Why did the Bashan guerrillas not follow the Red Army on the Long March? What is the ultimate fate?
In the long history of 1936, when the Red Army and the Red Fourth Front Army met victoriously, they paid close attention to a special existence: "What is the strength of the Red Army in the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Region?"
What were the heroic deeds of the Bashan guerrillas? This process, which was remembered by the leader, has been baptized over the years and has given birth to a far-reaching Bashan guerrilla culture. Their tenacious history is full of tragic colors.
At the dawn of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Xu Shiyou, the heroic Bashan guerrilla leader, revealed his heart with a touching "Autobiography of Reflection" after careful consideration. In the face of the generals at all levels of the four front armies, from the battalion commander to the corps commander, all of them wept silently because of the parting of the group for many years.
For three consecutive days, the tears of the senior generals witnessed their reluctance and confusion. Faced with the predicament, Xu Shiyou resolutely announced that he would go to Sichuan and join Liu Zicai, where more than 10,000 people were his old ministry and his new path of hope.
Back then, Xu Shiyou had a dream and wanted to create a great cause with Liu Zicai in Sichuan, and his strategy and path were carefully designed. However, the former political commissar of the Red Fourth Army saw his potential violations and detained more than 30 associates, including Xu Shiyou.
But *** intervened in this matter with a broad mind and had an in-depth conversation with Xu Shiyou, and that words were like a brand, which deeply moved him. Since then, Xu Shiyou has become a staunch supporter.
And that Liu Zicai was the legendary leader of the Bashan guerrillas in their initial period.
In 1932, Liu Zicai followed the Red Fourth Front Army to northern Sichuan and wrote a revolutionary chapter as a secretary. With the Long March of the main force of the Red Army in 1935, they shouldered a heavy responsibility and decided to leave behind the troops that would hold on to the Soviet area, which gave birth to the heroic and fearless Bashan guerrilla troops.
In the initial period, this team originated from the elite of the Political Department of the Red 31st Army, and in the end, Liu Zicai, the commander of the 36th Regiment of the 12th Division of the Red 4th Army, was given the heavy responsibility of leadership. At the mobilization meeting, General ** sent an affectionate message: "Comrades-in-arms, for the great cause of resisting Japan, we were forced to evacuate, but the blood and soil of the martyrs have been entrusted to you.
Victory or failure depends on you, your glory, and your responsibility. General Political Commissar Chen Changhao enthusiastically emphasized that this will be a stage for you to show your bravery.
Since then, the Bashan guerrillas have taken their own destiny and mission into their own hands.
Facing the strength of the warlords"Blockade", the Bashan guerrillas were at a disadvantage, in contrast to the equipment of the wealthy Sichuan warlords. After careful consideration, Liu Zicai resolutely led the team deep into the vast jungle of Bashan, and their movements were always locked in the intertwined area of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Repeated precision strikes against reactionary militias and the mobilization of the masses in need have stubbornly strengthened the foundation of their bases. And Zhu Shaozhou's office was born to fight against this indomitable team.
In the arduous journey, Liu Zicai realized that the seemingly chaotic militia group has actually become the most intractable threat because of its familiarity with the terrain.
During this extraordinary period, the Bashan guerrillas attacked like ghosts, winning brilliant victories and overwhelming the local warlords. Their active area gave birth to a 300-mile strategic fortress - a guerrilla base area.
Clearly, their mission has paid off. For their heroic contributions, the main forces of the Red Army are always in mind. In June 1935, it became popular.
The 1st and 4th Front armies triumphantly joined forces, and they were almost immediately concerned about the current situation of the Red Army in the Soviet area.
Zhang Wentian even advocated that we should work closely with the Bashan guerrilla forces to advance and retreat together.
The eyes of the world are focused on the future of the Bashan guerrilla forces. As the wheel of history advanced, in October, the Red Fourth Front Army and the Red Front Army successfully joined forces in Huining, and the news of the Bashan guerrilla troops remaining at the base also spread to **.
In this regard, ** is always concerned and actively explores ways to contact. In the autumn of 1937, He Xiaolin successfully found them, carrying letters, maps and other precious materials, and informed the guerrillas that their mission had been accomplished, and now they could choose to return to Yan'an, join the Eighth Route Army, and join the anti-Japanese flames.
In that remote deep mountain forest, the Bashan guerrillas stubbornly held on, and they carried it on their shoulders"Guarding the Soviet District", but he was ignorant of the mission transferred to Yan'an.
When He Xiaolin's figure appeared, the whole team was full of doubts, because in their eyes, no one knew this mysterious visitor. The guerrillas secretly speculated that if they were really sent by the organization, why did they not see familiar faces?
It was at this critical juncture that the emergence of Zhao Mingen quietly promoted the growth of the Bashan guerrillas.
Zhao Mingen was deeply influenced by the May Fourth New Ideology during his private school studies since childhood. After graduating from high school, he followed in the footsteps of Zhang Aiping and others, independently founded the "Semi-Monthly" under the influence of "Brilliant Man", and actively devoted himself to the ranks of progressive youth, with firm ideals and beliefs.
He was unfortunately betrayed by soldiers, but he remained loyal and unyielding on death row, keeping his mouth shut about the party's secrets. It was not until the Red Fourth Front Army liberated Daxian that he regained his freedom.
After the reorganization of the guerrillas, he was promoted to battalion leader, with a forward-looking"Hit Shaanxi Anchuan"strategy, leading the Bashan guerrillas to flourish and gradually grow. Zhao Mingen, a leader who writes a legend with faith and wisdom.
When he stood firm, he resolutely decided to exempt the people from paying taxes in order to reduce the burden of people's livelihood. At the same time, he skillfully activated the economic context of the base area through the strategy of opening a bazaar, and the situation was thriving.
In the face of the challenges of the harsh winter, he led the soldiers to carry out outstanding special training to "resist the cold", which was the key factor for the Bashan guerrillas to be able to maintain a long-lasting confrontation with the enemy. Under the wise leadership of Zhao Ming'en, this team miraculously built a solid base area spanning 100 miles from scratch, and its guerrilla activities expanded to 300 li, showing strong vitality.
When the decision-making moment came, Cho Myung-eun, as a key figure, showed a thoughtful side. He believed that if the Bashan guerrillas were to advance into Yan'an, they would have to pass through the Hanzhong Plain, march at full speed, day and night, and it would take three days and three nights to reach the Qinling Mountains.
Given that the guerrillas had been in the mountains for a long time and were concerned about the risks of fighting on the plains, they were currently less than 1,000 men and could not easily take on this unknown challenge. So, this opportunity to go to Yan'an quietly slipped away.
However, the Bashan guerrillas' knowledge of the outside world remained in place. With the historical turning point brought about by the Xi'an Incident, the KMT and the CCP shook hands and made peace, faced external threats together, and decided to completely put aside the entanglements of the past and seek comprehensive cooperation.
* The precision of the attack and the success of the Kuomintang forced the Kuomintang to recognize the legal status of the Bashan guerrillas. Despite their best efforts to suppress it, they were never able to eliminate this force, and now the Kuomintang is full of anger against this guerrilla force.
With the rise of the New Fourth Army, He Xiaolin returned to Sichuan and analyzed the situation to the Bashan guerrillas. For the team members who have lived in the mountains for a long time, accepting the external revolutionary situation may have been a challenge, and Liu Zicai was probably difficult to understand at the time.
In order to ensure that the Bashan guerrillas trusted the outside world, in the spring of 1938, Wang Weizhou appointed Wang Zhengkun, the former commander of the 295th Regiment of the 99th Division of the 33rd Red Army, and his wife as messengers to communicate with the guerrillas.
Wang Zhengkun skillfully used commercial activities as a cover and successfully reached out to the guerrillas. Zhao Mingen treated him warmly, but insisted on asking for Chen Changhao's ** and other evidence.
Despite this, the guerrillas' trust in Wang Zhengkun did not wane, and they presented valuable medicinal materials as a testimony of friendship. Wang Zhengkun, who was full of anticipation, eagerly returned to report the news, but was intercepted by Kuomintang agents on the way and was imprisoned.
The prime minister of Yan'an was looking forward to the dynamics of the Bashan guerrillas, and his day after day waits were in vain. The prime minister was well aware of the hardships of guerrilla fighters, so he commissioned Zhao Ming-en's brother Zhao Mingzhen and classmate Wei Zhengzheng to write separate letters to ensure that the information was authentic and credible.
The letter expounded on the Red Army's line adjustments, the changes in the international situation, and the Kuomintang's neglect of its legal status, in an attempt to guide them back on track. However, the turmoil of the times made this liaison fall short, and the Bashan guerrillas lost their direct contact with the outside world like a kite with a broken string.
Through the ups and downs, the Bashan guerrillas longed to return to the collective, but their iron-blooded oath was still in their ears"Defend your homeland"。As battle-hardened warriors, they are determined to carry out every task, and only when they are sure that there is no doubt will they act decisively.
In the flames of the Anti-Japanese War, when the headquarters of the Kuomintang was moved to Chongqing, the Bashan guerrillas were like falcons in the shadows, staring at this strategic place and pointing directly at Hanzhong. Relying on close cooperation with the people, they thwarted the offensives of Hu Zongnan's new 9th Division and the Sichuan army again and again, forcing thousands of enemy troops to scatter and flee, with brilliant results.
The Kuomintang stubbornly pursued the Bashan guerrillas and did not hesitate to use extremely cruel means. In the winter of 1939, Brigadier Commander Li Ziyou, a native general of Bazhong, led more than 7,000 troops to join forces with the Hanzhong Pacification Office to implement a north-south flanking strategy.
Knowing well the guerrilla tactics, he ruthlessly expelled the people in the guerrilla areas and created a deserted area"Death Zone", in a vain attempt to trap the opponent. In the face of severe cold and lack of supplies, the Bashan guerrillas persevered in the ice and snow, survived on grassroots bark, and still insisted on fighting and carrying out their mission.
However, some people in the team were overwhelmed, and the deputy battalion commander Guan Yeyuan betrayed and joined the enemy camp, which undoubtedly exacerbated the plight of the Bashan guerrillas.
In a fatal betrayal, the old commander fell, and the hidden source of food disappeared. The Kuomintang skillfully used Guan Yeyuan's knowledge to put the guerrillas in a predicament step by step.
His"Navigation"As if setting up a labyrinth of death, in March 1940, the life-and-death duel by the Beiba was fierce and cruel, and the strong men wrote a tragic chapter with their flesh and blood.
When the guerrilla leader Zhao Mingen successfully broke through the siege, leaving only three life and death comrades by his side, he decided to return to his hometown with the determination to revive the revolution, and from there he restarted his journey and found an organization.
However, as fate would have it, he was tragically killed on the way home. And Liu Zicai, one step out of danger, embarked on the road down the mountain alone. He skillfully used his previous reserves, and after arriving at Balipu, he used the name of the new "Chen Florist" to buy and sell cotton to symbolize the new life and incognito life.
His strategy was to secretly explore the traces of the guerrilla hero Zhu Yongan in the name of playing cotton. Zhu Yongan played a key role, like that of the guerrillas"Secret answers"When the team was in a difficult situation, Zhao Mingen asked him to evacuate his hometown in advance as a possible revival force.
Liu Zicai acted quickly and joined forces with Zhu Yongan to assemble a new team. However, unfortunately, in May 1940, when Zhu Yongan entered the city to inquire about intelligence, he was unfortunately discovered by a traitor.
The traitor's whistleblowing led to the Kuomintang following him, and eventually led to Liu Zicai**. A month later, Liu Zicai died heroically in Nanjiang County, and the heroic resistance of the Bashan guerrillas came to an end.
Although the outside world did not know about it, the chairman, the prime minister and other leaders were deeply concerned about the heroic team and actively sought to get in touch with them. ** Yang Guilin, a native of his hometown, was once again dispatched to shoulder the heavy responsibility of exploring the way of communication with the guerrilla forces.
Rao Maowen of the Chuankang Special Committee also learned of this news and went all out to search for their traces. However, the cruel fact that Rao Maowen heard in Nanjiang County was that after five years of bloody fighting, all this team had died heroically.
They have never failed to live up to the responsibility on their shoulders. By the end of 1935, their ranks had grown to more than 1,200 people, a spectacular scale. In 1952, Li Ziyou confessed after being exposed, admitting that he had used the anti-Japanese pretext as an excuse, but turned the gun on the Bashan guerrilla army.
Zhao Mingen, Liu Zicai and others refused to surrender, and their loyalty remained consistent and they adhered to their communist beliefs.
In 1987, Marshal ** praised the great achievements of the Bashan guerrilla troops and imprinted them in the annals of history. In Nanjiang County, we have witnessed the rebirth of the former Bashan Guerrilla Headquarters as a memorial hall and an educational mecca carrying historical memory.
Although there were many reasons why the Bashan warriors failed to follow the Red Army's Long March to Yan'an, their heroic and fearless spirit and fiery revolutionary feelings are like eternal beacons that will always be remembered in people's hearts.
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