Chapter 10 Wei Baqun and Zhang Yunyi substituted tea for wine and drank heartily

The convening of the Provincial Farmers' Congress made Yu Zuobai truly see the power of thousands of people once they are summoned and organized! He expressed emotion at the provincial government officials' training meeting: "Back then, Prime Minister Sun proposed the three major policies of uniting Russia, uniting the Communist Party, and supporting agriculture and industry. The father of the country died from overwork, and his unfinished business was usurped by the thieves in the troubled times. He was greedy for power and self-centered, and he ravaged all factions, causing endless wars! But how did he know that the foundation of national power lies in the people?"

Undoubtedly, he was creating public opinion for a big move against Chiang.He specially hosted a banquet in honor of Wei Baqun and other peasant leaders from all walks of life, and according to the suggestions and recommendations of the Communist Party, he appointed Wei Baqun and other Communists and progressives in the name of the chairman of the provincial government as the county magistrates of Zuojiang County. This move has received a great response, and the hearts of the people have been greatly boosted! Immediately after the Congress, the delegates went off to organize peasant movements in their respective regions in high spirits.

Wei Baqun and his more than 300 members of the peasant army did not return to Donglan immediately.Early this morning, a solemn ceremony of awarding guns was held on the large playground of the barracks in Xixiangtang, a suburb of Nanning. Li Mingrui came to inspect the scene and personally delivered a brand new Browning pistol to Wei Baqun.More than 300 rifles were also issued to each member of the peasant army one by one. On the stage, Wei Baqun led his team members to clap their fists and swear: "For my brothers and sisters in Guangxi, I am willing to go through fire and water, beheaded and shed blood! Fight to the end with one heart, and the traitors will be destroyed!"

After the ceremony of awarding the guns, the members of the peasant army, carrying jet-black shiny rifles, were divided into three companies and received strict military drills under the leadership of military instructors. Before the Peasant Congress was held, some commercial firms in Nanning City reported complaints to the Public Security Bureau and even the provincial government: their merchant ships and land transportation were often robbed by "underground troops" and bandits along the Youjiang River, and there were frequent tragedies of murder and robbery. occur.In this regard, CCP representative Deng Bin discussed with Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui many times, and in the name of establishing the "Youjiang Merchant Protection Brigade", he allocated weapons to a battalion of the peasant army in Fengshan District, Donglan County, led by Wei Baqun, as a show of support.Yu and Li Xinran agreed.So Wei Baqun selected more than 300 strong young peasants and soldiers to come to Nanning—they returned to Youjiang area after a short-term intensive training.

Looking at the heavily armed troops carrying out the exercises vigorously, Wei Baqun was filled with emotion: If the peasant self-defense army had these quick guns three years ago, the appalling "Donglan tragedy" would never have happened, and they would never have watched it happen. Brothers with big knives and spears fell under the guns of warlord executioners one by one when rescuing the villagers in distress Today, Nanning has changed!Guangxi has changed!A new revolutionary upsurge has been set off in Nanning and Guangxi!Just like when Hong Tianwang laid the foundation in Jintian, Guiping, the revolutionary armed forces under the leadership of the CCP are going to do a great job in the Zuojiang and Youjiang areas!

"one two three four--" "Kill—" "Kill—" "Kill—" The loud shouts resounding over the training ground and the trembling footsteps in the hinterland made Wei Baqun's thoughts turbulent like the surging Yongjiang River.A strong sense of mission and reality is boiling his blood: an unprecedented historical struggle between rebirth and corruption, light and darkness is about to kick off in the Land of Bagui! It was indeed a deliberate arrangement. Li Mingrui handed over the task of training the Merchant Guard Brigade to the Fourth Security Brigade.Captain Zhang Yunyi ordered Feng Dafei and others to serve as military and political instructors.During this period, Wei Baqun lived in the Fourth Guard Brigade, and Zhang Yunyi arranged his food and accommodation very thoughtfully.As a result, he got acquainted with Zhang Yunyi, Feng Dafei and other military commanders dispatched by the CCP to Guangxi.They hit it off right away, and when they had a little spare time, Zhang Yunyi and Feng Dafei accompanied the famous peasant leader to visit the training, study and life of the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade.From them, Wei Baqun saw a kind of martial spirit and way of governing the army, which is "the military horse is ruthless, throws oneself to death for the country, and destroys one's life with righteousness".

In Zhang Yunyi's tidy and simple bedroom, there is a banner that exudes a faint fragrance of ink. The rough and powerful handwriting is obviously written by this courageous and dignified general: Leading the yellow, Qingcang on the right, brocade hat and sable fur, and Qianqi rolling Hiraoka.In order to repay Qingcheng, he followed the prefect, shot the tiger himself, and watched Sun Lang.The wine is full and the gallbladder is still open.A little frost on the temples, so why not!Chijie Yunzhong, when will Feng Tang be dispatched?Will pull the eagle bow like a full moon, look northwest, and shoot Sirius.

One can tell at a glance that this is the famous "Jiangchengzi" written by Su Dongpo, a bold and unconstrained poet.Looking at this moment, the writer's lofty sentiments and historical mission are all soaked between the lines of the banner! Zhang Yunyi (formerly known as Zhang Yunyi), at the age of thirty-seven, with the courtesy name Shengzhi, was born in a poor peasant family in Shangliao Village, Touyuan Township, Wenchang County (now part of Hainan) in Guangdong.After finishing high school, he went to Guangzhou to work. In the summer of 1908, the Guangzhou Army Primary School recruited students, and 16-year-old Zhang Yunyi applied for the exam and was admitted.During the three-year study period, he participated in Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui, and then transferred to the Guangdong Army Accelerated School. After graduation, he served as the platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander, and brigade commander of the National Revolutionary Army of the Guangdong Army. National War.Then he participated in the Northern Expedition and served as the chief of staff of the 25th Division of the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army. He fought from the shore of the Pearl River to the banks of the Yellow River. In October 1926, he joined the Communist Party of China in Wuhan.After the failure of the Great Revolution, he engaged in the party's underground activities in Guangdong and Hong Kong. In July 1929, appointed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he came to Nanning from Shanghai via Hong Kong and Guangzhou to engage in military transportation.

After Deng Bin, the representative of the Central Committee arrived in Nanning, although he did not meet Zhang Yunyi, he conveyed his greetings to Zhang Yunyi and others through Yu Zuoyu and Chen Haoren, asking him and his comrades engaged in military transportation to eliminate all interference and concentrate on the training of the troops. At that time, it can be pulled out and played loudly. With Yu Zuoyu's strong recommendation and Li Mingrui's strong support, Zhang Yunyi was entrusted by Yu Zuobai shortly after arriving in Nanning to assist Li Mingrui in rectifying the old department and preparing for the establishment of a garrison brigade.Li Mingrui respected Zhang Yunyi's seniority and achievements in the Northern Expedition, and both of them had a relationship with the word "army" since they were young.

When Zhang Yunyi was appointed as the captain of the fourth garrison brigade, he discovered that some officers in the brigade were direct descendants of Li, Bai, and Huang.So he confronted Chen Li Mingrui: Those who want to rule an army must first choose generals; He made three suggestions to Li Mingrui: 1. Eliminate the lurking direct descendants of Li, Bai, and Huang one by one. Those who reformed will be given a lighter sentence, and those who persevered will be dealt with severely; 2. Please allow me to nominate persons with both ability and political integrity to serve as officers at all levels;

3. Kindness does not control the army, and the army is strictly controlled, and the fourth brigade is built into an iron army. Li Mingrui immediately agreed: Captain Zhang will take care of everything.At the same time, Yu Zuoyu's Fifth Brigade was approved to do the same.Therefore, a group of Communist Party members including Feng Dafei and Li Qian were assigned to the fourth and fifth garrison brigades to hold positions at various levels.When the Merchant Protection Brigade was established, Zhang Yunyi asked Feng Dafei, the most powerful military senior instructor, to take full charge of the training of the Merchant Protection Brigade. Feng Dafei (formerly known as Feng Wenxiao, Feng Guochen, Feng Xun), was 30 years old at the time, and was born in Lianxian County, Guangdong. At the age of 19, he joined the army and was admitted to the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. During his studies, he met Zhou Enlai and was introduced by Zhou Enlai and others to join the Communist Party of China. In February 1925, he participated in the first Eastern Expedition against the Cantonese warlord Chen Jiongming. In July, he was selected to study at the Soviet Moscow Aviation School and the Soviet Advanced Infantry School. After graduation, he was sent to the German Artillery Academy to study in the general school class. . He returned to China in the winter of 1927 and participated in the Guangzhou Uprising. In the summer of 1929, he was appointed by the Guangdong Province of the Communist Party of China to go to Guangxi to engage in military transport work. At this time, in Zhang Yunyi's bedroom, Wei Baqun glimpsed between the lines in the banner the brave general's ambition to serve the country by "shooting the tiger" and "shooting the Sirius".Looking at the pen holder, ink cartridges and a tube of brushes on the old-fashioned sandalwood table, and smelling a faint scent of ink, Wei Baqun sighed with emotion: "I never thought that brother Sheng not only knows the art of war, but also knows the art of war. He is well versed in the way of running an army, and he is also a rare Confucian general!" Zhang Yunyi brought over a cup of tea that he had brewed, shook his head repeatedly and said, "Brother Baqun, I'm so honored. Yun Yi is not a person who dances and writes. He spends three hundred and sixty days a year on horseback. Sometimes I have time to chant a few words." The ancients wrote poems and songs with a bald pen and wrote a few crooked characters, just for entertainment." Wei Baqun said: "Brother Sheng came to serve the country when he was young, he practiced gold with a sword, he was a soldier and horse, and he made great achievements in battle. I admire him from the bottom of his heart!" Zhang Yunyi smiled modestly, and said: "The rivers and mountains in the eyes, the bulging corners of the towers, are the tears of heroes. This corresponds to a sentence in Sima Qian's "Benji of Xiang Yu": Although Chu has three households, it must be Chu after the death of Qin. How can there be no one in China? !" Then he recited Du Fu's poems to add to the fun: I have been in the army for more than ten years, and I can't do anything without measure. Everyone is too expensive to get it, and they are ashamed to say something. The struggle in the Central Plains is between Di and Rong. Husband Quartet Chronicles, Anke Ci solid poverty. After Wei Baqun listened to it, he suddenly felt that this poem by the Poet Fairy was the true expression of the state of mind of the general in front of him.So he asked bluntly: "Brother Sheng, what is your opinion on the future trend of Guangxi?" Zhang Yunyi took a sip of tea and said, "From the current point of view, the situation is very favorable to me. Chairman Yu is the master of enlightenment, and Commander Li has always been devoted to revolution. But from the overall situation, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Yu and Li for other purposes. He has always It’s about sitting back and reaping the benefits, not sitting idly by.” Wei Baqun said: "When I met with Representative Deng, he also saw the same way. I think that to plan for a rainy day, everything can be done if it is foreseen, and it will be abandoned if you don't predict it. It is impossible for us to stay in Nanning for a long time.” "Hahahaha" Zhang Yunyi smiled knowingly, "Brother Baqun said it is true! The Art of War says: The way of planning is to be careful and careful; those who are good at making surprises are as infinite as heaven and earth, and as inexhaustible as rivers. If there is a change in Nanning , I will pull the team to Youjiang and create a world with Brother Baqun, how about it?" "Hahaha" Wei Baqun would also smile heartily, "This is the day I'm looking forward to!" The two touched each other with teacups, replacing wine with tea, and drank heartily. Half a month later, Wei Baqun led the "Business Protection Brigade" back to Youjiang by the water and land routes.