Chapter 79 Mao Zedong was in danger twice

Mao Zedong's command of the national battlefield is progressing smoothly, but his own situation is full of dangers, which makes everyone sweat. Since the former committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China moved to northern Shaanxi in March, although Jiang Jun has not found his whereabouts, the distance between him and the enemy is very close, usually less than a hundred miles away, sometimes only a mountain, only two or three ten miles. After Peng Dehuai went to Huan County, Hu Zongnan went through air, underground and radio reconnaissance. His hard work was not in vain, and he finally captured the location of Mao Zedong. If he found a treasure, he immediately called Chiang Kai-shek for instructions.

Chiang Kai-shek called back and ordered all efforts to capture Mao Zedong alive. Hu Zongnan couldn't hold back his joy, and immediately ordered Dong Zhao to go north from Ansai, and Liu Kan to advance along the Xianyu Highway to encircle the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Wangjiawan. At the same time, he also ordered the air force to closely cooperate with ground operations. The bombing continued for several days, and six or seven integrated brigades pressed towards Wangjiawan from the east and south, and the distance was only 30 miles.The central security force has only more than 300 people, and most of them are short-armed. The situation is quite critical.

Mao Zedong calmly judged that the enemy had three attempts: to destroy us here; to drive us across the Yellow River; to drive us to the desert to starve to death.However, we are determined not to let the enemy be wiped out, and we are also determined not to surpass the Yellow River. We must persist in northern Shaanxi, and we will drag Hu Zongnan down if we procrastinate.When the enemy comes to the east, we go west; when the enemy goes north, we go south; when the enemy comes, we go; when the enemy leaves, we stay. Night fell, the clouds were thick, and it was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.Wang Dongxing, deputy chief of staff of the detachment, suggested that Mao Zedong leave early.

Mao Zedong said calmly: "Why are you panicking? I haven't seen the enemy yet! I have walked through snow-capped mountains and grasslands, but I have not walked through deserts. Don't worry, we will never act according to the enemy's ideas. He They wanted to drive us across the Yellow River, but we chose to go west, there are many miles of roads! The desert is nothing special. Wait and see, Hu Zongnan's soldiers are here, and it will not be too late to leave!" Wang Dongxing has been with Mao Zedong for a long time, and he can understand his mood very well.The reason why Mao Zedong was unwilling to leave early must be because he was thinking about how to attack the invading Hu Jun, so as to better cover the retreat of the masses and prevent Hu Jun from knowing his own reality.

Therefore, Wang Dongxing took the initiative to propose: "Chairman, you go first, I will stay here for you to stop Hu Jun, and guarantee to complete the task." After hearing Wang Dongxing's words, Mao Zedong smiled happily. He immediately stood up and said, "Okay! How many troops do you want?" Wang Dongxing said: "Leave a platoon for me." After Deling led the army, he hurriedly went to the west to deal with Hu Zongnan. Mao Zedong and his party had just set out on the road when it started to rain, and it was getting heavier and heavier, making people unable to open their eyes or breathe.The water in the valley rose, and the large group of people stopped and walked slowly in batches.When it was time to go uphill, the road became more slippery and I walked more slowly.

Mao Zedong was over half a hundred years old at this time, and his mental strength was exhausted when marching in the wind and rain, and he couldn't ride an animal at night. The guards asked him to sit on a stretcher, but he refused, so several people helped him walk, and used an oilcloth as a raincoat for him. Cover your head. After walking for 40 miles all night, just arrived at Xiaohe Village and wanted to stay, but Hu Jun rushed over again, so he had to go on the road again in the heavy rain.Climbing up a mountain, I found a fire in the opposite ravine, which must be the enemy chasing after me.Commander Ren Bishi gave an order to march in silence, no flashlights, noise, or smoking.

After walking for a while, the team in front stopped, followed by an order to "rest in place".It turned out that the fellow who led the team lost his way.The wind and rain were blowing, the environment was extremely dangerous, and the enemy might rush up the mountain at any time, and everyone's hearts were almost in their throats. After dawn, the troops climbed over a beam and came to Tianci Bay. As the old saying goes, Heavenly Palace blesses, and ten thousand blessings come to court.Sure enough, as soon as Mao Zedong settled down, Wang Dongxing brought a platoon back.Mao Zedong asked him to lead a company to lure the enemy away, and he took a small number of troops to Xiaohe Village.Because there was no enemy harassment, Mao Zedong lived in that beautiful small village for 40 days, and came up with a clever strategy of counterattacking without waiting for the enemy's attack to be completely crushed.

The second distress was in August. After the Xiaohekou meeting, Liu Kan led the reorganized 29th Division to go north from Wayaobao and outflank the Dali River. The Front Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was in danger again. We are fighting, and to the east is Dong Zhao.Mao Zedong and his party had no choice but to go down the Dali River and head east. We set off on August 1st, crossed mountains and ridges, and had to walk for a day to reach Qingyangcha. In the middle of the night on August 3rd, we climbed on horseback in a hurry because Liu Kan caught up from behind.

Finally came to a place called Xiaoshuigou Village to camp.But at noon the next day, Liu Kan chased him again, so he had to hurry on the road in broad daylight. Not long after the team left, the villagers had just cleaned up the kiln houses in the village, and the Kuomintang army followed in. It was so dangerous! After walking twelve or three miles from Xiaoshuigou, we arrived at Shiwan. When Liu Kan also reached Shiwan, Mao Zedong had already arrived at Xiaoya.Liu Kan stayed in Shiwan for four days, waiting for food supplies, and Mao Zedong also rested in Xiaoya for four days.As soon as Liu Kan left, the central authorities also went on the road, and moved to Lijiaya in the rain.

Soon, intelligence said that Zhong Song's fast column had crossed the Wuding River and arrived at Liujiazui, less than a hundred miles away from Yulin City. On the afternoon of the 12th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China set off from Lijiaya and marched 60 miles to Huangjiagou, 30 miles west of Suide City. The half brigade is rushing towards Suide. If it advances to Suide again, it will be in danger of encountering the Kuomintang army.what to do?Mao Zedong made a decisive decision: set off immediately, advance quickly, and overtake the enemy! In the early morning of the next day, the Front Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China rushed to Suide City first and moved north.But in the north, the Kuomintang also came south from Yulin, sandwiching them.Hu Zongnan's purpose this time was to compress the PLA into a small area between the Wuding River and the Yellow River. This was also a so-called "wonderful move" played by Chiang Kai-shek who went to Yan'an on August 5.

In order to deal with the Kuomintang, on August 13, Mao Zedong and his party crossed the Wuding River and strode northward along the Jialu River.Along the way, there was heavy rain, and the mountain road was muddy and slippery, making it very difficult to walk. The development of the situation is not optimistic. Hu Zongnan, Liu Kan, and Zhong Song are no more than a hundred miles away from the north to the south. They block the Yellow River Ferry to the east and control the Xianyu Highway to the west. The small area in the middle of the three counties is in a difficult situation with the desert on its back and the enemy on its side. On August 16, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China marched northward under heavy rain from the east of Mizhi City to Caojiazhuang, northeast of Wulongpu, Jiaxian County.Zhou Enlai sent a telegram to Peng Dehuai, saying that the Central Committee did not cross the Yellow River and remained in northern Shaanxi.Peng Dehuai immediately replied and suggested that the central government should move to a safe area north of Jiaxian County, and sent Xu Guangda to lead three troops to the Wulongpu area to support and cover the central government's transfer. At dawn on the 17th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China arrived at the Jialu River.It has been raining for days and the river is soaring. Even the Wunv River, a tributary of the river, which is almost a dry river with only a trace of water flow, has waves more than one meter high, making it extremely difficult to ford the river.A group of people had no choice but to go west along the south bank of Wunv River, and camped at Bailong Temple that day. On the 17th, Liu Kan's troops found no trace of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China when they went to the Jialu River, thinking that they had crossed the Yellow River from Jiaxian County, so they bombarded Jiaxian County with cannons. On the 18th, the Front Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China set off from Bailong Temple and continued to go west along the Wunvhe River. Suddenly, they heard gunshots and received news that Zhong Song's vanguard had chased him.The situation was urgent, and the troops hurriedly tried to build a pontoon bridge, crossed the river safely, and got rid of the pursuers. That night, they arrived at Yangjiayuanzi. It was dark on the 19th, and we arrived at Liangjiacha again, which was only 20 miles away from Peng Dehuai's headquarters.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, the real escape from danger is on August 20th.On this day, Peng Dehuai led Zhong Song's 36th Division into the net of the People's Liberation Army in Shajiadian, and according to Mao Zedong's instructions, "resolutely, thoroughly, cleanly, and completely" wiped out it. This can be illustrated by the reappearance of the name Mao Zedong on the phone.Since the central government voluntarily withdrew from Yan'an, Mao Zedong has been using the code name "Li Desheng" when communicating. Late at night on the 19th, when Peng Dehuai reported that the overall situation of the Shajiadian battle had been decided, he reported to Mao Zedong and asked, "Are you Li Desheng?" "Yes, I am Mao Zedong." The microphone answered. The reappearance of the great name Mao Zedong shows that the situation in northern Shaanxi has undergone a fundamental change, which is an encouraging change.