Some people shine brightly at a very early age, but they pass away like shooting stars, and the brilliance reflects the heavens, for immortality. Lu Deming is such a shining star in the revolutionary ranks.
Lu Deming, also known as Jixiong, Zi Bangding, No. 10, Sichuan Zigongren, graduated from Huangpu Phase II, commander-in-chief of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, died in 1927.
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During middle school, he began to contact progressive books such as "New Youth", studied Marxism, and accepted communist ideas. Faced with the current situation of imperialist division of China and warlords fighting for many years, Lu Deming was determined to learn military and overthrow the great powers and warlords by force.
In early 1924, he overcame many obstacles and rushed to the Whampoa Military Academy. Due to the long distance, when I arrived in Guangzhou, the exam had passed. He asked to see Sun Yat-sen with a letter of recommendation and approved his admission to the Whampoa Military Academy. He cherished the opportunity, studied hard, and competed for the top in all subjects. The military academy is also actively involved in political life, and especially likes to give speeches on stage. At Liao Zhongkai's memorial service, Lu Deming delivered an impassioned speech on behalf of the students. Speaking of excitement, he pounded his chest and burst into tears, and the audience was deeply moved.
He Yingqin exclaimed, "This Lu Deming, who has both culture and martial arts, will be a general in the future." Sun Yat-sen was very satisfied: "The revolution needs a large number of promising young people, and the students of the whole school should take Lu Deming as a model." ”
To be able to get such praise from Sun Yat-sen, only Lu Deming was the only one in the whole school.
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After graduating in February 1925, Lu Deming participated in the Crusade against the warlord Chen Jiongming. In November, he was transferred to the Ye Ting Independent Regiment of the 4th Army of the National Revolutionary Army as a company commander. In May 1926, Ye Ting's independent regiment set out as the vanguard of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Lu Deming was brave and strategic, made many achievements in battle, and performed well in the battles of Pingjiang, Tingsi Bridge and Hesheng Bridge, serving as the commander of the first battalion. After conquering Wuchang, he served as the regimental chief of staff. Ye Ting praised him: "Deming is a pioneer, courageous and strategic, and is really a talent of our army. ”
In June 1927, the General Headquarters of the Second Front of the National Revolutionary Army established a guard regiment in Wuchang, with Lu Deming as its commander.
After the "Ma-Ri Incident," a large number of Communist Party members and revolutionary masses in Hunan were killed. The party organization decided to transfer a group of leading cadres working in Hunan to Wuhan. Taking advantage of his position, Lu Deming arranged Wan Xixian, He Tingying, and He Changgong in the guard regiment, which not only preserved the revolutionary forces, but also strengthened the leadership of the Communist Party of China over this unit.
On August 1, 1927, the Nanchang Uprising broke out, firing the first shots of the Communists' armed resistance against the Kuomintang. That night, Lu Deming received two telegrams: one from Zhou Yiqun, the leader of the Nanchang uprising, summoning him to nanchang to participate in the uprising; the other was sent by the warlord Zhang Fakui, ordering Starry Night to leave for Jiujiang to be on standby. Lu Deming immediately made a decision to respond to the Nanchang uprising, and at the same time used Zhang Fakui's orders to take the troops away.
When they arrived near Nanchang, they learned that the rebel troops had moved south and Zhang Fakui's troops were blocking. Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, Lu Deming directly led the autumn harvest uprising on the border of Xianggan and Gansu, serving as the commander-in-chief and becoming Mao Zedong's earliest partner.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="5" > the soul to the revolution</h1>
On September 9, the Autumn Harvest Uprising broke out. Originally, it was planned to capture Changsha, but because the enemy was outnumbered, the losses were huge. In order to preserve his strength, Lu Deming led his troops to quickly move to Liuyang. At the Wenjia City Conference, Mao Zedong advocated abandoning the attack on Changsha and moving to the rural mountains where the enemy's ruling power was weak, and moving south along the Luoxiao Mountains. At that time, there was a lot of controversy in the military. Lu Deming supported Mao Zedong's opinion and played an important role in unifying thinking.
On the 23rd, while marching toward Jinggangshan, the team was surrounded and blocked by warlord troops and local militia groups. Lu Deming died heroically at the age of 22. Mao Zedong lamented: "Return me Lu Deming, return my commander-in-chief!" Give me 3 divisions and don't change! ”
Lu Deming fell on the eve of the outbreak of a series of major struggle ideas, such as the creation of a new type of people's army, the establishment of rural revolutionary base areas, and the encirclement of the cities in the countryside, but his contributions to the Chinese revolution were the same as the sun and the moon.
Mao Zedong once fondly recalled: "Comrade Deming reserved the fire for the revolution, he was an outstanding military commander, and his life was a life of revolution and a life of fighting. ”
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If Lu Deming had not sacrificed, with his seniority and contribution to the revolution, his status after the founding of the country should be extremely high.
1. He left a team behind
From his subordinates, 23 founding fathers, including Marshal Luo Ronghuan, General Tan Zheng, General Song Renqian, Admiral Yang Lisan, Admiral Zhong Qiguang, Lieutenant General Guo Peng, Lieutenant General Lai Yi, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Tan Zhenlin, Minister of Heavy Industry He Changgong, and Minister of Railways Teng Daiyuan, were stepped out.
Outstanding Red Army generals such as Wu Zhonghao, Xun Huaizhou, Zhang Ziqing, Zeng Shi'e, Peng Gongda, and Chen Shuxiang who sacrificed on the revolutionary road were all Lu Deming's old subordinates.
2. He has deep qualifications
The three major uprisings laid the foundation of the people's army and basically established the structural group of high-ranking generals. The commander-in-chief of the Nanchang Uprising was He Long, the commander-in-chief of the Guangzhou Uprising was Ye Ting, and Lu Deming was the commander-in-chief of the Autumn Harvest Uprising. He Long ranked fifth among the ten marshals.
If Ye Ting and Lu Deming had not been sacrificed, with their prestige in the army, they would most likely have been marshals. Ye Jianying once lamented that if Ye Ting had not sacrificed, there should be two Ye Shuai now. Moreover, Lu Deming is even better in terms of revolutionary will and command ability. Not to mention, he also has an age advantage.
3. He is the founder of Jianjun
Lu Deming was the first closely coordinated military general in Mao's military career and was deeply trusted. The two men, one by one, jointly led the Autumn Harvest Uprising. During this period, there was a problem of disobedience from Yu Shandu and others. It was because of Lu Deming's strong support that Mao Zedong was able to finally pull the team up Jinggangshan. Mao Zedong placed high expectations on Lu Deming, and only then would he be extremely sad and indignant about his sacrifice.
The Autumn Harvest Uprising was the only one of the three uprisings that preserved the seeds of fire, laying a solid foundation for the establishment of rural revolutionary base areas and the exploration of the correct path of the Chinese revolution in the future. After the failure of the Nanchang Uprising and the Guangzhou Uprising, the remnants moved closer to Jinggangshan, and the historical status of the Autumn Harvest Uprising can be imagined.
If Lu Deming had not sacrificed, after Mao Zedong led the establishment of the Jinggangshan base area, Lu Deming would undoubtedly become a strong supporter of military work. A lot of history may be rewritten.
However, all this has been changed by a bullet of evil...