Chapter 41 4. Liu Bojian presents Jianying with wine

On October 18, 1934, it was dusk.Under the bleak moonlight, long pontoon bridges were erected on the wide Yudu River.On the pontoon bridge, the "Red Star" column of the Military Commission is continuously passing by.The chaotic footsteps and scattered horseshoes made it make a "zaza" sound.On the bank of the river, there are countless torches and countless people.Fathers and folks from the Soviet area flocked to the ferry from all directions, waving and shouting incessantly, wishing and sending off their loved ones who had set off for the expedition.Some brought tea, some brought straw sandals and bamboo hats, some helped to carry burdens, some stuffed eggs into the arms of soldiers, and some sang "Ten Sending the Red Army Away" and other songs to send off the Red Army.

Along with the surging team, Liu Bojian, director of the Political Department of the Southern Jiangxi Military Region, managed to squeeze in front of Ye Jianying, the commander of the "Red Star" column. The two comrades who had fought together for many years clasped their hands and said goodbye with tears in their eyes. On the eve of the August 1st Army Day in 1962, Ye Jianying recalled the tragic scene when he went to war, and in memory of Liu Bojian's touching scene of seeing him off by the capital river, he wrote a poem: Liu Bojian was born in Bazhong (now Pingchang), Sichuan.He studied in France, Belgium, and the Soviet Union. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1922 and was an early member of the Communist Party of China. After returning to China in 1930, he went to work in the Central Revolutionary Base and served as Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission. In 1931, he was elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic and served as the director of the Political Department of the Red Army School of Workers and Peasants in the Soviet Area.In December of the same year, after instigating the Ningdu Uprising, he served as the director of the Political Department of the Fifth Red Army Corps and was an outstanding political worker of the Red Army.Ye Jianying knew Liu Bojian very well.

They had known each other as early as when they were studying in the Soviet Union.After returning to China, they worked together in the Central Military Commission.At that time, one served as the head of the General Staff Department of the Military Commission, and the other served as the Secretary-General of the Military Commission.Comrades and colleagues have formed a deep fighting friendship. On May 17, 1934, according to the order of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, the Southern Jiangxi Military Region was established, under the jurisdiction of the first and second combat divisions and the two guerrilla zones of Xinkang and Nanxiong.Liu Bojian served as the director of the Political Department of the military region, and was ordered by the "Left" leader to stay in the Soviet region and persist in guerrilla warfare.

The Political Department of the Military Region was stationed at Li Banqiao near Yudu, and was responsible for the task of building a bridge over the Yudu River.Regarding work, Liu Bojian didn't say anything else. In order to escort the main Red Army across the Duhe River, he came to the bridge construction site every day to plan bridge construction and logistical support.But for staying behind, his mood is depressed. He really wanted to go on an expedition with the main force of the Red Army, and he also hoped that someone could speak for him and fight for it. He first thought of Ye Jianying.Ye Jianying was then the commander of the first column of the Military Commission and the chief of staff of the Red Army's former enemy general headquarters. His words should have worked.

Liu Bojian said to Ye Jianying: "You are the director of the Fourth Bureau of the Military Commission, in charge of training and personnel work. Please report my request to the Military Commission. I'd better go with the main Red Army!" Ye Jianying sympathized with Liu Bojian.He knew that when Bo Jian was studying in the Soviet Union, he had contradicted Wang Ming, Bo Gu and others.Not long after Bo Gu arrived in the Soviet area, he transferred Bo Jian from the Fifth Red Army, and this time he was left behind, and Bo Gu personally designated him again.He also knows that Bo Gu is always self-willed, can't listen to good words, and makes good use of "ruthless blows".

However, in any case, Ye Jianying conveyed Liu Bojian's request to Bogu and put forward her own opinions and opinions. As expected, when Bogu heard this, he immediately turned his face into a long face: "How can it be done? It is the central government's decision to keep Liu Bojian. If the director of the Political Department of the Southern Jiangxi Military Region is not left, who will do the local work, and what about the guerrilla warfare in the base area?" start?" Ye Jianying knew it would be useless to talk too much, so she turned around and left silently. Liu Bojian seemed to have expected the result a long time ago. He prepared a table of wine and food, including fish and meat, and some fresh vegetables, which was already very rich at that time.The two old comrades drank a cup of wine and sat opposite each other.They were saddened by the imminent fall of the Central Soviet Area, worried about the continuation of the "Left" errors in the party, and worried about the prospects after separation.They've said everything, but it seems like they haven't said anything. They wish each other over and over again, and they always feel like they're running out of words.Because they knew that although they stayed, life and death were uncertain, but going on an expedition with the army was also full of hardships and dangers, and they had to take great risks.

After the transfer of the main Red Army, hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang troops rushed over, and the situation in the Central Soviet Area deteriorated sharply. In February 1935, the Central Sub-bureau, the Central Government Office, the Gannan Provincial Party Committee, and troops were besieged by the enemy in the narrow mountainous area south of Yudu, and they were in a very serious and dangerous situation.In order to preserve the revolutionary forces, the Central Sub-bureau decided to split the route to break through. Liu Bojian was arranged in the last batch of operations. On the afternoon of March 3, the party, government and military organs of Jiangxi Province and the Sixth Independent Regiment began to break through.The leadership division at that time was: Cai Huiwen, commander of the Southern Jiangxi Military Region, and Chen Pixian, secretary of the Shaoxing Communist Party, led the avant-garde troops to break through first, and the provincial party committee secretary Ruan Xiaoxian and Liu Bojian followed randomly.The breakout battle was fought hard and fiercely.Because the enemy was outnumbered, they fought hard for a day and a night. Cai Huiwen and others broke through the siege, and Ruan Xiaoxian died heroically.

On the morning of the 4th, Liu Bojian injured his left leg in the battle and unfortunately fell into the enemy's hands. The next day, the enemy took him to Xinfeng Xiaofen, the headquarters of the First Regiment of the First Division of the First Army of the Guangdong Army.Prior to this, Chiang Kai-shek offered a reward of 50,000 Guangyang to "capture" the military and political leaders left by the Communist Party who persisted in fighting, and sent photos of important figures such as Xiang Ying, Chen Yi, and Liu Bojian to the officers and soldiers.Therefore, after Liu Bojian was captured, he was recognized by the enemy.

The head of the enemy regiment hypocritically said: "Mr. Liu, we have figured out everything about you. Now you have to follow the trend. As the saying goes, 'A man who knows the current affairs is a brilliant man'. Afraid that there is no firewood? As long as you temporarily go through the procedure of leaving the party, you will be free and reused, and then don’t think why communism takes such a big risk and make that kind of unnecessary sacrifice.” After hearing this, Liu Bojian burst out laughing.Said: "When I make a revolution, I follow the trend of history. The cause of communism is bound to win. This is a historical trend that no one can reverse. We Communists have never thought of fear of danger or death when we make revolution. There is no revolution without danger; There will be no liberation of the workers and peasants without sacrifice!"

After hearing this, the enemy regiment leader shook his head and left in fear. On March 9, Liu Bojian was sent to Dayu (now Dayu County), the First Army Headquarters of the Guangdong Army, and imprisoned in Dayu Prison. From the day he was arrested, Liu Bojian knew that he was bound to die.In prison, he never forgot the comrades who broke through the siege and the comrades who went away on the Long March: Did Chen Yi and his comrades reach Meiguan smoothly?Are the comrades in the strategic shift going smoothly?How long will Wang Ming's "Left" leaning line rule? On the night of March 19th, the moon was bright and the wind was clear, the prison door was locked, and a pale moonlight shone on the high wall outside the prison cell, reflecting the whiteness of the bars.Facing this rare moonlit night in prison, Liu Bojian tossed and turned between the beds, remembering that he could no longer fight side by side with his comrades, he burst into emotion, sat up sideways, and took advantage of the hazy moonlight to write a poem "Seven Wonders" "Moon Night in Prison": The empty plum pass is filled with a full moon, the prison door is locked and you can't peep at it; the east wall is brightly lit in the middle of the night, reflecting the emptiness of the bars.

On March 21, the enemy finally murdered Liu Bojian.Before his execution, the enemy asked him what other funeral affairs he had to do. Liu Bojian said: "Yes! First, I want to write a letter to my family, telling my descendants to carry the revolution to the end! Second, I will be buried in Meiguan after I die." "Why was it buried in Meiguan?" the enemy asked. "Buried in Meiguan, standing high and looking far, so that I can see the flames of revolution burning everywhere after I die!" The enemy shook his head and sighed: "Liu Bojian is so tough even when he is about to die." He had to give him a pen and paper. Liu Bojian thought for a while, swiped his brush and wrote quickly, and wrote two soul-stirring family letters before his execution.One was for Feng Sheng's sister-in-law, and the other was for Wang Shuzhen, his close comrade-in-arms and revolutionary partner who was still fighting behind the enemy lines in the mountainous area of ​​western Fujian.The letter said: The letter was finally preserved after repeated rounds.The Chinese style of the letter is fluent, the handwriting is chic, and the integrity is awe-inspiring. Song Renqiong later said with deep emotion: "Liu Bojian is really amazing. He is about to go to the execution ground, and he still writes family letters so calmly. The handwriting and strokes on the letters are exactly the same as usual, and have not changed at all. It is really a special material." made communists." It is a pity that Wang Shuzhen failed to read this letter in the end.Not long after Liu Bojian was martyred, she also passed away unfortunately. The three children mentioned in the letter—Hu (sheng), Leopard (sheng), and Xiong (sheng) were fostered in the homes of ordinary people in southern Jiangxi. At the end of 1936, relatives of the martyrs found them and handed them over to Zhou Enlai, who was negotiating with Chiang Kai-shek in Xi'an .After the negotiations, Zhou Enlai brought the son of the martyr back to Yan'an, where he was brought up by Comrades Chen Yun and Li Fuchun, and then sent to study in the Soviet Union.