Chapter 31 Joining forces in Jinggangshan and the establishment of the Fourth Red Army

The historic meeting between Mao Zedong and Zhu De at Longjiang Academy opened up a new stage in the Jinggangshan struggle.It was during this meeting that the heads of the two armies conducted special consultations on the formation of troops after the division. Mao Zedong first introduced the struggle situation in the Jinggangshan base area. He said: "The middle section of the Luoxiao Mountains centered on Ninggang is a good place to accumulate and develop revolutionary forces. In the future, we must work together to build this base area and continue to develop on this basis. Strengthen the revolutionary force." At the same time, he enthusiastically proposed: "Taking advantage of the May 4th anniversary, the brother troops and the nearby people will hold a lively party to celebrate the victory of the two armies." Then he turned and told He Changgong to hurry Responsible for the preparations for the conference, especially emphasizing the need to mobilize more people to participate.

Zhu De agreed with Mao Zedong's opinion and said: "Now there are more than 10,000 people in the two armies together. It is very necessary to unify the command as soon as possible. I think we can form a joint army." Mao Zedong nodded in agreement. Next, everyone had a heated discussion on the designation of the troops.Ordinarily, this is the first army-level workers' and peasants' armed forces in the country, and it is most appropriate to call it the First Army.But Zhu De suggested: "The personnel of the two armies come from all directions, and the main force of the army is the old foundation of the original Fourth Army. In order to show that we inherit the glorious tradition of the 'Iron Army' during the Northern Expedition, I think it is simply called the Chinese Workers and Peasants Revolution. Army Fourth Army."

"It's good to name it the 'Fourth Army'. The enemy has heard of the 'Fourth Army' and thinks that there are at least the 'First Army', 'Second Army', and 'Third Army'. This can bluff and frighten the enemy. "The other comrades all agreed. In this way, it was decided to form the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, and at the same time, relevant leadership candidates were determined.Zhu De was the commander of the army and Mao Zedong was the party representative. At the end of April, the first congress of the Fourth Army Party of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolutionary Army was held, and the first military committee of the Fourth Army was elected. Mao Zedong was elected as the secretary of the military committee, and Zhu De, Chen Yi, Wang Erzhuo, and Gong Chu were members.

On May 2, Mao Zedong wrote a report to the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in the name of the Secretary of the Fourth Army Military Commission. On May 4th, the sun was shining and the spring breeze was rippling, Ninggang Long City was immersed in a party of joy.On the sandbar on the west bank of the Longjiang River, a solid rostrum built with many barrels and door panels was surrounded by countless red flags, and a red banner above it read a row of big characters: "Celebrate the meeting of the two armies and the founding meeting of the fourth army. "

Early in the morning, more than 20,000 people from the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, the masses and Red Guards who came from all directions crowded into the venue. At 10 o'clock in the morning, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi, Wang Erzhuo and representatives from all aspects of the party, government and army boarded the rostrum. The master of ceremonies is He Changgong, and the executive chairman is Chen Yi. When He Changgong announced the start of the celebration meeting, the sound of cheers, slogans, firecrackers, gongs and drums immediately resounded through the sky.

Chen Yi first solemnly announced: According to the decision of the Fourth Army Military Commission, all troops will be reorganized into the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Revolutionary Army.According to the original plan, it is proposed to form two divisions and six regiments, plus a teaching brigade.Zhu De's department was incorporated into the Tenth Division, Mao Zedong was incorporated into the Eleventh Division, and the agricultural armies of the counties in southern Hunan were incorporated into the two divisions.However, due to the difficulty in organizing the Hunan Agricultural Army into the two divisions, it was too complicated, so the twelfth division was built at this time.

The order of the Fourth Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is: Army Commander: Zhu De Party Representative: Mao Zedong Chief of Staff: Wang Erzhuo, Commander of the Teaching Brigade and Director of the Soldiers Committee: Chen Yi, Commander of the Tenth Division: Zhu De (and) Party Representative: Wan Xixian 28th Regiment Head: Wang Erzhuo Party Representative: He Changgong First Battalion Commander: Lin Biao Party Representative: Xiong Shouqi Second Battalion Commander: Yuan Chongquan (post-rebellion) Party Representative: Du Songbai (post-rebellion) Third Battalion Commander: Party representative of Xiao Jin: Wu Bi Head of the 29th Regiment: Hu Shaohai Hu Shijian's 3rd Battalion Commander: Xiao Rongbiao Party Representative: Peng Sun 30th Regiment Leader: Liu Zhizhi Party Representative: ××× 11th Division Division Commander: Zhang Ziqing (Mao Zedong also replaced him due to injury) Party Representative: He Tingying 30th Head of the First Regiment: Zhang Ziqing (concurrently) Party Representative: He Tingying (concurrently) First Battalion Commander: Yuan Yimin Chen Yian (rear) Party Representative: Mao Zetan Third Battalion Commander: Chen Dongri Party Representative: Wu Zhonghao Party Representative: Yang Yuebin (post-rebellion) Commander of the 32nd Regiment: Yuan Wencai Party representative: Chen Dongri First Battalion Commander: Yuan Wencai (concurrently) Party Representative: Chen Dongri (concurrently) Second Battalion Commander: Wang Zuo Party Representative : Kang Jian 33rd Regiment Leader: Deng Yunting Party Representative: Kuang Zhuquan 12th Division Teacher: Chen Yi (and) Party Representative: Deng Zonghai 34th Regiment Leader: Deng Zonghai (and) Party Representative: Liu Tai 35th Head of the regiment: Huang Kecheng Party representative: Li Yiding Head of the thirty-sixth regiment: Li Qizhong Party representative: Huang Yizao In the thunderous applause, Army Commander Zhu De spoke first.He said enthusiastically: "The meeting of the two revolutionary armed forces led by our party means a new starting point for the Chinese revolution. The comrades who participated in this victory meeting must be very happy. However, the enemy is there. Sad. Then Let’s make it difficult for the enemy. We can’t take care of their emotions, and we will completely wipe them out in the future! This time, our victorious reunion will increase our strength, and with Jinggangshan as our base, we can continue to attack the enemy and continue to fight against the enemy. develop the revolution in a more consistent manner.” He hoped that after the two armies join forces, they will strengthen their unity and increase their combat effectiveness.And assure the masses: the Red Army must defend the red bases and safeguard the interests of the masses.

As soon as Zhu De finished speaking, there was warm applause. Party representative Mao Zedong continued to speak.He pointed out that this meeting is of historic significance.At the same time, it analyzes the bright future after joining forces.He said that our army not only needs to fight wars, but also mobilizes and organizes the masses.Although our troops are inferior to the enemy in terms of numbers and equipment, we have Marxism-Leninism and the support of the masses, so we are not afraid of being invincible.The enemy does not have the ability of Sun Wukong, even if there is, we have ways to deal with them.Because we have the ability of Buddha Tathagata, they can't escape the palm of Buddha Tathagata!We must be good at finding the enemy's weaknesses, and then concentrate our forces on this part.The ten fingers have different lengths, the lotus flower has different heights, and the enemy also has weak and strong.We seized the enemy's weakness and beat them hard. If we won, we immediately dispersed and hid behind the enemy to "hide and seek".In this way, we can take the initiative and put the enemy in our hands to play.Mao Zedong's incisive and vivid analysis answered the questions of everyone's concern in a simple and profound way, which made everyone feel elated and confident.

Wang Erzhuo, chief of staff of the Fourth Army, talked about the issue of improving military-civilian relations. Representatives from all walks of life also spoke one after another. Everyone warmly congratulated the two armies on their successful reunion and the establishment of the Fourth Army. On May 25, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Military Work Outline", which stipulated that "the army established in the separatist areas can be officially named the Red Army, and the previous name of the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants will be cancelled."As a result, the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was renamed the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, or the Fourth Red Army for short.

At this time, Jinggangshan "has a population of less than 2,000, grain production of less than 10,000 dan, and military rations are all delivered by the three counties of Ninggang, Yongxin, and Suichuan."Due to the large number of troops gathered after the rendezvous of the two armies, it was very difficult to provide supplies. At the end of May, the Military Commission of the Fourth Red Army decided to revoke the designation of the division. The military headquarters had four regiments directly under it: the 28th Regiment, the 29th Regiment, the 31st Regiment, and the 32nd Regiment. .The 30th, 33rd, 34th, 35th, and 36th regiments originally composed of the Hunan Agricultural Army returned to southern Hunan under the leadership of leading cadres in various counties.As a result, these troops were scattered to the countryside in various counties and counties in southern Hunan, where the enemy's forces were strong, and they suffered successive defeats.When Zhu De talked about this incident later, he said sadly: "We have given us a lot of experience in protecting the seeds of revolution. At that time, the main cadres also had a strong sense of place. Getting ready to go back, when overcoming peasant consciousness became a very important thing.”

The establishment of Zhu Mao's division and the Fourth Red Army set up a new milestone for the Chinese revolution.The two troops led by the Communist Party of China, which had the tradition of the Northern Expedition and had strong combat effectiveness, gathered together, "not only to insist on the struggle in the Jinggang Mountains at that time, but also to establish and expand the rural revolutionary base areas in the future, resolutely follow the revolutionary road of encircling the cities from the countryside, It promoted the development of the national revolutionary cause and had an extremely far-reaching impact." To commemorate this meeting with great historical significance, Zhu Dezeng happily wrote a poem: