years of guerrilla ecstasy,** or will make a comeback.
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In February 1935, he was engaged in guerrilla warfare in the Soviet zone when he suddenly received a telegram, and after reading the telegram, he was very excited, and he excitedly said to the staff around him: "* may come back!" ”
Soon after, news came from the front about the Zunyi Conference, and sure enough, ** really made a comeback and regained the leadership of the Party and the Red Army.
At the same time, the guerrilla war in the south led by ** also changed because of this news.
How did a telegram from *** deduce the return of ***? This stems from the experience of leading guerrilla warfare in the South. In August 1934, during the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression, ** served as the commander of the Jiangxi Provincial Military Region and went to the front line to inspect the enemy's situation.
Unexpectedly, he was bombed by a sudden Kuomintang plane, and was seriously injured and was bedridden for two months, and his injuries did not improve. At this time, the Red Army was forced to go on a long march, and considering the condition of his injuries, it was decided to let him stay there and continue the guerrilla struggle.
On October 24, 1934, the document was officially issued, and it was decided to set up the first branch of the Communist Party of China and the first office of the Chinese Soviet Republic in the former revolutionary base area.
Xiang Ying was appointed secretary of the ** branch of the Communist Party of China, and ** became the director of the ** office. When the Red Army withdrew, Xiang Ying found him and conveyed instructions to him.
He said that our task is to defend the Soviet areas, safeguard the achievements of the agrarian revolution, and carry out armed struggle, so that the Kuomintang that has captured the Soviet areas will not be able to consolidate its political power and prepare for the Red Army.
At this time, there were only more than 10,000 troops remaining in the **Soviet zone, and more than 30,000 wounded.
At that time, ** was still bound by Wang Ming's left-leaning line, and the lessons of the failure of the anti-encirclement and suppression were not really learned, so the directive put forward was unrealistic. Despite this, Xiang Ying still blindly insisted on "preparing to cooperate with the main force of the Red Army" as the main propaganda slogan of the troops, and carried out large-scale operations with large corps, trying to restore the original ** base area and welcome the return of the main force of the Red Army.
At the meeting, Xiang Ying said more than once: "I have the fist of the 24th Division of the main force, plus 7 independent regiments, these 10 regiments can completely destroy one division of the enemy!" ”
However, ** objected to this, and he hit the nail on the head and said: "Please don't forget that it is this kind of desperate tactics that led to the defeat of ** revolutionary base areas." ”
Although Xiang Ying resolutely believed that the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign had not failed, he still pinned his hopes on the main forces of the Red Army to win successive battles in Xiangxi or along the Hunan and Guizhou borders in order to establish new revolutionary base areas.
* He was reminded many times that Chiang Kai-shek's forces far outnumbered ours, and that he devoted part of his forces to the pursuit of the main Red Army, while the other part of his forces was devoted to dealing with us, and that we should be independent and prepared for a long struggle.
* Accurately foresaw the situation, proposed the tactics of conducting guerrilla warfare in the dispersal of cadres and troops in order to preserve the forces of the revolution. However, his suggestion was misunderstood by Xiang Ying as "bad mood, pessimistic and disappointed".
But ** firmly stated that he was not pessimistic and disappointed, on the contrary, he believed that admitting defeat was a sign of political strength. The real pessimism and disappointment is ignorance of the present situation, turning a blind eye to the strength of the reactionary forces of the Kuomintang, and being unaware of the approaching low point of the revolution.
*'s premonition was unfortunately fulfilled, and the battle situation became increasingly tense. After the withdrawal of the main Red Army, in just over half a month, all the county towns in the ** base area fell into the hands of the enemy.
Subsequently, the Kuomintang army pressed forward step by step from the north, east and west, first a large number of troops occupied the county towns and transportation hubs around the ** Soviet area, and then built blockhouses and fortifications on a large scale, constantly squeezing the space for the Red Army's activities, intending to block the Red Army in the encirclement, and then break through one by one to completely destroy the Red Army and revolutionary forces.
However, Xiang Ying still did not recognize the reality, and still insisted on concentrating his forces, determined to confront the Kuomintang. On November 21, 1934, Xiang Ying assembled the Red 24th Division and two independent battalions from Ruijin and Huichang counties at Wantanggang on the left side of Huichang Xie Fang, preparing to ambush the Kuomintang Third Division.
Although Xiang Ying successfully annihilated half of the enemy's brigade in this battle, it also caused great losses to the Red Army's own strength, and even exposed the specific location of the 24th Division, the main force of the Red Army, giving the enemy an opportunity to encircle our army in all directions.
Sure enough, the enemy gathered the strength of the 4th Division and followed the 24th Division, and the soldiers and civilians in the base area fell into an even more difficult situation. Soon after, the enemy troops on the southern route returned to southern Jiangxi from the border of Guangdong, launched attacks on the revolutionary base area from the east and south, and cooperated with the enemy troops on the northern route to attack from the north and south.
The 24th Red Division, the 3rd Independent Regiment, and the 11th Regiment were broken by the enemy in the vicinity of Niuling Mountain, and suffered a crushing defeat, and the "last held position" was also in danger.
In the face of the grim situation, the ** sub-bureau suggested that it change its strategy and tactics, abandon the holding of the triangle area, and break through the enemy's encirclement and suppression by mobilizing the local people and actively carrying out guerrilla warfare.
Although Xiang Ying was a little shaken, he still insisted that holding on to the triangle was the best task and could only be abandoned if it was approved. Under these circumstances, Xiang Ying and ** jointly sent a report to **, reporting on the current situation of the ** sub-bureau and the differences between the two, and requesting ** and the Military Commission to immediately discuss and reply to the course of action on the struggle in the **Soviet area.
The telegram urgently conveyed ** instructions: The sub-bureau should adhere to the guerrilla warfare tactic and immediately adjust the organizational structure and combat mode to suit the guerrilla warfare environment. **Ecstatic after reading the telegram, decisively decisively decided*** is likely to reappear.
This stems from his in-depth understanding of ***.
We have known each other for a long time and have the same heart. **I have known about *** for a long time, as early as 1920, he learned the name of *** through Cai Hesen. After returning to China, he read the "Hunan Agricultural Investigation Report" and was deeply attracted by the views in it.
In October 1927, when ** and ** led the Nanchang uprising troops to Dayu County, Jiangxi, they heard that the team had reached Jinggangshan on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, so they had the idea of "going to Jinggangshan to find ***, and finally successfully joined forces in 1928."
In the Longjiang Academy in Jinggangshan, ** held ***'s hand tightly as soon as he saw *** and said: "We have long hoped to come to Jinggangshan, and today it has finally come true." ”
After the meeting in Jinggangshan, the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was officially born, **served as the commander, **as the party representative, and **became the director of the political department.
With the joint efforts of *** and ***, the Red Fourth Army conducted the first battle at Wudoujiang, the second battle at Yongxincheng, and the third battle at Longyuankou, and achieved brilliant results.
After the war, **wrote to **, in which he wrote: "I hate to see each other late, comfort each other's lives, and hope to discuss things." The three "phase" words fully illustrate the trust of the people, and also express the need for the dual support of the people in the spirit and the military.
In May 1928, he was elected secretary of the Military Commission of the Red Fourth Army. However, the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, which was affected by the leftist mistakes, demanded that the Red Fourth Army leave Jinggangshan and develop towards southern Hunan.
In the face of pressure, ** was not able to assert his judgment and was forced to lead the army into Shonan. However, the result of this operation was a failure. After the troops returned to Jinggangshan, they were found, and they revealed to him their understanding of the revolutionary situation in China and their ideas for establishing a regime in the middle of the Luoxiao Mountains.
These concepts and discourses deeply touched **, and since then he has become a faithful believer in ***. In June 1929, the Red Fourth Army held its Seventh Congress, but it was squeezed out by the left-leaning forces in the party.
In order to help *** go to Shanghai, the actual situation was explained to the CCP at that time. Eventually, he succeeded in convincing, and drafted the famous "September Letter" on his behalf.
**'s proposition is correct, don't just see that the Soviet area is now thousands of miles of land and tens of thousands of horses, and as long as it loses two battles, it will collapse. ”
At the second Ningdu meeting, ** resolutely defended the overall situation and said: "After the Nanchang Uprising, Comrade ** met with the remnants in Jinggangshan, and after hardships and hardships, he finally created this ......situationWe should put forward a proposal to strengthen unity and let Comrade *** go to the front to direct the battle.
At present, the fighters and cadres at the front are wondering where Comrade *** is going, why not come and lead us in the battle? This is the close connection between the commander-in-chief and the troops. ”
Although the righteous insistence did not change the left-leaning mistakes of the first and led to the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression", the first did not give up, but started the Long March with the Red Army.
And **because of a leg injury, he stayed in the former **Soviet area to continue fighting, and the two have since parted ways. However, new routes and situations await them. After the Zunyi Conference in 1935, ** received a telegram from Xiang Yinghe**, and he immediately called back in the name of the CCP.
* recognized the telegram at a glance as coming from ***, but Xiang Ying had a different opinion on the content of the telegram.
* Resolutely said: "I have full confidence in Mao Runzhi, he has a unique vision in military and political affairs. He also said bluntly: "Now that Mao Runzhi has finally returned, the Chinese revolution will have a turnaround." ”
In the end, under the impetus of **, Xiang Ying presided over an emergency meeting of the ** sub-bureau. At the meeting, ** further emphasized through **'s telegram: "The enemy army is well equipped, several times larger than ours, surrounded on all sides, and the situation is very critical.
So far, only by breaking through immediately and rushing out can there be vitality, and the green mountains will be left behind, not afraid of running out of firewood. ”
With the support of the majority, **'s proposition was adopted, so Xiang Ying decided to abandon the original battle plan and accept **'s instructions. He divided his troops into nine routes and planned to break through to various places to carry out guerrilla warfare.
On the afternoon of March 4, 1935, Xiang Ying and ** began a breakthrough operation under the cover of the 70th Regiment of the Red 24th Division. However, at this time, surrounded by enemies, the situation was very critical.
Although ** wanted to report to ** on the current situation and the deployment of the breakout, until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the call sign of the radio did not get through. In such an emergency, a decisive decision was made to order the dispatcher to bury the station and burn the code for future operations.
The ** branch of the Soviet district ** led by * lost contact with the CCP ** due to radio reasons. With the help of the underground party, they went through many difficulties and finally reached Youshan, the center of the Jiangxi-Guangdong border base area, which marked the beginning of three years of guerrilla warfare in the south.
In the case of long-term isolation from the country, he flexibly used his principles to successfully lead the guerrilla war in the border base areas of Jiangxi and Guangdong, preserved the fire for the revolution, and laid the foundation for the victory of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation in the future.
Although he did not actually command the guerrilla war in the south, its success just proved the correct application of military thinking. So, what do you think about guerrilla warfare in the South?
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