In 1936, the Western Route Army failed, and the troops formed several small guerrilla groups, each of which found their way.
Many soldiers scattered their breakthroughs in different ways, but in the Hexi Corridor, which is sparsely populated and has a harsh environment, survival is the first priority. In order not to be caught by the Ma family army, in order to survive, some of them took off their military uniforms and changed into the clothes of ordinary people and begged.
Like Wang Shusheng, deputy commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, and Ouyang Yi, director of the Reconnaissance Department of the Western Route Army Security Bureau, they broke through and made a living by begging.
They usually came out day and night, and the local people kept neutral when they saw them, because they did not understand them, nor did they dare to help them, and no one reported to the Ma family army.
When the Red Army that broke out ran out of food, it could only survive by begging.
Ouyang Yi is one of the luckiest ones, he has knowledge and culture, and he also writes beautiful and good words. But in order to survive, he changed into rags and begged.
At the beginning, it was also encountered various bombardments, but slowly found a way, even if you can find something to eat, but also the last meal is not followed.
In order to find the main force as soon as possible and completely get rid of the siege of the Ma family army, they decided to go from the desert to Inner Mongolia, turn to Ningxia, and cross the Yellow River. They escaped from the desert and came out to Xujiawan in Jingyuan County, Gansu Province.
When I arrived here, because I wrote well, I changed from a beggar to a "Confucian beggar".
He found a way to make money here, many people looked for him to write, and met Wang Shusheng, deputy commander of the Western Route Army, here.
Wang Shusheng was begging here at the time, and when he learned that there was a Red Army selling words here, he went to see it. Ouyang Yi knew him, but he didn't know Ouyang Yi.
At that time, Wang Shusheng was carrying a begging stick, wearing a tattered dress, a beard, and long hair. After Ouyang Yi made money selling words, he wore long coats, held a doctor's hat and a civilization stick, and the two formed a sharp contrast.
Ouyang Yi asked Wang Shusheng to sell words with him, but Wang Shusheng said that the words he wrote could not be sold, and Ouyang Yi said that he was doing small business, he did not agree, and finally agreed to sell words together.
However, the two were separated not long after they were together.
Eventually, they returned to Yan'an in different ways.