Chapter 26 4. The Red Army's "six-way division" failed, and Lai Yueming met Chen Yi through the hail of bullets

The fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" war has been going on for half a year. Under the blind command of Li De and others, the Red Army fought fortress against fortress. Thousands of people, one county after another fell into the hands of the Bai army. From April 11th to April 28th, 1934, during the Battle of Guangchang, which lasted half a month, 4,000 Red Army soldiers were killed and 20,000 were injured. This was the heaviest blow the Red Army suffered. The Battle of Guangchang was the decisive victory of the White Army's fifth "encirclement and suppression campaign", which cleared the barrier for Chiang Kai-shek to occupy Ruijin, the red capital only tens of kilometers away.

In early July, the White Army adjusted its deployment and divided 31 divisions into 6 routes to advance in an all-round way to the hinterland of the Central Soviet Area. At this time, the Red Army had completely lost the possibility of smashing the enemy's "encirclement and suppression" in the base area, and should have rushed to the vast area without fortresses on the outer line to find opportunities to wipe out the enemy.However, Mao Zedong twice suggested that after the main force of the Red Army go around the enemy's bunkers, his proposal to fight in the white areas was rejected.

The "Left" leaders stubbornly adopted the "six-way division" strategy, ordering the Red Army to send troops from six directions at the same time to resist the White Army's six-way attack. I remember most clearly that in Chen Yi's letter, he never said anything about the Red Army's defeat or defeat. But the Red Army lost after all.Due to the increasingly urgent war situation, the party school ended its studies ahead of schedule.Before graduation, some students in our class were assigned to work in Putian, Fujian for more than a month.Afterwards, when I returned to Jiangxi, Cai Chang, the head of the Provincial Party Committee, assigned me to the Shicheng County Party Committee as the Minister of Women.

This year, apart from correspondence, Chen Yi and I rarely had the opportunity to meet each other.I am getting more and more busy with work, but he lives in the hail of guns and bullets. In this way, the love between husband and wife is like the May bayberry on the tree that is slowly turning red. In 1934, the fifth campaign against "encirclement and suppression" failed.The Red Army suffered heavy losses, and the base area was squeezed out by the enemy like toothpaste. One day in late September, the Shicheng County Party Committee assigned me to go to the countryside to mobilize the masses to hide food.After more than ten days, I finished my task and rushed back to the county committee. When I walked into the county committee compound, I felt that something was wrong.

The sentries with red sleeves disappeared on both sides, and the yard was empty.Inside the house, Xiao Xiyou, secretary of the county party committee, dragged a leg crippled by bullets, and was throwing a stack of documents into the brazier.He straightened up, glanced at me, and said nothing. I wiped the sweat off my face and asked, "Old Xiao, what's the matter?" "The fifth counter-campaign failed." Xiao Xiyou said, tears rolling down his face: "I don't know where the main force of the Red Army went. They were all gone. In the morning, upon receiving an order from the Provincial Party Committee, the Shicheng County Party Committee was immediately disbanded." "Disbanded? Then, where did the other comrades go?" I couldn't help feeling anxious.

"They have all evacuated separately and went to Xishan Col to stop the enemy. A team of the White Army is attacking here. The situation is critical, and we have to leave here immediately. Otherwise, we will not be able to leave." Xiao Xiyou burned the documents and took the pistol from his waist. Backed out in time, loaded with bullets in his hands: "I still have to go to see the comrades in the county team, maybe I will fight guerrillas with them. You take a shortcut to report to the Ruijin Central Committee, and your lover may still be waiting for you there. ""Really, then I'm leaving now!" I jumped up happily, thinking about it, I shouldn't be happy, and said: "Do you want me to stay and fight guerrillas with you?" "Forget it, Comrade Yueming. "Xiao Xiyou listened carefully to the gunshots outside the city.The sound of gunfire was mixed with the sound of rumbling cannons, and he hurriedly said, "The reactionaries are so numerous that even the cannons have been used, the county unit will definitely not be able to withstand it, Yueming, you should leave quickly!" After breaking up with Xiao Xiyou, I ran out of the county in a hurry, and just as I rushed out of the city gate, I ran into a group of white troops head-on.

Several white soldiers raised their guns and fired a few shots; the leader of the white army opened his mouth and cursed: "Malage! Don't shoot, pretty beautiful women, chase after them! There will be rewards for those who are caught alive!" Relying on the road Familiar, I rushed across the creek and ran towards the next hill.As soon as I turned the corner, I plunged into a forest. Seeing that the bandits behind me couldn't catch me, they fired their volleys of guns. Under a redbud tree, I tripped over a wild vine.A volley of bullets shot over, interrupting a few thatch trees in the middle.A frightened flying pheasant was hit by a bullet and fluttered on the ground, dripping blood little by little.

I broke out in a cold sweat, and a bullet passed under my armpit, puncturing a hole in my shirt. On the top of the rocky slope, I saw the corpses of several comrades.Probably also encountered the White Army head-on.A young man was shot in the stomach by a bullet, and his intestines dragged on the ground more than one meter long. He died with his eyes wide open and his teeth gritted. I hurriedly folded some pine branches to cover them. The sun is setting little by little.At Aukou, there was a hungry wolf that came out early for a stroll, howling fearfully. My tears flowed down... The night was gray, and I was driving the night road alone.

It has been several months since I met Chen Yi.A few days ago, I suddenly received a letter from him repeatedly. He said that he was very good, and he was leading the army to fight in the front, and told me to obey the organization's arrangements in case of trouble. At dawn the next day, I took a small road to Ruijin, where the Central Committee is located. The atmosphere here is extremely tense.The hills outside the city were filled with trenches, and teams of Red Army soldiers were sweating profusely digging fortifications. Dozens of miles away, there was the faint sound of fierce battle guns.

The sentry at the city gate yelled, not allowing me to come forward.A few soldiers ran out from the sentry shed and surrounded me to check. I was secretly taken aback when the documents were lost.I know that the security system of the central station is very strict, especially at this time, I still keep digging and digging on my body, hoping for a miracle. Seeing this, several soldiers backed away a few meters and raised their guns vigilantly.A squad leader asked sharply: "Which department are you from? What do you do? What did you do to make yourself look like this?" "I'm the women's minister of the Shicheng County Party Committee. I just broke out." At this moment, a soldier recognized me, Said that I am a local comrade who can sing Xingguo folk songs.Indeed, in Shicheng County, I visited many Red Army troops.

They put me in the city.The city was even more hectic, with many simple carriages loaded with various bulky objects.The stretcher team shuttled back and forth.From time to time, messengers on horseback rushed past like shooting stars. The central office is located in a large Ci hall at Dongjiekou. Mao Zetan and Liang Baitai came out one after the other.I don't know Liang Baitai, but I am familiar with Mao Zetan, because he used to discuss things with Chen Yi.At this time, Mao Zetan saw that I stopped hurriedly, and said that they had just visited Chen Yi, and Chen Yi was not good-looking and in a bad mood, so I should not be surprised to see him. "What happened to Chen Yi?" I could hear the other party's words. Mao Zetan waved his hands in embarrassment, tugged at Liang Baitai's sleeve, and hurried away. My heart jumped up suddenly, and I ran in three steps at a time.