Chapter 13 Chapter Two: The Magical Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Warfare

On August 25, 1937, the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China issued an order to reorganize the Red Army in accordance with the agreement reached between the KMT and the Communist Party. Sequence, also known as the Eighteenth Group Army), Zhu De was the commander-in-chief, Peng Dehuai was the deputy commander-in-chief, Ye Jianying was the chief of staff, Zuo Quan was the deputy chief of staff, Ren Bishi was the director of the Political Department, Deng Xiaoping was the deputy director, under the jurisdiction of the 115th Division, 120th Division, 129th Division. The 115th Division was composed of the former Red Front Army, division commander Lin Biao, deputy division commander Nie Rongzhen, director of the Political Training Department (renamed political commissar in October, the same below) Luo Ronghuan, and deputy director Xiao Hua.Under the jurisdiction of the 343rd Brigade, the brigade commander Chen Guang; the 344th Brigade, the brigade commander Xu Haidong.

The 120th Division was composed of the former Red Second Front Army, with He Long as the commander, Xiao Ke as the deputy commander, Guan Xiangying as the director of the Political Training Department, and Gan Siqi as the deputy director.Under the jurisdiction of the 358th Brigade, the brigade commander Zhang Zongxun; the 359th Brigade, the brigade commander Chen Bojun. The 129th Division was mainly composed of the original Red Fourth Front Army, the division commander Liu Bocheng, the deputy division commander Xu Xiangqian, the director of the Political Training Department Zhang Hao, and the deputy director Song Renqiong.Under the jurisdiction of the 385th brigade, brigade commander Wang Hongkun; the 386th brigade, brigade commander Chen Geng.

The entire army has a total of more than 450,000 people, all of whom are the fire of the Communist Party, and it has truly prevented Chiang Kai-shek's people from stepping into the camp gate.Not only that, in order to ensure the leadership of the Communist Party of China over the Eighth Route Army, to allow the Eighth Route Army to resolutely implement the orders of the Party Central Committee and the Military Commission, and to fight for the Party's line and policies, on August 29, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish the North China Branch of the Military Commission (referred to as "North China Army") Branch"), as the last leading organization of the Communist Party behind enemy lines in North China after the Eighth Route Army marched to the front.Zhu De was the secretary and Peng Dehuai was the deputy secretary.

This move is very clever.It maintained the party's tradition of commanding guns, avoided the danger of the Communist Party and the people's armed forces being dissolved by the Kuomintang under the banner of the United Anti-Japanese War, and strengthened the Communist Party's capital to restrain Chiang Kai-shek from going reactionary during the Anti-Japanese War and after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, thus ensuring that the Communist Party's Invincible in the struggle. One of the things that the Red Army must do after reorganization is to take off their favorite red army caps and put on the yellow uniforms of the National Revolutionary Army, and put on the blue sky and white sun caps.However, the simple Red Army soldiers and the Kuomintang army who had fought for 10 years and forged a bloody feud should put aside their past grievances and join hands to sing the song of unity and cooperation.

Some said: "I joined the army to fight against the Kuomintang reactionaries. After many fights, I became a Kuomintang. Is there such a revolutionary?" Some were even more angry: "Chiang Kai-shek killed so many of our Communist Party members and Red Army soldiers, forced us to climb snow-capped mountains, cross grasslands, and even ate the bull's nose on the straw sandals. How can I forget this hatred! As soon as I saw this yellow dog skin, the sky is bright and white. If I have to change my hat, I feel uncomfortable. If I have to change it, I would rather go home and become a farmer!"

To this end, the heads of the divisions used various forms to do ideological work for the soldiers and conduct education on the situation and political situation. On September 6, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army held an anti-Japanese swearing-in meeting in Shiqiao Town, Sanyuan, Shaanxi.Liu Bocheng braved the heavy rain to talk to the soldiers about "changing hats". He said: "Communists must regard the interests of the motherland and the people as the highest interests. Now that the enemy is at hand and the country and the nation are at stake, we must point the spearhead of the struggle at the Japanese devils. Changing hats is nothing, it is just a formality. Our people's army The essence of the Communist Party will not change, the fine traditions of the Red Army will not change, and our will to liberate all of China will never waver!"

He took out a yellow military cap with a blue sky and white sun cap badge, pointed to it and said, "This cap badge is white, but our hearts will always be red! Comrades, in order to save China, let's bid farewell to the red military cap for now!" The soldiers listened and watched quietly, their hearts brightened. "Change the hat!" Following the order of the division commander, all the officers and soldiers took off the red army cap with the red star badge and put on the blue sky and white sun cap. "Down with Japanese imperialism! Carry forward the glorious tradition of the Red Army!" An impassioned slogan echoed over the Loess Plateau.The 129th Division was full of fighting spirit and braved the rain to go to the front line of the Shanxi Anti-Japanese War.

After the successful completion of the reorganization of the main Red Army, according to the agreement reached in the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the Red Army and guerrillas who were originally active in the border areas of the eight provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hubei, Henan, and Anhui were reorganized into the new Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Form the Fourth Army. In late December, the headquarters of the New Fourth Army was established in Hankou.Army Commander Ye Ting, Deputy Army Commander Xiang Ying, Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhou Zikun, Director of the Political Department Yuan Guoping, and Deputy Director Deng Zihui.The whole army is organized into 4 detachments with a total of 1.03 million people. The commanders of the four detachments are: Chen Yi, Zhang Dingcheng, Zhang Yunyi, and Gao Jingting.

The reorganization of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army demonstrates the sincerity of the Chinese Communist Party to implement the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and resolutely resist the Japanese War.Under the leadership of the Communist Party, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army cooperated with the Kuomintang army to jointly resist Japan, which was the main content of the second Kuomintang-Communist cooperation.The cooperation between the armies of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is conducive to the development of an all-out war of resistance.

On August 25, Zhu De and Peng Dehuai issued an inauguration telegram, swearing to the people of the whole country: "I would like to support Chairman Jiang with sincerity, follow the friendly army, serve the battlefield, vow to drive away the Japanese invaders, recover the lost land, and fight to the end for China's independence, freedom and happiness." !" In the ensuing Anti-Japanese National War, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army fulfilled their promises with actions.