Chapter 11 Chapter 11 The Endless War Drums on the Long March: Luo Ronghuan on the Long March

In September 1933, in order to wipe out the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army under its leadership, Chiang Kai-shek gathered millions of troops and more than 200 aircraft to launch the fifth "encirclement and suppression" campaign against the base areas led by the Chinese Communist Party. Based on the lessons learned from the failure of the "Encirclement and Suppression", Chiang Kai-shek adopted a new strategy of protracted warfare and fortressism in the military. Relying on fortresses, he gradually advanced, compressed the Central Soviet Area, and finally fought a decisive battle with the Red Army to achieve the goal of eliminating the Red Army and destroying the Central Soviet Area.

In the face of Chiang Kai-shek's massive attack, the provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of China implemented a "left" struggle strategy, pushed Mao Zedong out of the Red Army, and handed over military leadership and command to a foreigner who did not understand the characteristics of China's revolutionary war—Li De.Li De commanded operations based on his early experience in barricade warfare in Germany.Facing the superior enemy, the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of China put forward slogans such as "keep the enemy out of the country" and "don't let the enemy ravage the Soviet area", commanding the Red Army and the Kuomintang army to fight for consumption. In April 1934, the Kuomintang army mobilized 11 divisions to launch an attack on Guangchang, the northern gate of the Central Soviet Area. Under the command of Li De, the Central Red Army put forward the slogan: "Don't let the enemy occupy an inch of land" and mobilized 9 divisions The Red Army carried out the defense of Guangchang.Under the tactical guidance of Li De's quick attack, although the enemy was hit hard, the main force of the Red Army suffered heavy losses, causing Guangchang to fall.

The Kuomintang immediately concentrated 31 divisions and launched an attack on the heartland of the Central Soviet Area.At this time, Li De put forward the policy of "dividing troops in six routes" and "resisting on all fronts", dividing the five main armies of the Red Army, the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th armies, into six routes to carry out resistance step by step.This move gave the enemy a chance to defeat the Red Army one by one.The Red Army retreated across the board.The Central Soviet Area shrunk further and smaller, and by mid-October, only a small central area of ​​Ruijin, Ningdu, Huichang, and Yudu remained.The enemy's encirclement is about to form.As a last resort, the left-leaning adventurists decided to implement a strategic transfer of the main force of the Central Red Army, withdraw from the Central Soviet Area, and move westward along the westbound road traveled by the Red Sixth Army.At this point, the Red Army began the extremely arduous 25,000-mile Long March.

During the most difficult days of the Long March of the Red Army, Luo Ronghuan was also in adversity.However, with his great mind, firm belief, and noble character, he carried out active ideological and political work in the Red Army. Like a beating drum, he inspired the Red Army soldiers in difficulties and obstacles to move forward!go ahead! On November 26, 1902, Luo Ronghuan was born in Nanwan Village, Yuxing Town, Hanshui Township, Hengshan County, Hunan Province (now part of Hengdong County). In the summer of 1919, he went to Xiejun Middle School in Changsha to study and was influenced by revolutionary ideas. In 1924, he was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering of Qingdao University and participated in activities against warlords and imperialism. In the autumn of 1926, after completing the preparatory course at Qingdao University, he went to Guangzhou, and then returned to his hometown to organize a peasant association to fight against local tyrants and evil gentry. In April 1927, he went to Wuchang Sun Yat-sen University to study, joined the Chinese Communist Youth League, and then transferred to the Communist Party of China.In July and August, he followed the party's instructions and went to Tongcheng and Chongyang in southern Hubei to launch a peasant uprising, bringing more than 100 people, and prepared to go to Hunan to participate in the Autumn Harvest Uprising.The riot team went to Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province, and joined the uprising Wuhan Guard Corps. After a few battles, the troops moved to Sanwan, Yongxin County to reorganize, followed Mao Zedong to Jinggangshan, and began the life of the Red Army.He served as the party representative of the company and column, and the political commissar of the Fourth Red Army. In October 1932, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Soviet Area held the Ningdu Conference. Leaders of "Left Adventurism" stepped up their implementation of their wrong program of opposing "Right Deviation" politically and "reforming and enriching leading organs at all levels" organizationally. Mao Zedong was transferred to the local Government Work. In December 1932, the First Red Army was reorganized, and the 4th Red Army and the 15th Red Army were organized into the 1st Army, with Lin Biao as the commander-in-chief, Nie Rongzhen as the political commissar, Chen Qihan as the chief of staff, and Luo Ronghuan as the director of the Political Department.After the fourth counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression", in mid-April 1933, Luo Ronghuan was transferred from the 1st Red Army.When Mao Zedong talked about Luo Ronghuan, he once said: "When I am unlucky, he is also unlucky with me."After leaving the 1st Red Army, Luo Ronghuan successively went to the Jiangxi Military Region as the director of the Political Department, and was soon transferred to the General Political Department as an inspector and head of the Armed Mobilization Department of the General Political Department.

In September 1934, the Red 8th Army was formed in Jixianwei, Xingguo County. It had the 21st Division and the 23rd Division under its jurisdiction, with a total of more than 7,000 people. Except for a few teams that had fought, most of them were recruits. department director.When the legion commander Zhou Kun and the political commissar Huang Su were in the 1st Corps, one was the division commander and the other was the division political commissar, both of whom were Luo Ronghuan's subordinates.Luo Ronghuan didn't care about them coming from behind, but he was a little worried about whether this army could fight.

As soon as he took office, Luo Ronghuan went to the army to mobilize against "encirclement and suppression". On the night of October 16, the Red 8th Army received an urgent telegram from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission: The Red Army wanted to break through and withdraw from the Central Soviet Area.At that time, Luo Ronghuan saw the telegram. Although he had a premonition that the troops would march long distances, he, like most soldiers, did not know that this was the beginning of the Long March.He asked Yuan Guang, political commissar of the radio station: "Please tell the comrades in the radio station that this telegram must be kept secret. Wait for the leaders of the legion to unify and arrange it." Yuan Guang said: "This telegram is only known to me and the translator, please rest assured. Luo Ronghuan said with emphasis: "Comrades will be very sad to hear this news. Please tell comrades, no matter how serious the situation is, don't lose confidence. We left the base area to preserve our vitality and break the enemy's 'encirclement and suppression'." As long as there is the Party and the Red Army, we will definitely come back!" Luo Ronghuan's words greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the comrades. On October 17, the Red 8th Army was ordered to withdraw from the Gulonggang area of ​​Xingguo County to carry out a strategic transfer.

As soon as the Red 8th Army was formed, it caught up with the Long March and has been serving as the right back of the Red Front Army.After taking office, Luo Ronghuan tried his best to do a good job in ideological and political work, and assigned work to the ministers and divisions before departure every day.As for how to consolidate the army, he made his own suggestions to the army chief and political commissar from time to time, but they did not take them seriously.He didn't even inform him how many miles he was going to march the next day, or where he planned to camp. He had to ask Wen Yucheng, the secretary of the directly subordinate team who had just been transferred from the regiment, to go to the headquarters every day to inquire. The chiefs of the marching and walking must pay their attention to them. Along the way, some people fall behind every day, and some people desert.Luo Ronghuan saw it and was anxious.

In late November, after the Red Army broke through the enemy's three blockades, it came to the border of Hunan and Guangxi. After crossing the Xiaoshui River in Dao County, the 8th Red Army followed the 9th Army and marched towards Jianghua and Yongming (now Jiangyong County). On the 28th, the Military Commission suddenly ordered the Red 8th Army to go to the Cheshui area of ​​Guanyang County to get in touch with the 6th Division of the 3rd Army.Going to Cheshui, we had to return to Dao County. Because there were chasing troops, the situation was urgent, and the troops had no time to send scouts, so they had to search and advance.Since no scouts were sent to reconnaissance and contact, the 3rd Army was actually in front of them, but they had not been contacted. On the 29th, the troops were extremely exhausted, and the soldiers fell to the side of the road and fell asleep while walking. The irritable Huang Su beat the soldiers with a horsewhip, but when one soldier got up, that soldier fell down again.Zhou Kun, who is usually slow, was so anxious that he had no choice but to shoot the machine gun into the sky.The soldiers were startled awake at once, and staggered forward again.Zhou Kun also talked about this incident as experience, but Luo Ronghuan disagreed very much.He said to Zhou Kun: "The soldiers ran fast when they heard the gunshots because they were afraid of being captured. This method is only effective for a while. If you use it too much, the soldiers will know that you are lying to them, and it will not work." It is often said that "doing political work now does not rely on big lectures and great principles, let alone coaxing, but on the fortress role of the branch, on cadres leading by example, and on propaganda and agitation. Now marching deep into the white areas, sometimes can't eat, sometimes sleep Unconsciously, I have to fight almost every day; but I don’t get a chance to rest and recuperate. There are many difficulties, some of which can be overcome, and some of which cannot be overcome. What should I do? Then I should call on everyone to endure it. You are not convinced. You have to admit it, and then call on everyone to endure it. First of all, rely on party members and cadres to endure it, and then mobilize the masses. You can’t make others suffer, and sit on horseback yourself.” agree.Without the spirit of seeking truth from facts, without the exemplary role of cadres and party members who endure hardships and enjoy the latter, it is difficult to lead this army well.

At midnight, the Red 8th Army arrived at Cheshui, but the 6th Division had been ordered to drive to Xiangjiang.In Cheshui, the Red 8th Army met unexpectedly with the 34th Division of the Red 5th Army, the rear guard of the whole army. The Red 8th Army also became the rear guard of the whole army invisibly.The Red 8th Army fought and walked, and on December 1, they rushed to the Xiangjiang River with difficulty.At this time, the main force of the Central Red Army had already crossed the river.The enemy surrounded them from three sides, and the Red Eighth Army crossed the river in a hurry. The untrained soldiers huddled together, which not only affected the speed of crossing the river, but also could not effectively fight against the enemy.The enemy planes in the air bombed indiscriminately, and the enemies on the ground fired wildly with light and heavy machine guns. Groups of soldiers fell down, and the Xiangjiang River was stained red with blood.

Luo Ronghuan led the cadres and soldiers of the Political Department to brave the hail of bullets, wading through the waist-deep cold river, and bravely rushed to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.When he stepped ashore, there was only one mimeographer carrying a mimeograph machine by his side.The 21st Division of the Red 8th Army was completely collapsed, and the 23rd Division was also seriously short of personnel. There were less than 2,000 people left in the entire army.At this time, Nie Rongzhen, the political commissar of the 1st Army Corps, was commanding the 1st Army Corps to cover the follow-up troops to cross the river on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.When he saw Luo Ronghuan, he hurriedly called Luo Ronghuan to rest in the shed.At this moment, Luo Ronghuan felt very heavy.

Soon, Zhou Kun also went ashore.The political commissar of the radio station who crossed the river first rushed over and reported to the chief: The radio station came, but several comrades were sacrificed, and a spare battery was lost.Zhou Kun shook his head and said dejectedly: The army casualties are too great, and I am also a dried toad, with only a layer of skin left.After hearing this, Luo Ronghuan was afraid of affecting everyone's emotions, so he hurriedly said: "Your comrades in the radio station did a good job. In such a dangerous situation, you managed to keep the radio station." After crossing the Xiangjiang River, the troops entered the continuous mountains.This is a sparsely populated Miao area.The radio station was seriously downsized, and it was very difficult to walk on the rugged mountain road.At this time, Yuan Guang, political commissar of the radio station, heard that the stretcher team of the Legion Health Department was about to be disbanded, so he immediately went to political commissar Huang Su and asked for a few more people.When Huang Su heard this, he immediately became angry: "These few people are not enough to supplement the combat troops, how can I give you? I tell you, no one will be given. If you lose the radio station, I will kill your head!" Yuan Guang touched A big nail, very frustrated, Luo Ronghuan who was standing on the side saw it, and said with a smile: "Commissar Yuan, the comrades in the radio station are very hard, but the combat company needs people more. You should rely on your own strength to overcome difficulties." Yuan After listening to Luo Ronghuan's words, I feel that it makes sense, but I am still not reconciled.Luo Ronghuan saw what was on his mind, and continued: "Your radio team has been a model unit of the legion since its departure. I believe in you, and you should also trust the comrades in the radio station. As long as you explain the truth, our Red Army soldiers can count as ten. Overcome any difficulties." After hearing Luo Ronghuan's words, Yuan Guang's heart brightened, and he returned to the radio station to mobilize everyone to find a way.Everyone discussed and decided to transfer personnel as much as possible to strengthen the transportation platoon, and implemented them one by one.As soon as this problem was solved, the Chief Secretary raised another problem: "The Hmong compatriots in this area have all run into the mountains and cannot find the masses. The food on the side of the road has been eaten up by the troops in front. We are about to run out of food. We can't eat enough. I’m afraid the machine still won’t be able to lift it.” As soon as the chief of staff said, everyone started to struggle again, and several platoon leaders were smoking with their heads sullen.Suddenly, a person with a Hunan accent spoke from behind: "I think the food problem must be solved immediately. Before the team starts, send a few people to the front to get food. Eat raw. If you get something to eat, just wait for the troops by the side of the road." Everyone looked up and saw that it was Director Luo.It turned out that Luo Ronghuan followed Yuan Guang because he was afraid that Yuan Guang would not understand.After the meeting, according to Luo Ronghuan's opinion, the chief secretary took a few cooks and set off early. After helping the radio station solve the problem, Luo Ronghuan thought of the mortar company.The radio station is difficult to memorize, and the mortar is even more difficult to carry.Luo Ronghuan told Wen Yucheng to walk with the mortar for a day to see what's wrong.Wen Yucheng carried the cannon all day, and his shoulders were worn out.In the evening, Luo Ronghuan left a big bowl of his favorite pig offal for Wen Yucheng. Wen Yucheng was full. Under Luo Ronghuan's care, the hygienist applied medicine to Wen Yucheng's shoulders. Wen Yucheng hurriedly reported to Luo Ronghuan.He said: "On the mountain road, not only the barrel of the cannon has to be carried, but also the plate of the cannon, and the person carrying the cannon has to carry his own luggage..." Luo Ronghuan asked Wen Yucheng if he had thought of a solution.Wen Yucheng shook his head. Early the next morning, Luo Ronghuan asked Wen Yucheng to go to the mortar company again, and said to him: "Let the cannon bearers specialize in carrying the cannon, and their luggage should be spread out for everyone to carry. You have to settle the score for everyone. The barrel of the cannon is heavy, and the shells are heavy." And how heavy it is, explain why the luggage of the comrades who carry the cannon has to be carried by everyone..." Luo Ronghuan also said to Wen Yucheng: "This is an area inhabited by the Miao people. I tell everyone that you must pay attention to discipline and don't take things from the masses. The masses don't understand the Red Army. They run away when they see us. Don't shoot, don't chase, and don't shout. He can’t understand you when you call him, but he runs faster. Tell comrades, don’t fall behind. There are enemies behind you, and there are ethnic minorities on the mountain. Just get past this area." Wen Yucheng went to the mortar company to convey Luo Ronghuan's instructions, and everyone was very happy.On this day, basically no one was left behind.After Wen Yucheng came back, he reported the situation to Luo Ronghuan, but Luo Ronghuan didn't smile.He knew in his heart that now it was only treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and could not solve the problem fundamentally.Sure enough, when Liping was reorganized, the company's shells ran out, and the artillery had to be buried. At that time, under the wrong command of Li De's escapism, although the Red Army cadres and soldiers fought bloody battles, they could not change the passive situation, and Luo Ronghuan could not change the fate of the Red Eighth Army. However, he never forgot the responsibility of a political worker and did his best. The efforts to publicize and inspire comrades to fight bravely, and pay attention to discovering the weak links of the army to fill in the gaps in time, so as to play the role of political work as much as possible. On December 13, 1934, the Military Commission ordered the withdrawal of the Eighth Army, and the troops were merged into the Fifth Army.Luo Ronghuan served as the director of the Political Department of the 5th Army, but before taking up his post, he was transferred to the acting director of the Political Department of the 3rd Army. In January 1935, the Red Army broke through the Wujiang River and captured Zunyi.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an enlarged meeting of the Politburo in Zunyi.The Zunyi Conference ended the rule of "Left" adventurism in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and established the correct leadership of the new Central Committee represented by Mao Zedong.Soon after the Zunyi meeting, Luo Ronghuan was transferred back to the General Political Department as an inspector. In June 1935, the first and fourth front armies of the Red Army joined forces in Maogong. In August, the Red Army troops marched northward in two routes.The right army was led by the Central Committee and Mao Zedong, including the 1st and 3rd armies of the first front army and the 4th and 30th armies of the fourth front army.The Left Army was led by Red Army Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and Chief Political Commissar Zhang Guotao, including the 9th Army, 31st Army, 33rd Army of the Fourth Front Army, and the 5th and 9th Army Corps of the First Front Army. In late August, the Right Route Army went northward in the sequence of the 1st Army, 4th Army, 30th Army, and 3rd Army.Luo Ronghuan followed the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Division and 10th Regiment of the 3rd Guards Army. At this time, Luo Ronghuan's troops were preparing for the grassland.As soon as Luo Ronghuan arrived in the camp, he immediately went to the company to check the preparations.The soldiers were busy weaving straw sandals, packing dry food, and sorting out the weapons and equipment they carried. Luo Ronghuan saw that everyone's straw sandals were quite strong, and said happily to everyone: "It's well done! The grassy road is not easy to walk, so we need to weave a few more pairs." Luo Ronghuan came to the cooking class, checked the preparations, and told the comrades in the cooking class: "There is a lot of rain on the grass, so you must keep the food and dry food you bring to prevent mildew." Then he called the soldiers to his side, He told them about the climate and geography of the grassland in detail, and asked everyone: "Are you afraid of marching in such an environment?" The comrades replied in unison: "No!" : "Comrades, do you know why we have to cross the grassland? The Red Army's crossing the grassland is forced by the situation, and we may have to pay a huge price. But in order to get rid of the enemy, preserve and develop the revolutionary force, we have to go this way Road! You are right in saying that you are not afraid, this is the nature of our army. If you are a little afraid, it is natural, because everyone has never walked on the grass!" Finally he said: "I want to go with everyone, comrades Welcome or not?" When everyone heard that Luo Ronghuan was going to walk with the comrades, they cheered up, and some soldiers even clapped their hands and shouted: "You will walk with us, and our hearts will be more at ease." On the second day of departure from Maoergai, we entered the grassland.On the vast grass beach, the sky is always gloomy, with long-lasting rain and thick fog floating in the air, and from time to time, there will be downpours or hail the size of chestnuts.There are only aquatic plants with hairy leaves and some hardy shrubs on the ground.Under the grass, there are many moldy grass leaves and grass stems covering the muddy water. If you step on the muddy road, you will fall into the unpredictable quagmire. It takes a lot of effort to struggle Some comrades got stuck and never climbed up again.There is a saying among the local people: "If you don't go to the grassland, you don't know the suffering in the world." Luo Ronghuan was wearing a broken bamboo hat, holding a branch as a crutch in his hand, carrying a pistol, a binoculars, a dry food bag and a document bag.During the march on the grass, he did not ride a horse and insisted on walking with his comrades.While doing propaganda and agitation work, he learned about the marching situation of the troops.Everyone saw that he had worked hard all the way, and advised him to ride a horse. He always said: "No way—comrade, I can't walk out of the grass alone on horseback. Everyone walks, and I also have two legs. Why can't I walk? "Luo Ronghuan's exemplary actions infected everyone, and the comrades walked faster and faster. Luo Ronghuan suffers from waist and leg pain.After entering the grassland, due to the cold, humid, and unpredictable climate, his body was always wet like everyone else, and his waist and leg pain became more serious.When camping at night, in order to take care of him, the cadres of the 2nd Battalion of the 10th Regiment asked the soldiers to build a grass nest for Luo Ronghuan in a place sheltered from the wind. When Luo Ronghuan saw this grass nest, he thought that the soldiers had figured out a way to use it, so he praised: "This nest is well built! If every two or three people have such a grass nest, life will be much better at night." The soldiers were delighted to hear this.The squad leader smiled and said to him: "Chief, go in and lie down and try." Luo Ronghuan lay down and rolled over in the grass nest a few times. The squad leader asked: "Sir, is this grass nest warm?" "Great! Fab! So fluffy and warm." "Then you can sleep here tonight. This is specially set up for you." A soldier rushed to say. When Luo Ronghuan heard this, he sat up and asked with a serious face, "Who asked you to set it up?" Seeing that Luo Ronghuan was so serious, the soldiers didn't know what to do for a while, and said in a creaking voice: "No one asked us to join us. We discussed it." Luo Ronghuan looked at the simple faces of the soldiers, very move.With a smile on his face, he patted the soldier on the shoulder and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but I am not qualified to live in such a good grass nest. Let's leave it for the sick and wounded." I went to find a place to rest.The soldiers looked at Luo Ronghuan's back, a feeling of admiration spontaneously arose. In the grassland, there are small rivers that don't know where to go. One of the rivers is so fast that you can't stand on a stick when you get off the river.After Luo Ronghuan rode across the river on the back of a little black mule, he asked his groom to lead the little black mule back again, carrying patients one by one.Some little soldiers dragged the mule's tail across the river.Luo Ronghuan has been standing by the river watching.When the comrades had all crossed the river, he patted the little black mule's neck affectionately and said, "This little mule has done a great job again! His contribution to the revolution is not small!" Luo Ronghuan cared about and cared for the soldiers all the way.Seeing that the wounded and sick could not walk, he rushed to help them carry guns and carry things.He often told cadres that caring for and caring for soldiers means caring for and caring for the combat effectiveness of the troops.On the battlefield, especially in times of hardship, if a commander loses the trust of his soldiers, he will be like losing his ears, eyes, hands, and feet, and he will be unable to move an inch.Under Luo Ronghuan's precepts and deeds, army cadres and soldiers care for and love each other, and the atmosphere is very good. The troops trudged on the grassland with difficulty. Due to the hunger and cold, everyone lost weight day by day. The wounded and sick of the company continued to increase.Luo Ronghuan asked the cadres to discuss a solution.He asked the battalion instructor Chen Haihan: "How is the situation in the army? What are your plans?" Chen Haihan said: "The soldiers are in a good mood, and everyone is determined to go north with the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao. However, the army is currently short of food. There is a shortage of medicines, so we are going to mobilize our officers and men to dig wild vegetables and collect herbs.” Luo Ronghuan nodded and said, “We must tell our comrades that the current difficulties are temporary. We must tighten our belts and persist in walking out of the grassland. The more difficult it is, the more we must unite. The commanders and fighters of our army are all treasures after such hard training. The revolution needs these people. All the wounded and sick must be carried away, and none of them should be lost. Anyone who leaves the wounded and sick is a crime.” Xiao Yang, a correspondent in the battalion headquarters, had a hole in his right foot with a bamboo tip, and walked in the mud on the grass. The wound became infected, and his calf and sole were swollen like winter melons.When Luo Ronghuan saw it, he helped him carry the gun and backpack, and helped him walk step by step.Later, Xiao Yang couldn't move even a single step, so Luo Ronghuan discussed with everyone to carry Xiao Yang on his back.Xiao Yang was afraid of dragging everyone down, so he lay on the ground and refused to let his back. He also said to Luo Ronghuan: "Chief, I really can't do it. You go away quickly and leave me alone. When the revolution is victorious, please send a message to my family, saying that I have never died. After the landlord’s family escaped, he became a member of the Red Army and went north with Chairman Mao, but unfortunately died on the grass.” The comrades were very moved when they heard this, and some comrades even shed tears, and Luo Ronghuan’s eyes also had tears.None of the comrades wanted to leave Xiao Yang behind, and tried to persuade him. Some of them forced Xiao Yang on their backs.Comrades lost their minds for a while.Suddenly, Luo Ronghuan came up with a plan, squatted on the ground with an "oops", rubbed his back with both hands and said: "My waist and legs hurt so badly that I can't walk, you go first, I will stay with Xiao Yang. "Speaking while lying on the ground.As soon as Xiao Yang looked anxious, he knew that Comrade Luo Ronghuan meant what he said, and if he really didn't leave, he would delay the big event.Immediately sat up with difficulty on the ground with his hands, and said to Luo Ronghuan: "How can it be done? You are the leader and have a heavy task. You have to lead the troops to follow Chairman Mao to the north. How can you stay here with me?" "Then what can I do? The masses don’t follow the leader, and the leader doesn’t have the masses, so what do you need the leader to do? No more talk, this is your best…” Luo Ronghuan said halfway, and Xiao Yang immediately went on to say, “Is it me who is the worst?” “I am the worst.” I know you speak fast and know how to swear, let’s swear, I haven’t heard swear words for several years, if you are willing to show me your face, it would be interesting!” Luo Ronghuan made everyone laugh when he said this.At this time, Chen Haihan turned his back to Xiao Yang, and Xiao Yang could only climb on the battalion commander's back with great effort.Luo Ronghuan was also quietly happy. Carrying people on the grass was very strenuous, so Luo Ronghuan asked his comrades to make a simple stretcher to carry Xiao Yang away. At noon the next day, the troops rested by a bush, preparing to feed Xiao Yang some light salt water specially reserved for him.At this time, he had tightly closed his eyes.When Luo Ronghuan heard about it, he rushed over immediately, unbuttoned Xiao Yang's jacket, and put his ear on Xiao Yang's chest. His heartbeat was gone, and he felt his pulse with his hand, and it was gone. He slowly took off his military cap, and said to everyone with deep sorrow: "Comrades, Xiao Yang sacrificed his young life for the revolution. We living people must shoulder the burden and continue to fight! The blood and sweat of the Red Army soldiers will not Bailiu, the revolution must succeed!" After speaking, he found a white cloth and covered Xiao Yang, and together with his comrades, buried Xiao Yang with soil. On the third day after entering the grassland, the food was exhausted. Luo Ronghuan and the soldiers looked for wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger.He, the guards and the groom walked all the way to find it. At night, the three of them picked a lot, built a bonfire to cook wild vegetables, and cooked them in a short while. With their stomachs empty, they picked up the tea mug and ate voraciously.A straggler limped to the campfire with a stick and could no longer walk.Luo Ronghuan looked at the comrade's thin and haggard face by the light of the fire, and asked with concern: "Have you not eaten yet?" The comrade nodded. "Come here, there are wild vegetables here." Luo Ronghuan said, and handed over his tea mug. "No..." The patient repeatedly waved his hands and said, "Chief, you..." "I'm already full." Luo Ronghuan said heartily. The guard and the groom also rushed to put their tea mug into the patient's hand. "I still have a lot left." Luo Ronghuan insisted on stuffing his tea mug into the patient's hand... The further he walked, the harder it was to find wild vegetables. Luo Ronghuan didn't eat much for a few days. He was really hungry, so he went to the river to pull some grass, washed it and put it in his mouth, but he couldn't swallow it.Chen Haihan saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He walked around the class during the break and found that some classes still had a little wild vegetables.He told a squad leader to ask Luo Ronghuan and his guards to eat wild vegetables in the squad, and to pay attention to the method. The squad leader invited Luo Ronghuan to the class and said to Luo Ronghuan: "For the sake of the revolution, we came here from Jiangxi as a family. We all have determination and confidence in going north, but today I want to give you an opinion!" "Okay, what's your opinion? Tell me." "When you gave us a report, you said that leading cadres at all levels should not take care of themselves in life, but should share weal and woe with the masses. However, where have you gone to eat recently?" "You didn't go anywhere." Luo Ronghuan said with a surprised smile.The old squad leader went on to say: "Where did you go? Why did you only see you marching with us, but didn't you go to the squadron to eat wild vegetables with us?" Luo Ronghuan didn't know how to answer for a moment. At this time, the old squad leader asked someone to bring out the wild vegetable soup.Served half a bowl for each comrade in the class, and then said: "This bowl of wild vegetable soup is a wish of comrades, and it is also reserved for you according to the share of the past two days. Please eat it." Luo Ronghuan was moved to tears. The unpredictable grassland, the climate changes several times a day.It was dense fog in the morning, cloudy in the morning, and occasionally saw a little sun at noon. In the afternoon, there was a strong wind and heavy rain, and hailstones slammed on the body.Luo Ronghuan and his comrades were drenched to the ground. When they camped at night, Luo Ronghuan found a higher place, covered half of them with cotton blankets, and fell asleep.Because it was wet and cold, the upper and lower teeth were fighting.Luo Ronghuan couldn't fall asleep, so he just got up, went to the campfire to warm up with the soldiers and tell jokes.There are many Hunanese in the Red Army who like to listen to Hunan Flower Drum Opera and hometown ditties.In order to boost everyone's morale, Luo Ronghuan sang the Red Army song from his hometown: The soldiers also sang along, and the singing of the Red Army soldiers became louder and louder floating in the vast grassland.This singing dispels fatigue and drives away the cold.The little songs inspired the great strength of the soldiers, made everyone more confident and determined. The soldiers trekked hard for 7 days and 7 nights in the grass, and walked more than 600 miles in the mud, and finally walked out of the grass.Everyone set foot on the solid ground, extremely excited and ecstatic.The comrades cheered when they saw the surrounding mountains, trees, wild flowers and wild fruits, and also vaguely saw the houses with cooking smoke in the distance.Some picked golden wild fruits to eat, some picked colorful wild flowers and pinned them to their chests, and some picked up stones on the ground and threw them far away, as if they had endless strength. Luo Ronghuan was also very excited to see that everyone was in high spirits.He said: "I dare to conclude that our party has this team that cannot be defeated or dragged out, and the revolution will definitely win!" After a while, he went on to say: "The army is optimistic in spirit, but Physical strength has reached the point where it is difficult to support, and our top priority is to solve the problem of eating." The cadres thought that what Luo Ronghuan said was very correct, and they were about to study the matter of preparing food when they suddenly received a report from the enemy. "On the opposite side of the ditch three or four miles ahead on the right, we found about one company of enemy light cavalry troops moving towards the second battalion." It turned out that after Chiang Kai-shek learned the news that the Red Army had crossed the grassland, he ordered the troops of Ma Bufang, the leader of the Qinghai Navy, to quickly mobilize two cavalry brigades in an attempt to intercept the Red Army in the northwest of Banyou, destroy the Red Army or push the Red Army to the grassland again, freezing to death, starve. what to do?The cadres immediately held a meeting to analyze the enemy's situation and study tactics.Some think that the troops are hungry and cold, and they are exhausted after marching continuously, which is not conducive to fighting the enemy head-on, and should be avoided immediately.Some thought that they should immediately organize troops to rush across the river ditch, kill themselves, and avenge the sacrificed comrades.Some people disagree with these two approaches, but they can't think of other ideas for a while. Luo Ronghuan walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, and suddenly he said: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat horse meat?" Everyone said in unison: "Of course!" Luo Ronghuan's eyes sparkled, and he continued: "Have you ever seen old men from Jiangxi go hunting? They always set up an ambush first, and wait for the prey to come into range before hunting. We can also use this method." According to Luo Ronghuan's suggestion, Chen Haihan assigned tasks to each company.The troops quickly occupied favorable terrain, set up machine guns, some dug simple bunkers, stretched out their rifles, some unscrewed the caps of grenades, and placed them one by one. …In less than 20 minutes, the troops were ready and waiting for the enemy to take the bait. Enemy cavalry soon appeared, they could not see the Red Army, thinking that the Red Army had moved.The commander shouted loudly: "Brothers, hurry up! The Red Army will not be able to catch any live ones if they enter the grassland." Then, the enemy cavalry rushed towards the Red Army's position at a gallop. 200 meters, 100 meters... When the enemy was still 50 or 60 meters away from the position, the commander gave an order to "fight!" Eight or nine machine guns fired together, and grenades exploded in the enemy group one after another.The enemy was blown upside down and in a mess.Under the leadership of the commander, the soldiers charged, the enemy fled in embarrassment, and those who fell off their horses had to kneel down and beg for mercy. In less than an hour, the battle was over.On the hillside of two to three hundred meters, dozens of enemy corpses and dead horses were lying here and there.The soldiers were busy cleaning the battlefield.Some carried trophies, some slaughtered wounded horses... a busy scene.Everyone came up with various ways to eat horse meat.Some roasted horse legs with fire, some chopped horse meat into stuffing to make balls, and some took out the undigested barley and wheat in the horse's stomach, washed them clean, and cooked porridge for drinking.The tempting aroma of horse meat can be smelled everywhere around the campfire. Luo Ronghuan took advantage of this time to go to each company with the cadres in the battalion.Look at the sick and wounded and the trophies captured.Every time he went to a company, he praised the troops for fighting well and bravely, and reminded everyone not to be proud of winning battles, to be vigilant at all times, to sum up experience and lessons, and find out weak links so as to fight again. After turning around, he sat down to eat horse meat with everyone.He took a piece of deliciously grilled horse meat, put it on his nose and smelled it, and asked, "Have all the warriors eaten such delicious horse meat?" Chen Haihan said, "They have all eaten it. Some people have eaten it." Two or three catties." Luo Ronghuan laughed haha.He said: "During the journey, the comrades were very hungry, but I told everyone not to eat too much and not to burst their stomachs." In this battle, the 2nd Battalion captured more than 40 horses, both dead and alive.Except for a dozen dead horses, a meal for the soldiers and a little dry food for each person, everyone proposed to leave other horses for the follow-up troops.Luo Ronghuan agreed very much. He said: "In times of difficulty, the army should advocate unity of purpose, mutual assistance and mutual accommodation. With this spirit, no difficulty is to be feared, and no matter how severe the test is, it can withstand it." When Luo Ronghuan and his troops marched to Asi for rest, Zhang Guotao launched activities to split the central government.Together with the leaders of the Red First Army, Luo Ronghuan launched a struggle against Zhang Guotao's separatist behavior. In mid-September, Luo Ronghuan returned to the First Army Corps as the deputy director of the Political Department and the head of the local work department.He and his troops crossed the Weihe River, climbed Liupan Mountain, and crossed countless mountains and rivers on the Loess Plateau. Finally, on October 19, 1935, they successfully arrived at the end of the Long March of the Red Front Army-Wuqi Town in northern Shaanxi. During the arduous Long March, Luo Ronghuan never forgot his responsibilities as a political worker. He was loyal to revolutionary ideals, firmly believed in the party’s leadership, was brave and tenacious, endured hardships and stood hard work, set an example, and connected with the masses... His exemplary actions and active publicity and education are like a side-by-side息的战鼓激励着战士们冲破艰难险阻，爬雪山，过草地，夺取长征的最后胜利。他是中国人民解放军政治工作的楷模，他的光辉形象永远活在我们心中。