Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen, after the so-called "February countercurrent", Liu Shuai comforted him, and Nie Shuai was full of gratitude. Sichuan fellow countrymen, founding marshal Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen, in that era of ups and downs, composed a deep comradeship that can be sung and cried. From acquaintance to fighting side by side, they have always treated each other with sincerity and shared weal and woe.
Even when he was surrounded by enemies and hypocrisy, he never wavered in his loyalty to the revolutionary cause. Their courageous loyalty and deep affection for their comrades-in-arms are touching. No wonder during that arduous Long March, there was such a scene: Liu Shuai had poor eyesight, Nie Shuai used a captured flashlight to light the way for him, and he led Shuai's clothes to move forward, inseparable! When the revolution is finally complete, will they laugh and shed tears of happiness again?
Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen's hometown is in a neighboring province, and they are both veterans from the Sichuan Army, and the two Sichuan villagers have formed an indissoluble bond. Growing up listening to the smoke of war, although they couldn't find their way in the warlord melee at first, they joined the Communist Party by chance, and since then they have remembered the mission of saving the country and the people.
After the defeat of the Great Revolution in 1927, Liu Shuai and Nie Shuai came to Wuhan and worked in the same military organization. They met only at a cursory glance, but soon participated in organizing the infamous uprising in Nanchang. Fate has since tied their futures together. After the defeat of the uprising, Liu Shuai went to the Soviet Union for further study, while Nie Shuai stayed in China to organize the Guangzhou Uprising. In the summer of 1930, after Liu Shuai secretly returned to China, he was sent to work in Shanghai, and it was his old friend Nie Shuai who was responsible for receiving him. The two fellows were very cordial, and they simply talked all night about the aftermath.
The White Terror in Shanghai was serious that year, and Nie Shuai often planned for Shuai and introduced his underground work experience. The handsome wife, Mrs. Zhang, also often dressed up and delivered books, newspapers and information for him. In order to avoid the enemy, the handsomes had to move from time to time. Fortunately, Nie Shuai is the "internal response", otherwise it would be difficult to survive this vicissitudes alone. In order to prepare for the future, the two of them presided over the translation and gave lectures to military cadres to organize movements. Liu Shuai also personally proofread a number of important military translations. As for when Chairman Mao commanded the Red Army to win the first battle against encirclement and suppression, they also rejoiced together and toasted a glass of wine together.
At the end of 1931, they were transferred to the central revolutionary base area, where they participated together in the struggle against encirclement and suppression. By the time of the Zunyi Conference, both of them correctly supported Chairman Mao's line. Subsequently, under the command of Chairman Mao, Liu Shuai personally commanded the four crossings of Chishui and other battles, and Nie Shuai also stepped in.
During the Long March, Liu Shuai and Nie Shuai led the army side by side to open up a bloody road. Thanks to their proposals, the Red Army was able to cross the Daliang Mountain, successfully cross the Jinsha River and the Dadu River, and finally reach Huili, Sichuan. Chairman Mao appointed them as commanders and political commissars of the advance team of the Red Army, paving the way for the main force to go north. When he was the first to enter the Yi area, Liu Shuai publicized the policy of ethnic equality to the Yi people and persuaded them to open the way for the Red Army. At the moment of crossing the Dadu River, Liu Shuai lingered on the bridge for a long time, stomped a few feet with emotion, and excitedly shouted "We have won" to Nie Shuai!
After the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, Liu Shuai and Nie Shuai fought bloody battles on different fronts separately and performed miraculous feats. Nie Shuai served as the commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and led the army to fire the first shot of the all-out War of Resistance in the Battle of Pingxingguan. Liu Shuai led his troops to fight in Taihang Mountain, successively conquered Yangmingbao and other important towns, inflicted heavy losses for the enemy's "sweep", and established an anti-Japanese base area. Their old troops joined forces to launch a powerful attack on the Japanese puppet army in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, raising their eyebrows.
After the rectification, the two went to Yan'an to study intensively. At the meeting, they reviewed the history of the party, shared their personal experiences, and firmly believed that the final victory would be achieved under the leadership of Chairman Mao. Sure enough, after winning the first battle of the Anti-Japanese War, they returned to their respective bases and prepared for the upcoming Liberation War. Liu Shuai chased the Central Plains, jumped into the Dabie Mountain, and then cooperated with his brother troops to fight a decisive battle in Huaihai and liberate South China. Nie Shuai made great achievements on the Pingjin front and made indelible contributions to the overthrow of the Kuomintang regime.
Looking back at history, Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen, the founding marshals of the "February countercurrent", can really be said to have walked hand in hand with the Communist Party and the people's army, sharing life and death. From meeting strangers not long after joining the party, to finally becoming the leaders of the Chinese revolution side by side, they have experienced too many difficulties and twists and turns. In the days of the White Terror, they helped each other and illuminated each other's way forward.
In the desperate Long March and encountering many sieges, it was they who fought side by side and finally opened the way out. During the War of Liberation, although they fought separately, they always had the friendship of the other party in their hearts. Such a profound revolutionary friendship and such a heroic life that can be sung and wept are so awe-inspiring today!