Chapter 37 Zhang Xiushan

Zhang Xiushan (1911-1996), born in Shenmu, Shaanxi.In his early years, he studied in Yulin Middle School, took the lead in participating in the student patriotic movement, and served as the leader of the Jiaxian County Association. In the spring of 1929, he joined the Communist Youth League of China and became a member of the Communist Party of China in the autumn of the same year. In 1930, the Northern Shaanxi Special Commissioner was sent to Ningxia and Gansu to engage in military transport work. In 1932, he led the Jingyuan Mutiny in Gansu Province and established the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army Guerrilla Brigade as its captain.In the autumn of the same year, he went to Shanghai and joined the Party Central Training Class for training.Later, he was sent to work in the 26th Red Army, serving as the political instructor of the cavalry company of the Second Red Regiment, and participated in the first battle of the Jiaojiaping militia victory and the grain distribution struggle in Xiangshan.He was seriously injured in the battle of Miaowan, and he went to Zhaojin base to recuperate. After that, Li Miaozhai raised travel expenses and sent him to Xi'an to recuperate.

After arriving in Sanyuan Wuzi District in June 1933, he was appointed political commissar of the Weibei Guerrilla Army by the Sanyuan County Central Committee.Participated in Ertaizi meeting. In July 1933, Xi Zhongxun, political commissar of the General Headquarters of the Border Area Guerrilla Army, was injured.The political commissar of the Weibei guerrillas was replaced by Yang Sen.He returned to the Zhaojin Revolutionary Base and served as political commissar of the General Headquarters of the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Guerrilla Army.And was added as a special committee member.Participated in the arduous struggle of establishing, consolidating and developing the Shaanxi-Gansu Bianzhaojin Revolutionary Base and expanding the Red Army.Together with Qin Wushan, secretary of the border special committee, and Li Miaozhai, commander-in-chief of the guerrillas (later replaced by Wu Daifeng), he participated in many battles against "encirclement and suppression" and defending Xuejiazhai.

At the end of November 1933, he joined the newly established 42nd Division of the 26th Red Army in Chaiqiaozi, Nanliang, Gansu Province, and successively served as a political instructor and political commissar of the regiment. In May 1934, he served as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Twelfth Division. In February 1935, he served as political commissar of the 42nd Division of the 26th Red Army. In May, he was re-elected as a standing member of the Northwest Working Committee and Minister of Propaganda. In the autumn of the same year, he served as the Minister of the Supply Department of the Northwest Revolutionary Military Committee, participating in the development and expansion of the Shaanxi-Gansu border and northern Shaanxi revolutionary bases and the struggle against "encirclement and suppression".Later, the "Left" leaders were detained during the elimination of counter-revolutionaries.

In October 1935, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Red Army of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China were released after the Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi, and transferred to the political teacher of the Red Army School. In 1936, he served three times as the organization minister of the Shenfu Special Committee of the Communist Party of China and the political commissar of the Shenfu Independent Division of the Red Army.Soon he served as the secretary of the special committee of the Shenfu of the Communist Party of China and the commander and political commissar of the Shenfu Military Division.In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, he studied in Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and was the captain of the ninth team of the third period.After graduation, he successively served as secretary of the Shenfu Special Committee of the Communist Party of China and political commissar of the Shenfu Security Command, secretary of the Suide Special Committee of the Communist Party of China, and deputy director of the Organization Department of the Northwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.Director of the Education Department of the Party Branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.Participated in the organizational work of building the anti-Japanese rear base in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.

In January 1943, he participated in the meeting of high-level cadres of the Northwest Bureau, maintained a high degree of agreement with Gao Gang, agreed with Gao Gang's views on the history of the Northwest Red Army and the history of the Northwest Revolution, and actively participated in the criticism of Yan Hongyan and Wu Daifeng. He was highly praised and praised by Mao Zedong. He is one of the self-named cadres who have been praised and rewarded for this.Mao Zedong personally wrote an inscription for him to praise him.In the same year, he was elected as the representative of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was sent to the Northeast. He served successively as Political Commissar of the Northeast Detachment and Political Committee of the Cadres Group, Secretary of the CPC Gongjiang County Committee and Political Commissar of the Songjiang Military Region, Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and Political Commissar of the Liaoning Military Region, Standing Committee Member and Organization of the Northeast Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Minister, Secretary-General, Second Deputy Secretary of the Northeast Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Deputy Political Commissar of the Northeast Military Region.Participate in the organization and leadership of the liberation of the Northeast and the recovery and development of the economic construction of the Northeast.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as the second secretary of the Northeast Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and deputy political commissar of the Northeast Military Region, deputy director of Panshan Farm in Liaoning, deputy director of Liaoning Agricultural Reclamation Bureau, vice president of Shenyang Agricultural College, and deputy director of the State Council Agriculture Committee.He was successively elected as a member of the Central Advisory Committee at the 12th and 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.