Chapter 21 Chapter 20 "The General Tethers His Horse to the Tree"

When He Long and others reorganized the troops in Luoyu, Li Gaoqing and Teng Jiuyuan fled with guns.Li and Teng were both bandits. He and He Long wanted to make a fortune and get promoted, but they saw that He Long had become a red-headed man. He absconded overnight dragging his gun and taking his own troops away.After He Long knew about it, he held a meeting of the former committee. He Long said: "Our army has just been established, and we must have strict discipline. Without iron discipline, we cannot defeat the enemy." From time to time, the district captain, Gu Xinjie, fled deliberately dragging his gun. The front committee agreed that Gu Xinjie should be shot.After Gu Xinjie was executed, those who wavered were silenced.Afterwards, the Front Committee decided to stage a riot in Moshi, the central area of ​​Shimenbei Township.

Shimen is divided into Zhongxiang, Nanxiang, and Beixiang. Zaoshi and Moshi in Beixiang, together with other townships in Shimen, revolted one after another during the Nianguan riots at the beginning of the year. At that time, the Kuomintang county government sent troops to suppress it. Communist Party member Yang Shaoxu and others were arrested. , and sacrificed in the county seat on the Lantern Festival.And because Luo Xiaozhi, the captain of the regiment defense brigade controlled by the Shimen Party organization, defected to the enemy, Yuan Weiqing, the director of the county regiment defense bureau, was killed, and the peasant uprising in Beixiang failed.This year-end riot shocked the whole county and shocked the reactionaries. They regarded the Communist Party as a confidant, and colluded with the 43rd Army of Li Xin, a Guizhou warlord stationed in Chang (Germany) and Li (zhou). Li Xin sent his subordinate Song Tuan They went to Shimen in early March and arrested Communists and revolutionary masses wantonly. They arrested 17 Communist Party members including Su Qinghao, Xing Yebing, Yun Kaiyuan, Long Shengling, Wu Jingshu, Xiong Yanming, Qiu Yushan, and Fang Zhongyuan. On the 29th of the lunar month (the eighth day of the second lunar month in the old calendar), they were all shot.Although the enemy's frenzied massacre plunged Shimen into white terror, the hatred of the revolutionary masses for the enemy intensified, and the flames ignited.

After He Long and other former committees decided to hold a riot in Shimen Beixiang, they held a joint meeting with the comrades in charge of Shimen Beixiang.Three decisions were made at the meeting: 1. With Moshi District as the center of the Shimenbei Township riots, the surrounding areas of Moshi, such as Nisha Town, Ziliangping, Zaoshi, Shihuangchang, Shimenya, etc., must resume and develop the party organization in the shortest period of time, and at the same time make public call on peasants to revolt; 2. After the riots broke out, it was necessary to establish a rural Soviet in Moshi, implement a separate regime in the Northwest Township, confiscate the land of the rich and bad landlords, and distribute it to the peasants for cultivation;

3. Unite with rioting areas such as Xin'an in Shimen Nanxiang, encircle Shimen County, and then seize Shimen County political power, and develop towards Tao (Yuan) Chang (De). On August 25, He Long led the Fourth Red Army to enter Moshi, Beixiang, Shimen.Due to the timidity of the responsible party comrades in Beixiang and the lack of confidence of the masses in the Red Army's ability to win, they behaved relatively negatively. I did propaganda work for a few days, put up some slogans and gave some speeches all over Beixiang. He Long saw that the rioting masses in Shimenbei Township could not be mobilized, so he decided with the front committee to change the decision and plan, and develop to the spyyang area with a good mass foundation and peasant organizations, and planned to use it as the base of the Red Army, and then seized the territory of Li County. The reactionary forces in Dayandang and Wujiachang.At this time, the Western Xiangxi Special Committee was destroyed by the enemy, and Cai Yicheng, a member of the Special Committee, was arrested and confessed to the enemy that "he Long has recently decided to separate Shimen from Shimen and develop to Linli", so the Hunan enemy concentrated 3 divisions and marched to Shimen. Attack the Fourth Red Army.

Due to the failure of the Red Army in reconnaissance, He Long was unclear about the enemy's situation. On September 6th, He Long led the Fourth Red Army to set off from Moshi, and arrived at Wangjiachang, Li County for more than 100 miles a day and night. In Wangjiachang, the masses were mobilized to stage a riot, a mass meeting was held, and 5 collectors were shot on the spot. Burn down the deeds and houses of the Reactionary Group Defense Bureau. As the enemy's Dayan was armed, He Longsui led his team back to Spyyang on September 8.The division headquarters and brigade were stationed in Xinkaishi, and He Long and the front committee were stationed at Zeng Qinggan's family, seven or eight miles away from the division headquarters.Originally, He Long was going to deal with the enemies at the Central Office that night, but because the scouts hadn't returned and the troops were too tired, He Long ordered the horses to rest. Unexpectedly, they were attacked by the enemy in the middle of the night.As a result, the Fourth Red Army and horses were all dispersed, He Long was in danger, and Chen Xieping, Li Liangyao, etc. were also dispersed.The Fourth Red Army retreated to the mud and sand, and He Long took the opportunity to solve the mud and sand regiment defense, and then retreated from Zoumaping to the junction of Sanghe to gather the remnants.

Regarding the reason for the failure of the Fourth Red Army to attack Shimen, He Long wrote in his report to the Central Committee: The reason for the failure of Shimen this time is: 1. The Red Army in eastern Hunan has been hit. The vast and widespread peasant uprising in southern Shimen Township and the struggles in Dongxiang, Taoyuan and Linli counties have all suffered defeats. As a result, the enemy has been able to concentrate on dealing with us. Of course, we cannot defeat the enemy; 2. The report from the Xiangxi Special Committee here is too inaccurate. They said that the party affairs in Northwest Township are relatively solid, but after we arrived in Moshi, the comrades in Northwest Township did not show any signs of performance. They could not even send a detective or guide to find them. come out;

3. Since the "Shimen Massacre" occurred this spring, Shimen's party affairs and mass organizations have been hit hard.The riot turned out to be a simple action. The Red Army was very weak, with only a hundred guns and a crowd of 300. Of course, they could not resist the reactionary Wu Yuechu, Luo Zhiying, and Cao Tuan, the instructors of the 34th Army; 4. When the Red Army came down, if there was a sediment riot first, the sediment would have a mass base, and it would not be defeated like a spy sun. but…… What impact did we have on politics when we came down that time? 1. When the Red Army first arrived at Shimen, the Shimen garrison was in a state of panic. They dug deep trenches in places such as Guazi Valley and Yijia River for defense. The troops in Shimen County could not sleep overnight, while the garrison in Li County We also spent the night outside the city, and we were stationed in Moshi for more than ten days. The enemy did not dare to attack us. In particular, the Wangjiachang riot was completely unexpected by the enemy. This made the enemy realize the strength and courage of the Red Army. !

2. We killed the local poor in Northwest Township and shot the collectors by mass vote in Wangjiachang. Since we won the sympathy of the majority of farmers and citizens, we have made them more aware of our party's ability to truly represent the interests of the masses.At the same time, we have also learned a lot of lessons from our failures. Only by following the instructions in the letter from the Central Committee can we make new progress in our future work! After the Fourth Red Army was dispersed by the enemy, He Long led his team back to the Kuzhuping area of ​​Sangzhi. As a result, the Long Yuren Department of the Guizhou Army, Chen Cexun, Zhu Scarzi, and Zhou Xieqing, the Yongshun regiment, once again attacked He Long in Kuzhuping. The Ministry launched an attack, and He Long led his troops to fight in a hurry. The two sides fought fiercely, and the Fourth Red Army was defeated. Chen Cexun and other troops pursued closely. When they fled and retreated to Lichuan County, there were only more than a hundred people and dozens of guns left.

There is a large market town in Lichuan County, called Wangjiayingzi. This town is very lively. There are many people on the street, people come and go, and it is very lively. There is a group leader in the town. His surname is Li and his name is Qingchuan, because he has one leg One leg is long and short, and he walks with a limp. He is nicknamed "Tieguai Li". "Tieguai Li" has more than 200 men and more than 100 guns.This "Tieguai Li" is not a good thing. He rapes and plunders, commits all kinds of crimes, and he is the leader of the Gelaohui. Therefore, no one dares to provoke him within dozens of miles. Li Qingchuan hangs a piece of There are three large characters written on the plaque, "Town all directions", all swordsmen from the past have to pay a visit to this place, otherwise, this Wangjiayingzi will not be able to get through.

On this day, it was the day when Wangjiayingzi was going to the market, "Tieguai Li" got up to wash his face, drank white fungus, rock sugar and lotus seed porridge, then sat there, patted his belly and shouted: "Little ones!" Immediately, two horses rushed over, and "Tieguai Li" ordered: "Go out for a walk with the master, and look for beauties on the street!" Two orderlies hurried over to help him. "Tieguai Li" had just stood up and was about to go out when a soldier ran up to "Tieguai Li" and reported, "Master Li, there is a man in Xiangxi. Wang Beard, come to visit your old man."

"Tieguai Li" rolled his eyes and said, "Are you here to join the uncle or just pass by?" The soldier said, "He's here to join you." "Tieguai Li" scratched his cheeks and said, "If he goes to the uncle, let him in." "Tieguai Li" lost his voice, and one of his apprentices, Ma Xiangtai, said: "Master, I heard that He Long brought troops to our Lichuan County. Could this king beard have something to do with He Long?" "Tieguai Li" sneered and said, "I'm going to arrest He Long, I'm afraid he won't come." Then, he raised his hand and said, "My little ones, put some clothes on for you." "Tieguai Li" said so , left and right hurriedly fetched his long robe and mandarin jacket. After "Tieguai Li" was dressed, he raised his hand again. As soon as "Tieguai Li" raised his hand, Ma Xiangtai ran out in a hurry. Thirty soldiers came to the hall, There was a "crash", and they stood on both sides. The soldiers had just stood up, "Tieguai Li" raised his hand again, only to hear a "crash", the middle door opened wide, and from the main entrance to the hall, there was a square brick pavement. "Tieguai Li" was sitting on the grand master's chair, holding a hookah in his left hand and burning high incense in his right, squinting his naked eyes. Although "Tieguai Li" squinted his naked eyes, he could see the situation in front of him clearly. At this time, a few people came in from outside the gate, the leader was He Long, followed by Wang Bingnan and Lu Dongsheng, each of them was majestic and full of heroism.Standing at the bottom of the steps, He Long made a big gift from the elder brother's association and said, "Xiangxi Wang Qingyun pays his respects to Li Duoman." After He Long finished the ceremony of the elder brother's meeting, Lu Dongsheng held out a plate, and the red cloth shook, revealing Guangyang, which had dozens of volumes. "Tieguai Li" smiled when he saw Qian, He Long stood in front of the hall again, and asked sharply, "Since we are friends, why do we meet each other with swords and guns?" "Tieguai Li" stared at Guangyang, and told the left and right: "The distinguished guest is here, hurry up and get out!" Lu Dongsheng took another step forward and said, "These WeChats were given to Uncle Li for tea by our Uncle Wang." "Tieguai Li" said to the left and right: "Come here!" The people around him rushed down to pick it up.At this time, "Tieguai Li" left the master's chair, fully dressed and went down the steps to welcome He Long.He had just walked to He Long's side, and it was too late to say it, so soon, He Long pulled out his gun, and one shot ended "Tieguai Li"'s life. As soon as the gun was fired, those regiment members panicked. He Long shouted sharply: "I am He Long, whoever dares to do it, I want his head!" As soon as they heard that it was He Long, the regiment members were immediately dumbfounded, and they stood there in a daze without daring to do anything.He Long continued: "We are a team of the Communist Party, specializing in attacking local tyrants and evil gentry. 'Tieguai Li' saw the King of Hades today. He is full of evil and has nothing to do with you. If you want to do things with the Communist Party, follow me He Long; My family, I will give you travel expenses, but there is one case, you must keep yourselves safe when you go home, if you dare to do anything wrong again, I, He Long, will definitely not let you know." At the moment, there are those who are willing to work with He Long, and those who are willing to go home.He Long counted the weapons of "Tieguai Li", and there were hundreds of guns.And the people's wealth collected by "Tieguai Li" was distributed to the poor. When the common people heard that He Long killed "Tieguai Li", they all rushed to tell each other and applauded.Qi praised the virtues of the Red Army, so some people joined the Red Army. In a short time, the Fourth Red Army expanded to more than 300 people. In Xiejiatan, Wangjiayingzi Town, there is a thousand-year-old rice mulberry tree, which is more than 20 meters high and 1.4 meters in diameter at breast height.When He Long entered the town, he tied his horse to this tree. He Long solved the problem of "Tieguai Li". Before leaving, he carved the word "Jiangbei" with a knife. "Tree", after liberation, the government invested and organized craftsmen to build a fence around the tree and put up a sign to protect it. In the early morning of July 22, 1996, on the occasion of He Long's centennial birthday, the ancient tree suddenly fell down and passed away. Thousands of people from the old areas in Sichuan and Hubei provinces came to visit and set off firecrackers to express their nostalgia.