4. Looking for Huaizhou to fight against the dark order, jump out of the enemy's encirclement

On the 18th, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission ordered: "Quickly occupy Suian City, and tentatively set to carry out guerrilla wars on the borders of Fujian, Zhejiang and Anhui to establish a new Soviet area." After ordering, the advance team entered Baima Town, 40 kilometers away from Suian City. The troops held a meeting to commemorate the third anniversary of the September 18th Incident in Baima Town and carried out anti-Japanese and national salvation propaganda...

A series of criticisms and instructions from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, especially the instructions to establish the Soviet area with Sui'an as the center, confused the advance team because it was completely separated from the current situation of the advance team. Sui'an is located in the upper reaches of Xin'an River, about 200 kilometers away from Hangzhou. Although this place is a mountainous area, it is located in the Hengjiang, Lanjiang and Xin'an River triangular areas. The river water is deep, and steamboats can reach Jiande, Lanxi, Zhejiang-Jiangxi railways and highway trunks. The enemy is convenient for transportation. Such terrain is very unfavorable for the advance team's mobility. The land there is poor, and most of the residents make their living by bamboo and wood, and produce very little grain, which solves the difficulties of the troops' support. In particular, the local area does not have a foundation for the party's work. On the contrary, it is a place where the landlords flee to the northeast of Jiangxi. Regardless of political and natural conditions, it is obviously inappropriate to establish a base with Sui'an as the center.

What's more, the enemy situation in Zhejiang was becoming increasingly serious at that time. Chiang Kai-shek was angry and embarrassed in the face of the Red Army's continuous capture of towns. On September 15, he ordered the county magistrates of all counties to: "The supervisor leads the team and waits for assistance. If the defense is exhausted, he will die with the city." Otherwise, "there will be a loss of towns and ruins the area, and the military laws will be in place, and he will never be lenient." The Zhejiang Provincial Government rushed the army to strengthen the defense of Sui'an City, and the number of defenders in the city increased to more than 2,000. At the same time, Zhao Guantao, commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi Border Regions, was in Changshan and Zhejiang Province.

Yu Jishi, director of the An Department, planned to form two left and right columns, and joined the Sui'an defenders to jointly "suppress" advance team near Sui'an. Yu Jishi led the Wang Yaowu headquarters of the First Brigade and the Zhejiang Bao unit as the right column, and the northbound one of Heng County was spread to Sui'an. Wu Chengren led the 49th Division of the headquarters to be the left column, from Changshan and Kaihua to push to the northeast. Zhejiang's Southeast Daily claimed on the 21st that the army gathered and the siege had been established. "Encirclement and suppression" will begin today, and all the Red Army will be eliminated in the Baima area of ​​Sui'an within three days.

The scouts sent by the advance team came back soon. The reconnaissance results showed that in addition to the above situation, the Kuomintang also transferred the 7th Division of Yunnan from the "suppression" front line of the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi border to western Zhejiang, and Chiang Kai-shek's confidant Yu Jishi directed the pursuit of the Red Seventh Army. Chiang Kai-shek issued a death order: those who get the record will be rewarded; those who act slowly and are afraid of the former will be punished for misleading military aircraft.

After the scout said that, he took out a secret letter seized from the enemy soldiers from his arms. Xun Huaizhou opened the letter and saw that it read: "You eighteen people must persevere. A large number of national troops will come to the white horse tonight."

The enemy situation is serious and the Red Seventh Army is in a very dangerous situation. If we continue to fight the enemy according to the instructions of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, then the only one who waits for the Red Seventh Army will be wiped out.

At the critical moment, Xun Huaizhou stood up: "The general is outside, and the king will not accept the order. Now we have reached the critical moment of life and death. Only by ignoring the instructions of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, Zhejiang is definitely not suitable for a long time. I decided to transfer the troops to southern Anhui and the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi immediately!"

Su Yu and Liu Ying immediately agreed.

Zeng Hongyi has been passively resistant since he left northern Fujian. In recent days, he saw the enemy intensified his siege and blockade. At times, enemy planes were reconnaissance and bombing in the sky. He was so scared that he often had nightmares. When Xun Huaizhou proposed to operate to southern Anhui and the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi, he also agreed.

Only Le Shaohua, who opposed the opposition, said: "The attack on Sui'an in the north and the creation of a new Soviet area with Sui'an as the center is the current task given to our army by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, and we must resolutely implement it. Action to southern Anhui and the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi is to disobey the orders of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission and implement the route of retreat and escape. I firmly oppose it."

Xun Huaizhou was so angry that his face flushed, but he knew that it was not the time to get angry, so he pressed his anger and said to Le Shaohua calmly: "Comrade Political Commissar, can you calm down and not put your hats at any time? Is it okay to put it on the table with the right attitude! The enemy situation is so complicated now. With just a few thousand people and such equipment, can we gain a foothold in Sui'an and establish a base with Sui'an as the center? Moreover, going to southern Anhui is also the final destination set by the Central Revolutionary Military Commission for ours. So, I thought about it again and again,..."

Before Xun Huaizhou could finish speaking, Le Shaohua suddenly stood up, slapped the table and shouted: "Xun Huaizhou, are you talking about it? No matter what you say, don't think about it if you want to go to southern Anhui and the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi! I am the political commissar of the army and have the right to decide everything about the army."

People's patience is limited. At this moment, any concession may lead to the annihilation of the entire regiment. Xun Huaizhou also slapped the table and said loudly and seriously: "Comrade Le Shaohua, this is discussing military affairs, not cursing the streets. Please pay attention to your identity as a political commissar, and not to use your power to suppress others. Let me tell you that I am the commander of the legion and the military command of the entire legion. In order to successfully complete the tasks assigned by the central government to our legion and to protect the lives and safety of thousands of people in the legion, I firmly oppose the attack on Sui'an and advocate immediate action on southern Anhui and Jiangxi."

When Le Shaohua heard this, he was even more furious. He suddenly grabbed the rice bowl of rice that he had drunk. He threw it on the ground with a "bang" sound, and then kicked the bench over, opened his eyes wide, put his left hand on his hip, pointed at Xunhuaizhou with his right hand and roared: "Xunhuaizhou, I once again warned you that if you don't fight Sui'an, you will go to the border of southern Anhui and Jiangxi, which is a violation of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission's retreat and escape. I want to report to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, you must be responsible."

"A real man dares to do and be a member of the army. As the leader of the army and the Communist Party, I am willing to do anything for the cause of the party and the life and death of the entire army. Moreover, responsibility is my responsibility. As for you to report to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, this is your authority, you should report it. However, I also want to warn you that blind commands regardless of the objective actual situation will lead to the annihilation of the entire army. It is a great crime against the party and the people. It is a joke about the lives of thousands of people in the army. This is absolutely unwilling to be allowed!" Xun Huaizhou took his time.

After Xun Huaizhou said that, Le Shaohua ran out angrily. Where is Zeng Hongyi? He remained silent. He was already convinced of this kind of scene. Besides, he was listless and could not take care of himself.

That night, Xunhuaizhou led the lead team to jump out of the siege overnight and moved to the border of Anhui-Jiangxi.

Five, repeatedly defeated, Wang Yaowu sighed and lost to Xunhuaizhou

Chiang Kai-shek constantly added troops to intercept the anti-Japanese advance team to the north...

Yu Jishi, the commander of the "bandit suppression", was punished by serious demerits and dismissal from office because of his unfavorable combat against the anti-Japanese advance team in the north. Therefore, he always wanted to achieve results in the battle, remove his punishment, and restore his so-called reputation. Yu Jishi asked Wang Yaowu and his subordinates to "work harder, win a battle and win the military reputation. Otherwise, they will be punished."

The Red Seventh Army suddenly turned to the southern Anhui and the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi, which was beyond Yu Jishi's expectations. The net he had worked hard to wove for several days was useless. In addition to regret, he hurriedly ordered the 49th Division to pursue the troops in two groups. At the same time, he also called Liu Maosi, the commander of the 15th Army of the Kuomintang stationed in Tunxi, southern Anhui, to strengthen his vigilance, attempting to weave a large net again and capture the Red Seventh Army in one fell swoop.

On September 24, when the Red Army anti-Japanese advance team was preparing to camp in Baojia Village, Sui'an, Zhejiang, it encountered five regiments of the enemy's 49th Division and the Supplementary Brigade. Due to the large number of chasing enemies, the large advance team crossed Dalian Ridge and moved to Shimen in southern Anhui, and ordered the guards at the sent-off ridge to cover...

On September 25, the advance team crossed Dalianling from Chun'an to She County, Anhui. The Red Army was in She County, and among the steep mountains of Xiuning, using the complex terrain of the borders of the three provinces to deal with the enemy...

On October 3, the advance team occupied Chawan, Qimen, southern Anhui and rested for five days in this area. Because the masses ran away, it was very difficult to provide for supplies. Some troops could not find food for two or three days. The advance team decided to transfer...

On October 8, the advance team broke into Fuliang County, northern Jiangxi...

On October 9, the advance team was preparing to attack the old city of Fuliang. They encountered the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the Kuomintang in Xinqiao and defeated the enemy. Later, because they discovered that the old city had heavy enemy troops, the advance team had to give up their siege plan. The next evening, the troops entered Chutian Bridge, Fuliang County...

On October 12, the advance team left Chutianqiao and met the enemy's 49th Division at Xinjukou. After a day of stalemate, the advance team seized a light machine gun and twenty rifles,...

On October 14, the advance team advanced to Yaqiao, and expected that the enemy's 49th Division would follow, and decided to lure the enemy into Yaqiao Village and then encircle and destroy it...

After resting and rectifying near Lihen for three days, the wounded and sick were placed. At this time, the troops were less than 2,000. They were attacked by the enemy when they set out at the vent, and a reconnaissance platoon lost contact. The advance team urgently needed to replenish their troops, but the Anhui-Jiangxi District Committee replied that it would take ten days to see the result of the mobilization. It was obvious that the advance team could not wait for so long.

Political Commissar Le Shaohua learned that the local Red Army was afraid that the advance team would be replenished, so they were unwilling to do so. So they came to talk to Comrade Zhou and Liu Er... After this conversation, they agreed to replenish the advance team (later mobilized four consecutively about 500 people).

After the troops were supplemented, they faced the problem of continuing to fight. Le Shaohua advocated that the enemy in the Soviet area was still in the last moment to find out the position of our army. The main force should be gathered to attack the enemy who was forced to the point. Zeng Hongyi believed that in order to increase the sentiment of the army, fewer enemies should be eliminated or a richer village should be opened to solve the supply problem. After discussion, everyone agreed with Zeng Hongyi's opinion, opened the Guancun enemy fort that crossed the Soviet area, and seized more than 80 rifles. The troops originally planned to continue to attack Shimen Street, but received a notice from the district committee halfway, saying that the enemy was advancing towards Li Hen. The troops rushed to intercept, but the enemy had already divided the troops.

Three routes entered Lihen. When Lihen was occupied, Zeng Hongyi advocated withdrawing from Anhui and Jiangxi, while others strongly advocated continuing to intercept, and were extremely dissatisfied with Zeng Hongyi's fear and retreat. After the second time, the advance team received a telegram from the central government that the enemy mobilized 22 regiments to "encircle and suppress" the advance team in six routes, attempting to eliminate the advance team in Lihen Soviet Area in one fell swoop. The central government asked the advance team to escape from the enemy overnight, and toward southern Anhui or Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, the advance team will determine the situation. Because the enemy's arrangement at that time was to prevent the advance team from going to southern Anhui, the advance team passed through the enemy's gap overnight and operated towards Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

Since taking on the pursuit mission, Ren Yaowu, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the enemy, was afraid that the troops would be negligent and defeated, and were punished by Chiang, so he asked his subordinates to be vigilant and not be careless. When analyzing the situation of the troops of the advance team, he said: "The army commander and the division commander have strong revolutionary will and rich combat experience, especially Xunhuaizhou's combat command ability is the strongest." Wang Yaowu was always wary of Xunhuaizhou and was especially good at guerrilla warfare. After fighting with him repeatedly, Ren Yaowu had to admit: "I am not as good as Xunhuaizhou."

Six, Su Yu sighed: Opportunity missed again

The conditions in the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi and southern Anhui are better than those in the borders of Zhejiang and Jiangxi where the advance team passes. In terms of terrain, there are Guishan and Baiji Mountains and Huangshan in southern Anhui. There are both mountainous areas and hilly areas. The rivers can be interfered with, which facilitates the advance team to conceal and maneuver. The economy is richer, which is conducive to solving the grain supply of the troops; cultural education is also relatively developed, and most of the larger villages have newspapers to facilitate the advance team to understand the situation and trends; especially the party's work foundation and influence, and the people's conditions are better. The position here is also very important. It can threaten Wuhu and Nanjing to the northeast, and Hangzhou to the east.

The advance team fought several battles in Chawan, Liukou, Yaqiao, Lihen and other places, repelled the pursuit and intercepted enemies, eliminated some of the enemy troops, seized a batch of weapons, and the Anhui-Jiangxi Soviet Area added 500 new soldiers to the advance team. After experiencing a period of difficulties in western Zhejiang, the troops began to turn around again.

During this period, the army leaders began to consider the next step of action. According to the situation where the combat company was not sufficient, the advance team planned to reorganize the troops into four battalions, streamline the organs and enrich the company for mobile combat. It also suggested to the Central Committee and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission that in the case of enemy attacks, the advance team was allowed to be mobile and solve many problems independently. These suggestions from the army were in line with the actual situation at that time, but were not approved.

On October 15, 1934, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission called the Red Seventh Army to "immediately reconnaissance the roads transferred to the northeastern Jiangxi Soviet Area, and quickly and concealedly transfer to the Red Seventh Army Soviet Area in order to organize and replenish the troops." After receiving the telegram, the corps leaders held a meeting that night. In the room of the political commissar Le Shaohua, the kerosene lamp on the table emitted a dim light, reflecting the anxious face in the room. The commander of the legion Xun Huaizhou put his hands on his waist and tramped around the house. Suddenly, he stopped by the table and pounded a fist hard on the table: "The general is outside, the king will not be able to lose his troops in vain. We will order the troops to advance towards southern Anhui tomorrow." "Comrade Huaizhou

, We are Communist Party members and must obey orders and not confront the central government." Political Commissar Le Shaohua said sternly. The atmosphere became increasingly tense. Since the beginning of the army, there have been frequent quarrels within the legion, which has added unstable factors to the already difficult march. "Don't be excited," Su Yu waved his hand and said, "This is useless. We should call us immediately to ask for instructions and strive to ensure that the central government agrees with our plan. We will take this time to rest for a while and restore our combat effectiveness." "I agree with Su Yu's point of view. Due to continuous marches, the soldiers were exhausted and the morale of the army was shaken. If we do not take the right measures at this time, it will be difficult for us to continue moving forward." Liu Ying, director of the Political Department, made a final speech.

The meeting finally reached an agreement that the Anhui-Jiangxi border had development conditions, and that several enemy blockade lines must be passed in and out of the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Soviet Area. Therefore, on the 17th, we sent a telegram to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission for requesting instructions. If we still have to go to southern Anhui in the future, it would be better not to go to the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Soviet Area and take the main force to operate to the southern Anhui guerrilla area (between Shitu, Taiping, Qimen, Xiuning and other counties, with the center in Leihu, Kecun). On the 18th, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission replied to the advance team's opinion. However, Zeng Hongyi and Le Shaohua joined forces to report the letter of Xun Huaizhou behind their backs and oppose Xun Huaizhou's proposal.

, firmly demanded that the Central Revolutionary Military Commission transfer the Red Seventh Army to the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area for rectification. Just as the advance team was actively preparing to march to southern Anhui, on the 21st, the seventh Army still wanted to go to the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area. "The Seventh Army will gradually transfer back to the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area, but the troops should never be dispersed." What else can Xun Huaizhou say, as the commander of the army? It can't twist its thighs! The advance team obeyed the order and immediately moved to the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area, through Fuliang and Dexing, through two enemy blockade lines, and entered the Chongxi area of ​​the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area.

At this point, the advance team ended the preliminary operation that lasted nearly four months.

Su Yu recalled the advance team's activities in the border areas of Anhui and Jiangxi like this:

The Seventh Army set out from Ruijin to enter the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area, and moved to dozens of counties and towns in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces. It took nearly four months and took a journey of 3,200 miles. The commanders and fighters of the entire army, with their perseverance in revolutionary will and brave and tenacious fighting spirit, eliminated one difficulty after another, marched continuously, went deep into the hearts of the enemy, repelled countless interceptions, pursuits and "encirclement and suppression", fought some victories, and crushed the enemy.

The attempt to eliminate our army. We also carried out mass work as much as possible along the way, publicizing the Party’s anti-Japanese and national salvation propositions, and expanded the influence of the Party and the Red Army. The Seventh Army turned alone to the rear of the enemy, which played its positive role. The battle process written by the majority of commanders and fighters with their blood and sweat was not to be erased.... At that time, the wrong leaders of the "left" erroneous measures the Seventh Army's northward actions according to the strategic intentions of subjectivism and adventurism.

The war action of this army with only a thousand men was required to "promote the enemy to make changes in strategic and combat deployments", and because they failed to achieve these impossible goals, they accused the troops of not completing their tasks. They also wavered Zeng Hongyi's personal retreat, confused the glorious combat achievements of Comrade Huaizhou and the vast number of commanders and fighters, and put the troops in absurd hats such as "detected opportunism" and "executing the retreat and escape route." These are obviously not in line with the true historical situation and are completely wrong.

Chapter 6: Battle of Tanjiaqiao, the "Waterloo" of the advance team

Meeting with Chongxi, Fang Zhimin was mixed with joy and sorrow

On October 31, 1934, more than 3,000 Red Seventh Army members passed through Fuliang and Dexing from the border of Anhui and Jiangxi, crossed the enemy's two blockade lines, and entered the Chongxi area of ​​Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, thus ending the four-month preliminary operation.

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As soon as the Red Seventh Army arrived in Chongxi, they joined forces with the Red Ten Army, who had arrived in Chongxi in advance to rest.

This Red Ten Army was rebuilt after the old Red Ten Army crossed south to Xinjiang to the Central Soviet Area in January 1933. Based on the Red Guard Division, Fang Zhimin drew some people and guns from independent regiments and battalions in each county, and 90 inspectors from the provincial and county trade unions were rebuilt as company and platoon leader. It has a total of three divisions under its jurisdiction, including the 28th Division, the 29th Division and the 30th Division.

The two new and old Red Ten Armys met, and the old comrades in the army met again after a long separation. Everyone hugged happily, jumped up and talked to each other. People from all over the country also rushed to visit their relatives and affectionately called the Red Seventh Army the "Old Ten Army".

On November 4, 1934, ** called and ordered the Red Seventh Army to be combined with the Red Seventh Army in the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area to be combined into the Red Seventh Army. The Red Seventh Army was organized into the 19th Division, with two regiments: the Red Seventh Army was organized into the 20th Division, with three regiments. Liu Chouxi, the former commander of the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Military Region, was the commander of the army, and Le Shaohua was the political commissar of the army. Xun Huaizhou was the commander of the 19th Division, and Nie Hongjun was the political commissar; Liu Chouxi and Le Shaohua served as the commander of the 20th Division and the political commissar respectively.

The telegram proposed that the task of the Red Tenth Army was: the 19th Red Division still attacked the borders of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi, and was responsible for the task of cracking down on the enemies that were "pursuing and suppressing" and creating a new Soviet area; the 20th Red Division stayed in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and carried out the task of cracking down on the enemies that were "encircled and suppressing" and defending the old Soviet area. ** At the same time, the leading cadres of the Party, Government and Military Affairs of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi were also adjusted. Zeng Hongyi was appointed as the secretary of the provincial party committee and political commissar of the military region, and Fang Zhimin was appointed as the chairman of the Soviet government and commander of the military region. The telegram pointed out: "The military region and the newly formed Red Tenth Army were under the command of Xiang Ying, commander of the Central Military Region."

On November 18, 1934, under Xunhuaizhou, Nie Hongjun and others, the 19th Red Division continued to hold high the banner of going north to fight against Japan, and went out of Huaiyu Mountain at night, breaking through Shangrao, and the enemy blockade line between Yushan, bursting towards western Zhejiang. The sudden dispatch of the 19th Division was beyond the enemy's expectations. Two regiments of the enemy's Zhejiang Security Column were severely damaged when they chased. The 19th Division conquered Jingde County in one fell swoop, and went north from Jingxian and Xuancheng to threaten Wuhu. Just when the 19th Division was successfully attacking, the Central Military Region suddenly called:

According to the current situation in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, the activities of the 20th Division in the Soviet area will be restricted and disadvantaged. The two divisions will not be able to attack the enemy in a dispersed manner and create a new Soviet area smoothly. In order to protect the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area to mobilize the enemy to create a new Soviet area to strengthen the Red Army, the 10th Corps resolutely advance from Yu and Changjian to the north of the railway...... The enemy was eliminated in the battle of the sturdy block to create the Anhui, Zhejiang and border Soviet area.

The telegram also announced that Fang Zhimin, Liu Chouxi, Le Shaohua, Nie Hongjun and Liu Ying formed the Military and Political Committee of the Red Ten Army, with Fang Zhimin as the chairman and followed the 10th Army. Fang Zhimin was a little puzzled by the order that the 20th Division immediately dispatched to southern Anhui. This was not only because the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area was a base area with excellent mass base he created, but also he was clearly aware that the revolutionary struggle in the south was at a low tide. The Kuomintang army was looking for the main force of the Red Army with all its strength to fight. At this time, he ordered the only two main forces of the Red Army to remain in the southeast to form a corps, and all of them were withdrawn from the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Area and concentrated in southern Anhui to fight mobile warfare. In this way, it was necessary to consider that the possibility of the Red Ten Army being completely wiped out.

However, Fang Zhimin, who knew that "soldiers are obeying orders as their duty", still unconditionally executed the orders of the Central Military Region. In "A Brief Introduction to My Engagement in Revolutionary Struggle", Fang Zhimin wrote: "Although I have hemorrhoids and have a lot of pus and blood flowing every day, not only can I not walk or ride a horse, but also can't sit on a chair. I always sit half lying down when I have to sit. I still endure the hemorrhoids. I made up my mind to complete the task assigned to me by the party. Whatever the party wants me to do will never refuse." Before setting off, Fang Zhimin and Zeng Hongyi, Le Shaohua, Liu Chouxi and others jointly studied the issue of the Red 20th Division's about to leave the Soviet area, and then held various after-care work meetings in the Soviet area, and made meticulous and thoughtful arrangements for all work such as the Soviet area, the white area, the corps, and the local army.

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On November 24, after just a few days of emergency preparation, Fang Zhimin, Liu Chouxi, Le Shaohua and Su Yu led the army and the Red 20th Division to leave Geyuan, the capital of the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Soviet Area, and began an operation northward to southern Anhui. The Soviet area only left more than 900 Red 30th Divisions without a large army. On the 28th, the Kuomintang army captured Geyuan, and the party, government, military leadership organs and local Red Army in the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Soviet Area were transferred to the Mopanshan area to insist on guerrilla warfare.

General Su Yu later wrote in his article "Review of the Red Army's Northward Anti-Japanese Advance Team", when summarizing the lessons of history:

The reorganization of the anti-Japanese advance team in the later stage was a serious lesson. At that time, it was estimated that after the main force of the Central Red Army was transferred, the enemy would step up the "encirclement and suppression" of the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Soviet Areas, and the situation would become increasingly serious, but the policy of dispersing guerrillas was still not adopted, but the Red Ten Army, which was good at fighting guerrillas, and the Red Seventh Army, which was good at fighting guerrillas, formed a new large corps, and concentrated them together to fight mobile warfare... When forming the Red Ten Army, the equipment of leading cadres was still influenced by the "left" sectarianism, and retained Le Shaohua's position as a legion political commissar, but instead demoted the legion commander Xun Huaizhou to division commander and excluded him from the military and political commissar.

In addition to the membership, this was not only a sectarian attack on Xun Huaizhou individuals, but also a valuable experience of ignoring the Seventh Army's transition from Ruijin to several provinces to fight for bloodshed and sacrificed. The new commander of the Legion Liu Chouxi was an older military commander. He served as battalion commander during the Nanchang Uprising and experienced the training of revolutionary struggles. However, later facts showed that he was indecisive in combat command and lacked the experience of combating enemy mobile operations in the white area. The "left" erroneous cadre policy was closely related to the failure of the anti-Japanese advance team. In the middle of the war, the equipment of the main military commanders was a very important issue.

After leaving Geyuan on November 24, 1934, the Red Tenth Army Corps and the Red 20th Division trekked non-stop on the mountain path...

During the process of going north to southern Anhui, the 20th Red Division was basically smooth, except for some contact with the sporadic local troops of the Kuomintang, because the enemy was attracted by the 19th Red Division that set out first.

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Due to the lack of effective guides, the Red 20th Division encountered a lot of trouble. For this reason, Fang Zhimin sent a team to find a capable guide. Soon, the team discovered an old man who was quite experienced and willing to act as a guide of the Red Army. The Red Army was guided by the guide and safely marched on the mountain path...

Tangkou meeting and the two divisions jointly organized the unified action

On the way, he received a telegram from the Central Military Region that the 20th Red Division should quickly meet with the 19th Red Division. Fang Zhimin had no choice but to lead his troops to find convenient channels in the deep mountains and ridges, in order to quickly reach the Tangkou area of ​​She County, a place where he had contacted the 19th Red Division with radio.

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Besides, the 19th Red Division has moved to western Zhejiang for more than 20 days and has won consecutive victories. According to the original plan, the next step for the 19th Red Division is to guerrilla Tonglu, Lin'an and other places. After receiving the order to quickly meet with the 20th Red Division, it had to give up the original action plan and turn from western Zhejiang to southern Anhui.

On December 10, the Red 19th Division and the Red 20th Division successfully met in Tangkou. More than 8,000 heroes from the Red 10th Army were in high spirits, singing and dancing, and giving each other souvenirs. The local people also happily welcomed this friendly Red Army unit. The quiet Tangkou village with only 20 or 30 households quickly became extremely lively. The Red 10th Army held a military-civilian party on the spacious lawn in front of the Chengjiaci Hall. On the rostrum of the temporary conference built with bamboo and wood, all the senior leaders of the Red 10th Army stood.

Fang Zhimin delivered a passionate speech at the conference... At the end of the speech, Fang Zhimin raised his arms and shouted: "To strive for the final victory of going north to fight against Japan, it has created millions of iron Red Army!" "Long live the Communist Party of China!" "Long live the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants!" Fang Zhimin's passionate and political speech brought a profound education to the audience, especially the Red Army officers and soldiers themselves. Everyone was infected by Fang Zhimin's sincerity, and a group of young migrant workers who were building roads signed up to participate in the Red Army on the spot. At the conference, the establishment of the Red Tenth Army was officially announced. Fang Zhimin was appointed as the chairman of the Military and Political Committee, Liu Chouxi was appointed as the commander of the Legion, Le Shaohua was appointed as the political commissar of the Legion, Liu Ying was appointed as the director of the Legion Political Department, and Su Yu was appointed as the chief of the Legion.

The Red Ten Army met in Tangkou, and people commented on this. The Central Military Region chaired by Xiang Ying did not adopt the policy of dispersing guerrillas in a timely manner, but repeatedly urged the Red Ten Army, who was good at guerrilla warfare, and the Red Seventh Army, who was good at mobile warfare, to combine it with the Red Seventh Army, which objectively catered to the Kuomintang army's attempt to "encircle and suppress". Thirty-nine years later, General Su Yu asked Marshal Zhu De, who was responsible for commanding the Red Seventh Army to go north, who was in charge of commanding the Red Seventh Army to the north, and Zhu De frankly recalled the scene of that year and sincerely commented: "If you form a legion, you will not collapse. If you can fight a regular war, you will not be able to fight a guerrilla warfare. Experience should still turn the regular army into a guerrilla."

Fighting against Tanjiaqiao, searching for Huaizhou to die

The 19th Red Division and the 20th Red Division met in Tangkou, and their reputation was shocked. After hearing the news, Chiang Kai-shek was quite shocked and panicked all day long. On the evening of December 12, 1934, Chiang Kai-shek sent an urgent telegram, ordering Yu Jishi, director of the Security Department of Zhejiang, to command the "Chasing and Suppression Team", to command the 21st Brigade of the 7th Division, Wu Chengren's unit of the 49th Division, to supplement the Wang Yaowu unit of the First Brigade, and Jiang Zhiying's unit of the Zhejiang Security Column, to discuss a total of 11 regiments of troops to "chase and suppress" them. At the same time, Zhao Guantao, commander of the garrison in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and Anhui Border Region, and Liu Zhenhua, chairman of Anhui Province and security commander. The main troops participating in the encirclement were: Li Songshan's unit of the 55th Division

The 57th Division Ruan Zhaochang's unit, the newly formed 7th Brigade Li Zongjian's unit, the 43rd Independent Brigade Liu Zhenqing's unit and the Anhui Security Regiment, as well as the Ruan Xun's brigade, Liu Huixin's brigade, etc., had a total force of about 100,000. Chiang Kai-shek also issued a special hand: "Pursuing and suppressing the Red Ten Army, fighting bravely and winning the battle results; those who act slowly and retreat without the former will be considered as criminal misunderstandings." Attempting to wipe out the Red Army when it was not stable. Zhao Guantao said to Wang Yaowu: "I hope you tell your subordinates that you can't be careless at any time when fighting against bandits. You will definitely be defeated. The three parts of the station, suppression, interception, and pursuit work together to eliminate Fang Zhimin's unit."

In order to preserve the vitality of the Red Army and gain a foothold in southern Anhui, the Red Tenth Army decided to "rely carry out activities on the borders of Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and southern Anhui, restrain the Kuomintang army in the southeast, cover up the Central Red Army's advance westward, and establish a new base."

On December 13, the Red Army scouts provided information to the corps leader: the Kuomintang army's "pursuing and suppression" troops were rushing in three ways, and the enemy in the middle line supplemented the First Brigade Wang Yao's armed forces and part of the Zhejiang Security Column advanced alone, and his vanguard had arrived in the Tangkou area.

This information made the Legion Commander Liu Chouxi very interested. At the emergency meeting held by the legion leader, Liu Chouxi changed his past indecisiveness and firmly advocated a blow to the enemy. Xun Huaizhou, who has always been good at fighting, believed that it would be better not to engage in such a risky battle, and any rash moves may cause unexpected losses. The reason he presented was that the Kuomintang army was in high morale and had excellent equipment, while our army was tired and did not have a good understanding of the terrain. Liu Chouxi was in charge of

The reason for fighting was: although the Kuomintang army had superior forces and equipment, the Red Army could use the weaknesses of the pride and terrain of the Kuomintang army to attack its arrogance. The legion commander's claim with reasonable reasons would of course be much heavier than the claim of a division commander. The principle of the Red Army was that subordinates obeyed the superiors, and the division commander of course had to obey the legion commander. To this end, the meeting decided: to use the favorable terrain on both sides of the Wuni Pass to Tanjiaqiao Highway to ambush the Kuomintang army that was chasing.

In the early morning of December 14, the Red Army entered the ambush position. Tanjiaqiao is located at the eastern foot of Huangshan Mountain, located at the junction of the three counties of Jude, Taiping and Xie County. It is adjacent to Huangshan Mountain in the west and cannot be climbed. The construction of the car road is on a small hill fort in the area half a mile to the south end of the west of Taiping Road along the cliff from Tangkou to Taiping Road. There is the commanding height of Shimengang to the east, the Wuniguan Mountain Pass to the south, and the small hillside to the north, with a dangerous terrain. The Red 10th Army Corps Command is located on a very inconspicuous hill, the Houao of Zhonggu Mountain. The deployment of troops is based on the order of the Red 19th Division. The Red 20th Division sets ambush from south to north along both sides of the Wuniguan to Tanjiaqiao Highway, and the combat-capable Red 19th Division is arranged in the order of the Red 19th Division.

The area of ​​Shangfeng in Shimengang is located on a cliff and it is difficult to deploy troops. The Red 20th Division built fortifications with a battalion and defended the front of Tanjia Bridge. Liu Chouxi imagined that he would wait for the Kuomintang army to pass through the Wuni Pass, first cut off the enemy's retreat route, and then the Red 20th Division quickly attacked in the middle. If he clamped the Kuomintang army, he could also effectively block the rescue enemy. However, what Liu Chouxi miscalculated was that the enemy's first brigade Wang Yaowu was Chiang Kai-shek's direct troops, well-equipped, with comparable strength to the Red Army, and was good at fighting positions. The Red 10th Corps was far away from the Soviet area, and the local party organizations and armed forces in southern Anhui had not been able to actively come to assist, so they did not take advantage of the time and place.

At 6 a.m. on the 14th, when the Kuomintang army vanguard passed Wuniguan and Tanjiaqiao, they saw that some people were chopping wood, some were farming, and some were walking on the road, as usual. Therefore, they thought there was no suspicious situation, so they did not send troops to search closely, so they notified the large army to advance in a mighty manner. In fact, these common people were disguised as the Red Army to confuse the enemy.

At 9 a.m. on the 14th, the Second Regiment of the Kuomintang Army and the Third Battalion of Zhejiang Security Column had just entered the ambush circle. An impatient Red Army soldier fired a gun on the position, alarming the Kuomintang army. The Red Army had to launch a fierce attack in advance. Zhou Zhidao, the commander of the Second Regiment of the Kuomintang Army, was injured in his left arm on the spot, and the enemy was once limited to chaos. However, due to the early fire, the main enemy force had not yet entered the ambush circle, which led to the ambush war becoming a position war. Yu Jishi wrote a handwritten order to Wang Yaowu: "The enemy had ambushed a long time ago, why did we realize it? Send troops to occupy important hills and be responsible for defeating the enemy's attacks. No matter what the circumstances, officers and soldiers are not allowed to retreat, otherwise they will be punished by retreating without authorization and escape in the battle." Wang Yaowu conveyed Yu's handwritten order to the troops, and organized the troops to fight head-on.
To be continued...