It should be said that he was the chairman's first military partner.
He was born in the 2nd term of Huangpu and the commander-in-chief of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, but unfortunately, shortly after the uprising, in order to cover the breakthrough of the chairman and the rebel troops, he was unfortunately shot and died. When the Chairman learned of his sacrifice, he lamented it. The Chairman said sadly: Return my commander-in-chief! You give me 3 divisions and don't change them!
Then, lao Ding will tell you his story:
His name is Lu Deming, a native of Zigong, Sichuan, born in 1905. Lu Deming was also a big family in his hometown, and when he studied for many years in private school and was admitted to Chengdu Public School, it was the year when our party was founded. Therefore, during his school years, he read many progressive books and periodicals, and was deeply inspired by the theory of progress, and the idea of pursuing revolutionary truth was born.
In 1924, the 19-year-old Lu Deming persuaded his family to come to Guangzhou, the center of the National Revolution at that time, and apply for the Whampoa Military Academy. However, he was one step late and missed the exam period. Fortunately, before he came to Guangzhou, he received a letter of recommendation from Li Xiaoting, who was mr. Zhongshan's secretary. Therefore, he directly found Mr. Zhongshan, and when Mr. Zhongshan saw that the young man had a good image, he came up with an examination question entitled "The Primary Task of the National Revolution today."
The young and vigorous Lu Deming, of course, was full of spirit and rebuked Fang, so he wrote a passionate, reasonable, and loyal answer sheet in one breath, and After Mr. Zhongshan read it, he was very satisfied, and instructed him to be consistent with his words and deeds in the future, and directly recommended him to the Huangpu 2nd Infantry Brigade to study.
During his studies at the Whampoa Military Academy, Lu Deming naturally did not disappoint Mr. Zhongshan's expectations; he performed very well in all aspects and joined our party; after graduation, he also stayed at the school as a member of the organization section of the Political Department; during the Eastern Crusade, he also served as the chief detective of the student army, led the student army to participate in the battle against Chen Jiongming, infiltrated Chen Jiongming's army in disguise several times to reconnoiter intelligence, and made a lot of contributions to the victory of the Eastern Crusade.
Because of this, when the Ye Ting Independent Regiment of the 4th Army of the National Revolutionary Army was formed in November 1925, Lu Deming was transferred to the 4th Company Commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment. During the Northern Expedition, due to his outstanding performance in the battles of Pingjiang, Tingsi Bridge, and Hesheng Bridge, he was promoted to the commander of the 1st Battalion, and after the capture of Wuchang, he was promoted to chief of staff of the 73rd Regiment of the 25th Division.
Later, in order to help Zhang Fakui of the Fourth Army to form the General Headquarters Guard Regiment, under the recommendation of General Ye Ting, Lu Deming served as the head of the guard regiment. Although this guard regiment is directly under Zhang Fakui's department, the leaders of this regiment are all members of our party, and its regimental instructors Xin Huanwen, chief of staff Han Jun, regiment deputy Yu Shandu (concurrently battalion commander), and Fan Shude (concurrently captain of the regiment) are all members of our party.
Therefore, when the Nanchang Uprising broke out on August 1, 1927, the guard regiment also responded positively, but when he went to Nanchang, Jiangxi To participate in the uprising, and as a result, when he went south due to the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, he lost contact with the rebel army and could only change his plan and take the troops to Xiushui, at the junction of the three provinces of Xiang'e and Gansu, to rest and stand by. Later, they joined forces with the Pingjiang Workers' and Peasants' Volunteer Brigade led by Yu Benmin and the Liuyang Workers' and Peasants' Volunteer Brigade led by Su Xianjun to form the Provisional 1st Division of the Jiangxi Provincial Defense Army.
In September 1927, in accordance with the spirit of the "Eighty-Seven Conference", in preparation for the autumn harvest uprising, the provisional 1st Division of the Jiangxi Provincial Defense Army was reorganized into the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army under the jurisdiction of 4 regiments, the chairman was the secretary of the Party's Former Enemy Committee, the commander-in-chief was Lu Deming, the division commander was Yu Shandu, and the deputy division commander was Yu Benmin, and the autumn harvest uprising was launched as scheduled on September 9.
As a result, Lu Deming also became the chairman's first military partner.
The Autumn Harvest Uprising was initially devastated, and the 1st Regiment under the command of Lu Deming occupied zhuxi factory in one fell swoop, and then crossed the border of the Xiuheng River and laid down the Longmen Factory in Pingjiang, but unfortunately on the third day, September 11, when they attacked Changshou Street, they were ambushed by reinforcements from 1 regiment of the nationalist army from Pingjiang and Qiu Guoxuan's rebels who mixed into the 4th regiment of the rebel army, and the rebel troops suffered setbacks to varying degrees.
Faced with the failure of the uprising, Lu Deming fully supported the chairman's proposal to make a revolution in Shangjinggangshan.
On September 23, when the chairman led his troops to Jinggangshan, they were pursued by the Jiangxi warlord Zhu Peide and the 4th Provincial Security Regiment. In particular, the 3rd Regiment, which served as a rearguard, was surrounded by the enemy. When Lu Deming heard the fierce gunfire behind him, in order to cover the follow-up troops on Jinggangshan Mountain, and also for the safety of the chairman, he disregarded dissuasion and led a company of troops back to snipe the enemy and cover the transfer of troops. After a fierce battle, the troops broke through the siege, but unfortunately, Lu Deming was hit in the right chest by the enemy's bullet and died heroically.
When the chairman learned the bad news of Lu Deming's heroic sacrifice, he was heartbroken and cried out in sorrow: "Return me Lu Deming!" Return my commander-in-chief! Give me 3 divisions and don't change you! ”
Lu Deming was only 22 years old when he died, and if he did not sacrifice, he would have been at least a marshal-level figure later, but unfortunately history will not repeat itself. But Lu Deming's exploits can never be forgotten, and the chairman later praised him: "He was an outstanding military commander, and his life was a life of revolution and a life of fighting." After the establishment of the new middle school, he was named one of the 100 heroic models who made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China.