Chapter 28 Chapter 27 Chixi Victory

On May 10, 1929, He Long led the Fourth Red Army to attack Sangzhi City. Chen Cexun, head of Sangzhi's security regiment, never expected that He Long's soldiers and horses would appear in Sangzhi again. Before he could fight back, he abandoned his troops and fled. The notice reads: Jiang and Wang merged, betrayed the revolution, the Three People's Principles, a dead letter, colluded with foreigners, sheltered the gentry, oppressed the workers and peasants, harmed the common people, warlords fought in melee, raised money, imposed heavy taxes, and the people were in dire straits. Overthrow the gentry, equalize the land, liberate the people, the strength of our army, rely on the workers and peasants, carry out armed struggle, the revolution is successful, the purpose of our army is to protect the country for the people, the military conduct and discipline are extremely strict, and there will be no invasion anywhere. Cash will be given to purchase items. If there is any coercion, fraud, abuse and adultery, once it is found out, a legal code will be established, and the business people will be notified, and all businesses will make a living.

When the notice was posted, there was a crowd of onlookers.The common people praised the Red Army as a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and young and middle-aged people joined in one after another. On this day, He Long came to Sangzhi Street, and suddenly saw several Red Army soldiers scrubbing the slogans on the wall, which were all written by Chen Cexun's order.One of them offered a reward for the capture of He Long, which read: Whoever captures or executes He Long will get 100,000 yuan from Dayang.He Long looked at it, and couldn't help laughing out loud. The soldiers were stunned by the laughter, not knowing what He Long meant by laughing.He Long touched his head and said, "Look, 100,000 oceans bought my skull, and my skull has become gold?"

When He Long said this, everyone laughed too.At this time, He Long assembled the team, and he said loudly and angrily: "Comrades, when I was the brigade commander, that old boy Chiang Kai-shek still had a pistol hanging from his buttocks, and he was used as a horse for others, but this guy specializes in playing tricks. He played a conspiracy, and climbed to the throne of the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition during the Northern Expedition. In the end, he even swung his knife at the Communist Party, which had neutralized the military exploits in the Northern Expedition. He also wanted to kill the Communist Party, but the Communist Party cannot be killed or killed. That bastard Chiang Kai-shek can't beat us politically or militarily, so he wants to use money to bring us down, you think he can't do it?"

The soldiers all answered in unison: "It can't be done!" At this time, a propagandist named Xiao Peng came over and said, "Commander, we want to capture Chiang Kai-shek alive. How much will you reward?" He Long smiled and said, "I will give you 10 copper coins." When He Long said this, everyone laughed. Xiao Peng said: "Commander, 10 copper coins are rewarded, isn't it too little?" He Long said: "I don't think these 10 copper coins are too much. We are a poor team. We have some money to do things for the poor. Where can we buy Chiang Kai-shek's stinky skull?"

Immediately, several propaganda team members scraped off the slogan written by the enemy and replaced it with another one: capture Chiang Kai-shek alive, reward 10 copper coins! After Chen Cexun, the head of Sangzhi's security regiment and the commander of Sanghe's bandit suppression, fled, he ran to Gancheng. This Gancheng was established in the Qing Dynasty as the Zhili Office of Ganzhou, and it was the capital of the local, Miao, and Han ethnic groups in western Hunan.Chen Quzhen, commander of the 19th Independent Division of the Kuomintang in Xiangxi, lived here.When Chen Cexun saw Chen Quzhen, he told about the situation of He Long's occupation of Hefeng Sangzhi. Chen Quzhen was shocked and said: "When the spring thunder is rolling, He Long comes out of the mountain again. He wants the dragon to ascend nine times!" What does Chen Quzhen mean by this?What Chen Quzhen said had three meanings: first, he thought that He Long would hide in the deep mountains and old forests, and he would not show up all winter. There were riots in various places, and there was a tendency to start a prairie fire; third, the warlords Jiang, Gui, Feng, and Yan were at war with each other day by day, and He Long's actions at this time were extraordinary.Therefore, Chen Quzhen said that He Long's appearance at this time was a great move.

Seeing Chen Quzhen's eyebrows frowned, Chen Cexun said, "Master, you have to find a way. If He Long takes root, you won't be able to sit on the throne of Xiangxi King." At this time, Chiang Kai-shek ordered He Jian to quickly form the headquarters of Sang He's "bandit suppression", and He Jian appointed Chen Quzhen as the commander-in-chief of Sang He's "bandit suppression".Chen Quzhen immediately generated electricity in Nanjing, saying: The bandit is less than a thousand and five, and the gun is no more than eight hundred. Although the bandit He is cunning, he will definitely be captured alive after being surrounded on all sides.

After the telegram was sent, Chen Quzhen summoned the leaders of the security regiments of the counties in western Hunan, the generals of the 19th Division and regiments to his official residence, and held a "communist suppression" military meeting to discuss the plan to wipe out the He Long tribe.This meeting was so frustrating, why, during the meeting, Chen Quzhen asked three times who would dare to lead troops to attack He Long, but no one said anything. The heads of the security regiments all seemed to have been beaten by frost. I was afraid, afraid that I would not be able to catch He Long, so I put my life in it instead. This meeting lasted for a day, but there was no result.After the meeting was over, Chen Quzhen returned to her residence and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.Chen Quzhen has a confidant brigade commander who is his sworn brother. This person is surnamed Xiang and his name is Ziyun. He specializes in running business and smuggling opium for Chen Quzhen.On this day, Xiang Ziyun returned to Gancheng from Hankou, arranged the goods he bought, and came to see Chen Quzhen. Seeing Chen Quzhen's sad face, Xiang Ziyun couldn't help asking: "Brother, what's on your mind?"

Chen Quzhen sighed and said: "As the old saying goes, soldiers are raised for a thousand days, and they are used for a short time. I held a military meeting today to discuss the conquest of He Long. Who would have thought that I asked three times and no one answered? Are you upset? If He Long is here Xiangxi has taken root, it is really a worry in my heart, if He Long is driven away, there will be no effective generals." After Chen Quzhen finished speaking, she said to Ziyun: "Brother, you may not be willing to listen to my words. Although there are thousands of soldiers under your command, I see them all are full of wine and food. These guys only know how to swallow clouds and smoke. , there are a few who charge forward, I don't want too many people, I just take a brigade from the headquarters to Sangzhi, and I will capture He Long alive."

Chen Quzhen listened to Xiang Ziyun's words about capturing He Long alive, pondered for a while and said, "Ziyun, He Long is not someone who waits for nothing. He has been in the army for many years, and among millions of troops, if he can become the leader of a general, you should not go." Xiang Ziyun shook his head and said, "Brother, stop growing other people's aspirations and destroy your own prestige. He Long is a handyman, but there are so few birds, what's so hard to beat? A man is born in this world, and he always wants to do something spectacular. , you and my brother live in a corner of Xiangxi, who knows? If you want to catch He Long, you will immediately become famous all over the world. Thinking about how big the world is, He Long was born in Xiangxi. Isn’t it a gift from God to let us go down in history? Brother, I have made up my mind. Next, all you need is our troops, and He Long will be captured alive for you. If you are not victorious, you will be willing to serve as a military order."

Seeing that Xiang Ziyun was very determined, Chen Quzhen agreed immediately, and Xiang Ziyun immediately returned to Yongshun to rectify the troops, and ordered the deputy commander Zhou Hanzhi to be the vanguard to lead the battle, while he was in charge of the central army.When the army set off, someone reported to him that there were magic soldiers in He Long's army, who could spell and draw talismans in battle, making them invulnerable.Xiang Ziyun immediately ordered to prepare black-bone chicken and black dog blood to break He Long's evil spirit.They also distributed a lot of ropes to the soldiers, saying that they would capture the red heads alive one by one.Then, three cannons rang out, and the army marched towards Sangcheng mightily.

He Long received the news that Xiang Ziyun came to attack Sang Zhi, and said with a faint smile: "Xiang Ziyun, he came just in time." When He Longchu came to Sangzhi to form the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, he had instigated Xiang Ziyun. Xiang Ziyun not only did not change his banditry, but also stubbornly blocked the Red Army.In order to win over Xiang, Chen Quzhen became sworn brothers with different surnames with him, and organized his troops into the third brigade of the 19th Independent Division, with Xiang Ziyun as the brigade commander.Naturally, Xiang Ziyun and Chen Quzhen became brothers. Facing Xiang Ziyun's murderous "suppression of bandits", He Long frowned, made up his mind, and walked out of the city without realizing it was the Chixi River five miles away.The Chixi River is the second largest river in Sangzhi's territory, and its water is fast and deep.There is a common saying among the local people: "It is only afraid of rotten rock shells to discharge, and the Chixi River is only afraid of ferrying." When Xiang Ziyun attacked Sangzhi City, the Chixi River must pass through. Beside the ferry of Chixi River, there is a small hill with a Taoist temple named "Zhulong Temple".He Long strolled up the mountain and arrived at the temple.Although Zhulongguan is not big, there are many people burning incense, and most of them are elderly people.He Long wondered, one of the old men was surnamed Zhang, known as Father Zhang.He Long asked: "Father Zhang, what day is this, why so many people come to burn incense?" Seeing that it was He Long, Father Zhang said, "I heard that Xiang Ziyun was going to fight the Red Army, and the common people burned incense and worshiped the gods to bless the Red Army to win the battle." He Long smiled and said: "You are all kind, but will this statue work?" Father Zhang said: "He Huzi, what do you think is the best way to defeat Xiang Ziyun?" He Long said: "It depends on the concerted efforts of our army and the common people." Father Zhang said: "He Huzi, we will do whatever you want us to do." He Long said: "Wow! As long as we have the help of the common people, we will surely win the battle. Father Zhang, go and tell everyone, don't panic, and listen to the command of the Soviet government." He Long walked around the Chixi River, returned to the military headquarters, and held a military meeting. As soon as the meeting started, everyone discussed how to fight the battle.There are more than 3,000 people in Xiangbu, with new guns and cannons of the same color, while the Red Army has only more than 1,000 people, and their weapons are outdated. How can they win?Seeing everyone's distressed faces, He Long said calmly: "Everyone, don't be anxious. I think this battle can be won. Why? There are three reasons. First, don't look at us with more than 1,000 people and the enemy with more than 3,000 people. The Fourth Red Army, after a year of tempering, is not what it used to be. The Communist Party members have played a backbone role, and one person can fight against three enemies. Second, we now have the county Soviet government and the support of the people; the third point, It's how to fight this battle." Then, He Long explained his plan in this way. After hearing this, everyone clapped their hands and applauded.After the meeting, they each followed He Long's plan. Under Xiang Ziyun's order, Zhou Hanzhi, the deputy head of Xiang Ziyun's department, led a group of troops to set off from Yongshun, pass through Beiliping and Shuitianping, and occupy Nancha in Sangzhi County.This southern fork is 15 miles north of Sangzhi County, which is a river bank of Lishui River. He Long concluded that the enemy must cross the river from here, so he ambushed a large force on the mountain and sent a small force to lure the enemy to cross the river.Zhou Hanzhi was really fooled, so he ordered the whole group to cross the Li River.Some of the whole regiment had just landed, and some were still in the water. The Red Army opened fire together, and nearly half of the troops were killed or injured. Zhou Hanzhi and Luo Wenjie, the head of Sangzhi County, fell into the water and were rescued.Then he led the remnants to flee back in embarrassment.At this time, Xiang Ziyun's army was marching. When Xiang Ziyun saw Zhou Hanzhi returning in a big defeat, he was furious. He pointed at Zhou Hanzhi's nose and cursed: "You are useless. He even gave my old gun to He Long, regardless of you and me in the past, I will kill you. Now only I will personally go out and wipe out He Long and those birdmen!" At that moment, Xiang Ziyun ordered his younger brother Xiang Zijie to be the vanguard, determined to capture He Long in one fell swoop.When Xiang Jun marched to Tawo Town at the junction of Sangzhi and Yongshun, he was welcomed by the local gentry, slaughtered pigs and sheep, and rewarded the officers and soldiers.Xiang Ziyun sat on a couch, swallowing clouds and spitting out fog.After resting for two days, he ordered the troops to march towards Sangzhi.When Xiang Zijie led the vanguard group to the Chixi River, he found that all the boats crossing the river were on the west bank, and there were no soldiers guarding the river.Xiang Zijie stood there in a daze, not daring to move forward. Two hours later, Xiang Ziyun's large army rushed to the river. Seeing that his younger brother ordered the troops to stop, Xiang Ziyun asked, "Why don't you cross the river?" Xiang Zijie said: "According to the report of the scouts, Sang Zhi's Red Army has run away, and many ordinary people have also run away. I suspect there is fraud." Xiang Ziyun sat on the horse and remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, he said, "Call the scouts." After a while, the scouts came, and Xiang Ziyun asked, "Why did He Long's soldiers and horses run away?" The scout said: "I heard from the common people that there were only 600 people in the Red Army, and their weapons were shotguns and cannons. When I heard that the brigade commander led a large team of troops and had foreign guns and cannons, I was scared away." Xiang Ziyun lowered his face and said, "Is it all the truth?" The scout said: "If the little one tells half a lie, the brigade commander can kill me." Xiang Ziyun pinched his chin and didn't say a word. Does Xiang Ziyun not believe what the detective said?Dubious.Although Xiang Ziyun was arrogant, but he was really going to fight He Long, so he still used his brain.Xiang Ziyun asked himself secretly: "Could it be that He Long's men and horses were really scared away?" At this time, someone reported that Zhang Laoliu, a native of Sangzhi, wanted to see the brigade commander.Who is Zhang Laoliu? Zhang Laoliu is the number one bully in Sangzhi County. When He Long entered Sangzhi, he was arrested and put in prison.Why did Zhang Laoliu escape?It turned out that as soon as the people of Sangzhi City and the Red Army withdrew, the imprisoned tyrants and tyrants also withdrew.The soldier who escorted Zhang Laoliu was called Yu Xianshan. When he walked outside the city, Zhang Laoliu saw that the people who were coming and going retreated in a panic. He was very happy when he heard that Xiang Ziyun's troops were coming. Suddenly, he ran into the bushes by the side of the road, and Yu Xianshan, who was in charge of him, saw him run away, and fired twice with "bang bang", which scared Zhang Laoliu into a pale face, but the bullet It just flew past him, and heard Yu Xianshan shouting behind him: "Catch Zhang Lao Liu!" With this shout, Zhang Laoliu was so frightened that his legs trembled and he almost couldn't walk.At this time, he heard someone shout again: "Yu Xianshan, don't chase, let's go, Commander He led the team to run away, Xiang Ziyun's brigade is chasing after them, and they can't run if they are too late!" Yu Xianshan ran away after answering.Only then did Zhang Laoliu crawl and roll to the Chixi River. At that time, Zhang Laoliu and Xiang Ziyun's father ran a business together, and Xiang Ziyun still called Zhang Laoliu uncle, so Xiang Ziyun believed Zhang Laoliu's words.Xiang Ziyun asked Ma Bian to take Zhang Laoliu to a safe place, stomped his feet and said, "When the Qi is in motion, you must make a fortune. I, Xiang Ziyun, have the time to get Qi." With that said, he ordered the whole brigade to cross the Chixi River and head straight for Sangzhi.When we arrived at Sangzhi, we saw that the city gate was wide open, and there was no sign of the Red Army.The soldiers immediately beat the doors and households, preparing to open a shop to make food.Xiang Ziyun said to his subordinates: "Send a fast horse to fly to report to Mr. Chen, saying that Xiang Ziyun has captured Sangzhi and captured He Long alive in a few days." As soon as Xiang Ziyun said this, he suddenly saw a red flag flying on the hill outside Sangzhi City. Sangzhi City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, so the terrain is dangerous.The red flag flutters on the top of the highest mountain.As soon as the red flag appeared, someone reported to Xiang Ziyun. Xiang Ziyun raised his binoculars to take a look, and couldn't help shivering. He saw a person standing under the red flag. It was none other than He Long, and Xiang Ziyun didn't know what to do That's right, I saw He Long wave the flag, and immediately, the mountains around Sangzhi were fired with trumpets and gunfire, and countless people came down the mountain and rushed straight to the city.He Guiru led a group to the south gate, and Chen Zongyu led four groups to the east gate.The Red Army soldiers' heads were wrapped in red cloth, and their red-tasseled guns were like rolling fire dragons. Xiang Ziyun's guards were frightened. The two water machine gunners threw the two water machine guns and ran away. While running, he shouted: "He Long has made a demon, and his magic soldiers are here!" When these soldiers shouted, it was like geese hooting in unison, and they ran around suddenly, and some of them turned their heads while running and splashed black-bone chicken and black dog blood.At this time, only Ximen had no Red Army, and Xiang Ziyun and his soldiers rushed out of Ximen like flowing water, and fled westward in a panic.He Guiru led his troops to pursue closely. At this time, it was the weather of July and the sun was scorching red. Many soldiers were running under the scorching sun, sweating profusely, but they were all brave. Xiang Ziyun's soldiers were dumbfounded when they ran to the Chixi River. It turned out that there were no boats at the ferry, but the river was surging. At this time, He Long's soldiers and horses were chasing after him, and Xiang's soldiers had to jump into Hanoi. After a while, Xiang Ziyun also rode to the river. His younger brother greeted Zijie: "Brother, get down the river quickly!" , He Long's men are catching up!" Xiang Ziyun grabbed the horse's tail and jumped into Hanoi. At this moment, the water level of the river suddenly rose. It turned out that the heavy rain had just fallen upstream and the mountain torrent released, which made the water level of the river rise. When Xiang Ziyun swam to the middle of the river, a wave rolled in. , was dragged into the bottom of the river, and then, Xiang Ziyun's head popped, and he fed bastard. This battle was He Long's biggest victory after returning to western Hunan and Hubei in February 1928. Countless ammunition was seized. This battle shook western Hunan and Hubei and Hunan.The local tyrants in the counties around Sangzhi fled one after another, and some indigenous armed forces also came to surrender. So far, the Fourth Red Army has expanded to more than 3,000 people. A folk artist sang the victory of the Red Army's Chixi River with the tune of three stick drums. The lyrics said: The first month is Chinese New Year, and Sang Zhi and He Yunqing fight the rich and help the poor to start a revolution. The team is called the Red Army. The second is the Waking of Insects Festival. He Long made a speech to eliminate the old feudal forces and save China wholeheartedly. March is Qingming, Yongshun shouted to Ziyun and issued an order to beat He Yunqing. April is Lixia, He Long laughed, I am not afraid when Ziyun comes, I will fight him a few times. May is Duanyang, and a battle was fought in Nancha. He Long's men were quick-witted and won the machine gun. During the three volts and three volts in June, when they rushed to the big river, thousands of people and horses died, and Ziyun died. Ziyun's soul persisted, so he reported to Mr. Chen, got up on the plane and looked from the sky, where is He Long? He Yunqing was nowhere to be seen, but all the evil gentry were crying and scolding the Red Army. First scold the Red Army for being evil, and then scold He Long for being cruel. It doesn't matter if you clean up my money, you want my life. After Xiang Ziyun's death, Chen Quzhen and Gu Jiaqi, the military and political leaders of the Kuomintang in Xiangxi, issued a "commemorative notice" and held "memorial" activities in Yongshun City. into the coffin. After the great victory at the Chixi River, He Long assembled his troops and first asked, "Where is Chiang Kai-shek's arsenal?" The crowd answered: "In Hanyang." He Long asked again: "Where is our arsenal?" Everyone didn't know what to answer, He Long said loudly: "Our arsenal is located in Chixi River, and the director of the factory is Xiang Ziyun. In the future, there will be many opportunities like this, comrades, work hard!" The victory of the Chixi River laid the foundation for the Fourth Red Army.