Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Xining and After Xining

On September 5th, as soon as the sun came out, Liao Hansheng had two happy events: the first troops of the Second Division reported that they had gone through all kinds of hardships and broke their legs, and finally arrived at the Pingan Station in front of Xining.This is the first joy; the second joy is that his wife has also gone through all kinds of hardships and turbulence, and added a white and clean daughter to him on the battlefield! He Bingyan also followed happily: "Old Liao, this is really commemorative! What are you going to name her?" "I've thought about it a long time ago. It's called 'Diqing'. It cleans Qinghai, hahaha..."

Unexpectedly, this sentence knocked half of He Bingyan's elegance.On the map of Qinghai Province in his hand, there is a circle like a big sweet potato, and Xining is less than a little finger's distance from the "sweet potato". It's just skin, it's still a thousand miles away from the word "cleaning"! However, the task is clearly ahead.In the early morning of this day, Wang Zhen forwarded Mr. Peng's telegram, clearly stipulating that the next task of the first army is to "stay in Qinghai and wipe out the remnants of the enemy."This is different from all previous battles, and it is truly unique.The other fraternal units of the field army have their own missions, and they are scattered like flowers in the vast land of the Northwest: Yang Dezhi's 19th Corps plans to enter Ningxia in late September and assist in the liberation of Suiyuan; Zhou Shi's 18th Corps has been officially The Military Commission approved the entry into Sichuan, and the 62nd Army returned to the establishment; Xu Guangda's Second Corps was advancing with seven divisions in unison, attacking in the direction of Yongdeng on the north side of Lanzhou.Their task was to find out the front-line enemy situation in Liangzhou (Wuwei), Ganzhou (Zhangye) and Suzhou (Jiuquan), pursue Qingma, Zhou Jiabin, and the remnants of Huang Zuxun until they reached Yumen.

Except for the Seventh Army of the First Corps, which remained in Longnan, the First and Second Armies basically never separated.Now, in Xining, Ledu and Minhe areas, the two armies are facing their separate ways.The Second Army will take a short rest in Datong, that is, cross the Qilian Mountains, and cooperate with the Second Army to occupy the Yumen Oilfield... He Bingyan is too unfamiliar with Qinghai.He looked at the place names on the map that read a bit lumpy, and felt that the bumpy places were not smooth. Liao Hansheng saw what was on He Bingyan's mind and said: "Bingyan, don't worry, it's still the same experience, a policy, a discipline, hold on to it, no matter how big the sea is, how big the wind and waves are, it won't capsize."

When it comes to policy and discipline, Xian Henghan, director of the Military Political Department, and Zhang Guosheng, deputy director, have a lot of thoughts.They are particularly satisfied with the political work of the troops during the period since Yongjing crossed the river.Zhang Guosheng said: "The task is so urgent, the march is so hard, and the discipline of the masses is so well enforced, it is encouraging!" Then Zhang Guosheng told a few short stories. The machine gun company of the Second Battalion of the Fifth Regiment was camped in a village. The landlord of the second squad hid in the mountains and did not come back. As soon as the platoon leader Ren Ruixiang entered the yard, he saw the soldiers gathered around the landlord's pear tree and chattered: "There are knots on the tree." There are so many pears!" I felt that there was a disciplinary problem hidden in it.So platoon leader Ren counted the pears on the tree patiently and carefully, and said to the squad leader Shi Tiancai: "This pear tree is in charge of your squad. I have already counted it. There are a total of 104 pears on the tree. If you miss one, you will have to pay for it." !" Squad leader Shi was also a careful person, and counted the pears again in front of the platoon leader, and sure enough, there were 104 pears.That night, people came and went in the courtyard, and the soldiers passed under the pear tree when they changed their guards. No one moved the pears that were within reach.

The next day when the troops set off, the platoon leader Ren came to the second shift to check the discipline of the masses, counted the pears on the tree again, and smiled happily when he found that there were none missing. The Fourth Regiment and the Sixth Company passed through the Tibetan-inhabited area for the first time in Wangjiazhuang, Minhe County. The soldiers were very surprised to see the Tibetans, especially the lamas in cassocks. Hey, the Tibetans are so poor that they don’t even wear trousers, they only wear a red sheet..." Lian Li felt that this was a new problem.Before the troops set off, they introduced a lot of customs and habits of the Hui people, but the Tibetans did not pay much attention to it. This is a loophole in the implementation of ethnic policies and mass discipline. So they camped out and specially invited an old Tibetan who can speak Chinese to explain the customs and habits of the Tibetans. , such as not being allowed to enter Lama temples; Tibetans like to eat tsampa, milk, and beef and mutton, and these foods are regarded as top-grade hospitality; Tibetans practice sky burials and water burials after death. , It is not allowed to eat fish in Tibetan homes, let alone kill eagles!The soldiers were taken aback. If they didn't understand this, raising their hands would be a capital offense!

Liao Hansheng felt that these two examples could be compiled into a tabloid or something, and distributed to the troops.He said: "Before departure, Boss Peng repeatedly explained that the enforcement of discipline in ethnic minority areas is special. Many discipline problems were not committed by soldiers intentionally, but because they did not know about them. The Han people say that those who do not know are not guilty. The region will not work, and those who do not know are guilty. In the words of Commander Wang Zhen, if the discipline of the ethnic minorities is involved, it is a crime of beheading. Beheading will not undo the impact. "

Discipline is certainly not a noose. Its life focus is reflected in another aspect, which is the combat effectiveness that is directly effective.At that time, wherever the People's Liberation Army went, the common people called it the "big army". thing. One day, an old man of Han nationality named Wang Chenghua welcomed the commanders and fighters of the Fifth Regiment and Eighth Company of the First Army. Killed my wife and brother again in 21 years, we Han people have been bullied by Hui people for many years, now God finally opened his eyes..." The instructor of the eighth company became more and more wrong, so he stayed to explain the truth to this old man , propagandizing that the poor people in Huihan are one family, and only Chiang Kai-shek and Ma Bufang are the common enemy, so that the old man kept shouting: "It's better to be our People's Liberation Army, and the truth is clear!"

The Sixth Regiment and Three Company walked sixty miles one day and camped in Majiazhuang, where there was only one family.The head of the household, Ma Zhanbiao, is a Muslim. When he heard that the "Han Chinese team" was coming, he was so frightened that he sent his two sons and one daughter to hide in a ravine, and the old couple stayed behind to watch the house.Seeing that the gate was closed, the soldiers went up and knocked a few times, but there was no answer. They said, "This family is probably from the Hui nationality. They don't know us and are afraid, so they don't open the door. Let's camp outside and don't disturb others." As they spoke, they untied their backpacks one by one at the foot of the wall to rest.

Ma Zhanbiao and his wife were baffled by what they heard in the room, and when they saw the situation through the crack of the door, they were very puzzled. Didn't they say that the Han Chinese team wanted to "kill back and destroy the sect"?Why do you obey the rules like this!Finally couldn't hold back, opened the door, said with a smile: "The army has worked hard, please rest in the house!" The soldiers said: "Old man, sleep outside as usual, don't bother." The old couple had never seen such a well-regulated team in their life, so they quickly boiled a large pot of boiling water for the soldiers to drink.At this time, a soldier named Ma Linzhou said: "Master and aunt, our People's Liberation Army is a team of the poor and poor. I was liberated, and I saw with my own eyes that the People’s Liberation Army was protecting our Hui people. I went to Qinghai this time to prevent our Hui people from being oppressed by Ma Bufang!”

When Ma Zhanbiao heard this, he suddenly realized: "Oh, we were all deceived by Ma Bufang..." He hurriedly brought his son and daughter back from the mountains, scrambling to lead the troops. In this way, the troops came all the way to Ping'an Station. The first to be surprised was the vanguard battalion of the Second Division.They were the first to come to Ping'an Station, and from a long distance, they saw Hui, Han, and Tibetan people of various ethnic groups on both sides of Zhenkou Road, holding colorful triangular flags in their hands.Lamas are the most eye-catching in the Tibetan team, and their cassocks are bright and dazzling.Followed by women's Tibetan skirts, all kinds of colors, each more beautiful than the other, Hui women wear black or green veils on their heads, and men are all in one color, with long beards and flat white hats.Everything is so novel and delightful.

This is all handled by the maintenance committee contacted by Sun Gong.In addition to welcoming the crowd, what surprised the troops was that more than a dozen cars drove over from the city of Xining, and the soldiers no longer had to measure the valley step by step since Ping'an Station! After the car from Ping'an station to Xining started, the soldiers and civilians cheered loudly.Along the way, the soldiers were immersed in the upsurge of welcome. Tibetans kept offering "hatas" on the roadside, and Hui people offered "whole cows" and "fat sheep". slogan.Entering the urban area of ​​Xining, the welcome crowd became crowded. It was obvious that there were workers, citizens, businessmen and students among them.Among the sea-like crowd, someone shouted "Long live Chairman Mao!" "Long live the Communist Party of China!" "Long live the People's Liberation Army!" Another old man with white beard held a sign with a poem on it, which read : "The horse has been in Qinghai for 40 years, and the people have suffered thousands of deaths. The liberation army will come to conquer and suppress, and when the time comes, we will see the blue sky!" Only then did Peng Dehuai dare to say: "Lanzhou is liberated! There will be no more major battles in the Northwest." The Field Army Command has been stationed in Sanaitang, Lanzhou, and the enlarged meeting of the Northwest Bureau of the Communist Party of China is also held here.This was one of a series of meetings Peng Dehuai held after he entered Lanzhou, and it was a programmatic meeting.At the meeting, Peng Dehuai once again reiterated an important formulation: the People's Liberation Army is both a combat team and a work team. All the words revolve around the three words "work team".Including the banquet held at the Lanzhou Hotel during the meeting to welcome the 18th and 19th Corps.Boss Peng ordered them all to eat Lanzhou famous dishes, and he also specially ordered "Fat Cai", which many people have never heard of, saying: "Eat Lanzhou dishes when the war breaks out in Lanzhou. Xining has Xining dishes, Ningxia has Ningxia dishes, and Xinjiang has Xinjiang dishes, so you can’t serve them on one plate.” Everyone laughed and ate very deliciously.During the few days of fighting in Lanzhou, the troops on Gaolan Mountain didn't eat for a few days!Peng Dehuai watched everyone eat, but he rarely moved his chopsticks.He is like an out-and-out elder brother, with love always on his face.To the comrades who eat aggressively, they frowned and said: "Slow down, eat enough, eat enough, drink enough, why don't you hurry!" Seeing those who are too polite, they say: "Eating is also like fighting a war." , Mo Xuewen is a weak scholar, you can't just move your mouth without using your hands!" Having said that, Peng Dehuai still hopes that his subordinates can be both war fighters and "scholars".In addition to distributing a fur coat to each of the cadres above the field regiment, he also distributed a Parker pen with "Lanzhou Liberation Memorial" engraved on the pen holder.As far as the "Lanzhou Liberation" is concerned, it will be a work team in the future.As for the work team, in addition to the barrel of the gun, it must also have the barrel of a pen. Peng Dehuai also distributed a watch to each cadre above the Corps.When Wang Zhen returned to Xining wearing this watch, he felt very uncomfortable.Although Xining is occupied by me, there are still thousands of green horse teams in the Shangwuzhuang, Datongqiao and Sanjiaocheng areas in the north of the city.Ma Pilie has been in Xining for a few days, and I don't know if the work of persuading surrender has achieved great results.It is easy to gather these ruined Qingma stock bandits together, but once dispersed, there will be endless troubles.Wang Zhen was about to personally lead the second army to cross Qilian in the north, and he really didn't want to leave such a sequelae for the first army. The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing has already concluded, and the founding of the People's Republic of China is imminent, and Mao Zedong will announce that great moment to the world from the top of Tiananmen Gate!Wang Zhen lowered his head and stared at the watch issued by Peng Dehuai, wishing he could put on his wings and fly to the green horse bandits in the north of Xining City to find out what happened. On the way back to Xining from Lanzhou, Wang Zhen, Liao Hansheng, He Bingyan, Guo Peng, Wang Enmao and others were discussing this topic all the way.Time waits for no one, the total area of ​​the Great Northwest accounts for one-third of the national territory! When the troops entered Xining a few days ago, Wang Zhen had handed over Ma Pilie, Ma Liang and others brought by Linxia to Liao Hansheng, and Liao arranged for them to persuade them to surrender.Liao Hansheng told Wang Zhen that Ma Pilie's attitude towards our army was very sincere. As soon as he arrived in Xining, he found the chief inspector of the pseudo-police station to maintain law and order in the city, and he also took the initiative to introduce the social situation to the army.The next day, without taking a breath, I was busy going to Shangwuzhuang with Ma Liang and Staff Officer Li of the Army Command to persuade them to surrender. In other words, during the past few days of the meeting in Lanzhou, the persuasion by Ma Pilie and others may have had results.Wang Zhen was eager to know the result.When I got off the car in Xining, I saw Ma Liang coming, and I was overjoyed to meet him. "Mr. Ma, did the matter come to fruition?" Wang Zhen asked. Ma Liang shook his head and sighed, "I can't eat or sleep well, this Ma Pilie..." It turned out that on the way to Shangwuzhuang with the three of Ma Pilie that day, they saw many Qingma stragglers walking from north to south, firing guns randomly along the road, like lunatics. Ma Pilie was worried about the safety of Staff Li, so he asked Ma Liang to accompany Staff Li Returning to Xining, he went to Shangwuzhuang alone, and there was no news for four or five days. Wang Zhen was very disturbed and asked, "Is Mr. Pilie okay?" "No way..." Ma Liang said hesitantly, "They still dare to mess with Pi Lie?" What dare not!Wang Zhen thought to himself, madmen like Ma Jiajun, if they are in a hurry, they can't do anything!He immediately ordered He Bingyan and Liao Hansheng: Inform the troops and be ready to deal with unexpected situations in the direction of Shangwuzhuang at any time. Actually, Wang Zhen was too worried.The appearance of Ma Pilie is simply a savior for the Qingma stock bandits in Shangwuzhuang. These days, the area around Shangwuzhuang and Sanjiao City is in trouble.Zhao Sui, Ma Wending, Ma Zhenwu and others were arguing like ants on a hot pot all day long in the inn at Datong Bridge.Everyone has nothing to lose in their hearts, and they get together, hoping that someone will come up with a big idea, where to go, and make a clear decision as soon as possible. In this, Ma Zhenwu has always been a leading figure.He and Ma Jiyuan were talking about my aunt's cousin.When Ma Jiyuan left, he repeatedly asked him to go with him. When Ma Zhenwu saw Ma Jiyuan's dozens of boxes of gold and silver, he felt inferior and dared not nod.He knew that once he left the northwest, he didn't have much money on him, and he could only work for others when he reached the end of the world. Of course, apart from the money factor, Ma Zhenwu has other ideas.Although he was a martial artist with a heart as thick as bark, he had to remember some of the confrontations with the Communist Party a few times, and he understood such simple truths as his arms could not twist his thighs.Therefore, he took the lead in expressing his attitude, saying: "Now that the officer (referring to Ma Bufang) and the commander (referring to Ma Jiyuan) have already flown away, why do we have endless loyalty to their father and son? Someone proposed to go to the grassland to fight guerrillas. No need. In the past, when we went to the tents of the Tibetans, they offered khatas, received them hospitablely, and used the best ghee. Now we go again, and I’m afraid they won’t even give them a bowl of tsampa. I think we should return honestly. Go to Xining, if you can't beat it, you can't beat it, what kind of hero are you? The Communist Party wants to kill, just stick your head in it and get a knife, so there is no need to talk nonsense; , marry a wife and have children to live a life!" "Mr. Ma, take off your trousers and show everyone. Are you a man?" Tan Chengxiang, the commander of the 100th Division, spoke. Ma Zhenwu rolled his eyes: "Tan, you have the guts. If you have the guts, why didn't you kill yourself in Lanzhou? Do you think you're a man with two balls hanging in your crotch? Fuck you!" Yang Xiurong, the commander of the 357th Division, said: "What are you arguing about? I'm almost a prisoner of the family, and I'm fighting against myself. It's farting. I don't know how stinky the fart is!" Did the commander give you a letter? How about it, read it to everyone." Ma Zhenwu frivolously took out a small scroll from the top of his boot, threw it to Ma Zijun, the deputy commander of the 190th Division who was sitting beside him, and said coldly, "Read it!" The letter was nothing more than clichés such as "there will be a period later", "move at random", and "knives and guns will be buried in the ground, and war horses will become work horses".Everyone shook their heads and didn't have a serious opinion. At this moment, Ma Shangwu, chief of staff of the 14th Cavalry Brigade, stood up and said, "Two days ago, that Lu De from Linxia came to me, and also came to me, saying that Ma Pilie asked him to report a letter, asking us to disarm the Communist army... Some things still make sense." Perhaps it was the word "disarm" that stimulated everyone, the temperature in the room suddenly dropped, everyone bowed their heads in thought, and there was a brief silence. "Disarming means surrendering. Doesn't that put us in prison?" Ma Dengxiao, head of the 569th Regiment of the 190th Division, spoke.He looked very excited and spit, "Damn it, it's death if you stay in prison for the rest of your life, and it's death if you fight off this head. Why bother, it's not a death in the end if you are charged with greed for life and fear of death!" This opinion seems to be very representative, and many people echoed it, nodding in agreement.Amidst the excitement, Zhao Sui nodded silently. Seeing this, Han Deming, the deputy commander of the 129th Army, said slowly: "The defeated general dare not speak bravely. Those who lead the team lost the team. What else can they do if they don't go to prison?" "I don't think so!" Ma Yiming, director and deputy commander of the 100th Division's Political Work Office, said, "I heard that the Communist Army has preferential treatment for prisoners. I spoke to Rudd too, and he said it was true." "Don't dream! In the battle of Hexi, who here didn't have the lives of the Communist Party? You will be given special treatment!" Tan Chengxiang, the commander of the 100th Division, poured cold water on him. Yang Xiurong also agreed: "The Communist Party is talking about revenge. Don't expect good results. I think it's better to pull the team to the Triangle City area to assemble fortifications. After all, there are still some cattle, sheep and fodder, and there are grasslands. How many people live there?" The sky won't be too difficult, just count on one day, let's think about it in the long run!" The crowd was in a mess again.At this time, Ma Ying, the brigade commander of the Eighth Cavalry Brigade, laughed dryly, pulled out his whip from his riding boots, got up and walked out.Walking to the door, Leng Ding bumped into the person who entered the door suddenly, and both of them were stunned for a moment, recognizing each other.Ma Ying said "Hey" and said, "You are here, please!" As he said, he waved his hand into the room. It was Ma Pilie who came.He strode into the house, but Ma Ying turned around and went downstairs, riding his horse and leaving. Ma Pilie used to do some military affairs for Ma Bufang, and most of the people present were from Linxia, ​​so almost everyone knew each other.Everyone was very affectionate, rushing to ask: "How is Linxia..." Ma Pilie introduced Linxia's current situation unhurriedly, saying that the People's Liberation Army has eight chapters in the law, and every family is guarded by soldiers, and no tree branch is allowed to be touched in front of the door, and all property is intact.After hearing these words, some people nodded frequently, some were skeptical, and some simply frowned and said that this was a bit like red propaganda: "Did you follow the order of the Communist Party..." "Trees are connected to roots, people are connected to hearts. I think that you are all fellow countrymen, and you are here to save you. Don't let your good intentions live up to you." Ma Pilie's words hide bones. It’s almost gone, this is an obvious fact, think about it, if you can’t figure it out today, think about it tomorrow, why bother hitting a rock with an egg?” "It may not be an egg hitting a rock!" Zhao Sui finally said, "We still have several thousand troops!" Ma Pilie said: "Even the situation in Lanzhou is not difficult for the Communist Party. What do you think with thousands of people?" These words touched the sore spots of many people, and the room was full of panic. "Don't be afraid, there is still time for everything. Now you can gather as many people as you can, surrender to the People's Liberation Army, and make meritorious deeds. Then, those who are willing to go home can put down their guns and ammunition and ride home." Ma Pilie tried his best to speak richly Emotions make people feel real and believable. In the corner, someone shouted: "I surrender..." "Me too, as long as the communist army lets us go home!" "Does what you say mean what you say? Don't be a lie?" "It's best to ask the Communist army to give a proof..." Ma Pilielian said: "No problem, no problem. I was invited by their commander Wang Zhen. This man keeps his word and is the most trustworthy. You can rest assured!" Then, Ma Pilie asked Ma Zhenwu and others to take him to Triangle City.In Triangle City, he finally met Ma Ying.Ma Pilie said: "What's the matter with you, as soon as Datong Bridge took a photo, the people disappeared, and they didn't even say hello!" Ma Ying smiled and said, "I'm in a hurry..." "Is there nothing urgent right now? Can you gather people together... Let me say a few words, just a few words, okay?" Ma Ying rubbed her hands helplessly, looked outside the door again, it was getting dark, and said: "Look, it's getting dark, let's go tomorrow, I will gather the team early tomorrow morning, please speak." Ma Pilie thought for a while and said: "Brigade Commander Ma, as the saying goes, it is better to destroy a man than to destroy the sky. Heroes and heroes in ancient times all acted according to the sky. You also act according to the sky today, which is very good. I will stay with you at night and stay with you Sleep in one room, the words can be explained, and you are not allowed to renege on debts after dawn." Ma Ying said: "What are you talking about, the scar is only the size of a bowl after cutting off a guy, why should I renege on my debt!" For dinner, Ma Ying prepared a few simple dishes for Ma Pilie. Ma Pilie socialized a few drinks. After the meal, Ma Zhenwu used the toilet to quietly tell Ma Pilie that Ma Ying and Han Youlu, commander of the 248th Division of the 82nd Army, wanted to escape to Tibet.They have the largest and most organized team, and drive a lot of cattle and horses. They can carry supplies and kill food. They are very confident and want to "stand by and move" on the prairie. Ma Pilie asked: "What about you, what are your plans?" "I listen to you... I want to go home and farm." "When I speak tomorrow, can you stand up and make a statement?" Ma Zhenwu said: "What are you afraid of? Let me tell you!" On the second day, Ma Ying refused to assemble the team on the pretext that no one was present.One delay is three days!Ma Pilie was anxious, and said to Ma Ying in a negotiating tone: "Let's gather the officers first. It doesn't matter how many are there. It doesn't matter if they are all in order. I will just say a few words and you go on your own. I will be considered as a errand with them." .” Ma Ying had no choice but to gather the officers and form a circle on the grass outside the door to listen to Ma Pilie's speech. At Dongguan Grand Temple in Xining, thunderous applause lifted Wang Zhen to the rostrum. Thousands of people sat under the stage.The gongs and drums had been making noise for a while, and the slogans were raised again, followed by applause... This made the Qingma officers sitting in the front row feel thrilled.Many of them have stayed in Xining for a long time, and they have never seen the people of Xining, regardless of ethnicity or class, get together in such a carnival.The strength of the Communist Party can be seen. Looking back on the past few days, since Ma Pilie entered Shangwuzhuang, their heads were no longer on their necks.If you want to prove it, they have given it; if you want a guarantee, they have given you a guarantee.Two small soldiers ran to Shangwuzhuang and Sanjiao City with a bag of silver coins on their backs, and dispatched their team of more than 2,000 people.There are only one bare commander left, and the supernatural powers are useless! When Commander He Bingyan summoned all the Qingma officers, his attitude was completely different from that of Ma Pilie.From the beginning to the end, the sentence is resounding: Abandon the darkness and turn to the light, make meritorious deeds and atone for sins, and start a new life, this is the only way out.If you don't surrender, you will be resolutely eliminated! Zhao Sui, Ma Ying and even Ma Zhenwu all had big heads. Wang Zhen took the stage to speak amid applause.As a commander, he always smiles, laughing prestige all over the room.He said: "In the past, the people of Qinghai were oppressed and exploited. Today, they are liberated!" The Qingma officers knew that this sentence was not meant for them: "Ma Bufang gave you a sentence, saying 'to save your life, to protect your property', this is a complete fallacy! To save your life is to fight for the lives of all of you, come on To protect his life; to protect his property in bankruptcy is to destroy all of your property to protect his family's property! Think about it carefully, isn't it so!" The venue was silent, and many people were moved to tears. The people of Xining accepted this brand-new fact in tears: a slave child can also speak loudly, sing loudly, ride a tall horse along the street from Dongguan to Xiguan, and have his own grassland, barley, cattle, sheep and horses. Group, you can open your own shop and work for your own happy life in the huge factory... This is the liberation that the smiling Commander Wang said. Amidst the laughter, the vanguard of the Second Army has also approached Xining.The First Army quickly took the provincial capital as the center and expanded to the surrounding counties, successively stationed in Datong, Huangyuan, Huangzhong, Guide, Huzhu, Ledu and other counties. On September 8, the Central Military Commission ordered the First Army to establish the "People's Liberation Army Xining Military Control Committee".Xian Henghan, director of the Military Political Department, and Zhang Guosheng, deputy director, served as the director and deputy director of the military control committee, and political commissar Liao Hansheng served as the director of the provincial military control committee.At the same time, the Xining City Garrison Command was established, with Xingzhong as the commander and Cao Guanglin as the political commissar. It’s lively now. Since September 10, there are nearly 20 regions and counties in Qinghai Province. There are thousands of ethnic representatives, as well as living Buddhas, banner kings, headmen, thousands of households, leaders, etc., have rushed to the ancient city of Xining. , presenting a plaque, a flag, and a Hada to the Military Control Commission to express congratulations.In addition, there are those who carry cattle and sheep to reward the army, and those who send tribute telegrams to Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, all kinds of people.Three or five Mabufang officers and soldiers who fled to various places will surrender to the PLA one after another today, and a dozen or so tomorrow.77 artillery pieces, 373 machine guns, 70 vehicles, more than 1,760 horses, more than 22,000 shells, and 2.44 million bullets were seized. "This is just the beginning. Don't be paralyzed. If you are careless, you will suffer a lot! Don't think that everything will be fine if you occupy the provincial and county towns." Wang Zhen hit the nail on the head at the front committee of the Corps.He also said, "The big drama in Qinghai is still to come. The first step of the First Army is to set up the 'Liberation Officer Training Department' first, gather the officers above the school level who surrendered to study and reform, and send capable cadres to catch this matter. But don’t expect to solve the problem by holding a class, it’s very early! Some guys want to tell him to die, it’s hard! Don’t think about whether he sees you now, the army is long and the army is short, turn It’s not that kind of thing anymore, there will definitely be repetitions, and the task of suppressing bandits by the first army will never be less in the future! In addition to local construction and transportation development, we must be fully mentally prepared..." "A few diehards want to implement dictatorship, so kill a few of them and be honest!" He Bingyan said. Wang Zhen nodded: "Of course, decisive measures must be taken when necessary, but the main thing is to strive for education. Killing people is not the best way to solve the problem." This is a crucial meeting of the First Corps before the division of the First and Second Armies.Liao Hansheng had a different feeling in his heart because of conveying learning and reviewing the spirit of the meeting of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.No matter what the First Army said, the next step was to stay in Qinghai, and the Second Army and Wang Zhen had to go to the Qilian Mountains to cooperate with the Second Army to fight bloody battles, and finally entered Xinjiang, the task would be much more difficult.Thinking of this, he made a statement on behalf of the Party Committee of the First Army, letting Wang Zhen feel at ease to lead the Second Army to set off. Working here in Qinghai, the First Army will do its best and will never stab anyone! Wang Zhen nodded in satisfaction.In the past few days, he has talked with surrendering officers and interviewed democrats and imams. He basically has a clue about his work in face, and he really has nothing to worry about.The current energy should be tilted towards the Second Army.On the first day of the meeting, Wang Zhen went to Ledu to take a look at the rest of the Second Army.Going further north will enter the alpine region. The actual distance from Xining to Zhangye is more than 700 miles. At present, the fifth division is still north of Xiaoqiao, the fourth division and the army have only entered Liuwan, and the sixteenth and seventeenth regiments are in Hualong. The 18th Regiment and the Sixth Division Division Headquarters are still in Gandu, which is further south.Wang Zhen anxiously said to Guo Peng: "The Second Corps is going to set off on September 13th. They travel along the Hexi Corridor, and the road is much easier than ours. We must set off immediately, and every second counts!" Guo Peng said: "Our army's reconnaissance team returned last night to report that the 260 miles from Menyuan to Minle is icy and snowy, and there is basically no one in the middle. We have to climb the main peak of Qilian Mountain, which is more than 4,000 meters above sea level. We believe that we must have enough time to replenish cotton clothes before we can move forward." Otherwise, people will freeze to death on the road!" "It's too late!" Wang Zhen scratched his scalp, "I can only make up as we go, the task is the first. Explain clearly to the troops and make full mental preparations. Tonight, the military headquarters of the Second Army will be moved to the Corps Headquarters of Huangzhong Industrial Company Come on, let’s move to East Gate together, and tomorrow we will hold a meeting of cadres above the entire army battalion to mobilize the march. The troops will be educated while marching, and they must set off today, and the whole army will advance more than 50 kilometers northward!” Seeing that Wang Zhen's determination had been made, Guo Peng and Wang Enmao didn't say anything more.Immediately draw up the message and send it out to the training staff to send to each division. The meeting of the Front Committee of the Corps was still going on leisurely until noon.He and Liao from the First Army prepared a simple lunch as a farewell for Wang Zhen and his comrades in the Second Army.So, we talked about the war and had a historic lunch together. At the last farewell, Wang Zhen suddenly remembered Ma Pilie, and quickly sent someone to find him, saying, "Mr. Pilie, let's go to Xinjiang together to do the work of riding the Fifth Army. Do you think it's okay?" Ma Pilie said: "Now Linxia and Qinghai have been liberated, and the foundation of the Kuomintang in Gansu and Qinghai provinces has collapsed. I don't think the Fifth Army will resist. Therefore, there is no need for me to go. I can send a message to Ma Chengyan." Telegram, urging him to revolt." Wang Zhen bowed his head in thought for a long time, but did not speak. "If the commander feels that he must go personally, I recommend Ma Chengxiang's uncle, Ma Mining, what do you think?" Ma Mining is also called Ma Fuchen, and he is not young. Wang Zhen hesitated and did not express his opinion. Ma Pilie saw Wang Zhen's thoughts and said, "Ma Mining is a bit older, so you can ask Ma Zhenwu to accompany him. Ma Zhenwu is Ma Chengxiang's cousin, and he is also young..." Just as he was talking, someone outside asked the guard to hand over a business card, which happened to be Ma Mining.Wang Zhen handed the business card to Ma Pilie.Ma Pilie took a look: "Hey, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, I recommend him!" Wang Zhen repeatedly ordered the guards: "Quickly invite old Mr. Ma Fuchen to come in!" Ma Mining Wu walked into the room with a swaying step like that on the stage, bowed deeply to Wang Zhen first, and said, "Old man Ma Fuchen kowtows to Commander Wang!" This action caught Wang Zhen off guard, and he quickly stretched out his hands in front of Ma Fuchen, held the old man's hand, and pulled him to sit down, saying: "Mr. Pilie recommended you to go to Xinjiang with us just now, and work hard for peace , what do you think?" "Old people are willing to go..." Ma Fuchen only put half of his butt against the wooden stool, looking extremely cautious. Wang Zhen said sincerely: "You are so old, is your body okay?" "All right! I'm willing to contribute." "Okay! Okay! Go back and get ready. I'll send someone to pick you up when you leave." Wang Zhen held Ma Fuchen's hand and sent him out.Turn back and say to Ma Pilie, "You go to Lanzhou tomorrow. I will write a letter and get you a road permit. Take the letter and road permit to the provincial government to find Comrade Zhang Desheng. If you have any arrangements, he will talk to you. Talk about it in detail." Peng Dehuai understood Wang Zhen's concerns.He wanted to put Ma Pilie, a special "staff officer", in the wild division, so that he could play a greater role in the overall liberation of the Northwest.After Ma Pilie left, Wang Zhen was worried, and sent a special telegram to Peng Dehuai, introducing Ma Pilie's trip to Qinghai, and confessing his thoughts.This strategy of besieging the city while attacking the mind is exactly in line with Peng Dehuai's original intention. He greatly praised Wang Zhen in the field department, saying: "The policy on ethnic minorities is not empty talk, and must be implemented in various forms. Comrade Wang Zhen It’s a great way to make it concrete.” On the third day of Ma Pilie's arrival in Lanzhou, Peng Dehuai hosted a banquet for him.During the dinner, after Peng Dehuai praised him for "doing a good job", he asked, "Does Mr. Pilie have any good opinions on our army's marching into Xinjiang?" Ma Pilie thought for a while and replied: "As the saying goes, Ningxia and Xinjiang are not a problem. I'm afraid..." Peng Dehuai asked: "What are you afraid of?" "Commander Wang's troops hurried on the road, I'm afraid there are more natural disasters than man-made disasters." On September 14, Ma Pilie's words began to come true. The advance speed of the second army was extremely slow, it was equivalent to walking on the same spot at Menyuan for three days.The reason is to supplement the troops with food and cotton clothes as much as possible. The place of Menyuan has reached the edge of the alpine region.A heavy rain poured down, and the troops were on the march, and they didn't have rain gear. They poured it on their bare heads, and they were soaked inside and out.In the evening, the rain stopped, and when a small wind blew, the clothes and quilts began to freeze, and my body rattled when I took a step. The 14th Regiment was the vanguard of the whole army. They had gone farther and had already advanced towards Erbo, the closest to the main peak of Qilian Mountains.Before setting off, Army Commander Guo Peng and Political Commissar Wang Enmao both gave them individual instructions, asking them to cross the Qilian Mountains as quickly as possible, "put a nail in Zhangye, and intercept the remnants of the enemy fleeing west from Lanzhou. Otherwise, let the enemy run into Xinjiang, It will add many difficulties to the liberation of the Northwest." As a special treatment for the "vanguard regiment", in addition to two catties of dry food, the soldiers were also given a little cooked yak meat and a few taels of soju.The local fellows shook their heads and sighed, thinking it was inconceivable that the soldiers had thought about Qilian Mountain with such a small capital.指战员们自己虽不知前途深浅，但谁都赔着一万个小心，一点一滴地节省着吃喝。 这天早晨，部队出发走了二十多里路，天就开始下雨。路上的泥水经过人践马踏，到处都像泼了油似的滑溜。战士们淋得落汤鸡一般，一不小心就是一跤，谁也记不清这一天摔了多少跤，个个身上都被泥水抹得没鼻子没眼。 十三团更惨。大雨时，他们正面临着奔腾咆哮的大通河渡口。他们是两天前翻过达坂山到达这里的。为了加快行进速度，军部命令他们必须徒涉过河。头上的滂沱大雨还夹杂着拳头大的冰雹，战士们只能把背包顶在头上。他们就这样一连渡过深及大腿和腰部的四条支流。等到开始徒涉第五道支流时，河水涨上来了，先是齐胸，后来逐渐升高，小个子的人水都齐到脖子根了！ 风浪也趁机肆虐起来，与奔涌的激流呼应，给徒涉带来极大的困难。特别是紧靠对岸的一条深水漕，水深流急，一连冲走好几个人。先一步爬上岸的人，拼命用扁担、木棒和背包绳跟着激流抛掷打捞，水性好的同志还奋不顾身跳下河去抢救战友，但，还是有很多战士被激流卷走了！正在现场的团政委贺劲南着了急，就指挥几位身高力大的战士，硬是把两匹驮炮弹的骡子压到河水漕里，稍稍挡住水流速度，让战士们手拉手从驮骡背上，爬上岸堤。 当五师师部和十三团指战员们水淋淋地站在大通河堤岸上，默默哀悼着几分钟内被洪水卷走的26位战友时，前卫十四团已经接近俄博。 风停了，雨住了，突然间漫天飞舞着鹅毛大雪。山越来越高，淋湿的衣服硬邦邦地像油布裹在身上，人在其中犹如冰棍。两条腿越发沉重了，胸口如同堵住一团棉花。越往上走空气越稀薄，每一步都得稍稍停下来喘口气，才能前进。心里火烧火燎，汗早已不足为汗，好像已经流干了，口和喉咙渴得比刀割还难受。 开始有人掉队，队伍拉得很长很长。 二军行军鼓动是出了名的。长征路上和“南下北返”时，再艰难的条件下，每个连队也少不了两块呱嗒板儿。这个传统一直流传至今。关键时刻，连队宣传员的呱嗒板儿就在路边响了： “喂，一大缸呢，那可是热腾腾的滚开水呀！”宣传员刚收呱嗒板儿，队伍中有人大笑道：“罚你喝一大缸热水，你想得美呀！” 后面有个调皮鬼“哧哧”声笑：“那就罚我吧！” “罚我！” “罚我吧！” 战士们笑成了一团，好像真的捧到一杯冒着热气的开水似的。还有个连队的小宣传员特别滑稽。他在路边堆了个雪人，用草灰把雪人的鼻子眼弄得活像个小丑，谁从旁边过都禁不住要哈哈大笑。他的呱嗒板儿就在雪人旁边唱： 说着就大步流星往山上赶，后面的战士们“轰”一声追起来，大家喊着笑着，队伍异常活跃，疲劳似乎一下子被赶跑了。 最有意思的还是团部那个会唱娘娘腔的组织股长。他是老红军，年纪快四十了，办事极稳重、极认真。平时人们见到他时，总是板板正正，军衣也穿得一丝不苟，称呼谁均为“某某某同志”，绝不会多一个字，也绝不会少一个字。只有在机关直属队的晚会上，他偶尔才露那么一小手。团政委的京胡，他的女腔男唱，回回都是压轴戏。最拿手的是“苏三起解”那段，“苏三离开了洪洞县……”就那么一小嗓子，立刻就把晚会推向高潮。 此时此刻，组织股长也站出来了。他将嗓子一别，一边走一边操着比陕北人还陕北人的口音，唱起一支抗战时期的陕北小调： 组织股长的嗓音凄凄哀哀，活像是个乡村大嫂在委婉哭诉。山间雪野远近飘忽，山上山下的指战员们既好笑又觉得心里酸酸的，大家都沉浸到故事里面…… 这时，忽听前卫二营的队伍后面一阵嘈杂，消息传下来说：有人冻昏过去了！ 冻昏过去的是二机连五班战士文少元。小文的体质本来就差，又正在打摆子，上山没走多远就掉了队，落在全营的队尾。同班战友何泽弟是个老战士，又是共产党员，主动帮小文背上武器和背包，陪着他在队尾走。 快到山脊了，风雪交加，空气益发稀薄，文少元呼吸急促，走着走着实在走不动，要坐下来歇口气。何泽弟说：“这可不行啊，天冷得厉害，滴水成冰，你只要一坐下，就再也起不来了！” “求求你了老何，死也走不动了……”文少元说话声音极为虚弱。 what to do?何泽弟只好找来战友陈俊武，两人把文少元架着走。说是“走”，实际上是一步一步往前挨。 就这样，文少元又向前挪出30里地！然而，他被冻昏过去了。 何泽弟急中生智，想了个主意，他找一处洼地，用小圆锹掏出个坑，铺上自己的毯子，再将文少元放在里面，自己和陈俊武一左一右睡到文少元的身边，为小文挡住风，并且解开衣扣，两人把文少元紧紧抱住，希望用两个胸膛温暖一个冰冷的身躯。 奇迹还真的发生了，文少元在冰天雪地里醒转过来，起死回生，拣了一条命。 剧烈的寒冷威胁着成千上万的生命，可把郭鹏和王恩茂急坏了！ “王司令员，怎么办呀？部队拖下去架不住啊！”郭鹏盯着王震说：“我们能做的都做了，可上级的棉衣补给一点音信都没有！” 郭鹏所说的“能做的都做了”，是指进山之前那几天拖延。部队发动起来给体弱的同志调剂一两件单衣、单裤，每个连队也发了几十块钱，允许干部战士就地购买群众的皮坎肩、皮背心和皮靴什么的，仅此而已。 实际行进中，有的师团借鉴了长征路上的经验，现有雨布、军毯都用上了，披在身上御寒。有的连被子也散开披着。心细的连队，还发动战士每人背10公斤柴火，也有买来大量生姜发给大家的。 为防止路滑，许多老战士还想办法搞到那种1斤多重的“山西鞋”穿在脚上，上路沾上烂泥惹麻烦，用力一拔就脱出脚，只好用绳子捆在脚上。 办法是想了不少，但毕竟杯水车薪。从进入高寒地区开始，几乎从早到晚都在死人。出发前战士身上步枪、子弹、手榴弹、锹、背包、面袋、干粮、水壶加上10公斤柴火，负重20公斤以上。要在平时，一天走80～90里路不在话下。所以，许多基层指挥员也大意了。有的说，当年红军爬雪山过草地，敌人追着我们走，都过来了；今天祁连山再大再高，只有两天难走的路，而且是我们去追赶敌人，怎么着也得过去。谁知道是这个情形呢！ 王震说：“没有别的办法了！抱怨没有用，做检讨也没有用，哭天抹泪更没有用，只有发扬我军优良传统，敢打硬拼，跟祁连山拼个你死我活！”他提出，部队要坚持“大跃进、小休息”的方法，不能停留，“走出祁连山就是胜利！” “走出祁连山就是胜利”立即成为全军的战斗口号。指战员们看着路边烈士的遗体，一个一个静静地留在祁连山深处（据王恩茂政委的日记中记录，仅9月14日一天，十四团就冻死130人，冻坏脚不能继续走的也有100多人）战士们以泪眼默默告别战友，互相用“走出祁连山就是胜利”这样一个口号激励着，艰难地往前跋涉。 王震提出这个口号是有根据的。这一天，他已接到彭德怀的电报，说中央派往新疆担任联络工作的邓力群报告，认为新疆和平解放差不多既成事实。身为西北军政长官公署副长官、兼新疆警备总司令的陶峙岳，明确表示不愿新疆有流血的战争，主张和平解决新疆问题；新疆省政府主席兼迪化保安司令包尔汉，态度一直比较进步，是中共长期的同盟者；而与中共领导人一向关系和洽的张治中，在新疆的各路人马中又有着很深的影响。剩下的就是整编骑兵第一师师长马呈祥和整编步兵七十八师师长叶成，这两个人在大势所趋面前，也持中立态度。那么，新疆的和平解放还有什么障碍呢？ 这些情况对王震鼓舞很大，使得他在祁连山这段艰险历程中，始终豪情满怀地面对一切。他隐隐感到，征服祁连山也许就是大西北最后的历险了。而在没有太多现实危难的前提下，进军辽阔壮美的大新疆，又将平添多少抒情色彩！他甚至欣然命笔，亲手做了一首诗，让人谱曲。他要让全军官兵唱着这支豪迈的歌子踏进祖国最大省区——新疆的大门： 那时候，王震尚不能预知，其实这才是真正的开始。