Heroes since ancient times have suffered many hardships. Most of the founding generals of the republic had very tortuous revolutionary experiences, such as the famous "whirlwind commander" General Han Xianchu, who was a late bloomer. Compared with other admirals and even some lieutenant generals, Han Xianchu was unknown during the Red Army period, and his seniority seemed to be very shallow. On the Long March Road, the "Three Yangs", who were about the same age as him, were already the famous advance regimental commanders (political commissars), Liu Yalou and Li Tianyou were division commanders, and Han Xianchu was only a battalion commander.
In fact, Han Xianchu's participation in the revolution was not too late, and in October 1930, the 16-year-old Han Xianchu led more than a dozen young men to defect to the guerrilla brigade of the Red Army. When the captain of the brigade saw more than a dozen stick boys, he was very happy in his heart, and after announcing the discipline, he appointed Han Xianchu as the deputy squad leader. Han Xianchu was stunned and said, "I have not fought a battle, and I will not lead troops to command." The captain laughed, "Didn't you bring more than a dozen people?" That's the conductor! ”
Han Xianchu thus became the deputy squad leader, and because he took the lead everywhere and fought bravely, he was soon promoted to squad leader.
In the spring of 1931, the guerrilla brigade went to the area north of Huangpi and Xiaogan, and Han Xianchu was brave and bold in the battle against a so-called invincible Red Gun Society, and made meritorious achievements, and was soon appointed as the platoon leader of the first company and the second platoon.
In October 1932, the main force of the Red Fourth Front left the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District, and Han Xianchu was ordered to lead several "vanguard troops" to raise grain in front of the house. After encountering the enemy in the middle of the way, the large troops changed their course of action, and Han Xianchu lost contact with the large troops from then on.
Losing contact with the troops is like a child can't find a mother. Han Xianchu led several soldiers through a period of "exile" life, and finally found the Eyu-Anhui Provincial Party Committee organization. However, the situation of the struggle at that time was severe and complicated, and since no one could provide Han Xianchu's previous position at that time, the heroic and warlike Han Xianchu was actually assigned to the Gangfu class.
Han Xianchu not only changed from platoon leader to brother-in-law, but even his party membership could not be recognized and could not participate in organizational life, but Han Xianchu did not care, he felt that whatever work he did was to do the revolution, and the situation would be clarified sooner or later.
Later, Instructor Chen of Han Xianchu's original company proved Han Xianchu's past, and Han Xianchu regained his party membership and was also transferred from the gangfu class, but he did not resume his position as a platoon leader, but only worked as an ordinary soldier in the class. Han Xianchu didn't care about this either, just thinking of winning more battles and destroying the enemy more.
However, in April 1934, something happened that made Han Xianchu unable to do anything even for ordinary soldiers.
At that time, the Red Army was extremely short of grain due to the encirclement and suppression of Lao Jiang, and the regimental commander asked Han Xianchu to lead a dozen soldiers and mix them into Luotian County as ordinary people to solve the problem of military food. After Han Xianchu and others found the enemy treasury, they waited in ambush and waited for the opportunity to act.
When the main force of the Red Army attacked the city, Han Xianchu led people to eliminate the sentries in the treasury, and when hiding the body of the sentry, he was found by the enemy, and after repelling the enemy's three attacks, the main force of the Red Army had not yet arrived, and Han Xianchu had to retreat first with the silver dollars in the vault. During the melee, Han Xianchu was squeezed into the ditch and scattered some silver dollars.
Under the circumstances of the extremely "left" line of the troops at that time, Han Xianchu made great contributions but was punished for losing a small part of the silver dollars, and he was transferred to the migrant workers' regiment to carry a stretcher.
In the Migrant Workers' Regiment, Han Xianchu still fought bravely, capturing prisoners alive with flat shoulders and capturing enemy guns. This incident left a deep impression on the mind of Wu Huanxian, political commissar of the Red 25 Army (one of the founders of the Eyu-Anhui Soviet District and the Red 25 Army, who died in 1935), and he firmly remembered Han Xianchu's name.
One day Wu Huan first met Han Xianchu, and after he understood the "mistake" made by Han Xianchu, he called the battalion commander Li Xuexian and said, "I will send you a good soldier and give him a Hanyang-made." What is missing on the battlefield now is a brave general like him, and if the silver dollar is lost, it can be captured again. ”
The next day, Han Xianchu arrived at the 2nd Battalion of the 225th Regiment and became a platoon leader under Li Xuexian. At the end of this year, Han Xianchu was promoted to company commander, gradually showing his ability to command and lead the army.