Crossing the river
After the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi and gained a foothold, the immediate question was what to do next
。
Many comrades have their own ideas on this issue. Some people advocate going north, which can make it easier to communicate with the Soviet Union, and some people advocate going south to fight against the enemy's Northwest Army and Northeast Army.
Since at that time our Party was in contact with the Northwest and Northeast Armies through various means, it was not appropriate to clash with them.
For this reason, after discussion by the Party Central Committee, it was decided
The Cross River Expedition opened up the anti-Japanese route
。 General Geng Biao had been recuperating because he had been wounded in the previous battle, but when he heard the decision to cross the river, he immediately became excited, so he sought a doctor to see if his body recovered. The doctor looked at Geng Biao's wound and said directly:
"You are not in danger and cannot be discharged from the hospital."
However, General Geng Biao's temper was relatively stubborn, and the doctor could not stop it, so he seriously instructed: "Be careful and take medicine on time." "With the completion of the formation of the troops,
Geng Biao served as the chief of staff of the First Red Division, with a total of 3,000 people in the division, and Chen Geng served as the commander of the division
Everyone is familiar with it, and it is quite tacit to cooperate.
General Chen Geng liked to joke, and after seeing General Geng Biao, he laughed and said, "Look, how the chief of staff beat the leggings to the neck, interesting, interesting." Before everyone could finish laughing, he said:
"Chief of Staff, I'll give you a secret recipe that will definitely heal your wounds quickly."
Geng Biao recalled that at that time, General Chen Geng's method was to let himself sleep on Tu kang.
In order to be able to successfully cross the Yellow River, Comrades Geng Biao and Yang Dezhi were responsible for reconnaissance of the enemy situation and looking for tools to cross the river.
After everyone's discussion, it was finally decided to cross the river with a sheepskin raft.
With the order of battle, Geng Biao commanded the first troops to cross the Yellow River and land. Soon after, the enemy also found our tracks, and the two sides directly exchanged fire to suppress each other.
As our troops landed one after another, the enemy's convenience was slowly suppressed, and finally our army successfully occupied the town of Sanjiao. The task of crossing the river this time was also completed completely.
Red University Learning
In order to be able to play a better role in the War of Resistance Against Japan,
General Geng Biao and others were transferred to the Red Army University to study.
However, at that time, the conditions of the Red Army University were relatively simple, and everyone did not care, they all devoted themselves to study, and cherished this opportunity. After Liu Bocheng met the three main forces, he would also come to the school to discuss the revolution with everyone, or chat.
Once in the middle of a chat, Liu Bocheng said:
"You "immortals", who eat vegetarian food every day, beat all bare sticks, and have the opportunity to quickly find a wife. ”
General Geng Biao said that everyone was making a revolution, and without that thought, they all waited until the revolution was successful. Some comrades shouted, "Commander Liu, tell me about your love history." ”
Liu Bocheng smiled after listening to it,
You have to deal with yourself, and listen to the use of others
。 Anyway, I can only tell you three points, the first is to find someone, the second is to find a living person, and the third is to be a woman. Everyone laughed after listening to it, but Liu Bocheng was very serious and said, if you think about it yourself, I am very reasonable.
In the days of studying at The University of Red, I was still very happy, not only able to meet many old comrades-in-arms, but also to learn knowledge. Geng Biao said
In the school, the most interesting thing is the cultural activity, and the commanders at all levels are talented and very interesting.
Later, after the Arrival of the Fourth Front Army in northern Shaanxi, the Central Committee decided to transfer Geng Biao to the Fourth Front Army as chief of staff.
Although Geng Biao wanted to stay in the Red First Army at that time, he decided to obey the order and go to the Red Fourth Army.
Aid to the Western Route Army
After the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an incident,
General Geng Biao's Red Fourth Army was deploying around Xi'an, ready to meet the attack of the Kuomintang troops.
Because our preparations were perfect, the Kuomintang He Yingqin did not dare to move around, and everyone was at peace for the time being. During this time, everyone was very worried about the Western Route Army and did not know what their situation was.
However, after learning the news of the defeat of the Western Route Army, General Geng Biao was very anxious, on the one hand, this unit was the main force, and on the other hand, there were many old comrades-in-arms serving in it. However, without the orders of the central authorities, General Geng Biao could not do anything but pray in his heart.
Later, in order to solve the danger of the Western Route Army, the Party Central Committee formed troops to provide assistance.
At that time, Geng Biao's Red Fourth Army also received orders to join the mission.
Due to the bad weather in the northwest region and the slow travel of the large army, just when everyone was distressed, they received an order from the central government to stop advancing, and it turned out that the Western Route Army had already defeated Qilian Mountain!
After learning of this news, Geng Biao led the troops and prepared to receive comrades from all sides of the diaspora. Shelter stations were set up along the way, and the people were taught how to command if they encountered people looking for the Red Army. General Geng Biao himself rode his horse to look for it, and in the process,
General Geng Biao found Comrades Xu Xiangqian and Li Jukui.
When Liu Bocheng learned of Xu Shuai's news, he immediately ordered Geng Biao to protect his safety and send someone to send him over. After that, everyone found hundreds of comrades of the Western Route Army and stationed them together in Zhenyuan.