"The Red Army is not afraid of expeditions and difficulties, and thousands of rivers and mountains are only idle"
The great strategist and poet Mao Zedong wrote the "Seven Laws and Long March" with pride at the end of the Long March, taking all suffering lightly. Later, under the leadership of Chairman Mao, the Communist Party of China won the final victory, and the real "three armies were all happy after that."
Looking back, the Long March was really a decision to survive, and after the failure of the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, the CPC Central Committee was forced to shift strategically.
It lasted two years, passed through fourteen provinces, and experienced nearly 600 wars
In the end, he successfully met the master, which has to be said to be a miracle in human history!
On the Long March Road, the Red Army had 12 divisions involved, who were the commanders of these 12 divisions? Who ultimately has the highest rank?
The commander of the Red First Division was
Li Jukui
Born in 1904 in Anhua, Hunan, he participated in the Pingjiang Uprising in 1928, joined the Party in the same year, and served as the commander of the Red First Division not long before the Long March.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he was the commander of the First Military Subdistrict of the Taiyue Military Region, but after the Liberation War, he gradually leaned towards logistics, and in 1955, because he left the army to serve as the minister of petroleum industry, he was not awarded a title but only a medal.
However, the Party and the Central Committee did not forget his merits, and in February 1958 he was transferred back to the army and was given the rank of general.
The commander of the Second Red Division was
Chen Guang
Born in 1905 in Yizhang, Hunan, he engaged in the peasant movement in 1926, joined the Party the following year, and in November 1933 Chen Guang served as the commander of the Second Red Division and led the long march of the troops.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the brigade commander of the 343rd Brigade, and after that he made great contributions in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, serving as deputy chief of staff of the Fourth Field Army in 1949, and deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region and commander of the Guangzhou Garrison District after the founding of New China. Unfortunately, the ending was not good, and he died in 1954.
The commander of the Red Third Division was
Luo Binghui
Born in 1897 in Yiliang, Yunnan, he joined the Dian Army as a soldier in 1915, and after hearing Marshal Zhu De's speech in 1927, he was infected and threw himself into the revolutionary ranks, and joined the Party in 1929.
At the time of the Long March, he was the commander of the Red Ninth Army and the commander of the Red Third Division, and during the anti-Japanese period, he created the "plum blossom pile" playing method, and many times won more with less. He received many praises from the president and the prime minister, but unfortunately died of illness in 1946.
The commander of the Red Fourth Division was
Hong Chao
Born in 1909 in Huangmei, Hubei Province, he participated in the Wuchang Uprising, joined the Party in 1928, and then followed Marshal Zhu De on his Eastern Expedition to the West and participated in the Shonan Uprising.
On October 21, 1934, the first battle of the Long March was fought in Xinfeng, Jiangxi, and Hong Chao was unfortunately killed by stray bullets in the front line.
The commander of the Fifth Red Division was
Li Tianyou
Born in 1914 in Lingui, Guangxi, he joined the Party in 1929, participated in the Baise Uprising in the same year, was promoted to commander of the 5th Division of the Red Third Army in January 1934 and led the Long March, served as the deputy brigade commander of the 343rd Brigade during the Anti-Japanese War, but soon went to the Soviet Union for further study.
During the Liberation War, he made great achievements in commanding artillery, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
The commander of the Red Sixth Division was
Cao Deqing
Born in 1909 in Yiyang, Hunan, he participated in the Northern Expedition in 1926, joined the Party in 1928, participated in the Pingjiang Uprising in the same year, and died of illness in Tashi, Yunnan on February 7, 1935, at the age of 26.
And because the sacrifice was too early, there was not a single photo left, so let's replace it with a Red Army soldier, after all, he is also one of thousands of soldiers.
The commander of the Red Thirteenth Division was
Chen Bojun
Born in 1910 in Daxian County, Sichuan, he was admitted to the Wuhan Branch of the Whampoa Military Academy in 1927, joined the Party in the same year and participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, served as the commander of the 13th Division during the Long March, and later transferred to the chief of staff of the Red 5th Army and the commander of the 6th Army of the Red Second Front.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he mainly protected the rear area, studied military theory, served as the first deputy commander of the 12th Corps of the Fourth Field Army and the commander of the 45th Army in the War of Liberation, and was also an outstanding general, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
The commander of the Red Fifteenth Division was
Peng Shaohui
Born in 1906 in Shaoshan, Hunan, he was a fellow of the chairman, joined the ranks of the Red Army in 1928, joined the Party in the same year, and participated in the Pingjiang Uprising.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the brigade commander of the newly organized 358th Brigade, the commander of the independent 2nd Brigade of the 120th Division, the commander of the 2nd Sub-district of the Northwest Jinbei Military Region, and the commander of the 7th Column of the Northwest Field Army and the commander of the 7th Army of the First Field Army during the Liberation War. He was awarded the rank of General in 1955.
The commander of the Red Twenty-first Division was
Zhou Kun
Born in 1902 in Pingjiang, Hunan, he participated in the Pingjiang Uprising in 1927, and after 1930, he was transferred many times but at least at least at the level of division commander, and also served as the commander of the Red Eighth Army during the Long March.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he served as chief of staff of the 115th Division and was one of the twenty-three members of the Central Military Commission. But in March 1938, he absconded with thirty thousand yuan, and then disappeared, which is the most incomprehensible and difficult time for me, but fled in a period of high power, otherwise the admiral would not be able to run.
The commander of the Red Twenty-second Division was
Zhou Zikun
Born in 1901 in Guilin, Guangxi, he participated in the May Fourth Patriotic Movement, joined the Party in 1925, and followed Xiang Ying to hide after the breakthrough of the Anhui Incident in January 1941, and was killed by the traitor Liu Houzong with Xiang Ying.
The commander of the Red Twenty-third Division was
Sun Chaoqun
Born in 1906 in Funan, Anhui Province, he participated in the Northern Expedition, joined the Red Army in 1929, joined the Party the following year, and spent most of his time as a deputy after the Long March, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
The commander of the Red Thirty-fourth Division was
Chen Shuxiang
Born in 1905 in Changsha, Hunan Province, he joined the communist party in 1922 and joined the party in 1927, participated in the Northern Expedition War and the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and was shot in the abdomen and captured in the Xiangjiang Campaign during the Long March.
His death was very heroic, he was escorted to Changsha on the way, taking advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation, he painfully pulled out his intestines in the wound and strangled it with force, thus sacrificing himself, a tough man! At that time, Chen Shuxiang was only 29 years old.
There are too many people who have sacrificed along the way, pay tribute to the revolutionary martyrs!