"On June 13, the Red Army came out of the mountains."
This is july 1935, Shaanxi Chang'an County began to circulate such a famous song.
In July 1935, under the leadership of Wu Huanxian and others, the Red Twenty-fifth Army led its troops north out of Qinling and threatened Xi'an.
After learning the news that the Central Red Army and the Red Fourth Front had met in western Sichuan and were preparing to go north, they resolutely made the decision to march west into Gansu, meet the CPC Central Committee, and go north to join the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army.
The Red Twenty-fifth Army marched forward, occupying Liangdang, attacking Tianshui, lianke Qin'an, Longde county, over the Liupan Mountains, straight to Pingliang, cut off the West (An) Lan (Zhou) Highway, hoping to control the Sealand Highway, cover and cooperate with the cpc Central Committee and the main force of the Central Red Army to go north.
They constantly attacked the county seats, deliberately exposing their position and strength, and everywhere they went, they posted a large number of slogans or notices, deliberately telling the enemy where they were or what they were going to do.
Because the Red 25th Army wanted as many enemies as possible to surround them, their purpose was to contain as many enemies as possible.
The fierce Ma Jiajun, commander of the 35th Division of the Kuomintang Army, Ma Hongbin, led the army to besiege.
Heavy rain rarely fell in the Longdong area, but the rare rainstorm lasted for two days, and the huge trauma that the Red 25th Army was about to suffer was closely related to this torrential rain, and in the middle of the night, in the heavy rain, there was a fog, and there was a fierce gunshot in front.
The fierce fighting lasted for an entire day, and the heavy rains of the day made the river swell, and it was almost impossible for the troops to cross the Jing River.
So the Red Twenty-fifth Army decided to leave the road for the time being and cross the Jing River, a tributary of the Jing River, to the south.
The heavy rain had not stopped, and by the time the troops were halfway through, the water level of the river, which was not usually turbulent, rose rapidly and flash floods broke out. The officers and men of the Red Army who were crossing the river were immediately swept away by the sudden flood.
Han Xianchu, the commander of the Red Army, and Liu Zhen, the political commissar, crossed the river first, opened up positions in the heavy rain, and prepared to cover the military organs behind them to cross the river.
Suddenly, a cavalry unit of the Majia Army caught up with it, and a fierce battle broke out with the troops who did not cross the river, and a team was cut in half by the natural river, which was the most vulnerable and dangerous time for the troops, which is what the Chinese art of war often calls "half crossing and attacking", and its consequences would be devastating.
Wu Huanxian, who had followed the vanguard across the river, was already acutely aware that the troops were in great danger. Xu Haidong, who had not crossed the river, also walked back and forth in the heavy rain, never leaving the river, hoping that the crazy rising river would suddenly calm down at some point.
The weaker military organs, logisticians, wounded and sick, a large number of medical supplies, ordnance equipment, etc., are all chaotically crowded at the side of the ferry in the heavy rain, and many soldiers are desperately crossing the river from the surging river, and the form is in danger.
Wu Huanxian could not have returned, but he was so anxious that he returned to the other side from the raging river, climbed ashore and ran desperately in the direction of the ferry, shouting as he ran: "Fight the enemy back."
He met with Xu Haidong, who was directing the crossing of the river, and after urgent discussion, both of them rushed to the front line.
During the battle, several enemy particles shot into Wu Huanxian's chest, and the twenty-eight-year-old political commissar of the Red Army died heroically.
The anger of the officers and men of the Red Army erupted, and they pounced on the enemy...
For the officers and men of the Red 25th Army, Wu Huanxian, who is a pioneer, will always be a big banner, and he is the military soul of the Red 25th Army.
Deputy Commander Xu Haidong said that we must do everything possible to buy a good coffin for the political commissar.
When it was dark, the heavy rain stopped, the river began to fall, Xu Haidong personally led a mule to transport Wu Huanxian's body across the river, and finally the local landlord Zheng Tingshun had an unpainted cypress coffin, dressed him in the old tweed coat he had been reluctant to wear, and buried him at the foot of Bao box Mountain on the north bank of the WeiHe River.
Due to the continuous fighting, the wounded could not be resettled, the losses were relatively large, and they waited for a long time to see the news of the main Red Army.
The leader of the Red 25th Army finally made up his mind, no longer waiting for the main Red Army, left the Sealand Highway, and went directly north to find the Red Army in northern Shaanxi.
This decision also laid a decisive foundation for the Arrival of the Central Red Army in northern Shaanxi.
The Red Twenty-fifth Army carried out the ethnic policy and left a good influence when passing through the Huimin areas of Longdong.
In October, the Central Red Army passed by here and was warmly welcomed, and Mao Zedong praised "the expedition of the Red 25th Army has made great contributions to the Chinese revolution, and Wu Huanxian has made great contributions!" ”
In 1985, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Wu Huanxian's sacrifice, Xu Xiangqian wrote an inscription for Wu Huanxian: "Bold and loyal, heroic and good at war."
On April 17, 2014, the Central Broadcasting Network published an article: The Red Army is not afraid of expeditions and difficulties, and its contribution must be without Wu Huanxian.
Wu Huanxian's entire family sacrificed eight people for the revolution. In the "Hankou Republic of China Daily" on March 18, the sixteenth year of the Republic of China (1927), it was disclosed: "Wu Huanxian's family of six people was killed..."
In the winter of 1926, the reactionary landlord Hao Gentry, fearing the peasant movement, colluded with bandits to kill the Arrow Field River and wash the four corners of Caomen Village in blood. Wu Huanxian's father, eldest brother, second brother, fifth brother, eldest sister-in-law and younger nephew were all brutally killed. On this day, Wu Huanxian escaped a disaster because he went out to run errands.
His wife Cao Ganxian, who was pregnant, also died of hunger and cold, and her mother, Chen, was trapped by the enemy. A large family that was originally rich in life, for the Chinese revolution, eight people have sacrificed their precious lives
The famous general Han Xianchu was once removed from his post to carry a stretcher because of the loss of silver dollars, and was discovered by Wu Huanxian and restored to his position. He fought bravely, taking the lead in battle, especially in the battle of Dushu Town, Han Xianchu led his troops to fight bravely in danger, defeating the enemy and becoming famous in one battle.
Wu Huanxian, military political commissar, said with great appreciation for Han Xianchu's combat performance: "Only Chu has materials, and Xianchu is an example!" ”
After Wu Huanxian's death, Xu Haidong took over as the commander of the Red 25th Army and led his troops to complete the Long March, and when he died, he was similar to Xu Haidong's rank, and if he did not sacrifice, he could be awarded the rank of general.
In 1955, when the rank was awarded, 97 founding generals and three commanders of the Grand Military Region came out of the Red Twenty-fifth Army. Xu Haidong was a major general, and there were four generals, namely Liu Zhen, Han Xianchu, Liu Huaqing, and Wang Chenghan. Among them, Liu Huaqing and Wang Chenghan were promoted to generals in 1988. The three commanders of the grand military region were Han Xianchu, Wang Chenghan (major general in 55 years), and Zhou Shizhong (major general in 55 years).