillas, ** and *** spoke highly of it.
In order to better develop this strategy, it was decided to form three guerrilla units again.
The guerrillas of Qianbei, Zunmeisui and Chishuihe ran around for the evacuation of the main force of our army, leaving traces with their lives to lure the enemy into pursuit. In the process, our army gradually regained the initiative in the war.
However, their actions are no less suicidal attacks. They are real combat heroes.
In March 1935, the southern Sichuan guerrilla column carried out a short repair at Dashipan, but during this period it encountered a frantic pursuit by the Kuomintang Sichuan army. Suddenly, the guerrilla column was surrounded by the Sichuan Legion.
In order to ensure the successful evacuation of the large army, Dai Yuanhuai, the head of the organization of the guerrilla column at that time, made a decisive decision to personally lead 10 members to form a death squad to divert the enemy's attention.
They defended their teammates from retreating at the cost of their lives, but eventually died in enemy fire due to their numerical inferiority. In July of the same year, the southern Sichuan guerrilla column and the northern Qianbei guerrilla unit repaired in Zhujiashan successfully joined forces.
In the fierce guerrilla battles, many heroic combat heroes emerged. Zhao Wenhai, a member of the Guizhou guerrilla detachment, took his son to Chishuihe Town for revolutionary funds, but unfortunately encountered Kuomintang agents, was arrested and imprisoned.
In the face of the enemy's severe torture, Zhao Wenhai resolutely kept the secret and never revealed half a word. He was the captain of the Yunnan guerrilla detachment, who successfully repelled the attacks of the Kuomintang army many times and made great contributions to our country in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Therefore, his name has always been on the blacklist of the Kuomintang.
In 1947, the Kuomintang mobilized tens of thousands of troops in order to completely exterminate the Yunnan guerrillas. Due to the huge disparity in equipment and troops, Yin Lu could only lead the team to flee into the mountains and forests.
However, the Kuomintang went so far as to set fire to the mountain to persecute Yin Lucai. The fire was blazing, and Yin Lu was forced to break out with his teammates.
Yin Lucai's wife, He Jizhen, and their children were unfortunately captured by the Kuomintang. In the face of the enemy's severe torture, He Jizhen was firm and would never divulge any information. Her courage angered the Kuomintang agents and decided to execute her in front of the children.
However, Ho Jizhen was not afraid, she even ordered the children not to cry, and to fight the Kuomintang agents to the end until the last moment of their lives.
They fought against the Kuomintang for twelve years until 1947, but they never waited for the order to retreat. At that time, the situation was grim, and the Red Army was almost destroyed.
In fact, at that time, ** didn't have time to take care of them. After that, ** lost contact with the partisans.
During that difficult time, ** also thought that they had been dispersed, and the order to retreat was even more out of reach. Until the end of the Liberation War, the Kuomintang army could no longer fight at all, and the PLA soldiers came to Yunnan and other places to deal with the aftermath.
**Where is it? When will we be back in the team ......”
The PLA soldiers listened to the words of several people dressed as peasants, and their eyes couldn't help but be rosy. They immediately reported the news to *** them. They are also contributing to the cause of the people's revolution and liberation. ”
With their lives and will, they have made indelible contributions to our country.