Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Dawn of the Century

Walking out of the pavilion on Father Jin Road in the French Concession in Shanghai, Xu Xiangqian and his classmate Gui Buchan in the first class of Whampoa came to the vast Dabie Mountains. It is June, which is the season when the wheat is ripe and the rice is yellow.On the edge of the village, red flags are waving.The fields and villages are busy.This lively scene immediately attracted Xu Xiangqian, who was not very talkative.Walking on the field path leading to the Jianchang River, he said involuntarily: "The base area is just different." "It's different, isn't it?" Xu Xiangqian's admiration immediately aroused the deep pride of the authentic jute man Gui Buchan: "You came a little late. If two years earlier, the September riots and the attack on Huang An would have been earth-shattering It's inspiring!"

"Really?" Xu Xiangqian smiled kindly, he knew that Huang An was not a random place.Just this scene in the mountains and fields is really a symbol of strength and enthusiasm.Otherwise, how could there be such a great commotion?With the sound of the gong, four hundred and eighty thousand!Nine deaths, never look back.Therefore, he smiled kindly, besides sincerely applauding, he also wanted Gui Buchan to continue talking. "Of course!" Even if Xu Xiangqian didn't encourage him, Gui Buchan couldn't stop talking: "The land is bad, the fields are divided, Huang'an City is attacked, the people's government is established, Pan Zhongru and Wu Guanghao, the majesty, the sword immediately , inspecting the Eastern Hubei Revolutionary Army! Unfortunately, they are all gone." Mentioning Pan Zhongru and Wu Guanghao, Gui Buchan stopped talking.He just lowered his head and kept walking.Occasionally, when I came across a larger stone, I would kick it far away bitterly.

Xu Xiangqian didn't speak, he knew that Gui Buchan thought of Pan Zhongru and Wu Guanghao again.It seems that these are indeed two remarkable characters.Ordinarily, Gui Buchan had been out for a long time, and he didn't have much direct contact with the two of them.Even so, so emotional.How about being together every day?Xu Xiangqian didn't think about it any further.He respected these comrades who came before him, and deeply regretted their untimely death.However, the task sent by the party is to cheer up and lead them to continue the revolution, not to fall into this endless grief.But how can we open the situation?have no idea.He also didn't want to think too much about it.However, what Gui Buchan said just now, "Hengdao Lima" touched his heart deeply.That kind of tone, that kind of look, is the fascination and even admiration for the "Eastern Hubei Revolutionary Army".Thinking of this, he stopped Gui Buchan: "Buchan."

"how?" "I'll tell you something." "What's up?" "In a few days, we will have an army that is bigger and more prestigious than the Eastern Hubei Revolutionary Army and the 31st Division. Not only will we fight against jute and the Dabie Mountains, but we will also fight against the Dabie Mountains and all of China!" "Really?" Xu Xiangqian's calm and decisive tone really startled Gui Buchan.He couldn't even believe that such a weak and elegant forward had millions of heroes in his heart! "Why did you lie to you?" Xu Qiangqian smiled, as if leading an army of thousands of horses was only natural and not surprising.

When they arrived at Jianchang River and met Xu Pengren and others, Gui Buchan quietly spread the news. Therefore, before Xu Xiangqian arrived at Chaishan Fort, his courage had already gone up to the sky.Naturally, this was not Xu Xiangqian's original intention.And saying that, actually created a big problem for him. The situation has not yet been opened, isn't this groundless "spirit" a big cowhide?Fortunately, the soldiers kept him at a respectful distance, so he naturally couldn't know the tricks that Gui Buchan played on him invisibly.But he took it lightly.The language barrier set up a natural "obstacle" for him, but this natural "obstacle" prompted him to be good at observation and diligent in thinking.War doesn't actually need most languages.

"Imperial envoys are flying all over the sky, and they want to do bad things. They think they are sent by the central government. When they get off the bus, they criticize this and criticize that. To be honest, no one is welcome. Especially a military commander, if he can't lead troops to fight, then Criticism everywhere, whoever convinces you has no prestige!" Xu Xiangqian knew this well, especially when facing this soldier who was lying in blood and fire, he had to be serious.Otherwise, you will never be able to erase the shadows in their hearts, let alone lead troops to fight.

But Xu Xiangqian did not shy away from his cadre fighters.Although his order to the 31st Division was the deputy division commander, many cadres and soldiers already understood that he was here to take over their position as Commander Wu. One morning, Xu Xiangqian was exercising in front of the simple house, when suddenly a soldier ran up to him, smiled, and said, "Deputy commander, I have a suggestion." "Suggestion?" He also smiled, and asked the little soldier with concern. But the soldier didn't speak, he bent down and lifted a stone, and lifted it over his head, twenty or thirty times in a row, without changing his expression, heart beating, or breathing heavily.After lifting it, he threw it to the ground with a "kuang", turned around and smiled at Xu Xiangqian.

Obviously, he was challenging Xu forward.Xu Xiangqian didn't say a word, stepped forward and grabbed the stone, and lifted it steadily over his head. At this time, many soldiers had already rushed around him, and every time he raised his hand, the soldiers shouted: "... 18, 19, 20".After lifting it to 20 times, Xu Qiangqian finally couldn't hold it any longer. He chose an open space and threw the stone with a bang. The soldiers didn't speak a word, let's see what the deputy commander had to say.But Xu Xiangqian was not embarrassed, but stepped forward naturally, took the little soldier's hand, smiled, and slowly learned the Hubei dialect and said: "I can't lift a stone, I admit defeat. But we still have to compete, and we will compete for a long time." If you win a battle, it counts as lifting a stone. If you can lift it, I will fight a battle, a big victory!"

"it is good!" "it is good!" The soldiers didn't expect the deputy division commander to say such a thing, so they all laughed and jumped and shouted. "Without diamonds, who would dare to do porcelain work. That's right, I think the deputy teacher is very powerful." "I haven't put on airs at all, and I won't be lazy if I lose." "And bet it's not a joke." This time, it was the "shackles" that Xu Xiangqian put on himself.But he didn't regret it, and finally, he started to get close to the warrior. At the end of June, Xu Xiangqian's "competition project" came out——

The two regiments of the Luolin Department of the Fourth Independent Fourth Brigade of the enemy departed from Huang'an and Huangpi respectively, and marched northward; Thousands of people intercepted from north to south; the supplementary regiment of Xia Douyin's 13th Division stationed in Macheng and the armed forces of the landlords in Huangtugang also dispatched to cooperate in an attempt to encircle and wipe out the Red 31st Division in Chaishanbao. The enemy is coming fiercely, but the special committee has not received any information that the enemy will suppress in advance.The 31st Red Division was scattered guerrillas in various places, and only Wang Shusheng and Liao Rongkun's first and second brigades, with more than 100 guns, remained beside Xu Xiangqian.But you have to fight.Although such a "competition" has no rules at all, Xu Xiangqian had no choice but to "hastily fight" in the face of the enemy who drove straight in.First go around in circles with the enemy, he wants to rely on the familiar terrain to wear down the enemy, and then break down and eliminate them one by one.

However, the masses who "run against" are in disarray. There are more than 100,000 people, all over the mountains and plains, supporting the old and the young, in a chaotic scene, and the troops can't put on the battlefield at all. Helpless, Xu Xiangqian had no choice but to pull the troops to Jiahe.As soon as the battle was set up in the mountains by the river, Luo Lin's machine gun rang out. But Luo Lin was originally Li Zongren's subordinate. During the war between Jiang and Gui, he quietly defected to Chiang Kai-shek, was promoted from brigade commander to division commander, and stayed in Huangpi and Huang'an.This time, Li Kebang's attack on the Red 31st Division from the north to the south was his first battle to go to Chiang Kai-shek, so he fought very hard.In the Red Army of one hundred men, he led two regiments with all-German equipment, full of the arrogance of the indestructible 31st Red Division. At first, the Red Army went around in circles with him, making him unclear about the details and how to start.Seeing the Red Army marching towards Jiahe right now, the pheasant-like machine guns barked extraordinarily loudly.And laying out every word, did not give the Red Army a chance to breathe. Since the establishment of the Red 31st Division, this is also the first time that it has fought against the regular army of the Kuomintang.Seeing the fierce firepower of the opponent, the machine gun didn't seem to need to change the bullets, it didn't eat or drink, it just kept shouting, and the troops were thrown into chaos.No matter how Xu Xiangqian directed, everyone was in a mess. "What kind of army is this!" Xu Xiangqian got angry, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he muttered in his heart: "This can only show that the army lacks strict battlefield discipline, a strong style of work, and a cowardly mentality. No, we have to fight." Only when you come back from a few victories can you train your troops." Dekmin was obviously a little embarrassed.This is the first time he has encountered such firepower and such embarrassment.He knew that Xu Xiangqian was very upset, but it also made him feel strange that he didn't let it out.Especially in the emergency special committee meeting held after the troops withdrew, Xu Xiangqian took the initiative to assume "responsibility", which made him very wronged for Xu Xiangqian.So, he took the initiative to find Xu Xiangqian: "Qianqian, you obviously have a fire in your heart, why didn't you let it out? Also, I was here at Laijiahe, it wasn't your fault, why did you take the responsibility?" Xu Qiangqian didn't say a word, looking at De Kemin who was more anxious than him, an indescribable emotion hit his whole body.This is the first time Huang An's comrades have understood him since he entered the Dabie Mountains.Failure is nothing, compared with failure, this kind of intimacy and mutual understanding between comrades is the most important.But he didn't say anything else, took Dai Kemin's hand, and just said softly: "The main thing in front of the enemy should be to attack and destroy the enemy. It doesn't explain the problem whether he takes responsibility or not. After the battle is over, everything That says it all. Isn't it?" "Then what should we do next?" Dai Kemin was deeply moved by Xu Xiangqian's personality.But he didn't say anything superfluous, and he just went straight to the point when he came up. "Choose the weak and fight." When it came to fighting, Xu Xiangqian talked too much: "I just said that, the situation is really not good for us. If Luo Lin and Li Kebang stick together, we will be finished. However, just As far as Luo Lin and Li Kebang are concerned, Li Kebang is obviously inferior. He looks powerful, but in fact they are all mobs who won't be beaten. So, we have to deal with him first, and talk about Luo Lin later." Of course, there is another sentence that Xu Xiangqian did not say, but this sentence is crucial to the attack on Li Kebang.The Red Thirty-one Division has an absolute psychological advantage when fighting against the Red Spear Club and the like, this is the key!But Xu Xiangqian didn't say anything. He and Dai Kemin came to the residence of Wang Shusheng and Liao Rongkun in two or three steps. After a secret discussion, the troops immediately set off overnight and marched towards Baisha Pass occupied by Li Kebang's troops. In the middle of the night, Xu Xiangqian led the 100th member of the Red 31st Division to arrive at Baisha Pass on time.After a while, a traffic officer jumped out of the dark place: "Report to the deputy division commander, a battalion headquarters and a company of Li Kebang are guarding two small hills in Baishaguan, and the rest are Red Spear Clubs, walking back and forth like night wandering gods. " "Okay!" Listening to the traffic officer's report, Xu Xiangqian began to think in his heart that if these two mountain bags were taken down, the defense of Baisha Pass would collapse.Therefore, he immediately called Wang Shusheng, Liao Rongkun, Yan Zhongping, Jiang Zhuxi and others together, and said: "The enemy is very paralyzed now, thinking that we are fighting Luo Lin. Therefore, we have to touch it quietly and catch him by surprise! As long as we take these two hills, the rest of the enemy will be nothing to worry about. Now I order that the first team will follow me, and the second team will follow the party representatives. The two groups will start at the same time, and the battle will end before dawn." After all, Xu Xiangqian walked out of the room without looking back.What Dai Kemin admired was Xu Xiangqian's straightforward military demeanor, which was not procrastinating at all.As soon as Xu Xiangqian went out, he followed closely behind and went out quickly. The night is like ink. The night breeze in June was cool and comfortable, which was not only suitable for Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin's actions, but also suitable for Li Kebang's sleepy snoring in his night dreams. As Xu Xiangqian said, the enemy was unprepared. Naturally, it is only natural to raise your hands and surrender. Before dawn, after Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin took down the mountain, they then ordered the troops to go all out to defeat night wandering gods like the Red Spear Society and mess up Li Kebang's "front". But when Liao Rongkun actively called for a battle and demanded to go straight to Li Kebang's lair at Baishaguan, Xu Xiangqian ordered categorically that the troops quickly withdrew from Baishaguan and moved southward.Harassing Luo Lin and paralyzing Li Kebang.The waiter went north to eliminate Li Kebang. Liao Rongkun didn't understand what he meant, so Xu Xiangqian patiently explained: "'Surprise, attack' is the common sense of military strategists. Baisha Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We have already 'surprised' his mountain, so it is impossible to attack him again. He's ready." "Understood." As soon as Liao Rongkun understood in his heart, he quickly returned to the team. Xu Xiangqian returned to Qiliping, divided his troops into several groups, and harassed Luo Lin's troops day and night.He didn't come out of the "face", making Luo Lin itchy all over, but he didn't know where the itching was.When he was about to go all out to deal with "this Xu Xiangqian", Xu Xiangqian jumped under the nose of Li Kebang on the northern line again. "How is the enemy's defense situation?" In the forest late at night, Xu Xiangqian asked Luo Minggao and Huang Shasheng, underground party members who had infiltrated the Red Spear Club. "There are three or four hundred members of Hu Daocheng's Red Spear Society stationed in Guanzhai, and the rest are scattered in the surrounding 'cards'. They are so happy tonight that they didn't even confiscate the drawbridge." "Okay." Xu Xiangqian took care of Dai Kemin and the others, and then said to Luo Minggao and Huang Shasheng, "Lead the way ahead and set off immediately." Before dawn, heavy fog shrouded Baisha Pass.Xu Xiangqian emerged from the fog, and Liu Mingbang, the captain of the Red Spear Club and an underground party member who came to meet them, rushed forward to meet them. "How's the situation?" Xu Xiangqian asked again. "Everything is normal." Liu Mingbang replied. "Go." Xu Xiangqian ordered, and two plainclothes Red Army soldiers hurriedly followed Liu Mingbang, turned around and walked towards the flickering suspension bridge. "Who?" shouted the sentinel in the fog. "Me!" Liu Mingbang also replied sideways. "Who are you?" Obviously, the sentry pulled the bolt. "Liu Mingbang." "My god, it's Captain Liu. You scared me to death. What's the matter with you so early in the morning?" Asking as he spoke, the suspension bridge was lowered flickeringly. As soon as the suspension bridge was lowered, the two Red Army soldiers rushed up with one stride, and cleaned up the sentries neatly. Xu Xiangqian saw it clearly in the forest. With a gesture in the fog, the Red Army soldiers and thousands of people who came to cooperate with the battle poured into Baishaguan Village like a flood. Dai Kemin, Cao Xuekai, Chen Dinghou, Wang Shusheng, Liao Rongkun and other generals charged forward all the way.Immediately, there were gunshots in the pass, and the night sky was filled with flames.The captain of the enemy brigade was killed, and most of the three or four hundred Red Spear Clubs were captured.Hu Daocheng was lucky enough to save his life because he left the customs that night.But Dai Wuye, the head of the Red Spear Club, couldn't escape, and when he was in a hurry, he became a prisoner in a daze. This battle basically defeated the Red Spear Club in Huangchuan and Guangshan in southern Henan.Li Kebang was also taken aback when he saw the Red Army's bravery. He hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat, and hurriedly sent people to negotiate with the Red Army on the "truce". So far, the "Luo and Li Hui Suppression" was first crushed on the northern front. Looking back, Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin led their troops to clean up Luo Lin. Luo Lin was startled by the news that the Red Army had attacked Baishaguan, but when he saw Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin coming at him again, he hurriedly rang the gong to withdraw the troops: "Damn, three strikes and two strikes. After finishing the fight, who will pay me?" Replenish?" Compared with the previous long-distance drive, Luo Lin's choice can almost be said to be a "smart" move.Even so, Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin led their troops to catch up from the two wings.After chasing and beating him fiercely, Luo Lin was beaten until he pissed off, and fled in panic. "Luo and Li will suppress" eventually went bankrupt. Because of this, Xu Xiangqian's name became famous in the Red Thirty-one Division.At just the right time, the Red Thirty-Second Division rose up in Shangnan in a hurry. A single spark has the potential to start a prairie fire. Chiang Kai-shek resigned, and hurriedly ordered Liu Zhi, the commander of the first division of his direct line, to organize the reactionary armed forces in Hubei and Henan provinces, and in mid-August, launched the second "conference suppression" against the two base areas in southeastern Henan and the two base areas on the border of Hubei and Henan.Liu Zhi was so happy that he was known as the "Fortune General" in the "Second Northern Expedition".Unexpectedly, the "Fu Jiang" fell into the mud pit this time. For more than 40 days, the second "meeting suppression" with troops divided into four groups ended in failure. Of course, Chiang Kai-shek did not buy this account. At the end of September, the second "meeting to suppress" was completely bankrupt. In early October, Xu Yuanquan, the 48th Division stationed in Xinyang, Henan, was ordered to station two regiments in Luotian and Guangshan, and participated in the second "meeting to suppress" together with Hubei. Xia Douyin's thirteenth division launched the non-stop "Xu and Xia Hui Suppression". Smashing the previous two "meeting suppression" not only tempered the troops, but also tempered the people.Xu Xiangqian fought this kind of battle like a fish in water.The first victory was by "picking the weak and attacking the weak"; the second was by "dealing with the enemy, avoiding the strong and attacking the weak"; what about the third time?The army has been refined, the people have learned to be "good", and the army and the people are united, so let's lay an ambush for him.Big ambush, small ambush, ambush and ambush.If the donkey wants to break into the fire, what can he do? No way, this inexplicable ambush caused the enemy regiment commander to report to Xia Douyin: "Huang'an Qi and Zi Districts, as well as Guangshan Guanyin Fort, Chaishan Fort, and Tiantai Mountain, with a radius of more than 200 li, the people are completely degraded. When a small number of troops arrived in the territory, the Red Army, Red Guards, and bandits would attack them in groups, and were surrounded by enemies; when the majority of the army arrived in the territory, or resisted a little, they fled within dozens of miles, taking away food, livestock, and clothing. Every time the army goes to a place, there is no place to camp, there is no way to buy, and there is no one to ask for directions. When they are stationed in the village, the territory they are guarding is largely empty. Who will protect them? Propaganda, the proclamations issued are empty papers. Who is the police to persuade? Qing Dynasty In the township, there is no household registration check! In self-defense, there is no people to organize. If the cloud surrenders, there will be no one who hopes to return. The Red Army is tens of miles away, and at any remote mountain pass, there are bandits standing guard at any time. The guns and cannons are used to report, and the letters and guns are transmitted rapidly, and they can be transmitted for tens of miles or even hundreds of miles in one or two hours. The flags are used both during the day, and when the army comes, the flags will fall, and the flags within dozens of miles will collapse. No matter how hard the army is, they will be exhausted. Play the work of annihilation!" What can Xia Douyin do?no way!He knew that there was Xu Xiangqian in the second "suppression meeting", and this time he learned the advantages and disadvantages of this Shanxi native. No wonder, there are so many yellow and hemp people around him who can't be killed.Still can't help. Just at this time, the melee between Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yuyang began. Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly dispatched troops to fight, first transferred Xu Yuanquan's 48th Division, and then Xia Douyin, who was miserable, also hurriedly transferred to the Beijing-Han line. The anticlimactic "Xu and Xia Hui Suppression" also ended in failure. In just over four months, Xu Xiangqian, with the close cooperation of Dai Kemin, Cao Xuekai, Wang Shusheng, Liao Rongkun, Chen Dinghou and others, led the Red 31st Division and completely smashed the enemy's three "meeting suppression". The reputation of the Red Thirty-one Division was greatly shaken.Xu Xiangqian also became famous. Immediately afterwards, taking advantage of the melee between Jiang and Feng, Lu'an and Huoshan in western Anhui held the Liuhuo Uprising, and on January 20, 1930, the establishment of the Red Thirty-two Division was announced.After that, he fought with the Red Thirty-two Division and opened up the third revolutionary base area in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui border area with a population of 300,000. The single spark of the jute uprising has now become a prairie fire. On February 25, 1930, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China instructed the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, Henan Provincial Party Committee, and Lu'an Central County Party Committee to decide to relocate Huang'an, Macheng, Huangpi, Huanggang, Xiaogan, and Luotian in Hubei; Gushi and Xi counties; Lu'an, Yingshan, Huoshan and other counties in Anhui were designated as special district committees of the Hubei, Henan and Anhui borders of the Communist Party of China. On March 18, the central government instructed the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Special Committee and the Red Thirty-one, Red Thirty-two, and Red Thirty-three Divisions to reorganize the Red Thirty-one, Red Thirty-two, and Red Thirty-three Divisions into Chinese The First Army of the Red Army of Workers and Peasants. Commander: Xu Jishen; Deputy Commander: Xu Xiangqian Political Commissar: Cao Dajun Director of Political Department: Xiong Shouxuan The original Red 31st Division was changed to the Red 1st Division, division commander: Xu Xiangqian (concurrently); political commissar: Dai Kemin; chief of staff: Liu Ying The original Red Thirty-two Division was changed to the Red Second Division; The original Red Thirty-Three Division was changed to the Red Third Division. The First Red Army is directly under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the action policy of the troops is determined by the front committee of the First Red Army. So far, the situation of armed separatism in the Dabie Mountains for which Xu Ziqing and Xu Qixu paid their blood and lives has finally come true. At this time, Xu Pengren served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Special Committee; Cao Xuekai served as a member of the former Committee of the First Red Army; Wang Xiusong served as a political commissar of the First Division of the Red Army; After the establishment of the First Red Army, it immediately took advantage of the large-scale "Central Plains War" that broke out between Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan among the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong, and Henan to actively develop outward. In early June, Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin led the Red First Division to attack Pinghan Road.First of all, they attacked and occupied the Yangjiaji East Station, and eliminated the two companies of Guo Rudong of the Sichuan Army.Unwilling to fail, Guo Rudong sent a regiment from Guangshui to Zhengjiadian in the south of Yangpingkou in the second ten days of the month;After Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin learned of this situation, they decided to adopt the tactic of luring the enemy into an ambush, and wiped out the enemy of Zhengjiadian near Yangpingkou. At about 10 o'clock in the morning on the 29th, the enemy entered the ambush circle of the Red First Division.Xu Xiangqian, Dai Kemin, Liu Ying and others took the lead, swooped down, fought fiercely for four hours, killed and captured more than 1,200 enemies, and surrendered more than a thousand guns. They won the first major victory in annihilating a whole regiment of the enemy since the establishment of the Red First Division. . In late July, the First Red Division attacked Pinghan Road again, raided Huayuan Town, and won another victory in annihilating a regiment defending the enemy. In mid-August, with the roundabout cooperation of the Red Second and Red Third Divisions, the Red First Division lured a brigade of the enemy's Dai Minquan Division into the vicinity of Sigudun in the northwest of Ji'an, wiped out one enemy regiment, and defeated two enemy regiments.In only three months, the Red First Division attacked Pinghan Road three times, actively developed outwards, and achieved great victories. In October, the Red First Army conquered Guangshan.Immediately, the military party congress was held. In addition to inspecting the leadership work and re-electing the front committee, it mainly opposed bad tendencies such as hilltopism, and the troops were mixed.In this re-election and mixed reorganization, Cao Xuekai was still a member of the former committee, but many native cadres such as Dai Kemin lost their trust, and Dai Kemin himself was transferred to the political commissar of a certain detachment. In the first ten days of January 1931, the 15th Red Army, which failed to storm Huangmei County and was forced to withdraw from the battle, arrived in Huangma and, according to the decision of the Central Committee, joined the First Red Army and formed the Fourth Red Army.The army commander and political commissar were all newly appointed by the central government, and Xu Xiangqian served as the chief of staff.Under the jurisdiction of the Tenth Division and the Eleventh Division. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, who had ended the "Central Plains War", had already begun the first "encirclement and suppression" of the revolutionary base areas in Hubei, Henan and Anhui.After more than a month of offensive operations, they lost 5,000 soldiers and were forced to switch to the defensive. After the joint compilation of the Fourth Red Army, it immediately turned to a strategic counter-offensive.However, the first attack on Mojiaolou was not satisfactory.The second attack was surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the Huanghe River in the east, and the city wall was two feet high. Xinji, which was all built with square stones, Xu Xiangqian pioneered the method of tunnel operation to open up the attack road, and secretly dug a "forty to fifty meters long tunnel close to the city wall. Then they stuffed hundreds of catties of explosives into the coffin village and pushed them into the tunnel to detonate. With a loud noise, a section of the enemy’s wall was blown down and turned into a slope. The troops rushed up the slope and rushed into the city to fight the enemy. After more than three hours of house-to-house battles, more than a thousand defenders were wiped out, and the battle was successfully resolved." In the third battle, they left Pinghan Road in the west and occupied Lijiaji and Liulin East Station.A column of military vehicles was intercepted, a brigade was wiped out, and a large number of arms and supplies were seized. The last battle was the battle in Shuangqiao Town, where the enemy commander Yue Weijun was captured alive.The Red Eleventh Division attacked Lijiaji and Liulin Stations and approached Xinyang, which surprised Chiang Kai-shek. "Niang Xipi" and his "Jiang scolding" came in handy again, "What did this Liu Zhi do?" Liu Zhi was frightened, and hurriedly ordered the main force of the sixth division to gather in Xinyang, and ordered the division's 38th brigade , the 1st Cavalry Division, the 91st Brigade of the 31st Division, and the 63rd Brigade of the Second Route Army, advancing southward from Xinyang and Luoshan.Otherwise, it would not be easy for him to be the director of the Zhengzhou "Appeasement" Office.It is said that He Chengjun, director of Wuhan's "appeasement", also ordered the new second brigade to stick to Guangshui. The main force of the 31st Division moved from Guangshui to Xinyang. Advance northward, trying to pinch the Fourth Red Army from north to south, and eliminate the hidden danger in the CEO's mind. Of the enemy troops attacking from all directions, Yue Weijun's troops were the most aggressive.The division set off from Xiaogan on March 4, and arrived in Shuangqiao Town, west of Guangshui, on the 8th, only 50 miles away from Sanli City and Daxindian, where the main force of the Fourth Red Army was assembled. After Xu Xiangqian sent people to find out the enemy's situation, he decided to leave 1 regiment in Sanli City to monitor the enemy in the north, gather 6 regiments, and rush south to attack Shuangqiao Town. Shuangqiao Town is adjacent to Lishui River in the east and surrounded by mountains. Yue Weijun is a veteran of the Shaanxi army, and served as Feng Yuxiang's supervisor of Henan Province.In addition to excellent weapons and a large number of generals, this old Shan also has a psychological "advantage", "Isn't it just a few southerners? Huh? But my old Shan didn't know what to do when he moved. !” Therefore, his soldiers are extremely fast, and his defense is also good.Looking forward, Xu knew that it was the "Kung Fu" of his old boss.He deployed the two regiments of the 100th Brigade on the highlands on the west bank of Manshui to form a line; the two regiments of the 101st Brigade were deployed on the highlands on the east bank of Lishui to form a line of defense lower than the west bank.Patchwork, truly majestic.As for the division headquarters and the two brigade headquarters, it goes without saying that it must be Shuangqiao Town.There is also an artillery battalion among them, waiting for Yue Weijun's orders at any time. In response to the work of his "old boss", Xu Xiangqian deployed his battle plan, "The Red Tenth Division will attack the enemies on both sides of the river from south to north, with the 30th Regiment as the frontal attack; the 29th Regiment will attack from the southwest of Shuangqiao Town Detour and cut off the enemy's retreat; the 28th Regiment is located in Erdianwan, north of Shuangqiao Town, and is on standby as a reserve team. The Red 11th Division will attack the enemy on the east bank of the Lishui River from east to west, and the 31st Regiment will make a frontal assault The Luoshan Independent Regiment detoured to the southeast of Shuangqiao Town to cut off the enemy's retreat; the 33rd Regiment was located in Maque Ridge, west of Yujiawan, and was on standby as a reserve team." I don't know if Xu Xiangqian saw the Chaishan Fort when he made such a grand battle plan; but at this moment, his mood is excited. This kind of battle is the real contest! At dawn on the 3rd, the east of the spring had just brushed a few traces of warm fat, and the commandos on the east and west sides of the Fourth Red Army suddenly launched an attack. As one of the political commissars of the assault team, Wang Xiusong was also very excited.From the First Red Army to the Fourth Red Army, under the leadership of Xu Xiangqian and Dai Kemin, every time he charged into battle, he was very excited.In the past, the attack on Huang'an, the dominance of Chaishan Fort, the guerrilla warfare and the fighting from all sides, nothing can compare to such a spectacular scene.But all of this is their dream! Pan Zhongru, Wu Guanghao, Cai Jihuang, Liu Wenwei, Wang Dianchuan, Xu Ziqing, Xu Qixu, etc., every time he charged, he could see their figures!How could he not be excited?Unfortunately, I was the only one left in the team.Even Dai Kemin was "relegated" to the detachment!How happy would it be to have him around?Of course, these are all thoughts in a flash.This thought is like a spark, bursting with a "chichi" sound, accompanying him to charge into battle, and accompany him to heroically kill the enemy.After being attacked by the assault force, the enemy hastily organized a counterattack.The 30th and 31st regiments fought fiercely with the enemy for the commanding heights. Around 10 a.m., the 29th Regiment of the detour troops occupied Jianminggang in the southwest of Shuangqiao Town, and the Luoshan Independent Regiment also arrived in the Xiaokuishan area in the southeast. So far, the enemy's 34th Division has been trapped on all sides by the Fourth Red Army Surrounded. Yue Weijun was dumbfounded, his head was fat, but his eyes blinked non-stop!How did it happen?These little southern barbarians are really dying! "Hit, hit me! I don't believe it, I can't beat these bastards!" Yue Weijun yelled repeatedly, leading two groups of troops, and hurried out of the town to fight back. Counting 10 miles around, the masses are also mighty, just like when they attacked Huang'an back then, they came to join the battle with earthen guns, broadswords, and spears. The planes are flying in the sky, and the cannons are screaming on the ground.Yue Weijun didn't believe it to death, he couldn't open a gap and create a way out. But it just doesn't work. He couldn't even hear the sound of planes and cannons, and his mind was filled with the roar of fighting and shouting.Suddenly, a shell fell into the water, causing a quite spectacular water column. There are only a few positions, but they are fighting back and forth, rushing back and forth, and fighting back and forth!Within a few hours, the ten-mile battlefield was full of hand-to-hand combat.Both sides were exhausted, and they fought inextricably!Wang Xiusong's arm was pierced by a bullet, and he still brandished the pistol, shooting one shot in the east and another in the west, which was also a great joy. At noon when the sun was just right, Xu Xiangqian released two reserve groups.Like a dragon and a tiger, he rushed to Shuangqiao Town screaming.With this move, Yue Weijun couldn't stand it anymore.In a hurry to find the horse, the horse was ridden away by the groom. "Forget it, let's stop fighting!" Yue Weijun let out a long sigh, and the nearly seven hours of fierce fighting came to an end.Of course, his long sigh was also at a great price-the Red Army killed thousands of enemies, captured more than 5,000 enemies, surrendered more than 6,000 guns, four mountain artillery pieces, and more than ten mortars. The plane took off early, otherwise, Yue Weijun, the old Shan, would have to attach one or half of the plane. Of course, he never expected that it was Xu Xiangqian who broke his Lao Yue's line. Amidst the darkness, full of the joy of victory, Xu Xiangqian returned to the rear headquarters.After a while, Yue Weijun, who had already put on makeup, was brought in front of him. Xu Xiangqian smiled, and spoke peacefully: "Commander Yue, why are you dressed like this?" "Ah!" Many people present were taken aback. He was the famous commander of the 34th Division, Yue Weijun. "What army commander? You have misunderstood someone." Yue Weijun had already recognized Xu Xiangqian. In 1925, he served as the commander of the Second Army of the Kuomintang, and Xu Xiangqian was the combat staff officer and regimental deputy of the Sixth Mixed Brigade under him.Damn, it fell into the hands of my subordinates.Just pretend to be confused, otherwise, where will this old face be put? "It can't be wrong." Xu Xiangqian still looked calm: "Commander Yue, I haven't seen you for many years, I didn't expect to meet here today." "You, you are..." The more Xu Xiangqian said, the more unhappy Yue Weijun felt. "Forgot? Let me remind you..." "Don't, don't talk about it. I'm sorry, I don't know Taishan with my eyes." Why did he just let out a long sigh, and no one knew what he wanted to say. Xu Xiangqian was sensitive to his "privacy" from the "old boss"'s long sigh, so he smiled generously and said: "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military strategists. Xiangqian would like to hear the old army commander's analysis of today's battle." "Oh?" Xu Xiangqian's attitude surprised Yue Weijun, but, after all, he was his "officer", after being surprised, he quickly calmed down.However, it is difficult to say: "I have lost the battle, and I feel angry. My thirty-fourth division is called a division, but it is actually an army. There are planes in the sky and cannons in the ground. But you claim to be an army, and your strength is not as strong as mine. Brigade! Firearms are even more incomparable, far behind! How did you win?" As he spoke, he thought about it for a while, but finally said helplessly: "Oh, it's really hard to figure it out. I would like to hear your opinion?" Xu Xiangqian heard Yue Weijun's words, and hurriedly said: "I dare not say it. With Commander Yue here, it is difficult to mention the way of military strategists and the words of military books. However, there is one thing, Commander, have you noticed? We are fighting , There are crowds of people on the road for dozens of miles! Is it a people’s war? They protrude from the cracks in the Dabie Mountains, and the blood of the people is flowing everywhere in the cracks in the Dabie Mountains! Jute, Shangnan, Liuhuo, every base area, is bought by the people with their blood and lives. And you want to attack and destroy , Do the people agree? No! Besides, in our Red Army, the officers and soldiers are united, and they are all brave." He pointed to a wounded division commander beside him, and said, "He is the division commander. "And what about your troops? I have personally experienced arrogance and corruption, and the alienation of officers and soldiers. Old Army Commander, the strengths and weaknesses, the way to win and lose, are not obvious!" Listening to the old subordinate's words, Yue Weijun could only nod frequently, and then looked at Xu Xiangqian with a helpless and bitter expression on his face. The victory in Shuangqiao Town greatly strengthened the prestige of the Red Army, and at the same time declared the complete bankruptcy of Chiang Kai-shek's first "encirclement and suppression". But Chiang Kai-shek was still unwilling to fail, and immediately dispatched 130,000 troops to carry out the second "encirclement and suppression" of the Hubei, Henan and Anhui base areas.But this time it failed faster and more dramatically.The besieging troops from all walks of life were afraid of repeating Yue Weijun's footsteps, they waited and watched each other, and hesitated to move forward.In particular, the 22nd Route Army of Ji Hongchang on the North Road did not fight the Red Army at all. When they went to the "red area", they shot a feint, and the brigade marched around in arms before withdrawing to the station.The Fourth Red Army moved a little bit, and the second "encirclement and suppression" came to a hasty end. It's spring, weeping out the old and taking in the new, and a hundred flowers blooming.The people of the Dabie Mountains who have always loved to sing folk songs have witnessed the fiery life and felt the extraordinary battle.The sun is blue, the sky is beautiful, and the scenery is picturesque, so they sang songs as enthusiastic as fire—— 人民欢天喜地庆胜利，但红四军就下一步的行动问题，却遇到了意想不到的麻烦。 原因很简单，鄂豫皖根据地来了个张国焘。 张国焘来头很吓人，根据中共中央决定，撤销鄂豫皖特委，“组织中央分局，直属中央政治局领导，并成立鄂豫皖省委。分局的职权系直接代表中央领导一切，有权否定地方党委的决议或解散地方党委。” 张国焘任分局书记兼军委主席。红四军的领导干部亦作了调整，徐向前出任第十三师师长，7月2日又出任红四军军长。曹学楷出任第十三师政委。吴焕先出任第十二师政治部主任。 时值中央根据地三次反“围剿”开始，红四军拟定主力南下，向外扩展，以配合中央根据地反“围剿”。但张国焘要部队攻打和威胁大城市。虽然张的主张遭到大部分同志的反对，但还是被迫执行了他的命令。 为此，徐朋人的党籍被张国焘开除了，被贬到河南光山县任税务局局长。 但是，执行命令的徐向前及政委曾中生却在半道上“违背”了命令。没有按照张国焘的决定，打下英山即东出潜山、太湖，攻打安庆，威胁南京。而是就近进据蕲、黄、广、一面行动，一面报告张国焘。 张国焘不干了，立即命令部队北返。虽然徐向前、曾中生及政治部主任刘士奇联名写信给中央，申明南下行动的必要性，但张国焘还是气势汹汹地以鄂豫皖中央分局、军委会的名义，给徐向前和曾中生写来了一封措词严厉、罪名诸多的书信。一言一蔽之，红四军的南下行动是对中央分局的“公开的抗拒！”并要求红四军“见信后火速率四军北返根据地，不能有丝毫的动摇。” 曾中生接信后，即召开支部书记、指导员以上的活动分子会议，讨论张的来信。群情激昂，一致反对张的指责和指示，通过申明书，派刘士奇向张国焘去陈述意见。 只有第十二师政治部主任吴焕先不同意这种做法。他说：“组织上不应违反分局的命令。” 但大势已去，谁也没在意吴焕先的意见。结果，给张国焘抓住把柄了。 9月中旬，陈昌浩匆匆赶到已经北返的红四军驻地，宣布分局决定：撤销曾中生军政委职务，由陈昌浩接任。 陈昌浩接任红四军政治委员的职务之后，鄂豫皖根据地历史上最令人痛心的白雀园“大肃反”便拉开了那一页撕心裂胆的序幕。 “将近三个月的'肃反'，肃掉了2500名以上的红军指战员，十之六七的团以上干部被逮捕、杀害……” 在黄麻起义时的领导人中间，曹学楷首先被杀；接着逮捕了戴克敏和廖荣坤。 曹学楷被杀，徐向前就十分气愤，逮捕了戴、廖两人，徐向前不顾张国焘亲自审问，极力说明俩人不是反革命。张国焘恼羞成怒，虽然暂时放过了他们俩，但以后的事情却把徐向前甩在了一边，根本不让他参加。 一天，部队走到商城以西的余家集，徐向前正站在路边的山坡上，看着队伍行进，陈昌浩也在一旁若无其事地站着。 忽然队伍里抬出两副担架，上面蒙着白布。徐向前忙问陈昌浩：“谁负伤了？抬的什么人？” 陈昌浩不屑地抬了一下眼皮，看了徐向前一眼，说：“没有谁负伤，那是许继慎、周维炯，反革命，逮捕了！” 徐向前大吃一惊，这些人都是师长，怎么就成了反革命呢？所以冲着他便说：“怎么搞的，把师长抓起来，也不和我说一声！” 陈昌浩没有说什么，他知道徐向前不满意，可张国焘有话呀，谁敢让他插手肃反的事。 徐向前知道张国焘有令，便不再言语。但是，他的心却在流血！没有谁能阻止张国焘。师长接着是团长，团长下来是营长。还有师政委、团政委、营教导员。仅新集一次，就逮捕了原师政委李桂荣等20余人。 kill!统统杀掉！继曹学楷被杀之后，陈定候又被拖到了白雀园。理由很简单，1927年去武汉寻找上级党组织时，住过国民党改组训练班，是改组派。 张国焘说：“陈昌浩同志说黄安的改组派不多，这话不见得，陈定候、程翰香、江子英，不都是改组派吗？不都是黄安人吗？”一句话，三个人头就落了地！ 黄安人，此刻已经成了张国焘的肉中刺、眼中钉！开除了徐朋人的党籍，光山县的税务局长也做不成。张国焘在一次报告中，竟以中央分局的名义，号召广大干部与“不可救药的右派小组分子徐朋人'划清界限'！” 徐朋人精神上倍受折磨，夜不能眠，昼不欲食。这就是我们盼望的党吗？ !他怎么也想不通，出生入死，抛头颅，洒热血，换来的就是这样一个张国焘！尤其是曹学楷、陈定候的死，更使他不能沉默了，痛不可忍，他异常悲愤地质问张国焘：“天下有这样的道理吗？革命者反而被你这样的人杀害？！”张国焘的肺都气炸了，一个小小的税务局长，敢问我这样的问题！竟然破口大骂徐朋人不懂革命。 徐朋人气晕了，纵然我不懂，我是个“右倾小组分子”，可他们有什么错呀？ ! 苍天，你睁开眼！ 宁要蒋介石，我们都不要张国焘！我们可以打蒋介石，却违背不得张国焘。自然，徐朋人的命运可想而知。不过，不在当地，而是远离光山县的泼皮河。 河水结了薄冰，但还是被徐朋人的鲜血染红了…… 1931年11月7日，红四方面军在黄安七里坪宣告成立！ 忠于革命的黄安、麻城人民，像是回到了1927年攻打黄安县城的那一天。人山人海，锣鼓喧天。红旗如林，刀光耀眼。部队精神抖擞，武装整齐。欢乐的海洋从倒水河的河滩上蔓延开来，周围数十里都是欢呼雀跃的人潮。 站在阅兵总指挥的位置上，时任第十一师师长的王树声心情格外激动。 七里坪，当年走出了黄麻起义——攻打黄安城的鄂东军，如今，鄂东军的集结点又成长出了威风凛凛、浩浩荡荡的红四方面军。四个春秋，改天换地。然而，昨天却宛如在眼前！阅兵开始，他不能深入作想，按照大会议程，他几乎是吼出了这山鸣谷应的一声！ 方面军总指挥徐向前、政治委员陈昌浩，横刀立马，疾驰而来。马蹄声声，尘烟如飞。四面环山的欢呼声，震撼着连绵起伏的大别山！ 戴克敏的眼睛湿润了。站在受检阅的部队当中，他的心情激越宕荡，几乎不能自抑。七里坪，七里坪！他一声声地念作着这一块土地的名字，如火如荼的往事却席卷着他的身心。但是，他怎么也不会想到，这一次的集会，竟是他最后一次和七里坪活生生地联系在一起的机会——1933年3月，时任红二十五军第二十五师政委的戴克敏终于被张国焘以莫须有的罪名逮捕，倒在了“火线肃反”的血泊之中。 还有王秀松，此刻他是红四方面军政治部的秘书长。欢呼声一浪高过一浪，然而，当这浪潮拍打着他的心扉时，他却感觉到了隐隐约约的阵痛！徐向前和陈昌浩飞马扬鞭，他的眼前不断闪现着的却是潘忠汝和吴光浩的影子！他无法克制自己，甚至也不想克制自己。泪水涌出眼眶，顺着他那激动得发红的脸颊，滂沱四溢。他也不去擦，就让它流吧，流过忠汝的身体，流过光浩的身体，流过济璜、文蔚、奠川、志仁、学楷、子清、其虚、朋人、定候等等为这一天的到来而付出了火热青春和宝贵生命的同志们的身体！ 让他们也生还回来，竖起一面面旗帜，欢呼；让他们再和我一起，扛起一杆杆长枪，战斗！走过脚下这块土地，攻进黄安县城，游击木兰山，开辟柴山堡。然后到今天，看大别山下红旗漫卷，人人笑逐颜开。但是，王秀松这个地主的儿子，有决心背叛自己的家庭，却无力反抗张国焘的“肃反”。送走了戴克敏，1932年9月的一天晚上，就去参加了张国焘那永无终结的“秘密会议”。 终于，吴焕先被激怒了。 王秀松是鄂豫皖根据地功勋卓著的创始人之一，杀害他，他何罪之有？ !他四处奔走，八方呼号。为他死去的战友们招纳冤魂！ 张国焘当然不干，可他又不能随便杀害这个时任红四方面军总政治部主任的“大官”，且有徐向前在身边，杀人恐怕目标太大，所以，只好将他调任鄂东北游击司令，降职使用。后来重建二十五军时，有省委决定，吴焕先才出任第二十五军军长，不屈不挠，坚决和张国焘作斗争。直至长征时节，不幸于1935年8月21日，死不瞑目地倒在了敌人的炮火之中。就这样，黄麻起义的最后一个领导人，将他的身躯，埋在了高高的陇东高原上。 当然，此刻的吴焕先还想不到那么远。 他以红二十五军第七十二师政治委员的身份，站在自己熟悉的七里坪的河滩上。听着总指挥徐向前的讲话，同王树声、戴克敏、王秀松的心情一样，他也深切地怀念他们出生入死的战友们，尤其是近期被张国焘杀害的曹学楷、徐朋人、陈定候等人。仅仅是一步之遥，他们竟然倒在了“自己人”的手里。可是，倔犟的性格却强忍着他的泪水。即使泪水已在眼眶打转，他也不让他们流出来。 他们的血没有白流。他们的血也不会白流。如若忠汝、光浩他们在天有灵，也一定会感到欣慰的——这不是重开了的日月花么？ 忠汝！这不就是你在柴山堡，甚至是去商南之前就已经想象过、向往过、梦幻过的胜利的光景么？ 光浩！黄麻起义的火种，如今已经燃起了熊熊烈火！红四方面军已经成立，革命，也正朝着轰轰烈烈的前途奔去。听到这喧天的锣鼓了吗？看到这如林的红旗了吗？人山人海，天摇地动。这锣鼓，终有一天要敲烂这旧世界；这红旗，终有一天要席卷神州大地。就像龟峰日出，冉冉升起之时，也就是普照大地之日。 在我们的身后，正是源源不断的队伍，永远、永远，都和我们在一起。 事实证明，吴焕先的感觉是自然而正确的。 1931年11月，正当蒋介石全面部署第三次全国性的“围剿”时，新生的红四方面军即先发制人，主动出击，连续作战8个月，先后发起了黄安战役、商潢战役、苏家埠战役和潢光战役四大战役。正是在这些接连冬春夏秋的战役中，革命根据地才不断扩大。至四大战役结束时，鄂豫皖根据地总面积已达4万多平方公里。东起安徽淠河，西至京汉铁路，北达潢川固始，南至黄梅、广济。人口350万，拥有黄安、商城、英山、罗田、霍邱5座县城，建立了26个县的革命政权。红四方面军更是血气如霞，卓世而立。红四军、红二十五军，两军6个师，外加4个独立团、1个少共国际团，总兵力达4.5万。除此而外，各县独立师、游击队和赤卫军，也发展到20余万人。鄂豫皖苏区，进入如日中天的强盛阶段。 黄麻起义的烈火，已经燃红了整个大别山区，熊熊气焰，如火龙一般，滚过淮河以北，又向长江以南激溅！