Chapter 19 Chapter 7 Confucian general who "is not confused about big things" - Ye Jianying

"In order to ensure unimpeded communication during the breakout march, and to provide the Military Commission with accurate information on the situation of the enemy and ourselves in a timely manner, the radio station will be on duty day and night from now on. Now I divide the comrades in the radio station into several echelons and march alternately." A handsome Red Army Commander, at the moment is giving instructions to the staff officers.He is the famous general Ye Jianying who served as President Sun Yat-sen's personal bodyguard in his early years and the deputy director of the Professor Department of the Whampoa Military Academy.

The Red Army General Headquarters was busy and tense.Some of the young staff officers were on the phone, some were delivering messages, and some were drawing the next marching route on the military map... Ye Jianying played the role of "chief dispatcher" here.He not only had to assist Zhou Enlai and Zhu De in the headquarters to handle heavy military affairs and coordinate the overall situation; he also had to directly command the breakout march of about 4,700 people in the four echelons of the first column. One can imagine the heavy burden on his shoulders. After breaking through the Xiangjiang blockade, the Red Army has lost more than half.Ye Jianying's heart was very heavy.The troops continued to march to the Xiyan Mountains at the junction of Hunan and Guangxi.The rugged and steep mountain road is only one foot wide, and there is a deep valley next to it. "Everyone, be careful, look forward, don't look down." Ye Jianying reminded comrades from time to time.Suddenly, there were bursts of mournful neighing from mules and horses.It turned out that several mules and horses stepped on empty feet one after another and fell into the gaping abyss.After finally descending the mountain, an open field appeared in front of them. The young staff officers cheered happily, but the roar of "big flies" (enemy planes) came from their ears.

"Pay attention to concealment, spread out!" Ye Jianying ordered the troops loudly.The enemy plane that swooped down roared, apparently found the target, and dropped a string of bombs.Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Jianying sprinted to the side of the road. Before he could lie down, a bomb exploded not far away, and he fell to the ground immediately. "Commander!" Fan Xixian, the guard, screamed and rushed to Ye Jianying's side. "Are you injured, are you?!" Before Fan Xixian could finish speaking, Ye Jianying gritted her teeth, slowly supported herself, and got up.

"Go! Take a look..." Ye Jianying said, staggering forward a few steps, and suddenly felt a pain in her right thigh. "You are injured!" The guard ran up to help him.Ye Jianying touched the area of ​​the right thigh close to the buttocks. It was wet and sticky, and the blood had seeped into the trousers and was still dripping down. "Lie down quickly. I'll go to the doctor." Fan Xixian couldn't help but help him to lie down. After hearing the news, He Cheng, Minister of the General Health Department, rushed over, followed by a stretcher. "Hurry up and carry it to the Ministry of Health!" He helped Ye Jianying onto the stretcher and ordered to the Red Army soldiers carrying the stretcher.

At the temporary station of the General Health Department, comrades surrounded him with concern and asked, "Commander, how is the injury?" Beads of sweat were evident on his face. "Wow!" Someone exclaimed.When the doctor tore open Ye Jianying's trousers and checked the wound, he found a hole several centimeters deep, and a piece of shrapnel was deeply embedded in it.Due to the environmental and technical conditions at that time, the doctor shook his head helplessly and had to simply bandage the wound. "It's okay, let's continue on the road!" Ye Jianying, who was sitting on a stretcher, said calmly.The guard covered him with a cotton coat and found many holes in the coat.He suddenly remembered that when the bomb exploded, the overcoat was held by the commander's right hand, and it blocked a lot of shrapnel for him, otherwise it would be miserable!A guard who doesn't believe in gods, but at this time thinks that there are gods protecting the commander. This coat should be cherished...

"Keep it as a souvenir, so that I will not forget the past." Whenever talking about the shrapnel left in the body from this injury, Ye Jianying always said so humorously. With the unhealed injury, Ye Jianying put into intense work again.Seeing that he was overworked and thinner day by day, several young staff officers wanted to find some nutritious food for him.However, on the Long March, this is just a beautiful and extravagant wish. In the dead of night, most of the Red Army commanders and fighters who had marched rapidly all day fell asleep. In the combat duty room of the Red Army General Headquarters, the lights were still brightly lit, and Ye Jianying was leaning over the desk, drafting a message stroke by stroke with a brush.He has always been serious and rigorous in his work, writing neatly and neatly. After writing, he reads and revises word by word until he is satisfied and copied clearly.Many staff officers who have worked beside him are in awe when they talk about Ye Jianying's work style and efficiency.

Suddenly, he felt a little uncomfortable in his throat and wanted to vomit.Putting down the pen, just lowered his head, a mouthful of blood gushed out of his mouth.He took out his handkerchief and wiped it, looked around, no one saw him, and wrote an article at his desk as if nothing had happened. But after doing this many times, it was finally discovered by other comrades.At this time, he used his "power" to order those comrades in the know to "be careful to keep it secret."And when he found that some staff officers were unwell, he had to let them ride his mount.Kong Shiquan, a staff officer who rode Ye Jianying’s horse during the Long March, is still very emotional when he talks about it decades later: “If it weren’t for Commander Ye’s horse, maybe I would have fallen behind in the Long March! "

It was the evening just after the end of the Zunyi Conference. Under the command of Mao Zedong, the Central Red Army marched towards Chishui, Tucheng.When the follow-up central authority came to a valley, there was a sudden burst of gunfire.On the hillside to the north, about a company of enemy troops appeared. They were condescending and opened fire violently.The central authorities, including leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De, are all exposed within the effective range of the enemy, and the situation is very critical! "Which enemy army is this? What a hell!" A comrade who had been a reconnaissance staff officer said angrily to him.The central authority quickly dispersed and hid in a ditch.

"Don't panic! Organize the guards and snipe the enemy." Vice Chairman Zhou Enlai said calmly. He knew that as long as he fought for more than ten minutes, the follow-up troops would arrive, and it would be no problem to eliminate this group of enemies. However, the enemy seems to have realized that their opponents are members of the central organs of the Red Army.An officer put a pistol on the brim of his hat, grinned grimly, and ordered: "Brothers, rush down the mountain and capture Zhu Mao alive!" Dozens of enemies howled and rushed towards the central government personnel.

The guards fought back.But the firepower is limited after all, and it seems that it will soon be unable to support it.At this critical moment, machine gunfire rang out on the high mountain to the south, and Ye Jianying led the communication platoon to arrive. It turned out that Ye Jianying, who led the Military Commission column and followed behind, vaguely heard gunshots in front of him, and immediately realized that the personnel of the central government might be in danger.When it is found that the enemy is charging, it is immediately ordered to concentrate firepower to suppress the enemy.The enemy, who was dazed by the sudden firepower, dropped more than a dozen corpses and retreated to the half-hill slope to the north.The two sides confronted each other for a while, and the enemy officer saw that he could not get any advantage, and if the stalemate continued, he might be eaten by the Red Army, so he left at dusk.

The comrades of the central government agencies who hid in the ditch jumped out of the ditch one after another, and everyone said in unison: "It's so dangerous!" Ye Jianying smiled and went up to him, Mao Zedong patted him on the shoulder and said: "Thanks to you for arriving in time and helping us catch up." Go away, the little ghost sent by the palace of the king of hell!" Zhou Enlai was also very emotional and said: "Jianying, you swore to protect Mr. Sun in the "Zhongshan ship incident" back then, and you are brave enough to save us today. Know loyal ministers' ah!" In a battle to capture Zunyi for the second time, Deng Ping, chief of staff of the Three Army Corps, unfortunately died.A telegram was placed on Ye Jianying's desk, it was from the Three Armies to the Central Committee, and the telegram asked Ye Jianying to take over as chief of staff by name.Considering that the battle ahead is going on fiercely and it is necessary to send capable generals to enrich the army, the central government approved the request of the three armies.Enduring the pain, Ye Jianying was ordered to assist the legion commander Peng Dehuai and political commissar Yang Shangkun to lead the three armies to cross the Jinsha River and Dadu River, capture Tianquan, Lushan, and Baoxing, and reach an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. At the foot of the snow-covered Jiajin Mountain. "It seems that it is impossible to find warm clothes or shochu, but you can prepare more ginger, chili and garlic, etc., and chew them when you go up the mountain to cool down the cold." Ye Jianying, who is also inexperienced in snow mountain climbing, passed After careful investigation and research, some effective methods are proposed. The climate on the snow-capped mountains is much harsher than people expected.Although it was already mid-June, there was heavy snow on the mountain, and the storms rolled up the heavy snow, which hit people's faces and hands, causing pain like a knife; or poured into the neck and trousers, and the whole body icy cold.Leaning on crutches, Ye Jianying struggled to climb up the mountain with everyone.He was shivering from the cold wind in his thin clothes.He took out a piece of ginger, put it in his mouth, and silently warned himself: "You must not stop, you must persevere!" Finally reached the top of the mountain.Looking back, there were three Red Army soldiers sitting together not far away. "Come on, don't stop!" Ye Jianying shouted to them.But these three comrades were indifferent.He rushed to them, stunned: like eternal statues, they could no longer move, frozen and sacrificed. Ye Jianying's eyes were blurred by tears.He slowly took off his military cap and bid farewell to the sacrificed comrades... More severe tests are yet to come.Compared with climbing snow-capped mountains, crossing grasslands is more difficult and difficult. The endless grassland is uninhabited and full of mud. If you accidentally slip your footing, you will fall into the swamp and suffer disaster.After walking for several days, there was still no end in sight, and all the dry food I brought was eaten up, so I had to dig wild vegetables and roots to eat.Many Red Army soldiers starved to death in this wilderness, and many people died of pain after eating poisonous wild vegetables. Ye Jianying, who was appointed as the chief of staff of the Red Army's former enemy general headquarters, led the two regiments of the Red Thirty Army, walked at the forefront of the team, and became the pioneer of the grassland. One night, it rained cats and dogs suddenly.The Red Army commanders and fighters sleeping on the grass had no shelter, their clothes were completely soaked, and when the wind blew, they were shivering with cold.Seeing this, Ye Jianying called everyone together and sat close to each other. "Comrades, let's sing a song!" As he spoke, Ye Jianying led the singing: "Get up, slaves suffering from hunger and cold..." Everyone sang "The Internationale" in unison. The high-pitched singing echoed in the night sky in the vast grassland, and the momentum overwhelmed the relentless wind and rain, and the cold and hunger were thrown out of the sky. The heroic Red Army finally ushered in the dawn of victory.In Banyou at the northern end of the grassland, Ye Jianying and Cheng Shicai, the commander of the 30th Red Army, commanded the troops to wipe out a group of enemy cavalry who came to invade, captured a lot of horses, and had a good meal. At this time, Ye Jianying, who faithfully performed the duties of a pioneer, arranged to send some of the spoils to the Party Central Committee and successor troops, and at the same time personally led people to search for the best marching route to Gannan. "This is Labrang. If we go there according to the original plan, we will have to walk on the grassland for 4 days. The enemy's cavalry activities are also relatively frequent on the road, so it is not easy to deal with. Therefore, I suggest changing the route from Banyou to the northeast, going down to Brazil, and occupying Bao Gannan will be there soon.” In a “cow dung house” in Banyou where nomadic Tibetans used tree sticks to arch the roof, and the outside was painted with cow dung as walls, Ye Jianying held a map and asked Mao Zedong and other central leaders Report your thoughts. Mao Zedong took the map and looked at it carefully, then nodded. "What do you think?" He asked Zhou Enlai beside him. "I think it's okay, let the chairman decide." Zhou Enlai replied. Putting the map down, Mao Zedong said, "Okay! Jianying's opinion is very good! Let's turn here." After speaking, he gave Ye Jianying an approving look. When the Central Government and the Right Route Army marched into Brazil, Zhang Guotao, who led the Left Route Army, stood still for a long time, refusing to carry out the instructions of the Central Committee asking him to move closer to the Right Route Army and go north together. Xu Xiangqian, commander-in-chief of the former enemy headquarters of the Red Army of the Right Army, and Chen Changhao, political commissar, "are ready to go south, and immediately try to solve the specific problems of going south." On September 9, 1935, Chen Changhao, who held a negative attitude towards the implementation of the central government's policy of going north, but regarded Zhang Guotao's telegram as an imperial edict, served as the director of the General Political Department of the Red Army and the political commissar of the former enemy, in the former commander-in-chief of the Red Army in Panzhou Village, Brazil. The Ministry held a meeting of senior cadres of the Right Route Army to convey Zhang Guotao's order and mobilize to the south.Chief of Staff Ye Jianying felt that the atmosphere of the meeting was a bit wrong, and was deeply anxious at the meeting. At this time, Lu Jixi (namely Lu Liping), the deputy chief of the combat department of the headquarters, and Chen Maosheng, the confidential team leader, came to the venue, called Ye Jianying to come out, and handed over a telegram.This is a secret telegram from Zhang Guotao to Chen Changhao, and the content is of great importance. Ye Jianying entered the venue with the telegram and was about to hand it over to Chen Changhao. Chen, who was talking about the excitement, asked Ye to wait a while.Ye Jianying, who had withdrawn, glanced at the telegram and was immediately taken aback.Each word on the telegram is like an arrow drawn on a string, and accidents may happen at any time. "No, keep calm. You can't let Chen Changhao know first, you have to report to Mao Zedong immediately." Ye Jianying put the telegram into his pocket calmly. "Go back, you guys." He waved his hands as he said, turned around and entered the conference room again. After a while, Ye Jianying walked away with an excuse, went straight to Mao Zedong's residence three miles away, and showed him the secret telegram.After reading it, Mao Zedong felt that the situation was very serious, so he hurriedly copied the telegram.Its main content is that Zhang Guotao ordered Chen Changhao, the political commissar of the former enemy headquarters, to lead the right-hand army to the south in an attempt to split and endanger the Party Central Committee. After copying, Mao Zedong told Ye Jianying: "Go back quickly, don't let them find out that you are here." Ye Jianying returned quickly.The meeting is still going on, and Chen Changhao is still talking about the significance of going south.Before he finished speaking, Ye Jianying handed over the telegram to Chen Changhao's secretary for him.Because in the past most of the telegrams passed through the hands of Chief of Staff Ye, Chen Changhao didn't see any flaws. At this moment, Mao Zedong hastily summoned Zhang Wentian and Bogu (Qin Bangxian) who lived in one place, and rushed to the military headquarters of the Red Army together to discuss countermeasures with Zhou Enlai and Wang Jiaxiang, who were recuperating there, and decided to take decisive measures. The first and third red armies moved quickly and went north first to avoid possible armed conflicts within the Red Army.Chen Changhao followed the instructions of Zhang Guotao's secret message and began to deploy troops to monitor and guard the Party Central Committee and the Third Army. That night, Ye Jianying took the risk and calmly passed the test with his great wisdom and courage.He told Lu Jixi and Chen Maosheng not to mention this secret telegram to anyone; he also told Xiao Lu to find the only one-hundred-thousandth large-scale map of Gansu; he also sent a telegram to the leader The Propaganda Team paid a sympathy visit to Liu Zhijian, the Propaganda Director of the Red Army who performed at the performance, and asked him to return to the Red Army station as soon as he saw the call. "How can we take away the team directly under the Military Commission without arousing the suspicion of Chen Changhao and others?" Although Ye Jianying knew that he was in a very dangerous situation, he did not care about his personal safety at this time, because if he left, the whole directly under the The team couldn't bring it out. "Yes!" He excitedly slapped his thigh, and suddenly felt a pain. It turned out that the slap had hit the wound. "Just use Zhang Guotao's telegram to go south to make a fuss." He quickly drew up a plan of action in his mind. Ye Jianying drafted a meeting notice, asking the leaders of the team directly under him to come to the meeting and arrange to raise food for the south.Chen Changhao read the notice, and he didn't know what it was. He was happy and said, "That's right, we should prepare food first." Of course, the meeting arrangement was not to raise food, but to set off at two o'clock in the middle of the night to follow the Party Central Committee who went north first. and go.In the end, Ye Jianying, who had finished assigning the task, asked everyone to check their watches, and then seriously warned everyone: "First, we must keep it strictly confidential, and second, we must act on time." At 9 o'clock in the evening, Ye Jianying went back to the residence of the Lama Temple to rest.The empty hall seemed extraordinarily quiet at this moment. The dim lanterns flickered in the middle of the hall. Ye Jianying, who was lying sideways on the bed, stared at the lanterns, thinking about what troubles he might run into tonight. "This operation must be foolproof," he thought. Almost every half hour, Ye Jianying had to look at his watch for fear of missing the time.About 15 minutes before two o'clock, he quietly rolled over and got out of bed, took out the map from the rattan box under the bed, put on his coat and went out.Commander Xu Xiangqian and Political Commissar Chen Changhao, who lived in the same room with him, were sound asleep and did not notice.He first came to Xiao Xiangrong, secretary-general of the Military Commission, handed him the map, and said, "Be sure to keep it safe! This is a terrible thing." As he was speaking, Ye Jianying touched his body and found that the gun was not brought out, so he wanted to go back to get it.Xiao Xiangrong grabbed him and said, "It's dangerous to go back!" "It's okay, I'm here to check the food harvesting team." Ye Jianying then returned to the residence of the Lama Temple, took a revolver, and left in a hurry. The "grain hunting" team set off on time under the leadership of Ye Jianying.Near a pre-arranged mill, another group of comrades from the military commission directly under the leadership of Yang Shangkun, deputy director of the General Political Department, was already waiting there.Everyone's blood was surging, and they seemed nervous and excited.Some comrades joked with him and said: "We deserted and ran out." Ye Jianying said with a smile: "We are not deserting, but on a big mission, and we are implementing the central government's policy of going north." At dawn, the team arrived at the Red Army's garrison.A stone in the hearts of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Wang Jiaxiang and others who were anxiously waiting for their arrival finally fell to the ground.Mao Zedong held Ye Jianying's hand tightly and said: "Oh! You have come out; we are so worried!" Mao Zedong immediately ordered to march to the Russian border and join the Red Army. Mao Zedong spoke highly of Ye Jianying's great wisdom and courage at critical moments, and made historic contributions, and praised him many times: "Zhuge was only cautious in his life, and Lu Duan was not confused about major issues." Until the "Cultural Revolution" more than 30 years later, Mao Zedong I still can't forget, saying "Comrade Ye Jianying made great contributions at the critical moment."