Chapter 5 Lu Deming dies in Luxi

Wenjiashi's transfer of troops was a major turning point in the Autumn Harvest Uprising. Before the meeting in Wenjia City, the actions of the troops were basically in accordance with the instructions of the central and provincial party committees, implementing a struggle line centered on the city; after the meeting in Wenjia City, the troops were exploring a new path according to their own actual conditions. struggle road. It's been a long and winding road! Still when Shangping decided to stop the offensive, the decision made on the next move of the troops was "retreat to Pingxiang first";Therefore, after leaving Wenjia City, the troops retreated in the direction of Pingxiang.

The troops soon entered Jiangxi Province and marched along the border of Hunan and Jiangxi. On September 22, I came to a small rural town called Shangli City, which already belongs to Pingxiang County. The person sent to Pingxiang County to inquire about the enemy's situation in advance reported that many Kuomintang troops were stationed in the city. It seems that the Jiangxi enemy has made preparations and strengthened the defense of the city.There is bound to be a vicious battle against Pingxiang County.This is not what Mao Zedong wanted. After discussing with Lu Deming, Yu Sadu, etc., Mao Zedong decided to bypass Pingxiang County, first go east, and then turn south from the Luxi area.

After a short rest in Shangli, the troops marched towards Xiaojian and Luxi. No enemy was found along the way. On the 24th, the troops arrived at Luxi Town, a small town at the junction of Pingxiang County and Yichun County.Since they arrived in the evening, although guards were dispatched on the main passages, they did not have a clear reconnaissance of the surrounding situation.Some people even found a long line of torches moving on a distant mountain, but they did not arouse due vigilance. Before dawn the next day, the troops set off in the dark.Mao Zedong led the vanguard battalion of the first regiment, Lu Deming and Yu Sadu followed the division and the main force in the middle, and Su Xianjun led the third regiment to break the rear.No one expected that an enemy army had quietly followed them.

The two regiments of the Jiangxi warlord Zhu Peide's department and the landlord's armed security group were moving in the mountains with torches the night before. They learned of the whereabouts of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army from the local reactionary militia and were preparing to ambush. When the vanguard of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army set off from Luxi for more than ten miles, there were bursts of gunfire from behind the team. No, there must be something wrong with the third regiment who is the guard, and both Lu Deming and Yu Sadu are aware of this.While ordering the First Regiment and the Second Battalion, which was moving with the division headquarters, to seize a small hill in front, they sent people to the back to check the situation.

The situation of the three regiments is indeed not good.In the face of the enemy's sudden attack, they not only failed to carry out effective resistance, but even the team was broken up. After a while, the troops of the third regiment retreated in twos and threes, and continued to retreat in the direction of Lianhua.Su Xianjun, the commander of the third regiment, who was among the scattered teams, came to the division headquarters alone. Seeing this, Yu Sadu was furious, and he ordered Su Xianjun to gather his troops immediately to take on the task of guarding and blocking the enemy troops coming from Pingxiang.

Probably after seeing the division headquarters and the troops of the first regiment, Su Xianjun's mood stabilized a little.He ran down the hill and stood in the road to hold back the retreating troops.However, how could he stop this peasant team that lacked strict organization and combat experience, he couldn't find a subordinate commander, and those soldiers ignored his blocking at all, and left his side as usual. "My lord! Gather!" Su Xianjun shouted, spreading his arms to stop him. After finally gathering more than 20 people, they were sent to guard behind the mountain.

At this time, a team rushed over on the path in the ridge, and a group of troops on the hillside immediately opened fire on them.There was a burst of gunfire, and some people walking in front fell to the ground in response, while those behind took cover to fight back.The two sides exchanged fierce fire. "Teacher! You made a mistake! They are our own people, brothers from the third regiment!" Su Xianjun suddenly shouted at Yu Sadu. Yu Sadu quickly asked, "Did you see clearly?" Su Xianjun said with a mournful face: "It's my own! They were all killed!" As he said, he stamped his feet.

Seeing this, Yu Sadu immediately ordered the troops to stop shooting. Chen Mingyi, chief of staff of the division headquarters, was worried. He asked Su Xianjun, "Did you read it right?" "That's right, that's right, they are members of our third regiment." "Do you have oilcloths on your men's caps?" "Ah?" Su Xianjun looked at it intently, waved his hands again and again in a panic, and said incoherently, "I'm not responsible anymore! I'm not responsible anymore!" The moment a regiment stopped shooting, the enemy army rushed over quickly with the suppression of firepower, and rushed straight to the division headquarters.

The division headquarters without reserves retreated hastily under the cover of the guard squad. The situation was urgent, and Lu Deming, who led a company to control the Bainiao Highland beside the road, immediately ordered the troops to open fire, to block the enemy with all their strength, and to cover the division headquarters and other troops. The battle became more and more fierce, and the number of enemies chasing up continued to increase, and there was another group of enemies occupying a nearby hill, condescendingly suppressing Lu Deming's position with firepower. Fortunately, the division headquarters and other troops moved out quickly, and Lu Deming immediately led the company to fight and retreat.Just as he withdrew from the high ground and rode his horse through an open field, he was unfortunately shot and fell to the ground... Lu Deming, the commander-in-chief of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, an excellent Communist Party member and military commander, died heroically at the age of 22.

Lu Deming is from Yibin County, Sichuan Province. At the age of 19, he traveled thousands of miles to Guangzhou to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy, not wanting to pass the entrance examination.Lu Deming, who wanted to participate in the national revolution, went to see Sun Yat-sen, but was summoned by Sun Yat-sen.After an interview, he was introduced by Sun Yat-sen, and he became a student of the second phase of the Whampoa Military Academy.He joined the Communist Party of China during the Whampoa Military Academy. After graduation, he joined the Ye Ting Independent Regiment and successively served as company commander and battalion commander. He made repeated military exploits in the Northern Expedition.When the guard regiment of the General Command of the Second Front Army was formed, he was appointed head of the regiment.During the Autumn Harvest Uprising, he also served as the commander-in-chief.

Lu Deming's sacrifice was a major loss, and for the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops who were in adversity, it was tantamount to making matters worse. Mao Zedong regretted the loss of the general in times of crisis!