Chapter 12 second quarter

Yang Yong is from Wenjia City, Liuyang County, Hunan Province.He joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1927, joined the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants in 1930, and transferred to the Communist Party of China in the same year.During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as the head of the Propaganda Team of the Political Department of the 8th Red Army, the political commissar of the company and battalion of the 3rd Red Army, the political commissar of the 10th Regiment of the 4th Red Army, and the political commissar of the 1st and 4th Divisions of the 1st Red Army.During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the deputy head, head and political commissar of the 686th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the Independent Brigade of the 115th Division, the deputy commander of the Luxi Military Region and the commander of the 343rd Brigade, the commander of the Luxi Military Region, and the Hebei-Luyu Military Region Deputy Commander.During the War of Liberation, he served as the commander of the 7th Column and the 1st Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army, the commander of the 1st Column of the Central Plains Field Army, and the commander of the 5th Corps of the 2nd Field Army.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as Commander of the Guizhou Military Region, Vice President of the General Senior Infantry School, Principal of the Second Senior Infantry School, Commander of the 20th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Volunteer Army, Commander of the Volunteer Army, Deputy General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Chief and commander of the Beijing Military Region.Deputy Commander of the Shenyang Military Region, Commander of the Xinjiang Military Region, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission.

Yang Yong was born in 1913. His father named him Yang Shijun, and his nickname was Tong Yazi. The name "Yang Yong" was changed after he joined the Red Army. "Shijun" is slightly elegant, but the word "courage" is a true display of Yang Yong's character.Yang Yong's bravery has been famous since he was a child.When he was 7 years old, the local rich man took advantage of his power and made an excuse to soil his clothes one day, which was quite unreasonable.Without fear, Yang demanded compensation from the rich man.The rich man was very cunning and put forward a condition that the young Yang Yong go down to the fish pond to catch a live fish.It is very difficult for a child to catch a big fish in the water. When everyone was worried about Yang Yong, Yang Yong didn't say anything, but a fierce fish plunged into the water. After more than half an hour of fighting in the water, Yang Yong subdued the fish. the fish in the water, and the rich man.

In the summer of 1928, in order to avoid the retaliation of the opposition, Yang Yong and his friend Zhou Zhengcai fled to Changde and found out that Lu Daoyuan's 50th Division was recruiting soldiers, so the two of them went to the 50th Division's cadet regiment as cadets.Soon, Yang Yong learned that Peng Dehuai led an independent group to stage a riot in Pingjiang, which was very lively.He and Zhou Zhengcai escaped from the Xuebing Corps to pursue Peng Dehuai's uprising troops.It was not until May 1930 that he found the 5th Red Army led by Peng Dehuai, and finally realized the factory's wish to become a Red Army.

In order to motivate himself to be an excellent Red Army soldier, he, who was still called Yang Shijun at the time, decided to change his name.What should I change my name to?He remembered the word "courage" that Principal Chen said when he was studying in Liren School. The word "courage" describes the loyalty, bravery, unyieldingness of soldiers, and also describes the masculinity of a good man.Yang Dijun decided to change his name to "Yang Yong" in order to always motivate himself to be a loyal and brave soldier. Since then, Yang Yong's name has been called out in the Red Army, in the Eighth Route Army, and in the People's Liberation Army.As soon as you mention Yang Yong, you know that he is a brave general, a general who is loyal to the motherland.

Yang Yong's loyalty and courage made him progress rapidly in the Red Army. During the Long March of the Red Army in 1934, he was already the political commissar of the 10th Regiment of the Red 4th Division. When the Red Army broke through the enemy's three blockade lines in a row and came to the bank of the Xiangjiang River, they were blocked by heavy troops from the Kuomintang, and the situation was very grim.The director of the Political Department of the 3rd Red Army issued an order to Yang Yong and Shen Shuqing, the head of the regiment: "As the vanguard of your 10th regiment, quickly build fortifications after crossing the river, hold your ground, and cover the central column and the Red 9th Army and Red 5th Army to cross the river. Order not to retreat!"

Yang Yong is aware of the meaning of this order, no matter how many enemies there are, no matter how fierce the enemies are, no matter how miserable the battle is, he must stick to the position and live and die with the position.After receiving the order, Yang Yong and regiment leader Shen Shuqing led their troops to advance starry night and arrived at the shore of Xianghong on the 28th. They immediately selected the crossing point between Jieshou and Xing'an with the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Zhang Zhen, and quickly organized troops. Crossed the Xiangjiang River. Although the vanguard troops led by Yang Yong advanced to Jieshou, the follow-up troops of the division failed to reach the crossing point of the Xiangjiang River due to narrow roads and too much luggage.At this time, the intelligence obtained by the scouts came: one part of the enemy's first "pursuing and suppressing army" launched an attack from Quanzhou to the Red 2nd Division in Jiaoshanpu, and the other part was advancing towards the Huangsha River with all its strength.Several other "pursuing and suppressing troops" attacked the Red Army rear guards in Dao County, Wenshi and other places.The main force of the Guangxi army has marched northward in two ways, trying to regain the crossing point and encircle and wipe out the Red Army on both sides of the Xiangjiang River.

Yang Yong and the head of the regiment immediately organized troops to repair the fortifications.Not long after, the Independent Regiment and the 45th Division of the 7th Army of the Guangxi Clan arrived, occupied the high ground northwest of Jiaoshanpu, and then bombarded the Red Army's position.The artillery fire was intensive and violent, and it was likely to blow up the hills occupied by the Red Army.An unprecedented fierce battle unfolded on both sides of the Xiangjiang River. The positions of the Red Army were all within the range of the enemy's artillery fire. The Red Army led by Yang Yong used a single unit of arms and weapons such as rifles, pistols, and grenades to resist the joint attack of the enemy's infantry, cavalry, artillery, and air force. In terms of weapons and equipment, the enemy is superior and we are inferior, and in terms of terrain, the enemy is superior and we are inferior. All these imbalances indicate that this contest will be very cruel.Yang Yong thought of this a long time ago, so as soon as the troops entered the position, he asked the soldiers to overcome all difficulties to repair the fortifications, and required that every bullet and every grenade should play a role and not be wasted.

After a burst of shelling, the enemy rushed to the 10th regiment row by row.When the enemy reached the effective killing distance of the 10th regiment, Yang Yong gave an order, and the Red Army soldiers fought fiercely. The sound of gunshots and grenades suddenly rang out, and the enemies fell to the ground one after another. However, after one group was knocked down, another group came up, another group was knocked down, and another group rushed up. The enemy broke into the forward position of the 10th regiment by relying on their numbers and weapons.The Red Army soldiers killed batch after batch of enemies with a rain of grenades, forcing the enemy to temporarily stop their offensive.

The enemy adjusted their forces and launched another attack.Shen Shuqing, the head of the Red 10th Regiment, led the 1st Battalion to fight back tenaciously. Although the enemy's attack was repelled, the head of the Red 10th Regiment was unfortunately shot and died heroically. After Shen Shuqing died, his superiors immediately sent Du Zhongmei, chief of staff of the 4th Red Division, to take over as head of the regiment.But unfortunately, Du Zhongmei died again when he repeatedly fought for positions with the enemy that afternoon.Within a day, the 10th regiment lost two main commanders successively, and many outstanding soldiers also fell on the ground.

Seeing the enemy rushing up again, Yang Yong was filled with grief and indignation as he watched his comrades who had shared weal and woe lying in a pool of blood. He jumped up from the trench, picked up his bayonet, and took the lead in rushing towards the enemy.After a hand-to-hand battle, the enemy's attack was once again defeated. Yang Yong led the troops to fight bloody battles against the enemy, and held on until all the central columns crossed the Xiangjiang River. Then he was ordered to withdraw from the position and continue westward with the troops. In late December 1934, Yang Yong led a long trek into Guizhou. On January 9, 1935, the Party Central Committee entered Zunyi.The Red 3rd Army used a force to carry out mobile defense in the area from Wujiang to Zunyi, while the main force gathered in the Laban area to rest.Since the transfer, the troops have been fighting while walking, and there has been a lot of downsizing. According to the instructions of the superiors, the Red 3rd Army has been reduced from 3 divisions to 2 divisions and another independent regiment.Yang Yong is still the political commissar of the 10th Regiment of the 4th Division.

After the Red Army entered Zunyi, the 8 divisions of the two columns of Xue Yue of the Kuomintang chased the Red Army and entered Guizhou.In order to get rid of the enemy's pursuit, the Red Army withdrew from Zunyi on January 19 and marched towards Tucheng and Chishui in order to quickly cross the Yangtze River.After the troops took action, it was learned through reconnaissance that Liu Xiang's Guo Xunqi Division of the Sichuan Army had crossed the Yangtze River south before the Red Army, seized the favorable terrain in the Tucheng area, and attempted to block the Red Army. In order to obtain the ferry passage, the Central Military Commission decided that Peng Dehuai and Yang Shangkun would command the Red 3rd Army, and one division each of the Red 5th Army and the Red 1st Army to meet the Sichuan Army. Yang Yong and the head of the regiment led the troops to form a left column with the legion, and rushed to the vicinity of Tucheng on the 25th to prepare for the battle. At dawn on the 28th, the Red Army launched an attack, fought fiercely for 3 hours, and broke through the enemy's position.But the enemy immediately put the reserve team into the battle, and the fighting became more and more fierce. Although the Red Army was brave and tenacious, the enemy had superior strength and superior weapons and equipment. The Red Army was unable to attack for a long time, and the situation was very critical.Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and other leaders came to the front to command in person, and they invested the main force, but they still could not break through the enemy's position. In this fierce battle, Yang Yong was hit in the cheek by an enemy bullet. At dusk, Mao Zedong decisively ordered the Red Army to withdraw from the battle and cross the Chishui River westward. After Yang Yong was injured, he acted with the recuperation team.On the march, he ran into his cousin Hu Yaobang. Hu Yaobang was only 18 years old at the time. He had a fever due to malaria. He was very weak and had difficulty walking. He fell by the roadside. Seeing Yang Yong, Hu Yaobang was about to burst into tears. He took Yang Yong's hand and said, "Brother Shijun; I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on." "No, you have to have confidence. Besides, I'm here!" Yang Yong tried his best to encourage and comfort his cousin, helped him up, and handed him the water bottle to drink. This pair of cousins ​​met on a life-and-death journey, and one was wounded and the other contracted a disease. Both of them had sacrificed a lot for the great cause of the revolution. At this time, both of them were very excited.The true value of life is tempered from hardships.After meeting Yang Yong and Hu Yaobang, his courage grew suddenly and his confidence doubled.Regardless of his own wounded body, Yang Yong helped Hu Yaobang onto his mount, followed the troops slowly forward, and never looked back. Their common beliefs closely linked them. Yang Yong soon returned to the combat troops. He led his troops over snowy mountains and grasslands, fought resolutely against Zhang Guotao's separatism, covered and defended the safety of the Party Central Committee, and reached northern Shaanxi.