Chapter 18 Outer Part (3) The Long March of the "Liji"

The "Liji" is a small gunboat of the Jiangfang Fleet. It was originally a patrol ship belonging to the Dongqing Railway, and was later converted into a shallow water gunboat.In the First World War, the Beiyang government of China participated in the declaration of war against Germany, purchased this warship and incorporated it into the Chinese Navy. The Beiyang government sent the Jiangfang Fleet to the Northeast. After arriving in the Northeast, it received this warship and changed it to "Liji".After the "September 18th" incident, this warship was stranded in the Songhua River because of the freezing of Heilongjiang at that time.When the Japanese army controlled the Jiangfang Fleet, this ship was included in the landing ship.

At that time, some troops were forced to surrender to the Japanese army. In fact, there was dissatisfaction with the anti-Japanese anger inside. The "Liji" was a typical example.At that time, the "Liji" sent Japanese telecommunications officers and inspectors, but the "Liji" ship, from Captain Fan Jie down, was very dissatisfied with Japan's aggression and domineering behavior in China, and hated the Puppet Manchukuo regime. The "Liji" was anti-Japanese during the Jiangfang Fleet's surrender, but finally agreed to the entire fleet's approach because Captain Fan Jie believed that it was possible to hide behind the Japanese army, but the Japanese side soon violated the original agreement. , Sending an instructor to each warship, the officers and soldiers felt that it was easy to be controlled by the Japanese.Not long after, Japan sent an additional radio operator to each warship. The radio officer of the "Liji" was surnamed Zhang, and he was a hardcore traitor.Under such circumstances, the officers and soldiers of the "Liji" decided to launch an uprising. They took advantage of the opportunity of a warship patrol to kill the Japanese officers on board and throw them into the river.Because the "Liji" was originally confronting the Anti-Japanese Army at this place.Therefore, after they went ashore, it was easy for them to find the Lu Yongcai Department of the Anti-Japanese Army, that is, the volunteer army led by General Li Du, and was incorporated into Li Du's subordinates.

At the end of 1932, the anti-Japanese environment became more severe, and Lu Yongcai's brigade rebelled as a whole. Fan Jie led the officers and soldiers of "Liji" to break away from the puppet army and enter the territory of the Soviet Union.After they entered the Soviet Union, they were immediately disarmed by the Soviet side and imprisoned for review, because the Soviets could not tell whether they belonged to the "Manchukuo" army or the Anti-Japanese Army. All personnel of the "Liji" once belonged to the status of prisoners.After several twists and turns, the Soviet side finally checked and found out their identities.Fan Jie and others made a request and insisted on returning to China to continue participating in the War of Resistance, but the Soviet Union did not allow them to enter the country through the puppet Manchukuo, because such a move would cause friction between Japan and the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union decided to send Fan Jie and these officers and soldiers to Xinjiang, so they traveled through more than half of the Soviet Union and entered Xinjiang, entering the area under the jurisdiction of the warlord Sheng Shicai.

This army entered the Soviet Union from the northeast and then crossed half of the Soviet Union to Xinjiang. It can be said that it has traveled thousands of miles.At that time, quite a few units of the Volunteer Army passed through the Soviet Union and then entered Xinjiang, but they were unable to leave Xinjiang.After arriving in Xinjiang, the warlord Sheng Shicai wooed the volunteer army, hoping that they would stay in Xinjiang to fight for them. Some volunteer soldiers stayed in Xinjiang to participate in the civil war and became Sheng Shicai's troops.In the end, these people were massacred by Sheng Shicai, and many volunteers died under Sheng Shicai's hands.

But the officers and men of the "Liji" ship resolutely left Xinjiang and continued to march inland.They demanded to return to their own troops and resume their naval status, and then moved from Xinjiang to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and finally caught up with the remnants of the Third Fleet. The officers and men of the "Liji" ship were so resolute in the war of resistance, which has a lot to do with the navy's national concept.At that time, the Chinese navy soldiers were basically well-educated and had a relatively formal establishment.From the existing historical materials, it can be seen that almost all those who died in the navy can find their photos, while the army lacks such conditions.Because the navy has received relatively high education and has a strong belief in the country, the navy has been relatively resolute throughout the entire operation.

At that time, the Chinese Navy had already basically exhausted its capital ships, and was organizing an artillery team in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River to fight against the war. When this force arrived in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, it immediately participated in the battle as the Northeast Navy. As a result, most of them died in the battle to defend the Madang Fortress.From this long process, it can be seen that the Chinese navy has the determination to resist Japan and its loyalty to the country.