Chapter 67 "Leap on the Jinggang Banner"

The Pingjiang Uprising and the birth of another Red Army team shocked the Kuomintang authorities. The Qingxiang Supervision Office of Hunan Province hurriedly mobilized troops and rushed towards Pingjiang in different ways. On July 29, the strength of the five enemy regiments was approaching the city of Pingjiang.The Fifth Red Army fought bravely against the enemy, and the two sides fought fiercely. This was a defensive battle with great disparity between the enemy and ourselves. Although the Red Army soldiers fought bravely, under the attack of a powerful enemy, they fought desperately in a defensive battle. Although a large number of enemies were wiped out, the Red Army suffered major losses. Losses: The Red Army suffered hundreds of casualties, among which Huang Chunyi, the head of the Seventh Red Regiment, died in the fierce battle, and more than half of the 700 people in the Fourth Red Regiment lost less than 300 people.

In order to preserve its strength, Peng Dehuai led his troops to withdraw from the county seat on the 30th and move to the mountainous area on the border of Pingjiang and Xiushui.After a short rest in the area of ​​Longmen Factory, they suddenly entered Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province on August 6. This is another county town occupied by the Fifth Red Army.The Red Army smashed the county yamen, opened prisons, confiscated the floating wealth of landlords and gentry, and carried out extensive mass work.With the help of the Fifth Red Army, the Xiushui County Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Soviet Government of Xiushui County were established.

The enemy rushed over frantically again. The Fifth Red Army had to withdraw from Xiushui County on August 14, and began a more difficult battle.The Kuomintang troops in the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi successively concentrated the strength of more than 10 divisions to carry out "conference suppression" against the Fifth Red Army.The Fifth Red Army spent almost every day in bloody battles, breaking through 8 times a day at most. On August 20, the Fifth Red Army received an instruction letter from the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China in Golden Cave, Pingjiang, requesting the Fifth Red Army to "avoid fighting with the main force of the enemy and send a unit to Xiangping, An and Zhu Mao."

For Peng Dehuai, the struggle of the Red Army led by Zhu De and Mao Zedong in Jinggangshan was a direction and a kind of strength.Long before the Pingjiang Uprising, he had written a "secret poem" to Huang Gonglue, expressing his aspirations.Poetry goes: Eager to seek knowledge and go to Whampoa, Yemeng Yiyi I am not. The horse-day incident has taught us a lot, and the revolution must be armed. The Autumn Harvest Uprising was in the countryside, and the lesson of failure was reckless action. Only Runzhi's workers' and peasants' army leaped to Jinggang with a new banner.

I want to follow it as an example, or a lake or a mountain. Use Zhou Pan to run the accompanying school, and carefully strive for two years. Therefore, after receiving instructions from the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, Peng Dehuai and Teng Daiyuan immediately led the main force to develop in the Wanzai area of ​​Jiangxi Province, waiting for an opportunity to go south, hoping to join Zhu Mao's Red Army. However, the actions of the Fifth Red Army were repeatedly frustrated under the siege and pursuit of the enemy. The enemy probably also took precautions against the meeting of the Fifth Red Army and the Fourth Red Army.

That being the case, Peng Dehuai firmly commanded the troops to use the circling tactics to fight the "grinding battle" with the enemy.He canceled the regiment's designation and reorganized the troops into five brigades to make them more capable and mobile.The Red Army launched guerrilla warfare with the enemy in a flexible manner and adopted erratic tactics. At this moment, Peng Dehuai was almost killed by a traitor. One night, Li Yuhua, the captain of the Fourth Four, released rumors that "the commander of the army was besieged", and led his team to flee under the pretext of breaking the siege.

The next morning, when Peng Dehuai, who was very angry about Li Yuhua's defection, assembled his team to give a speech, Lei Zhenhui, the first team leader standing on the side of the team, suddenly pulled out a pistol, aimed at Peng Dehuai, and fired. With a "bang", the bullet hit the stone. On the sky, sparks splattered.It turned out that the guard Zhang Zijiu rushed over alertly and missed the muzzle of the gun, preventing the bullet from hitting Peng Dehuai.Zhang Zijiu and Lei Zhenhui scuffled together, while the company commander Huang Yunqiao had sharp eyes and quick hands, and immediately shot and killed the first team leader Lei Zhenhui.

It was later found out that Lei Zhenhui had already colluded with Li Yuhua to join the enemy. On the night of Li Yuhua's escape, he had no time to act, so he had to take the risk the next day.Fortunately, the guards took precautions, so that Peng Dehuai survived. This matter shocked Peng Dehuai a lot. Lei Zhenhui was his old company commander when he was the battalion commander of the first regiment. important seat.Unexpectedly, Lei Zhenhui would do such a treacherous thing.From this, Peng Dehuai deeply felt: to make a revolution, it is not enough to rely on personal feelings and personal relationships, but to rely on political awareness and common beliefs, so that we can never turn back and carry out the revolution to the end.

Therefore, Peng Dehuai carried out a strict rectification of the troops: resolutely purged those old officers who had not been reformed; resolutely dismissed some who were not firm in their thinking; Peng Dehuai said to the officers and soldiers: "We raise the flag of righteousness for the sake of the revolution. We must not be afraid of suffering, bloodshed and sacrifice in revolution. If anyone wants to go, he can go. Even if I am left alone, I must hold the red flag and climb the mountain. Go over the hills to the end!" The words of the army commander inspired the soldiers of the Red Army; the determination of the army commander supported the Red Army.

At the moment of "the most dangerous moment of the Five Armies", Teng Daiyuan, as a special commissioner of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, presided over a meeting held by Heping (Jiang) and Liu (Yang), the leaders of the Party Organization of the Fifth Red Army, in their secluded residence in Tonggu County, Jiangxi. , Xiu (Water), Tong (Drum) four counties of the joint meeting of the heads of party organizations, formally established the special committee of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi border of the Communist Party of China.Teng Daiyuan served as secretary, and Peng Dehuai, Wang Shoudao, Li Zongbai, Qiu Xunmin and others were members of the Standing Committee.

The meeting summed up the struggle in the front section of the border between Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi. Peng Dehuai wrote in his "Memories of the Past": "In the secluded residence of the Tonggu, under the leadership of Comrades Teng Daiyuan and Wang Shoudao, a joint meeting of the county party committees of the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi was held... This meeting summed up the victory of the Pingjiang Uprising. First, it is mainly due to the correct leadership, organization and planning of the Communist Party; second, it is due to the enthusiastic support of local party organizations and people in Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi; third, it is especially due to the revolutionary banner of Jinggangshan. The role model and the guidance of the Autumn Harvest Uprising led by Mao Zedong - this is not accidental. After the failure of the Northern Expedition, under the leadership of Comrade Mao Zedong, Jinggangshan played the role of containing positions and continuing to guide the national armed struggle; summed up the Autumn Harvest Uprising, Nanchang Uprising, The rich experience of the Guangzhou Uprising and other movements has become the banner guiding the revolutionary struggle throughout the country, and the guiding light for Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi border regions and other revolutionary base areas. Only under its guidance can we have a bright future." Take "the revolutionary banner of Jinggangshan as an example" - the conclusion of the meeting was reached. Struggle like Jinggangshan, "there is only a prospect of victory"-the meeting clarified the direction of the struggle. Since then, the struggle on the border between Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi has entered a new stage. In October, the Party Committee of the Fifth Red Army and the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Border Special Committee convened a joint meeting of the heads of party organizations in the five counties of Ping, Liu, Xiu, Tong, and Wu (Ning) in Taizhuang, Xiushui.The Fifth Red Army was reorganized again and formed 3 columns and 10 brigades together with local armed forces, of which the first column had 3 brigades, and the column leader Li Can; the second column had 2 brigades, and the column leader Huang Gonglue; the third column had 4 brigades. Brigade, column leader He Guozhong; another brigade directly under the military headquarters. Soon, the enemy troops in the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi stepped up their "meeting suppression" against the Fifth Red Army with more than 20 regiments.In order to crush the "meeting suppression", the Fifth Red Army took measures to divide its troops. Peng Dehuai, Teng Daiyuan and others led three columns and five brigades directly under the army, jumped out of the border area of ​​Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi, and approached the border of Hunan and Jiangxi to realize the intention of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and join the Zhumao troops. Huang Gonglue unified the command of the first and second columns, and still stayed in the Pingliu area to persist in the struggle. Under the leadership of Peng Dehuai, the Fifth Red Army began its second march to Jinggangshan. On November 27, the Fifth Red Army, which stood out from the encirclement, suddenly came to Jiangxi Wanzai. Without any defense against the enemy, they captured the county seat in one fell swoop and obtained a large amount of supplies and winter clothes. At the end of November, the Fifth Red Army set out from Wanzai, invincible all the way, and entered the territory of Lianhua in early December. Lianhua has already belonged to the area of ​​Jinggangshan base area. The Bi Zhanyun Special Service Battalion, Zhang Wei Independent Battalion and Lianhua Red Guard Brigade of the Fourth Red Army, under the order of Mao Zedong and the former committee, have been waiting here under the leadership of He Changgong, ready to support the Fifth Red Army On Jinggangshan. The supporting troops of the Fifth Red Army and the Fourth Red Army finally joined forces in Lianhua Jiudu! On December 10, Peng Dehuai and Teng Daiyuan led the Fifth Red Army to Ninggang New City, the long-awaited Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base. There are new big slogans everywhere: "Welcome to the Fifth Red Army!" "Welcome Commander Peng!" "Learn from the Fifth Red Army!" Enthusiastic common people are everywhere: "Old Cousins" welcomed the arrival of the Fifth Red Army as if they were their own relatives. The commanders and fighters of the Fifth Red Army, who had suffered a lot of war and were displaced, suddenly felt that they had returned home, a warm home! The headquarters of the Fifth Red Army is located in the "Jingaitang" in Wangxia Village. Soon, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi, etc. came to the "Jingai Hall" to meet Peng Dehuai, Teng Daiyuan and other leaders of the Fifth Red Army. "Welcome, Commander Peng!" "Hello, Committee Member Mao!" "Hello, Commander Zhu!" Pairs of big hands were tightly held together, and a stream of warmth surged into everyone's heart. Peng Dehuai was even more excited. Although he and Mao Zedong were both from Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, and they were fellow villagers who drank the same river, this was the first time he met Mao Zedong.In the past, he had heard of Mao Zedong; when he launched the Pingjiang Uprising, he wanted to emulate Mao Zedong; after entering the Jinggangshan base area, he heard and saw the revolutionary atmosphere in the base area, and he admired Mao Zedong even more! On December 14, the Fourth Red Army and the Fifth Red Army joined forces in Xincheng, Ninggang County. This is a festive day, and the ancient small county is dressed in festive costumes.In a paddy field outside the west gate, an earthen platform was erected temporarily. On the platform was hung a red cloth monogram "Celebrating the Fourth and Fifth Red Armies Victory Meeting", and a couplet written by Chen Yi was posted on both sides: , During the New Year, welcome new comrades and overthrow new warlords; take advantage of the red light, go to the Red Army, hold high the red flag, and create a red world. More than 5,000 people from the 28th, 31st, and 32nd regiments of the Fourth Red Army, who were being trained in Xincheng, more than 800 people from the third column and special service brigade of the Fifth Red Army, and nearly 10,000 local armed forces and people attended the meeting. When the leaders of the two armies Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi, Peng Dehuai, Teng Daiyuan, Deng Ping, etc. stepped onto the rostrum, the audience burst into thunderous applause. At this time, an unexpected situation happened. Li Shouxuan, who participated in the meeting, recalled: "The leading comrades walked up to the stage together. Unexpectedly, the stage was relatively simple. There were more people walking up the stage. When we were overwhelmed, we immediately started to set up the platform again. At this time, some people in the crowd began to discuss in a low voice, saying: "Oh! This is unlucky! The platform collapsed just after we met today." Hearing this, Comrade Zhu De ran up to the stage with a smile on his face and said to everyone: "Comrades, it doesn't matter. The platform collapsed just now, but we immediately put it back together. The platform of the proletariat will never collapse." Immediately there was cheers from the crowd." Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, and Teng Daiyuan delivered impassioned speeches at the conference.Peng Dehuai said very modestly: "The Jinggangshan base area was established by the Fourth Red Army under the leadership of Commissar Mao and Commander Zhu. She is a bright light of the Chinese revolution. When we come to Jinggangshan, the Fifth Red Army must learn from the experience of the Fourth Red Army. .” After analyzing the situation at home and abroad, Mao Zedong said: "This is how our revolutionary cause has grown from scratch and developed from small to large. Today we have the Fourth Red Army and the Fifth Red Army. In the future we will definitely have dozens more." Army, we must smash the enemy's siege, and the final victory must belong to us." The soldiers of the two armies cheered in unison, and the mountains shook...